I wanna spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I wanna spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I wanna spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I wanna spend my life
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Mending broken people.
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Hello, and
welcome to 3ABN Today.
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We're so glad you've tuned in.
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And boy, we've got something
exciting to talk about today.
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It's a Prayer Conference
that everyone is invited to.
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Amen.
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And it's gonna be exciting.
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But we just wanna
take this opportunity
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to thank you so
much for your prayers,
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and your love, and
your financial support
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of 3ABN, the Mending
Broken People Network.
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Amen. I'm Shelly Quinn.
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I'm JD Quinn.
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And without further ado,
let's go ahead and introduce...
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'Cause I have a
scripture I want to read to you.
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But I don't wanna
keep this a secret
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who is with us this long.
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Our special guests today,
we have two pastors with us.
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First we have Pastor Gary Burns.
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And, Gary, I'm gonna
have to read your title.
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You are the Lake
Union communication Director
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Prayer Ministries and
Native Ministry, right?
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That's right.
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You wear a lot of hats
like we do around here.
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- We're glad you're
here. - Good to be here.
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You're coming back to
this, you've been here before...
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Long time ago.
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Okay, well, it's
changed a bit, has it not?
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It has. Yeah.
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And then we have
Pastor Leon Bryant.
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Thank you.
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And this is your
first visit, Pastor.
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First time. Yes.
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We're very glad
you're here, Leon.
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You are the Lake
Region Conference pastor
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and Adult
Ministry leader, right?
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Correct.
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Adult Ministry is prayer,
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and also national
Services Organization,
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Sabbath School and
Personal Ministries,
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and then also
pastor of a loving church
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on the south side of Chicago.
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- So... - Wonderful!
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And he's looking
for something else
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to do as well.
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I tell you.
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You know, somebody
we're getting to the age now
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where people are
always asking JD and I,
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"When you all gonna retire?"
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I don't see it in the Bible.
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Not in there. There you go.
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Right. It isn't in the Bible.
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So He does say that
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He will keep us
fruitful and bearing good fruit,
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even into our old
age, keep us verdant,
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and they're gonna have
to kick me out of here.
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Good. Good.
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All right, since we know
what your topic is going to be,
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let me read a scripture.
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And this is one of
my favorite scriptures
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because when I really
began to meditate on this,
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God changed my life
in understanding this.
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And this is Luke 11:9-13.
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This is Jesus
speaking and He said,
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"I say to you, ask
and it will be given."
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And in the Greek
that is a linear verb,
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it means keep on asking.
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And then He says,
"Seek and you will find."
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Its' seeking, keep on seeking.
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"Knock and the door
will be open to you."
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And then listen what He says,
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"For everyone who asks receives,
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he who seeks finds,
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to Him who knocks
it will be opened."
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Now, He says,
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"If a son asks for bread
from any father among you,
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who will give him a stone?
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Or if he asks for a fish,
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will I give him
a serpent instead?
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Or if he asks for an egg,
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will he offer him a scorpion?"
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Boy, I'll tell you
the juxtaposition of this.
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You know, you could see,
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Jesus is saying,
when you're asking,
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when a child ask his
father for something,
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the father is gonna give him
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something good
that he's asking for.
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But now He shows us
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what we need to
keep on asking for.
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He says, "If you being evil,
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know how to give good
gifts to your children.
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How much more will
your heavenly Father
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give the Holy
Spirit to those who ask
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and keep on asking him?"
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Because we're
leaky vessels, right?
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And we've got to ask every day
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to be filled
with the Holy Spirit.
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It's a moment by
moment dependence upon God.
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Well, before we get into
this wonderful announcement,
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these gentlemen are
to make, we have a song.
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Yes, we do.
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"I am Bound for
the Promised Land"
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by Alessandra Sorace.
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Oh, you did really well.
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And Alessandra
is from Argentina.
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She is.
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But you'll notice
that's an Italian last name
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because there's
a lot of Italians
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that settled in Argentina.
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But she's a beautiful
girl and a beautiful singer
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with a beautiful spirit.
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On Jordan's stormy banks I stand
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And cast a wishful eye
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To Canaan's fair and happy land
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Where my possessions lie
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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Oh who will come and go with me
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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O'er all those
wide extended plains
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Shines one eternal day
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There Christ the
Son forever reigns
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And scatters night away
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When I shall
reach that happy place
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And be forever blessed
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When I shall
see my Father's face
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And in His kingdom rest
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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Oh who will come and go with me
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I am bound for the Promised Land
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I am bound for the Promised
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Wow!
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She's got a set of lungs on her.
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Oh, that was beautiful.
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And we thank you, Alessandra.
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Well, if you're
joining us just a moment late,
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we have two
pastors with us today.
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We have pastor Gary
Burns with the Lake Union,
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and you're the
communications- director there.
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And Pastor Leon Bryant,
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and you are with the
Lake Region Conference.
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So glad you're
here. Good to be here.
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Before we get into
your special announcement,
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you've got exciting news.
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We'd like to let our
viewers get to know you.
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We wanna get to know
you a little bit better.
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So, Gary, tell us a little
of your growing up history
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and when did your relationship
with the Lord become real.
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Well, I have a
very rich heritage.
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My mother was 1 of 10 children,
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immigrants from Ireland
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and Austria to North Dakota.
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Boy.
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And my grandparents met there
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and started their family.
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But they didn't start the family
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until my grandfather
stumbled into a tent meeting.
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Okay, now, let me
ask you this question.
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Your grandmother
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being from an
Irish Austrian family...
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Austrian family.
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Were they...
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Catholic. Irish Catholic? Okay.
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No, Austrian Catholic.
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Oh, Austria. She
was from Austria.
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Austria. Who is from Ireland?
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My grandfather was from Ireland.
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Oh, okay.
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Your grandfather was.
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So was his family also Catholic?
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Yes. Okay.
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So we got two
Catholic individuals.
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But somebody pitched a tent
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out there on the
prairie in North Dakota.
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And they were curious.
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And so they went
in and learned about
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the truth of the scripture.
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Amen.
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And so they gave
their hearts to the Lord.
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And he became sober,
never touched it again.
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All be...
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And...
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So they became
Adventist Christians?
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They became
Adventist Christians,
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out there on the
prairie in North Dakota.
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And God healed him like that,
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cut him free from
the court of the wicked.
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Wow! Wonderful!
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So now how many children
did your grandparents have?
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They had 10.
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They had 10 as well.
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- Okay. - Yeah.
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And I had the
privilege of growing up
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near my grandparents as a child.
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And I remember,
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I walk into their house
during anytime of the day.
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And if they're in there,
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I wouldn't be
surprised to see my grandfather,
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sitting in his
chair by the front window
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with his Bible in his lap.
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Praise God.
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And he looked
down into his Bible,
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and then he gaze out the window,
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process, what he was reading.
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Amen.
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And I go by their bedroom,
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and I've seen my
grandmother kneeling
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by her bedside in
the middle of the day,
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praying for her 10 children
and the 26 grandchildren.
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How precious! Yeah.
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Yes.
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So you grew up
with this heritage,
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when did it become real for you?
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There was an incredible movement
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that happened, across America,
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and it didn't start
in the Adventist Church,
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it started down in Kentucky.
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But there was a Great awakening
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and hit the
Andrews University campus.
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And I lived in
Dayton, Ohio, Kettering.
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And so we had some
friends that were up there.
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And they told us
what was happening.
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And it was an
incredible movement of God
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on the campus of
Andrews University.
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Praise the Lord.
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And that following year,
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my wife and I were at
Columbia Union College.
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And we went out
nearly every weekend
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with Lorenzo Grant
and Ed Peterson in a bus
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to different churches
all over the Columbia Union
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and we would do
the Sabbath service
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for these little churches.
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And so God just seemed move me
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right into
doing ministerial work
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as a student in
Academy and in college.
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Amen.
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Now your wife, was
she raised an Adventist?
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Sort of.
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Okay.
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They didn't start out that way.
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Yeah.
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But again,
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her mom got
acquainted with a dear friend
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down in Madison, Tennessee,
who invited her to church.
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And so she basically
grew up in the church.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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That's wonderful.
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Now, Leon, tell us
about your formative years.
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Sure, Yeah.
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Shelley and JD,
good to be here with you.
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- Thank you. - We're glad.
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Blessed to be
able to just to recount
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as Gary has grew up Adventist,
but mother and father,
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mother was from North Carolina,
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my father was
from North Carolina.
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Father was in the Navy.
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He was one of the
first black submariners,
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or one of the black submariners
out of Groton, Connecticut,
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the submarine
capital of the world.
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And my mother moved up there,
had a Pentecostal background,
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but then lady came,
knocked on her door and,
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and said, "I got something
I want to share with you."
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And so she headed with her.
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And so was
blessed to be able to,
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after she got baptized,
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and became a part
of the Adventist Church
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with 11 brothers and
sisters attended church
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and was involved
in the loving church,
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a caring church,
there in Connecticut.
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You had 11 brothers and sisters?
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Yes, yeah.
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Oh, you guys come
from some big families.
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Bless to be able to have that.
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And so church school
and involved with church,
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and involved
with different things
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as far as church is concerned,
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and so that's my history.
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But I guess and I'm
gonna just jump ahead
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to my personal relationship.
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The year that the
General Conference
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or the Conference
recounted the 1888 Conference,
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I think it was 1988.
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And just was
sitting in part of the room
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and read the
commemorative magazine from,
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I think it was
the ministry magazine.
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And that's when it hit me
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that it was
Christ, my righteousness,
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it's not just the righteousness
for the general church,
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but it was
Christ, my righteousness.
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And, so I had
been on that journey.
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I probably was,
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like the brother
of the prodigal son
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in the church,
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but really not having
a personal relationship.
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And now...
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So it's transactional
rather than relational?
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Yes, yes, yes.
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And so, in that process,
continued to understand Christ,
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our righteousness and
continued now to be able
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to experience the
baptism of the Holy Spirit
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and the importance
of that within my life.
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And then the
relationship that we have
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as far as discipleship
and encouraging others
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to be a part of
Christ's ministry as well,
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so all those things
are a process for me
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at this particular point.
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And a process for everyone.
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You know what I heard
and I think is kind of...
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We forgot exactly
how to do this, is that,
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there is much fruit produced
00:16:13.94\00:16:15.97
that we may not
even know about it.
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People knocking on
doors, wanting to share Jesus,
00:16:17.54\00:16:21.48
and inviting them
for a Bible study.
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Ain't the wonderful, yeah. Yeah.
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And someday that precious
lady that knocked on the door
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talking to your mother,
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walking on the streets ago
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and what a reunion that will be.
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Ain't that one wonderful? Yeah.
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
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So you know, that's just
a challenge to all of us.
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It's a challenge to me,
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because it may come more easier
for some people than others.
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But yet,
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let us not ever
forget that it is fruitful.
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And there's so many more
ways to contact individuals,
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family members, friends,
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through internet or social media
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or just being able
to reach out and say,
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"Have you met Jesus?
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Do you know Jesus
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and understand
that He's your Savior
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in this world today?"
00:17:01.08\00:17:02.42
But you know as you
said, it is, I mean,
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we know we are
justified by faith,
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but we are also
sanctified by faith.
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And justification is
that something that happens,
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it's an act of God,
00:17:13.73\00:17:15.23
but sanctification
is a work of God in us.
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And I know that
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recently we were
doing a family worship.
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And I made the comment,
00:17:24.87\00:17:26.98
this is, we had
done the kids camp.
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And boy, was it busy,
00:17:31.01\00:17:32.81
we're getting ready for that.
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And I remember one night
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as I was leaving the office,
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I was praying and I thought,
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"Lord, I pray in the morning
00:17:41.86\00:17:43.32
to surrender to be
filled with the Holy Spirit."
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And it was like,
"Lord, I was so busy,
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was I really surrendered today."
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So on this program,
I made this comment.
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I asked those on the
family worship with me.
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I said, "Do you think
you can be surrendered
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and not know you're surrender?"
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Wow.
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You know what the
Lord told me that night?
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It was really interesting.
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He impressed this
thought upon my mind.
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There are two
levels of surrender.
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Yes, I'm always surrendered
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as far as the general direction.
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I'm following the Lord.
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Jesus is my Savior.
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And He's my Lord.
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But then the Lord showed me,
00:18:23.00\00:18:25.33
it's that moment by
moment surrender too.
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You can be
generally surrendered,
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but, you know, there are things
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that can happen through the day.
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I pray for the in
filling of the Holy Spirit.
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There's things that
happen through the day
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that we can begin
to depend on flesh,
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instead of depending on Jesus.
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Correct.
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So what we want to do is
00:18:44.65\00:18:48.99
moment by moment,
you know, that's...
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And I always say, if you want
to check your spiritual pulse,
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see how much time
you're spending in the word
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and in prayer.
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So tell us about
your announcement?
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Well, we're gonna
have a Prayer Conference
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coming up here in Indianapolis,
00:19:05.34\00:19:08.64
in preparation for the
General Conference session
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And the General
Conference session
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will be when, in August?
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No, it's July, June-July.
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June 25 to July 4th, 2020.
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Yes.
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It's coming back to
Indianapolis, Indiana.
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We'll be there
during that timeframe.
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And so that's the dates
00:19:30.10\00:19:31.83
and the location
is Lucas Oil Stadium,
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and the convention
center there in Indianapolis.
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So let's explain to our viewers
00:19:37.44\00:19:40.18
that we're talking
about the General Conference
00:19:40.21\00:19:43.55
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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So this is a time,
00:19:45.95\00:19:47.65
there'll probably be
150,000 plus people there.
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It's a time when
people from around the world,
00:19:51.09\00:19:54.76
delegates come in.
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It's held every five years.
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And this is a time
00:19:58.03\00:20:00.20
when there's elections
for various church offices.
00:20:00.23\00:20:04.97
But it's a wonderful time
00:20:05.00\00:20:07.27
to get to meet your
brothers and sisters
00:20:07.34\00:20:09.17
from around the world.
00:20:09.20\00:20:10.54
The other aspect for
this General Conference
00:20:10.61\00:20:13.51
and this is through
the Indiana Conference
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and the Lake Region conference.
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And the Union is
really... Lake Union.
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Lake Union is really
wanting to not just come in
00:20:19.25\00:20:22.32
and have a conference or
General Conference but to...
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For ourselves.
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For ourselves, but
really be involved and engaged
00:20:25.79\00:20:28.62
with the community,
00:20:28.66\00:20:30.03
seeing what we can do as
far as sharing the message
00:20:30.06\00:20:33.40
and impacting individuals lives.
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Lake Region Conference has
00:20:36.20\00:20:37.57
an initiative
called Impact Indiana.
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And the Indiana Conference
00:20:39.83\00:20:41.17
has an initiative
called Ignite Indiana.
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And having...
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There's just to be so
many different things.
00:20:45.87\00:20:47.21
Young people are
gonna be coming in,
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doing community service work,
00:20:48.64\00:20:50.65
and being
involved with the community
00:20:50.68\00:20:52.31
during the timeframe,
00:20:52.35\00:20:53.72
both before, during and
after the General Conference.
00:20:53.75\00:20:56.79
And then also being
embedded within local churches
00:20:56.82\00:21:00.46
and local communities
doing different things
00:21:00.49\00:21:02.92
with as far as food
deserts are concerned,
00:21:02.96\00:21:04.76
food trucks being out
00:21:04.79\00:21:06.13
and being
involved with people...
00:21:06.16\00:21:07.50
Then there will
be another pathway
00:21:07.53\00:21:08.86
to health issue before that.
00:21:08.90\00:21:10.27
Excellent.
Right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:21:10.30\00:21:11.63
Our pathways to
health will take place
00:21:11.67\00:21:13.47
at Lucas Oil Stadium.
00:21:13.54\00:21:14.87
And a wonderful
thing, Brother Joel Simpson,
00:21:14.90\00:21:17.01
who was the,
00:21:17.04\00:21:18.84
one of the
former council members
00:21:18.87\00:21:21.18
was able to help with the Mayor
of the City of Indianapolis
00:21:21.21\00:21:24.15
to get the Lucas Oil
Stadium at a reduced rate.
00:21:24.18\00:21:26.38
And our best pathways
to health is coming in
00:21:26.41\00:21:28.75
and providing health ministry
there in the Indianapolis,
00:21:28.78\00:21:33.22
free of charge.
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So many volunteers are needed,
and so many people can come in.
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That's gonna be
in April, April...
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I think it's
6th to 11th of April
00:21:39.66\00:21:43.40
and being involved with that.
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So, yes.
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It's an amazing ministry.
00:21:46.20\00:21:47.54
So there's a lot
going on for 2020.
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And what you all are doing now
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is you've scheduled
something special for March
00:21:52.24\00:21:56.04
in preparation prior
to all of these events.
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So tell us about
your Prayer Conference.
00:21:59.41\00:22:01.05
Well, we thought it
would be a good idea to pray.
00:22:01.08\00:22:03.39
Amen. Amen.
00:22:03.42\00:22:05.29
And not so much
direct, what's gonna happen,
00:22:05.32\00:22:11.53
but to listen to what
God wants to share with us,
00:22:11.56\00:22:16.87
to be open to His spirit,
to spend time in His Word,
00:22:16.90\00:22:22.30
to come together
as a holy convocation,
00:22:22.34\00:22:25.44
to listen to what
God wants to teach us
00:22:25.47\00:22:28.31
so that we're prepared
for the conference coming up.
00:22:28.34\00:22:31.15
Absolutely.
00:22:31.18\00:22:32.51
And so that God can do
more through that conference
00:22:32.55\00:22:34.82
and He would if
we had not prayed.
00:22:34.85\00:22:36.55
Amen.
00:22:36.58\00:22:37.92
So it's real submission.
00:22:37.95\00:22:40.79
One of my favorite verses
in scripture goes like this.
00:22:40.86\00:22:46.90
"Show me Your ways, O,
Lord, teach me Your paths.
00:22:46.93\00:22:51.87
Lead me in Your
truth and teach me
00:22:51.90\00:22:56.07
because You are the
God of my salvation.
00:22:56.10\00:22:58.14
My hope is in You all day long.
00:22:58.17\00:23:01.08
Not in myself,
00:23:01.11\00:23:03.04
not even can I say in my church,
00:23:03.08\00:23:06.48
but in the God of my church.
00:23:06.51\00:23:08.45
Amen. Yeah.
00:23:08.48\00:23:09.88
That's Psalm 143:10, I think.
00:23:09.92\00:23:11.59
Yeah. Yeah.
00:23:11.62\00:23:12.95
I love that scripture.
00:23:12.99\00:23:14.42
This is something that...
00:23:14.46\00:23:16.36
You said something that,
oh, I wished you would listen.
00:23:16.39\00:23:20.90
Listen to what
he said in the word,
00:23:20.93\00:23:23.10
the key word was listen.
00:23:23.13\00:23:25.60
I think it was
totally life changing for me
00:23:25.63\00:23:29.27
when God taught me to pray,
00:23:29.30\00:23:32.17
pressing into His presence,
00:23:32.21\00:23:35.01
but He taught me
to stop and listen.
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You know, you're in the word,
00:23:41.02\00:23:44.42
God speaks to us
through His word.
00:23:44.45\00:23:46.35
So I always make the
word part of my prayer time.
00:23:46.39\00:23:49.42
But sometimes we're so busy.
00:23:49.46\00:23:53.06
And I have found that,
that still small voice,
00:23:53.09\00:23:56.20
1 Kings 19:12,
you rarely hear it,
00:23:56.23\00:24:00.17
if you rush in and rush out.
00:24:00.24\00:24:03.20
But if you spend
time in God's presence,
00:24:03.24\00:24:06.34
you're often
impressed with things.
00:24:06.37\00:24:08.48
And that listening,
you know, when He says,
00:24:08.51\00:24:11.91
"Be still and know I'm God!"
00:24:11.95\00:24:14.55
You know that,
that's what we want.
00:24:14.58\00:24:17.89
And that's exciting
that you're doing this.
00:24:17.92\00:24:20.26
So I assume then they listen...
00:24:20.29\00:24:22.96
I mean, you're
listening for God's direction,
00:24:22.99\00:24:25.86
but I'm sure you're
going to be praying,
00:24:25.89\00:24:28.40
Luke 11:9-13,
00:24:28.43\00:24:32.00
asking God to pour
out His Holy Spirit
00:24:32.03\00:24:34.40
and all who call upon His name.
00:24:34.44\00:24:37.01
You know, when you
were saying that reminds me
00:24:37.04\00:24:38.71
of 1 Peter 3:12.
00:24:38.74\00:24:40.81
1 Peter 3:12.
00:24:40.88\00:24:42.58
"The eyes of the Lord
are upon the righteous.
00:24:42.61\00:24:45.91
Those that are upright
and standing right with God
00:24:45.95\00:24:48.62
and His ears are
attentive to their prayers."
00:24:48.65\00:24:53.02
And that's
exactly what you're doing.
00:24:53.05\00:24:55.99
The Lord is
impressed upon your heart
00:24:56.02\00:24:58.06
to get together.
00:24:58.09\00:24:59.43
Empty me up me
Lord, fill me with You.
00:24:59.46\00:25:01.46
We're here to get
our marching orders.
00:25:01.50\00:25:04.00
Right. Right.
00:25:04.07\00:25:05.40
And I believe that
every true and sincere prayer
00:25:05.43\00:25:09.80
is birthed first
in the heart of God
00:25:09.84\00:25:12.67
that He puts into us.
00:25:12.71\00:25:15.04
I agree 100%.
00:25:15.08\00:25:17.25
You know, there's times that...
00:25:17.28\00:25:19.45
It takes our cooperation though,
00:25:19.48\00:25:20.92
that's this rub.
00:25:20.95\00:25:23.52
I will agree 100%.
00:25:23.59\00:25:25.95
We wanted to put up.
00:25:25.99\00:25:27.46
You brought a beautiful quote
from "Manuscript Releases,"
00:25:27.49\00:25:33.90
volume 4, page 24.
00:25:33.93\00:25:36.90
So let's put this on the screen,
00:25:36.97\00:25:38.57
and I'll just read that.
00:25:38.60\00:25:41.47
Ellen White wrote,
00:25:41.50\00:25:42.87
"Could there be a convocation
of all the churches on earth,
00:25:42.90\00:25:47.28
the object of their united cry
00:25:47.31\00:25:51.28
should be for the Holy Spirit."
00:25:51.31\00:25:54.95
Oh, we need to pray
for the Holy Spirit.
00:25:54.98\00:25:57.95
Then she says,
"When we have that..."
00:25:57.99\00:26:01.16
When we get together
00:26:01.19\00:26:02.62
and we're praying
for the God's Spirit...
00:26:02.66\00:26:05.69
"Christ our
sufficiency is ever present.
00:26:05.73\00:26:11.07
We shall have
every want supplied.
00:26:11.10\00:26:15.27
We shall have
the mind of Christ."
00:26:15.30\00:26:19.01
So what a great
promise. Great promise.
00:26:19.04\00:26:20.38
Oh, we need the mind of Christ.
00:26:20.41\00:26:23.75
So tell us how this
conference is going to work?
00:26:23.78\00:26:26.82
Well, you have
speakers, you have seminars.
00:26:26.85\00:26:29.05
What are you doing with your...
00:26:29.08\00:26:30.69
Yes and yes.
00:26:30.72\00:26:32.75
And yes.
00:26:32.79\00:26:37.33
I wanna get back
to this listening.
00:26:37.36\00:26:40.90
Yes, okay.
00:26:40.93\00:26:43.03
My grandfather,
00:26:43.06\00:26:44.40
I used to see him
sitting by the front window
00:26:44.43\00:26:48.77
in his chair with
his Bible in his hand
00:26:48.80\00:26:50.91
and he'd be looking
at the Bible for a bit,
00:26:50.94\00:26:53.38
and then he'd
gaze out the window
00:26:53.41\00:26:56.75
while he was
processing with God,
00:26:56.78\00:26:58.88
listening to what
God wanting to teach him.
00:26:58.91\00:27:01.38
And that's really
00:27:01.42\00:27:04.82
my mantra in prayer
00:27:04.85\00:27:08.16
and what I would
like to see happen
00:27:08.19\00:27:10.73
as we gather
together in Indianapolis,
00:27:10.76\00:27:15.43
in this conference
00:27:15.46\00:27:16.80
where we will be
seated around tables,
00:27:16.87\00:27:21.44
and sharing with
one another, praying,
00:27:21.47\00:27:24.31
listening to each
other, having a united cry.
00:27:24.34\00:27:29.21
And the diversity
that's gonna be in that room
00:27:29.24\00:27:31.88
is gonna be incredible.
00:27:31.91\00:27:34.25
All kinds of people
from all kinds of places,
00:27:34.32\00:27:36.82
and
backgrounds, and experiences,
00:27:36.89\00:27:39.72
and we will be able
to shoulder to shoulder,
00:27:39.75\00:27:43.26
learn from each other and
be challenged by each other
00:27:43.29\00:27:46.09
and grow together,
00:27:46.13\00:27:47.60
and then unite
our voices in a prayer
00:27:47.63\00:27:50.90
that God puts in our
hearts to pray to Him.
00:27:50.97\00:27:53.34
Amen. Amen.
00:27:53.37\00:27:55.14
So it's not just
for, just bringing in.
00:27:55.17\00:27:57.87
It's not just for those
in the Lake Union Conference
00:27:57.91\00:28:00.38
or the Lake Region
Conference, Indiana Conference,
00:28:00.41\00:28:01.88
it's for anyone
that is willing to come.
00:28:01.91\00:28:04.25
You all come.
00:28:04.28\00:28:05.61
And that's what I was wondering.
00:28:05.65\00:28:07.02
And the other thing within,
00:28:07.05\00:28:08.65
Gary and I were
talking last night
00:28:08.68\00:28:11.12
is that we may not
have all the answers
00:28:11.15\00:28:14.26
about how it's supposed to
look at this particular point,
00:28:14.29\00:28:17.33
but that we're open to hearing
what the Holy Spirit is saying
00:28:17.36\00:28:20.00
through so many
other individuals,
00:28:20.03\00:28:22.13
allowing them to be able to go
on the website OurUnitedCry.org
00:28:22.16\00:28:26.63
and just be a
part of the planning
00:28:26.67\00:28:28.44
and the atmosphere
that will take place.
00:28:28.47\00:28:31.34
And so we're looking for that.
00:28:31.37\00:28:32.71
We're looking for
individuals to say,
00:28:32.74\00:28:34.08
"This is what I
think this should happen.
00:28:34.11\00:28:35.44
This is what I think
should be a part of that."
00:28:35.48\00:28:36.98
So...
00:28:37.05\00:28:38.38
So your website,
we wanna put that up.
00:28:38.41\00:28:40.22
We have a lower third for that.
00:28:40.25\00:28:41.58
The website is OurUnitedCry.org.
00:28:41.62\00:28:47.39
So O-U-R, OurUnitedCry.org.
00:28:47.46\00:28:52.63
And we invite you to...
00:28:52.66\00:28:55.16
But don't just go and say,
00:28:55.20\00:28:57.00
"This is what I
think we should do pray."
00:28:57.07\00:28:59.50
And let Lord lead
you and see what He says
00:28:59.53\00:29:02.24
because that's something that...
00:29:02.27\00:29:04.71
You know, I believe
that God wants to increase
00:29:04.74\00:29:07.58
the measure of our expectancy.
00:29:07.61\00:29:09.84
We seem to put
God in a box so often
00:29:09.88\00:29:12.28
and we have
limited expectations.
00:29:12.31\00:29:15.55
And I think
sometimes as we're praying,
00:29:15.58\00:29:17.49
God will say,
00:29:17.52\00:29:18.85
"Hey, you're
praying too little."
00:29:18.89\00:29:21.02
I mean, let me
expand your expectancy.
00:29:21.06\00:29:25.29
And that's what... That's...
00:29:25.33\00:29:26.93
I don't know how
many of your viewers
00:29:27.00\00:29:29.13
have participated in a
prayer conference before?
00:29:29.16\00:29:32.80
Maybe they never have.
00:29:32.83\00:29:35.67
Leon and I have been involved
00:29:35.70\00:29:37.31
in a number of
prayer conferences
00:29:37.34\00:29:39.41
over our lifetime.
00:29:39.44\00:29:41.34
And we have been
surprised at every single one,
00:29:41.38\00:29:44.98
that God has done
something we did not expect.
00:29:45.01\00:29:47.88
Amen.
00:29:47.92\00:29:49.25
And that's the
beauty of His people
00:29:49.28\00:29:52.65
gathering together
with one heart and one mind
00:29:52.69\00:29:55.82
in a United Cry for
God to do something for us.
00:29:55.86\00:29:58.86
And He has always been faithful.
00:29:58.89\00:30:03.47
JD and Shelley, the other aspect
00:30:03.50\00:30:05.37
and the exciting
thing for me is that,
00:30:05.40\00:30:07.67
it's not just at that march,
00:30:07.70\00:30:09.77
6th and 7th timeframe.
00:30:09.80\00:30:12.07
In our coming
together we realized
00:30:12.11\00:30:13.61
that there needs
to be some preparation
00:30:13.68\00:30:15.01
of our heart and our mind,
00:30:15.04\00:30:16.38
so that when we're praying
00:30:16.41\00:30:17.75
that we're in that
atmosphere of prayer.
00:30:17.78\00:30:21.18
And so we're looking
after the 10 days of prayer
00:30:21.22\00:30:24.62
that takes place from
January 8th through 18th
00:30:24.65\00:30:27.99
with the worldwide church
and then having a 40 day period
00:30:28.02\00:30:31.46
leading up to
that prayer conference.
00:30:31.49\00:30:34.23
We're focusing in
on the Holy Spirit,
00:30:34.30\00:30:36.30
focusing in on our
United Cry, focusing on the text
00:30:36.33\00:30:39.30
which you just
read, ask, seek, knock.
00:30:39.33\00:30:42.64
Focusing on the importunity
that the Lord wants with...
00:30:42.67\00:30:44.94
And the Lord is...
00:30:44.97\00:30:47.28
If we're willing to
give our children good gifts,
00:30:47.31\00:30:49.58
then the Lord is
willing to give us
00:30:49.61\00:30:50.95
the gift of the Holy Spirit.
00:30:50.98\00:30:52.31
How much more the Lord
wants to be able to do that?
00:30:52.35\00:30:53.92
Daniel's prayer
in Daniel Chapter 9,
00:30:53.95\00:30:56.55
having that 40-day period,
00:30:56.58\00:30:57.92
leading up to that
timeframe for churches.
00:30:57.95\00:31:01.26
And again, it's not
just for the Lake Union,
00:31:01.29\00:31:04.69
it's not just for
Lake Region or Indiana,
00:31:04.73\00:31:06.26
it's really not for
just the Adventist Church.
00:31:06.29\00:31:08.53
Those individual who
know Pastor James Black
00:31:08.56\00:31:10.40
who was at the North
American Division has said,
00:31:10.47\00:31:11.90
"Let's open this up
to so many other people
00:31:11.93\00:31:14.24
to able be to come and
pray with us because...
00:31:14.27\00:31:16.54
So all your viewers are invited.
00:31:16.57\00:31:18.07
Yes, yes, yes.
00:31:18.11\00:31:19.54
Wonderful!
00:31:19.57\00:31:20.91
It reminds me of James 4:2-3.
00:31:20.98\00:31:24.18
James 4:2-3, "You do not have
because you do not ask God."
00:31:24.25\00:31:28.72
Excellent. Excellent.
00:31:28.75\00:31:30.09
Then it goes on to say,
00:31:30.12\00:31:31.59
"Or you do I ask
and yet fail to receive
00:31:31.62\00:31:37.16
because you asked
with the wrong purpose
00:31:37.23\00:31:39.73
and the evil selfish motives."
00:31:39.76\00:31:41.80
What I hear is that,
00:31:41.83\00:31:44.00
you're wanting to get
people who are on fire
00:31:44.07\00:31:50.74
together in the same room
00:31:50.81\00:31:53.11
and to create an
atmosphere that Lord,
00:31:53.14\00:31:57.28
please assist us.
00:31:57.35\00:31:59.08
We're looking
for Your direction.
00:31:59.11\00:32:01.62
And so consequently I know
that the Lord hears our prayers
00:32:01.65\00:32:05.52
and I know the
Lord will be present.
00:32:05.55\00:32:07.79
And in that situation,
00:32:07.82\00:32:09.46
now it becomes a godly request
00:32:09.49\00:32:13.19
instead of a selfish request.
00:32:13.23\00:32:14.73
Excellent. Excellent.
00:32:14.76\00:32:16.10
It's receiving.
00:32:16.13\00:32:17.47
Amen.
00:32:17.50\00:32:18.83
We know that God
already has a plan.
00:32:18.87\00:32:20.54
Yes.
00:32:20.57\00:32:22.07
The question is, are
we part of that plan?
00:32:22.10\00:32:23.91
Yes.
00:32:23.94\00:32:25.27
Are we cooperating in that plan?
00:32:25.31\00:32:27.28
Are we listening to Him to
know how we should respond?
00:32:27.31\00:32:31.05
Amen.
00:32:31.08\00:32:32.41
You know, when you said
that I was thinking so often,
00:32:32.45\00:32:36.25
people pray and
present their plan to God
00:32:36.28\00:32:40.06
and ask for His
blessing on their plan,
00:32:40.09\00:32:42.59
rather than seeking His face
00:32:42.62\00:32:45.63
and this is what you...
00:32:45.66\00:32:47.40
this conference
is going to be one.
00:32:47.43\00:32:49.73
You know, David said,
00:32:49.76\00:32:51.23
"O Lord, when you
said seek my face."
00:32:51.27\00:32:54.30
He said, "Your
face I'm seeking."
00:32:54.34\00:32:56.47
And so this is one of learning
00:32:56.50\00:32:59.84
to get before God
00:32:59.87\00:33:01.91
and open your
heart and your mind
00:33:01.94\00:33:03.98
to let the Lord pour into you.
00:33:04.05\00:33:06.85
And we do that individually.
00:33:06.92\00:33:09.28
But when we come together,
00:33:09.32\00:33:13.86
all of us, every kind of us,
00:33:13.89\00:33:17.99
come together, we
learn from each other,
00:33:18.03\00:33:21.60
we're challenged by each other,
00:33:21.63\00:33:23.97
we discover some
things about ourselves,
00:33:24.00\00:33:26.84
we discover some
things about others.
00:33:26.87\00:33:30.81
God has a way of surprising us
00:33:30.84\00:33:33.04
at every prayer
conference I've been to.
00:33:33.07\00:33:34.61
How about you, Leon?
00:33:34.64\00:33:36.11
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:33:36.14\00:33:37.48
Surprising us with something
00:33:37.55\00:33:39.05
that we could
not have initiated,
00:33:39.08\00:33:42.08
no matter how much we planned.
00:33:42.12\00:33:43.52
Just as an example of that.
00:33:43.59\00:33:45.39
In our initial planning of this,
00:33:45.42\00:33:49.19
two things happened.
00:33:49.22\00:33:50.56
One is that, that
quote that you read,
00:33:50.63\00:33:53.70
Shelley, was something
that resonated with us.
00:33:53.73\00:33:56.77
Elder Carmelo Mercado,
00:33:56.80\00:33:58.13
who is the Vice President
for Multicultural Ministries
00:33:58.17\00:34:01.60
at the Lake Union,
is our Chairperson.
00:34:01.64\00:34:04.21
But he brought that to us.
00:34:04.24\00:34:05.97
We prayed over that.
00:34:06.01\00:34:07.38
And it was that Our
United Cry that stuck out.
00:34:07.41\00:34:11.05
But the other thing was,
00:34:11.08\00:34:12.41
there was a
pastor there and he said,
00:34:12.45\00:34:13.82
"Do you notice that
00:34:13.85\00:34:15.58
there's an
important point within that?"
00:34:15.62\00:34:17.39
And he pointed the
point of the period.
00:34:17.42\00:34:19.82
Our United Cry
for the Holy Spirit.
00:34:19.85\00:34:22.56
'Cause we can pray for
so many different things
00:34:22.59\00:34:24.13
but the Holy
Spirit wants to come
00:34:24.16\00:34:25.56
and bring everything
else within its train.
00:34:25.59\00:34:28.10
And if we'll do that,
00:34:28.13\00:34:29.46
if we'll spend the time in doing
00:34:29.50\00:34:30.87
that both
before during and after
00:34:30.90\00:34:32.23
and the Lord will bless us.
00:34:32.27\00:34:33.64
Another lady talked
about how her church was
00:34:33.67\00:34:37.31
and we wanted to build this in,
00:34:37.34\00:34:39.14
where the Lord got up
a long time before day
00:34:39.17\00:34:41.78
where her church was getting up
00:34:41.81\00:34:43.14
like a 4 o'clock in the morning,
00:34:43.18\00:34:44.51
and they were going out,
00:34:44.55\00:34:45.88
and they were praying,
00:34:45.91\00:34:47.25
and they were
asking and seeking.
00:34:47.32\00:34:48.65
And so we wanted to build that
00:34:48.68\00:34:50.02
into this prayer
conference as well.
00:34:50.05\00:34:51.39
But we'll be up
early in the morning
00:34:51.42\00:34:52.75
on that Sabbath morning,
on that Saturday morning,
00:34:52.79\00:34:54.36
just as Jesus did praying.
00:34:54.39\00:34:56.36
The beautiful thing
that I've come to learn
00:34:56.39\00:34:58.73
and realize is that,
00:34:58.76\00:35:00.10
Jesus Himself daily sought
00:35:00.13\00:35:02.10
for a fresh, out point,
00:35:02.13\00:35:05.60
a fresh indwelling
of the Holy Spirit.
00:35:05.63\00:35:07.54
And if He is our
template, if He's our example,
00:35:07.57\00:35:09.54
how much more do I need that?
00:35:09.57\00:35:11.14
Absolutely.
00:35:11.17\00:35:12.51
I remember I think it
was either 5 years ago
00:35:12.54\00:35:17.15
at General
Conference or 10 years ago
00:35:17.18\00:35:19.68
at General Conference,
00:35:19.71\00:35:21.32
but they had initiative that,
00:35:21.35\00:35:23.69
every hour somebody will
be praying around the world.
00:35:23.72\00:35:29.22
Now that's the unity
that we're looking for.
00:35:29.26\00:35:32.86
Because then we're talking
about to having a United Cry.
00:35:32.89\00:35:36.97
If we can all be
on the same page,
00:35:37.00\00:35:38.70
if you've got a room, two rooms,
00:35:38.73\00:35:40.77
five rooms of people
00:35:40.84\00:35:42.94
that's coming
to this conference,
00:35:42.97\00:35:46.24
and everyone ends
up with an agreement...
00:35:46.27\00:35:49.38
I think that that
just shows God our hearts.
00:35:53.18\00:35:55.88
Yes. Yeah.
00:35:55.92\00:35:57.29
It's an up room...
00:35:57.32\00:35:58.65
And what you're describing
to me is an up room experience.
00:35:58.69\00:36:01.99
You know, when you're
talking about that United Cry...
00:36:02.02\00:36:05.89
You know, Paul says that
when we are united to the Lord,
00:36:05.93\00:36:10.47
we're one with Him in spirit,
00:36:10.50\00:36:12.50
or if we're all
one with Him in spirit,
00:36:12.53\00:36:14.77
we should be one
with one another.
00:36:14.80\00:36:17.31
And that was Jesus'
prayer in the garden.
00:36:17.34\00:36:19.97
He said, "Lord, make
them one as we're one."
00:36:20.01\00:36:22.64
So that's what
you're describing to me
00:36:22.68\00:36:27.02
is an
opportunity to get together
00:36:27.05\00:36:30.19
and being prayerful
before coming together.
00:36:30.22\00:36:34.66
And, as you said, when
you unite and surrender,
00:36:34.69\00:36:40.10
God does surprising things.
00:36:40.13\00:36:41.76
Yeah. Yeah, He does.
00:36:41.80\00:36:43.13
I love it.
00:36:43.16\00:36:44.50
You know, in this
paragraph, it uses the word,
00:36:44.53\00:36:48.34
Christ our sufficiency,
Christ our everything.
00:36:48.37\00:36:53.68
Truly Christ that owns the
cattle on a thousand hills,
00:36:53.71\00:36:56.98
you know, our everything.
00:36:57.05\00:36:59.58
He hears those pleas.
00:36:59.61\00:37:00.95
Yeah, yeah.
00:37:00.98\00:37:02.32
And He's willing
to do that. Amen.
00:37:02.35\00:37:03.69
Work with God that we
serve is willing to do for us.
00:37:03.72\00:37:06.29
And you both
mentioned about the 10 days
00:37:06.32\00:37:09.69
or the upper room experience
00:37:09.72\00:37:13.33
that it wasn't just
where they came together
00:37:13.40\00:37:15.76
for my understanding,
and just sat, and just pray.
00:37:15.80\00:37:19.20
But they, it's heart
searching, that scriptures.
00:37:19.23\00:37:21.84
They realized
that they were things,
00:37:21.87\00:37:23.84
could be a fly on the wall,
00:37:23.91\00:37:25.47
looking at Peter
and looking at James
00:37:25.51\00:37:28.34
and John and Sons of
Thunders thinking about
00:37:28.38\00:37:31.88
what they had
talked about with Christ
00:37:31.91\00:37:33.52
and how they had
issues with one another
00:37:33.55\00:37:36.72
and concerns with one another.
00:37:36.79\00:37:38.19
And the Lord was able
to strip them of all that.
00:37:38.22\00:37:40.46
He searched their hearts
and they were able to realize
00:37:40.49\00:37:42.96
that we can be united,
we can come on one accord,
00:37:42.99\00:37:46.39
and then the Holy Spirit fell.
00:37:46.43\00:37:48.90
I'm looking for
that to take place again,
00:37:48.93\00:37:50.27
that to happen again.
00:37:50.30\00:37:51.63
Where, as we come together,
00:37:51.67\00:37:53.00
most from the
40 days standpoint,
00:37:53.03\00:37:54.74
and then from the
timeframe of being in that room
00:37:54.77\00:37:58.41
or in the rooms together,
00:37:58.44\00:38:00.08
being able to just allow
00:38:00.11\00:38:01.44
for the Holy Spirit to
fall afresh on this thing.
00:38:01.48\00:38:02.81
Amen. Amen.
00:38:02.84\00:38:04.25
And don't you sense
00:38:04.28\00:38:05.95
that the enemy
is working overtime
00:38:05.98\00:38:09.25
to try to divide us.
00:38:09.28\00:38:12.45
And try to have
us misunderstanding
00:38:12.49\00:38:14.72
with each other.
00:38:14.76\00:38:16.09
Like never before.
00:38:16.12\00:38:18.83
And so this is giving...
00:38:18.86\00:38:21.76
Can I say this,
00:38:21.80\00:38:23.13
giving God an
opportunity to do something
00:38:23.16\00:38:26.27
for us if we all come together?
00:38:26.30\00:38:28.57
Amen.
00:38:28.60\00:38:29.94
And we all are
pledged to receive
00:38:30.01\00:38:31.77
whatever it is
He wants to give us.
00:38:31.81\00:38:33.48
Amen.
00:38:33.51\00:38:34.84
Yeah, I shouldn't
say this, but I will.
00:38:34.88\00:38:38.11
I'm not known for zipping my lip
00:38:38.15\00:38:39.88
when I should sometimes.
00:38:39.91\00:38:43.05
I was speaking somewhere
00:38:43.08\00:38:44.42
and there was
another speaker there
00:38:44.45\00:38:47.66
who is very...
00:38:47.69\00:38:50.23
I mean he called
himself a liberal, very, very.
00:38:50.26\00:38:53.60
And so he came to hear me speak
00:38:53.63\00:38:55.13
and he said, "You surprised me."
00:38:55.16\00:38:57.30
He said, "Everything
you talked about was grace."
00:38:57.37\00:38:59.90
And so he said,
00:38:59.93\00:39:01.40
"I thought you
were a conservative."
00:39:01.44\00:39:03.07
And I said, "You know, I think
we do a disservice when..."
00:39:03.10\00:39:07.38
I mean, it is all about grace.
00:39:07.41\00:39:10.35
It is all about Jesus.
00:39:10.38\00:39:12.35
But these labels that we give
of liberal and conservative,
00:39:12.38\00:39:18.52
and, you know, I think,
00:39:18.55\00:39:20.36
Christ was the most
well balanced person
00:39:20.39\00:39:23.16
whoever walked
the face of the earth.
00:39:23.19\00:39:25.93
And I think that...
00:39:25.96\00:39:27.50
And he took the most
unbalanced group of men.
00:39:27.53\00:39:30.10
Amen! That's right.
00:39:30.17\00:39:31.80
And brought them together.
00:39:31.83\00:39:33.17
And that's what...
00:39:33.20\00:39:34.54
He can do that for us.
00:39:34.57\00:39:36.20
Yeah. Amen.
00:39:36.24\00:39:37.91
So it's something that,
00:39:37.94\00:39:39.97
I hope I always try to
give a balanced message,
00:39:40.01\00:39:44.05
but we need this.
00:39:44.08\00:39:47.75
We need something to
begin to bring us together
00:39:47.78\00:39:50.69
and particularly before we
have another General Conference,
00:39:50.72\00:39:55.59
we need to have open hearts.
00:39:55.62\00:39:57.26
Sure. Sure.
00:39:57.33\00:39:59.09
There are several other things
going on and gonna take place.
00:39:59.13\00:40:01.60
You mentioned our
pathways to health.
00:40:01.63\00:40:04.80
Opportunity for us to
have the compassion of Christ,
00:40:04.83\00:40:07.04
I was down in Fort Worth, Texas,
00:40:07.07\00:40:09.34
your home state, JD.
00:40:09.37\00:40:11.01
And I was there
00:40:11.04\00:40:12.37
when our pathways to
health was down there last year.
00:40:12.41\00:40:15.21
And just to see the people
00:40:15.24\00:40:16.58
lined around the
center where they had that,
00:40:16.61\00:40:20.92
to be blessed and
to get the health,
00:40:20.95\00:40:22.82
to be able to receive
the treatments down there.
00:40:22.85\00:40:24.85
The free medical service.
00:40:24.89\00:40:26.22
Yes, yes.
00:40:26.25\00:40:27.59
To be able to see
that in Indianapolis,
00:40:27.66\00:40:28.99
some will be
just a proper thing.
00:40:29.02\00:40:30.66
But then also,
Leon is going to be
00:40:30.73\00:40:33.53
doing some
things with his caravan
00:40:33.60\00:40:35.63
leading up to the
General Conference.
00:40:35.66\00:40:37.47
It Is Written,
with, Elder Bradshaw
00:40:37.50\00:40:38.83
is gonna be involved with that.
00:40:38.87\00:40:40.24
So praying about those things,
00:40:40.27\00:40:41.60
Dr. Carlton Byrd
with Breath of Life,
00:40:41.64\00:40:43.51
and then Ted Wilson is
gonna come in to Indianapolis
00:40:43.54\00:40:45.84
and hold a meeting just
before the General Conference.
00:40:45.87\00:40:48.14
The ministers will get
together in a called conference,
00:40:48.18\00:40:50.45
and then the General
Conference will take place.
00:40:50.48\00:40:52.65
So it's not just
that prayer conference,
00:40:52.68\00:40:55.92
we wanna pray about it.
00:40:55.95\00:40:57.29
But then it's all
those different things
00:40:57.32\00:40:58.65
that will be taking
place and being involved
00:40:58.69\00:41:00.26
that the Lord
will bless us with.
00:41:00.29\00:41:01.62
And we're gonna
pray for those things.
00:41:01.66\00:41:02.99
And I was just getting
ready to say on your website,
00:41:03.02\00:41:06.73
which is OurUnitedCry.org,
00:41:06.80\00:41:11.77
where you have a list
of all of these events
00:41:11.80\00:41:14.37
that are coming up
that we can be praying for?
00:41:14.40\00:41:16.50
There will be links, I'm
sure there will be links.
00:41:16.54\00:41:18.37
To those different
things that will take place.
00:41:18.41\00:41:20.18
I know pathways to health
00:41:20.21\00:41:21.54
has a link where
those that wanna volunteer.
00:41:21.58\00:41:23.85
And you don't have to be a
medical person to volunteer.
00:41:23.88\00:41:26.51
Individuals that just wanna
have a compassionate heart,
00:41:26.55\00:41:28.95
just wanna be able to,
00:41:28.98\00:41:30.32
to help somebody go through
and pray with individuals,
00:41:30.39\00:41:35.06
the links will be to
those, links will be to...
00:41:35.09\00:41:37.06
"It Is Written", links
will be to Breath of Life,
00:41:37.13\00:41:38.59
links will be to
the Outreach Meeting,
00:41:38.63\00:41:42.33
that's when Mark Finley
is gonna be a part of that
00:41:42.36\00:41:44.07
and be involved in
that respect as well.
00:41:44.10\00:41:46.20
So just a lot of us,
for us to be a part of.
00:41:46.23\00:41:49.17
But I think the first
thing and Gary has said it
00:41:49.20\00:41:52.37
and he was the
one that made sure
00:41:52.41\00:41:54.18
that we realized for
this prayer conference,
00:41:54.21\00:41:55.91
that we didn't wanna
just come and have speakers
00:41:55.94\00:41:58.78
and they are gonna be there,
00:41:58.81\00:42:00.82
Ted type talks gonna take place.
00:42:00.85\00:42:03.08
But the other aspect
of this isn't just pray.
00:42:03.12\00:42:07.66
Our United Cry-just pray.
00:42:07.69\00:42:11.09
And I think that's what
where we wanna be a part of
00:42:11.13\00:42:12.73
and be involved with.
00:42:12.76\00:42:14.10
Amen. And time...
00:42:14.13\00:42:15.83
So if they are
not able to make it,
00:42:15.86\00:42:19.30
they certainly
can make a decision
00:42:19.33\00:42:22.14
in their hearts
that they will be praying
00:42:22.17\00:42:24.14
off campus or off conference.
00:42:24.21\00:42:26.91
Are you going to
stream this by any chance?
00:42:26.98\00:42:28.91
We are making plans to do that.
00:42:28.94\00:42:30.55
Wonderful. Wonderful.
00:42:30.58\00:42:32.18
Now tell us again
this is March 6th and 7th.
00:42:32.21\00:42:37.42
And where is the location?
00:42:37.49\00:42:39.12
The location is,
and it's on the website.
00:42:39.15\00:42:41.32
It's in Plainfield, Illinois,
and Plainfield, Indiana.
00:42:41.36\00:42:45.16
It's in Plainfield, Indiana.
00:42:45.19\00:42:46.80
It's like a suburb of
Indianapolis, Indianapolis.
00:42:46.83\00:42:51.93
Let me say that again.
00:42:51.97\00:42:53.34
It's in Plainfield,
Indiana, which is a suburb.
00:42:53.37\00:42:56.17
It's on the west
side of Indianapolis.
00:42:56.20\00:42:59.11
There's I think Embassy Suites,
I think that's the location.
00:42:59.14\00:43:02.61
And we've got
their conference center
00:43:02.64\00:43:04.15
that they have just built.
00:43:04.18\00:43:05.51
That there's a
whole hotel complex,
00:43:05.55\00:43:07.85
right around there,
00:43:07.88\00:43:09.22
because it's
right near the airport,
00:43:09.25\00:43:11.12
and so there are
plenty accommodations.
00:43:11.15\00:43:13.02
Right. Right. Wonderful.
00:43:13.05\00:43:14.52
March 6th and 7th, 2020.
00:43:14.56\00:43:17.13
And just opening this up,
00:43:17.16\00:43:19.36
and thank you so
much for allowing us
00:43:19.39\00:43:20.73
to be able to come in
00:43:20.80\00:43:22.13
and be able to
share this information.
00:43:22.16\00:43:23.97
This is wonderful.
00:43:24.00\00:43:25.33
Well, we want to
encourage all of you at home,
00:43:25.37\00:43:29.60
to be praying for
the Prayer Conference.
00:43:29.64\00:43:32.41
Yes.
00:43:32.44\00:43:33.78
I mean, you know,
everything that we do
00:43:33.81\00:43:35.21
should be bathed in prayer.
00:43:35.24\00:43:37.05
In 1 Thessalonians
5:17, is that correct?
00:43:37.08\00:43:40.72
Where He said,
00:43:40.75\00:43:42.45
"Rejoice always,
pray without ceasing."
00:43:42.48\00:43:46.29
And, you know, what
was life changing for me?
00:43:46.32\00:43:50.63
I go through...
00:43:50.66\00:43:51.99
You know, somebody says,
00:43:52.03\00:43:53.36
"Well, you always
say its life changing."
00:43:53.40\00:43:54.73
It is! Every time
God's chose me something new.
00:43:54.76\00:43:57.37
But there... I feel like...
00:43:57.40\00:44:01.70
I've been an
Adventist Christian since 2002.
00:44:01.74\00:44:06.41
The Lord has blessed me
by giving me the opportunity
00:44:06.44\00:44:09.81
to speak for Him
around the world.
00:44:09.84\00:44:12.51
But there's times that,
00:44:12.55\00:44:15.32
there's things
you're so familiar with.
00:44:15.35\00:44:17.29
I remember just...
00:44:17.32\00:44:18.89
It's only been about a year ago,
00:44:18.92\00:44:20.29
but I was reading
Philippians 2:5-8,
00:44:20.36\00:44:24.13
where Paul says,
00:44:24.16\00:44:25.49
"Let this mind being you
that was in Christ Jesus."
00:44:25.53\00:44:29.63
Well, we know that.
00:44:29.66\00:44:31.00
You know, I pray
for the mind of Christ.
00:44:31.03\00:44:32.67
I thank the Lord
for the mind of Christ.
00:44:32.70\00:44:35.27
I have even
claimed that promise.
00:44:35.30\00:44:37.41
But as I was going
on, you know, He said,
00:44:37.44\00:44:40.61
"Who Jesus being God
didn't consider it robbery
00:44:40.68\00:44:45.28
to be considered equal
with God because He was."
00:44:45.31\00:44:48.18
But he said,
00:44:48.22\00:44:49.55
"He humbled
Himself to become a man
00:44:49.58\00:44:52.19
and then became
obedient to death on a cross."
00:44:52.22\00:44:54.59
Well, what hit me
more than anything I think,
00:44:54.62\00:44:58.86
is I realized, you may disagree.
00:44:58.89\00:45:01.53
But in my opinion,
Christ greater sacrifice,
00:45:01.56\00:45:06.30
even greater than
dying on the cross
00:45:06.33\00:45:09.07
was the humiliation
of taking on our flesh.
00:45:09.10\00:45:12.11
Because He went back
to heaven with our flesh,
00:45:12.14\00:45:14.61
He's still Son
of God, Son of man.
00:45:14.64\00:45:18.11
And you know, Hebrews 7:22,
00:45:18.15\00:45:21.55
He is able to
save to the uttermost
00:45:21.58\00:45:23.42
because He is that
faithful high priest.
00:45:23.49\00:45:25.32
He's interceding for us always.
00:45:25.35\00:45:27.76
But God showed me
00:45:27.79\00:45:30.26
that if the mind of
Christ is that humility
00:45:30.33\00:45:36.33
of total dependence upon Him.
00:45:36.36\00:45:40.14
Because Jesus said,
00:45:40.17\00:45:42.07
"I only do what the
Father shows Me to do.
00:45:42.10\00:45:44.54
I only say what the
Father tells Me to say."
00:45:44.57\00:45:48.41
So here God,
00:45:48.44\00:45:52.08
the Great I Am, became a man,
00:45:52.11\00:45:55.98
He became the
covenant Son of God
00:45:56.02\00:46:00.36
and was totally dependent.
00:46:00.39\00:46:01.96
Laid aside His powers,
00:46:01.99\00:46:03.63
was totally
dependent as you and I are
00:46:03.66\00:46:06.63
on the Holy Spirit,
00:46:06.70\00:46:08.03
on the Father.
00:46:08.06\00:46:09.40
And that's humility is
to be totally dependent.
00:46:09.43\00:46:12.50
Sure.
00:46:12.53\00:46:14.60
The beautiful
thing what you just said,
00:46:14.64\00:46:17.14
and what I'm trying to learn is
00:46:17.21\00:46:20.18
what Paul says
in Galatians 2:20."
00:46:20.21\00:46:22.34
I am crucified with
Christ nevertheless I live,
00:46:22.38\00:46:25.08
but not I,
00:46:25.11\00:46:26.45
but Christ lives in me."
00:46:26.48\00:46:28.85
And Christ has said
the same thing in John
00:46:28.88\00:46:30.89
that I'm gonna send the spirit,
00:46:30.92\00:46:32.25
I'm gonna pray to Father,
00:46:32.29\00:46:33.62
He's gonna send the comforter,
it is gonna dwell within you.
00:46:33.66\00:46:36.93
So the indwelling of the
spirit is where we want to be at
00:46:36.96\00:46:40.13
and be able to experience,
be able to understand,
00:46:40.20\00:46:43.26
and be able to
just thank the Lord
00:46:43.30\00:46:45.60
for and that's what we
see for on a daily basis.
00:46:45.63\00:46:49.17
That is not us,
it's not me being seen,
00:46:49.20\00:46:51.34
it's not my face being seen,
00:46:51.37\00:46:52.77
but its Christ and
Christ alone being seen,
00:46:52.81\00:46:55.24
being known, being heard.
00:46:55.28\00:46:56.61
Amen.
00:46:56.64\00:46:57.98
Let me bring up
this in John 16: 23-24.
00:46:58.01\00:47:02.65
And as I saw, I was
glancing at the scripture.
00:47:02.68\00:47:06.86
There are people that
want to be more involved,
00:47:06.89\00:47:10.13
but they just don't...
00:47:10.16\00:47:11.49
They might be
sitting on the fence.
00:47:11.53\00:47:13.93
And this
scripture will give the Lord
00:47:14.00\00:47:18.97
permission in their life.
00:47:19.00\00:47:20.87
Do I need to get off the fence
00:47:20.94\00:47:22.27
and go be part of
this initiative here?
00:47:22.30\00:47:25.91
Read the scripture please.
00:47:25.94\00:47:27.38
"Whatever you ask
the Father in my name,
00:47:27.41\00:47:31.58
He will give you.
00:47:31.61\00:47:33.25
Until now, you have not
asked anything in My name."
00:47:33.28\00:47:37.92
Then He says, "Ask,
and you will receive,
00:47:37.95\00:47:42.52
that your joy may be full."
00:47:42.56\00:47:45.39
Wow. Wow.
00:47:45.43\00:47:47.20
So there's people that,
that are looking for more.
00:47:47.23\00:47:51.23
Here they're gonna be
in a Christ centered group,
00:47:51.27\00:47:54.04
likeminded brothers
and sisters in Christ,
00:47:54.07\00:47:57.21
looking to Him for direction.
00:47:57.24\00:48:00.48
How much better
they get than that?
00:48:00.51\00:48:02.64
So if you are
sitting on the fence, claim.
00:48:02.68\00:48:06.05
John 16:23-24
00:48:06.08\00:48:09.52
and let the Holy Spirit
impress upon your heart.
00:48:09.55\00:48:12.82
What is your responsibility?
00:48:12.85\00:48:14.32
I'll open that door for you.
00:48:14.36\00:48:15.92
Amen.
00:48:15.96\00:48:17.33
We can come just as we are...
00:48:17.36\00:48:18.69
Just as we are.
00:48:18.73\00:48:20.06
You know, just as we are.
00:48:20.10\00:48:21.43
We can thank the Lord that...
00:48:21.46\00:48:22.80
He knows who we
are, what we need,
00:48:22.83\00:48:25.63
and will allow for us to come.
00:48:25.67\00:48:27.44
And then He'll
supply those needs
00:48:27.47\00:48:28.87
according to His, which is glory
00:48:28.90\00:48:30.41
and so we're
blessed in that regard.
00:48:30.44\00:48:31.87
We're almost blessed. Amen.
00:48:31.91\00:48:33.24
And being in Indianapolis,
00:48:33.27\00:48:35.18
that's right in the
center part of the United States
00:48:35.21\00:48:37.55
and so it's kind
of equal distance
00:48:37.58\00:48:39.01
and it's a great city you know.
00:48:39.05\00:48:41.88
And so I'm familiar with that
particular area right there.
00:48:41.92\00:48:45.02
And there's just...
00:48:45.05\00:48:47.39
It's all inclusive
right there, you know.
00:48:47.46\00:48:49.19
It's good!
00:48:49.22\00:48:50.56
Well, we're excited to see
what the Lord is going to do.
00:48:50.63\00:48:52.16
What we want you to
do, right these dates down,
00:48:52.19\00:48:55.43
March 6th-7th, 2020.
00:48:55.46\00:48:59.20
And this prayer conference
00:48:59.23\00:49:00.64
will be just in a
suburb of Indianapolis.
00:49:00.67\00:49:04.21
We are going to, before we end,
we'll put up the address roll.
00:49:04.24\00:49:10.78
I had a little
senior moment there.
00:49:10.85\00:49:12.68
We'll put up the address roll,
00:49:12.71\00:49:14.05
so you can know how
to contact them by phone.
00:49:14.12\00:49:17.79
But also, you can go to...
00:49:17.82\00:49:20.89
We're gonna read
this quote one more time,
00:49:20.96\00:49:23.02
because this is where
the title of the event is,
00:49:23.06\00:49:26.03
Our United Cry,
00:49:26.06\00:49:29.20
and their website
is OurUnitedCry.org.
00:49:29.23\00:49:34.50
They got that from this quote,
00:49:34.54\00:49:37.24
this comes from
"Manuscript Releases."
00:49:37.31\00:49:40.38
And she writes,
00:49:40.41\00:49:42.38
"Could there be a complication
of all the churches on earth,
00:49:42.41\00:49:46.18
the object of the united cry
should be for the Holy Spirit.
00:49:46.21\00:49:52.49
When we have that..."
00:49:52.52\00:49:53.86
When we have Him,
and He's the only way,
00:49:53.89\00:49:56.83
Christ lives in
our heart by faith
00:49:56.86\00:49:59.76
through the power
of the Holy Spirit,
00:49:59.79\00:50:01.30
is what Paul says
in Ephesians 3:16-20.
00:50:01.33\00:50:04.93
But she says,
"When we have that,
00:50:04.97\00:50:07.24
Christ our
sufficiency is ever present.
00:50:07.27\00:50:11.84
We shall have
every want supplied.
00:50:11.87\00:50:15.31
We shall have
the mind of Christ."
00:50:15.34\00:50:19.68
And oh, how we
need a mind of Christ?
00:50:19.71\00:50:22.72
So we hope...
00:50:22.75\00:50:24.09
That's worth crying for.
00:50:24.12\00:50:25.49
Absolutely! Yes, it is.
00:50:25.52\00:50:27.66
Yeah. Yeah.
00:50:27.69\00:50:29.02
But you know, I think
there's two things to...
00:50:29.06\00:50:32.33
I think, right here,
00:50:32.36\00:50:35.26
this is the mind
of Christ written out.
00:50:35.30\00:50:37.90
Every Word was
inspired by the Holy Spirit.
00:50:37.93\00:50:40.87
But you know what,
you can't understand,
00:50:40.94\00:50:44.11
these are spiritual words,
they're spiritually discerned.
00:50:44.14\00:50:46.71
So without the Holy Spirit,
you can't understand this.
00:50:46.78\00:50:50.18
I mean, I know people
who have theology degrees,
00:50:50.25\00:50:53.92
who have no
relationship with the Lord,
00:50:53.95\00:50:56.89
they're not filled
with the Holy Spirit.
00:50:56.92\00:50:58.99
And I don't care how
many years they've studied,
00:50:59.02\00:51:02.39
they've got some strange beliefs
00:51:02.42\00:51:05.06
because they can't
interpret it properly.
00:51:05.09\00:51:07.80
Well, what we want to do
now is put up the address rolls,
00:51:07.83\00:51:11.40
so you'll know
how to get in touch
00:51:11.43\00:51:13.54
with these gentlemen.
00:51:13.57\00:51:15.00
And we want to encourage you
00:51:15.04\00:51:16.74
to mark your
calendar and attend,
00:51:16.81\00:51:18.84
no matter where you live.
00:51:18.87\00:51:23.48
If you feel impressed to join
00:51:23.55\00:51:24.88
and support the
Prayer Conference
00:51:24.91\00:51:26.48
organized by the
Lake Union Conference,
00:51:26.51\00:51:28.48
you can visit their
website at www.LakeUnion.org,
00:51:28.52\00:51:34.19
or call them at (269) 473-8200.
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That's (269) 473-8200.
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You may also write to them at
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Lake Union
conference, 8450 M139,
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Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103.
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That's 8450 M139,
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Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103.
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