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 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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Hello and welcome to 3ABN
Today Family Worship hour.
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What a blessing to be
here, and happy Sabbath.
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Amen. Happy
Sabbath, world family.
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We have got family in
Christ here with us today.
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And we've got
family across the world.
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Isn't that exciting? We do.
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We welcome them.
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We're glad you can
join us. Praise the Lord.
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This is gonna be the
exciting hour because again,
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we know the ones,
our guests that are here
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and the stories that they
have will just encourage you
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and strengthen you
and it's just going to be
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a time of
studying the word together.
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And there is no better
time to study God's word
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than on the Sabbath.
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You know, we may be a
minority here on earth
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but in heaven we are a majority.
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This is heaven's busiest time.
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Amen. Is the Sabbath hour.
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You know, I pray this is gonna
be an encouragement to everyone
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that we really need to be begin
the Sabbath hours in worship.
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Praise and song. Yes.
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I think we're gonna have some
people sharing how they begin
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the Sabbath here at this table.
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To my left is a
sister in Christ,
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a family member in Christ.
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This is Kara Copher. Amen.
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And I know you got a
lot of good things to share
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about how you start the Sabbath.
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And then right to her
left is Brother Terry Cain.
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And we're so glad to
have you here with us today.
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But before we get
started Pastor Kenny,
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I know that Sister Kara
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is gonna lead us
in the word of prayer.
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Amen. Let's pray.
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Dear Heavenly Father,
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we just thank you
for the Sabbath day
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that you have given to us.
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Thank you for all the blessings
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that you've
brought us to the week
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and how we have all been
safe and our family members
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have been safe.
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And we just pray that
you forgive us of our sins,
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dear Lord, and that you
come upon us in this holy way
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and fill the Holy Ghost
fill us on your Sabbath day
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that we can show
others how to love you
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and that we love
you and be with you.
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And I just give
you all the praise,
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honor and glory.
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In Jesus' name I pray.
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Amen. Amen.
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He is worthy of our
praise, our honor and our glory.
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You know we were
reminded too, you know,
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that around the
world, this is world wide.
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So Sabbath hours may not quite
be beginning here or whatever.
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But we are enjoying this time
and this is our Sabbath time.
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So praise the Lord. Yes.
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And to get started,
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I'm gonna read just a
portion of one of my favorite
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devotional books.
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The devotional
book itself is entitled
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the "Faith I Live By"
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and this one is entitled,
this particular devotional
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is entitled the
Evidence of Experience.
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Which is what we're
gonna focusing on here today.
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The evidence of experience.
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It reads, "Oh, taste and
see that the Lord is good."
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Taste and see.
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"Blessed is the man
that trusteth in Him."
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That is Psalms 34:8.
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It says, "There is an
evidence that is open to all,
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the most highly educated
and the most illiterate,
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the evidence of experience."
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Anybody can have it. Amen.
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"God invites us to
prove for ourselves
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the reality of His word."
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Now I wanted to ask
you guys before we go on.
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What is it mean that
we can prove ourselves
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the reality of His word?
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How can you do that?
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Experiences
that we have in life.
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Experiences.
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Okay, is there another way?
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Prayer with the Bible.
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In the Bible.
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The next part will
give you even a better hint
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of what I'm looking for,
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"The truth of His promises,"
which is what she related
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to comparing it with the
Bible because a lot of times
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we fail to put our
hand to the powers of word.
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We fail to actually
claim those promises.
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And there's power in God's word.
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There's power in His promises.
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"He bids us to taste and
see that the Lord is good,
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instead of depending
upon the word of another."
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And so many people around
the world that's what we do.
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We go, you know,
if we go once a week
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and we're
listening to somebody else.
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But we're not bringing it
home and we're not looking it up
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in the word of God
and we're not received.
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We got to taste
and see for ourselves.
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Okay.
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"And as we draw near to Jesus
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and rejoice in the
fullness of His love,"
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I love this too, "our doubt
and darkness will disappear
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and in the light
of His presence."
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You know, so
many people question
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"Is there really a God?"
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What is really the truth?
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"The Christian knows
in whom he has believed.
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He does not
only read the Bible,"
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listen to this,
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"he experiences the
power of its teachings."
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Have you guys experienced
the power of its teachings?
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Amen. Absolutely.
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We just got back from
two months of evangelism.
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So you know, that was
powerful. God is good.
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And we just want to focus
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in on the power of His teaching,
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the evidence of our experience.
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The evidence of
our experience. Yes.
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You know, I was reading there
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in First Selected
Messages, and of course,
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we want to encourage
you, you maybe at home,
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we're doing some
worship right now.
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And we may burst out in a song.
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Oh, you never know.
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Yeah, and praises but you know,
as we study the word together,
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we see how powerful
God is and His promises
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that you were bringing out.
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And so it's dynamite
in the cause of Christ.
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Everyone of should be dynamite.
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And God wants to do great
things through His people.
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You were
mentioning evidence there
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in First
Selected Messages, again,
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you need to get
a pencil and paper,
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those who are at home.
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And get your
Bibles and get them out
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'cause this is
called Bible study.
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First Selected Messages,
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just a couple of
lines, you'll notice.
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It says, "Sufficient
evidence is promised to those
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who are honestly
seeking for truth."
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So evidence will be
given if you're honestly
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seeking for truth.
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The problem a lot of people say,
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"Well, I read it
and I believe it,
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well, you know."
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And they'll make
a lot of excuses.
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"But I think, I read it
but" What have we found?
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"So often I read
it but in think."
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But we found this out.
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Those who are honestly seeking,
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listen, honestly
seeking for what is truth,
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God will make sure
you'll find that truth.
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And we have two
that sitting here today
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that will share some of
those experiences in a moment.
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I'm kind of excited
about it 'cause to see
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how God has worked in their life
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and how it put people together.
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How He does that. Oh, yes.
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For the salvation of souls.
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So we're excited about that.
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And I think maybe you're
gonna ask for the Terry, right?
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Yes.
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Some evidence of his experience.
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Oh, yeah. Absolutely.
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I want to read a
couple of things.
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I jotted down and so
again, that's why your pencil
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and your paper and
your Bible, get them out.
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This is found, and most
people realize this is the book,
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I love it, "Steps to Christ."
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Steps to Christ, page 93,
because we have to believe
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that God is
involved in our lives.
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We have to believe
that he's watching over us.
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We have to believe
that He is going to lead
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someone to you
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if you honestly
seeking for truth.
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Remember, He
leads someone to you.
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He'll open up doors and avenues
that are simply wonderful.
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You can't explain it.
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You don't know how it happened.
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But God does.
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And He'll make sure
that person will find truth.
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Notice "Steps to Christ," 93.
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Notice how God speaks to us
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"through nature and Revelation,"
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notice this,
"through His providence
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and by the influence of
His Spirit God speaks to us."
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Think, please
think-- it's through what?
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Through nature,
through Revelation,
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notice this, through providence.
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So we are finding
that providence plays
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a big part in God
reaching out for the people
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to bring them into
this last day message.
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One more.
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This is found
in "Prophesy King."
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by the way, 378.
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I thought this is just exciting.
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It says, "In various ways
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God will reveal Himself,
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to notice this, "to
men and will place them
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in touch with providence."
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Did you get it? Yeah.
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"That will establish
their confidence in the one
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who has given
Himself a ransom for all."
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To me that is just so exciting
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because then, I
thought, well, that's it.
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It must be a
passage or scripture too
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that help us go along with that.
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And in Psalms 78: 7,
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we need to pay best of attention
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because He knows what he says.
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He said that, "They
might set their hope in God."
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So God in His providence, right,
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He is speaking through nature,
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He's speaking
through individuals.
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He's opening doors.
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But notice how He does it.
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"So that they may
set their hope in God
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and not forget
the works of God."
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Notice that.
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"But keep his
commandments." Yes.
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So it becomes very clear
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that God is trying
to lead the people,
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get, you know, bring
people into our hearts
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into our lives
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who have been
praying for what is truth.
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He's gonna make
sure you find it.
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And so, you know, Brother Terry,
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that kind of leads
us to relationship.
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I feel like we have
a good relationship.
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We're brothers in Christ.
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I love you as a
brother, you know that.
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And just the way that
it's started was amazing
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how God opened the
door of providence.
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And we'll just
talking back and forth here.
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So I just kind of
get you started here.
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Yeah.
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There was one day
that I was looking for,
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I call electrician, you know,
I'm looking for electrician,
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do us the job, he's gonna put,
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I think it was an outside entry.
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You know, with a
big pole, you know,
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over their head and
all this, 200 service,
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is that right,
an African American.
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Okay.
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And so anyway I--
just thinking about it.
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I called a few
people and a couple of them
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wanted to send the
whole electrical company
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to do a one man's job.
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You know, I said, you
know, I'm not the one to buy
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the electric company.
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I want a man, right,
that would be able to help us,
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works good, he does a good job.
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And so what I did, I
went to the lumber yard,
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Southside Lumber, Kent.
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Some people realized
who see these programs.
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Such a nice
guy. Always has been.
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In fact, he for
about five years,
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Kent from
Southside Lumber supported
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Behold the Lamb on Fox channel.
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For five years.
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Very interesting.
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So anyway, I went
to him, I said, Kent,
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would you happen to know a man
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that maybe just a single
man, maybe works by itself,
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I'm talking
about if there's a man,
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one man operation that can
do electrical and carpentry
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and so on and so forth.
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And he gave me two names.
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And so your's was
one of those names.
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And so I called the other guy
and I forget something happened
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and he called
back but he was busy.
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He couldn't do it.
And I called your house.
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Didn't know you
but I called your house
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and I left a message.
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Yes.
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And so I left the message
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and told I was
looking for somebody
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who do a little electrical work.
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Interesting thought
too is that you said,
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I don't know exactly
how basically a carpenter,
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how did Kent know
that I was an electrician.
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I was thinking about that, yeah.
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God knows His
business. He knows His business.
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He's working on something here.
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So what happened?
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Now remember, so I
was call I left a message
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and then you
decided to call me back.
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Well, my wife told me,
you know, that this person,
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Kenny Shelton called and
wanted to do for some work
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and he left a
message and instantly,
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I've been watching 3ABN
for many years prior to this.
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And still like
events of the truth.
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I don't know, I was saying,
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is it true, is it the truth.
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And they think, you
know, it's not truth is.
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We're not part of.
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But you had no contact,
right. You had no contact.
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You just been watching
3ABN for years at your home,
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you knew, and you
told me at one time,
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I think I'm already a
Seventh-day Adventist.
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Yeah, I'm totally convinced
that this was truth, you know.
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I learned in the
world that all these things
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I grew up
believing and understanding.
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The world was saying,
this ain't so, this ain't so.
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And I felt why?
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What's going on, you know.
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And what is the truth of
all these matters, you know,
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and when I
started watching 3ABN,
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I mean, they gave me answers
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and they were not
afraid to give answers.
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People say, genuine and
I was totally convinced.
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I could trust
anyone of them you know,
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Were they
consistent in the message
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that they were giving you?
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Or did you find
that one was saying this
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and the other saying that?
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No, there was consistency,
wasn't there, in the word?
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So when I called you
and you called me back,
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and your wife
said, Kenny Shelton.
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So what was your
response to that name?
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Well, she said Kenny Shelton
and I'm thinking Danny Shelton.
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I know Danny Shelton from 3ABN.
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And I don't if he
has a brother or not
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but I was not aware of you
being inherent at the time,
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I mean, in the church but--
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I kind of put
it off a little bit
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and I called back and I
wasn't interested in job.
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At that time I
was more interested
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in speaking with Pastor Kenny,
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you know what I
mean, and sharing with him,
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you know, what
I've been learning
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and you know, I
just kind of people like
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that we bounce
ideas up one another,
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I'm sure they are wondering.
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And it just-- I went there
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and we had a good
discussion there on the job.
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But like I said,
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job was secondary
to me at that time.
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I was more interested in that,
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and contact him and I had been,
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where I live I pass the
Behold the Lamb every day
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when I were in a town and
when I go to work and then,
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especially on the Sabbath,
I passed there and I'd say,
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I need to be there, you know.
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And that's why I need to be...
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Was that just
coming from your mind
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possibly or you think
maybe the Spirit of God
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was saying to
you, "Brother Terry,
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you need to stop
here." Was that providence?
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'Cause I mean, really
everyday when you went back
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and forth to
work, to go your house,
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you had to pass the ministry.
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It's like Lord set that up...
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I know He did. Yes.
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And--
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Oh, I've been considering
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I need to go, you know, I mean,
I started to going to church.
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I knew I needed to
and this is at a time
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when my brother had cancer
had passed away and that was
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I mean my father had passed away
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and my mother prior to this.
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But somehow my
brother, you know,
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he was the ultimate big brother,
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you know, to all us kids.
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We had bunch of kids.
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And it really affected my life
and Lord had really spoke to me
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through that and I don't
know if I, I decided it is time
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that Lord want me to make a move
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and He was working at
me to make that decision.
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You were praying,
right, I mean, didn't you?
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you prayed for truth.
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You want to know,
you mentioned here.
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I want to really
know what truth is
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'cause everybody is
teaching different things.
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I really want to
know what truth is
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and so God
began to open up what?
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The doors. Didn't He?
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He opened up
doors to go in through
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and you went right through them.
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I like it because there are
some people that when you meet,
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you just know they are genuine,
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you just know
that they love Jesus.
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You know they are kind of
easy come easy go type guys.
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So I remember,
Brother Terry, he had,
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he thought about many times,
stopping there at the church.
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Oh, yeah. But he wouldn't do it.
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So as he talked on the
phone little bit there, he said,
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I think I'm an
Adventist at heart.
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I need to stop in. I said good.
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I see you next Sabbath.
I never met him just yet.
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He said, well, yeah,
I-- one of these days I--
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one of these days
I'm going to. I said, no.
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this next week
we want you to come.
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He said, well, I'm gonna,
I said, look, Brother Terry,
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I never met him but I
just knew by the spirit
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that I could say this
to you and not be offended.
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I said, well, you
know, if you don't show up
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I will come and get you. Yeah.
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And he just kind of
chuckled on the phone.
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I think the beautiful
part of this is going back
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to what 3ABN is all about.
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It gets into homes,
you know, if we has gone by
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and try to give your Bible study
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or try to get to eat,
probably you would have said,
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you know, I'm not interested in.
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But how God
works when people turn
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that channel and
sometimes they don't even know
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what they are looking for
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but they've been
praying for truth
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and then there it
is, right in their homes.
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This to me has
been the instrument
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that God is using to get
this message around the world.
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Remember Danny always says,
"The blessing is on the go."
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And we are experiencing
that blessing everywhere we go.
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In fact, I'll just
show it, a little tit bit.
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I got a email last
night from a lady up in Ohio.
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Her name is Gladys Critter.
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She's from the
Lakewood Church in Ohio.
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And she was
coming to our meetings
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and when we came home,
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we flew back for camp meeting
and we brought several of these
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3ABN Faith and Family flyers.
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Because so many
people don't realize with
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all the changing technology,
how they can get this signal.
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And I like her email.
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Last night she
says, "Later this month
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we are mustering a crew
of our door-to-door people
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and they're gonna
pass out these flyers.
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3ABN flyers.
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Take them to
houses, put them on cars
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because they understand
the importance of the messages
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coming from this channel.
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We are so thankful for that.
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So thankful.
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How that lady
there, how did we meet her.
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Do you remember? Yes,
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we had just got into Ohio and...
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We left Minneapolis, Minnesota,
and we stopped at a church,
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right, on Sabbath
and met this little lady,
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sweetheart and all of a sudden
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she started driving to hour
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of the meetings in there, right.
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Downtown and any
how she drove there
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and enjoyed and all of a
sudden she's become a big part.
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In giving out all these
flyers and trying to tell people
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how to get 3ABN.
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So we were just
always excited about that...
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You know, it's very exciting.
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And as talking more about
the evidence of our experience.
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We have got Sister Kara here
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and we at one time
needed someone to come in
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and do some cleaning and
if as you are watching 3ABN
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and you see the
program that we're on.,
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you might see that there
is a painting in that picture.
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And anyway, Kara had been coming
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and she started cleaning
and she had asked me, she said,
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"What do you folks believe in?"
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And I said, "Well, basically
what the Bible teaches."
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So unbeknownst to mean,
she began to ask our secretary
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for some messages
and began to study
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and probably tuning
into 3ABN at that time.
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And, Kara, tell
us what happened?
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How did God work in your life?
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What kind of
evidence did He give you?
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He gave me all kinds of evidence
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'cause I always asking for it.
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Previously, I
was-- grew up Baptist
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and went to church
when I was young, younger
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and fallen away and
then I decided well,
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you know, my mother took
my other older kids to church
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with her while I stayed at home.
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Then I had younger ones
that my mom couldn't take
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so I had to take them to church
'cause they had to get there.
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Somebody had to show
them. So I decided to go.
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And I just moved into Herron,
probably two years to that.
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And there was a
church right next door to me.
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So me and the
boys went over there
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and we walked in and
not one person said hello.
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Nobody shook our hand. Well.
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They just totally, you know,
ignored us and, I, you know,
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I just felt like
that is not godly people.
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That is not Christian people.
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So I didn't go back there.
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So I started praying, you know,
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"Lord lead me
where you want me to go,
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let me find a church
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so that I could
take these boys too
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and everything and, you know,
a friend of my husband came
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and asked if I wanted
to help clean a church.
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So I went down
and saw Sister Chris
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and met with her and, of course,
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she's telling me, you know,
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everything about
what my details were.
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And I said, well,
I thought to myself,
00:19:52.42\00:19:54.22
well, you know,
if I gonna work here
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I better know what
they are doing, you know.
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So I asked her and I said,
00:19:58.53\00:20:00.56
you know, "What do
you guys believe in?"
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She said, "Everything
straight from the Bible."
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I said, well, that's good.
00:20:05.10\00:20:06.43
That's what I
believed in too, you know.
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And she goes, "And
we observe the Sabbath."
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That got me.
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And I said "Sabbath."
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What is the Sabbath?
00:20:14.98\00:20:16.61
You know, here I am.
00:20:16.64\00:20:18.01
I thought I've been observing
the Sabbath all this time,
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I wasn't putting it together.
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So I said, okay, you know.
00:20:23.52\00:20:25.22
I'm thinking to myself,
this woman is crazy, you know.
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Well.
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But, you know, I went home
00:20:29.66\00:20:31.33
and I started
looking everything up.
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I started cross referencing this
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and that and this and that.
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And just, you
know, digging into it,
00:20:36.26\00:20:39.73
you know, and
praying the whole time.
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And I go at night and I
told, pray to God, I said,
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Lord, please show me the truth
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and He's just
continuously showing me
00:20:45.27\00:20:47.64
after checking this
out and checking that out,
00:20:47.68\00:20:49.58
going back through history
00:20:49.61\00:20:50.95
and see where the
Sabbath was changed,
00:20:50.98\00:20:52.45
you know, by the Catholic church
00:20:52.48\00:20:54.05
and everything and I
was like, wow, you know.
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Then I went to my
kids, my older kids
00:20:56.92\00:20:59.69
and I apologized to them,
because I had misinformed them.
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They were believing by
what I told them, you know.
00:21:06.19\00:21:09.86
Even though they went to church,
00:21:09.90\00:21:11.23
you know, they
were still younger.
00:21:11.27\00:21:12.60
When they went to
church, they probably
00:21:12.63\00:21:13.97
didn't pay attention
to half of it, you know.
00:21:14.00\00:21:15.34
But I went and told
them that I was wrong
00:21:15.37\00:21:19.47
and started
explaining things to them.
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At the same time I'm down here
working at the church, okay,
00:21:21.81\00:21:25.81
and there's this painting
that sits up on the fire place,
00:21:25.85\00:21:28.78
kind of like that one there
00:21:28.82\00:21:30.15
and it has Christ with His hands
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with the wounds in His hands.
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And every time I
clean that church,
00:21:33.86\00:21:35.99
I would go
around the picture frame
00:21:36.02\00:21:37.76
with the rags, I
didn't want to go over it
00:21:37.79\00:21:39.59
because it's an
oil painting, you know.
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Well, that day, I was cleaning
and I said, you know what,
00:21:42.43\00:21:45.07
I'm just gonna
go over it lightly,
00:21:45.10\00:21:46.43
just to get some
of the dust off a bit.
00:21:46.47\00:21:48.84
Soon as I hit that
picture and went over it,
00:21:48.87\00:21:52.07
I got a feeling
in me like a shock
00:21:52.11\00:21:56.41
went through my body
like I was just like, huh.
00:21:56.44\00:21:59.81
I just touched
the hands of Christ
00:21:59.85\00:22:02.28
who died for me, you know.
00:22:02.32\00:22:04.25
I had the-- you know,
that brings me to tears...
00:22:04.29\00:22:10.69
You know, it's 'cause it
was just so overwhelming.
00:22:10.73\00:22:13.43
And I was
thinking, well, I was like
00:22:13.46\00:22:15.66
what just happened here?
00:22:15.70\00:22:17.10
You know.
00:22:17.13\00:22:18.47
And, you know, it
almost got me to my knees,
00:22:18.50\00:22:20.47
you know, took my
breath away and everything.
00:22:20.50\00:22:22.30
And I was just like,
00:22:22.34\00:22:24.17
God was speaking
to me. Absolutely.
00:22:24.21\00:22:26.01
And He was telling
me, this is the truth.
00:22:26.04\00:22:28.88
This is where you belong at.
00:22:28.91\00:22:30.51
I know that, you know.
00:22:30.55\00:22:33.18
And I just went on
'cause I was just really stunned
00:22:33.21\00:22:37.02
and, you know.
00:22:37.05\00:22:38.39
And especially in the
sanctuary 'cause I always took
00:22:38.42\00:22:40.82
the extraspecial care
of the sanctuary, you know.
00:22:40.86\00:22:43.66
I always made sure that it
was nice and clean and you know.
00:22:43.69\00:22:47.70
Kept my
thoughts right, you know,
00:22:47.73\00:22:50.60
and everything in there
because, you know, that is...
00:22:50.63\00:22:52.57
Holy. It's Holy ground. Amen.
00:22:52.60\00:22:54.24
You know, Amen.
00:22:54.27\00:22:55.60
and it was just,
00:22:55.64\00:22:57.74
it changed my
life from then on now.
00:22:57.77\00:22:59.87
I mean, that was
just the beginning.
00:22:59.91\00:23:02.14
Oh, it's just the beginning.
00:23:02.18\00:23:03.51
Things had begun to happen
in your life, ain't that right?
00:23:03.55\00:23:05.78
But it's powerful
because God will reach down,
00:23:05.81\00:23:08.55
He'll do anything
and everything He can.
00:23:08.58\00:23:10.62
He knows how to
touch an individual.
00:23:10.65\00:23:13.02
And He knew that you
needed a special touch.
00:23:13.05\00:23:15.72
'Cause I remember you,
you telling us it felt like
00:23:15.76\00:23:18.03
electricity going through.
00:23:18.06\00:23:20.06
And you felt like
you had heard God's said,
00:23:20.10\00:23:21.96
"Kara, this is
where you need to be."
00:23:22.00\00:23:24.10
But it was so powerful
00:23:24.13\00:23:25.97
which leads us into
more of our study today.
00:23:26.00\00:23:29.07
More evidence of God's
providence in His power.
00:23:29.10\00:23:32.71
Pastor, Kenny, can you
lead us into this more?
00:23:32.74\00:23:34.24
I think while we're doing this
00:23:34.28\00:23:35.61
it'd be good for
us to contemplate
00:23:35.64\00:23:37.55
and to think about more about
00:23:37.58\00:23:39.85
what God has been
doing in each of our lives
00:23:39.88\00:23:41.98
because we're talking
about here with Brother Terry
00:23:42.02\00:23:44.25
and Sister Kara.
00:23:44.29\00:23:45.62
This was the beginning touch.
00:23:45.65\00:23:46.99
This was the
evidence of the Holy Spirit
00:23:47.02\00:23:49.82
was seeking after you.
00:23:49.86\00:23:51.49
Remember, we can't
even come to Christ
00:23:51.53\00:23:53.80
on our own without the drawing
and wooing of the Holy Spirit.
00:23:53.83\00:23:56.67
So Holy Spirit was
loving you, wooing you,
00:23:56.70\00:23:58.90
drawing you into relationship.
00:23:58.93\00:24:01.30
And how wonderful
that the Holy Spirit
00:24:01.34\00:24:03.67
God chooses people-- people.
00:24:03.71\00:24:06.81
And I thought this, I
read, jotted down something
00:24:06.84\00:24:10.11
I thought very interesting.
00:24:10.15\00:24:11.48
The Ministry of
Healing page 470.
00:24:11.51\00:24:13.48
Notice this statement.
00:24:13.52\00:24:14.85
I thought it's
really interesting.
00:24:14.88\00:24:16.22
It said, "The
strongest argument,"
00:24:16.25\00:24:17.79
you know, we like to
have strong arguments
00:24:17.82\00:24:19.15
when we go to the word of God,
00:24:19.19\00:24:20.52
we like to be able to back it up
00:24:20.56\00:24:21.89
by the word of truth
00:24:21.92\00:24:23.26
and we should
be able to do that.
00:24:23.29\00:24:24.63
But "The strongest argument
in favor of the gospel,"
00:24:24.66\00:24:27.13
notice this, "is a
loving, lovable Christian."
00:24:27.16\00:24:31.30
Well. Amen.
00:24:31.33\00:24:32.77
Strongest argument
that we can possibly give is
00:24:32.80\00:24:37.04
to be lovely to be like
Jesus and a lovable Christian.
00:24:37.07\00:24:42.04
You know, a lot of
times we have the stone faces
00:24:42.08\00:24:44.35
and we have the--
little look on our face
00:24:44.38\00:24:46.58
like we're not happy.
00:24:46.61\00:24:47.98
But you know, as a
Christian we all realize--
00:24:48.02\00:24:49.55
we should be happy.
00:24:49.58\00:24:50.92
That is the best
argument, you know.
00:24:50.95\00:24:52.69
Like, you see,
sometime I read a Bible says
00:24:52.72\00:24:54.09
all the foolishness
of preaching, you know.
00:24:54.12\00:24:56.06
We all need, we realize
00:24:56.09\00:24:57.43
we learn from
the word and so on.
00:24:57.46\00:24:58.86
But God wants to come in through
00:24:58.89\00:25:00.53
the power of the Spirit.
00:25:00.56\00:25:02.06
And if the Spirit
is really coming in,
00:25:02.10\00:25:04.43
you know, in our
study, in our worship time
00:25:04.47\00:25:06.63
here on the Sabbath hours,
we need to be thinking about
00:25:06.67\00:25:09.54
when the Spirit comes in.
00:25:09.57\00:25:10.91
There is something
electrical about the Holy Spirit
00:25:10.94\00:25:15.28
coming into our
hearts and to our lives.
00:25:15.31\00:25:18.51
I had a quote down here.
00:25:18.55\00:25:20.12
I'm gonna read
here in just a moment.
00:25:20.15\00:25:21.65
But I noticed
and I found this in,
00:25:21.68\00:25:24.75
Chris, you may see this
too, in both of their lives,
00:25:24.79\00:25:26.96
again, we don't elevate
any person or any man because
00:25:26.99\00:25:29.49
we have nothing to elevate.
00:25:29.52\00:25:30.86
It's all Jesus.
00:25:30.89\00:25:32.23
If I be lifted up, we do what?
00:25:32.26\00:25:33.66
"Draw all men unto
me." "Draw all men unto me."
00:25:33.70\00:25:36.26
So we need to realize
this is not an elevation of man
00:25:36.30\00:25:39.13
or what but we need
to cope with the idea
00:25:39.17\00:25:41.64
that when the Holy
Spirit comes into your heart,
00:25:41.67\00:25:43.67
my heart, anyone's heart,
you at home, when you're--
00:25:43.71\00:25:46.44
in your heart that it
changes that individual.
00:25:46.47\00:25:49.68
They become different
people than they were before
00:25:49.71\00:25:52.91
and I thought this was kind
of an interesting thought here.
00:25:52.95\00:25:56.69
I'll see if I can find it.
00:25:56.72\00:25:58.25
I think that's an
interesting thought.
00:25:58.29\00:26:00.02
Here Jesus says,
"Come as you are."
00:26:00.06\00:26:03.63
The beautiful thing is
00:26:03.66\00:26:04.99
He doesn't leave
us the way we are.
00:26:05.03\00:26:07.20
That's right.
00:26:07.23\00:26:08.56
He's reforming us,
00:26:08.60\00:26:09.93
he's preparing us for
the kingdom of heaven.
00:26:09.96\00:26:12.03
And I know, I've
seen it in my life,
00:26:12.07\00:26:14.27
I've seen it in your life,
00:26:14.30\00:26:15.77
and what he touched
on a little bit earlier,
00:26:15.80\00:26:18.17
the love, you know, our
love, our Christian love,
00:26:18.21\00:26:20.84
the love of Jesus,
00:26:20.88\00:26:22.38
we need to be
praying for His character
00:26:22.41\00:26:24.25
and for His love
to fill our heart.
00:26:24.28\00:26:26.41
And when we
witness when we're out--
00:26:26.45\00:26:28.52
whether it's a
Walmart or whatever, you know,
00:26:28.55\00:26:31.22
store and driving your car,
we need to sharing that love,
00:26:31.25\00:26:35.29
you mentioned in church.
00:26:35.32\00:26:37.59
That's a good
example for all of us.
00:26:37.63\00:26:40.16
Our family here at home
that's studying with us to say,
00:26:40.20\00:26:43.57
am I loving to those who come in
00:26:43.60\00:26:46.33
and visit in our
church, you know.
00:26:46.37\00:26:48.90
And I drive from
Minnesota to Ohio...
00:26:48.94\00:26:53.07
We visited some of the
churches and bless their hearts,
00:26:53.11\00:26:56.48
not everybody was real love.
00:26:56.51\00:26:58.71
I mean, it's almost
like you weren't there.
00:26:58.75\00:27:01.25
And they had no
idea, some of them,
00:27:01.28\00:27:03.12
who we were, you know.
00:27:03.15\00:27:04.55
So if a stranger comes in,
we need to, you'll never know,
00:27:04.59\00:27:07.82
you might be
entertaining angels.
00:27:07.86\00:27:09.86
That's our individual
responsibility, isn't it?
00:27:09.89\00:27:14.20
You can't say well,
that's a preacher's job,
00:27:14.23\00:27:15.76
that's the elder's job,
that somebody else's job.
00:27:15.80\00:27:18.03
As an individual in that church
00:27:18.07\00:27:19.83
we have that obligation
to go and we seen that,
00:27:19.87\00:27:23.77
we thought, you know.
00:27:23.81\00:27:25.14
We need to see the love
of Christ in the people.
00:27:25.17\00:27:27.78
We need to see the hearts
and lives change and I know,
00:27:27.81\00:27:30.35
you folks have been out
in soul winning business,
00:27:30.38\00:27:32.85
trying to win
souls and I've seen this
00:27:32.88\00:27:34.48
in Proverbs 11:25.
00:27:34.52\00:27:36.28
And notice what it says.
00:27:36.32\00:27:37.65
It says, "He that watereth
shall be watered also himself."
00:27:37.69\00:27:41.52
So while you're
watering as it were,
00:27:41.56\00:27:43.96
trying to give
somebody else the gospel,
00:27:43.99\00:27:45.59
try to give them
the water of life,
00:27:45.63\00:27:46.96
what happens?
00:27:47.00\00:27:48.33
You're being fed,
you're being watered,
00:27:48.36\00:27:49.73
you're being nourished,
you're being changed...
00:27:49.76\00:27:52.03
Because you're
trying to help someone else.
00:27:52.07\00:27:54.44
Desire of Ages 142 says,
00:27:54.47\00:27:56.40
"He who seeks to
give light to others
00:27:56.44\00:27:59.71
will himself be blessed.
00:27:59.74\00:28:02.14
So if you're wanting
a blessing, what we do?
00:28:02.18\00:28:06.31
We need to be giving light.
00:28:06.35\00:28:07.68
We need to be
reaching out to someone else.
00:28:07.72\00:28:09.38
I think we need to be
praying to be a blessing,
00:28:09.42\00:28:11.65
how about you...
00:28:11.69\00:28:13.72
And has that-- God
ever answered that prayer
00:28:13.76\00:28:15.82
'cause I believed you
prayed that-- go ahead.
00:28:15.86\00:28:18.06
He answers my prayers daily.
00:28:18.09\00:28:20.66
Praise God. Amen.
00:28:20.70\00:28:22.03
You know, and it's
just a blessing, you know.
00:28:22.06\00:28:24.17
And one thing that I
know that I struggled with
00:28:24.20\00:28:26.80
that I had to come
and try to figure out was,
00:28:26.84\00:28:30.57
when you come from somebody
whonever observed the Sabbath
00:28:30.61\00:28:35.21
and realize how
special the Sabbath is
00:28:35.24\00:28:38.28
and how beautiful
and how celebrating
00:28:38.31\00:28:40.85
and how, you know,
00:28:40.88\00:28:43.18
it's the time
between you and God.
00:28:43.22\00:28:45.15
And I never knew how to do that.
00:28:45.19\00:28:47.46
When I grew up, it was,
you know, you go to church,
00:28:47.49\00:28:49.62
go to grandma's house, eat
and then you go watch football
00:28:49.66\00:28:52.19
or go to the mall
or whatever, you know.
00:28:52.23\00:28:55.20
But that's not how
you do it, you know.
00:28:55.23\00:28:57.67
And it took me a while because
I know how to bring my children
00:28:57.70\00:29:00.77
in to honor the Sabbath.
00:29:00.80\00:29:03.27
And tell them how to do
00:29:03.30\00:29:04.84
it the best way that I knew how.
00:29:04.87\00:29:06.98
You know, so I
started looking up things
00:29:07.01\00:29:09.04
and trying to figure
things out and talking to people
00:29:09.08\00:29:12.21
and you know, kids,
00:29:12.25\00:29:15.68
especially when
they are not brought up
00:29:15.72\00:29:17.35
in Seventh-day Adventist life,
00:29:17.39\00:29:19.92
don't know how
to react to things.
00:29:19.95\00:29:22.62
So I have, you know,
00:29:22.66\00:29:24.13
you're supposed to
make the Sabbath a delight.
00:29:24.16\00:29:25.63
Absolutely.
00:29:25.66\00:29:27.00
So I had to go and
study and interpret,
00:29:27.03\00:29:29.60
what is going to
be pleasing to God,
00:29:29.63\00:29:31.50
what do I need to do that
I'm gonna draw my children
00:29:31.53\00:29:34.34
in so they're not going,
"Huh, it's a Sabbath again."
00:29:34.37\00:29:36.71
Right. You know.
00:29:36.74\00:29:38.81
So what I had to do was,
is while looking at the stuff
00:29:38.84\00:29:42.94
I started buying dishes.
00:29:42.98\00:29:46.31
I know it's crazy.
00:29:46.35\00:29:47.68
I started buying
dishes and I bought dishes
00:29:47.72\00:29:49.45
of every different
color and designs and stuff
00:29:49.48\00:29:52.92
and when the Sabbath comes,
00:29:52.95\00:29:54.82
I set my table
with these dishes.
00:29:54.86\00:29:56.89
They are made
just for the Sabbath.
00:29:56.93\00:29:58.26
Wow.
00:29:58.29\00:29:59.63
And it's all
colorful and beautiful
00:29:59.66\00:30:01.70
and we have a big Sabbath
meal and we light the candles.
00:30:01.73\00:30:05.20
And the kids just
love it 'cause they think
00:30:05.23\00:30:06.97
they're all
fancy and everything,
00:30:07.00\00:30:08.70
you know, coming to this dinner.
00:30:08.74\00:30:10.34
But they realized
that it's for the Sabbath.
00:30:10.37\00:30:13.17
And they know and
they help set the table,
00:30:13.21\00:30:14.81
you know, and stuff like that
00:30:14.84\00:30:16.21
and we light the
candles and we pray
00:30:16.24\00:30:19.08
and after we eat and
talk about the day, you know,
00:30:19.11\00:30:23.08
and praise God, we
clear the table off
00:30:23.69\00:30:27.39
and then we have family worship.
00:30:27.42\00:30:30.59
Which we-- do a
Bible study. Yes.
00:30:30.63\00:30:34.53
Then we get the
Bible trivia games out.
00:30:34.80\00:30:38.07
And we put them on the table
and the kids play Bible trivia
00:30:38.10\00:30:40.87
and they even get little prizes
for them to win for answering
00:30:40.90\00:30:43.44
the right questions, you know.
00:30:43.47\00:30:46.17
It's the little things that
they can put together or paint,
00:30:46.21\00:30:49.28
you know, and they can
give to somebody, you know.
00:30:49.31\00:30:51.95
So we've been working
on some of that stuff.
00:30:51.98\00:30:55.12
But the kids now
love the Sabbath.
00:30:55.15\00:30:57.15
Amen.
00:30:57.19\00:30:58.52
They cannot
wait for the Sabbath.
00:30:58.55\00:30:59.89
You know, I have
this big blue bag
00:30:59.92\00:31:01.82
that sits upon like on
my counter in the kitchen.
00:31:01.86\00:31:05.13
And it's full of all
different kind of prizes
00:31:05.16\00:31:07.70
in that for them, you know.
00:31:07.73\00:31:09.26
And they just, they can't wait.
00:31:09.30\00:31:12.70
Isn't that wonderful?
And they learn the Bible.
00:31:12.73\00:31:14.17
Wow.
00:31:14.20\00:31:15.54
You know, what we're
gonna do for us grown-ups?
00:31:15.57\00:31:17.71
You know, yeah.
00:31:17.74\00:31:19.07
Something needs to be done here.
00:31:19.11\00:31:20.44
But you know what,
00:31:20.48\00:31:21.81
the first day that I did
that was a blessing that nobody
00:31:21.84\00:31:25.55
could ever
understand this. I don't think.
00:31:27.08\00:31:30.15
It's something
between you and God, you know.
00:31:30.19\00:31:32.89
And when I did this, I felt God.
00:31:32.92\00:31:36.89
It's like I'm happy with you.
00:31:37.09\00:31:38.96
I felt this happiness, His love.
00:31:38.99\00:31:41.16
He approved of what
I did with my children.
00:31:41.20\00:31:43.67
And he let me know it.
00:31:43.70\00:31:45.03
Isn't that wonderful?
He looks at the motives.
00:31:45.07\00:31:47.70
Some people may look
and say, well, you know,
00:31:47.74\00:31:49.44
the colorful
dishes, what about that--
00:31:49.47\00:31:52.17
motives at the
heart, that God looks at.
00:31:52.21\00:31:55.38
And he's seen they
were real and they were pure
00:31:55.41\00:31:57.58
and you wanted
what's best for your family
00:31:57.61\00:31:59.21
and your children.
00:31:59.25\00:32:00.58
And God honored that, right.
00:32:00.62\00:32:03.08
And He's gonna
continue to honor,
00:32:03.12\00:32:04.45
continue to see growth
00:32:04.49\00:32:05.82
and He's gonna continue
to see new things happen
00:32:05.85\00:32:08.36
in our experience with Him
as we let Him have the reins.
00:32:08.39\00:32:12.46
And He's doing it.
Praise God for that.
00:32:12.49\00:32:14.23
I just thought that that
was, you know, that was great
00:32:14.26\00:32:17.00
and you're right, you know.
00:32:17.03\00:32:18.37
It's not just the dishes.
00:32:18.40\00:32:19.73
But it's bringing
in the Sabbath together
00:32:19.77\00:32:22.34
and family and taking
the time out to worship
00:32:22.37\00:32:25.54
and praise Him
00:32:25.57\00:32:26.91
and thank Him for
every thing He's done for us,
00:32:26.94\00:32:28.44
Amen. You know.
00:32:28.48\00:32:30.01
And to have my kids do that.
00:32:30.05\00:32:32.01
And they've grown
so much, haven't they?
00:32:32.05\00:32:33.82
Oh, wow. Oh, they have changed.
00:32:33.85\00:32:36.02
They have changed
over these few years.
00:32:36.05\00:32:38.12
It's been such a blessing.
00:32:38.15\00:32:39.55
He said, what about
us bigger kids, you know.
00:32:39.59\00:32:42.16
Well.
00:32:42.19\00:32:43.53
The thought came to me
as I'm listening to you.
00:32:43.56\00:32:45.39
When we get to heaven,
00:32:45.43\00:32:46.76
the Bible says
from one new moon,
00:32:46.80\00:32:48.13
from one Sabbath to
another, we're gonna gather.
00:32:48.16\00:32:50.47
And I've done some reading
in the Spirit of Prophecy
00:32:50.50\00:32:52.60
about those Sabbaths in heaven.
00:32:52.63\00:32:54.57
It's so far beyond.
00:32:54.60\00:32:56.17
Oh, well. Oh, yeah.
00:32:56.20\00:32:57.54
What we can even imagine.
00:32:57.57\00:32:58.94
It's so far beyond.
00:32:58.97\00:33:00.78
God is going to
make it so special.
00:33:00.81\00:33:04.25
It's a time
nobody, no one should miss.
00:33:04.28\00:33:07.52
Amen. So we need to be striving.
00:33:07.55\00:33:09.62
Amen.
00:33:09.65\00:33:10.99
Well, we know it's a blessing
to hear what God has done
00:33:11.02\00:33:15.06
in Sister Kara's life.
00:33:15.09\00:33:16.93
I'm blessed by that to
hear that and it's a...
00:33:16.96\00:33:18.96
Absolutely.
00:33:18.99\00:33:20.80
My family are of
different place or not believers
00:33:20.83\00:33:24.30
and we were just
talking a while ago,
00:33:24.33\00:33:26.20
Pastor Kenny
said about honor God,
00:33:26.23\00:33:28.07
keep telling honor
God, he'll honor you,
00:33:28.10\00:33:29.44
you're not telling them things,
00:33:29.47\00:33:30.81
God says in the Bible, you know,
00:33:30.84\00:33:32.17
we should do
this and follow that
00:33:32.21\00:33:33.54
and of course,
I'm gonna need help,
00:33:33.58\00:33:35.98
Lord, somebody
outside, I can't do it
00:33:36.01\00:33:38.11
You know, what I could say,
00:33:38.15\00:33:39.48
"prophet is not
wanted in his own country"
00:33:39.51\00:33:40.95
or what ever it is...
00:33:40.98\00:33:42.32
But I keep telling that,
you honor God, He'll honor you
00:33:42.35\00:33:45.62
and greater-- one lesson there
00:33:45.65\00:33:48.29
to take with you
and keep you, though.
00:33:48.32\00:33:50.66
He will. He is faithful.
00:33:50.69\00:33:52.89
'Cause we're talking
about witness here, aren't we?
00:33:52.93\00:33:54.56
Being a witness.
00:33:54.60\00:33:55.93
Each one can be a
witness to the other,
00:33:55.96\00:33:58.23
to see things
that you're saying,
00:33:58.27\00:33:59.60
oh, praise God, look,
00:33:59.63\00:34:00.97
we see the changes
in the individuals life.
00:34:01.00\00:34:03.54
We see the change in you
00:34:03.57\00:34:04.91
in last several years, you know.
00:34:04.94\00:34:06.27
His willingness to always help.
00:34:06.31\00:34:09.34
We see the change in
our lives. Oh, praise God...
00:34:09.38\00:34:12.11
The more that we study,
00:34:12.15\00:34:14.08
the more the Lord is
doing a surgery on us.
00:34:14.12\00:34:17.95
The word is cutting, it's
dividing, it's separating.
00:34:17.99\00:34:20.76
My dad always used to say,
00:34:20.79\00:34:22.29
if we don't get rid of
the dross in this world,
00:34:22.32\00:34:24.29
someday it's gonna burn off.
00:34:24.33\00:34:25.99
Yeah, amen.
00:34:26.03\00:34:27.76
And the people, we
keep being encouraged,
00:34:27.80\00:34:32.13
you know, we want
to show that Jesus
00:34:32.17\00:34:34.37
that is in us
through others and...
00:34:34.40\00:34:36.37
I'm saying that, you
know, get back, we are sure
00:34:36.40\00:34:38.37
about watch 3ABN, you know.
00:34:38.41\00:34:40.78
Those are true people.
00:34:40.81\00:34:42.14
I mean, they
were, that was Jesus--
00:34:42.18\00:34:43.51
I like these people,
00:34:43.55\00:34:44.88
you know, feel
like they're my friend.
00:34:44.91\00:34:46.25
Now I realize it's
Jesus in these people
00:34:46.28\00:34:48.08
that comes through.
00:34:48.12\00:34:49.58
It comes through so
clearly to me, you know.
00:34:49.62\00:34:51.29
Amen.
00:34:51.32\00:34:52.65
It's hard to understand
why it doesn't to everybody
00:34:52.69\00:34:54.26
but, you know, anyway,
00:34:54.29\00:34:56.06
but that's-- it's
a great blessing...
00:34:56.09\00:34:59.66
Amen.
00:34:59.69\00:35:01.93
To be around people. Amen.
00:35:01.96\00:35:03.37
Who share your place... Yes.
00:35:03.40\00:35:06.13
Like my own people.
00:35:06.17\00:35:07.54
It's a blessing. Yes.
00:35:07.57\00:35:08.90
The evidence is
there for everybody.
00:35:08.94\00:35:11.84
It just they are not
always open to the truth.
00:35:11.87\00:35:14.64
I guess that's right. Oh, yeah.
00:35:14.68\00:35:16.41
True. Same evidence, right.
00:35:16.44\00:35:17.78
The enemy is so good
at keeping us so focused
00:35:17.81\00:35:22.08
on so many different...
00:35:22.12\00:35:23.45
he has changed
this world, you know.
00:35:23.49\00:35:26.35
The more I draw
closer to Christ,
00:35:26.39\00:35:29.19
the more I understand
that this world is truly
00:35:29.22\00:35:32.13
enmity between Christ.
00:35:32.16\00:35:35.73
And so the closer
we reflect His image,
00:35:35.76\00:35:38.57
it's enmity between us.
00:35:38.60\00:35:40.54
It's getting to the
point now, it's like
00:35:40.57\00:35:41.94
I don't even recognize the world
00:35:41.97\00:35:43.71
that we live in anymore.
00:35:43.74\00:35:45.44
But it's that
desire to know God,
00:35:45.47\00:35:48.14
to know the truth
and then you will listen
00:35:48.18\00:35:50.85
when that signal comes.
00:35:50.88\00:35:52.21
You will want to hear it.
00:35:52.25\00:35:53.58
It's gonna happen, we
promise, it's gonna happen.
00:35:53.62\00:35:55.95
That's right.
00:35:55.98\00:35:57.32
It reminds me, John
15:4, we're talking about here
00:35:57.35\00:36:00.86
because there He's
talking about the vine
00:36:00.89\00:36:03.79
and the branches.
00:36:03.83\00:36:05.19
I'm just gonna read that.
00:36:05.23\00:36:06.56
It says, and then you
need to jot it down at home,
00:36:06.59\00:36:08.10
do some studying on your own.
00:36:08.13\00:36:09.46
It's very, very important
that we study the word of God.
00:36:09.50\00:36:12.87
Here is the key, in my
opinion, of relationship
00:36:12.90\00:36:17.07
that every person
can have with Christ.
00:36:17.11\00:36:19.67
This will fit everyone
00:36:19.71\00:36:21.44
if we have
relationship with Him,
00:36:21.48\00:36:23.14
we must participate in this.
00:36:23.18\00:36:25.78
Talking about, "Abide in Me."
00:36:25.81\00:36:27.45
Christ is the
answer. John 15: 4.
00:36:27.48\00:36:30.45
It says, "Abide in me
and I in you as the branch,"
00:36:30.49\00:36:33.66
notice this, "cannot
bear fruit of itself except,"
00:36:33.69\00:36:37.03
notice, "it abide in," what?
00:36:37.06\00:36:38.83
"In the vine." "In the vine."
00:36:38.86\00:36:40.20
Notice, "No more can
ye except ye abide in Me."
00:36:40.23\00:36:43.67
So Jesus said, you know,
we have to be-- He's the vine,
00:36:43.70\00:36:46.33
we have to be
grafted into that vine.
00:36:46.37\00:36:48.30
Now think about it.
00:36:48.34\00:36:49.67
People say, "well, you know
00:36:49.70\00:36:51.04
I don't worry too
much about victories,
00:36:51.07\00:36:52.41
I don't worry so much
about this, never have."
00:36:52.44\00:36:53.78
If we are grafted in,
00:36:53.81\00:36:56.44
we're gathering
all of our nourishment,
00:36:56.48\00:36:58.38
all of out growth,
everything form that vine.
00:36:58.41\00:37:00.92
So that means that
the branch that comes out
00:37:00.95\00:37:02.48
must be like the vine.
00:37:02.52\00:37:04.02
Because it's
gathering nothing else except
00:37:04.05\00:37:05.85
what comes out of the vine.
00:37:05.89\00:37:07.42
So how can we as Christians say
well, you know, I'm not so much
00:37:07.46\00:37:10.16
worried about victory, I'm
not so worried about being,
00:37:10.19\00:37:12.46
you know, good
person or whatever.
00:37:12.49\00:37:15.13
I love Jesus and I'm
going to go to heaven.
00:37:15.16\00:37:17.17
But really our
characters then are who we are,
00:37:17.20\00:37:19.83
is how we are grafted in.
00:37:19.87\00:37:21.60
Are we really grafted in
or are we just, they say,
00:37:21.64\00:37:23.97
the lamb half way
cut, we're hanging down,
00:37:24.01\00:37:25.81
we're losing some
of that vital strength.
00:37:25.84\00:37:27.68
He said "Abide in
Him." Notice what happens.
00:37:27.71\00:37:30.91
The Manuscript 85,1901.
00:37:30.95\00:37:32.81
This was written, jot it down
00:37:32.85\00:37:34.55
and do some more studying on it.
00:37:34.58\00:37:36.28
Notice it says
"Abiding in Christ.
00:37:36.32\00:37:37.82
"So if we abide in
Christ," notice this,
00:37:37.85\00:37:41.32
"we may have His sweetness."
00:37:41.36\00:37:45.03
Now this is really good.
00:37:45.06\00:37:46.39
I get goose bumps
when I think about this.
00:37:46.43\00:37:48.06
If we abide, it makes sense.
00:37:48.10\00:37:49.90
Now how can we say
that we're Christians,
00:37:49.93\00:37:51.40
that we are attached
to the vine, over here,
00:37:51.43\00:37:54.80
we must be like the vine.
00:37:54.84\00:37:56.24
What grows out that must be
00:37:56.27\00:37:57.61
so let's get and
we're squared away.
00:37:57.64\00:37:58.97
But yet, sometime our characters
00:37:59.01\00:38:00.38
and our attitudes and
our disposition is not like
00:38:00.41\00:38:02.61
it comes from vine.
00:38:02.64\00:38:03.98
So that means we're
really not attached.
00:38:04.01\00:38:05.35
We think that we are attached.
00:38:05.38\00:38:06.82
We belong to the
church, we pay our tithe,
00:38:06.85\00:38:08.72
we do all these things
that we think are right.
00:38:08.75\00:38:10.95
But we're really not
gathering the nourishment,
00:38:10.99\00:38:13.99
the strength of God
or we would be different
00:38:14.02\00:38:16.56
because if we are attached,
00:38:16.59\00:38:18.73
this article says
that we will have,
00:38:18.76\00:38:20.60
we'll get the sweetness.
00:38:20.63\00:38:21.96
"We may have the
sweetness of His fragrance."
00:38:22.00\00:38:25.93
That means the
sweetness of His smell.
00:38:25.97\00:38:29.17
We may smell as Christ,
00:38:29.20\00:38:30.94
we may have that
sweetness in attitude,
00:38:30.97\00:38:33.17
the sweetness of disposition
00:38:33.21\00:38:35.18
when we're
really abiding in Him.
00:38:35.21\00:38:37.45
"His light," notice it,
"and His light in our hearts."
00:38:37.48\00:38:40.72
Now notice what happens.
00:38:40.75\00:38:42.08
"If the light of
Jesus is shining through,
00:38:42.12\00:38:44.19
it comes out through our face."
00:38:44.22\00:38:48.22
Right? Isn't that
what it says in John 8: 12.
00:38:48.26\00:38:51.23
"He is the light of," what?
00:38:51.26\00:38:53.50
"He is the light of
the world." That's right.
00:38:53.53\00:38:55.20
If the light of the
world is living inside of me,
00:38:55.23\00:38:56.83
it has to come out somewhere.
00:38:56.87\00:38:58.37
It comes out on our face
00:38:58.40\00:38:59.73
and it comes out
on our disposition,
00:38:59.77\00:39:01.10
the way we talk, the way we act,
00:39:01.14\00:39:02.47
the way we do things.
00:39:02.50\00:39:03.84
Because we are
attached to the vine.
00:39:03.87\00:39:05.21
Nothing else can come out,
00:39:05.24\00:39:07.21
unless we're really think
00:39:07.24\00:39:08.58
we're attached
but we're really not.
00:39:08.61\00:39:09.94
Some people-- broken little vine
00:39:09.98\00:39:11.55
and they take duct tape.
00:39:11.58\00:39:13.75
I think a good question here
00:39:13.78\00:39:15.88
would be how do we
attach ourselves to the vine?
00:39:15.92\00:39:19.35
How do we get those
roots to sink in deep?
00:39:19.39\00:39:22.89
One thing is you got to study.
00:39:22.92\00:39:24.63
You got to give
yourself solely to Christ.
00:39:24.66\00:39:27.16
So I can sit back and relax
and go to study once a week?
00:39:27.20\00:39:30.23
No.
00:39:30.27\00:39:31.60
You have prayer, and
give it everyday and just,
00:39:31.63\00:39:34.90
you have to turn from the world.
00:39:34.94\00:39:36.74
Yes.
00:39:36.77\00:39:38.11
And this world is getting so bad
00:39:38.14\00:39:41.14
that literally,
this book is playing out.
00:39:41.18\00:39:43.78
Yes, it is. Yes, it is.
00:39:43.81\00:39:45.98
And we have to get
into the word because,
00:39:46.01\00:39:49.72
you know, there's
gonna be either side.
00:39:49.75\00:39:52.75
Two sides, either gonna
go to heaven or you're not.
00:39:52.79\00:39:55.39
You either fight
against God or fight with God.
00:39:55.42\00:39:59.93
You got to decide
where you're gonna be at.
00:39:59.96\00:40:01.30
And I don't want
to go against God.
00:40:01.33\00:40:02.76
Yes. Amen.
00:40:02.80\00:40:04.13
So I got to get into this
word. I've got to be holy.
00:40:04.17\00:40:09.67
He says, "He's
gonna pour his latter
00:40:09.70\00:40:11.04
rain upon all, on the holy."
00:40:11.07\00:40:12.94
So you've got to be holy. Yes.
00:40:12.97\00:40:14.54
The Bible says, we
need to love the truth.
00:40:14.58\00:40:17.91
You know, just
wanting to be on God's side,
00:40:17.95\00:40:20.12
like you said.
00:40:20.15\00:40:21.48
Is not enough but we
have to love the truth.
00:40:21.52\00:40:23.42
And the beautiful thing is
as we spend time in His word,
00:40:23.45\00:40:27.26
as we spend time in prayer,
00:40:27.29\00:40:29.52
spend time in
spirit of prophecy,
00:40:29.56\00:40:32.29
we begin to love Him.
00:40:32.33\00:40:34.10
Love Him.
00:40:34.13\00:40:35.46
He becomes first and
foremost. It's a process.
00:40:35.50\00:40:38.53
It's a process and
then everything else
00:40:38.57\00:40:41.24
follows in place.
00:40:41.27\00:40:42.60
Amen.
00:40:42.64\00:40:43.97
You know, and He is
the greatest physician.
00:40:44.01\00:40:46.44
I know over years of my life,
I fought some of the surgeries.
00:40:46.47\00:40:52.31
But praise God He
never gave up on me.
00:40:52.35\00:40:54.22
Amen.
00:40:54.25\00:40:55.58
He never gave up on me.
00:40:55.62\00:40:57.15
He's still working, isn't
He? He's still working on me.
00:40:57.19\00:40:59.05
He's still
working, bless your heart.
00:40:59.09\00:41:01.29
And I like, Pastor
Kenny said-- early on
00:41:01.32\00:41:04.73
when I started
coming to church, he said,
00:41:04.76\00:41:06.29
God is looking for
people who not know the word,
00:41:06.33\00:41:08.43
He wants people who do the word.
00:41:08.46\00:41:09.80
Yes. Doers.
00:41:09.83\00:41:11.17
Those who want to do--
00:41:11.20\00:41:12.53
we get and they can and apply
in our lives and go with it.
00:41:12.57\00:41:17.11
I said it's a
process, again there.
00:41:17.14\00:41:18.57
An interesting thought
because there are people
00:41:18.61\00:41:21.01
who will say I think
it's kind of brought up
00:41:21.04\00:41:22.74
by each one here in
a little different way.
00:41:22.78\00:41:25.15
There's people who
are really searching
00:41:25.18\00:41:26.92
and wanting to
do the right thing.
00:41:26.95\00:41:29.78
But it sounds strange to
some-- but they don't know how.
00:41:29.82\00:41:35.06
They want to get
started but it's like
00:41:35.09\00:41:37.43
you have to go
through the,da,da, you know.
00:41:37.46\00:41:40.30
Let me just encourage you today,
00:41:40.33\00:41:42.73
each one here and
it's a simple thing.
00:41:42.76\00:41:45.33
You know, I've
read this and studied
00:41:45.37\00:41:46.90
several different
occasions and it's always
00:41:46.94\00:41:48.50
just touched my heart,
what a Redeemer we have.
00:41:48.54\00:41:51.11
What a Savior that we
have, you know, I've often said,
00:41:51.14\00:41:54.51
you know, when
He came to get me,
00:41:54.54\00:41:55.98
He had to dig deep.
00:41:56.01\00:41:57.55
And then when He
got to the bottom,
00:41:57.58\00:41:59.25
He had to make another bottom.
00:41:59.28\00:42:00.62
So I mean, that's the
kind of Savior that we have.
00:42:00.65\00:42:03.49
So there's no one
that's went too far done,
00:42:03.52\00:42:05.49
too much that God can't forgive.
00:42:05.52\00:42:07.16
His arms are open,
the nail prints are open.
00:42:07.19\00:42:09.79
His love is drawing us.
00:42:09.82\00:42:11.49
And so people say I
sense that, I've heard that
00:42:11.53\00:42:13.93
but I do not know, I
don't know how to start.
00:42:13.96\00:42:17.77
Real simple,
maybe answer might be
00:42:17.80\00:42:19.80
and may not fit
everyone is simply this.
00:42:19.83\00:42:23.27
Follow the light that you
have. This is where you start.
00:42:23.30\00:42:27.78
People say, well, I need to
do, I need to-- follow the light
00:42:27.81\00:42:31.81
that you have and when you do,
00:42:31.85\00:42:34.52
more light will come.
00:42:34.55\00:42:37.45
Amen.
00:42:37.49\00:42:38.82
So that's like and A, B, C.
00:42:38.85\00:42:41.36
But you say I don't know much.
00:42:41.39\00:42:42.72
But what you do
know, God was required.
00:42:42.76\00:42:45.06
Now remember, you
follow what you know
00:42:45.09\00:42:47.53
and then once you understand it,
00:42:47.56\00:42:49.36
you are willing to obey.
00:42:49.40\00:42:50.73
Obey.
00:42:50.77\00:42:52.10
You see, obey
always fits in that.
00:42:52.13\00:42:53.54
Follow the light, more will come
00:42:53.57\00:42:55.70
and then the mind set must be
00:42:55.74\00:42:57.07
I'm willing to
obey the voice of God.
00:42:57.11\00:42:59.81
So how do I become
like one with Jesus.
00:42:59.84\00:43:03.04
I got thinking
about this, you know.
00:43:03.08\00:43:04.41
We've been in the
construction business for years
00:43:04.45\00:43:06.01
and you are in a
construction business.
00:43:06.05\00:43:07.38
You and I done a
lot of work together.
00:43:07.42\00:43:08.75
Oh, yeah.
00:43:08.78\00:43:10.12
We got somebody's old houses
00:43:10.15\00:43:11.49
and we just whipped
them up good, didn't we?
00:43:11.52\00:43:12.95
We just tore them
apart and fixed them back up
00:43:12.99\00:43:14.86
and done a lot of good things
00:43:14.89\00:43:16.26
and that's where we
get to know one another
00:43:16.29\00:43:17.93
and you know, share things.
00:43:17.96\00:43:20.10
And so I think about
when I mention foundation.
00:43:20.13\00:43:22.46
How important is it for
us to have a good foundation?
00:43:22.50\00:43:26.40
You know, Bible
says, no other foundation
00:43:26.43\00:43:28.04
can man lay that has been laid.
00:43:28.07\00:43:29.40
Jesus Christ is the foundation.
00:43:29.44\00:43:30.91
But how do I
become one with Him.
00:43:30.94\00:43:32.54
We mentioned the vine, right,
00:43:32.57\00:43:33.98
the stalk until we're going out.
00:43:34.01\00:43:35.34
But I thought, you know,
00:43:35.38\00:43:36.71
I've done many footing
in poured a lot of concrete
00:43:36.75\00:43:39.35
down there.
00:43:39.38\00:43:40.72
But what you do?
00:43:40.75\00:43:42.08
You got to flat
footing down there.
00:43:42.12\00:43:43.45
That's the beginning.
00:43:43.49\00:43:44.82
That's the platform.
That all so important.
00:43:44.85\00:43:46.49
If you don't have
that right everything--
00:43:46.52\00:43:47.86
if it's not on
level, it's all messed up,
00:43:47.89\00:43:50.16
it's going-- you know,
if it's not deep enough,
00:43:50.19\00:43:51.86
frost lines, it's gonna
crack, it's gonna fall apart.
00:43:51.89\00:43:54.20
But then I say, how--
I'm not the foundation,
00:43:54.23\00:43:56.60
Christ is the foundation.
00:43:56.63\00:43:57.97
He's the cornerstone, right.
00:43:58.00\00:43:59.33
How do I become,
ooh, I want to preach.
00:43:59.37\00:44:01.87
Look out.
00:44:01.90\00:44:03.67
How do I become one-- I
mean, to me it is so exciting
00:44:03.71\00:44:06.68
that I can become one with Him.
00:44:06.71\00:44:08.81
It's so exciting to know
that we confess our sins,
00:44:08.84\00:44:11.71
He's faithfuls and just.
00:44:11.75\00:44:13.08
I'm so excited to know
that when Jesus accepts me,
00:44:13.11\00:44:17.02
the Father accepts me
00:44:17.05\00:44:18.82
and He loves me just as
much as He loves His son.
00:44:18.85\00:44:21.56
Now think about that.
00:44:21.59\00:44:22.92
That's beyond my
mind's comprehension.
00:44:22.96\00:44:26.59
I tried to understand it
but get that through our head.
00:44:26.63\00:44:29.80
When we live the
life, by the grace of God,
00:44:29.83\00:44:33.30
Holy Spirit living inside us,
00:44:33.34\00:44:35.04
God loves us just
like He loves His Son.
00:44:35.07\00:44:38.11
That is amazing.
00:44:38.14\00:44:39.47
So I think about how
can I be one with Christ.
00:44:39.51\00:44:42.18
We have the footing, we
got a wide couple of feet,
00:44:42.21\00:44:47.08
you know, deep and
build the frost line
00:44:47.12\00:44:48.85
so when the-- you know,
00:44:48.88\00:44:50.22
wind and the rain
everything is gonna be stuck.
00:44:50.25\00:44:51.75
But how do I become one.
00:44:51.79\00:44:53.15
I thought, you know, it hit
me about 3 o'clock this morning.
00:44:53.19\00:44:56.19
"So, Kenny, do you
remember when you mix the motor?
00:44:56.22\00:44:58.06
Yeah."
00:44:58.09\00:44:59.43
So I'm talking to
myself. I should be asleep.
00:44:59.46\00:45:01.46
But you know,
the Lord wakes me up
00:45:01.50\00:45:02.83
so I can talk to Him, you know.
00:45:02.86\00:45:04.20
I said with mix the motor--
00:45:04.23\00:45:05.57
how do you I
become one of you, Lord?
00:45:05.60\00:45:06.94
When you mix the
motor, you take that motor
00:45:06.97\00:45:08.30
and you make--
and you put that motor
00:45:08.34\00:45:09.67
down on the foundation.
00:45:09.70\00:45:11.31
That motor sticks to the others
that seem that concrete there.
00:45:11.34\00:45:14.98
It sticks. It fastened into one.
00:45:15.01\00:45:17.55
Then I am the
block. He's the foundation.
00:45:17.58\00:45:20.38
There is the motor there.
00:45:20.42\00:45:21.75
Almost think
about the Holy Spirit,
00:45:21.78\00:45:23.12
you know, it's there
with-- and I take that block,
00:45:23.15\00:45:25.59
I lay it in that
motor, motor it all around
00:45:25.62\00:45:28.12
and that block then
becomes one with the foundation.
00:45:28.16\00:45:32.09
I thought, wow!
00:45:32.13\00:45:33.46
Okay, we can
become with one with Him.
00:45:33.50\00:45:35.00
He's the chief cornerstone.
He's the foundation.
00:45:35.03\00:45:36.97
But I maybe a block.
00:45:37.00\00:45:38.60
Each one of us are blocks.
00:45:38.63\00:45:39.97
But we can be one
with Him as we are motored.
00:45:40.00\00:45:42.50
Is the motor the
Holy Spirit? I think so.
00:45:42.54\00:45:44.77
That's holding us together.
00:45:44.81\00:45:46.27
The Holy Spirit is
holding us together.
00:45:46.31\00:45:48.74
The Holy Spirit does, you know.
00:45:48.78\00:45:50.11
It has a lot to do with it--
00:45:50.15\00:45:52.45
I mean, to me
that's so exciting.
00:45:52.48\00:45:55.18
1 Peter 2:5, somebody
jot that down, look that up
00:45:55.22\00:45:57.39
when you have the opportunity.
00:45:57.42\00:45:58.99
But, you know, haven't
you seen your life, grow?
00:45:59.02\00:46:03.49
Have you ever studied like you
study now, either one of you?
00:46:03.53\00:46:05.69
Have you ever
studied like you do now?
00:46:05.73\00:46:07.06
Now I want you come to
the knowledge of the truth.
00:46:07.10\00:46:09.03
What makes you
want to get in where
00:46:09.06\00:46:10.83
umpteen years you didn't?
00:46:10.87\00:46:12.63
Well, that makes
the difference, yeah.
00:46:12.67\00:46:14.94
I-- these notebooks here,
I got piles of them at home
00:46:14.97\00:46:18.87
about took notes
because I know I need it.
00:46:18.91\00:46:20.88
My memory may
not be good at all.
00:46:20.91\00:46:22.64
I want to know where I
can find the answer, you know.
00:46:22.68\00:46:24.75
A long time ago, you
know, I had questions,
00:46:24.78\00:46:27.88
we don't have to have
the answer in our head
00:46:27.92\00:46:29.52
but once we get there
but we had in our word
00:46:29.55\00:46:31.45
where we can go
to get that again.
00:46:31.49\00:46:32.92
You know where
to get it, right...
00:46:32.95\00:46:34.29
Do you look forward to?
00:46:34.32\00:46:35.76
Do you look forward to time
that you can study the word,
00:46:35.79\00:46:37.79
your quite time?
00:46:37.83\00:46:39.16
Sister Kara, how about you?
00:46:39.19\00:46:40.53
Do you look forward
to time that you study?
00:46:40.56\00:46:41.90
Everyday.
00:46:41.93\00:46:43.26
But you got a family,
00:46:43.30\00:46:44.63
your husband take
care of your children
00:46:44.67\00:46:46.00
and you'll be working. I
get up early in the morning
00:46:46.03\00:46:47.37
before anybody does.
00:46:47.40\00:46:48.74
Why would you get up so early?
00:46:48.77\00:46:50.41
To spend time with Christ. Amen.
00:46:50.44\00:46:51.87
Because you can't do it
00:46:51.91\00:46:53.24
when everybody is
needing your attention.
00:46:53.27\00:46:55.78
And so that's what it takes.
But that's sacrifice, isn't it?
00:46:55.81\00:46:58.68
I think so. Yes, It can be.
00:46:58.71\00:47:01.58
But it doesn't feel like it.
00:47:01.62\00:47:02.95
No, it doesn't
feel like it at all.
00:47:02.98\00:47:04.32
It feels like a
sacrifice not to have the time
00:47:04.35\00:47:05.89
with Him anymore
because we feel empty.
00:47:05.92\00:47:08.36
You started to say
something a moment ago.
00:47:08.39\00:47:10.39
What was in your heart?
00:47:10.43\00:47:11.76
Well, whenever-- he's
talking about all of this,
00:47:11.79\00:47:13.23
I was looking down at my Bible
and it showed me, John 15:10.
00:47:13.26\00:47:17.73
It says, "If you
keep my commandments,
00:47:17.77\00:47:19.53
you shall abide in my love,
00:47:19.57\00:47:21.50
even as I have kept
my Father's command--
00:47:21.54\00:47:23.74
commandments and
abide in His love."
00:47:23.77\00:47:25.41
Amen, amen. Wow, good.
00:47:25.44\00:47:27.58
So we're-- and I liked
00:47:27.61\00:47:28.94
when he was saying to
that the Father will love us
00:47:28.98\00:47:31.91
just so like He loves His Son.
00:47:31.95\00:47:33.92
Well, if we are
abiding in Christ
00:47:33.95\00:47:36.65
and keeping His commandments,
that's what He sees.
00:47:36.69\00:47:39.82
When He looks at
us, He sees the son.
00:47:39.85\00:47:42.86
When we pray about studying,
00:47:42.89\00:47:45.29
about presenting
even this message,
00:47:45.33\00:47:47.26
what do we pray about,
not that anyone sees us
00:47:47.30\00:47:49.76
because anything
that we have to say,
00:47:49.80\00:47:51.93
it avails nothing,
but that they see Jesus,
00:47:51.97\00:47:57.11
that they sense the Holy Spirit.
00:47:57.14\00:47:59.47
Amen.
00:47:59.51\00:48:00.84
What a blessing. Amen.
00:48:00.88\00:48:02.64
You know, that
wonders, you mentioned
00:48:02.68\00:48:04.05
when you touched that picture,
00:48:04.08\00:48:05.41
I'll never forget that,
it's like electrical shock,
00:48:05.45\00:48:08.35
you know, that may
sound strange to some people
00:48:08.38\00:48:10.42
but, you know, that really,
00:48:10.45\00:48:11.79
that electricity
of the Holy Spirit
00:48:11.82\00:48:13.79
should be moving
through us as God's people.
00:48:13.82\00:48:16.42
I'm gonna read
you something here.
00:48:16.46\00:48:17.79
It's from Sabbath School Worker.
00:48:17.83\00:48:20.10
1128, 1905.
00:48:20.13\00:48:21.83
This was
written, we need to pay,
00:48:21.86\00:48:23.63
and you at home,
bless your heart,
00:48:23.67\00:48:25.20
you know, we are
in the worship time,
00:48:25.23\00:48:26.57
here the Sabbath hour,
we need to pay attention
00:48:26.60\00:48:27.94
to this because I
think maybe, we're missing.
00:48:27.97\00:48:30.31
I think maybe I missed it
for a long time, you know.
00:48:30.34\00:48:32.94
And not being
sensing that for years,
00:48:32.97\00:48:34.41
the power of the Spirit
and how He's working in hearts
00:48:34.44\00:48:37.31
and lives and changing us
and moulding us, you know,
00:48:37.35\00:48:40.28
almost like we-- for separately,
00:48:40.32\00:48:41.65
like we don't even
know what's happening.
00:48:41.68\00:48:43.02
Just wake up one day and
that's no longer an issue.
00:48:43.05\00:48:45.35
You know, God is working
but notice what it says here.
00:48:45.39\00:48:47.76
Talking about--
you said a while ago,
00:48:47.79\00:48:49.12
just while ago, when you're
controlled by the Holy Spirit,
00:48:49.16\00:48:51.13
each one of us are in agreement.
00:48:51.16\00:48:52.79
We're controlled by
the Holy Spirit, notice.
00:48:52.83\00:48:54.50
"When those controlled
by the Spirit communicate
00:48:54.53\00:48:57.73
to others the energy
with which they are imbued,"
00:48:57.77\00:49:01.50
all right, the energy, right,
00:49:01.54\00:49:02.87
you accepted Christ
as your personal savior.
00:49:02.90\00:49:05.87
We're baptized,
we received power.
00:49:05.91\00:49:08.01
Power, we are talking
about-- that's called dynamite.
00:49:08.04\00:49:10.68
We're dynamite for Jesus.
00:49:10.71\00:49:12.18
But notice what it says here,
00:49:12.21\00:49:13.95
we go out to
tell others about it.
00:49:13.98\00:49:15.85
Notice this.
00:49:15.88\00:49:17.22
"The energy which,"
notice, "they are imbued
00:49:17.25\00:49:18.99
an invisible cord is
touched which electrifies."
00:49:19.02\00:49:24.59
There it is.
00:49:24.63\00:49:25.96
A cord that is struck,
it's like plugging into 110,
00:49:25.99\00:49:28.86
don't say 220 'cause
it'll end up do you in.
00:49:28.90\00:49:30.47
110 would be a
good shock for us.
00:49:30.50\00:49:33.37
"But it electrifies the whole,"
that means the whole individual
00:49:33.40\00:49:36.84
and then the article goes on.
00:49:36.87\00:49:38.34
She said, "that
we all understand
00:49:38.37\00:49:40.34
how boundless are
divine resources."
00:49:40.38\00:49:43.11
The power.
00:49:43.14\00:49:44.48
The power that God has
for His people is boundless.
00:49:44.51\00:49:47.98
This is for everyone.
00:49:48.02\00:49:49.38
We're just, we've
not tapped into it.
00:49:49.42\00:49:52.05
We've got the plug,
the power is right here.
00:49:52.09\00:49:54.29
We just need to reach.
00:49:54.32\00:49:55.66
That's out effort.
00:49:55.69\00:49:57.03
The effort by grace of
God, it's reached down,
00:49:57.06\00:49:58.86
get a hold of that cord us
and just plug into the source,
00:49:58.89\00:50:01.46
its infinite wisdom.
00:50:01.50\00:50:03.43
The word used
here, "it electrifies."
00:50:03.47\00:50:05.97
So when the word is
preached and taught and read,
00:50:06.00\00:50:09.04
there should be
electrical current
00:50:09.07\00:50:10.81
going through
because the Holy Spirit
00:50:10.84\00:50:12.37
is full of
electricity as it were spiritual
00:50:12.41\00:50:14.54
electricity to
excite us, to encourage us
00:50:14.58\00:50:17.21
and get into the word.
00:50:17.25\00:50:18.58
And you know what it
does? It helps others to listen.
00:50:18.61\00:50:21.88
They see something in you.
00:50:21.92\00:50:23.49
They sense something about you.
00:50:23.52\00:50:25.92
Just remember, it's not you.
It's the one who lives inside.
00:50:25.95\00:50:28.56
But they are looking at you.
00:50:28.59\00:50:30.43
And they may not
understand that that power,
00:50:30.46\00:50:32.19
great power inside, but
the boundless resources,
00:50:32.23\00:50:35.90
so, you know, 3ABN
and all the outreach,
00:50:35.93\00:50:38.23
all that's been done,
God is still the Author.
00:50:38.27\00:50:40.80
God is still
gonna meet those needs,
00:50:40.84\00:50:42.47
God is still
looking to save souls.
00:50:42.50\00:50:44.17
I think that's
just a wonderful thing.
00:50:44.21\00:50:46.47
It electrifies us with that all,
00:50:46.51\00:50:49.04
understand the
boundless resources of God.
00:50:49.08\00:50:51.98
And I think this is
why it's so important
00:50:52.01\00:50:54.65
that we stay
plugged in, you know.
00:50:54.68\00:50:57.49
If I don't study, if I
don't have that precious time,
00:50:57.52\00:51:02.72
just between God and
myself, three days, three days
00:51:02.76\00:51:06.36
I can feel the difference.
I can feel the difference.
00:51:06.39\00:51:09.23
I could tell the
difference if I did not--
00:51:09.26\00:51:11.77
when I first wake
up in the morning,
00:51:11.80\00:51:13.27
my feet donot hit the
floor unless I'm prayed.
00:51:13.30\00:51:16.24
If I do not pray and
I get up I can tell it.
00:51:16.27\00:51:19.11
I have to go pray
immediately because I know,
00:51:19.14\00:51:22.54
it's-- I just
don't feel right. I know.
00:51:22.58\00:51:25.11
And it's interesting
00:51:25.15\00:51:26.48
'cause he was
talking about this power,
00:51:26.51\00:51:28.05
you know, so often you
hear, even Adventist Christians
00:51:28.08\00:51:31.15
they were
wanting that latter rain,
00:51:31.19\00:51:34.26
We can have some of
that latter rain now.
00:51:34.29\00:51:36.79
We've experienced some
of that latter rain now,
00:51:36.83\00:51:39.73
you know, even in study,
you feel the presence of God.
00:51:39.76\00:51:43.43
People we met in these meetings,
00:51:43.47\00:51:46.20
you know, I remember
one lady just looking,
00:51:46.23\00:51:48.17
she's just like, what, you know,
00:51:48.20\00:51:49.64
she couldn't hardly
put her finger on it
00:51:49.67\00:51:51.91
but she's-- the power,
00:51:51.94\00:51:53.54
the spirit, it's different here.
00:51:53.58\00:51:56.04
Ooh, glow around.
00:51:56.08\00:51:57.41
It's different.
00:51:57.45\00:51:58.78
It's like a double
portion, that's what she said
00:51:58.81\00:52:01.55
because she could sense
God's presence in the meetings.
00:52:01.58\00:52:06.72
It's real, it's
alive. Truth is powerful.
00:52:06.76\00:52:09.26
It is experienced and He wants
to give us those experiences.
00:52:09.29\00:52:14.70
Amen. Truth is powerful.
00:52:14.73\00:52:16.06
I'm gonna read
one more thing here
00:52:16.10\00:52:17.43
and maybe we
would have five minutes
00:52:17.47\00:52:18.80
or so and then we wrap it up.
00:52:18.83\00:52:20.17
But this is interesting
because a lot of people,
00:52:20.20\00:52:22.04
this little division
that we're talking about,
00:52:22.07\00:52:23.57
you know, Jesus
and the Holy Spirit
00:52:23.61\00:52:25.47
and God and then they get
kind of things confused up.
00:52:25.51\00:52:27.64
But I want you to listen to this
00:52:27.68\00:52:29.01
one right here
because truth is powerful.
00:52:29.04\00:52:30.98
If we know what truth
is, there's power in truth.
00:52:31.01\00:52:32.38
We understand that.
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Manuscript 50, 1900 said,
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"Christ, our mediator,"
notice, "and the Holy Spirit
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are constantly
interceding in man's behalf."
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But notice this how they
said difference, you know.
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Some people say that Holy
Spirit is Christ's spirit.
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But notice this.
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"But the Spirit pleads
not for us as does Christ,
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who presents His blood shed
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from the
foundation of the world.
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The Spirit works upon our hearts
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drawing out prayers
and repentance and praise
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and thanks giving."
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All three are pledged to us
when we give our life to Him,
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the powers of
heaven. How wonderful.
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The Holy Spirit
then is drawing out what?
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Praise and thanks
giving and repentance, right,
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confession and thanks giving.
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We need to have more
of that in the church.
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We need to have more
of that in our family.
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We need to take time for
our family worship, to sit down
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and do what?
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Do some
praising. Do some singing.
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You know, I think that' just
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an important concept
within itself, you know.
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We got our family
tuned in here to the 3ABN
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on these special Sabbath hours.
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But we need to be
taking time as Kara has said,
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that she's been doing
to make Sabbath a delight.
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To have that
family time, you know,
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I've read in Spirit of Prophecy
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where they did
the very same thing.
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Mrs. White and
the staff or who ever
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was with her in her
family, every morning,
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they had their own devotionals
and they met together
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every prayer and you never,
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they did it
every evening as well.
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You know, Daniel,
three times a day.
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We need to get back
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as it were to
primitive godliness.
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Amen. Get that connection.
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We have to have that connection
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if we are doing to
experience this power.
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If we're going to have
this evidence in our life
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that God is
working and He reigns.
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This world is
not your home, is it?
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It isn't. But let's
have prayer, shall we?
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Shall we pray
about all these things?
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Let's pray about these
things. And then, you're right.
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This world is not our home.
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And if you don't mind I think
I'm gonna go ahead and kneel.
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You guys like to kneel with
me? I know it's kind of hard.
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We are about as ready here,
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if we can kneel,
is that all right?
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Well, I just, I like to kneel.
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Oh, we got good people
here that work with us.
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Thank you so much. That's right,
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if I can get back here now.
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Okay.
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Most gracious
heavenly Father, we thank you.
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We thank you for
speaking to us, in us
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and through us
with your Holy Spirit.
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We thank you for reminding
us that we need to be grafted in
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if there is to
be any life in us,
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any hope for salvation.
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God we thank
you for the evidence
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that you have given
us that you're providence
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is at work in our
lives and our families.
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We thank you for reaching down
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and if it takes an
electrical current to wake
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somebody up or the
message going through 3ABN,
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we praise God for the signal.
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Father, we pray
in the name of Jesus.
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You keep this signal going
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that you continue to
bring in partners of faith,
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that they will
continue to donate
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to keep this
signal up and running.
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People need to
see that you are alive
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and well and the
Bible is the truth.
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We're living in a world
where they are throwing it out.
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And God we need men
and women to take a stand
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in the name of Jesus to say no,
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this is the way,
we need to walk there.
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Father we ask that your blessing
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be upon each and every
person that is tuned in with us
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on this holy Sabbath hours
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and that you will encourage
them to have more family time,
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to have a burden
for their children
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and their grandchildren.
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And for those of
us who are here today,
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Father, the samething,
we need to have a burden.
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We need to be sharing
Jesus while there is still time
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because we realize
that darkness is coming
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and it's not going to be so easy
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to give the truth
as it is right now.
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We pray all these
things in the name of Jesus.
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Amen. Amen.
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Praise the Lord.
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Pastor Kenny did say this world
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is not our home
and a lot of times
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we like to have
music in our worship.
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You know what, we're gonna
thank everyone for joining us.
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We've had a wonderful time.
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We pray this has
been a blessing to you.
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When we go out, we
probably should go out.
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We'll just sing.
We are not singers,
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we don't claim to be.
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So don't think about writing
letters, "Oh, that is pitiful."
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We're just gonna sing praise
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and remember what
the Holy Spirit does?
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It draws out praises.
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We love the song,
"This world is not my home,
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we're just passing through,"
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That's right.
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We just do a verse
of those of you know
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please sing along with us.
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Maybe you'll drown this out.
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Oh, that's all...
Take the key, honey.
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This world is not my home
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I'm just a-passing through
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My treasures are laid up
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Somewhere beyond the blue
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The angels beckon me
from heaven's open door
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And I can't feel at
home in this world anymore
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they all expecting me.
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