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.
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Now 3ABN today has been
airing for a number of years
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but 3ABN Family
Worship is something new
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that we are experimenting with
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and we usually have our programs
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all planned out ahead of time
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and the sets
design for each program
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but this particular
program 3ABN Family Worship
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we are just
experimenting on the go with it.
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We are trying out
different furniture layouts,
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we have different
ideas for what to do
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as part of our family worship.
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It's going to a whole
different variety each time
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and we would like to have
some feedback from you folk,
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as you listen to or
watch 3ABN Family Worship.
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Share some of
your ideas with us.
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Tell us what you like,
tell us what you don't like
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about how we
conduct our family worship.
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But before we get
started in worship together
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I want to share two
or three of our goals
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for our family worship.
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One is that we want
to highlight the Sabbath.
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And so our family worships
are going to be Friday evening
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and Sabbath evening.
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Friday evening we
are looking forward to
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and welcoming the
Sabbath and Sabbath evening
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we are bidding the
Sabbath a fond farewell.
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So we want to highlight
and focus on the blessing
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of the Sabbath
through our family worship.
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Secondly we want to
model family worship.
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Many families
today have are so busy,
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so full of
activity and other things
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that they don't take
the time for family worship
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for the bonding
and the fellowship
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that takes place in a
family worship setting.
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So part of our goal is
to model family worship.
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And thirdly in our
3ABN Family Worships
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we are going to be introducing
you to a wider ranger
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of our 3ABN family
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and this particular
program is no exception.
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I would like to introduce
our family by reading a text
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and the text that I
want to share with you
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is found in Mark Chapter 3
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and the last few
verses of chapter 3.
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Mark 3:31 let me just
share the setting first.
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Jesus has been doing
ministry and He has become
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and an embarrassment
to His older brothers,
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probably His half brothers.
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And some of the local
leadership in their community
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are embarrassed about
what Jesus is doing or saying.
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And so they talk Jesus' mother
into coming along with them
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to try to cry out to Jesus
and share some words of wisdom
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with Him as to how
to conduct Himself.
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And that's the
background for this text
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and I'm gonna
read Mark 3:31 it says,
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"Then His brothers
and His mother came,
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and standing outside they
sent for Him, to call Him.
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And a multitude
was sitting around Him
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"that is around
Jesus" and they said to Him,
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'Look, Your mother and
Your brothers are outside
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''looking for you" seeking You.'
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And He answered them, saying,
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'Who is My brother my
mother, who is My brothers?'
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And He looked
around in a circle at those
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who sat about
with Him, and said,
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'Here are My
mother, here My brothers!
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For whoever does the will of God
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is My brother, My
sister or My mother.'
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Normally when we
think of family worship
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we think of mom and dad,
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we think of the children
may be grandpa and grandma,
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uncles and aunts, cousins
and a family worship setting
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or may be we thing of
our local church family.
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But Jesus is saying we
can have a wider circle
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for our family
and our family today
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at 3ABN's Family Worship is
our personal ministry family
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that I would like
to introduce you to.
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Sitting farthest
from me is Terry Marshall.
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Terry, say hi.
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Good evening. Good evening.
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Good morning I should say.
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Well, or could be afternoon
but it is probably evening
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and we are having
our family worship
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I think this is airing Friday
evening and Sabbath evening.
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Terry, you got a
little accent there
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tell us where that comes from.
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Comes from a little
island called Bermuda
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in center of the Atlantic.
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Okay.
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Yeah, we enjoy Terry's accent
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and appreciate
Terry is part of our team.
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Sitting next to
Terry is Grace Yost.
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Grace, you and your husband Don
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how long ago did
you move here to 3ABN?
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Twelve and half years ago. Okay.
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That was
retirement, right. Right.
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Okay. So you retired
to go to work at 3ABN.
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Correct. Okay.
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Don works in our mechanic shop.
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He heads up the
mechanic and grounds.
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And then what do you do, Grace?
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I'm in charge of
the correspondence
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in pastoral
ministries department
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but it's turned into a
prison ministry department
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because probably
95 of the letters
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that we handle are from inmates.
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Okay. Well, thank you, Grace.
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Sitting next to
Grace is Giguere.
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Introduce yourselves
and tell us how long ago
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you moved here and
what you are doing.
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Well, I'm Dan and we
moved here six years ago,
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retired and
came up here to help.
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Wanted to get involve and
do something for the Lord.
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After wasting
47 years of my life
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I figure the few
years that I have,
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that I could do something
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with I wanted to put
it to the Lord's work
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and I couldn't think of
a better place to do it.
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Okay. Iris.
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And I'm-- I work in--
I have a jail ministry
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that I'm kind of
leading with Brian.
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Going into the jail to
bring Jesus to the ladies there
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to share with them
what Jesus means to us
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and what He can mean to them.
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Okay. Very good.
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And sitting next to
me is my lovely wife,
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better half and she is Diane.
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Diane, what part do you
play here at 3ABN and...
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Well, I work in the planned
giving department as secretary
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and then I help
with the prison ministry
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going in the jail
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with Iris's group and
then also into the prisons,
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three prisons
that we work with here.
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We appreciate having
our pianist with us today
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but she is also
involved in prison ministry
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and I'm talking
about Jill Morikone
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who is sitting to my left
and Jill participates with Iris
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and they go in to
our local country jail
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and do ministry
to the ladies there.
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Now we have one
member of our team
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who is not here
with us on the set
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and partly is
because number one,
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we can't put seven
people on the set in a circle
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and still get all the
cameras to do the right things.
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So Bob Eads is on the wrong side
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of the camera today and
there is a picture of Bob.
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Bob is very important
part of our prison ministry.
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He joins our team weekly
to go into our local prisons
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in this area.
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So welcome to
3ABN Family Worship.
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Let's began by a
word of prayer and, Dan,
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would you lead us in prayer.
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Heavenly Father, we
are grateful to be able
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to represent You when we
go out into these institutions
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to represent You
to these men here
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encourage them in
their walk with You.
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Now we pray that
You will be with us,
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Your Holy Spirit will
lead us that we glorify You
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in all that we say
and do this morning.
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We pray in the precious
name of Your son Jesus Christ,
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Amen. Amen.
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As we go in each
week to hold the services
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in the various
prisons or institutions
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that we are privileged
to be, able to be a part of,
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one of the things that Terry,
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Terry Marshal likes
to challenge the guys
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with is what, Terry,
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what do you challenge them with?
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Memorizing scripture especially
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if we say we are
Christians and we believe
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in Ten Commandments.
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I think we should know them
right off the top of our heads.
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And so I
challenge them to memorize
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and I gave them a
couple of weeks or a month
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whatever time it takes
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but we've had
some good responses
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and I'm very thankful for that
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and I'm gonna
keep challenging them
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because I think especially us as
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Seventh-day Adventist Christians
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I think we should know at least
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the fourth commandment by heart,
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right off the top
of our heads, right.
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And I think it is
important if we are gonna say
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that we believe in
the Ten Commandments
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that we should memorize them
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and know them and
carry them with us.
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Even if we don't have our Bibles
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we should have them in
our minds and in our hearts.
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Yeah, so we've had a
number of the guys stand up
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and recite them and we--
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you challenged them to
do some other text as well.
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What's one of the other text
that you challenged them to do?
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Well, when I first
stated with memorization,
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you know, it was
1 Corinthians 2:9
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it says "As it is
written, 'Eye has not seen,
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nor ear heard,
neither has entered
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into the heart of man
the things that God has
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prepared for
them that love Him.'
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"You know, and
memorization takes time
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and specially with
somebody like myself
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which had not much education
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I have to go over and
over and over and over, right.
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If you want anything
good you must practice
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and God has
given me a lot of text
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that I can bring
off the top of my head
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when I'm talking to
people in certain situations
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and hospitals and stuff.
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I'm just amazed
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what God does by
bringing those things back
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that I can share in the any time
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that I need to share them.
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Is there one that
you want to share with us
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in our worship service
that you have memorized?
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Well, I've memorized
the Sabbath commandment
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and that's been a
long time ago, right.
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It says, you know,
and I think it's very,
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very important
for each one of us
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that believe in the Sabbath
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to memorize the
Sabbath commandment, right.
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And I knew most of you knew it
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so I don't need to go on with it
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but I think
that's important for us
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because that's
what we stand for,right.
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"Remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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Six days shalt thou
labor, and do all thy work
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but the Sabbath is the
Sabbath of the Lord thy
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God, in it thou
shalt not do any work,
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thy son, nor thy
daughter, nor thy manservant,
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nor thy
maidservant, nor thy cattle,
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nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates.
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For in six days He
made the heavens and earth,
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the sea, and
all that in them is,
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and rested the seventh
day, wherefore the Lord blessed
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the Sabbath day,
and hallowed it."
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You know, sometimes you may get
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a low word in
here in your own place
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but God will bless if you
take the time to memorize.
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Thank you, Terry.
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We appreciate you
sharing that with us.
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Grace, we get caught
you, you're correspondence
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from men and women
who are incarcerated
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and maybe you
have some testimonies
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or some of their correspondence
that you could share with us
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at this time.
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I actually have three
testimonies this morning
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from the inmates letters
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and the first one
I'm gonna share with you
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is one that's
actually testimony of an inmate
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but it also fits many,
many, many other inmates.
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It begins, "Thanks for
all the love and prayers.
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The first day I received
spiritual food from 3ABN
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I felt a powerful connection.
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I thank Jesus and God
every day for blessing me
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with a new family.
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Thank you so much.
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I love you all so much.
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I have so much to do
that I wish I had done sooner.
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I have a story
to share with you.
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I've been
called crazy, put down,
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made to feel worthless
and abused in many ways
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both emotionally and physically.
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My younger life
consisted of moving
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from one foster home to another.
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At one point and time I
lived with a godly Seventh-day
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Adventist couple who showed
me Jesus by their love for me.
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They gave me a
foundation to build upon.
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Here in the detention center
I study hard and long all day
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and try to help
others but I get moody fast
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and stop for a while to revamp.
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One day recently I ask
God what is wrong with me.
00:15:19.71\00:15:25.55
He told me nothing is
wrong you need My help.
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In return I
said, here I'm take me
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and do Your will in my life.
00:15:35.26\00:15:39.30
He then told me to
put my trust in Him.
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I almost fell on the floor
when I receive such a powerful
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and vivid response from God.
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I knew without a doubt
that it was God speaking to me.
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Oh, it was not audible
00:15:56.12\00:15:58.65
but it came into
my mind so clearly.
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I had been reading a
book and the book unfolded
00:16:02.72\00:16:06.33
to a section
called earmarks position.
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It referred to John
8:44 which one centers
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about the devil and how he is
a liar and the father of lies.
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As I read more it hit me hard.
00:16:21.88\00:16:24.88
I felt as if I would
pass out as my life passed
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before my eyes.
00:16:29.42\00:16:31.69
Here I'm in my
life hating myself
00:16:31.72\00:16:35.69
and others for
not listening to me.
00:16:35.72\00:16:38.96
But I was under the control
of the devil by the holds
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he had had on me due to
my past dysfunctional lives.
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Check this out,
00:16:48.44\00:16:50.81
I've been dealing
with a radical personality,
00:16:50.84\00:16:55.51
antisocial
behavior, spiritual warfare,
00:16:55.54\00:17:00.92
a tendency
toward self-destruction,
00:17:00.95\00:17:04.62
a preoccupation with death.
00:17:04.65\00:17:08.22
Most of my life I
suffered with these adversities.
00:17:08.26\00:17:12.63
I cried out for Lord telling Him
00:17:12.66\00:17:15.23
that I no longer wanted to live
00:17:15.26\00:17:17.07
the hell I had
been through ever again.
00:17:17.10\00:17:20.54
Help me please, what must I do.
00:17:20.57\00:17:24.87
Then another strong impression
or several strong impressions
00:17:24.91\00:17:29.54
came to me.
00:17:29.58\00:17:32.51
One, recite
scripture, two, pray and fast,
00:17:32.55\00:17:38.69
three, be laid, four,
prepare your own heart,
00:17:38.72\00:17:44.39
five, anoint with
oil, and six, invoke
00:17:44.43\00:17:49.30
Jesus' name.
00:17:49.33\00:17:52.43
Faithfully I'm
following God's plan laid out
00:17:52.47\00:17:57.51
above each and everyday.
00:17:57.54\00:18:00.84
After being in the word everyday
00:18:00.88\00:18:04.68
I've never felt
better in my life
00:18:04.71\00:18:08.45
Praise Jesus, God is so good
00:18:08.48\00:18:11.49
I can hardly wait
until I get out of jail.
00:18:11.52\00:18:15.12
I need now see why I
have been in here so long.
00:18:15.16\00:18:21.80
God wanted to fix me and
now I want to share to the world
00:18:21.83\00:18:28.67
the things God the
Father, Jesus as Son,
00:18:28.70\00:18:33.91
the Holy Spirit
and even my guardian
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angels did to save my life.
00:18:37.75\00:18:41.88
Now I want to
assist in saving others.
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Oh, and I think I might
get out of jail soon than 2018.
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I've got some new
papers on my charges
00:18:51.26\00:18:54.36
not enough to convict me.
00:18:54.40\00:18:56.97
So instead of 2018
it could be sooner.
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I feel like it could
be sooner so pray for me.
00:19:01.54\00:19:05.51
I'm ready to help
someone but first I want to be
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re-baptized and then
try to save my family life
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so we can go to heaven together.
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Please pray.
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I have a lot more to
tell because I want the world
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to know about heaven."
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Amen. Well, thank you, Grace.
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If we will come back
to some more letters here
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in just a second this
is so typical of people
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that we meet on a weekly basis,
00:19:34.14\00:19:36.94
their backgrounds
are just so tragic
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and yet God is doing a
work in their life to mend them
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and restore them
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and this letter is
just typifies that.
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Iris,
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you go in to the Benton County
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or Franklin
County Jail in Benton.
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What's-- where do
you meet in there,
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what's it like
when you go in there
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and I understand
the ladies like to sing
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tell us a little bit about that.
00:20:14.41\00:20:15.98
Our ladies love to
sing. They enjoy that.
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They have special songs that
they like to request every week
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but going into there we
have a little small room
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and it's quite small.
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Like an attorney
room or something.
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Yeah, it is
whether your attorney meets
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with his client at that time
00:20:29.69\00:20:31.83
so it's not very
big and we will pile
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as many as nine
ladies in there besides
00:20:33.93\00:20:35.93
those of us that go
in and it's interesting
00:20:35.96\00:20:41.20
and jail is so
different than prison
00:20:41.24\00:20:43.57
because we don't know
how many times we are going
00:20:43.61\00:20:46.57
to see each of these ladies.
00:20:46.61\00:20:47.94
So when we go in we
have to stop and think,
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I've got to
tell them about Jesus
00:20:50.41\00:20:52.01
that's the most important
thing and help them to see that.
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He can help them
through this time in their lives
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and help them to change.
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One of their favorite songs
is a song called "Sanctuary."
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They love that song.
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Every time we go in
they want to sing that song.
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There's others also but that
is one of their favorite songs.
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Well, why don't we
try to do that together?
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Let's sing the song "Sanctuary."
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Lord, prepare me
to be a sanctuary
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Pure and holy,
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Tried and true
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With thanksgiving,
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I'll be a living
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Sanctuary for You
00:21:46.97\00:21:53.27
It is you, Lord
00:21:55.08\00:21:59.08
Who came to save
00:21:59.11\00:22:03.28
The heart and soul
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Of every man
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It is you Lord
00:22:12.33\00:22:15.93
Who knows my weakness
00:22:15.96\00:22:20.14
Who gives me strength
00:22:20.17\00:22:23.20
With thine own hand
00:22:23.24\00:22:29.14
Lord prepare me
00:22:29.18\00:22:32.68
To be a sanctuary
00:22:32.71\00:22:37.69
Pure and Holy,
00:22:37.72\00:22:41.52
Tried and true
00:22:41.56\00:22:46.19
With thanksgiving
00:22:46.23\00:22:49.83
I'll be a living
00:22:49.86\00:22:54.64
Sanctuary for you
00:22:54.67\00:23:02.58
Lead Me on Lord
00:23:03.51\00:23:07.32
From temptation
00:23:07.35\00:23:11.89
Purify me
00:23:11.92\00:23:16.12
From within
00:23:16.16\00:23:20.56
Fill my heart with
00:23:20.60\00:23:24.43
Your Holy Spirit
00:23:24.47\00:23:29.10
Take away all my sin
00:23:29.14\00:23:35.74
Lord prepare me
00:23:37.75\00:23:41.22
To be a sanctuary
00:23:41.25\00:23:46.02
Pure and holy,
00:23:46.05\00:23:49.86
tried and true
00:23:49.89\00:23:54.56
With thanksgiving,
00:23:54.60\00:23:58.50
I'll be a living
00:23:58.53\00:24:02.80
Sanctuary for You
00:24:02.84\00:24:09.81
Amen.
00:24:12.05\00:24:13.38
So this is one of
the ladies favorite ones.
00:24:13.42\00:24:15.68
One of their favorite, yes.
00:24:15.72\00:24:17.39
All right.
00:24:17.42\00:24:19.02
Grace, you have another letter
that you could share with us.
00:24:19.05\00:24:23.63
Yes, I do.
00:24:23.66\00:24:26.76
This one was
addressed to me personally.
00:24:26.80\00:24:32.13
"Thank you so much
for expediting my Bible.
00:24:32.17\00:24:36.30
I love it.
00:24:36.34\00:24:38.07
I separated all the
pages the first day I had it.
00:24:38.11\00:24:43.48
The next day I circled all
the verses in the New Testament
00:24:43.51\00:24:48.38
of when Jesus
was speaking in red.
00:24:48.42\00:24:52.49
Thank you also for the calendar.
00:24:52.52\00:24:55.82
How did you know I
love cats and dogs?
00:24:55.86\00:24:59.66
I had one of each
when I got arrested.
00:24:59.69\00:25:03.60
My dog kept running away, I
guess she was looking for me.
00:25:03.63\00:25:08.74
In the end the
pound picked her up.
00:25:08.77\00:25:12.37
I miss her a lot.
00:25:12.41\00:25:14.54
My grandma said, my
cat quit coming around
00:25:14.58\00:25:17.35
after a couple
months of me being gone.
00:25:17.38\00:25:21.45
So I don't think
it was by accident
00:25:21.48\00:25:24.19
that God laid it on your heart
00:25:24.22\00:25:26.09
to send me that
particular calendar, thanks.
00:25:26.12\00:25:30.36
I like to stop here and
say it was the last calendar
00:25:30.39\00:25:34.70
that I had so it
was truly a God thing.
00:25:34.73\00:25:40.24
It was nice also that you made
the letter you sent personal.
00:25:40.27\00:25:44.81
It touched me that you would
care for a complete stranger
00:25:44.84\00:25:49.54
and I know it is only
because of your love of God
00:25:49.58\00:25:53.21
that is shining through.
00:25:53.25\00:25:55.68
I'm still here."
00:25:55.72\00:25:58.12
He had previously told me
he was getting ready to move
00:25:58.15\00:26:01.16
to a faith base camp and he
was very excited about that.
00:26:01.19\00:26:05.89
"I'm so ready to
get to faith base camp.
00:26:05.93\00:26:09.83
The devil is running ramped
here causing so much animosity
00:26:09.86\00:26:15.17
between not only inmates
but with the officers too.
00:26:15.20\00:26:20.18
I witness the
trauma helicopter come
00:26:20.21\00:26:23.55
and evac at least 10 people
00:26:23.58\00:26:27.35
in just the six
months that I've been here.
00:26:27.38\00:26:31.35
I guess all prisons
are dangerous though.
00:26:31.39\00:26:34.96
The Lord answers
my prayers everyday.
00:26:34.99\00:26:37.79
I'm here as he keeps me
safe and provides for my needs.
00:26:37.83\00:26:41.96
He is also keeping my family
safe and providing for them.
00:26:42.00\00:26:46.43
God is good all the time.
00:26:46.47\00:26:50.14
Yes, Mrs. Yost,
00:26:50.17\00:26:51.77
if it's possible to find
an extra Bible dictionary
00:26:51.81\00:26:55.81
I could sure use one in
aiding me in my studies.
00:26:55.84\00:27:00.12
I don't know why I'm still here
other than it is all in God's
00:27:00.15\00:27:04.55
perfect will and timing.
00:27:04.59\00:27:07.46
My mail will follow me up
to 30 days after I transfer
00:27:07.49\00:27:12.53
to the faith base camp.
00:27:12.56\00:27:15.16
Thank you for
the warfare prayer,
00:27:15.20\00:27:17.80
I'm sure it will help
me defeat those demons
00:27:17.83\00:27:20.40
and lustful spirits.
00:27:20.44\00:27:22.47
It gets easier every
day but it is still a battle
00:27:22.50\00:27:27.14
I can't somebody must fight.
00:27:27.18\00:27:30.11
We live in an instant world
00:27:30.15\00:27:32.15
where we expect
things to happen right away,
00:27:32.18\00:27:35.85
giving up times
00:27:35.88\00:27:37.29
when the blessing
was almost reached.
00:27:37.32\00:27:40.46
Never know and
what it would have been
00:27:40.49\00:27:42.96
like forgiving up too quickly.
00:27:42.99\00:27:45.46
So I will keep praying
and keep waiting for the day
00:27:45.49\00:27:48.60
God decides I've had
enough and gives me the power
00:27:48.63\00:27:53.07
to get through it.
00:27:53.10\00:27:54.90
If it's possible to
keep me on your mailing list
00:27:54.94\00:27:58.07
could you make a note to
send me the next calendar
00:27:58.11\00:28:02.58
also anyone you may know
00:28:02.61\00:28:05.61
who needs someone
to communicate with
00:28:05.65\00:28:08.05
I'd be happy to
write them once in a while.
00:28:08.08\00:28:11.42
Thank you again, God
bless you in all you do,
00:28:11.45\00:28:15.79
your friend in Christ."
00:28:15.82\00:28:18.19
Now Grace, amen.
00:28:18.23\00:28:20.33
He mentions the Bible,
tell us a little bit about,
00:28:20.36\00:28:24.30
about what we do for inmates.
00:28:24.33\00:28:29.64
Well, I guess
probably four, five years ago
00:28:29.67\00:28:33.68
I filled in on a
prison ministry program
00:28:33.71\00:28:38.28
that was going
to be aired on 3ABN
00:28:38.31\00:28:42.08
and they pulled
me at the last minute
00:28:42.12\00:28:44.19
because somebody
that was supposed
00:28:44.22\00:28:46.35
to appear there
couldn't get there.
00:28:46.39\00:28:50.96
And during the
last part of the program
00:28:50.99\00:28:55.33
I was asked if there
was anything I want to say
00:28:55.36\00:28:58.00
about prison ministry.
00:28:58.03\00:29:00.04
Well, I had no
intention of talking
00:29:00.07\00:29:02.37
about studying Bibles
00:29:02.40\00:29:03.94
but all of the sudden
that's what I was talking about
00:29:03.97\00:29:07.08
because over and over
00:29:07.11\00:29:08.94
the inmates had
requested study Bibles
00:29:08.98\00:29:12.65
and we had no study Bibles.
00:29:12.68\00:29:14.85
And I have been
praying a long time
00:29:14.88\00:29:17.25
so I made a plea for
funds for study Bibles.
00:29:17.29\00:29:24.23
In making that plea I
got several telephone calls
00:29:24.26\00:29:27.26
and most of them
was from elderly ladies
00:29:27.30\00:29:30.27
that said, oh, I
have so many study Bibles
00:29:30.30\00:29:34.14
would you like one
or would you like two.
00:29:34.17\00:29:37.74
My children keep giving them
to me because they don't know
00:29:37.77\00:29:40.78
what to give me.
00:29:40.81\00:29:42.81
So as those Bibles would come in
00:29:42.84\00:29:45.91
I would send
them out to the ones
00:29:45.95\00:29:47.75
that I felt the most needy
00:29:47.78\00:29:50.22
but that wasn't really
the answer to our solution.
00:29:50.25\00:29:55.22
They would air that program
00:29:55.26\00:29:56.83
and we get a few more responses.
00:29:56.86\00:29:59.39
But after a while
when they aired the program
00:29:59.43\00:30:02.26
we got a $5,000 donation
00:30:02.30\00:30:07.67
to give us the use
of to buy study Bibles.
00:30:07.70\00:30:14.28
And so that started our program
00:30:14.31\00:30:16.75
and it is just grown
and grown tremendously
00:30:16.78\00:30:20.22
and just recently we got
another donation for $7,500.
00:30:20.25\00:30:26.99
So it is so important
the donations that we receive
00:30:27.02\00:30:31.59
because that helps our ministry
growing larger and larger.
00:30:31.63\00:30:35.00
Oh, thank you, Grace.
00:30:35.03\00:30:36.36
Yes, we share an Andrews,
00:30:36.40\00:30:39.63
a particular version
of the Andrews study Bible
00:30:39.67\00:30:42.77
with each inmate
that would request
00:30:42.80\00:30:47.38
a Bible or a study Bible
00:30:47.41\00:30:49.24
and they have
been a real blessing
00:30:49.28\00:30:51.58
and I see stacks
of them in the mail
00:30:51.61\00:30:53.88
almost at least almost daily.
00:30:53.92\00:30:57.45
So I know that they are being
asked for and I appreciate it.
00:30:57.49\00:31:02.82
We were introduced
to a song that at least
00:31:02.86\00:31:09.90
Diane and I had
never heard before
00:31:09.93\00:31:11.73
I don't know about any
of the rest of the team
00:31:11.77\00:31:14.27
and Terry, you are the
one-- you and Kathy introduced
00:31:14.30\00:31:20.38
that song to us.
00:31:20.41\00:31:21.74
What's the name of it?
00:31:21.78\00:31:23.35
Tell us a little bit
about background of that.
00:31:23.38\00:31:26.01
Well, you know, I wish
he was here to tell you
00:31:26.05\00:31:30.32
because all the music
in our family came from her
00:31:30.35\00:31:35.36
and of course
it's not easy for me
00:31:35.39\00:31:37.09
to even talk about death
00:31:37.13\00:31:38.66
but she introduced
this song to me in Bermuda
00:31:38.69\00:31:42.00
when we started--
Kathy was a type of person
00:31:42.03\00:31:44.77
that never like to heap out.
00:31:44.80\00:31:46.84
On the Sabbath she doesn't want
to go home, sit on the chair.
00:31:46.87\00:31:49.80
She wanted to be doing
something so she started--
00:31:49.84\00:31:52.61
everywhere she went,
here since I've been here
00:31:52.64\00:31:55.68
and Missouri was
just me and my family
00:31:55.71\00:31:58.95
that used to go to
the restaurant right
00:31:58.98\00:32:00.65
and this is where the song,
00:32:00.68\00:32:02.22
she brought this
song from Bermuda
00:32:02.25\00:32:03.92
and the rest of hymns
that we used to sing it,
00:32:03.95\00:32:05.95
you know, like a theme song,
00:32:05.99\00:32:07.56
you know, when we started
and I was sort of surprised
00:32:07.59\00:32:11.19
you guys being raised Adventist
and never heard that song
00:32:11.23\00:32:13.96
when I mentioned it to
you but using it in prison
00:32:14.00\00:32:16.46
you were all for it because,
you know, you said I've been
00:32:16.50\00:32:20.70
all through Adventist stop
00:32:20.74\00:32:22.07
and never heard
this song before, right.
00:32:22.10\00:32:24.11
So actually it was
heard and introduced it to me
00:32:24.14\00:32:26.78
back in Bermuda doing
the rest of the ministries
00:32:26.81\00:32:29.84
and, you know,
and hospital ministry
00:32:29.88\00:32:32.61
and I'm just so thankful.
00:32:32.65\00:32:34.92
Last night when
you asked for the words
00:32:34.95\00:32:36.79
that I went the
whole heart of music stuff
00:32:36.82\00:32:39.22
and start looking I said, man,
00:32:39.25\00:32:40.59
because I gave mine
to the prisoners, right,
00:32:40.62\00:32:43.66
and I found it eventually
00:32:43.69\00:32:45.43
and she had a couple
of laminated, you know,
00:32:45.46\00:32:47.56
with the words on it, right.
00:32:47.60\00:32:49.06
And so, you know,
it's all kinds of songs,
00:32:49.10\00:32:51.63
you know, and she and my son
and my daughter could tell you
00:32:51.67\00:32:55.24
she wasn't much of a
singer but in the end, you know,
00:32:55.27\00:32:58.17
she had I mean, don't
talk about DVDs and stuff
00:32:58.21\00:33:01.64
she just had a, you know,
00:33:01.68\00:33:03.08
she used to come
every week with a new song.
00:33:03.11\00:33:05.85
Maybe our
viewers if I could share,
00:33:05.88\00:33:10.42
Kathy and terry came together
00:33:10.45\00:33:13.56
and they would share music
in our present services weekly
00:33:13.59\00:33:18.89
and Kathy
particularly love music.
00:33:18.93\00:33:22.36
You have a daughter
that's very gifted in music
00:33:22.40\00:33:26.00
and this is a song
00:33:26.03\00:33:28.24
that Kathy and
Terry would sing together.
00:33:28.27\00:33:31.74
Kathy passed away,
00:33:31.77\00:33:33.11
just been little over a year ago
00:33:33.14\00:33:35.04
and we miss Kathy,
00:33:35.08\00:33:37.38
we look forward
to the resurrection
00:33:37.41\00:33:39.18
when we will be reunited.
00:33:39.21\00:33:40.95
But the song is "There
is a Highway to Heaven."
00:33:40.98\00:33:45.75
And so we are going to
sing this as part of our worship
00:33:45.79\00:33:49.19
this evening.
00:33:49.22\00:33:50.56
There's a highway to heaven
00:33:55.60\00:34:00.74
None can walk up
there but the pure in heart
00:34:00.77\00:34:05.07
There's a highway to heaven
00:34:05.11\00:34:10.05
I am walking up
the King's Highway
00:34:10.08\00:34:15.48
My way gets
brighter, my load gets lighter
00:34:15.52\00:34:20.36
Walking up the King's Highway
00:34:20.39\00:34:25.19
There's joy in
knowing with Him I'm going
00:34:25.23\00:34:30.07
Walking up the King's Highway
00:34:30.10\00:34:35.00
There's a highway to heaven
00:34:35.04\00:34:40.64
None can walk up
there but the pure in heart
00:34:40.68\00:34:45.05
There's a highway to heaven
00:34:45.08\00:34:50.22
I am walking up
the King's Highway
00:34:50.25\00:34:55.79
Don't have to
worry, don't have to hurry
00:34:55.82\00:35:00.60
Walking up the King's Highway
00:35:00.63\00:35:05.53
Christ walks beside
me, angels to guide me
00:35:05.57\00:35:10.57
Walking up the King's Highway
00:35:10.61\00:35:14.94
There's a highway to heaven
00:35:14.98\00:35:20.65
None can walk up
there but the pure in heart
00:35:20.68\00:35:25.05
There's a highway to heaven
00:35:25.09\00:35:30.26
I am walking up
the King's Highway
00:35:30.29\00:35:35.73
If you're not walking,
start while I'm talking
00:35:35.76\00:35:40.70
Walking up the King's Highway
00:35:40.74\00:35:45.64
There'll be a
blessing you'll be possessing
00:35:45.67\00:35:50.58
Walking up the King's Highway
00:35:50.61\00:35:55.05
There's a highway to heaven
00:35:55.08\00:36:00.62
None can walk up
there but the pure in heart
00:36:00.66\00:36:04.99
There's a highway to heaven
00:36:05.03\00:36:10.17
I am walking up
the King's Highway
00:36:10.20\00:36:15.34
Well, that's a
lively song and we enjoy it.
00:36:17.97\00:36:22.38
The guys really
sing out heartily
00:36:22.41\00:36:24.71
when we, when we sing that song.
00:36:24.75\00:36:27.28
And each time when we
sing it we remember Kathy
00:36:27.32\00:36:29.88
as we sing that.
00:36:29.92\00:36:32.35
Thank you for-- Terry,
for introducing that to us.
00:36:32.39\00:36:36.83
Grace, do you
have another letter?
00:36:36.86\00:36:38.96
Yes, I just happen to
have one, another one.
00:36:38.99\00:36:41.53
But she is always
full of letters, so...
00:36:41.56\00:36:44.47
"Dear, brothers and sisters.
00:36:46.33\00:36:49.00
Greetings to you,
brothers and sisters,
00:36:49.04\00:36:50.97
of the
Seventh-day Adventist church.
00:36:51.01\00:36:53.74
I'm a true believer
in Christ Jesus our Lord
00:36:53.78\00:36:57.88
but for many years
have studied the word
00:36:57.91\00:37:01.28
and have sort after
knowledge and understanding
00:37:01.32\00:37:04.72
but until I came
across some of your literature
00:37:04.75\00:37:09.59
I was somewhat if not
holy walking in darkness.
00:37:09.62\00:37:14.90
I have had true
revelation from your books
00:37:14.93\00:37:18.93
what I've had the
opportunity to read
00:37:18.97\00:37:22.94
and would really be
grateful to read more.
00:37:22.97\00:37:26.11
Well, that always thrills
us when they tell us that.
00:37:26.14\00:37:29.88
I began reading from
"Christ's Object Lessons"
00:37:29.91\00:37:33.08
but the book
belong to another brother
00:37:33.11\00:37:36.32
and he had to move to
another part of the jail
00:37:36.35\00:37:39.69
and I was unable to finish.
00:37:39.72\00:37:42.89
If you could
send me a copy of it
00:37:42.92\00:37:45.16
and the next one on
the list in the back
00:37:45.19\00:37:48.03
"Ministry of Healing"
00:37:48.06\00:37:49.80
I believe I would have
plenty of material to cover
00:37:49.83\00:37:53.57
as "Christ's Object
Lessons" is the very broad book
00:37:53.60\00:37:57.61
with beautiful lessons in it.
00:37:57.64\00:38:00.48
I think I would do
much growth with them
00:38:00.51\00:38:03.88
and the Holy Spirit is my guide.
00:38:03.91\00:38:06.45
Well, I pray
God's blessing on you,
00:38:06.48\00:38:09.45
please send these
00:38:09.48\00:38:10.82
and any other
materials that pertain
00:38:10.85\00:38:13.19
to the
Seventh-day Adventist church.
00:38:13.22\00:38:15.89
With peace and
love and good will
00:38:15.92\00:38:18.09
from your brother in Christ."
00:38:18.13\00:38:20.43
And he adds a PS.
00:38:20.46\00:38:22.20
"My brother and friend
00:38:22.23\00:38:23.57
who moved to
another part of the prison
00:38:23.60\00:38:26.77
please keep him in your prayers
00:38:26.80\00:38:29.50
because he is the one that
introduced this one to us."
00:38:29.54\00:38:33.41
Wow, that's neat.
00:38:33.44\00:38:35.58
Dan and Iris, you've been
in prison ministry before 3ABN
00:38:35.61\00:38:40.92
what prompted you to
get into the ministry
00:38:40.95\00:38:44.42
and how that happened.
00:38:44.45\00:38:45.79
Share a little
testimony with us of
00:38:45.82\00:38:47.92
how you got
involved in prison ministry.
00:38:47.96\00:38:50.83
Well, we got involved in Texas.
00:38:50.86\00:38:55.33
Now is that a Texas
accent that you have?
00:38:55.36\00:38:58.53
It's probably a
broken Texas accent.
00:38:58.57\00:39:01.94
I'm from Quebec,
Canada with the race.
00:39:01.97\00:39:03.67
Okay.
00:39:03.71\00:39:05.04
So it's a Quebec
accent with the Texas flavor.
00:39:05.07\00:39:07.94
Amen.
00:39:07.98\00:39:09.74
I live most of my
life in south Texas
00:39:09.78\00:39:12.41
but, but I got to
involve in county jail in Texas
00:39:12.45\00:39:19.05
while we were there
and then by watching 3ABN
00:39:19.09\00:39:24.73
if some of you are
familiar with paper sunshine
00:39:24.76\00:39:28.16
you know down from
Fort Wayne, Indiana,
00:39:28.20\00:39:34.10
that had written to us--
00:39:34.14\00:39:37.11
he had this ministry
where you send letter,
00:39:37.14\00:39:40.44
you get letter from the prisoner
00:39:40.48\00:39:42.74
and he match someone
that want to write to him.
00:39:42.78\00:39:46.31
And I got involved with that
00:39:46.35\00:39:48.95
and went to visit this young man
00:39:48.98\00:39:52.15
at Gageville, Texas.
00:39:52.19\00:39:55.39
Gageville is nothing but prison,
00:39:55.42\00:40:00.60
Texas prison not federal.
00:40:00.63\00:40:03.37
And then after we came
up here to Thompsonville
00:40:03.40\00:40:07.70
and working at 3ABN
00:40:07.74\00:40:10.34
we got involved again--
you know, you started it
00:40:10.37\00:40:13.74
and filled right
in and we love it.
00:40:13.78\00:40:16.91
And what makes it enjoyable
is when we see change lives
00:40:16.95\00:40:24.25
and we all remember this
man I don't mind mentioned him
00:40:24.29\00:40:28.66
because he would agree for
me to mention his name, Raymond
00:40:28.69\00:40:35.06
and Raymond has
been such a blessing
00:40:35.10\00:40:39.43
to see the life
changing that happened to him
00:40:39.47\00:40:42.87
by meeting the Lord.
00:40:42.90\00:40:45.11
First he was not
interested but when he finally
00:40:45.14\00:40:50.38
gave his life to the Lord
00:40:50.41\00:40:52.25
what a blessing and
what a change that's been.
00:40:52.28\00:40:56.12
He came just for
the air-conditioning
00:40:56.15\00:40:57.79
as far as that incident.
00:40:57.82\00:40:59.15
At first. At first.
00:40:59.19\00:41:00.52
Just for the air conditioning,
you know, and yes, that's--
00:41:00.56\00:41:05.59
Brian, maybe
they don't know that
00:41:05.63\00:41:07.43
in the sales they
don't have air conditioning.
00:41:07.46\00:41:10.13
So the first night that he came,
00:41:10.17\00:41:12.10
he came and sat in
the last row in the back
00:41:12.13\00:41:15.70
and never said a word.
00:41:15.74\00:41:17.44
But what a
changed man he is today.
00:41:17.47\00:41:19.51
Yeah. Amen. Amen.
00:41:19.54\00:41:21.58
So Iris, how did
you get involved?
00:41:21.61\00:41:24.58
Well, the first
time I got involved was
00:41:24.61\00:41:26.98
when we were living
in Granite Shoals, Texas
00:41:27.02\00:41:29.82
and Dan had gotten
involved in the county jail
00:41:29.85\00:41:33.15
but I hadn't at that point
and then we had this gentleman,
00:41:33.19\00:41:38.23
a guy that was in the jail there
00:41:38.26\00:41:41.66
and he has us to go visit
his girlfriend and her baby
00:41:41.70\00:41:48.40
and to talk to her.
00:41:48.44\00:41:50.17
And so we did that
00:41:50.21\00:41:51.54
and that's when I got
involved in the jail there
00:41:51.57\00:41:54.28
because it just, you know,
00:41:54.31\00:41:56.04
you needed to
minister to the women also.
00:41:56.08\00:41:58.98
Okay.
00:41:59.01\00:42:00.35
And then when we did a
gift bag at Thanksgiving time
00:42:00.38\00:42:05.25
at the country
jail right here at 3ABN
00:42:05.29\00:42:09.06
and after we had
passed the gift bags
00:42:09.09\00:42:11.63
around to all those
who are incarcerated
00:42:11.66\00:42:14.80
there at the country jail
00:42:14.83\00:42:16.26
I asked the lieutenant
if they needed any ministry.
00:42:16.30\00:42:22.54
If we could help
them out with any ministry
00:42:22.57\00:42:24.57
and he said, well, the men
are covered with two services
00:42:24.61\00:42:28.04
but we don't have any
services for the ladies.
00:42:28.08\00:42:31.41
And so that's
where I came to you Iris,
00:42:31.45\00:42:34.75
and I said can you pull a
team of women together to go in
00:42:34.78\00:42:39.19
and minister to the ladies.
00:42:39.22\00:42:40.99
Oh, yes. I love it.
00:42:41.02\00:42:42.86
I mean, it's such a blessing.
00:42:42.89\00:42:44.83
You go in there
to bless the ladies
00:42:44.86\00:42:46.56
but when you see their hearts,
00:42:46.59\00:42:48.83
you know, it's just
so neat to see them.
00:42:48.86\00:42:52.67
You know, we may
not see the seeds,
00:42:52.70\00:42:54.60
we may not-- we
are planting the seed
00:42:54.64\00:42:56.81
we may not see the harvest
00:42:56.84\00:42:58.17
because we don't see them
00:42:58.21\00:42:59.54
for a long periods
of time most of them.
00:42:59.57\00:43:01.38
But God will water that
seed and take care of it.
00:43:01.41\00:43:04.65
You know, we are told in Matthew
00:43:04.68\00:43:07.72
that we are to
visit those in prison
00:43:07.75\00:43:11.45
and when we visit
them we are visiting--
00:43:11.49\00:43:14.76
we are visiting Jesus, we
are spending time with Jesus
00:43:14.79\00:43:17.39
and it's just,
00:43:17.43\00:43:18.76
just seeing these
ladies come alive,
00:43:18.79\00:43:21.06
you know, that call--
00:43:21.10\00:43:23.57
there is a
statement jailhouse religion
00:43:23.60\00:43:27.10
and some of
that I'm sure is true
00:43:27.14\00:43:28.50
but we, it's not our
business to decide what that,
00:43:28.54\00:43:31.77
when that is what but
to just plant the seed,
00:43:31.81\00:43:35.04
to tell them
about the Jesus we love,
00:43:35.08\00:43:37.25
to share with them what
He has done in our lives
00:43:37.28\00:43:40.45
and what, you know,
00:43:40.48\00:43:41.82
where He has brought us through.
00:43:41.85\00:43:44.22
Dan, you look like you
were going to add to that.
00:43:44.25\00:43:47.79
Well, not all seed
germinate the same.
00:43:47.82\00:43:51.33
I think that giant sequoia
00:43:51.36\00:43:53.80
it takes it far to
make that seed to germinate.
00:43:53.83\00:43:57.43
Yeah.
00:43:57.47\00:43:58.80
So, you know, we--
00:43:58.83\00:44:00.94
and the Lord say that
00:44:00.97\00:44:02.67
we have to go
through the far, you know.
00:44:02.70\00:44:06.41
More than one of
inmate has expressed to us
00:44:06.44\00:44:09.44
how the going to prison
00:44:09.48\00:44:13.98
has been their
Savior, it saved them.
00:44:14.02\00:44:17.12
It stopped them in their tracks,
00:44:17.15\00:44:19.29
made them reevaluate their life.
00:44:19.32\00:44:22.29
They have been
introduced to Jesus
00:44:22.32\00:44:23.83
somewhere in the
process there in prison
00:44:23.86\00:44:26.43
and now they are
on a whole new track
00:44:26.46\00:44:28.66
and that's been--
we've heard that repeatedly.
00:44:28.70\00:44:32.73
As part of family worship
00:44:32.77\00:44:34.90
we always want to
spend time in prayer
00:44:34.94\00:44:37.77
and so I wonder if
there is some prayer request
00:44:37.81\00:44:40.71
that Diane, you want to...
00:44:40.74\00:44:43.31
Yes, I have some here.
00:44:43.35\00:44:47.02
Please pray earnestly
for Michael from Illinois.
00:44:47.05\00:44:51.19
He is having
multiple heart issues
00:44:51.22\00:44:53.76
and is in need of
a heart transplant.
00:44:53.79\00:44:56.42
Sherry in Tennessee
00:44:57.86\00:44:59.63
has learned her
father has suffered a stroke.
00:44:59.66\00:45:02.73
He is already
in the early stages
00:45:02.76\00:45:05.30
of Alzheimer's disease.
00:45:05.33\00:45:08.10
She is praying since God knows
the end from the beginning.
00:45:08.14\00:45:11.57
She is trusting her
daddy into God's loving hands.
00:45:11.61\00:45:16.41
Maybe Grace has some.
00:45:16.44\00:45:18.61
This is from one of our inmates
00:45:18.65\00:45:21.45
and by the way we are
not using their correct names
00:45:21.48\00:45:26.45
because we want to
protect their identity.
00:45:26.49\00:45:30.03
Bob request prayer
for his son and himself
00:45:30.06\00:45:35.03
so that when he
gets home later this year
00:45:35.06\00:45:38.50
his life starts
on the right path
00:45:38.53\00:45:41.27
he has chosen.
00:45:41.30\00:45:43.41
He request the Bible
so that he may learn more
00:45:43.44\00:45:47.51
about the path he has chosen.
00:45:47.54\00:45:49.61
Shauna in Texas
is facing radiation
00:45:52.41\00:45:56.22
and preparing for
chemotherapy next week
00:45:56.25\00:45:59.82
so we would
like to pray for her.
00:45:59.85\00:46:02.82
And then a caller from Australia
00:46:02.86\00:46:05.13
ask prayer for her mother
00:46:05.16\00:46:07.43
that is
currently in the hospital
00:46:07.46\00:46:09.63
and praying that her mother
00:46:09.66\00:46:11.93
will recover
soon and return home.
00:46:11.97\00:46:16.40
Jaime prays for
strength to become a man,
00:46:16.44\00:46:20.48
knowledge to do and
live as he is supposed to be
00:46:20.51\00:46:24.85
a good father,
son, brother and uncle.
00:46:24.88\00:46:30.19
Please pray for all our souls
in my community in Kentucky.
00:46:30.22\00:46:36.39
I also need
prayer for forgiveness
00:46:36.42\00:46:38.86
of all I've harmed
00:46:38.89\00:46:41.26
and that my
family is safe and happy.
00:46:41.30\00:46:46.67
Linda in Tennessee is suffering
from congestive heart failure
00:46:46.70\00:46:51.87
and has a hole in her heart
00:46:51.91\00:46:53.48
that will need
surgical intervention.
00:46:53.51\00:46:57.08
She has delayed the
surgery to help her grandson
00:46:57.11\00:47:00.18
that has juvenile diabetes.
00:47:00.22\00:47:03.79
And then Barbara in Oregon
00:47:03.82\00:47:06.19
is combating muscular dystrophy.
00:47:06.22\00:47:09.42
She is in need of our prayers.
00:47:09.46\00:47:11.93
Stacy would like
prayer for her children
00:47:13.96\00:47:17.40
and to receive spiritual
health to become closer to God
00:47:17.43\00:47:23.61
and help to get
through trouble times.
00:47:23.64\00:47:28.14
Vincent would like
prayers for both his children.
00:47:28.18\00:47:32.05
His son is
living a terrible life
00:47:32.08\00:47:34.28
and his daughter wants to study
00:47:34.32\00:47:36.45
and needs help with
finances and also with her visa.
00:47:36.48\00:47:41.99
Also prayer for Wallace's mom
00:47:42.02\00:47:45.99
who gets results
from her biopsy soon.
00:47:46.03\00:47:50.20
Pray for healing
00:47:50.23\00:47:51.57
and that God in
His infinite mercy
00:47:51.60\00:47:53.44
will take her fears away.
00:47:53.47\00:47:55.20
Kathy request prayer
for the health and safety
00:47:57.61\00:48:01.04
of her children,
family and friends
00:48:01.08\00:48:04.21
and that God sends His
laborers into their path.
00:48:04.25\00:48:10.09
She request help
from the Holy Spirit
00:48:10.12\00:48:12.35
with her attitude
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and to have a better friendship
with her children's father.
00:48:14.19\00:48:18.93
And the Holy Spirit just
prompted me to ask prayer
00:48:18.96\00:48:23.20
for my daughter.
00:48:23.23\00:48:24.83
She is
45-years-old and she is dealing
00:48:24.87\00:48:28.40
with life threatening challenges
00:48:28.44\00:48:32.01
and I just ask for your prayers.
00:48:32.04\00:48:34.28
It will be greatly appreciated.
00:48:34.31\00:48:40.45
Diane, you want to explain
00:48:40.48\00:48:41.82
how we are going
to conduct our prayer?
00:48:41.85\00:48:45.05
Okay, we thought we
would do a popcorn prayer
00:48:45.09\00:48:49.16
and that's where somebody leads
00:48:49.19\00:48:51.83
and then says a couple sentences
00:48:51.86\00:48:54.13
and then whoever
else wants to pray
00:48:54.16\00:48:56.40
though just popup and
say one or two sentences
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and then somebody else and...
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and then I'll lead
and then Brian will close.
00:49:03.00\00:49:05.97
Okay.
00:49:06.01\00:49:07.34
Dear heavenly
Father, we are most grateful
00:49:11.51\00:49:14.22
for You providing
the Sabbath for us.
00:49:14.25\00:49:19.09
And tonight as we
come in celebration
00:49:19.12\00:49:22.12
of the Sabbath
00:49:22.16\00:49:23.99
we thank You for
this holy Sabbath day.
00:49:24.03\00:49:27.50
Father, I want to
thank You for the opportunity
00:49:30.07\00:49:36.77
to work in Your vineyard.
00:49:36.81\00:49:39.54
I have no special attributes
to give to this ministry
00:49:39.57\00:49:44.08
but through the Holy Spirit
00:49:44.11\00:49:45.68
You have used me
through the years
00:49:45.71\00:49:48.45
and I want to ask You
00:49:48.48\00:49:49.92
dear Lord, to anoint
each one of us to Your service
00:49:49.95\00:49:54.92
that we might be might
witnesses in Your name,
00:49:54.96\00:49:57.89
not for our honor
and glory but for Yours.
00:49:57.93\00:50:01.13
Father God,
00:50:03.23\00:50:05.57
we thank You tonight
that You have called us
00:50:05.60\00:50:09.87
to be Your representatives
in the different facilities
00:50:09.90\00:50:13.41
that we go to.
00:50:13.44\00:50:15.51
Lord, but I go
through these facilities
00:50:15.54\00:50:18.78
I hear sister Grace
Yost his name mentioned
00:50:18.81\00:50:22.28
many, many times
00:50:22.32\00:50:24.75
and for I pray in a special way
00:50:24.79\00:50:26.49
for her daughter
as she has requested.
00:50:26.52\00:50:29.16
May Your Holy Spirit go by her
physical health and help her.
00:50:29.19\00:50:35.60
Father, I want
to thank You just,
00:50:35.63\00:50:40.44
just because You love me
and You love each one of us.
00:50:40.47\00:50:44.47
I want to thank You,
Father, that You have given us
00:50:44.51\00:50:47.98
the right to
choose to walk with You,
00:50:48.01\00:50:50.28
the right to serve You to
accept Jesus as our Savior
00:50:50.31\00:50:54.72
and Lord of our lives.
00:50:54.75\00:50:56.48
Thank You, Father,
00:50:56.52\00:50:57.85
for loving us
so very, very much.
00:50:57.89\00:51:00.46
Heavenly Father, we, we long
to leave this old sinful world
00:51:02.49\00:51:09.10
and to be in heaven with You
00:51:09.13\00:51:12.53
but help us not to be selfish
00:51:12.57\00:51:15.60
and help us to be
the witness for You
00:51:15.64\00:51:18.04
that we should be
00:51:18.07\00:51:19.87
that we can help
others in their walk
00:51:19.91\00:51:23.85
and we pray that so
much suffering around us
00:51:23.88\00:51:27.12
and we lift these
people to You and we ask that,
00:51:27.15\00:51:31.25
you know, to lean
00:51:31.29\00:51:32.89
that You will done on
earth as it is in heaven.
00:51:32.92\00:51:37.33
And we long for that day
00:51:37.36\00:51:38.93
when You will come in
the cloud to call us home.
00:51:38.96\00:51:44.10
Lord, I just want to
lift up these prayer requests
00:51:44.13\00:51:47.00
that Grace and I have read off.
00:51:47.04\00:51:49.87
Some of them with health issues
00:51:49.90\00:51:52.31
and children that
they are concerned about
00:51:52.34\00:51:58.05
and we also
think of our prisoners
00:51:58.08\00:52:00.85
who always have
prayer request too
00:52:00.88\00:52:04.49
that they feel so
helpless being in prison
00:52:04.52\00:52:08.26
and they cannot help
with their family situations.
00:52:08.29\00:52:12.23
We just lift up each one of them
00:52:12.26\00:52:16.26
and we are confident that
You will be their for them
00:52:16.30\00:52:19.77
and that You will
give them the peace
00:52:19.80\00:52:23.51
that knowing that
You are in charge.
00:52:23.54\00:52:26.41
Father in heaven, thank You
so much that You left heaven,
00:52:28.31\00:52:34.05
Jesus, to come
show us the love of God,
00:52:34.08\00:52:38.39
the love of God
how rich and pure,
00:52:39.49\00:52:42.79
how measureless.
00:52:42.82\00:52:44.23
We want to thank You
for accepting our worship.
00:52:46.39\00:52:51.37
We want to life up
each request to You.
00:52:52.43\00:52:57.04
We want You,
dear heavenly Father,
00:52:57.07\00:52:59.71
to bring comfort to
those lonely men and women
00:52:59.74\00:53:03.14
who are incarcerated
00:53:03.18\00:53:05.81
and to their families
00:53:05.85\00:53:07.75
who are separated
from their loved ones.
00:53:07.78\00:53:11.49
We thank You that we can bring
our burdens and cares to You
00:53:11.52\00:53:16.09
and You are not so
busy running this universe
00:53:16.12\00:53:18.86
that You don't have time
for us here on planet earth.
00:53:18.89\00:53:23.57
Thank You and we
bring these requests
00:53:23.60\00:53:25.97
and our praises to You
00:53:26.00\00:53:27.40
in the loving name of
Jesus our Savior, amen.
00:53:27.44\00:53:31.07
Amen. Amen.
00:53:31.11\00:53:33.61
Right, our time is flying by.
00:53:33.64\00:53:35.64
I thought we would, we
would have more time to do
00:53:35.68\00:53:39.41
some more other things
00:53:39.45\00:53:40.78
but we do have a closing
song that we want to sing
00:53:40.82\00:53:46.09
and maybe we can do that
"When We All Get To Heaven."
00:53:46.12\00:53:50.43
Sing the wondrous love of Jesus
00:53:56.73\00:54:00.94
Sing His mercy and His grace
00:54:00.97\00:54:05.47
In the mansions
bright and blessed
00:54:05.51\00:54:09.88
He'll prepare for us a place
00:54:09.91\00:54:13.88
When we all get to heaven
00:54:13.92\00:54:18.29
What a day of
rejoicing that will be!
00:54:18.32\00:54:22.99
When we all see Jesus
00:54:23.02\00:54:27.76
We'll sing and
shout the victory!
00:54:27.80\00:54:32.87
While we walk
the pilgrim pathway
00:54:32.90\00:54:37.57
Clouds will overspread the sky
00:54:37.61\00:54:42.24
But when travlin days are over
00:54:42.28\00:54:47.02
Not a shadow not a sigh
00:54:47.05\00:54:50.92
When we all get to heaven
00:54:50.95\00:54:55.62
What a day of
rejoicing that will be!
00:54:55.66\00:55:00.10
When we all see Jesus
00:55:00.13\00:55:04.93
We'll sing and
shout the victory!
00:55:04.97\00:55:10.07
Let us then be true and faithful
00:55:10.11\00:55:14.51
Trusting, serving every day
00:55:14.54\00:55:19.21
Just one glimpse of Him in glory
00:55:19.25\00:55:23.79
Will the toils of life repay
00:55:23.82\00:55:27.82
When we all get to heaven
00:55:27.86\00:55:32.29
What a day of
rejoicing that will be!
00:55:32.33\00:55:37.07
When we all see Jesus
00:55:37.10\00:55:41.87
We'll sing and
shout the victory!
00:55:41.90\00:55:47.08
Onward to the prize before us!
00:55:47.11\00:55:51.71
Soon His beauty we'll behold
00:55:51.75\00:55:56.38
Soon the pearly gates will open
00:55:56.42\00:56:01.26
We shall tread
the streets of gold
00:56:01.29\00:56:05.33
When we all get to heaven
00:56:05.36\00:56:09.90
What a day of
rejoicing that will be!
00:56:09.93\00:56:14.80
When we all see Jesus
00:56:14.84\00:56:19.71
We'll sing and
shout the victory!
00:56:19.74\00:56:24.95
Amen.
00:56:26.88\00:56:28.22
Friends, we've just been blessed
00:56:30.45\00:56:33.82
that you have
been able to join us
00:56:33.86\00:56:35.89
in our family worship
either bringing in the Sabbath
00:56:35.92\00:56:41.73
or bidding the Sabbath farewell.
00:56:41.76\00:56:45.03
We would as our closing
praying to recite this--
00:56:45.07\00:56:50.44
the first stanza of the song,
"Day Is Dying in the West."
00:56:50.47\00:56:55.68
And let's just say that
00:56:55.71\00:56:58.65
the words of that
song as our, as our prayer.
00:56:58.68\00:57:01.75
Day is dying in the west
00:57:03.59\00:57:07.19
Heaven is
touching earth with rest
00:57:07.22\00:57:11.49
Wait and worship while the night
00:57:11.53\00:57:15.10
Sets the evening lamps alight
00:57:15.13\00:57:18.63
Through all the sky
00:57:18.67\00:57:21.90
Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God of Hosts!
00:57:21.94\00:57:28.54
Heaven and earth
are full of thee!
00:57:28.58\00:57:32.48
Heaven and earth
are praising thee
00:57:32.51\00:57:36.22
O Lord most high!
00:57:36.25\00:57:39.22