I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to 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 want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Welcome to 3ABN Family
Worship. We invite you, no, no.
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We encourage you to get
your family, that's the spouse,
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the sons, the daughter
and especially tonight,
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the little children because
we have a special guest with us
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and join us for family worship
as we introduce the Sabbath.
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I want to take just a
moment and share with you
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something about the Sabbath that
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when Mollie and I came
into the truth of Sabbath,
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we did not know
how to keep the Sabbath
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and we have
learned through process.
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We've been Sunday keepers. Yeah.
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For what, 50 something years.
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A long time. Hundred and fifty.
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Now, not quite 150
but for a long time,
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so this was all new to us.
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We had to learn how
to keep the Sabbath.
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It was processed in
procedure but something that
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really pierced my
heart and made me realize
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that the truth of
the Sabbath was...
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I ran into an old
friend of mine and he was
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talking to me and he said,
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"How things are going with you?"
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And I said, "Well,
they are going pretty good.
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How about you?"
He said, "Great."
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He said, "We've just
started a new church, a new work
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in Carvadale and I
want to invite you to come."
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So I said, "What day is it on?"
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He said, "What?
It's Sunday, of course."
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And I told him then
that I could not attend
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on Sunday because I
was a Sabbath keeper.
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And then I witnessed
him about the Sabbath.
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I mean, that's just
the natural thing to do.
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He nodded "okay"
like you are weird,
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but whatever, but
anyway then we parted our ways
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and as I was going
home, you get this.
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As I was going home,
the Holy Spirit pierced
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to my heart and told me,
"You're not a Sabbath keeper.
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You go to church on Sabbath."
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And I thought, "wow."
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Now the reason
why I thought "wow"
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was 'cause I ran into my
old friend at the car wash
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on Sabbath afternoon
when I was washing my car.
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And I began to really take
a look at it and I realized
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that Sabbath doesn't begin
when you get to Sabbath school,
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and when you leave
after pot blessing lunch.
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The Sabbath begins
right now-- oh, it's Sunday
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and on Friday night and
goes til Sunday on the Sabbath.
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And so what we want you to
right now is stop everything
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that you are doing,
get your people in there,
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sit down and just rest and
enter into a glorious Sabbath.
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Amen. God says, I'm gonna--
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The Lord says, "I'm
gonna enter His gates with
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Thanksgiving and into
His courts with praise."
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So, praise God. Amen.
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You know, how we have invited
some of our dear friends...
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Yes, yes.
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To come and be a part of our
Sabbath worship this evening.
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And we invite every one of you.
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We are so thankful
that you are here with us.
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We encourage you
to lay aside this time
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that God has
given us to worship Him,
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to lay aside the
cares of the world
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and just
concentrate and think about Him.
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And I would like to
introduce our guests to you.
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Now, these are our friends,
our guests around our table.
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First we have
Robert and Nadya Stotz
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and their beautiful
little lady, Sofiya.
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Sofiya, it's good to
have you here as well.
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Sofiya is on
Tiny Tots quite often
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and so she's very comfortable
in front of the camera
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and she knows what it
is to be on television.
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So Sofiya, we know that
you are going to join us
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and help us with worship.
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Robert, it's
good to have you here.
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Oh, it's good to have here.
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This is, of course my
life, Nadya, Sofiya down here.
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And you know,
our family worship.
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We love every day to
teach Sofiya about Jesus
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and at the nighttime, Sofiya,
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what do we do
night, can you-- do you?
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Well, what we do is, we
love to read the story books,
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the Bible stories about Jesus.
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Kind of the get her
to know Jesus better
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because we want her to
know Jesus as her friend,
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not just someone
who is, you know,
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"Oh, don't do
this, don't' do that."
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We want her to--
Jesus to be her friend.
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Amen.
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And what I love is you know,
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my wife here is very, very good,
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you know, Sofiya is
with her during the day,
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and she always
tells her of Jesus' love.
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And I'm always happy at night
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before she goes
to bed many times
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she just starts
singing songs to sleep,
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you know, about Jesus
and I always say with Jesus
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in the family, it
is a happy happy home.
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Yes, it is.
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Well, may be in a
little bit we can get her
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to share Bible
stories with us if we..
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Oh, Sofiya, would
you like to do that?
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We'd love that.
Sofiya, we would love that.
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Let's see what happens.
Let's see what happens, yeah.
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Nadia, it's so
good to have to here.
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Yeah. Thank you.
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Now, we have other friends with
us as well that we've invited.
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We've got Janelle
and Don here with us,
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and it's so good
to have both you.
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Thank you for having us here.
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Oh, and they are a
blessing, they really are.
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Yeah they-- and you
are here and you are from,
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I believe,
originally from over in Indiana.
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Yes, yeah. Of course, yeah.
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Yes, we have lived in
Corydon area in Indiana
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for about 13 years.
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Thirteen years? Yeah.
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And so in 2013, we moved here.
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Well, it is so good to
have you and what I would like
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to do now, is just
thank our Heavenly Father
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for this wonderful time
that we have of coming together,
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of worshiping Him, of
giving this time to Him.
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So join us in prayer.
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Holy Father, we come
before You in the name of Jesus
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and Lord, we praise
You and we thank You
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for Your grace and Your
mercy, for Your goodness to us.
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Thank You, Father, that
You've given us this time
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that we can set aside
all of the cares of the world
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and we can concentrate on
You, lay our hearts before You,
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Father, and give our
lives to You, yield to You,
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O, God to the degree
that we know how to yield,
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that You can take
our lives and use us
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for Your honor and Your glory.
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Father, we ask Your
presence, come into our hearts,
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come into our lives,
come into our presence,
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Father, here in this
home, here in this dwelling
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and O God, and
every person is watching.
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Father, we pray You would
specially, especially invade
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their homes and
their hearts, Father,
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that all of us would recognize,
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know Your presence, Father,
and be drawn closer to You
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during this
Sabbath hour is our prayer.
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In Jesus' name. Amen.
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Well, let's praise the Lord.
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Let's sing some song.
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Okay, we are
blessed with Janelle here,
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leading a song for us.
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We're gonna be...
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And Jill Morikone
accompanying on the piano.
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Thank you.
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We are gonna be
singing two songs,
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the first one is Trust and Obey
and we are going to be singing
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Verses 1, 3 and 5 and if we guys
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have your hymnal at home,
you can follow along with us.
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When we walk with the
Lord in the light of his Word
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What a glory He
sheds on our way!
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While we do His good
will He abides with us still
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And with all who
will trust and obey
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Trust and obey for
there's no other way
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To be happy in Jesus
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But to trust and obey
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Not a burden we bear
not a sorrow we share
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But our toil He
doth richly repay
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Not a grief or a loss
not a frown or a cross
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But is blessed
if we trust and obey
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Trust and obey for
there's no other way
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To be happy in Jesus
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But to trust and obey
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Then in fellowship
sweet we will sit at His feet
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Or we'll walk by
His side in the way
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What He says we will do
where He sends we will go
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Never fear only trust and obey
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Trust and obey for
there's no other way
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To be happy in Jesus
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But to trust and obey
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Amen. That sounded beautiful.
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Trust and obey. Beautiful.
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I heard Sofiya sing it.
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Touching our hearts. Indeed.
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Yes, she was singing.
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I heard that was one
of the Sofiya's favorites.
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You liked that song, don't you?
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Yes, sir.
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Next we are gonna
be singing Number 457,
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and this one is called
I Love to Tell the Story.
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I love to tell the story
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Of unseen things above
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Of Jesus and His glory
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Of Jesus and His love
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I love to tell the story
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Because I know 'tis true
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It satisfies my longings
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As nothing else can do
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I love to tell the story
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'Twill be my theme in glory
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To tell the old, old story
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Of Jesus and His love
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I love to tell the story
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More wonderful it seems
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Than all the golden fancies
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Of all our golden dreams
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I love to tell the story
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It did so much for me
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And that is just the reason
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I tell it now to thee
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I love to tell the story
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'Twill be my theme in glory
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To tell the old, old story
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Of Jesus and His love
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I love to tell the story
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'Tis pleasant to repeat
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What seems each time I tell it
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More wonderfully sweet
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I love to tell the story
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For some have never heard
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The message of salvation
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From God's own holy Word
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I love to tell the story
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'Twill be my theme in glory
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To tell the old, old story
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Of Jesus and His love
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I love to tell the story
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For those who know it best
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Seem hungering and thirsting
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To hear it like the rest
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And when, in scenes of glory
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I sing the new, new song
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'Twill be the old, old story
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That I have loved so long
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I love to tell the story
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'Twill be my theme in glory
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To tell the old, old story
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Of Jesus and His love
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Oh, Amen.
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I just love to
tell that story too.
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Let's do it over and
over and over again for sure.
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You know, some of these songs,
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doesn't matter
how long we sing them,
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they are only always
gonna be wonderful to our heart,
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touch our hearts and
draw us closer to Jesus.
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Amen to that.
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I love these what we
refer to as old songs.
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I had a lady came to me
one time back years ago,
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I was telling Nadya earlier.
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I didn't know, I
don't know a lot of hymns,
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because in our
church, we sang off the wall
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is what they referred to.
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We did a lot of chores,
but I had a lady came in to me
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and said, "Pastor, why don't
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you sing some of the old songs?"
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and I said, "Well, we
just sang one of the songs,
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is 3,500 years old."
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Oh, wow.
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I said, "I would
call those old too."
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I said, we just
sang a song of Moses
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and it was
about 3,800 years old,
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so that's old song
but there is nothing,
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there is nothing
that beats the old hymns.
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They are true. That's true.
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Oh man, I love
Power in the Blood.
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Yeah. That's a good one.
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And we did a camp
meeting here back on victory
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and I suggested
singing "Victory In Jesus"
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and we were shocked that
it wasn't in our hymnal book.
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We sang it and we sang
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the Real Father with
it too for sure, for fact.
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But we have a special guests,
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special, special, special
guest with us here today,
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it's Jesus Christ
but we have a someone
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that is special,
special, special, special too,
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that is, Sofiya Stotz.
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Hi, Sofiya and we
want to take just a minute
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and let Nadya introduce her
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but not just we
have mentioned her name
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but to tell something about
her but she also has her family.
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Grandma, grandpa,
aunt, uncle, cousins
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that are watching and Russia.
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And Ukraine. And Ukraine.
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Oh, I didn't know that.
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Russia and Ukraine.
What part of Russia?
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Southern part, by the Black Sea.
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Okay. Beautiful area.
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Oh, I bet, yeah.
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And Ukraine, where?
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I don't know where it was...
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South-east kind of.
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I've been to Kiev, Ukraine.
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Yeah, south Ukraine.
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We did some meetings
here with John Carter.
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Oh. He's powerful, powerful.
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But I would like, I would
like, Nadya, if you don't mind,
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I'd like for
you to take a minute
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and just share something about
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your beautiful
daughter and first in English.
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Just a little but then
we want to take the time,
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so bear with us,
we won't take the time
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toward Nadia can greet
her family and present,
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Sofiya to her family in
the Soviet Union in Russia
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and she's gonna
do it in Russian,
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I mean, I talked
to C.A. and C.A. said,
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"That's awesome."
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We got a lot of Russian viewers
and they don't, you know,
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a lot of them don't
know English that well
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and they would love that, so...
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Okay. It's yours.
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Well, this is
our daughter Sofiya.
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She is almost four years old.
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Good daughter, yes. Yeah
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Try to behave,
try to be a good girl.
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Likes to sing and
taken violin lessons,
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so she is
learning to play violin.
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Wow.
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She will play in the
church soon hopefully.
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Yeah, she would
like to sing for church,
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and play the violin.
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Oh, you like to play
violin? Oh, beautiful.
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Yes. Okay.
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All right.
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Now you want me to
say something in Russian?
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No more than something, Nadya.
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I want you to
talk to your family
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and show off
that beautiful baby.
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Well, um...
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Okay, thank you so
much. Oh, you are welcome.
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I see that touched
your heart and I know that,
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you don't get to go home
as often as you would like to.
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So this opportunity to
speak to your family...
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Yeah.
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And I know that's
touching your heart
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and introducing your daughter.
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Robert, I know that
you have had an opportunity
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to nurture this woman
here in the United States
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and get to be a blessing to her.
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I want to say
she is nurturing me.
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I mean, her father was a pastor
and I hear this many times,
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it is a very nice
thing because he would always
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invites people over
Sabbath or whenever,
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to feed them and
spread the message about God
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because he was in
Ukraine and Russia.
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They were persecuted, she went
through a lot of persecution
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for it by teacher who
would hit her, saying,
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"Why don't you come to school?"
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But she went through
all the persecution and,
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but she would
always wants people,
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you know, to share and
my mom, she's from Serbia
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and she also, I
remember here in America,
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she came to America
when she was really young.
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They would all--
she would always,
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well, in my family they would
always invite people over tea
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because of that I
tell her, without her,
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I probably
wouldn't be inviting people
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over because I...
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she brings up
Jesus in me many times.
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She is always
thinking of other people.
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She is always bringing
up, I'd say, the best in me.
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Well, I like
people and invite them.
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We like people, yeah.
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To invite people to our house
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and thank you for
invite to us to your house.
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Yeah. You are welcome.
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And I understand and I know
that you are an excellent cook
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and so when people
comes to learning...
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Okay, before
Nadya, my meal, if cooked,
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would be rice and beans.
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So it is a big step up.
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I mean, I learned
how to bake a potato now.
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Wow. And mashed potatoes.
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Mashed potato, oil it.
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Well, there is no doubt
about Mollie being a good cook
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but look at me.
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She's a good cook.
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She's a southern
bale and a southern cook,
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and praise God for that, so.
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Mollie, why don't you
get the scripture ready
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and maybe we can cover Sofiya
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into maybe sharing
a Bible story with us
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while we are getting ready here.
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See if she is
bonding to. Good book.
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Okay.
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Well, I will open
them with these scriptures
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while Sofiya is getting
ready with her Bible story.
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We are going to read
Matthew the 28th chapter.
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I'm going to start in verse 16.
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It's the scripture
says and how, in my Bible,
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how this is prefaced and
I bet it's prefaced that way
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in your Bible as well.
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It's called the
what, the Great Commission.
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It says "Then
the eleven disciples
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went away into Galilee,
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to the mountain which
Jesus had appointed for them.
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When they saw him,
they worshipped him.
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But some did
what, what's that word?
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Doubted. Doubted.
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Some doubted.
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So I want to show you how
Jesus addressed that doubting.
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How many of you have
doubt in your hearts sometimes?
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That's what we shouldn't have.
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We should not
have that doubting.
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"And Jesus came and spoke to
them saying 'All authority.'"
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Another
translation says, "All power."
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"Has been given to Me
and heaven and on earth."
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So who's got all the
power and the authority?
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Jesus.
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Jesus has all
power and all authority
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and then He turns
right to those eleven.
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Now remember some
of them were doubting
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and this is what He says.
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He says, "Go therefore."
You know what He is saying?
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"I've got all the
power and authority.
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Now, I'm vesting it in you."
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He vested it in those
11 but I want you to know
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He is vesting it in
everyone of us today.
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"Go ye therefore, and
make disciples of all nations,
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baptizing them in the
name of Father and of the Son
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and of the Holy
Spirit, teaching them
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to observe all things
that I have commanded you."
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He tells them I'm giving
you the power and the authority
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now I'm telling
you what to teach them.
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"All those things
which I commanded you"
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and then to me,
this is the most precious
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"and lo, I am with you always,
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even to the end of the age."
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We don't even have
to do it by ourselves.
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Who's with us?
Every time we step out?
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So I know there's
some of the things
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some of you do on the
Sabbath is go out witnessing
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and I know that's
one of the hardest things
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for me to do because I
tend to be a little shy.
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You know, and I
think that's fear.
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Afraid of rejection. Yeah.
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But we don't have
to afraid of rejection.
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He says here "I'm giving
you all power, all authority.
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I'm telling you
what to say to people
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and how He has bear with us."
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Yeah, Oh. Then
leave us on our own.
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I think the
devil knows our fears.
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He knows when
the biggest fear is,
00:23:26.37\00:23:27.77
the fear of other
people and talking to them.
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Not even about Jesus,
about anything, we have a fear.
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I mean, if you
look at the world today.
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We have our own phones,
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we are all just
within ourselves.
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Yeah.
00:23:38.78\00:23:40.12
And the devil knows that
and so God is trying to give us
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the encouragement here.
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Go out, all powers...
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I think two is a lot more
easier when we make it to be.
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We try to over
think things, we get to
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where we talk
ourselves out of it
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because "well, I
don't know what to say,
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I don't know what to do."
00:23:52.63\00:23:53.96
That's much more
easier than we think.
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I mean, just
looking at somebody,
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and may be
something on that person,
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you know, like
you can see their hat.
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Just speak to
them it's really simple
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and just Lord will
open a door and step out
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just a little bit in
faith and just that moment,
00:24:02.30\00:24:04.61
Lord will give
you that encouragement
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to witness that person.
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I've seen it many times.
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You know, I-- go ahead.
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No, you go ahead.
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I thoughts, our theme is
the blessing is on the go
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and we shared
yesterday morning in worship.
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We go, you know, these powers
stay until you get to moving.
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So you get to
moving, don't just sit there.
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You get to moving and allow
God to give the power to do it
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but when you go,
you want to go with God
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and go being led
by the Holy Spirit.
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It's so important to be led but
00:24:35.44\00:24:38.07
it's amazing what
the Holy Spirit will do
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and how he will direct you.
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I share this in
Mollie's Sabbath school class.
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I was talking
about witnessing recently
00:24:45.15\00:24:47.45
that Mollie and
I were in Alabama,
00:24:47.48\00:24:48.98
probably about 25
years ago and we got up,
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we were playing
golf we were on vacation.
00:24:51.75\00:24:54.12
We got up to the first tee
and a guy was standing there
00:24:54.16\00:24:57.03
and he said, "Would you
guys like to play with me?
00:24:57.06\00:24:59.66
I'm playing by myself."
00:24:59.69\00:25:01.03
And I said, "Yeah,
we don't play good,
00:25:01.06\00:25:02.66
but we do play fast."
00:25:02.70\00:25:04.37
And he said, "Well, come on."
00:25:04.40\00:25:06.03
And so I got up
there and I said...
00:25:06.07\00:25:08.94
say his name was Bill, I
don't remember right now.
00:25:08.97\00:25:11.27
"Bill, what do you do?
00:25:11.31\00:25:12.64
And he said,
"You would never guess
00:25:12.67\00:25:14.11
in a million years what I do."
00:25:14.14\00:25:16.34
I said, "God, I want
to witness to this guy,
00:25:16.38\00:25:18.15
open a door here,
don't wanting to shut down.
00:25:18.18\00:25:21.02
He said," There
are only four of us
00:25:21.05\00:25:23.59
in the world that do this."
00:25:23.62\00:25:26.69
And as, I'm standing here
00:25:26.72\00:25:28.06
and Mollie
bears witness with it.
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The Holy Spirit
spoke to my heart and said,
00:25:30.56\00:25:33.70
"He restores old books.
00:25:33.73\00:25:38.00
He binds and rebinds old books."
00:25:38.03\00:25:42.67
And so I just told him,
00:25:42.70\00:25:44.14
"You restore old
books, you are book binder."
00:25:44.17\00:25:46.14
And he turned around
and dropped his golf club
00:25:46.17\00:25:48.08
and said, "A book...?"
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Needless to say, he
heard every word about it.
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I didn't play golf that
good but I sure witnessed
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about Jesus that day.
00:26:00.19\00:26:01.52
So when you go the
blessing is on the go,
00:26:01.56\00:26:03.79
so go with God and
go with the leading
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and the power
of the Holy Spirit.
00:26:07.80\00:26:10.57
I like when you said how about
it's neither the spirit led
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because if not, we
can make a mess of it.
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You know, like asking God
every morning, who can I...
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who would you have me
to witness to you might be
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more than one person
that if He leads you,
00:26:20.44\00:26:23.11
then that's the
key, you know, that we...
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you know found that
out there, you know,
00:26:25.88\00:26:28.38
through just the
witnessing and stuff that
00:26:28.42\00:26:31.12
asking for those opportunities
00:26:31.15\00:26:32.59
and that the Holy
Spirit would prompt you
00:26:32.62\00:26:33.96
when that
person is in your path.
00:26:33.99\00:26:36.22
You know and that's
the key as a Holy Spirit.
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Another thing I
like to add to that too,
00:26:37.93\00:26:39.26
it's the blessings on a
go like you said that faith,
00:26:39.29\00:26:41.63
when you are asking,
pray for those things,
00:26:41.66\00:26:43.37
"Lord, I want
divine appointments,
00:26:43.40\00:26:44.73
I want to reach
somewhere for the gospel."
00:26:44.77\00:26:46.33
When he gives you that moment,
00:26:46.37\00:26:47.70
don't step back, well I'm not--
00:26:47.74\00:26:49.07
You know, you need to step
forward and Lord will just,
00:26:49.10\00:26:50.54
He'll take that
moment and you'll be amazed
00:26:50.57\00:26:52.71
and not only does
that encouraged that person
00:26:52.74\00:26:54.24
but it also
encourages your faith.
00:26:54.28\00:26:55.61
You know, if you
don't get out of there,
00:26:55.64\00:26:56.98
your faith is more
encourages, you do these things.
00:26:57.01\00:26:59.51
You know, if you don't hear
anything else I'll say tonight,
00:26:59.55\00:27:02.52
I want you to hear this.
00:27:02.55\00:27:04.55
You are not
responsible for the end result
00:27:04.59\00:27:07.22
when God thrust
you to do something.
00:27:07.26\00:27:09.32
You are responsible
for being obedient to God.
00:27:09.36\00:27:13.29
So God speaks to you
and tells you to do this,
00:27:13.33\00:27:17.57
then what you need to do is
you need to go ahead and do it.
00:27:17.60\00:27:21.14
It doesn't matter
whether they tell you are crazy.
00:27:21.17\00:27:23.71
If you tell you
that nut, you are a nut.
00:27:23.74\00:27:25.61
You can tell, "I might
be a nut but I'm screwed
00:27:25.64\00:27:27.34
on the right bolt and
that bolt is Jesus Christ."
00:27:27.38\00:27:29.48
Amen.
00:27:29.51\00:27:30.85
But anyway, you
know, you've got to be
00:27:30.88\00:27:33.01
led by the spirit of God
when you do these things.
00:27:33.05\00:27:36.35
Go and God will honor
that and you're not responsible
00:27:36.38\00:27:39.89
for the end
result, hear it again.
00:27:39.92\00:27:41.62
You are responsible
for being obedient to God.
00:27:41.66\00:27:44.66
Here we had a young lady who
asked us just a few weeks ago,
00:27:44.69\00:27:47.26
we went to a funeral.
00:27:47.30\00:27:48.83
And the young lady we spoke to,
00:27:48.86\00:27:50.53
I haven't seen this
young man in quite a well.
00:27:50.57\00:27:51.90
We used to work with
but she asked us out.
00:27:51.93\00:27:54.04
You know, I felt
the Lord impressed me,
00:27:54.07\00:27:55.60
give her this glow track
that says "Talking with God"
00:27:55.64\00:27:58.61
and she says, "How do
you know how to do that?
00:27:58.64\00:28:00.08
What is it?"
00:28:00.11\00:28:01.44
And I tell her it's
the Spirit that tells us,
00:28:01.48\00:28:02.81
it impresses you.
00:28:02.84\00:28:04.18
This is what this person
needs in this particular time
00:28:04.21\00:28:05.55
and I give it to him.
00:28:05.58\00:28:06.92
And she is like, "Oh, wow."
00:28:06.95\00:28:08.28
So, she was really attracted
and wanted to know more about
00:28:08.32\00:28:10.25
how the spirit
functions, how we work,
00:28:10.29\00:28:12.82
you know,
impressing people with them.
00:28:12.85\00:28:14.19
I truly give them so...
00:28:14.22\00:28:15.59
It's amazing. The
Spirit of God will lead us.
00:28:15.62\00:28:18.46
He's our teacher
and He's our guide.
00:28:18.49\00:28:20.66
You know, how something that
you mentioned earlier was that,
00:28:20.70\00:28:25.27
learning to keep the Sabbath,
00:28:25.30\00:28:28.50
learning because
again, we were in our 50s
00:28:28.54\00:28:32.17
when came into
the Adventist Church,
00:28:32.21\00:28:34.28
we came into the
truth of the Sabbath.
00:28:34.31\00:28:36.54
Praise the Lord.
00:28:36.58\00:28:37.91
And so keeping the
Sabbath and how he mentioned...
00:28:37.95\00:28:42.08
initially we thought
going to church on Saturday
00:28:42.12\00:28:45.79
was what this was about,
00:28:45.82\00:28:47.79
that's just
part of it, you know.
00:28:47.82\00:28:50.73
But learning how to keep
the Sabbath and never having
00:28:50.76\00:28:54.83
any training in this,
you know and see I know
00:28:54.86\00:28:58.33
with you two as you were talking
00:28:58.37\00:29:00.20
you were a
preacher's kid, you are a PK.
00:29:00.24\00:29:03.57
Robert, were a
preacher's son? No.
00:29:03.61\00:29:04.94
But you were raised strongly
in the Adventist Church.
00:29:04.97\00:29:07.28
Yes.
00:29:07.31\00:29:08.64
So you have
heritage, you have history.
00:29:08.68\00:29:10.21
You have
examples in your home of--
00:29:10.25\00:29:13.58
to follow and fortunately
you have the same example
00:29:13.62\00:29:17.59
so that made it
very compatible for you.
00:29:17.62\00:29:20.66
And Hal, and I
didn't. We had to learn.
00:29:20.69\00:29:23.12
And I wanted to
ask Janelle and Donald,
00:29:23.16\00:29:27.33
were you raised in
an Adventist Church
00:29:27.36\00:29:29.36
and do you have this
history and heritage and if not,
00:29:29.40\00:29:33.00
how did you learn
to keep the Sabbath?
00:29:33.03\00:29:34.87
what were the steps
the Lord led you to learn
00:29:34.90\00:29:38.64
how to keep the Sabbath?
00:29:38.67\00:29:40.01
One minute, I
will share with you.
00:29:40.04\00:29:41.38
Mine will just be pretty quick,
00:29:41.41\00:29:42.98
he's got a better
testimony, I think.
00:29:43.01\00:29:45.78
I was raised Seventh Adventist
and then I was baptized about
00:29:45.81\00:29:50.62
age 12 and then
about a year after that,
00:29:50.65\00:29:53.39
my parents got divorced
00:29:53.42\00:29:54.76
and so we
stopped going to church
00:29:54.79\00:29:56.12
and hadn't been to
church in a long time
00:29:56.16\00:29:58.29
and a lot of stuff
that I'm learning now,
00:29:58.33\00:30:00.20
honesty, I mean, you
know, I know I was a kid then
00:30:00.23\00:30:02.93
but He's just really
opened up a lot of things to me
00:30:02.96\00:30:06.27
that I didn't know about,
never remember hearing so,
00:30:06.30\00:30:09.60
you know, praise the Lord
for that but yeah, it was...
00:30:09.64\00:30:12.34
that my parents plant
the seeds at a young age
00:30:12.37\00:30:14.94
and unfortunately changed
a little bit later but...
00:30:14.98\00:30:19.05
It's back now.
00:30:19.08\00:30:20.62
But, yeah, the Lord spoke
in my heart, back in 2008,
00:30:20.65\00:30:24.82
things had to
get right in my life
00:30:24.85\00:30:26.99
and I never even heard
of the Adventist message.
00:30:27.02\00:30:28.72
I didn't even know was even
had neighbors across the street
00:30:28.79\00:30:30.49
the kid that we Adventists,
and I was like really,
00:30:30.53\00:30:32.33
I don't know what Adventist do.
00:30:32.36\00:30:34.30
But I am so, I started
studying on some things
00:30:34.33\00:30:38.70
and the Lord really
impressed me in a dream,
00:30:38.73\00:30:41.30
back in February
2008, He had talked to me.
00:30:41.34\00:30:43.54
He said that God is coming.
00:30:43.57\00:30:46.17
I mean, I know it
came from Him specifically.
00:30:46.21\00:30:48.08
And I was like, I got to get
some things right in my life so
00:30:48.11\00:30:50.58
I started studying and
also He put in my mind sabido.
00:30:50.61\00:30:54.22
Like that's
Spanish. I know Spanish.
00:30:54.25\00:30:56.25
So study that
word out and I studied
00:30:56.28\00:30:57.85
on the different languages.
00:30:57.89\00:30:59.32
Russian, how is it in Russian?
00:30:59.35\00:31:00.69
Subota. Subota?
00:31:00.72\00:31:02.06
Subota.
00:31:02.09\00:31:03.43
Subota See, subota.
00:31:03.46\00:31:04.79
I'm like, "Wow,
there's something to this.
00:31:04.83\00:31:06.16
A Sabbath thing."
00:31:06.19\00:31:07.53
So we really
started it studying that
00:31:07.56\00:31:08.90
and we went through this,
00:31:08.93\00:31:10.27
study called Steps
to Christ, both of us.
00:31:10.30\00:31:12.23
I am to kind of wrap
this up. I don't know.
00:31:12.27\00:31:13.77
I don't think
you mentioned that...
00:31:13.80\00:31:15.14
he thought my
church, my parents were weird
00:31:15.17\00:31:17.24
for taking this Church on
Saturdays when we were kids.
00:31:17.27\00:31:19.87
And he said,
what's that all about?
00:31:19.91\00:31:21.61
Were you guys trying to
be different or, you know,
00:31:21.64\00:31:24.55
what's up with that?
00:31:24.58\00:31:25.91
And so he kind of,
kind of led into the..
00:31:25.95\00:31:29.62
you know, the reason why.
00:31:29.65\00:31:31.35
He wanted to know why.
00:31:31.39\00:31:32.72
When we studied
Steps to Christ together,
00:31:32.75\00:31:35.19
two months prior to
finishing Steps to Christ,
00:31:35.22\00:31:37.89
I said in my head, "I
want to go to church now.
00:31:37.93\00:31:39.66
I really want to go to church.
00:31:39.69\00:31:41.03
So like sinners anything to
her and after we finished it,
00:31:41.06\00:31:44.07
she said, you know what,
00:31:44.10\00:31:45.43
"I think I want
to go to church now."
00:31:45.47\00:31:47.14
But we were keeping this
Sabbath actually at home,
00:31:47.17\00:31:48.74
we didn't think
we needed church,
00:31:48.77\00:31:50.34
I'm sure many of us have
been down that path, you know,
00:31:50.37\00:31:52.74
well, you don't need to go
to church, we can do it here.
00:31:52.77\00:31:55.44
And the Lord impressed
us. What was really funny.
00:31:55.48\00:31:57.35
As soon as I got
into church in 2009,
00:31:57.38\00:31:59.31
I had baptized and
they instantly said
00:31:59.35\00:32:01.25
"Hey, you want to be deacon?"
00:32:01.28\00:32:02.62
I'm like what's a
deacon? What is a deacon?
00:32:02.65\00:32:04.99
I don't know what that is.
00:32:05.02\00:32:06.35
So they quickly put me
in position to do something
00:32:06.39\00:32:09.79
in a church and
I was a privilege
00:32:09.82\00:32:11.79
and then I
realized, "You know what,
00:32:11.83\00:32:13.16
this is a privilege
to be in this church
00:32:13.19\00:32:14.66
and not to open it and function
because here we were sitting
00:32:14.70\00:32:17.57
in our living
room, and just saying,
00:32:17.60\00:32:18.93
well, we will keep the Sabbath
at home, we don't need elder
00:32:18.97\00:32:20.94
so the Lord really
opened the door so...
00:32:20.97\00:32:23.30
You know, what I want you
to do is come back to you,
00:32:23.34\00:32:26.07
Hal, if this will work.
00:32:26.11\00:32:28.48
Okay.
00:32:28.51\00:32:29.84
And let you tell our
viewers because I know that
00:32:29.88\00:32:34.35
so many of our viewers are
like Hal and I and like you are.
00:32:34.38\00:32:37.82
We weren't raise Adventist.
00:32:37.85\00:32:39.99
And how you, what you do own
the Sabbath to keep the Sabbath
00:32:40.02\00:32:44.13
but remember I
said earlier that Sofiya
00:32:44.16\00:32:47.03
was going to tell a story.
00:32:47.06\00:32:48.56
Yes.
00:32:48.60\00:32:49.93
I think Sofiya that it is
time for you to tell a story
00:32:49.96\00:32:52.47
if you are ready to.
00:32:52.50\00:32:53.84
Are you ready
to tell your story?
00:32:53.87\00:32:55.20
Over here.
00:32:55.24\00:32:56.57
Okay. All right.
00:32:56.60\00:32:57.94
You've got a big smile.
00:32:57.97\00:32:59.31
Yeah, if you are not,
we'll wait a few minutes
00:32:59.34\00:33:00.68
but if you want to
tell you story now, you can.
00:33:00.71\00:33:02.88
I like to hear it.
00:33:02.91\00:33:04.25
Just look at
this, what does it say?
00:33:04.28\00:33:06.61
She's just a little shy.
00:33:06.65\00:33:07.98
She's a little
shy, now that's okay.
00:33:08.02\00:33:09.75
We know that she will,
she wants to tell her story.
00:33:09.78\00:33:14.12
Sofiya, you will let us
know when you are ready to tell
00:33:14.16\00:33:16.52
that story and we'll
be ready to listen to it,
00:33:16.56\00:33:19.53
but I want to ask you two.
00:33:19.56\00:33:22.23
You both being raised Adventist,
00:33:22.26\00:33:26.17
keeping the Sabbath
from sun down on Friday
00:33:26.20\00:33:29.64
till sun down on Sabbath.
00:33:29.67\00:33:32.07
What is it that
you do on the Sabbath?
00:33:32.11\00:33:35.08
You know, it's not
just "all right, you start,
00:33:35.11\00:33:38.05
you read your
Bible, you go to church."
00:33:38.08\00:33:40.62
I know you invite
people to you home.
00:33:40.65\00:33:42.55
There's so much to it and Hal's
got some scriptures or got a--
00:33:42.58\00:33:45.85
not some
scripture but you've got
00:33:45.89\00:33:47.36
something from Sister White.
00:33:47.39\00:33:48.72
You want to read that?
00:33:48.76\00:33:50.09
I would love to, Mollie.
00:33:50.13\00:33:51.46
So, let me put my
glasses on 'cause I'm old.
00:33:51.49\00:33:55.00
But I want to ask
you all what you'd do?
00:33:55.03\00:33:57.03
Okay.
00:33:57.07\00:33:58.40
This is powerful because
so many people think well,
00:33:58.43\00:34:01.04
you know, "I go to
church, I go to Sabbath school,
00:34:01.07\00:34:03.64
then I go to pot blessing
lunch and then I go home,
00:34:03.67\00:34:06.78
take a nap and that's it.
00:34:06.81\00:34:08.58
Because I'm not
supposed to do anything.
00:34:08.61\00:34:10.61
You see, that's just not so.
00:34:10.65\00:34:12.91
She says here Ellen
White, this is from CH, 3682,
00:34:12.95\00:34:18.02
"Your neglect to attend
the public worship of God
00:34:18.05\00:34:20.76
is a serious error.
00:34:20.79\00:34:22.76
The privileges of divine
service will be as beneficial
00:34:22.79\00:34:25.53
to you as to others
and are fully as essential.
00:34:25.56\00:34:29.46
But you may be unable to avail
yourself of these privileges
00:34:29.50\00:34:34.57
as often as do many others.
00:34:34.60\00:34:36.60
You will frequently be
called, upon the Sabbath,
00:34:36.64\00:34:39.51
to visit the
sick, and may be obliged
00:34:39.54\00:34:43.65
to make it a day
of exhausting labor."
00:34:43.68\00:34:46.51
For the Lord.
00:34:46.55\00:34:48.45
Such labor to relieve
the suffering was pronounced
00:34:48.48\00:34:51.35
by our Savior a work of mercy
00:34:51.39\00:34:54.66
and no violation of the Sabbath.
00:34:54.69\00:34:58.33
But when you
regularly devote your Sabbaths
00:34:58.36\00:35:01.10
to writing or labor,
making no special change,
00:35:01.13\00:35:05.83
you harm your own soul,
give to others an example
00:35:05.87\00:35:10.04
that is not worthy of imitation,
00:35:10.07\00:35:13.07
and do not honor God."
00:35:13.11\00:35:15.44
We will to honor
God but we can honor God
00:35:15.48\00:35:19.21
by being a
witness on the Sabbath.
00:35:19.25\00:35:22.15
Witnessing to, you know,
00:35:22.18\00:35:24.72
Jesus said that
after that the Holy Spirit
00:35:24.75\00:35:27.02
has come up on you, you
shall be witnesses unto Me,
00:35:27.06\00:35:31.16
both in
Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria,
00:35:31.19\00:35:34.43
and the other most
parts on the earth.
00:35:34.46\00:35:35.80
Well, I'm not a
really smart guy,
00:35:35.83\00:35:37.23
but in Alabama, both is two
00:35:37.27\00:35:40.07
and He names four different
places where Jerusalem,
00:35:40.10\00:35:42.94
Judea, Samaria
is your own locale,
00:35:42.97\00:35:46.31
your own neighborhood,
your own neighbors,
00:35:46.34\00:35:49.31
your own people that
you are familiar with
00:35:49.34\00:35:52.61
and then to the other
most parts of the earth,
00:35:52.65\00:35:55.18
is when that you go
to a different place,
00:35:55.22\00:35:59.55
or traveling or
whatever the case may be
00:35:59.59\00:36:02.02
but what we need to be is not
a witness every now and then,
00:36:02.06\00:36:05.89
we need to be a
constant witness.
00:36:05.93\00:36:08.46
Now you have something
you were talking about,
00:36:08.50\00:36:10.70
it's just the preacher
00:36:10.73\00:36:12.07
that's supposed to do
the witnessing, right?
00:36:12.10\00:36:14.30
Yeah. Exactly, yeah.
00:36:14.34\00:36:15.97
That's all his job.
Yeah, his job, is it?
00:36:16.00\00:36:18.47
Wait a minute, I
don't think the world
00:36:18.51\00:36:20.24
would go so fast with it.
00:36:20.28\00:36:21.74
I don't think it
will go but, you know,
00:36:21.78\00:36:23.31
I found out that
sheep produce sheep.
00:36:23.35\00:36:25.78
Yeah, that's right.
00:36:25.81\00:36:28.32
I like to read this.
00:36:28.35\00:36:29.68
This is another
Ellen White's quotes here.
00:36:29.72\00:36:31.45
It's called "One Person
Not to Do All the Witnessing."
00:36:31.49\00:36:34.96
"The fact that the Lord has
been represented as hearkening
00:36:34.99\00:36:38.86
to the words
spoken by His witnesses,
00:36:38.89\00:36:41.73
tells us that Jesus
is in our very midst."
00:36:41.76\00:36:44.13
Did you hear that?
00:36:44.17\00:36:45.50
It tells us that
Jesus is in our very midst.
00:36:45.53\00:36:47.80
"He says, 'Where two or
three are gathered together
00:36:47.84\00:36:50.47
in my name, there
am I in the midst.'
00:36:50.51\00:36:53.34
One person is not to do
all the witnessing for Jesus,
00:36:53.38\00:36:56.54
but everyone who
loves God is to testify
00:36:56.58\00:36:58.98
of the preciousness
of His grace and truth.
00:36:59.01\00:37:01.52
Those who receive
the light of truth
00:37:01.55\00:37:03.08
are to have lesson
upon lesson to educate them
00:37:03.12\00:37:06.29
not to keep silent,
00:37:06.32\00:37:07.96
but to speak
often one to another.
00:37:07.99\00:37:10.56
They are to keep in
mind the Sabbath meeting,
00:37:10.59\00:37:12.56
when those who
love and fear God,
00:37:12.59\00:37:14.60
and who think upon His name,
00:37:14.63\00:37:16.87
can have opportunity
to express their thoughts
00:37:16.90\00:37:18.70
in speaking one to another."
00:37:18.73\00:37:20.14
Now, I kind of
like in this idea.
00:37:20.17\00:37:22.17
It's like if
really love somebody,
00:37:22.20\00:37:23.54
when you want to go
and tell somebody about it.
00:37:23.57\00:37:24.91
I mean, it's like
keep it to yourself.
00:37:24.94\00:37:27.51
When God comes into
your life and He changes you,
00:37:27.54\00:37:29.31
it's like you can't hold it in.
00:37:29.34\00:37:31.01
You want to get out and you
see all these people around you
00:37:31.05\00:37:33.01
just it looks so unhappy
and miserable and you're like
00:37:33.05\00:37:35.88
"wow" you want them
to have the same joy.
00:37:35.92\00:37:38.05
I think that's what we
need to do as a group of people
00:37:38.09\00:37:40.09
and our thing too
is that the Holy Spirit
00:37:40.12\00:37:42.22
is another part
of the witnessing.
00:37:42.26\00:37:44.16
If we have the
Holy Spirit with us,
00:37:44.19\00:37:45.53
we've been talking about,
00:37:45.56\00:37:46.90
that's what we
need to do this work.
00:37:46.93\00:37:48.83
With the pulpit
I've read shows us
00:37:48.86\00:37:51.23
that we are to do
benevolent acts of goodness
00:37:51.27\00:37:54.70
on the Sabbath
and you are saying
00:37:54.74\00:37:57.31
that it's not just the
pastor that needs to do it.
00:37:57.34\00:37:59.01
That's exactly right.
00:37:59.04\00:38:00.38
It needs to be a sheep as well.
00:38:00.41\00:38:01.98
So, Nadya and Robert,
00:38:02.01\00:38:04.68
is Sofiya ready
to tell her story?
00:38:04.71\00:38:08.12
Well, I was just
talking about the Sabbath.
00:38:08.15\00:38:09.85
I'm a working progress.
00:38:09.88\00:38:11.22
Okay.
00:38:11.25\00:38:12.59
I'm working progress, for
me that means every Sabbath
00:38:12.62\00:38:15.29
I know, I failed every time.
00:38:15.32\00:38:18.46
There are times even
recent, I go and follow the news
00:38:18.49\00:38:22.83
well, I may not be
going back to the Bible.
00:38:22.86\00:38:25.80
And I'll say because of Nadya,
the mindset of the Sabbath
00:38:25.83\00:38:29.07
doesn't actually start sun down.
00:38:29.10\00:38:31.01
It's starts with preparation.
Yes in prepartion, that's good.
00:38:31.04\00:38:33.17
And, you know, I mow the lawn.
00:38:33.21\00:38:34.68
Nadya, she gets the house clean.
00:38:34.71\00:38:37.78
And you are talking on?
00:38:37.81\00:38:39.15
On Friday. On Friday.
00:38:39.18\00:38:40.52
Friday, before the sun down.
00:38:40.55\00:38:41.88
I mean, there's
the preparation and,
00:38:41.92\00:38:43.79
you know, when we look
at Moses, you gather before,
00:38:43.82\00:38:47.49
you know, the day happens.
00:38:47.52\00:38:49.32
To prepare
yourself for the Sabbath,
00:38:49.36\00:38:51.83
so I think our
mindset needs to start not on,
00:38:51.86\00:38:55.50
you know, "Oh, it's sun down.
00:38:55.53\00:38:57.00
Now everything get
shut off, no TV, that's it."
00:38:57.03\00:38:59.00
No, it needs to
start before that.
00:38:59.03\00:39:00.37
Amen.
00:39:00.40\00:39:01.74
Those watching need to
remember this is Friday night
00:39:01.77\00:39:04.84
and tomorrow would be a good day
00:39:04.87\00:39:07.34
for you to put
everything that we are saying,
00:39:07.38\00:39:09.34
in everything in the
Word to God and to practice.
00:39:09.38\00:39:11.48
During preparation in night,
we are ushering in the Sabbath
00:39:11.51\00:39:14.68
into tomorrow as you worship
divine worship and everything,
00:39:14.72\00:39:20.22
ask God to prepare
your heart, to be a witness.
00:39:20.26\00:39:22.69
Amen.
00:39:22.72\00:39:24.06
I think doesn't
Sister White tell us
00:39:24.09\00:39:25.83
to guard the
edges of the Sabbath.
00:39:25.86\00:39:27.80
That's right. Amen to that.
00:39:27.83\00:39:29.23
Well, what else
we'd do in Sabbath?
00:39:29.26\00:39:31.03
Well, yeah.
00:39:31.07\00:39:32.40
In the morning we go
to church Sabbath School,
00:39:32.43\00:39:33.97
then, you know, sermon
00:39:34.00\00:39:35.34
and, you know,
sometimes we stay for lunch
00:39:35.37\00:39:37.27
or we usually come
home and invite people
00:39:37.31\00:39:39.61
and afternoon,
sometimes we go for like,
00:39:39.64\00:39:43.08
nature walk, you know, to enjoy
00:39:43.11\00:39:45.58
because nature is
another Bible that, you know,
00:39:45.61\00:39:48.08
God created that
we can learn a lot.
00:39:48.12\00:39:50.69
Where we go, we start
going to nursing homes.
00:39:50.72\00:39:54.39
Sometimes we go to
West Frankfurt or Benton,
00:39:54.42\00:39:57.19
and those, you know,
people who live there,
00:39:57.23\00:40:00.46
come and sit down and
to listen our singing.
00:40:00.50\00:40:04.43
And Sofiya sometimes
has a solo there, don't you.
00:40:04.47\00:40:05.97
Yeah, and sometimes she
will do in a special music
00:40:06.00\00:40:09.50
and can be another
witness to those people.
00:40:09.54\00:40:14.88
Oh, and I know that it
must really touch their hearts.
00:40:14.91\00:40:20.08
I know, I've spent
some time in a nursing.
00:40:20.12\00:40:23.08
Had a lady in the
nursing home and I went
00:40:23.12\00:40:25.95
quite after most every
afternoon I would drop down
00:40:25.99\00:40:28.89
and see her and the--
00:40:28.92\00:40:31.59
I got so attached to the others
there in the nursing home.
00:40:31.63\00:40:35.30
They are so thankful
when you come to see them
00:40:35.33\00:40:38.17
and spend some time with them.
00:40:38.20\00:40:39.53
Sometimes you cannot
get out of like, every day
00:40:39.57\00:40:41.17
and go see people
and they are happy
00:40:41.20\00:40:42.87
when people come to them
00:40:42.90\00:40:44.24
and you know, hug
them, sing to them,
00:40:44.27\00:40:46.17
you know, beautiful old songs.
00:40:46.21\00:40:47.84
Yeah. Oh, yeah.
00:40:47.88\00:40:49.41
There was a lady
there who was visiting her,
00:40:49.44\00:40:52.18
I believe her
father and she asks,
00:40:52.21\00:40:53.55
"Oh, that's very nice.
00:40:53.58\00:40:54.92
What you're doing?
What church are you from?"
00:40:54.95\00:40:56.58
Very some.
00:40:56.62\00:40:57.95
So it's not
only witness to them,
00:40:57.99\00:40:59.85
there but anyone
who might be visiting.
00:40:59.89\00:41:01.42
Right.
00:41:01.46\00:41:02.79
And we are thinking, "Oh,
we are going to bless them."
00:41:02.82\00:41:06.26
But who gets the most blessings?
00:41:06.29\00:41:07.93
That blessing comes
back on us, multiple fold.
00:41:07.96\00:41:12.73
Now you guys have a
ministry of going out
00:41:12.77\00:41:16.14
and doing a lot of
witnessing, street witnessing,
00:41:16.17\00:41:19.34
home witnessing and
when I used to be in sales,
00:41:19.37\00:41:22.98
it was called "cold call."
00:41:23.01\00:41:24.71
Where you
didn't know the person,
00:41:24.75\00:41:26.08
I didn't have their
number and everything.
00:41:26.11\00:41:27.68
Would you share
some of that with us?
00:41:27.72\00:41:29.12
Oh, my.
00:41:29.15\00:41:30.49
You want to
share a story for us?
00:41:30.52\00:41:31.85
Oh, I can start this one out.
00:41:31.89\00:41:33.22
And he gets more
detailed at the story
00:41:33.25\00:41:34.59
so I think he might be
better to kind of fine tune it.
00:41:34.62\00:41:36.46
Then take off with it.
Let's see what he does.
00:41:36.49\00:41:38.19
Okay, so we were
at different church
00:41:38.23\00:41:42.80
this particular
Sabbath he was speaking at
00:41:42.83\00:41:45.23
and so it was like
about two hours away
00:41:45.27\00:41:48.20
and so we were coming back.
00:41:48.24\00:41:51.24
We had a friend
with us and so our friend
00:41:51.27\00:41:54.94
was sitting in the front seat
00:41:54.98\00:41:56.31
and then I was
sitting in the back seat
00:41:56.34\00:41:57.68
and as we were, we
took a different route
00:41:57.71\00:41:59.65
than what we
would normally like,
00:41:59.68\00:42:01.02
we've been to this church
before for Don to speak there
00:42:01.05\00:42:03.22
and for some reason, he
took a different route and so...
00:42:03.25\00:42:10.13
you can take it from there.
00:42:10.16\00:42:11.49
Yeah, we were heading on
south to come back to Benton
00:42:11.53\00:42:15.13
and another road where we went,
00:42:15.16\00:42:16.63
it wide of to two
different decisions
00:42:16.67\00:42:18.20
so I wasn't sure
which way I should go,
00:42:18.23\00:42:19.83
to the left or to the right.
00:42:19.87\00:42:21.40
Some says turn to the
right, so we curved to the right
00:42:21.44\00:42:23.67
and we go down
maybe half a mile.
00:42:23.71\00:42:26.41
We see this gentleman
probably in his 30s, 40s
00:42:26.44\00:42:29.61
towing behind him this suitcase
and the suitcase behind him,
00:42:29.64\00:42:33.88
well I looked at
Yanick was with us.
00:42:33.92\00:42:35.65
Yes. You and me and Yanick.
00:42:35.68\00:42:37.79
I said, "Shall we
pick this gentleman up
00:42:37.82\00:42:39.35
and I'm like...
00:42:39.39\00:42:40.86
Some said pick him up
and prior to all this had me,
00:42:40.89\00:42:43.49
I should back this story
up, this church he went to.
00:42:43.53\00:42:46.13
I want the
gentleman by the name of Paul,
00:42:46.16\00:42:47.50
he was kind of
made his own home,
00:42:47.53\00:42:48.86
made bread and he gave us
a loaf to take home with us.
00:42:48.90\00:42:52.07
I was guarding it.
00:42:52.10\00:42:53.44
And she was like,
"Excuse me, I am not,
00:42:53.47\00:42:55.04
this is my loaf of bread."
00:42:55.07\00:42:57.27
And then other
gentleman that I...
00:42:57.31\00:42:59.07
when I preach there, he said
he really enjoyed the ceremony.
00:42:59.11\00:43:01.71
He said, "I
want you to have us."
00:43:01.74\00:43:03.08
And he slipped me a
hundred dollar bill.
00:43:03.11\00:43:04.45
Wow. Praise God.
00:43:04.48\00:43:05.81
Hundred dollar
bill and we don't have
00:43:05.85\00:43:07.18
a whole lot of
money in our wallet.
00:43:07.22\00:43:08.55
Can I go with you next time?
00:43:08.58\00:43:09.92
He passed away. Oh.
00:43:09.95\00:43:11.29
Yeah, he passed away this year.
00:43:11.32\00:43:13.02
But so we are traveling,
pick up this gentleman,
00:43:13.05\00:43:15.89
you know, we are
like, "what do we witness,
00:43:15.92\00:43:17.26
how do we witness this man?"
00:43:17.29\00:43:18.63
He told us that he
was actually in a living--
00:43:18.66\00:43:20.66
staying in an abandoned
home and the police came
00:43:20.70\00:43:23.67
and said "You need
to get to out of here.
00:43:23.70\00:43:25.03
You are not to stay in here."
00:43:25.07\00:43:26.40
So that's why he's
walking in the street
00:43:26.43\00:43:27.77
and trying to
get to Mount Vernon.
00:43:27.80\00:43:29.14
So he said, "Okay,
00:43:29.17\00:43:30.51
we can get there,
we can turn that way."
00:43:30.54\00:43:31.87
So we traveled,
we picked him up,
00:43:31.91\00:43:33.24
get him in the car,
we go to Mount Vernon.
00:43:33.27\00:43:34.61
He sits in the
back seat with her.
00:43:34.64\00:43:35.98
She's like, "This
is a little awkward."
00:43:36.01\00:43:37.35
Yeah, it was very awkward.
00:43:37.38\00:43:38.71
I said, "I don't
know if I'll like this.
00:43:38.75\00:43:40.08
Yeah, he is homeless.
00:43:40.12\00:43:41.45
And so we got into this point
00:43:41.48\00:43:42.82
where he needed
to be dropped off.
00:43:42.85\00:43:44.59
We get him out, he
gets out of the car,
00:43:44.62\00:43:46.79
gets his luggage and
stuff and gave him a book.
00:43:46.82\00:43:48.86
I think it's
"Great Controversy."
00:43:48.89\00:43:50.33
Gave him "The
Great Controversy."
00:43:50.36\00:43:51.69
You need to read this,
this is about the battle
00:43:51.73\00:43:53.06
between good and evil,
this really gonna help you.
00:43:53.09\00:43:54.83
And then she said-- in her mind
00:43:54.86\00:43:56.36
she said, "well I want to
give this man the loaf of bread"
00:43:56.40\00:43:59.10
because he is homeless so
she gave him the loaf of bread.
00:43:59.13\00:44:01.80
Ungrudgingly.
00:44:01.84\00:44:03.17
And same for me with
the hundred dollar bill.
00:44:03.20\00:44:05.37
You know, I had this envelope
00:44:05.41\00:44:06.98
with a hundred dollar
bill, it's in my wallet,
00:44:07.01\00:44:09.41
So the guy walks off,
he goes on these steps
00:44:09.44\00:44:11.01
to go to this,
like apartment complex
00:44:11.05\00:44:13.05
and the Lord
says, "you know you got
00:44:13.08\00:44:14.42
a hundred dollar
bill in your pocket."
00:44:14.45\00:44:15.78
Oh my. "No, no.
00:44:15.82\00:44:17.82
Not the hundred
dollar bill." "No, no, God.
00:44:17.85\00:44:19.99
Oh, my God."
00:44:20.02\00:44:21.52
How many of us
have rebuked the devil?
00:44:21.56\00:44:23.53
But God tells us.
00:44:23.56\00:44:24.89
He say," You
need to go follow him
00:44:24.93\00:44:26.26
and give him the
hundred dollar bill."
00:44:26.29\00:44:27.63
He said, "Don't judge him,
00:44:27.66\00:44:29.00
don't think about me
he's gone has passed us.
00:44:29.03\00:44:30.37
Just give him the
hundred dollar bill and go."
00:44:30.40\00:44:31.73
So I go down the steps and,
you know, I'm looking around.
00:44:31.77\00:44:33.17
He's gone and I'm like,
"Oh, man, he was an angel."
00:44:33.20\00:44:35.07
It was a test, okay, I'm
going to go back and nope
00:44:35.10\00:44:37.51
I looked just down, there he is.
00:44:37.54\00:44:38.87
Oh, man.
00:44:38.91\00:44:40.24
So I run down giving a
hundred dollar bill and get back
00:44:40.28\00:44:42.51
and just, just as when you
pray that Lord opens up door
00:44:42.54\00:44:45.88
and it's just amazing
when you get that opportunity
00:44:45.91\00:44:47.82
to really witness to somebody.
00:44:47.85\00:44:49.18
You don't know their
impact that little moment makes.
00:44:49.22\00:44:51.55
And, you know, I
have been thinking,
00:44:51.59\00:44:53.42
we would love to like
have this gentleman's,
00:44:53.46\00:44:56.46
the rest of the story.
00:44:56.49\00:44:57.83
Yeah.
00:44:57.86\00:44:59.19
And we won't get the
story until we turn it.
00:44:59.23\00:45:01.00
Amen. So we get there.
00:45:01.03\00:45:02.36
But someday we will
get the rest of that story.
00:45:02.40\00:45:04.13
Yeah.
00:45:04.17\00:45:06.33
God is good.
00:45:06.37\00:45:07.70
I was on the way to Alabama
00:45:07.74\00:45:10.71
and I didn't
pick up hitchhikers,
00:45:10.74\00:45:12.84
we traveled so much
00:45:12.87\00:45:14.21
and traveled at
night a lot times.
00:45:14.24\00:45:15.58
I just didn't
pick up hitchhikers
00:45:15.61\00:45:18.08
and there was a guy hitchhiking
00:45:18.11\00:45:19.61
on the side of the
road in Paducah, Kentucky
00:45:19.65\00:45:23.45
and the Lord
spoke to me and said,
00:45:23.49\00:45:24.82
"Pick him up." I said, "No."
00:45:24.85\00:45:26.19
And then Lord
said, "Pick him up."
00:45:26.22\00:45:27.56
I said, "No."
00:45:27.59\00:45:28.92
And the Lord said,
"Pick him up or you be toast."
00:45:28.96\00:45:31.23
So, no, not really
but ow, quit hitting me.
00:45:31.26\00:45:36.77
But the Lord did not
tell you you will be toasted.
00:45:36.80\00:45:38.50
No, He didn't
say I would be toast
00:45:38.53\00:45:40.17
but I pulled
over and picked him up
00:45:40.20\00:45:42.17
and when he started running
00:45:42.20\00:45:43.54
for the car, he held his
hand on his jacket, on his belt
00:45:43.57\00:45:48.44
and the first
thing I thought was,
00:45:48.48\00:45:51.01
"Oh, no. He's got
a gun in his belt."
00:45:51.05\00:45:55.58
He went at the car,
and he opened the door
00:45:55.62\00:45:57.69
and then Lord
said, "Witness to him."
00:45:57.72\00:45:59.05
"Hey, open the door."
00:45:59.09\00:46:00.42
and I said, "I want you to know
00:46:00.46\00:46:01.79
that I am listening
to a Christian tape,
00:46:01.82\00:46:03.16
a Christian CD.
00:46:03.19\00:46:04.53
and if you get in
here, and you ride,
00:46:04.56\00:46:05.89
where are you
going? Hopkinsville.
00:46:05.93\00:46:07.26
You get in here,
you are gonna listen
00:46:07.30\00:46:08.63
to this all the
way to Hopkinsville,
00:46:08.66\00:46:10.00
and you are
gonna hear about Jesus
00:46:10.03\00:46:11.37
so we listened to the
CD for a little while.
00:46:11.40\00:46:13.64
I turned it off, back
then I think it was the tape,
00:46:13.67\00:46:15.84
but I turned it off
00:46:15.87\00:46:17.31
and started
telling him about Jesus,
00:46:17.34\00:46:19.37
just talking to him about Jesus.
00:46:19.41\00:46:21.91
Witnessing to him,
telling him, "Our testimony,
00:46:21.94\00:46:24.58
your testimony is the most
powerful thing that you have.
00:46:24.61\00:46:27.88
Tell him about Jesus but
telling if you've been there
00:46:27.92\00:46:30.82
on both sides if
you've been there."
00:46:30.85\00:46:33.49
So I told him all about that
and he got tears in his eyes.
00:46:33.52\00:46:36.02
We stopped at Hopkinsville
00:46:36.06\00:46:38.06
and I felt like the Lord
told me to give him some money.
00:46:38.09\00:46:40.26
I had a five in my billfold,
00:46:41.26\00:46:43.47
I had a twenty in my billfold,
00:46:43.50\00:46:45.60
and I had a hundred.
00:46:46.63\00:46:48.40
Which one do you think
God told me to give him.
00:46:48.44\00:46:50.97
So I handed to him and he
just almost started crying
00:46:51.01\00:46:54.21
and he said, "I want to
show you something, Hal."
00:46:54.24\00:46:56.31
And he opened up his jacket
00:46:56.34\00:46:59.31
and he had a
pistol in his jacket.
00:46:59.35\00:47:03.49
And he said, "I've
been trying to get a job.
00:47:03.52\00:47:05.92
Couldn't get a job.
00:47:05.95\00:47:07.52
My family has no
groceries, hungry.
00:47:07.56\00:47:11.73
I've got three kids
and I got into this car
00:47:11.76\00:47:14.56
with the
intention of robbing you."
00:47:14.60\00:47:16.33
Oh, wow.
00:47:16.36\00:47:17.70
But he said back there,
00:47:17.73\00:47:19.07
just the ways when you
were talking about Jesus
00:47:19.10\00:47:21.27
and how He had blessed you,
00:47:21.30\00:47:22.74
this is what I
knew that I needed.
00:47:22.77\00:47:25.67
So I ask Jesus into my heart.
00:47:25.71\00:47:29.44
Instead of getting shot
00:47:29.48\00:47:31.21
I got a blessing and
he got a blessing too.
00:47:31.25\00:47:34.38
So it doesn't matter.
00:47:34.42\00:47:35.75
You know, Nadya told me a story
about her mother in Russia.
00:47:35.78\00:47:38.55
Just...you don't have
to witness all the time,
00:47:38.59\00:47:40.72
just be a Christian.
00:47:40.76\00:47:42.09
Yeah.
00:47:42.12\00:47:43.46
And her family
just had a garden.
00:47:43.49\00:47:45.73
We are nice people in Russia
00:47:45.76\00:47:47.10
and one came
time and then moved.
00:47:47.13\00:47:49.06
There is a lady who would
always walk by their house
00:47:49.10\00:47:51.33
and one day, they weren't there.
00:47:51.37\00:47:53.50
She asked around
where did they go.
00:47:53.54\00:47:55.10
"Oh, he's a pastor and
he moved to another place."
00:47:55.14\00:47:57.67
And she's like, Oh,
what church did they go to?
00:47:57.71\00:48:00.14
I want to know
where these people work
00:48:00.18\00:48:01.51
because they are all
the time they just talk
00:48:01.54\00:48:04.08
and she would
walk by near her momma.
00:48:04.11\00:48:05.71
Yeah, my mom was a
little shy, you know,
00:48:05.75\00:48:07.75
even pastor's wife but
she was kind of, you know,
00:48:07.78\00:48:11.32
shy to speak to people,
00:48:11.35\00:48:12.69
you know, and being.
00:48:12.72\00:48:14.32
In front didn't speak
and she was always smiling
00:48:14.36\00:48:17.79
just saying, hi, and just smile.
00:48:17.83\00:48:19.63
Sometimes gives
something from the garden,
00:48:19.66\00:48:21.50
pick some flowers
and give to people.
00:48:21.53\00:48:23.93
It's how people learn about God
00:48:23.97\00:48:26.70
then came to Jesus.
00:48:26.74\00:48:28.14
Well, she showed them Jesus.
00:48:28.17\00:48:29.57
But she became an Adventist
00:48:29.60\00:48:30.94
and you said someone else
became a pastor that she knew?
00:48:30.97\00:48:34.08
Yeah, another
friend also was passing,
00:48:34.11\00:48:36.04
looking at her smiling
and then he became a deacon
00:48:36.08\00:48:39.15
and pastor now he's
still in church being pastor.
00:48:39.18\00:48:41.92
Praise God. Wow.
00:48:41.95\00:48:43.72
We hope that some thing,
00:48:43.75\00:48:45.19
we still got just
a little bit of time,
00:48:45.22\00:48:46.92
but we are gonna go with some
00:48:46.96\00:48:48.29
prayer request
here in just a moment.
00:48:48.32\00:48:49.66
We hope something that
we have seen it as sparked
00:48:49.69\00:48:52.79
something in you
that you can be a witness.
00:48:52.83\00:48:56.36
You don't have to be an Elder,
00:48:56.40\00:48:57.73
you don't have be a deacon,
00:48:57.77\00:48:59.10
just a child of God
and God will be with you
00:48:59.13\00:49:01.70
and God will honor that
00:49:01.74\00:49:03.20
and the Holy
Spirit will lead you.
00:49:03.24\00:49:05.37
You know, I did want to say
00:49:05.41\00:49:06.84
we have a couple
of instances here
00:49:06.88\00:49:09.44
where people
picked up hitchhikers
00:49:09.48\00:49:11.05
and I know that's a
dangerous thing to do
00:49:11.08\00:49:14.72
but listen to what each
one of these situations say it.
00:49:14.75\00:49:18.59
Initially which was
the spirit of the Lord
00:49:18.62\00:49:21.19
prompted with your heart.
00:49:21.22\00:49:22.56
We never picked that hitchhiker.
00:49:22.59\00:49:23.93
Yeah, and be led by
the spirit of the Lord
00:49:23.96\00:49:26.70
when you step
out and do something
00:49:26.73\00:49:29.83
that might be a little different
00:49:29.86\00:49:31.20
than what you normally do.
00:49:31.23\00:49:32.67
And how this
witnessing and going out,
00:49:32.70\00:49:35.37
you know, the
scripture we looked at initially
00:49:35.40\00:49:38.11
that great Commission.
00:49:38.14\00:49:39.47
First and foremost,
He gives you the power,
00:49:39.51\00:49:42.18
He gives you the authority,
He invest that into us,
00:49:42.21\00:49:45.98
His followers and then
He gives us the commission
00:49:46.01\00:49:49.18
which is to just go
tell people about Jesus.
00:49:49.22\00:49:51.72
Hal said it earlier,
00:49:51.75\00:49:53.09
your personal testimony
is the most powerful thing
00:49:53.12\00:49:55.69
you have to share
and He's with you.
00:49:55.72\00:49:58.76
He's gonna be with you always.
00:49:58.79\00:50:00.16
I remember the first time
I tried to speak publicly.
00:50:00.20\00:50:05.60
I was so frightened that
I couldn't get enough air
00:50:05.63\00:50:09.94
in my lungs to push a word out.
00:50:09.97\00:50:12.17
Now, you aren't won't
gonna believe that today
00:50:12.21\00:50:14.18
but I wasn't a public speaker.
00:50:14.21\00:50:17.41
I couldn't speak
in front of people.
00:50:17.45\00:50:19.61
She got sick after she spoke.
00:50:19.65\00:50:20.98
One time I
spoke, before I spoke,
00:50:21.02\00:50:23.45
Hal, the first
speaking engagement ever had.
00:50:23.49\00:50:26.15
Hal accepted it for me
00:50:26.19\00:50:28.12
and so then I
had to do it and...
00:50:28.16\00:50:30.89
There were several
hundred women before us.
00:50:30.93\00:50:33.03
I got a migraine headache.
00:50:33.06\00:50:34.40
I threw up two
times before I spoke.
00:50:34.43\00:50:36.87
So it's a process and what
you do is your to the Lord.
00:50:36.90\00:50:42.30
And ask Him to help you
00:50:42.34\00:50:44.74
and He'll be with be with
you every step of the way.
00:50:44.77\00:50:46.98
As we usher in
the Sabbath tonight,
00:50:47.01\00:50:51.15
welcoming the presence
of God and the Holy Spirit
00:50:51.18\00:50:54.38
and you do to
the Church tomorrow
00:50:54.42\00:50:56.52
and Sabbath school, I hope...
00:50:56.55\00:50:58.79
Yeah, don't
forget Sabbath school.
00:50:58.82\00:51:00.19
...the really, the need of
it oh, not to forget the sermon.
00:51:00.22\00:51:04.96
But don't forget
tomorrow afternoon
00:51:04.99\00:51:07.00
if the Lord
prompts you to go somewhere
00:51:07.03\00:51:09.53
and speak to somebody or sick,
00:51:09.56\00:51:11.53
visit somebody or share him...
00:51:11.57\00:51:14.17
Go to nursing
home. Nursing homes.
00:51:14.20\00:51:15.94
We've got a few prayer requests,
00:51:15.97\00:51:17.61
we are gonna move through here.
00:51:17.64\00:51:18.97
Robert's gonna read
00:51:19.01\00:51:20.34
and then we are gonna
have a word of prayer.
00:51:20.38\00:51:22.34
Okay, we have a Kay from Canada,
00:51:22.38\00:51:24.71
is requesting a special prayer
00:51:24.75\00:51:26.28
for her son-in-law, Rodney.
00:51:26.31\00:51:28.15
He's been diagnosed with cancer.
00:51:28.18\00:51:30.65
Genevieve in
California is a 101 years young
00:51:30.69\00:51:34.06
but her son at
the age of 70 years
00:51:34.09\00:51:35.66
has cut off all
communication with her
00:51:35.69\00:51:37.06
so she requests prayer
that her son would renew
00:51:37.09\00:51:40.16
the communication with her.
00:51:40.20\00:51:42.20
Bob in Florida
is an active witness
00:51:42.23\00:51:43.97
for the Lord and giving
out Bible studies in his area.
00:51:44.00\00:51:47.07
He requests praying for those
he has shared his studies with,
00:51:47.10\00:51:50.67
that the Holy Spirit
will move upon their hearts
00:51:50.71\00:51:52.71
to make a decision for Christ.
00:51:52.74\00:51:54.11
Amen.
00:51:54.14\00:51:55.48
Silverstein in Illinois
is praying for a miracle.
00:51:55.51\00:51:58.18
Yes. We know them.
00:51:58.21\00:52:00.18
Her precious
husband Mike was seriously
00:52:00.22\00:52:01.98
in need of God's mercy
and grace due to heart issues.
00:52:02.02\00:52:05.85
Elaine in Texas is
combating a serious issue.
00:52:05.89\00:52:08.86
She is recouping-- is
recouping from illness
00:52:08.89\00:52:11.96
and wants to know about Jesus.
00:52:11.99\00:52:13.96
Verline in New Jersey is
struggling with work issues
00:52:14.00\00:52:16.36
that seem to be overwhelming,
00:52:16.40\00:52:18.20
addition she is
concerned for her sons
00:52:18.23\00:52:19.87
and is pleading with
God for their salvation.
00:52:19.90\00:52:22.74
Nancy in California is
asking for our prayers.
00:52:22.77\00:52:25.44
Her mother has consented to
study a God's word with her.
00:52:25.47\00:52:29.18
And Rosanna in California
is suffering with arthritis,
00:52:29.21\00:52:33.31
arthritis in her legs and
hips that limits her mobility.
00:52:33.35\00:52:37.02
She wants to regain her mobility
00:52:37.05\00:52:38.55
so she can continue to
be a witness for her family.
00:52:38.59\00:52:40.82
Amen.
00:52:40.86\00:52:42.19
We need to take these people
and others before the Lord.
00:52:42.22\00:52:45.63
You are watching
tonight and you do have prayer.
00:52:45.66\00:52:49.80
You know, we are
not your high priest,
00:52:49.83\00:52:51.57
Jesus is your high priest
00:52:51.60\00:52:52.93
but what we do is
we agree with that.
00:52:52.97\00:52:55.74
Now you are saying
you are there and I'm here
00:52:55.77\00:52:58.17
well, the Word of God
1 Corinthians 6:17 says,
00:52:58.21\00:53:01.04
"He who is joined to the
Lord is one spirit with Him."
00:53:01.08\00:53:03.55
That means that we
are joined at the hip,
00:53:03.58\00:53:06.08
one father, different mothers.
00:53:06.11\00:53:08.15
So wherever you are,
by the spirit of God,
00:53:08.18\00:53:10.79
we are joined with you.
00:53:10.82\00:53:12.52
So we can agree
with you in prayer.
00:53:12.55\00:53:15.06
I'm gonna ask Don
if he will, to pray
00:53:15.09\00:53:17.49
and then, I'm gonna ask Mollie,
00:53:17.53\00:53:20.10
if she will, to pray
and we are gonna believe,
00:53:20.13\00:53:23.06
we are going to
trust and rely on the
00:53:23.10\00:53:25.07
spirit of God to touch you,
00:53:25.10\00:53:26.43
no matter how
many miles between us,
00:53:26.47\00:53:28.17
even in Russia and Ukraine.
00:53:28.20\00:53:30.71
And I am thinking of all
of these prayer requests,
00:53:30.74\00:53:33.17
maybe one of them
really touched your heart.
00:53:33.21\00:53:35.78
And if it did that, we
are asking that you join
00:53:35.81\00:53:38.91
with us on prayer and
also take these prayer
00:53:38.95\00:53:41.52
needs as well, for
one can put a thousand,
00:53:41.55\00:53:44.29
two can put ten
thousand so join with us.
00:53:44.32\00:53:49.16
We're gonna bow
our heads in prayer.
00:53:49.19\00:53:51.49
O, Heavenly Father,
Lord of all creation,
00:53:51.53\00:53:54.63
Lord, we are amazed by how
you Lord, have plucked us out
00:53:54.66\00:53:59.37
and each one of us are
brought us to this truth,
00:53:59.40\00:54:01.97
Lord, in this
time, amazing journey
00:54:02.00\00:54:04.67
that You placed us on
00:54:04.71\00:54:06.04
and how You are wanting to
get your children back home.
00:54:06.07\00:54:08.58
Lord, we just thank
You for this opportunity
00:54:08.61\00:54:10.41
to you spent this Friday night,
00:54:10.45\00:54:11.81
the Sabbath eve with You, Lord.
00:54:11.85\00:54:13.55
On Your glorious
day that You sanctify
00:54:13.58\00:54:16.35
and set apart
for holy use, Lord.
00:54:16.38\00:54:18.72
That we should go out to
be "repairers of the breach
00:54:18.75\00:54:20.96
and restorers of the past dwell"
00:54:20.99\00:54:22.66
as You say in Isaiah 58:12,
00:54:22.69\00:54:24.53
Lord, You have heard
these powerful requests
00:54:24.56\00:54:27.96
and the
testimonies shared uplifting,
00:54:28.00\00:54:30.23
You Lord in praise.
00:54:30.27\00:54:31.60
We know there's a time coming
00:54:31.63\00:54:33.70
when all eyes will
be drawn upon the skies
00:54:33.74\00:54:36.00
and see You break
forth and take us home
00:54:36.04\00:54:38.34
to be where You are, Lord
00:54:38.37\00:54:39.71
and we can finally
can say this is our God,
00:54:39.74\00:54:42.04
we have waited for
Him and there are so many
00:54:42.08\00:54:43.55
Lord, suffering right now.
00:54:43.58\00:54:45.48
Many across, not
only this United States,
00:54:45.51\00:54:47.95
but across the entire world.
00:54:47.98\00:54:49.52
And I'm thinking of
Japan Lord, just pray Lord
00:54:49.55\00:54:53.69
that you will touch
them and help them Lord
00:54:53.72\00:54:55.92
and also those who
were lifted tonight,
00:54:55.96\00:54:58.43
thinking about this lady,
her son had been separated
00:54:58.46\00:55:01.93
communication
with her for 70 years.
00:55:01.96\00:55:04.10
That's a long time, Lord.
00:55:04.13\00:55:05.67
We know that You are
able to break down barriers
00:55:05.70\00:55:07.94
that You can
break down prejudice,
00:55:07.97\00:55:10.31
some hurts, some pains.
00:55:10.34\00:55:12.21
I just pray to open her
hearts and give it to you, Lord
00:55:12.24\00:55:14.64
and also concerning the bearers
Lord, Michael and Celestine
00:55:14.68\00:55:18.68
you know that situation,
00:55:18.71\00:55:20.55
and also they are
listening tonight.
00:55:20.58\00:55:22.75
Maybe they are making a
decision for the first time.
00:55:22.78\00:55:25.35
I want to keep the Sabbath.
00:55:25.39\00:55:26.72
I want to know how.
00:55:26.76\00:55:28.09
I pray Lord, that you
will open up the word to them
00:55:28.12\00:55:30.16
and as I've never
seen it before, Lord,
00:55:30.19\00:55:31.93
we know what Your spirit
is, mighty and powerful to save.
00:55:31.96\00:55:34.80
We just pray that You anointed
each one listening tonight,
00:55:34.83\00:55:37.43
each one here present that Lord,
00:55:37.47\00:55:39.30
Your spirit will move
00:55:39.33\00:55:40.67
and that Lord this
time that is soon upon us
00:55:40.70\00:55:43.10
that we will have
this strength and courage
00:55:43.14\00:55:44.67
to go out and
witness to the world
00:55:44.71\00:55:46.91
that Your gospel
can save and heal
00:55:46.94\00:55:48.94
and bring those lost sons
and daughters back and full.
00:55:48.98\00:55:51.45
We pray this in a powerful,
00:55:51.48\00:55:52.88
precious, wonderful
name of Jesus Christ.
00:55:52.91\00:55:55.65
Amen. Thank you, Father.
00:55:55.68\00:55:57.65
And Father, we bring
before You throne of grace.
00:55:57.69\00:56:00.59
All of our viewers and listeners
00:56:00.62\00:56:02.52
and those...
00:56:02.56\00:56:03.89
needs that are so
heavy upon their hearts.
00:56:03.93\00:56:06.53
Father, we stand
them before You and ask,
00:56:06.56\00:56:08.80
O, Lord, that you
would touch everyone of them,
00:56:08.83\00:56:10.90
draw them Lord, closer to You,
00:56:10.93\00:56:12.53
these prayer needs
that we just heard.
00:56:12.57\00:56:14.80
Father, we thank You
that Your ear isn't deaf
00:56:14.84\00:56:17.14
nor Your arms
shortened, but Father,
00:56:17.17\00:56:18.81
You are actively
moving on behalf of those
00:56:18.84\00:56:22.28
that have such
a need before You.
00:56:22.31\00:56:24.25
Now we commend
them unto Your hands,
00:56:24.28\00:56:25.81
we praise You and thank
You, Lord for Your presence,
00:56:25.85\00:56:28.55
for Your grace
and for Your mercy
00:56:28.58\00:56:29.92
and Your goodness to us.
00:56:29.95\00:56:31.29
Thank you, Lord,
that Your grace and mercy
00:56:31.32\00:56:33.02
has renewed every morning
00:56:33.05\00:56:34.39
and Lord, we can rely
on You and depend on You,
00:56:34.42\00:56:37.16
now we commend our
lives and our hearts
00:56:37.19\00:56:39.19
and hands and ask You Lord
00:56:39.23\00:56:41.13
to direct our
steps in our thoughts.
00:56:41.16\00:56:43.00
In Jesus' name.
00:56:43.03\00:56:44.63
Amen.
00:56:44.67\00:56:46.00
The Word of God
says, the studies show you
00:56:46.03\00:56:47.54
that you have to
prove doen to God workmen
00:56:47.57\00:56:49.10
that need not be ashamed but
00:56:49.14\00:56:50.47
rightly dividing
the word of truth.
00:56:50.51\00:56:52.61
Witness said rightly if
you couldn't wrongly divided
00:56:52.64\00:56:55.04
so be sure rightly
divide the word of truth
00:56:55.08\00:56:58.55
and study to
show you some proof.
00:56:58.58\00:57:00.92
Find out what keeping the
Sabbath holy really means.
00:57:00.95\00:57:04.69
It's more than just
going to church on Sabbath.
00:57:04.72\00:57:07.12
We have shared that,
00:57:07.16\00:57:08.49
it's more than just
going to Sabbath school.
00:57:08.52\00:57:11.59
You are
starting out here tonight
00:57:11.63\00:57:13.60
and this could be a new
experience for your life,
00:57:13.63\00:57:16.83
this could be a new era,
00:57:16.87\00:57:19.47
a dawning of a new
day and new understanding
00:57:19.50\00:57:22.24
so take advantage
of that and allow the
00:57:22.27\00:57:25.51
spirit of the Lord
to lead you, guide you,
00:57:25.54\00:57:27.88
and direct you into
keeping the Sabbath.
00:57:27.91\00:57:31.41
Remembering it
and keeping it holy,
00:57:31.45\00:57:34.35
God bless you, keep the faith.
00:57:34.38\00:57:36.25
Amen. Amen.
00:57:36.28\00:57:37.62