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Hello, welcome to 3ABN Today.
My name is John Dinzey and it's
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a blessing for me to be here
along with my wife, Idalia. We
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are blessed and we are also
delighted that you decided to
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join us.
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That's right. I know you're
anticipating the 3ABN Today
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program. Well, why? Because
the Lord has provided different
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ministries in which the word
of the Lord is being shared, the
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gospel is being preached and we
wonder which way, which creative
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way, what can we do to share
the three angels messages, the
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word of God, the word of
salvation. Well during this hour
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we're going to learn more about
a ministry that is partnering
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really we're partners in
the preaching of the gospel.
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That's right. So if you've heard
the words Thunder in the Holy
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Land, some of you may know, some
of you may not know. We want to
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introduce you to the president
and the vice president of
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Thunder in the Holy Land,
Questline Productions Pastor
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Charles Byrd and his
wife Karen. Welcome back.
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It's great to be with you again.
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Thank you. Thank you for coming
back and I know you have some
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exciting news to share with us.
Bring us up to date as to what
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God is doing through Questline
Productions and how can we be
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involved. How can we help
further the gospel. And the Lord
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has blessed you with ideas and
we just are going to be hearing
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about this in a moment. (That's
right) But we must go to the
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Lord in prayer and ask for
His blessing on this program and
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those that join us and so let's
go to the Lord in prayer. Please
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join us.
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Our loving heavenly Father we
come before you in Jesus' name
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and we thank you for your throne
of grace. Thank you that we are
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invited to come with confidence.
We ask that you will bless this
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program. Bless us with your Holy
Spirit and bless each and every
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person that listens to
this program. We pray that your
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Holy Spirit will guide
our thoughts and help us to
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understand the time that we are
living in and what we can do to
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help further the gospel. We pray
for all the prayer requests that
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have come in to 3ABN during this
day. You know the needs of your
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children. Be with them, bless
them comfort, strengthen and
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lead them the way they should
go. We ask you in the holy and
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blessed name of Jesus, Amen.
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Well we have a scripture and
Idalia if you would lead us into
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the scripture.
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Sure. Well the scripture for
this hour we're going to share
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is I Timothy chapter 6 verse 13.
I Timothy 6:13. And the word of
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the Lord says: I give thee
charge in the sight of God who
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quickeneth all things and before
Christ Jesus who before Pontius
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Pilot witnessed a good
confession. Amen. That was
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I Timothy 6:13.
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And this scripture was chosen by
the Byrd's. We're going to hear
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more about this in a moment
unless you want to make a quick
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comment right now.
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Well I think that this text is
profound because I was reading
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through my Bible again for the
first time because every time
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it's the first time. And I
read this text and I'd read it a
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number of times but it's one of
those introductory verses that
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are passed over very quickly. So
I went back and I said, what is
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a witness? What is a witness?
A witness is someone who goes to
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a courtroom and says I saw this
or a witness is someone who saw
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something or both you know. So
I thought about this verse and
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it says Christ who before
Pontius Pilot witnessed a good
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confession. So did He witness
one, did He just see it or did
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He witness one, did He give
one And so I said, Wow I want to
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understand this verse so I
actually went back to that scene
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where He's before Pontius
Pilot and I thought what did He
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witness there. And there's
Pontius Pilot, he's trying Jesus
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and Jesus does the silent
treatment. You know He's one of
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those strong men, silent type.
And he doesn't say a word and
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Pilot gets angry and he says
don't you answer me? Don't you
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know I have the power to crucify
you or to release you. And then
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Jesus witnessed a good
confession. He said, You would
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have no power over me unless my
Father in heaven gave it to you.
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(Amen) And I think we forget who
God is. That's why something bad
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happens we go, Oh no, what are
we going to do? But we forget
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that God's in charge. Children
of Israel down at the Red Sea.
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Oh, what are we going to do?
Oh we're out of water out in the
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desert. We got two million
people. What are we doing...
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So I think we have to come
to the place where we have to
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remember God is God. He loves us
and He's in control and there's
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nothing that comes to us except
that He first weighs it in the
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balance of His scale. He knows,
Okay they're ready for that next
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test, they're ready for that
experience that's going to let
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me use them like He used
Job. How many people have been
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encouraged by the story of Job?
But He had to weigh it and say
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okay, Job is ready. And then Job
witnessed a good confession and
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Daniel and the three worthies
and so on and so forth. So these
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tests and trials are
opportunities for us to
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witness our God is on the throne
He's still in control. We don't
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have to sweat, we don't have to
fret. We get what we get and we
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don't pitch a fit. That's what
one of my board members used to
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say, We get what we get, and we
don't pitch a fit. We just trust
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We just wait and we watch and
all of us from time to time are
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in a time where we have to come
to that place. We have to just
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say, I'm going to trust God with
this one. I'm not going to fret
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I'm not going to
get agitated. So...
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That was beautiful. Thank you so
much. I'll really remember that
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message and you had to share
it with the community of 3ABN
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worldwide so they too can
remember that God is faithful.
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And it's good as you shared,
you know it's good to ask these
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questions. Was Jesus witnessing
somebody witness or was He the
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witness. Very good. And so
Pastor Byrd, you've been in
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ministry for many years and
we're going to hear a little bit
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more about how the Lord has been
leading. But we'd like to go to
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a musical offering, a musical
selection we have for you. This
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one's an instrument. Yes, we
have Josh Singletary and he is
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going to play for us
On Jordan's Stormy Banks.
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Amen. Thank you so much. And
that was a blessing. On Jordan's
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Story Banks.
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Yes we thank Josh Singletary
as well as all the musicians
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that have said, here I am Lord
I will go and share the talent
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that you have been given
to worship Him and delight
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our hearts. And
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you know music is an important
part of our Christian walk too
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That's right, that's right. For
those that perhaps this is a new
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song to you I'm just going
to I'm just going to read a few
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lines. It says, On Jordan's
stormy banks I stand and cast
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a wishful eye to Canaan's
fair and happy land where my
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possessions lie. I am bound for
the promised land. I am bound
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for the promised land. Or
who will come and go with me.
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I am bound for the promised land
It's an invitation and so we
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have here again Questline
Productions Pastor Charles Byrd
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and Karen. And they're going to
help us a little bit more. This
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song goes with what we're
talking about so that people
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will be encouraged and desire
to go to the promised land,
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God's promised land
of happiness forever.
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It was interesting to me
that the words are, On Jordan's
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stormy banks I...We're on this
side of Jordan and it's stormy
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And we have to witness a good
confession. Our God's still in
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control (Amen) I'm going to
trust in Him, I'm going to wait
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on Him, I'm going to serve
Him no matter what position I've
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been placed in. Even if I'm
like Joseph, thrown in prison. I
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always thought that Joseph had
lived in Potiphar's house for 10
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years and then he was in prison
for three. I'm not sure where I
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got that idea but that's what I
always believed. And then I read
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a Jewish tradition that says no
he was actually in prison for 10
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years. (long time) A long time.
I don't know which is right but
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wherever you find yourself be
faithful. Say my God's still in
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control. I don't have to fret.
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Well your ministry is Questline
Productions. Tell us a little
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bit more about it. How can
people be inspired to know more
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about Questline Productions.
Why is it that you exist?
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Well Questline Productions
has been around since, well,
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2010, 2011
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when we started videoing Thunder
in the Holy Land. Of course,
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that's been airing here with all
of your fine programming at 3ABN
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for what, 10 years now so we've
been here. But what many people
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don't know is that it's not just
Christian entertainment. It's
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actually designed to be a Bible
study. And when you use it with
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the paper lessons that come
with it, it is amazing. Amazing
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results have come because this
one pastor from up in Canada had
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57 baptisms and five rebaptisms
in just 24 months using this
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empowering his laity and if you
use it the way it's designed to
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be used like Pastor Pavel Goia
did, you know he had 53 baptisms
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in 12 months so I know that
using Thunder works. People say
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I want to share but I'm a little
insecure about my speaking. I'm
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not a John, I'm not a Mark
Finley, I'm not a Shawn Boonstra
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I'm not a Bradshaw but people
can do this. They can push the
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play button, watch the 30
minutes of video and then go
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through the impression questions
which are all ready and done.
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And so anybody can share their
faith. In fact, I get people you
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know...If I go out and give a
sparkling Bible study and I can
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sparkle and then people get in
the car with me afterwards that
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I'm training to give Bible
studies and they go Pastor I
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could never do that. Then you're
actually defeating yourself. So
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now I just push play and they
get in the car afterwards and
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they go you went to school
for this? I could do this. And
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that's a paradigm shift. Anybody
can do this even young people
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can do this.
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Yeah, we do hear them say
that When they...when we do a
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Thunder training this is so...
I've been wanting to...they've
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felt the call to have
Bible studies with somebody or
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a small group
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but they just don't know how and
they look at that and they go
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I can do that! I can do that.
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For those that have never
watched a program, maybe there's
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some radio listeners and they
just listen to radio all the
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time, what's in the program that
will be of interest to them?
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So every episode of Thunder in
the Holy Land and thus the title
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Thunder in the Holy Land every
episode is a teaching of Jesus.
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And every time Jesus spoke,
every time he opened his mouth
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it would cause a storm of
controversy like I and My Father
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are One. Stone Him. (The stormy
banks of Jordan) Yeah. So every
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episode is something, Jesus
taught. I discovered Baptists
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believe in Jesus (that's right)
and Lutherans believe in Jesus
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and Pentecostals and Mormons and
even Muslims believe in Jesus.
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Buddhists believe in Jesus. So
I figured let's start with what
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Jesus taught. So every episode
is a teaching of Jesus that can
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be easily shared and we can then
be a witness by sharing what He
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has taught.
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Pastor Byrd is there a
charge for this when they go
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to your web page?
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So all the paper lessons are
free. They can purchase the DVDs
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The retail price on that if you
want to buy it right here from
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3ABN or on our website is
normally $325 but while I'm here
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offering to your listeners there
in viewing land we're going to
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make it available if they call
our toll-free number, our phone
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number, sorry, if they call our
number we're going to make it
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available for just
$99, the whole set.
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Wonderful. Well it seems
like you have this desire, this
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passion to reach out to others.
What brings this about, what
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motivates you, why do this?
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Well I'm passionate about
sharing Jesus because first I
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want Jesus to come. I've lived
here too long, I have seen too
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much death. I've been to
the hospital where a mother has
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thrown herself on the chest of
her son who's died. I was at the
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hospital where they had to pull
the life support on a man who
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had a massive brain hemorrhage.
The pain of watching the family
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watch their loved one pass into
eternity. I've been to the home
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of a woman who lost her baby
and she was this big, she was
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tiny. I held her in my hand. My
brother was killed in Vietnam.
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I could keep going. You know as
a pastor we see a lot of death.
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Just about...well not probably
as much as a doctor but just
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about as much as anyone who
isn't a doctor. And I want to go
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home. I want to take as many
people as I can with me. It's so
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very critical to take
people to heaven with us.
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Right away I connected with that
because like you said many of us
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do witness moments like that and
we long for Jesus to come. And
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you know I do have a friend that
is doing her first Bible study
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and she's so excited. She said I
didn't even know I could do this
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but what was holding her
back is that she didn't have
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something like what you're
offering. So I definitely want
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my set of videos so I can not
only study and go through it as
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a member of the church, it
is nice the refresh our memories
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you know and do the Bible study
but encourage others to spend
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time in the word.
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I've had several pastors say to
me, you know we've taught this
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before. Yes, I know. And we know
this. But we're learning things
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on this. So good for them.
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Well you're working on something
new? Tell us what's going on.
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Well we're working on a brand
new series called I Met God, and
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when we were...when we produced
Thunder in the Holy Land we were
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then asked by multiple language
groups, can we have something
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like thunder in our language?
And my answer was very easy, No
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I do not have the gift of
tongues. If you both have the
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gift of tongues, you can speak
in at least two languages. I can
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speak in one and asttei an
athadth Kalila in Arabic and
00:19:29.40\00:19:34.94
petito in Spanish but I don't
have the gift of tongues and so
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that's too difficult but the
Lord has shown us that we can
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do it if we use state-of-the-art
equipment to do a preproduction
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model instead of a post
production model. So the Lord
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has anointed us, has guided us.
We sold our home. We dedicated
00:19:50.89\00:19:54.76
all the profits from that into
a new studio there in Cleveland,
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Tennessee. So we are going to
be producing I Met God for the
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languages of the world. It'll be
in four mini series: I Met the
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God of Science, I Met the
God of Health, I Met the God of
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Prophecy, which by the way, is
an anchor point for us. Why do
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you believe in a God you can't
see and can't smell and can't
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taste and can't touch? Why do
you believe in a God like that?
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Well the answer is prophecy
because how can someone say
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hundreds of years in advance
this is going to happen just
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like this and it happens.
Because there's a God and He's
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really there. So the God
of Prophecy. And then it's not
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enough just to know about a God
who does amazing things but that
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God wants to have an intimate
personal relationship with you.
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And so the next part of that
series is I'm not the God of
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Relationship. So these programs
are going to air on 3ABN and how
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many languages does
3ABN now broadcast in John?
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Well, right now we have English,
Spanish, French, Russian, and
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we're about to
embark in other languages.
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So we are going to produce I Met
God for all those languages and
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many others. If we produce it
in 15 chosen languages we will
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cover 95 percent of the earth's
population. But then we want to
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also, get that other five
percent We want to do it in some
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of these obscure languages with
native speakers speaking their
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own dialect to their own people
for their own people. So that's
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what our intention is for that.
And once these programs are
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produced there's not going to
be any charge. They're going to
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be available free. So people
can put it on their phone, their
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computers, they can put it on
their websites, they can give it
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to all their church members they
can give it to all their pastors
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they can put it on local
television. It's just there,
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take it and run with it, get the
gospel out to the world because
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Jesus said when the gospel goes
to all the nations He'd come
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back. He could come back in our
lifetime. We can get this done.
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We've been building the studio
for the past...well really
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building since about December.
December was when the walls went
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up in nine hours, because
they're concrete, thick concrete
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walls that are poured at a
factory and just brought in and
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we watched then just get set up.
I think we have a picture of it.
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Don't we John?
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Yep, I think we have a picture.
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We're almost completed with it
although we are a little short
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on the funds so we're praying
for that last $120,000 to
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complete the studio. And you
can see the picture of the walls
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there and it actually has the
roof on there. And the floors
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were poured on February 28
and you know how in the creation
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story how God created the spaces
first, the first three days He
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created space and then the
next three days He filled those
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spaces. So that's been our
prayer lately. Lord fill those
00:23:13.29\00:23:19.23
spaces because we need equipment
because it's very specialized
00:23:19.26\00:23:25.27
equipment. We have equipment
that we can continue to film
00:23:25.30\00:23:30.34
Pastors and hosts into Thunder
in the Holy Land but it's very
00:23:30.37\00:23:33.27
specialized equipment to do what
we're wanting to do with the
00:23:33.31\00:23:37.05
languages so that we can just
bring in language group after
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language group to that studio
speaking their own native tongue
00:23:39.31\00:23:44.45
in their own dialect to their
own people. And so that is our
00:23:44.49\00:23:49.92
big prayer that we keep going to
that...It's way bigger than we
00:23:49.96\00:23:53.73
can even think of. But God's
asked us to think big and pray
00:23:53.76\00:24:00.30
big. And so we're praying
that He will fill those spaces.
00:24:00.34\00:24:06.81
What you're doing is very
important. You know even when I
00:24:06.84\00:24:09.78
was talking to Danny many years
ago about us having a Spanish
00:24:09.81\00:24:13.75
channel, 3ABN used to translate
the English programs into
00:24:13.78\00:24:18.15
Russian and people were
responding very well, but when
00:24:18.19\00:24:23.19
Russian speakers, when we
started producing programs in
00:24:23.22\00:24:25.23
Russian the impact, the amount
of requests for Bible studies
00:24:25.26\00:24:30.23
increased exponentially. It
was remarkable. So the idea of
00:24:30.27\00:24:34.24
bringing in the speakers to
speak the language will really
00:24:34.27\00:24:38.71
be more attractive to people.
00:24:38.74\00:24:41.51
But a lot of them is all they
have...and we had someone from
00:24:41.54\00:24:46.01
France called us and said
we just don't have stuff like
00:24:46.05\00:24:48.82
Thunder in the Holy Land. Can we
dub over? And that's one way of
00:24:48.85\00:24:52.69
doing it and a lot of them are
accustomed to dubbing. Of course
00:24:52.72\00:24:56.19
the voices don't necessarily
match male and female and so
00:24:56.22\00:25:00.63
forth but they do have that but
it's so precious in my heart
that they could have
00:25:00.66\00:25:05.13
their own people speaking to
them and I have traveled enough
00:25:05.17\00:25:09.00
to where when people are
speaking English to me but
00:25:09.04\00:25:12.07
they're from another language
sometimes I can't understand
00:25:12.11\00:25:15.11
what they're saying. You know
they pronounce the words so much
00:25:15.14\00:25:19.28
different and their accent and I
get some of it and we want these
00:25:19.31\00:25:25.22
people to get all of it.
00:25:25.25\00:25:26.65
Fantastic. Yeah I understand
that that land was donated where
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Five acres, yeah.
00:25:32.43\00:25:34.66
Praise the Lord. Is
that the one in Cleveland?
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Yeah, it's Cleveland.
00:25:37.43\00:25:38.77
Yes, it's in Tennessee. But
we built a studio and then four
00:25:38.80\00:25:42.30
offices, you know green room
and that kind of thing and...
00:25:42.34\00:25:48.34
So you've seen the Lord's
blessing and guidance in these
00:25:48.38\00:25:53.21
projects you're doing.
00:25:53.25\00:25:54.58
Well we've not only seen the
Lord's blessing and guidance but
00:25:54.62\00:25:57.19
you know when you see it come
up in a physical way, you know,
00:25:57.22\00:26:01.12
like the walls going up in
December. February the floors
00:26:01.16\00:26:04.26
were all poured and that was
really exciting to watch then go
00:26:04.29\00:26:08.73
in and they went in so soupy.
It was just a soupy, soupy mess.
00:26:08.76\00:26:12.33
We got a picture of that. And
by that night they were already
00:26:12.37\00:26:15.70
buffing out the floors and as
they were buffing out the floors
00:26:15.74\00:26:17.07
and as they were buffing
out the floors I thought this is
00:26:17.11\00:26:20.54
amazing that
they're hard enough to be
00:26:20.58\00:26:21.91
standing on just after today.
And then in April the drywall
00:26:21.94\00:26:27.92
went in so the drywall is now
up. It's been all mudded. It's
00:26:27.95\00:26:33.12
all finished. We're going to be
painting that here, Lord willing
00:26:33.15\00:26:37.76
starting next week. And now
we're working on finishing the
00:26:37.79\00:26:41.53
outside of the building. We're
putting up shakes there on the
00:26:41.56\00:26:45.43
top and then we're going to
get it painted. We're putting up
00:26:45.47\00:26:48.57
fascia and the soffit. And so
that is where we're excited to
00:26:48.60\00:26:53.44
see just you know physically the
Lord building this space that
00:26:53.48\00:26:57.05
He's going to then turn around
and use it in a mighty way.
00:26:57.08\00:27:00.82
I picture five. I just want
to say we want to confess a good
00:27:00.85\00:27:08.16
witness of what God has done.
I can't tell you how many times
00:27:08.19\00:27:10.63
we go up there. We're renting
three miles away from there and
00:27:10.66\00:27:15.16
we go up there and just say look
what God has done (two voices)
00:27:15.20\00:27:21.37
So when we see that huge amount
of money that we have to raise
00:27:21.40\00:27:24.47
for the equipment we just remind
ourselves what God has done thus
00:27:24.51\00:27:29.24
far. And He's not just going to
drop us off. We're His people.
00:27:29.28\00:27:35.85
We don't have that money.
We don't have another piece of
00:27:35.88\00:27:37.79
property to sell to try to get
that equipment so we just...as
00:27:37.82\00:27:44.39
Psalm 37:7 says: Rest in the
Lord and wait patiently for Him
00:27:44.43\00:27:52.33
A lot of time we want to make
things happen but sometimes it's
00:27:52.37\00:27:58.71
not always His way. And of
course God is seldom early but
00:27:58.74\00:28:03.81
never too late.
00:28:03.85\00:28:05.18
And the devil nips at our heels
you don't have enough money to
00:28:05.21\00:28:08.45
finish the building. You've run
out of money. In fact, we have
00:28:08.48\00:28:14.82
about $4000 in the bank right
now, that's it. So we don't have
00:28:14.86\00:28:18.26
the money to finish and some
people might say at this point
00:28:18.29\00:28:19.63
Well you know I don't know if
you're going to be able to make
00:28:19.66\00:28:23.40
it you know. Did you count the
cost? (Speaking jibberish) the
00:28:23.43\00:28:31.41
devil does that. And he starts
to get us agitated but Karen has
00:28:31.44\00:28:36.24
a passage from Psalms
that talks about fretting.
00:28:36.28\00:28:39.95
Yeah well that same verse
goes on: Do not fret because
00:28:39.98\00:28:41.98
of him who prospers in his
way or the man who brings evil
00:28:42.02\00:28:47.49
schemes to pass. You know, do
not fret. It only causes harm in
00:28:47.52\00:28:54.33
the New King James verse 8
Do not fret. It only causes
00:28:54.36\00:28:57.83
harm.
00:28:57.87\00:28:59.20
So we don't fret, we just trust.
We make a good confession, God
00:28:59.23\00:29:01.70
built this building. We get up
there and the sun is shining on
00:29:01.74\00:29:05.37
it and the birds are singing
and such a peaceful location. We
00:29:05.41\00:29:09.04
think God is doing something,
God is doing something.
00:29:09.08\00:29:12.38
You say the birds are singing,
is it you and your wife or the
00:29:12.41\00:29:15.92
birds are singing. (Laughter)
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord
00:29:15.95\00:29:20.69
You know it is fascinating
to see how the Lord has provided
00:29:20.72\00:29:25.86
for your ministry and this
ministry and all the ministries
00:29:25.89\00:29:28.56
that are laboring to honor
and glorify the Father. If I be
00:29:28.60\00:29:34.90
lifted up and that's what we
want to do, lift up Jesus for
00:29:34.94\00:29:38.11
people to learn of Him and get
to know Him. So all these trials
00:29:38.14\00:29:43.51
and needs as He has provided
I'm sure has fed your faith,
00:29:43.55\00:29:48.68
strengthened your faith.
00:29:48.72\00:29:50.72
So has 3ABN who has gone before
us. You know we read the story
00:29:50.75\00:29:55.02
of what God did, of course,
this is the beginning of what we
00:29:55.06\00:30:01.43
expect but just to hear the
stories of how God just led when
00:30:01.46\00:30:08.34
you had so little and so nothing
00:30:08.37\00:30:09.70
Exactly. Well you know the Lord
parts the waters. You know, He
00:30:09.74\00:30:15.94
is still doing miracles in this
century. Every day is a miracle.
00:30:15.98\00:30:20.32
And we're all waiting for
a miracle. I don't know what
00:30:20.35\00:30:23.28
miracle you're waiting on but
wait on the Lord. Be patient.
00:30:23.32\00:30:26.96
I know it's hard to wait but
you know delight yourself in His
00:30:26.99\00:30:31.76
faithfulness. God is faithful.
Now you have this development
00:30:31.79\00:30:34.83
going on. You have the studio,
you have the building, what's
00:30:34.86\00:30:37.53
next.
00:30:37.57\00:30:39.97
Well the next phase is that
Karen and I just were out at
00:30:40.00\00:30:44.41
Las Vegas and we looked
at all of the equipment.
00:30:44.44\00:30:46.88
Las Vegas! What were you
doing there? Our ears perked up.
00:30:46.91\00:30:51.65
Were you gambling?
00:30:51.68\00:30:53.01
No. And this is what I say about
Las Vegas: Where sin did abound
00:30:53.05\00:30:57.02
grace did much more abound. So
anyway we were in Las Vegas and
00:30:57.05\00:31:02.82
we actually have a picture of
that. This is a sign that they
00:31:02.86\00:31:08.66
had in the building. It says:
NAB Show and then it's Where
00:31:08.70\00:31:13.10
Something comes to Life. I think
it's where technology comes to
00:31:13.13\00:31:15.04
life. But we strategically stood
over that and we said NAB Show
00:31:15.07\00:31:19.74
Where I Met God Comes to Life.
00:31:19.77\00:31:21.84
Where they show all the
equipment you know for the
00:31:21.88\00:31:27.48
studio.
00:31:27.52\00:31:30.05
So we stopped by the many booths
We talked to the vendors, we
00:31:30.09\00:31:31.69
talked to the lighting people.
We talked to people at the
00:31:31.72\00:31:36.46
different booths of the
equipment we needed. And a big
00:31:36.49\00:31:40.70
part of our work that's going to
be done is green screen. And so
00:31:40.73\00:31:44.13
we're going to be in the
ProSight Wall and what this will
00:31:44.17\00:31:47.77
allow us to do...We got a little
video here...and what this will
00:31:47.80\00:31:50.51
allow us to do as we watch this
clip. This is really amazing.
00:31:50.54\00:31:55.18
When you first look at this clip
there's a lady holding a bottle
00:31:55.21\00:31:58.38
of water and she's standing in
front of a green screen so when
00:31:58.41\00:32:01.78
you look at that bottle of water
you actually see green through
00:32:01.82\00:32:06.42
the bottle. Look at her on the
screen. You can see this window
00:32:06.45\00:32:10.09
through it. And that's what
green screen allows you to do so
00:32:10.13\00:32:12.39
instead of just holding this
bottle or looking like you're in
00:32:12.43\00:32:18.33
front of a green screen we can
actually, make a program where
00:32:18.37\00:32:21.87
the people are literally all
over the world. So we will be
00:32:21.90\00:32:24.87
standing in front of the
Terracotta soldiers in China
00:32:24.91\00:32:27.68
saying why did Emperor Shi need
all these terracotta soldiers.
00:32:27.71\00:32:32.25
Well he needed them for his
after life. Did he need them for
00:32:32.28\00:32:34.78
his afterlife. That's not what
the word of God has to say. No
00:32:34.82\00:32:36.75
he didn't need them because
your soul is sleeping and
00:32:36.79\00:32:41.26
there's the resurrection.
And you don't need someone to
00:32:41.29\00:32:42.62
protect you when you're dead.
You don't need that because the
00:32:42.66\00:32:46.13
devil can't get to you anymore.
So this new equipment is going
00:32:46.16\00:32:49.73
to allow us for literally
pennies on the dollar to have a
00:32:49.76\00:32:55.87
program that looks just like
Thunder in the Holy Land except
00:32:55.90\00:32:57.91
instead of taking our crew to
locations literally all over the
00:32:57.94\00:33:01.11
world we're going to be able
then to in a wonderful way have
00:33:01.14\00:33:06.58
an international fragrance for a
program that is going to be for
00:33:06.61\00:33:10.59
the languages of the world to
literally be everywhere, to be
00:33:10.62\00:33:14.16
in Baghdad at Nebuchadnezzar's
palace, to be in the steps of
00:33:14.19\00:33:19.79
Russia, to be in China, to be in
England and literally be talking
00:33:19.83\00:33:23.80
about the truth of God from
literally all over the world.
00:33:23.83\00:33:28.80
Amen, amen. Praise the Lord. You
know it's inspiring to hear that
00:33:28.84\00:33:32.54
For those of you that don't
know what NAB is it's National
00:33:32.57\00:33:36.31
Association of Broadcasters.
You were at a convention, yearly
00:33:36.34\00:33:40.35
convention, where all of this
equipment is featured and Yes we
00:33:40.38\00:33:44.15
should use what's available and
this allows you to do more with
00:33:44.19\00:33:47.59
less. More with less. So
you're using the technology but
00:33:47.62\00:33:53.36
technologies have advanced so
we can do TV programs like what
00:33:53.40\00:34:00.27
you're doing for a lot
less cost than in the past.
00:34:00.30\00:34:02.97
It makes me think of the
prophecy that knowledge shall
00:34:03.00\00:34:07.74
increase because I believe the
Lord has brought the knowledge
00:34:07.78\00:34:13.01
of all this technology so that
we can get the word out more and
00:34:13.05\00:34:18.25
more into the world. Of course,
the enemy uses it. The greater
00:34:18.29\00:34:22.46
the greater the gift the greater
the chance of its misuse. So...
00:34:22.49\00:34:25.06
There's that too, but knowledge
increases so that we can
00:34:25.09\00:34:29.56
the knowledge of your...
00:34:29.60\00:34:35.80
So you are basically almost
ready for the equipment to be
00:34:35.84\00:34:40.41
able to purchase the equipment.
So we want to place this in the
00:34:40.44\00:34:44.41
minds of those listening and
if the Lord is impressing you to
00:34:44.45\00:34:47.68
support this endeavor to
reach 90 percent of the world's
00:34:47.72\00:34:53.19
population, different languages.
(95 percent) 95 percent. So put
00:34:53.22\00:34:58.23
it in prayer. If the Lord
is inspiring you to do this we
00:34:58.26\00:35:00.20
want you to stand by and
get ready to write down the
00:35:00.23\00:35:02.76
information so that you can know
where to send your donations to
00:35:02.80\00:35:06.03
In a moment we're going to be
sharing that information. And so
00:35:06.07\00:35:09.60
you are obviously doing
this because the Lord has done
00:35:09.64\00:35:14.34
something in your life. You want
to see other have the joy that
00:35:14.38\00:35:17.71
you have in your heart and have
the opportunity for salvation.
00:35:17.75\00:35:20.68
You shared a little bit about
that in the beginning but this
00:35:20.72\00:35:23.85
continues to drive
you after so many years.
00:35:23.89\00:35:28.42
Well even after all these years
I recognize that I'm a sinner.
00:35:28.46\00:35:32.09
And the closer you get to God
the more you realize that. When
00:35:32.13\00:35:39.23
I was a student missionary
in Jordan, the orphanage where I
00:35:39.27\00:35:45.54
lived and worked part of
the time and taught school, the
00:35:45.57\00:35:48.21
orphanage was right beside a
mosque and early, early in the
00:35:48.24\00:35:51.78
morning they would call for
prayer. (Singing) Al-lah Akbar
00:35:51.81\00:35:58.02
And they would do that at
sunrise. Can you tell me when
00:35:58.05\00:36:03.16
sunrise is?
00:36:03.19\00:36:04.53
(John chuckling)
Pretty early in the morning.
00:36:04.56\00:36:07.70
Well for the Muslim it's
not when the sun comes over the
00:36:07.73\00:36:11.23
horizon which is what I would
think because when that's when
00:36:11.27\00:36:13.44
sunset is when it goes down over
the horizon. No, sunrise for
00:36:13.47\00:36:17.04
them is when the imam climbs
the minaret and he holds up two
00:36:17.07\00:36:23.04
threads, a white thread, and
a black thread and as he holds
00:36:23.08\00:36:27.72
those two threads up in the
predawn darkness he can't tell
00:36:27.75\00:36:33.69
which color they are. He can
actually see both of them, he
00:36:33.72\00:36:37.66
can actually see them and he
can't tell which one's white and
00:36:37.69\00:36:40.96
which one's black? (Interesting)
But as the sun comes up a little
00:36:41.00\00:36:44.80
more and a little more pretty
soon there's enough light that
00:36:44.83\00:36:47.50
he goes that's white and that's
black. And once he knows that's
00:36:47.54\00:36:52.44
sunrise. This teaches me two
things. Number one that there is
00:36:52.47\00:36:57.38
no gray area. If there's enough
light of God on the subject
00:36:57.41\00:37:01.58
there's no gray area. God is not
ambiguous and so if we go to the
00:37:01.62\00:37:07.22
Lord and say Lord I don't know
what to do here, guide me, you
00:37:07.26\00:37:09.79
know, what should I eat, He'll
guide you. How should I dress
00:37:09.82\00:37:13.19
He'll guide you. Who should
I choose as my friends? He'll
00:37:13.23\00:37:16.00
guide you. He's a relational,
personal, rich God and so put
00:37:16.03\00:37:21.74
enough of God's light on it and
you'll know which is. So as I
00:37:21.77\00:37:26.84
get closer and closer to God he
shines more light on my life and
00:37:26.88\00:37:33.38
I am a sinner. I am not a good
person. And because of that I
00:37:33.42\00:37:38.52
began to realize that Jesus
loves me. He went to the cross
00:37:38.55\00:37:45.59
even though I am a sinner and He
died for me and He's done that
00:37:45.63\00:37:47.10
for every human being on
the planet. That's my passion.
00:37:47.13\00:37:51.80
And Jesus loves you at home.
(That's right) You know he died
00:37:51.83\00:37:57.41
on the cross for you and
he longs to have an intimate
00:37:57.44\00:38:00.08
relationship with you. He knows
you, He knows the very numbers
00:38:00.11\00:38:05.51
of your hair. And such a
great God who's alive and on the
00:38:05.55\00:38:09.45
throne continues to bless your
life and now there is a tool
00:38:09.48\00:38:15.06
here that will help you draw
closer to Him and understand the
00:38:15.09\00:38:18.26
word, have hope, and be prepared
for that new earth to come. And
00:38:18.29\00:38:23.53
very, very soon. (Amen)
00:38:23.57\00:38:25.20
You know He not only died for
me but He lives for me and He's
00:38:25.23\00:38:33.01
changing me and He's recreating
me. The Spirit of Prophecy says
00:38:33.04\00:38:38.81
He who does not have sufficient
faith in Christ to believe that
00:38:38.85\00:38:42.65
He can keep him from sinning
does not have faith that will
00:38:42.68\00:38:46.39
give him an entrance into the
kingdom of God. (Where's that
00:38:46.42\00:38:51.79
found?) That's found in
Manuscript 161. It was written
00:38:51.83\00:38:55.73
in 1897. (Thank you) And that
quote speaks to me because why
00:38:55.76\00:39:01.80
would you believe in a God who
can take you to heaven? Because
00:39:01.84\00:39:04.97
He's changing me today.
00:39:05.01\00:39:06.78
Amen, amen. Come as you are. He
takes you just as you are but He
00:39:06.81\00:39:14.12
doesn't leave you
the way He finds you.
00:39:14.15\00:39:16.35
And praise God.
00:39:16.38\00:39:17.72
Amen, amen. Well there are some
Real-life stories I'm sure Karen
00:39:17.75\00:39:23.06
and you can share. I know
the time is clicking but we're
00:39:23.09\00:39:26.93
excited to hear what the Lord is
doing and what He's going to do
00:39:26.96\00:39:30.77
with you at home and also this
ministry. So let's pull together
00:39:30.80\00:39:37.71
and make it happen.
00:39:37.74\00:39:39.07
Amen, well he was sort of
sharing you know because the
00:39:39.11\00:39:43.01
enemy works on leaders as well
and on pastors as well and it's
00:39:43.04\00:39:49.55
a think of always keeping
yourself like 1 John says he who
00:39:49.58\00:39:53.79
has been born of God keeps
himself. And what I've been
00:39:53.82\00:39:59.79
noticing happening, because I
pray for this man because he's
00:39:59.83\00:40:02.80
under so much pressure and
the devil works so hard on him
00:40:02.83\00:40:07.07
because he is more melancholy
based which of course the devil
00:40:07.10\00:40:10.21
loves to stir around emotions.
And I have watched him start
00:40:10.24\00:40:19.08
singing, start singing just some
song, something, and I know that
00:40:19.11\00:40:24.72
the devil is trying to get
in there and he's resisting and
00:40:24.75\00:40:28.46
resisting him. I watch that at
home, him fighting that, knowing
00:40:28.49\00:40:33.09
sometimes he'll go (inhales/
exhales) and I know he is
00:40:33.13\00:40:39.40
deliberately choosing to not
be agitated, yes we're getting
00:40:39.43\00:40:44.27
close you know especially like
with fundraising and that sort
00:40:44.31\00:40:46.47
of thing. We're getting close.
It's not happening the way we
00:40:46.51\00:40:50.28
like to see it happen. And
he has to post a lot, well he
00:40:50.31\00:40:56.22
doesn't have to but he chooses
to post whenever he finds
00:40:56.25\00:40:58.72
beautiful quotes and beautiful
scriptures that kind of are in
00:40:58.75\00:41:03.12
the arena of what we're doing
of witnessing and sharing Jesus
00:41:03.16\00:41:06.80
he goes to Facebook and you know
posts those but Facebook is a
00:41:06.83\00:41:16.74
bit black hole. (It's a gateway
drug) And he has recognized that
00:41:16.77\00:41:22.68
an addiction has kind of snuck
in to where once he posts then
00:41:22.71\00:41:30.42
he starts with all those little
clips that you can watch and all
00:41:30.45\00:41:34.39
those little clips and before
you know it you know a whole
00:41:34.42\00:41:36.69
bunch of time went away and
10 minutes later you're like ah
00:41:36.73\00:41:39.76
how'd I get here? And so just
a couple weeks ago I found out
00:41:39.79\00:41:47.67
that he actually out of choice
is determined not to let the
00:41:47.70\00:41:53.41
devil get him on that and he
threw off Facebook totally off
00:41:53.44\00:41:58.48
his phone. So if he posts now
he has to go deliberately to his
00:41:58.51\00:42:02.95
computer and post something
for the Lord and it's not right
00:42:02.98\00:42:07.92
there in the hand where he's
at. So you know this is part of
00:42:07.96\00:42:12.09
keeping one's self. We always
need to be in the...especially
00:42:12.13\00:42:16.53
when we're witnessing for Jesus
we always need to be in a mode
00:42:16.56\00:42:19.67
of search me O God and know my
heart today, like that song goes
00:42:19.70\00:42:24.14
And cleanse me because we're all
vulnerable. No matter how much
00:42:24.17\00:42:30.65
Bible we know we are all
vulnerable to the enemy doing
00:42:30.68\00:42:36.92
whatever he can to interfere
with our witness. And so it's a
00:42:36.95\00:42:45.49
personal thing
too going on as well.
00:42:45.53\00:42:48.76
So do you think that if
you don't share your faith your
00:42:48.80\00:42:52.93
salvation could be
in jeopardy somehow?
00:42:52.97\00:42:54.87
You know I've actually come to
that realization and I did when
00:42:54.90\00:42:58.51
I created Thunder in the Holy
Land because every episode was
00:42:58.54\00:43:01.98
a teaching of Jesus and
because of that, I was really
00:43:02.01\00:43:05.21
concentrating on the gospels
and the book of Revelation and
00:43:05.25\00:43:08.18
really focusing what did Jesus
say? And Jesus said he who is
00:43:08.22\00:43:13.72
not with me is against me. And
he who is not gathering with me
00:43:13.76\00:43:19.63
is scattering. So I realized
that this was not a gray area,
00:43:19.66\00:43:25.13
hold up the threads, this was
black and white. If you're not
00:43:25.17\00:43:30.47
actively gathering people to the
kingdom of God, your children,
00:43:30.51\00:43:32.97
your family, your next door
neighbor, if you're not actively
00:43:33.01\00:43:36.98
drawing them in you are actually
pushing them away. There's no
00:43:37.01\00:43:42.98
middle ground on this. You're
either going up the mountain or
00:43:43.02\00:43:45.75
down the mountain. You can't say
well I'm just going around the
00:43:45.79\00:43:48.82
mountain. You know, I'm going up
or I'm going down and from the
00:43:48.86\00:43:55.13
Review and Herald from February
25, 1890, paragraph nine, it
00:43:55.16\00:43:59.83
says man can never be saved
himself or be an instrument for
00:43:59.87\00:44:04.67
the salvation of others until he
exercises living faith and with
00:44:04.71\00:44:09.31
determined effort acts his part
in the work of God. You can't be
00:44:09.34\00:44:14.72
saved without doing your
work. And I try to explain it to
00:44:14.75\00:44:17.49
people this way. If you bought
a toaster and every time you put
00:44:17.52\00:44:21.26
bread in it and you pushed
it down it never did give you a
00:44:21.29\00:44:23.53
piece of toast, never, would you
keep the toaster. (It's gone)
00:44:23.56\00:44:28.73
It's gone. (Absolutely) You'd
get rid of it and go get another
00:44:28.76\00:44:31.23
toaster. And if we're that
perfectionistic about a toaster
00:44:31.27\00:44:37.61
how does God feel when He says
I've created you to fulfill an
00:44:37.64\00:44:42.71
eternal purpose that's glorious
and what I want you to do is
00:44:42.74\00:44:46.95
start now by telling people what
a witness I've been in your life
00:44:46.98\00:44:51.25
Tell them what good things
I've done for you. Share me with
00:44:51.29\00:44:55.22
other people. And then Jesus
told the parable about the tree
00:44:55.26\00:44:58.69
that wouldn't bear any fruit.
And the master comes and says
00:44:58.73\00:45:02.26
I've been coming for years and
this tree is not producing. Cut
00:45:02.30\00:45:05.23
it down. Burn it. Get rid of it.
And Jesus who is the husbandman
00:45:05.27\00:45:10.17
says give it another year. God
is so merciful to us. I don't
00:45:10.21\00:45:13.58
want to put this onto some
big guilt trip, but God, he's
00:45:13.61\00:45:18.25
patient with us. There is an
end in this story. So the master
00:45:18.28\00:45:22.45
dungs about it, which I always
tell people, if people put poop
00:45:22.48\00:45:24.72
on you don't think they're doing
you a disservice. Joseph thrown
00:45:24.75\00:45:29.59
in prison, lied about, don't
think that is a disservice. God
00:45:29.62\00:45:33.19
can use that to be a witness.
But keep on being a witness
00:45:33.23\00:45:37.03
wherever you're at and let God
use that in a capacity. Christ's
00:45:37.07\00:45:42.07
Object Lessons, 142 the capacity
for receiving is preserved only
00:45:42.10\00:45:48.01
by imparting. So if you want
the capacity to receive, so I
00:45:48.04\00:45:54.08
want to be able to receive
a glass of water, I want to
00:45:54.12\00:45:58.82
receive God's love, His
salvation you can only preserve
00:45:58.85\00:46:02.42
that capacity to take it in
by then giving it away. That's
00:46:02.46\00:46:07.10
pretty straight forward,
the capacity for receiving is
00:46:07.13\00:46:09.63
preserved only by imparting.
We cannot continue to receive
00:46:09.66\00:46:12.93
heavenly treasure without
communicating to those around us
00:46:12.97\00:46:16.97
And from Our High Calling,
p. 306, God gives His Spirit in
00:46:17.01\00:46:24.21
proportion to the consecration
and self-sacrifice manifested by
00:46:24.25\00:46:28.82
those who engage in His work.
(That is profound) He gives us
00:46:28.85\00:46:32.05
His Spirit in proportion as we
witness. So every time you give
00:46:32.09\00:46:36.76
something away then the Spirit
comes and give you more and you
00:46:36.79\00:46:40.23
give that away and then He gives
you more and then you give...
00:46:40.26\00:46:43.20
And if you want to grow in grace
so you don't groan in disgrace
00:46:43.23\00:46:48.77
then you need to be giving away
constantly talking about, His
00:46:48.80\00:46:54.34
goodness and His love, and
that's why when people say how
00:46:54.38\00:46:57.21
are you today, I say, I'm
blessed. Oh really, why is that?
00:46:57.25\00:47:01.58
And then I get to
confess because they asked.
00:47:01.62\00:47:03.28
Hallelujah, you get to witness.
00:47:03.32\00:47:05.99
Absolutely.
00:47:06.02\00:47:07.36
Very good.
00:47:07.39\00:47:09.62
Amen, amen. Well time seems to
be slipping away and so how does
00:47:09.66\00:47:15.53
Thunder in the Holy Land or the
new series really help the body
00:47:15.56\00:47:20.40
of Christ and share
faith with other people?
00:47:20.44\00:47:23.94
Well just simply I've watched it
happen where people use Thunder
00:47:23.97\00:47:28.81
and they will be using I Met God
the same way. How they use it is
00:47:28.84\00:47:34.08
how their experience grows. They
begin to have richer, deeper
00:47:34.12\00:47:38.25
experiences because that Holy
Spirit comes in and starts doing
00:47:38.29\00:47:41.36
stuff. So I used to pray, Oh God
make me a soul winner, make me a
00:47:41.39\00:47:46.86
soul winner. I want to be
one of those people baptizing a
00:47:46.90\00:47:49.76
thousand people in a day, Lord.
And maybe there's some self
00:47:49.80\00:47:53.64
there, some pride there, knowing
the fact that I'm human there
00:47:53.67\00:47:56.71
probably is and so the Lord
didn't make me a soul winner
00:47:56.74\00:47:59.97
where I was given the gift of
going out and preaching and five
00:48:00.01\00:48:02.81
thousand get baptized in one
day He put me in the ironworks
00:48:02.84\00:48:08.15
where I'm pounding out the
swords that other people are
00:48:08.18\00:48:12.82
using and are coming back
and they're saying Pastor Byrd,
00:48:12.85\00:48:16.32
Charles, this sword is sharp. It
works, it actually...People are
00:48:16.36\00:48:20.20
being saved, it's amazing.
00:48:20.23\00:48:22.96
It says here what's next
in getting the I Met God Bible
00:48:23.00\00:48:27.24
study series done and into the
hands and hearts of the people?
00:48:27.27\00:48:31.57
Into the hands and hearts of the
people...I like that, into the
00:48:31.61\00:48:35.38
hearts of the people. That's
what I want. I don't want them
00:48:35.41\00:48:38.75
just to have head knowledge.
I want them to have an
00:48:38.78\00:48:42.12
experience. The Sabbath isn't
just a day we keep holy. The
00:48:42.15\00:48:45.52
Sabbath is a sign that our God
is sanctifying us and changing
00:48:45.55\00:48:50.29
us. It's our wedding band that
says our God can actually take a
00:48:50.33\00:48:56.33
sap like me and make me
into something that she likes.
00:48:56.36\00:49:00.87
That she loves,
she's crazy about.
00:49:00.90\00:49:05.04
Well love's a good thing but
love is a principle of giving
00:49:05.07\00:49:07.41
what is the most. She actually
likes me sometimes. And so to
00:49:07.44\00:49:15.88
have the equipment, to have the
building finished, to have the
00:49:15.92\00:49:18.19
equipment in place is going to
allow us to literally change the
00:49:18.22\00:49:22.79
face of witnessing
throughout the world.
00:49:22.82\00:49:25.36
It'll have the same format as
Thunder in the Holy Land where
00:49:25.39\00:49:28.86
we have a host beginning, middle
and end and young people as
00:49:28.90\00:49:34.90
reporters.
00:49:34.94\00:49:36.27
Let me just say it this way,
every time you take a breath
00:49:36.30\00:49:40.94
it's a miracle (Yes it is) Every
time your heart beats it's a
00:49:40.98\00:49:46.31
miracle. (That's right) So
now you guys have gotten cancer,
00:49:46.35\00:49:49.48
you're in the hospital, we
come and pray for you...You got
00:49:49.52\00:49:53.79
healed! Now we get excited about
that as if a miracle happened
00:49:53.82\00:49:56.83
but it doesn't negate the
fact that there's been a miracle
00:49:56.86\00:50:01.10
going on all along. Every breath
was a miracle, every heartbeat
00:50:01.13\00:50:04.93
was a miracle and now this
is a special one. We're very
00:50:04.97\00:50:07.94
thankful that you're cancer
is gone, praise God, Amen,
00:50:07.97\00:50:10.17
hallelujah. Your child was
saved after falling off a cliff,
00:50:10.21\00:50:13.07
praise God, Amen, Hallelujah but
don't miss those little daily
00:50:13.11\00:50:17.48
miracles. And so this is what I
have to say. We raised $702,000
00:50:17.51\00:50:23.65
The building is almost done,
not quite. We need $120,000 to
00:50:23.69\00:50:28.86
finish the building and
the devil makes me want to fret
00:50:28.89\00:50:31.99
about that. But I just say
(inhales) He gave us $702,000
00:50:32.03\00:50:38.07
He's going to do the rest. We
need a million dollars' worth of
00:50:38.10\00:50:42.34
equipment but (inhales) you know
He gave us that, He's going to
00:50:42.37\00:50:47.08
do the rest.
00:50:47.11\00:50:48.44
My God our God will
supply all your needs.
00:50:48.48\00:50:50.85
All your needs and He made this
promise to me. He said if you
00:50:50.88\00:50:54.15
leave houses or lands or parents
or family for my sake and the
00:50:54.18\00:50:58.89
gospel I will give you a hundred
fold, a hundredfold (claim it)
00:50:58.92\00:51:04.39
so we donated $230,000 of our
own money so let's see a hundred
00:51:04.43\00:51:09.66
fold would be 23 million. I'm
not even asking for 23 million.
00:51:09.70\00:51:14.84
But He's promised so I'm just
trusting in Him. God is going to
00:51:14.87\00:51:19.47
do something profound.
00:51:19.51\00:51:21.01
Amen. This is encouraging.
Nice to see the report as you
00:51:21.04\00:51:26.15
continue to visit and update
our viewers too you know because
00:51:26.18\00:51:33.19
they hear of the different
stages in ministry and what the
00:51:33.22\00:51:34.79
the Lord is doing, so.
00:51:34.82\00:51:36.22
Amen, well we are ready to share
contact information and if you
00:51:36.26\00:51:39.89
would like to support your
prayers are needed but your
00:51:39.93\00:51:42.46
financial support is needed to
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00:51:42.50\00:51:45.33
and actually start getting these
languages in. We will be back
00:51:45.37\00:51:49.04
in a moment and
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