Participants: Greg and Jill Morikone (Host), Kenny and Chris Shelton, Tim Parton
Series Code: TDYFW
Program Code: TDYFW016033A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:07 Hello, family and friends. 01:08 Welcome to another 3ABN today family worship. 01:12 I don't know how your week has been 01:14 but I know for Jill and myself, and all of us here at 3ABN, 01:17 it's always busy spreading God's word around the world. 01:21 But it's always a blessing to come to the Sabbath hours 01:23 to gain that special rest, 01:25 and so it's a blessing to me with you for family worship, 01:28 but not only are we gathering together as family here 01:31 and you at home, 01:33 but it's also gathering especially with Jesus Christ. 01:35 Our Lord and Savior here 01:37 as we open up the Sabbath hours. 01:38 And it's special, isn't it to open with a family worship, 01:41 open the Sabbath? 01:42 It is, it's a privilege to open Sabbath with worship. 01:44 Spend time in the word of God 01:46 with each other as brothers and sisters and with you. 01:49 You are part of our 3ABN family. 01:51 And we are so glad to know that you've chosen to open up 01:54 these sacred hours with us together. 01:56 And we have part of our 3ABN family around the table here. 02:00 Over on this side is Brother Tim Parton, 02:03 and you are general manager 02:05 for the 3ABN praise and music channel. 02:07 Right, right and it's a wonderful privilege for me 02:10 to be here a part of this. 02:12 I love studying the word of God 02:14 but I love studying it with others too 02:16 because it's great how we as God's children 02:19 can share our experiences and our situations 02:23 through the word and life experiences with each other. 02:27 That's what it's about, community. 02:28 You know, I held this position at 3ABN as relatively new 02:31 but Tim you've been a part of 3ABN for a number of years. 02:34 Right, yeah, since the late 1900s, that's they say. 02:40 Wow! That seems like a long time. 02:41 Right, doesn't it though. 02:43 It sounds like a long time, 02:44 but yeah I was privileged to be a part of the recording studio, 02:47 the sound center. 02:48 Yes, you have. 02:50 And so I've done several projects 02:51 for different various groups and for Danny quite a bit. 02:55 So it's been great to have become part of the family, 02:58 just got and grafted in. 02:59 So I'm thrilled to be here today. 03:01 Well, we have to say we appreciate you 03:02 because Jill and I had the opportunity 03:04 to begin to travel with you a little bit 03:06 on different 3ABN events and we appreciate 03:08 your willingness to do anything. 03:10 That's a real, you know, a serving, 03:12 and that's what it's all about 03:14 because we're all in this thing together, 03:15 and we're here to spread God's word around the world. 03:18 So it's a blessing. 03:20 Jill and I appreciate your friendship working with you. 03:21 Thank you, I feel the same. Thank you very much. 03:23 And on this side we have Pastor Kenny and Chris Shelton, 03:27 and you are with Behold the Lamb Ministries, 03:29 but you're part of our 3ABN family, 03:32 and we appreciate both of you so much, 03:35 your heart for God and heart for His word 03:37 and for other people, 03:39 so it's a joy to have you both here. 03:40 It's good to be here. 03:41 Thank you for an opportunity once again 03:43 to study the word together. 03:44 We like that too. 03:46 Always study the word, right, 03:47 it helps to build us up and to encourage us 03:48 and we pray it will be a encouragement 03:50 to those at home too. 03:51 Actually as we were preparing for this study today, 03:55 I have already been blessed. 03:56 I mean truly been blessed. 03:58 I think it's a wonderful study, 04:00 it's something that we need to present, 04:02 and I just want to say that I've also traveled with Tim, 04:06 that's how we became buddies. 04:07 He was my partner right there. 04:09 I have to hush him because he just talk so much. 04:13 In the airplane... 04:17 We flew with Tim to London and he didn't ever talk. 04:20 You didn't know, he did it. 04:21 No, he was great though but it was nice, 04:24 I just like to tease him about that, 04:27 but now truly this has been already a real blessing 04:30 to study all these passages 04:32 and with things up for me today, 04:33 so I'm excited about this. 04:35 Yes, we are too. 04:36 We appreciate both of you very much. 04:38 We appreciate the counsel and the wisdom 04:39 that you pour into. 04:40 As young folk, it's always a blessing, you know, 04:42 because God has, you know, you guys have been 04:44 on the journey, you've been with 3ABN since the beginning 04:46 and you know, I tell you it's a lot of experience 04:48 that you have, so thank you again. 04:50 Lord is using you guys in a mighty way. 04:52 We'll praise the Lord for that. 04:53 We've come to love and appreciate you folks too. 04:54 Thank you for having us today. 04:56 What a blessing? Thank you. Yes. 04:57 So we've been talking about the topic. 04:59 What's the topic? 05:00 The topic is fear. 05:02 And this is a heavy topic, 05:04 but it's a topic that I think we face 05:06 as believers and non-believers. 05:08 As Christians whether you are in the church 05:10 or outside the church, we all face fear. 05:12 And we want to go to the word of God 05:14 and see how God wants us to do deal with fear. 05:17 How He wants to give us victory but before we do that... 05:20 Well, let, we should pray? We should before we can sing. 05:22 And then we got to have some music 05:23 and Tim is gonna run over to the piano and play for us. 05:25 Yeah, with Tim here, we got to have some music, right. 05:28 So we get to sing some songs in just a couple of minutes, 05:30 but Pastor Kenny would you mind to open in prayer for us. 05:33 Yes, let's pray. 05:34 Merciful Father in heaven, 05:35 truly we thank you for the opportunity 05:37 and privilege to be part of the family of God. 05:39 We thank you to talk about 05:41 the beginning of the Sabbath hours. 05:43 We thank you for the family worship. 05:44 Thankful for those who are listening, 05:46 those who are viewing, 05:47 those who will feel the touch of the spirit of the living God 05:50 as the ages of the bread of life as just is opened up 05:54 and that we receive it with thanksgiving in our hearts 05:55 and in our minds. 05:57 Open our minds, we may hear you still small voice. 06:00 Thank you for this privilege, 06:01 we thank you that Jesus died for us. 06:04 Thank you for Calvary, 06:05 Lord as we look at this topic of fear, 06:09 Lord we need to understand. 06:11 We need to know there is millions 06:13 who are going through this situation 06:15 and we just ask for divine guidance. 06:16 Bless us now, we pray to this and everything said, 06:19 everything done will only bring honor and glory 06:21 as we stand behind the cross of Calvary 06:23 in Jesus name. 06:25 Amen. Amen. 06:26 As we get ready to do the music here 06:29 at the piano just off to my right, 06:31 so Tim is heading over there to get close to the piano 06:33 and play the keys. 06:34 We have a wonderful song, a couple of songs. 06:36 The first one is "The Lord is My Light." 06:38 And we hope that you sing along. 06:39 Not just sit in the home and say wow! 06:41 They're singing a nice song. 06:42 But that you participate 'cause this is participation... 06:44 We need help. Yes. 06:45 Yeah, that's true. 06:48 To me it's making a joyful noise together. 06:51 With your brothers and sisters at home 06:53 and these two songs we chose because they deal with fear 06:56 and how God wants to bring us victory. 06:59 "The Lord is My Light." 07:07 The Lord is my light, then why should I fear? 07:13 By day and by night his presence is near 07:18 He is my salvation from sorrow and sin 07:24 This blessed persuasion the Spirit brings in 07:30 The Lord is my light, my joy and my song 07:36 By day and by night 07:39 He leads me along 07:42 The Lord is my light, my joy and my song 07:48 By day and by night 07:51 He leads me along 07:55 The Lord is my light, my all and in all 08:01 There is in his sight no darkness at all 08:07 He is my Redeemer, my Savior, and King 08:13 With saints and with angels 08:16 His praises I sing. 08:19 The Lord is my light, my joy and my song 08:25 By day and by night 08:28 He leads me along 08:31 The Lord is my light, my joy and my song 08:37 By day and by night 08:40 He leads me along 08:44 Amen. Amen. 08:45 What a song? Beautiful song. 08:47 We can almost really hear you guys singing at home. 08:49 I mean we can't quite but we can imagine it. 08:51 So thank you for joining us. 08:52 The Lord is my light, you know 08:54 my joy, my life, my song, isn't that great? 08:57 We've nothing to fear do we? No. 08:58 For the future. Amen. 09:00 Mr Tim, "A Shelter in the Time of Storm. 09:08 The Lord's our Rock, in Him we hide 09:13 A Shelter in the time of storm 09:17 Secure whatever may betide 09:22 A Shelter in the time of storm 09:26 Mighty rock in a weary land 09:31 Cooling shade on the burning sand 09:35 Faithful God for the pilgrim band 09:40 A shelter in the time of storm 09:45 A shade by day, defense by night 09:50 A shelter in the time of storm 09:54 No fears alarm. No foes affright 09:58 A shelter in the time of storm 10:03 Mighty Rock in a weary land 10:07 Cooling shade on the burning sand 10:12 Faithful God for the pilgrim band 10:16 A shelter in the time of storm 10:20 One more time. 10:21 Mighty rock in a weary land 10:25 Cooling shade on the burning sand 10:30 Faithful God for the pilgrim band 10:35 A shelter in the time of storm 10:41 Amen. 10:44 When Tim Parton plays the piano, I want to sing. 10:47 I was gonna say the same thing. It means you want to sing. 10:50 We just thank you, Tim, that's a blessing. 10:53 Thank you, Tim. 10:55 Well, I'll reveal some secrets in a moment 10:58 as we get into this on discussion. 11:01 Boy, now you made me curious. 11:02 Well, so thank you for using your gift, you know, 11:06 one of your many gifts for the Lord. 11:07 We appreciate... 11:08 Amen. That's encouraging, isn't it? 11:10 But again God is our shelter, isn't He? 11:11 Yes, He is. 11:13 At time of storm and the thing is, 11:14 I have to say probably everybody... 11:16 don't you think goes through storm? 11:17 Oh, my yes. Multiple storms. 11:19 Yes, thank you, yes. 11:21 I know in my own life, you know, many storms 11:22 but the thing is to hang on to Jesus Christ. 11:24 We have nothing to fear, so you know, 11:26 it launches in our topic of fear. 11:28 So we are talking about fear tonight. 11:29 So what is if we start out like maybe 11:32 a definition or what is fear? 11:34 Anyone want to jump in, what is fear? 11:37 Chris? 11:39 It's an unpleasant emotion, it's being afraid of something 11:44 or someone that we think may hurt us or harm us 11:47 or may change our lives in some way 11:50 and somehow you know. 11:51 So it's something that... 11:53 It affects us not only spiritually 11:55 but it affects us neurologically, internally, 11:59 your whole body physically you'll feel it. 12:01 You'll feel it in your stomach, you'll feel it in your chest, 12:04 everywhere so fear can... 12:05 It's a real enemy, it can really grip us. 12:08 So, let me ask this question, 12:09 then I'm gonna put everyone on the spot 12:10 when we play we gonna raise your hand. 12:12 Everybody, I'm gonna ask Robert to go to take a Hawaii shot. 12:15 So how many of us have been afraid, raise your hand. 12:19 We all raise our hand here. Oh yes. 12:21 Oh yes. Two hands. 12:22 Two hands. It's true. 12:24 You at home, raise your hand, I'm sure. 12:26 You know, it's definitely something, Chris, 12:28 that all of us also started to face it. 12:31 But you know what, I was reminded when you ask 12:33 for the definition that as Christians we look, 12:35 it's two fold, you know what the fear the spiritual, 12:39 how we're to fear God and give glory to him, 12:42 and then there is the fear of the enemy. 12:45 And so I've always, you know, been reminded 12:47 and going over in time that you know devil, 12:50 he is a copycat, you know 12:52 as he would never come up with anything original, 12:54 so God ask us to fear him, 12:56 you know in that reverence and respect. 12:58 So that's one aspect ever so I know, 13:00 we're not just dwell no just fear that the devil is gonna 13:03 fear God, give glory to him, 13:04 and then on the other hand the devil say hmm, 13:06 okay I'll use the same word fear but I'll put it in them 13:09 to try to make them do something 13:11 they really don't want to do and I will, you know, 13:13 put a blight on his character. 13:15 I'm glad you brought that up because then really 13:18 there is actually, um, a good side of fear. 13:21 Could we say that? Absolutely. 13:23 It's the definition when 13:25 you look at the spiritual side of it and then you look 13:28 at the counterfeit fear of the devil, 13:30 the enemy because I know in my own life, lot of times, 13:33 the fear comes to everyone in a lot of different ways 13:37 and usually is when our faith might be weak, 13:41 going through difficult times and we've been struggling 13:43 maybe for days or weeks or months 13:45 and we're really low down spiritually 13:47 and the devil just tries to really work you over 13:49 and pretty soon we find, and we fear everything 13:53 and everybody because we just don't know what to expect. 13:56 Kind of almost become paranoid. Exactly. 13:58 I like what you said because the fear of the Lord 14:00 is the beginning of wisdom. 14:02 So you think then fear the Lord as far as reverence, worship, 14:07 all for God is a good thing. 14:09 As we think about fear, 14:11 you mentioned about the physical aspects 14:13 of what fear can do to us. 14:14 Do you think fear is chronic 14:17 or in some of our lives can fear be a chronic condition 14:20 or is fear one of those fighter flight like, 14:23 I go out to hang clothes on the line 14:24 and this really happened, 14:25 and there was a snake in the grass. 14:27 Okay, well that was an instant fear like... 14:29 Oh, there is a snake, right. 14:31 Then all of a sudden, okay, it's just a snake. 14:34 It's a black snake and it's not poisonous. 14:36 You know, I believe that fear can become our common reaction 14:42 to things just like you say out, it's a chronic, 14:45 it's just the way, 14:46 it's the first thing that we think of to do, 14:48 instead of trusting God for a situation, 14:51 for his outcome, 14:52 what we know we shouldn't worry about or fear, 14:57 that's just sometime the way we... 15:00 that's where we go to. 15:02 It also is our fighter flight, 15:04 I believe fighter flight is what God has put in us 15:07 to be afraid of the things that we should be afraid of. 15:10 Just like running toward the edge of the Grand Cannon, 15:12 just jump of the edge... 15:14 Oh, mercy. Fear of falling of the edge. 15:16 Right, but there are people 15:17 who won't leave their homes for fear, 15:20 there are different situations they don't put themselves into 15:24 because they are afraid of it even when it's... 15:27 Even if they have somebody that will help them go through it, 15:30 they don't want to put themselves in, 15:32 I mean, public speaking as I was mentioning 15:35 about playing the secret I was going to give, 15:38 those two songs we sang, 15:41 I didn't know either one of them, 15:43 and so I was over there thinking, okay, 15:46 they want me to play 'em, so I'm trying to read them 15:49 but they were too high for you the way in the key 15:52 that they're written, so I was transposing them 15:55 and I'm trying to think now how does this go 15:58 and then you want me to sing them as well 16:00 and so I'm like I'm still, 16:03 my body is still like, okay is that over yet. 16:06 I'm so, so I'm recovering 16:08 but so, and I know a lot of people that you know 16:12 due to their fear of public speaking or doing anything 16:17 that is outside of their comfort zone. 16:19 The fear right then and there if you've really been fearful, 16:24 you'd be unlike I would have been, 16:25 I don't know the song, I can't transpose it, 16:28 I can't change keys, no I'm not even gonna try it. 16:30 I didn't know I had that option. 16:32 I didn't know I had the choice if I... 16:35 I'm saying, it wasn't... 16:37 It was good, and what did you do when you go out, 16:39 was it to hang clothes? 16:41 What's the first thing you do when you went out 16:43 with the next batch next week to hang them up, 16:44 did you look down? 16:46 You kind of check the grass first. 16:48 Yeah, but it was a different fear maybe that, 16:50 you know what I'm saying, it was working cautious. 16:52 We can call healthy respect. Right. Thank you. 16:54 And I like that she pointed out chronic 16:56 because I believe that people, well, in times the past 16:59 we say they live on drama, 17:01 there always has to be something fearful, 17:03 something going on, some situation 17:06 and they're never at peace, 17:09 and I believe that we can actually get in a chronic rut 17:13 as it were, where we're giving into a fear, 17:17 and so I love what we're gonna do today because God, 17:20 in the word of God He addresses this 17:23 and He re-teaches us, you know, 17:24 through our walk with Him, He is always teaching, 17:27 He is always re-teaching us. 17:30 And so as we learn these wonderful principles, 17:32 His wonderful promises, 17:34 I think we can learn to claim them, 17:36 and that chronic fear will go away. 17:38 We may always be surprised and startled, you know, 17:43 and there is also a difference between 17:45 being nervous and fearful. 17:47 You know, there is a little difference there, 17:50 you know, if that was fear on the piano, 17:52 I sure wish I had that. 17:54 I wish I can do that but you see this, 17:58 it can be a crippling, 17:59 absolutely a crippling chronic condition 18:04 from many, many people. 18:06 And it's something that we need to change 18:08 because God is not pleased. 18:09 It actually represses the Holy Spirit. 18:12 He is not pleased with our fear. 18:14 Or I think Satan realizes that, you know, 18:16 he knows that God has a calling on our life and take it away. 18:18 Yeah. 18:20 So then he wants to strike fear in our own hearts to keep us 18:22 from doing what God is actually called us to do. 18:25 You know in my own life, you know, 18:26 talking about public speaking, I don't like to get upfront. 18:29 I don't at all, I don't like that, 18:31 but I know at times God calls me forward to do that, 18:34 and so you need to then say okay, 18:36 get thee behind me Satan, 18:38 God you called me to do this and I have nothing to fear. 18:42 God, you are with me. 18:43 I think I know the feeling of, you know, 18:45 I was talking about your knees smarting one against the other. 18:48 When I first started out, 18:50 it felt like any moment as it 18 or a 20 18:54 just trying to speak one, you know with my... 18:56 I thought people could hear them. 18:57 My legs will shake, they would shake. 18:59 Because they were shaking, 19:00 I felt like they might give away any moment, 19:01 and at the same time in my mind, 19:03 I'm saying, I'm not gonna able to do this again. 19:06 It's just not to me, it wasn't worth it 19:08 'cause it just, you know, you're just a nervous wreck. 19:10 But now I sense as you do what God has asked you to do 19:15 that they are still after all of these years there are still, 19:20 I'm gonna say this a fear, every time I get up to speak. 19:24 Not the nervous necessarily. 19:27 Not the nervous or shaky but the fear that I'm not... 19:30 I want to do what God wants me to do 19:33 and say what I need to say, 19:34 to me that's a different kind of a fear, 19:37 am I gonna be pleasing to him and he always says, 19:40 if you've heard my voice and what you've studied, 19:42 you're getting ready to make a mess of it, 19:44 but I'm gonna make it right in the ear of the people, 19:48 so there is a difference so... 19:50 Can I call that a concern. 19:52 Yeah, it's a concern to please God, 19:54 but to me it's all you say after all these years sure, 19:57 you don't get in, not as far as people 19:59 whether one or ten thousand it wouldn't matter, 20:02 but I do have that, that's what gonna go, 20:05 I become accountable. 20:06 You feel that, Tim, accountable. 20:08 Well, I think that's important because God calls us to that 20:10 'cause we are each accountable to God for the gifts 20:12 that he has given us and as we use them 20:14 and I just want to apologize, Tim. 20:16 Sorry we put you on the spot and make you play those songs. 20:19 I grew, I grew in that experience. 20:21 So we've grown. 20:22 I know to trust God, step right out there. 20:24 And so just you are aware, there were no edits, 20:26 he actually got up from here, went to the piano, 20:28 stop and came back so, yes, he did that live. 20:31 Thank you, Tim. 20:33 Let's go the word of God here sharing some experiences. 20:35 Let's go to the word of God. 20:37 So open your Bible too, get your Bible. 20:38 Let's go to Psalm 27 our first scripture 20:40 and then we just go through and see what we get through. 20:42 We're talking about who or what am I afraid off. 20:45 In Psalm 27:1, 20:48 whoever gets that first, you want to read that. 20:51 Kind of goes along with the song we sang. 20:54 Yeah, Psalm 27, Tim, you want to read that? 20:56 Yes, The Lord is my light and my salvation, 20:58 Whom shall I fear? 21:00 The Lord is the refuge and strong hold of my life, 21:03 Of whom shall I be afraid? What does that say to you? 21:07 Boy, there's a lot packed into that verse for sure. 21:10 Yeah, several times throughout the Psalms 21:13 the psalmist says the Lord is my light 21:15 and my salvation. 21:16 You know it's whom shall I fear, 21:18 whom shall I be afraid. 21:21 I mean, that... 21:24 I don't know that's whom shall I fear? 21:27 I fear no man, I mean, that pretty much says it 21:30 but it's difficult 21:33 when you're going through a physical situation, 21:36 you know, to know what to do with that. 21:41 You know how do I not fear a situation or dread situation. 21:46 I think we are coming to that 21:48 and maybe we'll come sooner than later 21:50 but there is a key, 21:52 there is a remedy and I found this... 21:56 Yeah, it quotes the principles in the Bible 21:59 and we're gonna be reading this as part of it 22:01 because you have faith in God, 22:04 and God is all consuming, all powerful. 22:07 He can take care of us. 22:08 He tells us not to fear those who can kill the body 22:11 but to fear him who can destroy the body and the soul. 22:16 You know, so in other words this house 22:17 that he has put me in temporarily, 22:19 if something were to happen to it, 22:21 he's gonna give me another vessel. 22:23 You know, so it's a beautiful theme, 22:25 but the remedy, 22:27 this is found in Faith I live by, it's page 156, 22:31 it says hope and courage are essential. 22:35 Hope and courage are essential to perfect service for God. 22:40 These are the fruit of faith. 22:42 I'm going on, I'm gonna skip down, here it says, 22:44 for the disheartened there is a sure remedy, 22:49 faith, prayer, work. 22:52 Faith and activity will impart assurance and satisfaction 22:55 that will increase day by day... 22:57 In the darkest days, 22:59 when appearances seem most forbidding, 23:03 fear not, have faith in God. 23:06 So that's part of what that is 23:08 and we have to learn to let go. 23:11 This has been a life long process for me, 23:14 it is a process. 23:16 I wanted to come in 23:19 'cause I even have a promise up here. 23:21 I can remember just crying on my knees 23:24 and thinking there is no hope, I've been to bad. 23:28 I've done too many things. 23:30 How can God forgive that, you see. 23:34 And I don't want to get too deep into it 23:36 but God what you know, what he is looking for contrite 23:40 and honest heart, 23:41 but at the same time 23:42 he doesn't want us to stay there. 23:45 He wants us to have hope, have faith in that salvation 23:49 and turn that into work 23:50 'cause as we're blessing others, 23:52 then we become blessed, and it's a process. 23:54 Brother Tim just put that into operation. 23:56 It just made so much more assist to me when you read that 23:58 because it took faith to do what you do, 24:01 but also it took work. 24:03 You stayed with it, faith and prayer 24:04 oh, Lord help me to get this thing right. 24:06 You just did all three things which help you 24:09 if this was a thing, and some people had fear, 24:11 was fearful but those three things in operation 24:14 and that's part, you just said it's strengthened you, 24:16 it encouraged you, 24:18 you'd be ready for the next time. 24:19 So faith, prayer and word. 24:22 So you had to put in operation 24:24 to get over this thing called fear in this area. 24:26 Yes. You know, that's beautiful. 24:29 That's good, Kenny, good application. 24:30 You put it there, wow. 24:31 Because I think we're afraid 24:34 and you brought this out Sister Chris, I like this. 24:36 We're afraid not just of playing the piano 24:39 or of messing up in front of people. 24:41 Now this Psalm says whom shall I fear, 24:44 I can be afraid of people. 24:45 What other people think of me? 24:48 Afraid of getting up in front, afraid of messing up, 24:52 afraid of not appearing good, but in the spiritual sense 24:56 I have faced this. 24:58 Afraid God can't forgive me, afraid that I'm not safe, 25:03 afraid that I'm not gonna go to heaven. 25:05 There is all kinds of things, 25:07 you know, in the spiritual sense too. 25:08 I love that. 25:09 And the enemy wants us to feel that way. 25:12 The enemy is the father of depression. 25:14 He brings about that depression, 25:16 he brings about that discouragement. 25:18 Let me read this paragraph, 25:19 this is also the Faith I Live By, in fact everything, 25:22 almost everything I'm gonna read here 25:23 if it's from Spirit of Prophecy, 25:25 it's from the Faith I Live By. 25:26 It says it is not God's will, it is not God's what? 25:30 His will that you should be distressful 25:34 or torture your soul. 25:36 See that's what we're talking about 25:38 because we felt tortured, 25:40 and we were bringing a lot of it on ourselves. 25:44 We torture our soul 25:45 with the fear that God will not accept you 25:48 because you are sinful and unworthy. 25:50 You can say, I know that I'm a sinner 25:53 and that this is the reason I need a savior. 25:57 That's the reason Christ came, 25:59 that's the reason all of heaven was opened up... 26:02 We need a savior. 26:04 So we need to come to the point where we recognize it 26:06 but God does not want us. 26:08 It's not his will that we continue to distress, 26:10 we torture our soul, he wants us to have faith, 26:13 he wants to believe to pray, faith, prayer and word. 26:18 So what you are saying is that a lot of our fear 26:20 is even self inflicted. 26:21 Oh, absolutely. 26:23 And therefore whenever you ask me again, when I read this, 26:25 it says, the Lord is my light and my salvation. 26:30 Worrying about if you are saved, 26:32 if the Lord is your salvation then he's got it. 26:36 He's got it under control, 26:38 and so if we get our eyes of our self 26:41 and inflicting that fear upon ourselves, well, Lord, 26:44 then I'm not saved but the Lord is my salvation. 26:48 Sealed, signed, that's it, it's done. 26:51 And so we have no reason to fear. 26:55 That's right. 26:56 We believe that Satan, 26:59 we know inflicts that fear upon us and he does, 27:02 but if we can just stand up and say, 27:05 my Lord is my salvation. 27:07 What you are reading it says, you know the Lord is my light, 27:09 it doesn't say the Lord is my darkness 27:11 and discouragement and the word is my light, 27:14 more it's bright and then salvation that's our saving, 27:17 you know strength, be afraid of nobody. 27:19 But you know the basis in bottom line 27:22 what I found out in my own life 27:25 that self number one has to die when it comes to us 27:29 because, Ken, when you get up to speak or whatever, 27:33 get Bible studies or instance. 27:35 Where you go to. 27:36 I refused at the younger age to give Bible study, 27:38 I felt I'm not doing 27:39 because I was afraid that somebody would ask me 27:42 a question pride that I couldn't answer. 27:45 And finally Lord say, Kenny, 27:46 there are so many things you can answer, 27:48 in fact you can only probably answer anything. 27:49 Right. But you know what? 27:50 Here's a good way, 27:52 here is what to do, I don't be honest. 27:54 Face it or somebody is gonna ask you a question, 27:56 you know what, I don't have the answer 27:57 but I know where to find it, 27:59 and then you go 28:00 and you go through the word of God and then you find. 28:02 There is nothing wrong with saying, 28:03 I don't know right now the answer 28:05 but I know exactly where I can find it. 28:07 Give me a little time, I'll find it, 28:08 I'll bring it back to you. 28:10 So when the self begin to die and pride begin to die, 28:13 it became easier, so the fear left. 28:17 Of course it was no longer I but Christ, 28:20 and I thought how wonderful that is 28:21 so part of this fear has to do with self, 28:24 self having to die. 28:27 Self is always involved, 28:29 I often say self is worst enemy. 28:31 Mine too. My biggest enemy. 28:33 I don't think anybody else but... 28:35 And we don't want to think that way 28:36 but really it is this idea just because I wanted to, 28:40 I want out me, me, my, I, so, yeah. 28:44 That's good. Go ahead. 28:45 Let's say we have a number of text here 28:47 so I know you want to address it. 28:49 So many fun verse to look at in the Bible. 28:52 Psalms 118. 28:53 118, I love what you said is return to Psalm 118, 28:56 Pastor Kenny, I love that 28:57 because it is about in my own experience 29:00 I have found that to be true. 29:01 It's about myself so when I'm afraid, I'm thinking, 29:04 I'm going to look bad or I don't want to get sick 29:08 or someone I love, 29:10 I don't want something to happen to them. 29:12 All of that stuff comes back to myself, 29:14 instead of looking to Jesus, 29:17 trusting that he is my heavenly father, 29:20 and that he will only bring what is good 29:23 and even if it's a bad situation, 29:26 Romans 8:28, he can turn it around for good. 29:31 I want to just bring this up actually at this point, 29:33 and I don't want to head off in some diversion, 29:35 but I'm thinking about, you know, 29:37 the text you just read in, it said whom shall I be afraid. 29:40 There also and I mean this part it's logical but you know, 29:43 if I get a knock in the middle of the night on my door, 29:46 someone banging and pounding like to break in my house 29:48 or something, you know, I have a healthy fear for that, 29:50 I'm not gonna say I have nobody 29:51 to be afraid of just open the door 29:53 and let somebody to come into my house. 29:54 So there is the logical, yes, part of that too... 29:56 So thank you for sharing that, sweet heart. 29:58 We need balance here. 30:00 You feel much safer now. Yeah, that's right. 30:01 I won't just open the door in the middle. 30:03 That's discernment. A discernment. 30:05 Thank you, that's a good word, discernment. 30:07 But it is startling, you know, and it can become... 30:12 And it can be, but you know the thing is what will happen 30:15 if something like that did happen, 30:17 first thing you would do, you would protect your wife... 30:21 And we should reach out to Lord in prayer too and say God... 30:23 Always. 30:24 We like, one time we went in the house we are in, 30:26 you know, sound asleep and we hear some talking. 30:31 Somehow in the very basement, the TV came on its own, 30:35 you know and it was talking it loud and I thought, 30:37 surely they're beating by breaking 30:39 they're not gonna be talking, 30:40 so I went out the bedroom door and it don't mean 30:43 'cause your good, it just goes through your mind really quick 30:45 and I'm not, I just simply said, 30:47 I said honey lock the door when I go out 30:50 and don't let anyone in. 30:52 You stay on the side, you have protection. 30:54 You lock the door and I'm going outside 30:57 and don't open unless I come back. 30:59 There but was a fear 31:02 but the fear overrode to say protect her, 31:04 then you go down and you face what needs to be face 31:07 so you know and God always helped us. 31:09 Lord help us to and we find a TV going on, who turned it. 31:15 Okay, so Psalms 118 text. 31:17 Now that you all brought some balance to what I said 31:19 Psalm 118:6, you want to read that, Pastor Kenny, 31:23 You have that Psalm 118:6? 31:25 I have 118:6, "The Lord is on my side, I will not fear. 31:31 What can man do unto me? 31:34 I mean that's beautiful, the Lord's on my side, 31:37 that gives each one of us courage to face everyday 31:41 when I get up to say, when you do the right thing, 31:43 the best you know how to do and those of you at home, 31:46 you're doing what you know is right, 31:49 the best of your ability, 31:50 you know that God has promised to be on your side, 31:53 he said I'll never leave you, I'll never forsake you, 31:55 you don't fear what man might do, 31:57 you don't fear what a man, how he is going to look 31:59 and what he is gonna say, what he is gonna do 32:00 because you are on the right side. 32:02 You're on God side and when you are on God side, 32:04 he takes responsibility for taking care of you 32:08 'cause we're basically look at are pretty helpless. 32:11 We need him, certainly gets the enemy and his foe, 32:14 but it says here, I say the Lord is on my side, 32:16 I will not fear, what can man do to me. 32:19 What can he really do. 32:21 He might take your life but you mentioned while ago so, 32:23 as long as you dedicate your life to Jesus Christ, you know, 32:25 the hereafter be wonderful to spend eternity with him. 32:27 That is a key point because really 32:29 there had been many martyrs. 32:31 Come on now history, 32:33 that have laid down their life for Jesus Christ. 32:34 The beautiful thing with that is, you know, 32:38 nothing God is still going to surround you 32:40 and he will protect you, nothing will happen to you 32:44 or to any of us as long as we're living up to the light 32:47 that he's given us. 32:49 And we're obeying and we're in that 32:52 wonderful continual relationship with him, 32:54 then he is there to protect us. 32:57 And nothing will happen unless it's his will. 33:00 So there are times where things do happen, 33:05 but he has allowed it to happen, you know, 33:08 if you are martyred then your book of life 33:12 is closed at that point, 33:13 you know, and he knows it just... 33:15 Be my life be a testimony. 33:16 Exactly, but one thing that come to my mind, 33:18 I was thinking back when you say 33:20 with the Lord on my side, 33:21 I will not fear, what can man do to me. 33:23 I remember going, 33:25 I was at Southern Missionary College 33:27 and that was about a six, six and half hour drive 33:30 when I was around 18 years old, 33:32 and one Sunday my car broke down 33:35 and we couldn't get it fixed 33:37 and so I was making this journey alone 33:40 and when you're, you know, 18 years old, 33:41 that seems like a long way by yourself, 33:44 but anyway it was getting dark and my mom finally said 33:46 take my car, so I did. 33:49 And this was a very dark night by the time 33:52 I hit Paducah, Kentucky, It was very dark, 33:55 and at one time I was out by myself no car, 33:57 so I hit the bright lights and the lights went out. 34:02 They just quit working and it was so, 34:04 you could not see I just, you know, 34:07 you just knew where the side of the road was, 34:10 there were no cell phones back then but we had a CB. 34:13 And of course I was at the point, 34:15 I was outside of Paducah, 34:17 so it was kind of coming and going, coming and going. 34:20 I finally heard a lady and she got on there, 34:23 she says you know, we'll send you some help, 34:25 and so I was still little bit fearful as it were 34:29 but I was praying, 34:30 I was praying and so I just ducked down in the seat 34:34 and I was waiting and pretty soon, 34:36 this truck pulled up in front of me and backed up, 34:39 I thought nobody said how am I gonna know who is here. 34:43 Are these the people that came to help, I don't know. 34:45 and this man got out and he was walking to the car 34:49 and I'm like Lord if this... 34:51 I have no idea, am I to open my door to this man 34:55 out here in the dark 34:57 and all of a sudden that man stopped. 35:00 He turned around he ran and he sped away. 35:05 No one knows apparently. 35:06 A few minutes later, 35:08 the lady came by on the other side of the interstate, 35:11 we see you, we're coming up behind you, 35:14 it's myself and my husband, we're here blah, blah, blah. 35:19 God has send an angel or something that man seen 35:23 and it tuned him away and we can tell you story 35:26 after story like this, but that what I'm saying 35:29 where unless God is finished with us... 35:33 Nothing to fear. Nothing to fear. 35:35 And that causes faith to arise and so for the person 35:38 who is afraid of doing something that they feel 35:42 God is calling them to do. 35:43 You know, talking about the martyrs, 35:45 to become a missionary but God, you know, 35:47 I'm putting my life on the line, 35:49 you know, I could die for this. 35:50 Well, there is that to be considered 35:53 but there is the peace that God I believe will give us 35:57 when we go into something that 35:59 He is totally enforcing us to do 36:02 and encouraging us to do 36:03 that He will give us the peace that says, 36:05 you know what, so be it. 36:07 If my life is what is expected of me, 36:10 then I am at peace with that and there will be no fear. 36:12 You know, there will be caution and there will be concern, 36:15 maybe especially from those around you. 36:17 But yeah, but it's the situation is like 36:20 you're saying the testimonies of knowing 36:22 where God has provided that safety... 36:24 Does that fit where... 36:26 it says we're in His hand and no man can take you out. 36:29 That fits, doesn't it in there? 36:31 When we're in His hand, no one can take you out, 36:34 unless you decide you want to get out. 36:36 And we don't fear of the future 36:38 unless we forget how He's led us in the past. 36:41 So these things come to mind and they help to encourage, 36:44 they bring faith, and of course we continue to pray. 36:47 When you talked about going to other countries, 36:49 we've been to other countries many times 36:52 and it's interesting because over the year 36:55 as I've learned about fear 36:57 and who the father of fear is and trusting in God. 37:02 I mean, we found ourselves in many situations 37:04 especially the driving situation. 37:07 I mean, to the point that only by God's grace did we not, 37:13 you know, have had on...yes. 37:15 One night, I can remember the guy apparently 37:18 he may have been drug, 37:19 I don't know but he was speeding through... 37:21 I think it was Dominican Republic, 37:23 and the lady that was with us, 37:25 we were just about to hit a truck 37:26 and she kind of screamed and put her head into mine 37:30 and, you know, but at the same time 37:32 believe it or not, I didn't have fear 37:34 because I knew, 37:35 I thought God's going to protect us. 37:37 He is gonna get us back 37:39 because He wasn't finished with us. 37:41 He had a purpose for our being there, you know, and... 37:44 It reminds me, I'm sorry. 37:46 It's kind of the same situation, 37:48 I don't want to talk too much here but it just reminds me 37:51 even as a young child 37:53 'cause my father was an alcoholic. 37:56 And there were times that as a child I was very fearful 38:00 because he was all over the road 38:03 and I can remember seeing the lights 38:05 just about to hit the car and I would do this 38:08 and think that was it. 38:10 And I looked back now 38:12 and I think only by the grace of God, 38:15 he stopped us, he saved us many times. 38:17 So that's very interesting what a testimony 38:21 to God's ability to turn what we've grown up in the fear, 38:27 whatever dysfunction... 38:29 Yes, around. 38:30 And that is a real work of God. Absolutely. 38:33 More than once he stopped, 38:34 he stopped us from going over precipice... 38:37 I mean all kinds of things and it's only by God... 38:41 only where the angels were there. 38:43 You know, so it's a beautiful thing to be in His hand, 38:46 in His keeping what can man do to you. 38:49 Yeah, it's encouraging, you know, to hear, 38:51 you know the testimony, the assurance 38:55 because that's an encouragement not only to you, 38:56 I can see that. 38:58 Boy, what an encouragement to me too to know 39:00 how God h as preserved and worked in peoples lives. 39:03 I was thinking Tim, it's really... 39:05 You know talking about missionaries, 39:06 you were talking about missionaries, 39:08 and really it comes down to surrender one's life 39:11 to Christ, doesn't it, you know, 39:12 'cause God's ask me to do this, 39:14 okay I'm taking my family, 39:15 I've had this before friends going out, 39:16 and even I, I hate to say I have a question, 39:18 boy are you sure? 39:20 You're kind of little baby, 39:21 you're going into a third world country. 39:23 You know, are you sure it's God talking to you. 39:25 I hate to say it but I have, 39:27 you know ask those questions but they feel called of God 39:30 and boy it's just to surrender 'cause when you surrender, 39:32 there's a lot of peace. 39:34 Amen. 39:35 I think of the story in the Bible 39:37 of Jesus in the storm, 39:39 the disciples were fearful, the waves were high 39:42 and the boat was about to sink 39:44 and Christ was sleeping in the boat. 39:48 Isn't that beautiful? 39:49 What a lesson for us, you know that storms of life. 39:51 That is a lesson. 39:53 We've become tornado ally in this area 39:56 but because of the peace that passes all understanding 40:00 and prayer, we have slept, 40:02 I have slept through many a storms, 40:04 the house is moving and you just don't know, 40:07 but I've been able. 40:09 Now years ago, I couldn't have done that. 40:10 But now I just feel safe in the arms of God 40:13 and there has been many a storms 40:15 that I've slept right through. 40:17 That's a beautiful point, Chris, 40:18 because I think that's how God grows us 40:21 as sons and daughters of Jesus or the King. 40:23 You think of the fear you lived in as a child 40:26 and what took place there and then how God say, 40:28 I'm gonna grow you and change you 40:30 and then now today, 40:32 oh, there is the fear of the tornado 40:33 or the storms or other fear 40:35 and how, now you can sleep through that where you didn't 40:37 and that's a testimony, the power of God, 40:40 the power of the word of God, 40:43 choosing to take our thoughts captive. 40:45 You know 2 Corinthians 10, "Casting down imaginations, 40:48 and every high thing that exalteth itself 40:50 against the knowledge of God, 40:51 and bringing into captivity every thought 40:54 to the obedience of Christ." 40:56 And I think God says, Jill, take those fearful thoughts, 40:59 take that anxiousness, take those thoughts about self, 41:03 about my own pride, 41:05 above whatever and take them captive to me 41:08 and I can change your life. 41:10 Amen. You were bursting. 41:12 I don't know, I believe, 41:13 I think the very way to do that is to get in the word 41:17 so much that's what we think. 41:19 You know, I think about the disciples, 41:22 had they had smart phones, 41:24 they would have been able to go to their weather app 41:26 and see that the storm would be coming through 41:28 at such time they could watch Doppler radar 41:31 and seeing that the storm was coming through, 41:34 let's yeah, let's wait, 41:35 let's put this off till tomorrow 41:36 at least in the day light where we can see 41:39 but, and today we do a lot of things, 41:42 we fear from the media, 41:45 fear from the knowledge that we find, 41:47 you know the things, the part of it 41:49 is helping us to know to be prepared 41:52 but a lot more of it 41:54 is just fear based information that we get. 41:59 Some people don't know that they are fearful. 42:00 This is what I found out, this is interesting. 42:03 I haven't thought of that. 42:04 They don't really know that they are 42:06 but when we face an experience like you're talking about, 42:09 you know, the storm, all of a sudden their unbelief 42:14 and their fear was exposed under test and trial, 42:19 it gets deep 42:20 because that's when we find out 42:22 who we really are is under test or when somebody challenges us 42:27 or you know we challenge our self with... 42:29 Yeah, the real person that comes out, 42:32 there is the danger there 42:34 and so and I'm thankful that God will reveal that 42:36 so that we can understand, you know, that... 42:39 I failed that. I failed that test a few times. 42:43 I like it, yeah because really 42:44 we need to take these circumstances 42:46 'cause I've had some moments where I'm afraid 42:48 so take them as a learning experience. 42:50 God, I didn't quite handle this right, 42:52 I should have been in your word more, 42:54 should have addressed it this way. 42:55 So I like that is a learning experience. 42:57 I've got to share this all with you. 42:59 This wasn't too many years ago 43:00 but finances were really, really bad 43:03 with the ministry and everything, 43:06 and I was literally shaking, I thought, you know, 43:09 I was just literally shaking and I wanted sympathy, 43:13 but what I got was you don't have faith. 43:18 And that was a hard thing to swallow 43:20 but it made me think, it made me pray more, 43:23 it made me dig more, and I've learned okay, 43:27 well, it looks like it's gonna fall, you know, 43:29 we're all test and tried but I've learned to have faith, 43:32 okay, Lord whatever you decide, then... 43:35 I kind of like the wording a little bit better is, 43:37 honey, we need more faith. 43:38 That's what I got. 43:41 I'm also wording a little bit different. 43:43 Maybe what we need is more 43:44 this faith to believe that God, you know. 43:46 I wish I had got that, 43:48 I was looking for little sympathy 43:49 but it was just like you don't have faith. 43:53 We're having a little discussion 43:54 here during family worship, 43:55 that's okay, it's okay to have discussion. 43:58 People have went through the same thing 43:59 there at home, that's attending this service tonight 44:02 and they're, Bible study, they are going through this, 44:05 they're going through the finances, 44:06 they're going through the difficult separation, 44:09 they're going through all kind of problems, 44:11 and sometime we say the wrong thing, 44:15 I meant to do the right thing, 44:18 but I think after hearing it several times, 44:20 I was trying to... 44:22 I guess I reminded him a few times. 44:23 Remind me to my drive. 44:25 Honey, I like your faith here. 44:26 We have faith to believe right, so no, 44:29 but they are still and people do need, 44:32 do we agree with this some... 44:33 We need sympathy, 44:34 there is times when we need to but not to the point 44:37 to where we continue to bask in our unbelief. 44:40 God is still leading exercise faith, 44:42 he is gonna work it all out. 44:43 If he chooses not to then give me faith to accept. 44:46 Amen, let's see if we can get another scripture. 44:49 I like Isaiah 43:1-3. 44:56 There are just so many promises in the Bible. 44:58 We encourage you to take your Bible 45:00 on a daily basis and study God's word. 45:03 Can't go wrong 45:04 because God promises his word will not return void. 45:08 Isaiah 43:1-3, Chris... 45:12 Okay, "But now, thus saith the Lord, that created the, 45:16 O Jacob, and He who formed the O Israel: 45:20 'Fear not, for I have redeemed the, 45:24 I have called the by this name, thou art mine." 45:27 We're His... That's specific, isn't it? 45:31 When Thou passes through the waters, I will be with the, 45:35 And through the rivers, thou shall not overflow the. 45:38 When thou walk through the fire, 45:40 thou shall not be burned, 45:41 Neither shall the flame kindle upon the... 45:44 When I read this earlier, 45:45 I thought about the children of Israel going through, 45:48 you know, the Red Sea, 45:50 going through different large rivers. 45:53 The three Hebrews Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego 45:57 thrown into the fiery furnace. 45:59 There is nothing, 46:00 there was not even a stench of smoke on them, 46:03 you know, because he is with them. 46:05 They were the His, for I am the Lord, 46:10 thy God the Holy one of Israel, thy savior, 46:14 I gave Egypt for a ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee." 46:19 Amen. 46:20 I like the beginning part especially because it says 46:21 fear not, I have redeemed you, I have called you by name. 46:25 You are mine because to meet him, 46:27 that's specific, you know that. 46:29 It says Tim, it's almost like we want to obviously reverence 46:33 God as who is as king 46:34 but it's almost like Tim how are you today. 46:36 You know, it's just that type of relationship 46:38 that he wants to have with each one of us. 46:41 Boy, isn't that something. 46:43 Because we're just a speck, the earth. 46:45 We think it's huge as a speck in the universe, 46:49 and I don't know where we are on the earth 46:50 but we are even smaller than that. 46:52 God sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for each one of us. 46:55 That verse encourages me so much, 46:59 yeah, just redeemed us. 47:00 Call us by name. 47:02 You know what speaks to me in it, I like, 47:03 this is one of my favorite scriptures, 47:05 I like this whole thing, 47:06 but if you look at Isaiah 42 before as we come into it, 47:09 God's people have been accused of being deaf and blind, 47:13 breaking the covenant. 47:14 They were God's covenant people, right. 47:17 This is the children of Israel, 47:18 and they were being accused of breaking 47:20 the covenant stipulations. 47:22 And in spite of all that, it starts with 47:25 but now, it's like he is saying, 47:28 in spite of your unfaithfulness, 47:30 in spite of the fact that you turned your back on me. 47:33 Even now, I have redeemed you, 47:37 I have called you by my name and I love you, 47:40 and I don't know where you are tonight, 47:43 you might feel like I have wandered far from God. 47:46 And he says even now but now, I call you by name. 47:52 Amen. I love you, I redeemed you. 47:56 You don't have to be afraid. 48:00 What a God we serve. 48:01 You know, it's so beautiful when you said 48:02 because I was reading here in Testimonies 48:05 to Ministers 519 that said something, 48:07 God gives to humanity 48:10 something that He does not give to angels. 48:15 Think about that, 48:16 God gives humanity in his fallen condition, 48:19 his sinful condition, something that He doesn't give the angels 48:23 and that is just simply grace because let me read it, 48:27 it said God loves the sinless angels 48:29 who do his service, who are obedient to all his commands 48:32 but He does not give them grace, 48:34 they have never needed it, for they have never seen. 48:39 Grace is an attribute shown to undeserving human beings. 48:44 Our need is a qualification, which gives us the assurance 48:49 that we shall receive the gift, since we have such a need to 48:53 what you've brought out, we have such a need, 48:55 God knows we have a need 48:57 and he wants to give us those, that gift. 48:59 I thought how interesting, he gives us something that 49:01 he didn't give the perfect unfallen angels, 49:04 he gives to fallen man because we needed. 49:07 That's our only hope. Amen. 49:09 Oh, what a savior. Amen. 49:12 That's beautiful, I mean to think, 49:14 and how often some we talked about this in the beginning 49:17 because we felt like we were unredeemable 49:20 and how Christ he... 49:22 what if we treated one another. 49:24 If he treated us the way we treat one another. 49:28 You know, how often we've been 49:29 'cause you guys mentioned it so gracefully, 49:32 we being little older. 49:37 Experience, but you know, over the years, 49:42 I have found that even when people have fallen from grace 49:46 or they made mistakes in their ministry. 49:49 I think of one man that ended up committing suicide 49:52 because rather than his brothers and sisters 49:55 going to him and saying I'm here for you, 49:58 let's see what we can do to rectify this, 50:01 God still loves you. 50:02 He felt unloved, 50:04 he felt rejected of his brothers and sisters, 50:07 he ended up committing suicide. 50:10 I knew this, I knew this man, 50:12 and I knew what happened in his life, 50:14 and the Holy Spirit kept saying, 50:15 you need to call him and encourage him, 50:18 but the people that different ones I talk to, 50:19 oh, he made a mistake man, you got to stay away from him. 50:22 Holy Spirit said, you need to call him. 50:23 Well, I'm gonna do that, 'cause I knew him, 50:26 I did meetings and different things so on and so forth. 50:28 I put it off, until I found out that he killed himself. 50:32 Then I'm never really gotten over that aspect 50:34 because a word in due season. 50:37 The Holy Spirit may have changed everything 50:39 for this person and I put it off, 50:41 not that I didn't care, 50:43 I put it off so it shows maybe I didn't care enough, 50:45 I should have done it, 50:47 but what happens many times when a person falls, 50:50 when they are weak or they're fearful, 50:52 they do this, that's when they need help. 50:54 They do not need to be shun by me or you or anybody else. 50:57 That's when they need... 50:59 that doesn't mean you can donate, 51:00 oh, here's our brother... 51:02 you're there to help them, brother sister, we know you, 51:05 you made a choice that we love you, 51:07 what can we do for you, 51:08 is there anything we are here for you, 51:10 rather than or if I do this, it's gonna hurt the ministry, 51:12 it's gonna hurt my own personal, 51:14 I've heard that all my life and I'm gonna use the word, 51:16 I'm gonna say sick of it. 51:18 It makes me sick of my stomach 51:20 when I hear that Jesus would never say that, 51:23 he said I came to seek and save that which was lost, 51:26 and he said he came to cast out that fear. 51:28 Perfect love cast out all fear. 51:30 And that's what he wants to do 51:31 is to bring us back in that relationship. 51:33 Amen. Amen. 51:35 Now just a few minute left, we want to actually have prayer 51:37 because you know prayers big part of the worship. 51:40 Why don't you just enter for us in the scriptures Psalms 34:4, 51:44 Psalms 34:4 says and I sought the Lord..." 51:49 What did he do? 51:51 "And He heard me, and delivered me from" what? 51:54 "All of my fears." 51:58 Praise the Lord, right. 52:00 So we sought the Lord. 52:01 So we want to encourage you tonight 52:03 if you are struggling with fear. 52:05 Go to the word of God, go to the Lord Jesus Christ, 52:08 choose to take those thoughts captive, 52:10 and watch your faith grow. 52:12 And if you know someone else who's struggling with fear, 52:16 don't go to them and say what's your problem, 52:18 why are you in the word of God or not. 52:20 Encourage them in the Lord, encourage them to spend time 52:25 with the word of God, and pray for them 52:27 and that will make all the difference, 52:30 an eternal difference in their life and in their heart. 52:32 Standing by each other with a word of God. 52:34 Let's go the Lord in prayer, 52:36 and Brother Kenny you want to start. 52:37 Yes. 52:39 Those of you are at home pray with us please. 52:41 Merciful father in heaven again, 52:43 we thank you for loving us. 52:44 We thank you for the subject. 52:46 We thank you though there is so much more 52:48 that could be covered, but we know your Holy Spirit 52:50 has been speaking to the hearts of your children. 52:52 Lord, if something that we missed 52:54 or we didn't say right, 52:55 we pray the Holy Spirit is taken that. 52:57 It's hit the ears of those and the minds of those who are, 53:00 millions are suffering from this thing called fear. 53:04 The Bible addresses it in so many different ways, 53:07 the fearful, you know... 53:09 As we look at this word we know that it's real 53:11 and only you can give us victory. 53:13 Bless now we pray each one 53:14 who is chosen by the grace of God, 53:17 we're gonna pray, we're gonna have faith 53:18 and we're gonna work our way 53:19 right through it by the grace of God, 53:21 that victory is assured to each and every one. 53:23 Keep our eyes upon Jesus. 53:25 We thank you for hearing and answering prayer 53:26 in Jesus' name. 53:27 Amen. Amen. 53:29 Heavenly father as we continue this prayer, 53:32 we just thank you for your redemptive love 53:35 that you loved us so much that you came down 53:39 and you're lifting us up, 53:41 it's only through you that we can be saved. 53:44 And Father as our family at home 53:47 is listening and praying with us. 53:49 I know that there had been thoughts that have come up 53:51 in their minds about fears that they have, 53:55 fears they've experienced, fears they are holding on to. 53:59 And father you don't want us to hold on to these, 54:02 you want us to caste them out. 54:05 So Father, I pray in the name of Jesus 54:08 that you give them the strength right now 54:10 to lay those fears at the cross, the Calvary. 54:16 You said to take your yoke, 54:19 'cause your burden is easy and is light 54:23 and if we just let yoke up with you, 54:25 you'll carry us through no matter 54:28 what this world brings in our path. 54:31 We realize there is a time of trouble coming, 54:34 but we have faith to know that you will see us 54:38 through anything and everything. 54:40 Thank you Father for these promises in Jesus' name. 54:45 Amen. 54:46 Precious Lord, I want to address those 54:48 who are going through anxieties and fears of the unknown 54:53 in their lives, whether it's in a form of a disease, 54:56 and they don't know what's going to happen 54:58 in their near future. 54:59 They know what the science says, 55:01 they know what history has proven, but Father 55:06 I pray I want two promises that are in your word. 55:08 I'm praying that you will help us to cast all of our anxiety 55:13 there on you because you care for us. 55:16 Amen. 55:17 And Father, I pray that you will help us also to remember 55:19 not to be anxious about anything 55:21 but in every situation my prayer and petition 55:24 with thanks giving, 55:26 we are to present our request to you 55:28 because you care and love for us. 55:31 So we thank you for our hope and a future in Jesus' name. 55:34 Thank you, Lord. Amen. 55:37 Father, I just come in agreement 55:38 with my brothers and sisters. 55:40 Thank you Lord Jesus for the work 55:42 you want to do in our lives. 55:44 Thank you for redeeming us. 55:45 Thank you for the transforming grace of the Holy Spirit, 55:50 that's poured into our lives 55:52 and that you can change us from fear to faith, 55:55 from failure to victory. 55:57 Oh, Father, we claim that just now in Jesus name, 56:01 over our lives, over the lives of the people in this ministry, 56:05 in the lives of our brothers and sisters who are watching, 56:09 and we thank you for what you are going to do, 56:12 that you want to hear an answer the prayer of faith 56:14 in Jesus' name. 56:16 Amen. 56:18 Father in heaven, what a blessing and a privilege 56:19 it is to gather here and to worship you, 56:22 to open up the Sabbath. 56:24 I thank you for my brothers and sisters here Lord 56:26 that we can meet together around the table 56:28 and for those at home. 56:29 Father, on the topic of fear, 56:30 we know that perfect love cast out all fear, 56:33 and you don't want us to be afraid of our circumstances 56:35 and storms and things that are going on around us. 56:38 Father, you provided the way out, the way through, 56:41 and we want to surrender and commit our lives to you 56:45 and in Jesus' name and pray. 56:47 Amen. 56:50 What a blessing to share this family worship time 56:53 with each one of you our brothers and sisters. 56:55 Thank you brother Tim, Pastor Kenny and Sister Chris, 56:58 thank you for coming and for sharing. 57:01 Praise Jesus for the word of God 57:02 and thank you sweet heart. 57:04 Thank you. I appreciate, it's fun. 57:06 It's a blessing to spend time in the word of God. 57:09 We thank you for joining with us. 57:12 You are part of our 3ABN family. 57:14 We thank you for your prayers for this ministry 57:16 for your financial support of this ministry. 57:19 We needed now more than ever before as we move forward 57:22 spreading the gospel around the world. 57:24 Know that we love you at home, that we pray for you 57:28 and we hope that God will bless you 57:30 with this Sabbath, 57:32 with a wonderful time in his word 57:33 and in fellowship with your brothers and sisters. |
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