Participants: JD Quinn (Host), Shelley Quinn (Host), CA Murray, Irma Murray, Tim Parton, Jason Bradley
Series Code: TDYFW
Program Code: TDYFW017009A
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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 00:30 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, we welcome you to 3ABN family worship. 01:10 I'm Shelley Quinn. 01:12 And I'm JD Quinn. 01:13 And the reason we're celebrating 01:14 is because this is the Sabbath 01:16 and we're celebrating the Lord of the Sabbath. 01:19 Exodus 31:13, 01:21 God says that the Sabbath is a sign 01:24 that He is the one who sanctifies us, 01:27 so you realize what that means. 01:29 The Sabbath is the sign 01:31 of the everlasting Gospel of Grace 01:34 and I don't know about you all but for me, 01:37 I grew up performing for the Lord, 01:40 you know, trying to be 01:42 the best little girl I could be, 01:43 trying to be a good young lady, and everything 01:47 and I finally got to the point 01:48 when I was doing it myself that I thought, 01:50 "Ok Lord, you demand too much." 01:53 And I actually walked away from God for a while. 01:55 And it was as the Lord taught me the truth about Grace 01:59 in His plan of salvation 02:01 that is just total dependence on Him 02:04 that He will meet back. 02:06 I mean, He chased me down really with his love 02:10 and now I from week to week, 02:14 you know, when it comes time for the Sabbath, 02:16 it's just like such a wonderful beautiful reminder 02:20 of why we can celebrate God's love 02:22 and that He's the one, salvation belongs to Him. 02:25 Amen. 02:27 Halleluiah. Amen. 02:28 We have got an exciting group with us tonight. 02:32 I'm going to start to my left 02:34 and we have CA and Irma Murray with us. 02:37 CA is the general manager for Proclaim, 02:40 Irma, you're with the 3ABN Latino. 02:44 We're well represented here when going around. 02:47 Then we have Jason Bradley 02:48 who is the assistant to the general manager 02:51 for our Dare to Dream channel 02:53 and Tim Parton who is the general manager 02:55 of Praise Him, our Music Channel. 02:58 And there are just a lot of exciting things going on 03:01 but we just want to welcome you as part of our family 03:05 and thank you so much 03:06 for being part of the 3ABN family 03:09 for lifting us up in prayer 03:11 and the work that God is doing here, 03:13 and for your support of the work. 03:15 We really do appreciate you. 03:17 It's wonderful to be able to bring the Sabbath 03:19 and with good friends. 03:20 Yes, it is. 03:22 And being able to separate, you know, the work we... 03:26 from getting into His Word full time 03:28 which is actually fantastic. 03:30 Amen. 03:32 Tonight, we're going to be talking about perfect peace, 03:36 will be our topic. 03:37 But before we begin on our topic 03:41 we know that you love music, we love to sing. 03:44 We may just be making joyful noise to the Lord 03:47 but we love to sing 03:49 and the song we're going to sing is 03:50 "It Is Well With My Soul." 03:52 Tim, tell us the story behind this song. 03:55 There's a wonderful story behind this song. 03:57 The gentleman who wrote the song, 03:58 his name was Horatio Spafford. 04:01 And he and his wife and four daughters 04:03 had decided to take a journey across the ocean 04:06 from America to Europe, across the Atlantic 04:09 and he had some business to take care of 04:11 which kept him from going with them 04:14 so he was going to take a leadership 04:15 so he sent his wife and daughters across. 04:17 This was back in 1873 and four days into the journey, 04:24 the ship that the wife and daughters were on 04:28 collided with another ship 04:31 and within just a matter of minutes 04:33 that ship sank, 04:35 the one that his wife and daughters were on, 04:38 and his wife managed to get away 04:42 on floating some debris 04:45 and a man in a row boat happened to find her 04:49 but the four daughters perished 04:52 and so she, his wife, sent a telegraph 04:56 back to her husband telling him what had happened. 05:00 And so he immediately took a ship 05:03 and went out and about the four days... 05:08 about the time he was over the area where they sank, 05:12 it is said that he wrote the lyrics to the song, 05:15 "It Is Well With My Soul." 05:17 And there were several events. 05:19 Actually, they had had a son 05:20 who had died of Pneumonia earlier 05:23 and they had lost a big part of their business 05:26 in the Chicago fire, 05:28 so it's just a testimony to their resilience 05:32 in God's power 05:33 and peace that He can bring. 05:35 The peace that transcends all understanding 05:37 While you're making your way to the piano, 05:39 we're just going to think about God's perfect peace. 05:45 You know, no one could write the words to this song 05:49 if they didn't know the Lord. 05:51 I mean, I don't know how many 05:52 when faces the death of a child, 05:54 if they don't know God, and I'm sure that Horatio had 05:58 the perfect peace that he would be reunited 06:01 and get to spend eternity 06:03 with his children later, you know. 06:05 So he wrote this beautiful song 06:07 and the words are going to be on the screen for you 06:11 to sing along with us. 06:12 Please do, just... 06:13 let's all make a joyful noise to the Lord. 06:26 When peace, like a river 06:31 Attendeth my way 06:36 When sorrows like sea billows roll. 06:43 Whatever my lot 06:47 Thou hast taught me to say 06:52 It is well 06:55 It is well with my soul 07:03 It is well 07:05 With my soul 07:12 It is well 07:15 It is well with my soul 07:23 My sin O the joy 07:27 Of this glorious thought 07:32 My sin, not in part but the whole 07:40 Is nailed to the cross 07:44 And I bear it no more 07:49 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord 07:54 O my soul 07:59 It is well 08:02 It is well with my soul. 08:07 It is well with my soul 08:09 It is well 08:12 It is well with my soul. 08:19 And Lord, haste the day 08:24 When my faith shall be sight 08:29 The clouds be rolled back as a scroll 08:37 The trump shall resound 08:41 And the Lord shall descend 08:46 Even so 08:49 It is well with my soul. 08:56 It is well, it is well 09:01 With my soul. 09:06 It is well, it is well 09:11 With my soul 09:22 Irma has said it. 09:24 I love this song but as you've said in the past, 09:26 when Tim is playing 09:28 it makes us feel like we can sing well. 09:34 That is such an amazing story 09:36 and it is such an amazing thought 09:40 that no matter what's going on, 09:42 God can be our comfort, 09:44 God is our assurance, our confidence, 09:46 our peace, our calmness, he is everything you see now. 09:50 Amen. 09:51 Well, I'm going to read to you 09:53 an affirmation from the scripture 09:55 that just simply means you're taking scripture 09:58 and you're either praying it over your life 10:01 or you're praying it back to God, 10:03 so let me read this to you 10:04 and then we're going to look at the scriptures 10:06 that support this. 10:08 This is the affirmation: I'm walking in constant peace, 10:12 His peace that guards my heart in all circumstances 10:16 and is beyond human understanding. 10:18 God keeps me in perfect peace because my mind 10:22 has a steadfast trust in his faithfulness. 10:24 Amen. 10:25 God is not the author of confusion. 10:27 When I begin to feel stressed and anxious, 10:29 I realize my eyes are not focused on my Lord. 10:33 I return my thoughts to Him 10:35 and place my complete trust in Him. 10:38 He restores my peace 10:40 causing me to overflow with hope 10:43 by the power of his Holy Spirit 10:46 and that's what these scriptures combine 10:49 that we're getting ready to look at. 10:51 That is the affirmation you can take from that that God 10:54 is the restorer of your peace, 10:57 as long as we keep our eyes focused on Him 11:00 trusting in Him. 11:01 And I believe that, Irma, you're going to kick things off 11:05 with the first scripture which is Philippians 4:6,7. 11:11 Six and seven... 11:13 Yes, Shelley, this is a verse 11:15 that has spoken to me many times 11:18 because I tend to worry a little bit, 11:21 you know, from time to time. 11:23 I worry about my husband, I worry about my grandchildren, 11:26 I am worried about my children, 11:29 sometimes I worry about myself too 11:31 and things and though I pray and give it to the Lord, 11:36 I need an assurance and sometimes 11:38 I need the power of the Holy Spirit 11:41 to keep me in peace. 11:43 And this verse, it says, 11:45 and I'm gonna read it out of this little paper 11:48 because it is easier for me to read taken the glasses. 11:51 In verse 6, 11:53 it says "Be careful for nothing, 11:56 but in everything by prayer and supplication 12:00 with thanksgiving 12:02 let your request be made known to God." 12:06 And verse seven says, "And the peace of God, 12:08 which passes all understanding, 12:11 shall keep your hearts and minds 12:14 through Jesus Christ." 12:16 Amen. 12:17 And so we have here, 12:21 looking a little bit unto the verse, 12:23 that in the King James Version says, "Be careful." 12:28 And the word, "be careful" in the Greek is morior, 12:35 and to me that sounded a little bit like death, 12:38 you know, kind of that dark place 12:41 but it means division or dividing. 12:46 It means like, it's almost like a split personality 12:52 because it just break things apart 12:55 and you're not together and... 12:57 It says, be careful for nothing, 13:00 be anxious for nothing 13:02 'cause that gives you the split personality. 13:04 Yes and I thought that was 13:06 this really good understanding of what that means 13:10 because yeah anxious, you know, 13:14 usually that's what you get 13:16 and you feel like the word anxious is just one thing. 13:19 But the other version of the Bible is saying that 13:23 it also means careful. 13:24 You know, sometimes perhaps we are not anxious totally 13:28 but we are really concerned 13:32 we haven't given everything to the Lord completely 13:35 and in James it says, 13:39 not to be the world minded, the world minded 13:43 in all things. 13:45 You know, we have to be careful of that. 13:47 The word minded is like you're not, you know, 13:51 you say you are with the Lord but then you're not, 13:54 so it's kind of like one foot in one place 13:56 and one foot in other. 13:58 And thinking of it my husband 14:03 has a very beautiful sermon 14:07 about "be focused" so to me this is, you know, 14:11 we have to focus in Christ, 14:14 keep that focus, don't, you know, 14:16 give it to the Lord 14:18 but don't keep going back and forth 14:21 and kind of rehearsing your mind the situation 14:25 but just focus that Christ, 14:28 you have given it to Him 14:30 and He is the one 14:31 who is going to give you the peace that you need. 14:34 And the result of keeping that mind in Christ 14:38 is the peace 14:39 that we cannot find it on anything in the world. 14:44 Amen. 14:45 Because that peace comes directly from the God. 14:48 I have sometimes answered the phone 14:52 and people have called me 14:54 because they have a some really difficult situation 14:58 and I have expressed this to them just, you know, 15:03 keep the mind in God 15:05 because we so easily go back and forth on our problem 15:11 but sometimes I've asked the question also well 15:13 but that means that you don't pray, 15:17 you pray once and you don't pray anymore. 15:20 I said, "No, I think that we... 15:21 yes, the Lord said we can continue praying 15:25 but we cannot continue also 15:27 more and more and thanking God 15:29 for what we haven't seen yet." 15:30 Yes, amen. 15:31 And because we have that peace in that belief 15:34 that he's going to answer the question to our problem. 15:39 Amen. 15:40 You know there are several things that you said. 15:42 Number one, quick rehearsing the problem essentialis 15:45 what you're saying 15:47 and I have sometimes shared this thought with people 15:51 who, you know, 15:54 peace is nothing more than worry bathed in prayer. 15:57 I mean, once you take... 15:59 we all worry, I mean, that's a natural thing. 16:01 Yes. 16:03 Once we bathe it in prayer that peace comes 16:05 but I've talked with people and I call it the God box 16:08 because if there is somebody that 16:09 just can't let go of something... 16:11 What I told them to do is 16:12 write out your problem on a piece of paper, 16:15 pray about it 16:17 and then go put it in the box that this is... 16:19 As long as it is in the box it's in God's hands 16:23 but now the minute you start worrying about it 16:25 again that means you have to go give the paper 16:27 and put it in your pocket 16:29 because as long as you're worrying about it 16:30 then you are... Not allowing God. 16:32 It's basically like 16:34 you've taken it back from the Lord. 16:36 You know, you're not laying it at his feet 16:38 and so there's been several people who said, 16:41 "That helped so much." 16:42 So I just want to encourage you at home 16:44 if there's just something you can't let go of, 16:47 pray about it, write it up, 16:49 pray about it, put it in that box, 16:51 and just remember that 16:52 every time you start worrying about it 16:53 you have to take it out and carry it around 16:55 because basically when you start worrying, 16:57 you've taken it out of the Lords hands. 16:59 Yes. 17:00 One of the gospel says, 17:01 "Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there." 17:06 Amen. 17:10 In the peace of God 17:12 does transcend all understanding. 17:14 I have a dear friend of mine, Elaine, 17:17 we were college roommates 17:19 and her daughter was I believe 11 years old. 17:24 They lived in New Mexico on a ranch 17:25 but they were having... 17:27 Out in the country they were having a race. 17:29 That was a kids' bicycle race 17:31 and they have closed off the highway 17:33 for this bicycle race. 17:35 Well, a drunk driver broke through the barricades 17:40 and hit her child and killed her immediately. 17:43 And she said... 17:45 When she got the news and she got there 17:48 and saw the crumpled body of her daughter, 17:50 she said that she was nearly hysterical 17:53 when someone, she said 17:55 she doesn't even know who it was, 17:56 but someone took me by the shoulders from behind 18:00 and prayed in my ear for the peace 18:03 that transcends all understanding. 18:05 And she said that as that prayer... 18:07 She said it was just like peace flooded her, 18:10 and she had a peace beyond understanding, 18:16 throughout the entire loss of this child. 18:18 I mean it was something that was supernatural 18:22 and I think that's what we're talking about. 18:26 Yes, you know, Shelley, there was a time in my life 18:28 also that I had this painful situation 18:33 and I would go to work 18:35 because I needed to go to work, 18:36 I could not just be taking days and just stay in home also 18:40 and it gets worse sometimes. 18:42 Sure. 18:43 It's just we need to, your mind is on the problem, 18:47 and I had a friend also who used to call me at work, 18:52 and she said to me, 18:53 "You don't have to say anything. 18:54 I'm just calling you to give you this promise." 18:57 And then she would pray with me 18:59 and I'll tell you that it was one moment 19:03 that she called me just at the right time 19:07 and after she read this promise to me, 19:11 I actually felt someone hugging me from the back. 19:17 Hugging me that I'd never forget that 19:19 because it was so surreal. 19:22 Amen. 19:23 And from then definitely it was a big change for me. 19:28 Amen. Yes. 19:30 Glory to God. 19:31 Obviously, that's what you needed at that time. 19:32 Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. 19:34 Claiming and rehearsing the promises of God, 19:36 there is an inherent strength. 19:38 Amen. 19:40 The Bible says, ask and keep on asking, 19:42 those words are in the, in the perfect tense, 19:45 which means keep on doing it. 19:46 Ask one time and forget about it. 19:47 But if you've got a burden, 19:49 then your request should be commensurate with your burden. 19:52 If you have a strong burden then keep on asking. 19:54 You know, if you want some real bad 19:55 like a child that wants a quarter, 19:56 can I get it now, can I get it now, 19:58 can I get it now, can I get it now? 20:00 And if you want salvation... 20:02 if you want peace it's there, 20:04 you got to work at it if you want it really bad 20:05 because it is worth the work. 20:07 Amen. 20:09 Oh, Jason, why don't you read Isaiah 26:3. 20:14 Sure, I really like this verse, 20:16 "You will keep Him in perfect peace, 20:18 whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You." 20:22 It's so important that if we want peace 20:24 we have to believe that God will give it to us, 20:26 you know, by beholding we become changed, 20:28 so when we behold Christ 20:30 we're claiming His promises, we're learning about Him, 20:34 we're taking on His characteristics. 20:38 I remember when my appendix ruptured 20:41 and I was out of the church then, 20:43 so the devil was trying to get me, 20:45 in my sense it wanted to take me out, 20:47 and my mom was really, really concerned about me, 20:50 and she was hysterical because she was in Dallas 20:53 and I was in Atlanta at that time. 20:55 And somebody called her and prayed with her 20:58 and she just felt it. 21:00 She got on the next flight and came out to be with me 21:02 but she just felt at peace. 21:04 And then I remember being in the hospital 21:06 I still, you know, while I was in the hospital, 21:07 I still didn't give my heart to the Lord 21:10 but I remember Doctor Crouton Bird 21:13 coming to pray with me. 21:14 I didn't even know him, you know, 21:16 he came and prayed with me, so every time I see him now 21:20 I still thank him as just an ongoing thing. 21:23 I just thank him for coming to pray with me 21:26 and it's just amazing that when we give stuff to God 21:31 and leave it there 21:33 that we're not trying to take the place of God, 21:36 we're not trying to play his role. 21:38 You know, a lot of times 21:39 when we take things into our own hands, 21:41 we just dig ourselves in a deeper hole. 21:43 I think the Bible says somewhere 21:46 that and I'm paraphrasing, 21:48 like stress and worry doesn't add one cubit 21:52 to the stature or something like that. 21:55 You're not going to extend or prolong your life 21:58 by worrying yourself. 22:01 You're gonna kill yourself a little bit faster. 22:04 Then, also, if I can share this one with you, 22:07 Proverbs 3:1,2. 22:10 "My son, forget not my law, 22:12 but let thine heart keep my commandments 22:15 for length of days, and long life, and peace, 22:18 shall they add to thee." 22:19 You know by keeping Gods commandments, 22:22 we're prolonging our life 22:24 because His commandments are meant to be a burden 22:26 but they are out of love. 22:27 They are but then they are the pathway to blessing but... 22:30 So basically, Isaiah 26:3 tells me that 22:34 "Perfect peace is conditional." 22:35 Amen. 22:37 Because there is two conditions there. 22:39 That we got to keep our mind focused on Him 22:43 and trusting in Him. 22:44 And I have to tell you one time, 22:46 one day I got up and I was praying this 22:48 as an affirmation and I was like, 22:50 "Father, thank you that you keep me perfect 22:53 in perfect peace. 22:54 Thank you that you keep my eyes focused on you. 22:56 Thank you for increasing my trust in you." 22:59 Well, JD was out of town 23:01 and about an hour later I got a phone call 23:03 and it was a bad phone call. 23:06 And I was for the next hour, wringing my hands, just pacing, 23:11 I was trying to get a hold of Him, 23:12 and I'm thinking, "What are we gonna do? 23:14 What are we gonna do?" 23:15 And suddenly this still small voice of the Lord 23:18 impressed this thought upon my mind and he said, 23:21 "Where are your eyes focused, on me or on the problem?" 23:26 And I said, "Father, forgive me. 23:29 Thank you that you're returning my focus to you. 23:32 Thank you that, you know, I do trust you Lord, 23:35 and I thank you that you're gonna give me 23:36 your perfect peace." 23:38 And it was like that, I had perfect peace. 23:40 And you know what, 23:42 within eight hours the Lord had the whole problem, 23:46 it was 8 to 12 hours 23:48 and the whole problem was worked out. 23:49 The thing that was about to give me a heart attack. 23:55 And you said, you pointed out that last part 23:58 because they trust in you, you know, 24:01 Hebrews 11:6 I think it is, 24:05 "Without faith it is impossible to please God." 24:07 Amen. 24:08 So if you don't trust in God 24:11 then basically it's almost like calling Him a liar. 24:15 You're not taking Him on His Word 24:17 1 John 5:10 and Luther 12 talks about that if we don't... 24:22 yeah specifically they call Him a liar. 24:24 Oh, JD, you've got John 14:27. 24:30 Yes. 24:31 First, I'm gonna read it to you. 24:33 Let me make the point that this is written in red, 24:37 so Jesus is speaking here. 24:39 And let me set the stage. 24:42 This is Judas. 24:45 Judas has been called and so Judas leaves. 24:50 It's in upper room. 24:54 Jesus is saying, whoever... 24:56 I'm going to dip this bread and whoever I give it to, 24:58 that's who is not on our team. 25:01 And so He handed it to Judas, Judas then left. 25:05 And at this particular time then Jesus speaks 25:11 and He is saying, "Peace I'll leave with you." 25:16 And the Amplified says, my own peace, 25:19 I have now given bequeath to you, 25:20 His peace because now the team is complete, 25:26 11 players that are on His side 25:29 and the betrayer is thrown out the window, okay? 25:33 So my own peace I give and bequeath to you. 25:36 Not as the world do I give to you, 25:38 so do not let your hearts be troubled 25:40 and neither let them be afraid. 25:42 Now that's John 14:27 and John 14:1 will go up here, 25:47 and this is the way 25:49 He's starting this conversation. 25:52 He's saying, 25:53 "Let not your heart be troubled." 25:55 He's talking to his 11 disciples there, 25:58 "Let not your hearts be troubled, 26:00 you believe in God." 26:02 Believe is a very very important key word here... 26:06 You believe in God, believe also in me. 26:09 And so then as we go through here, 26:12 "My peace I leave with you, my own peace." 26:14 Now, as I give to you 26:16 don't let your heart be troubled, 26:17 neither let it be afraid. 26:19 Then we go down here, 26:20 and we look in the middle in Chapter 14, 26:23 and that's where this is all coming from. 26:25 And He's beginning to use the word "say" in verse 12, 26:30 believe in me." 26:31 Take it down, believe in me, 26:34 believe in me, believe in me, believe in me, 26:38 and so this becomes the center stage. 26:42 "Let not your heart be troubled, 26:44 neither let it be afraid, believe in me." 26:48 And then He goes on to say that... 26:54 you think that you believe in me now 26:56 because of who I am and what you're seeing 26:59 but you just wait a few days 27:02 and then you truly will believe in me 27:05 because then you'll see that everything plays out is 27:09 as I have led you to believe. 27:12 So what he's saying here 27:15 and this is what he is saying to JD Quinn: 27:18 JD, if you don't want your heart to be troubled, 27:21 if you don't want to be fainthearted 27:23 believe in me, trust in me 27:26 and then those waters will split. 27:29 Amen. 27:30 You know, I will be there to assist you. 27:33 So it's very personal. 27:34 Yes, it is. Very personal. 27:36 And so I just thank that He says, "Listen, 27:39 peace I'll leave with you, JD, 27:41 peace I'll leave with you, Shelley. 27:43 My own peace, I'll give to each one of you 27:46 just believe in me. 27:47 Amen. 27:48 You know, I think that something that really struck me 27:52 and, CA, you might comment on this, 27:54 is that here He's just identified his betrayer 28:01 and He knows He's about to go to a trial. 28:05 He knows He's going to be crucified. 28:08 But yet, He is filled with perfect peace. 28:11 That's an amazing thing that Christ himself, 28:16 even in the midst of all this, He had peace. 28:18 Yeah. 28:20 I think one of the things that results in peace 28:22 is knowing your purpose and fulfilling that purpose 28:25 by maintaining your focus. 28:26 Amen. He knew why he had come. 28:28 He knew what his purpose was and when you know your purpose, 28:33 it allows you to deal with a lot of the... 28:36 may I use an unsanctified term, "mess" 28:39 that life turns and throws your away. 28:42 When you know your purpose, I know I'm here. 28:44 The road to heaven is not a straight line, you know, 28:47 lot of zigs and curves and stuff, 28:50 you know, you're heading in the right direction 28:51 but you're making up and down 28:53 and around and corner and stuff comes. 28:55 When you know your purpose 28:56 it allows you to negotiate all of that stuff 28:59 that you had to go through on the way to the kingdom. 29:01 He knew his purpose, 29:03 He knew He had come to die, He knew... 29:04 And there were times, you know, when it got a little hazy, 29:07 but He knew his purpose and He pushed through. 29:10 He set his face, the Bible says like a flint 29:12 to go to Jerusalem. 29:13 He knew he had to do that and when we set our purpose, 29:17 we know our purpose 29:18 and maintain our focus on Christ, 29:20 we can negotiate some of the stuff 29:21 because life is going to throw some stuff at you, 29:23 you got to know why you are here 29:25 and who you're following 29:26 or you will lose your mind and your soul 29:28 and everything else, 29:29 but having that focus on Jesus 29:32 allows you to negotiate the curves of life. 29:34 Amen. 29:35 I like that part in there where it says, 29:37 "My own peace I now give and bequeath to you 29:40 not as the world gives do I give to you." 29:43 So basically, that points out that the world... 29:45 What the world is giving is counterfeit, 29:48 what the world is giving is not genuine, true peace, 29:51 you know, to be able to go through the midst of trials, 29:55 to be persecuted, 29:56 to experience the shameful death 29:59 that Christ experienced, 30:00 and still be able to have peace. 30:04 The world can't even offer that at all. 30:06 What the world offers is Valium and wine and... 30:12 It's temporary then you wake up worst. 30:15 Yes, I was thinking also, can you imagine 30:18 the disciples looking at the face of Jesus 30:21 and Jesus is telling them this. 30:23 Yes. 30:24 And you think well, 30:28 that it was easy for them 30:31 because they were looking at Jesus there 30:33 but it was not. 30:35 You know, because when we see the story and how it goes. 30:37 They didn't even fully understand that this point... 30:39 Yes. They didn't... 30:41 That He was going to die. 30:43 So they believed that it was His word 30:47 and that He is saying this to you. 30:49 It is so helpful to think, you know, 30:53 God has sent not just the disciple 30:56 but to take it like you said, 30:57 like an affirmation to yourself in prayer to God 31:01 and give it to him what you have gone through. 31:04 And He will take this back, 31:06 remember that Judas just walked out 31:07 and then you go back... 31:09 We're talking about John 14 here. 31:11 We go back to the end of the chapter 31:12 in John 13:31, 31:16 Judas walks out 31:17 and then... 31:22 Jesus sits a little bit straighter in His chair 31:24 and then He says that, 31:26 "So when he had gone out..." 31:28 When Judas has gone out, Jesus says, 31:30 "Now, the Son of Man is glorified 31:34 and God is glorified in Him." 31:36 So it's kind of like, wow, 31:39 that's just an affirmation of who Jesus is 31:44 and so because 31:45 we're going back to this belief, 31:47 if I'm gonna follow CA, 31:49 I need to believe that CA is who he says he is. 31:52 If I've got any doubt well then I'm hesitant 31:56 and I'm not so loud so this is just another one. 31:59 We got rid of this issue right here guys, 32:02 and they don't know... 32:03 They thought that may be Judas was going to town 32:06 to get to buy some groceries for the feast. 32:08 I mean, that's how in dark they were. 32:11 The voice sits up, 32:13 "Now the Son of Man is glorified." 32:15 Amen. 32:16 And this is Jesus himself who needed 32:19 the assurance of His Father 32:21 and that point he had that peace 32:25 and he had to know, 32:28 I mean, we can't imagine what He had to go through 32:31 but for him that He is God also to know exactly. 32:36 But just think about this. 32:37 Here He is in perfect peace now. 32:38 He leaves here, he goes to the garden 32:40 and there was a struggle, 32:42 I mean, he went through an emotional struggle 32:44 into that point, you know, 32:46 asking if there is any way possible 32:47 to let cup pass for me. 32:49 So it shows us as we said earlier, 32:52 that it is this continuing in prayer, 32:56 it's continuing in yielding to the Lord 32:58 because He did come to that point of not my will 33:01 but thine be done. 33:02 Yeah. 33:04 So even Jesus who is walking in perfect peace 33:07 He is sweating drops of blood, you know... 33:09 Precisely. Right. 33:10 Then he come at the spot 33:12 because he's in trouble, you know, yeah. 33:14 Yeah. Okay. 33:15 Well, let's look at Isaiah 30:15 33:19 and I'm glad I ended up with this one 33:21 because this is one of my favorite verses. 33:25 Isaiah 30:15 says, "For thus said the Lord God, 33:29 the Holy One of Israel, in returning to me 33:33 and resting in me you shall be saved, 33:37 in quietness and in trusting confidence 33:41 shall be your strength." 33:42 So let me set this up, 33:45 God's people are, they've got a problem, 33:48 they've got the Assyrians that are ready to attack them 33:52 and God comes to them and says, 33:55 "Hey." I mean they had been, kind of, 33:57 straying in the wrong direction. 33:59 He says, "Return to me, rest in me, 34:02 I'm your salvation." 34:04 That's what he's saying 34:05 and then if you will quietly confidently trust in me, 34:10 I'll be your strength. 34:12 But what they did was 34:14 they refused to listen to the word of the Lord 34:17 and they turned instead... 34:18 Instead of listening to the truth, 34:21 they listened to an illusion of truth. 34:23 They turned to Egypt to try to save him 34:26 and, of course, we know what a disappointment that was 34:29 because there was trouble and defeat on every side, 34:32 but when God was speaking to them, 34:37 He was offering them this simple remedy... 34:40 "Return, repent," 34:42 I mean, no matter how bad things are, 34:43 you can repent, return to me, 34:46 find your rest in me because I am your salvation 34:49 and it's something that only he can give us this peace, 34:53 this calmness, this strength. 34:55 We've got a weight on him 34:57 and he'll give us the strength to face our difficulties. 35:01 But the reason I love this, 35:04 I'm gonna take this kind of out of context a little. 35:07 I was claiming this verse as "my life verse" 35:14 that "in returning to me, resting in me, 35:16 you'll be saved in quietness 35:18 and in trusting confidence shall be your strength." 35:21 Of course, he finishes the verse saying, 35:24 "But you would not." 35:25 And I just left that part out. 35:27 Well, when I started celebrating God's holy day, 35:35 his Sabbath, 35:39 I remember on that very first Sabbath, 35:41 that the Lord said, 35:43 "Finally you're returning to me. 35:46 You're resting in me 35:49 and I will be your salvation." 35:51 And you know, to me this verse is just so very precious 35:56 because for someone 35:58 who has been all over this scale on grace. 36:02 You know, not knowing anything about God's grace, 36:05 taking it to the other extreme 36:07 where, you know, not understanding that 36:10 grace in power means to obey 36:13 and that obedience 36:14 is the pathway to God's blessings 36:15 which you were talking about earlier, 36:18 it was when I started spending this time with God, 36:22 just resting in this total assurance, 36:25 that he was the one, all he asked me to do 36:27 is to yield control to him, 36:30 to consent for him to do his way. 36:33 That's when God really did give me 36:37 the assurance of salvation 36:39 and so to me it's just a very special verse. 36:42 Praise the Lord. 36:44 That is fabulous. 36:45 It really is. Amen. 36:47 Well, thank that, CA, I want to talk about but, boy, 36:51 to me it's hard to beat through these words, 36:54 its quietness and confidence 36:56 because when you're having a... 36:58 when there's a lot of guilt in your life, 37:00 you're just continuously beating yourself up, 37:02 and it's just wonderful. 37:04 Just give me some quietness, 37:05 just let me have some of that assurance 37:07 that you're talking about. 37:08 Amen. 37:10 And so then all of a sudden, you know, 37:11 it's like that slate just becomes kind of clean 37:15 and so that's that quietness 37:17 and then you have that confidence. 37:19 Man, there is a lot of difference 37:20 when you can stand up a little taller 37:22 and have a skip in your step 37:24 and that's called confidence 37:26 and so whenever the slate is getting cleaner 37:30 because of your relationship with the Lord 37:34 and you have the confidence to go with that 37:37 and so now I do understand returning, 37:39 I do understand resting in the Lord. 37:41 Amen. Amen. 37:45 I think for some reason, 37:47 I just feel very impressed right now 37:49 to pray for someone who is watching 37:51 and Sam when I ask you to 37:53 but there's someone who's watching right now 37:56 who the reason you have no peace 37:58 it's not anything that's financial 38:01 or it's not what's going on around you. 38:04 It's what's going on inside of you because you have, 38:08 you feel like you have walked 38:10 too far away from God to return, 38:13 but we just want you to know that 38:15 the Lord is waiting for you with open arms. 38:19 You may be that prodigal child and he will... 38:22 if you will just turn begin to draw near to Him 38:26 He will run to you and embrace you 38:29 and He will be your salvation. 38:30 Could you pray for that person? 38:32 Gracious Father, it comes to our mind 38:35 now the words of James, 38:36 "Where does wars come from, 38:38 where does strife has comes from? 38:40 It comes from unsettled hearts and strife that is within us." 38:44 And Father for that soul out there 38:46 who is battling the battle with self, 38:49 who is dealing with internal turmoil, 38:53 O Father, help him to know 38:56 the peace that passes all understanding 38:59 is theirs for the asking, 39:00 that if they will but turn to Jesus 39:03 peace will flood their soul 39:05 that they've never experienced before. 39:07 Amen. 39:08 And that will be with them for ever 39:10 as they take hold of the unchanging hand of the Master. 39:12 O Father, whatever the problem is, 39:15 you have the answer. 39:16 You are the healer. 39:17 You are the one who can make calm out of chaos. 39:24 And, O Father, give them now peace within 39:27 and we thank you Father 39:28 because You have promised 39:30 to hear and answer the prayer of faith 39:31 in Jesus' name, amen. 39:33 Amen and amen. 39:36 All right, well, I think who's got our next scripture. 39:39 I believe that would be Tim Parton. 39:41 Yeah. Okay. 39:43 And I am going to James, the Book of James 3:18. 39:52 The New Kings James Version says, 39:54 "The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, 39:57 by those who make peace." 39:59 I love the scriptures that we've been reading, 40:03 it says be anxious for nothing, 40:06 you keep your mind stayed on Christ, 40:09 let not your heart be troubled, 40:11 in returning to me and resting. 40:14 These are all verbs things that like you say 40:17 there is a requirement from us. 40:21 And a lot of times in your proclamation at the beginning 40:24 you said that God is not the author of confusion. 40:27 Whenever I begin to feel stressed and anxious, 40:29 I realize my eyes are not focused on my Lord. 40:32 Yes, amen. 40:35 It's easy to blame life and situations, 40:42 on our lack of peace but, you know, 40:44 there are a lot of times that we make bad decisions 40:48 and then we say why are things, 40:51 why is everything in chaos, you know, 40:52 why is my life in such distress and unpeaceful, 40:55 why can't I get any rest. 40:58 Well, that's when James comes along 41:00 in his practical way 41:02 and he's actually talking about wisdom 41:04 in this section in the end of chapter three. 41:08 But he concludes in verse 18 41:13 by saying the fruit of righteousness, 41:15 in other words, the result of righteousness, 41:17 of right living, is sown in peace. 41:21 So if you want peace, what do you got to sow? 41:25 You got to sow peace. 41:28 So that's the beautiful thing 41:30 and I know we've been talking up to this point 41:32 about the peace that comes from Christ 41:34 and from God that He supplies us 41:37 if we trust in him and do these things 41:40 but I think there comes a point in our lives 41:43 where we have to be practical and do make wise choices 41:48 and, you know, I know I'm not picking on anybody, 41:51 you know, for the things you've done. 41:54 But yeah, it helps us 41:56 if we can only look far enough down 42:00 it's just the simple fact that 42:01 all of our choices bring results. 42:04 Amen. 42:05 And so if you wanna live a life of peace, 42:09 sow a little peace. 42:11 When you said that you reminded me 42:13 of Romans 12:18, I just love Paul 42:16 and I love this particular verse. 42:18 He says, Romans 12:18 says, "If it is possible, 42:24 as much as it depends on you, live peaceably with all men." 42:29 Yes. 42:30 It is not always possible to be at peace with everyone, 42:34 but you're still supposed to sow peace 42:36 at your the end of it, 42:38 you've got to be the peacemaker. 42:40 Very much right. 42:41 Blessed are the peacemakers. 42:43 The fruit is righteousness. Amen. 42:46 Yeah, that the fruit of righteousness 42:48 is sown in peace by those who make peace. 42:50 So I encourage you, if you have, like you say, 42:53 if it's up to you, be peaceful in every situation. 42:57 And you know what? 42:58 It's kind of fun when you can... 43:03 like you say sometimes it's not 43:04 the easiest route to go, 43:06 it's not with the least resistance 43:10 even though it is peaceful, 43:11 you know, like God, 43:13 you would surely make that an easy thing 43:16 if we know that that's gonna be peace 43:18 the result is gonna be peace then it might be easy, 43:21 but it's not always easy 43:23 because there area lot of situations 43:24 on the news today and countries fighting 43:27 you think there's got to be an answer 43:29 that we could make it, 43:31 you know, that we could all just get... 43:32 Can't we all just get along. That's my story. 43:34 Yeah. 43:36 But you've got to work for peace. 43:39 Yes. You've got to... 43:41 There is intent and striving in making peace even, 43:45 in my opinion. 43:46 Well, you know, when Jesus said to love those who hate you, 43:50 bless those who persecute you, 43:52 and do good don't repay evil for evil 43:56 but do good unto those and he says in doing so 43:59 you're heaping burning coals upon their head. 44:01 Well, some people feel like that's retribution but it's not 44:06 because in Egypt there was the practice of 44:11 when people were in repentance 44:16 they would wear this head gear they had this plate, 44:19 and they would wear like a bowl of burning coals on their head, 44:24 and that was, you know, like we hear about 44:26 how the Jews would put 44:28 dust and ashes on them for repentance. 44:30 Well, this meant that 44:32 they were walking in repentance. 44:34 So what Jesus was saying is when you're sowing peace. 44:39 When someone's persecuting you but you're sowing peace, 44:42 you help bring them to repentance, 44:45 Isn't that neat? I mean, 44:47 that's really neat to understand 44:49 that, you know, it may not always be possible 44:53 but at least you've got the, 44:55 you know, you're introducing, you're interjecting, 44:58 or allowing God to intervene in the situation. 45:01 Yeah, and we can dispense fire with fire, 45:04 that's not gonna bring anybody to repentance. 45:06 That's just gonna create more fire. 45:07 Right. Yeah. 45:09 And that's the testimony that we give 45:11 that the Lord can work with that 45:14 because when it is not easy for you 45:17 to have that peace but once you get it, 45:20 it's supposed to show, 45:23 and it's supposed to help that other person 45:26 but then God has to work with other situation himself 45:31 so that gives us peace also 45:33 and assurance that just like he helped me 45:37 at some point, he's gonna help the other person 45:39 and that's also peaceful, I think. 45:41 That's great. Yeah. 45:43 It just occurred to me 45:44 that I didn't even include this on our list 45:46 but Galatians 5:22, it says, 45:49 "The fruit of the spirit," only one fruit 45:52 but there's nine dimensions. 45:53 It's like a multi-faceted diamond, 45:55 is "Love, joy, and peace," 45:57 this is what we experience within, 46:00 "longsuffering, kindness, and goodness" 46:03 is what we're expressing to mankind, 46:06 "Faithfulness, gentleness" 46:08 or really that should be "humility, 46:10 the meekness, the faithfulness, 46:11 the gentleness and self-control" 46:14 is something that we exercise toward God 46:17 and that's just basically, saying that 46:19 we're going to be humble enough 46:22 to let God be in control if you will. 46:27 So it is part of the fruit of the spirit is peace 46:33 and it's, you know, 46:34 the joy of the Lord is our strength 46:36 when we're filled with his love 46:37 and we'll keep our eyes focused on him, 46:40 then we've got it. 46:42 Amen, it's like the orange 46:43 with all those segments inside. 46:44 You get orange, 46:46 you get all of those things with it. 46:47 Look at what happened to Peter 46:50 when he took his eyes off Jesus. 46:52 Oh, yeah. He started going down. 46:54 We start going down we may take our to Jesus... 46:57 Yes. 47:00 All right, CA, would you like to take Isaiah 32:17. 47:06 Isaiah 32:17, the fruit of righteousness will be peace. 47:10 The effect of righteousness will be quietness 47:13 and confidence for ever. 47:14 First, you are impressed by the affirmativeness, 47:18 can I invent the word, 47:20 the kind of language that is used here, 47:22 this is not if we... 47:24 This will result in this, 47:26 this will result in that 47:28 and to go back with something that Tim said, 47:31 if the cameras can get on these little glasses. 47:35 As we sit still everything sits still. 47:38 You know, if we leave something alone it sits still 47:40 and that is the way it is in nature. 47:42 But that is not the way it is with human beings. 47:47 If you leave human beings alone, 47:49 the result will be confusion. 47:51 Confusion... 47:53 Peace is not the default setting 47:55 for human beings. 47:56 You know, even if things are peaceful 47:58 we will find some way to mess it up 48:01 or, you know, we'll fight just the way we are. 48:03 Peace, as Tim alluded to, and you said this also Shelley, 48:06 is something you got to work at 48:08 because it is not natural for us to be at peace. 48:11 If I'm by myself, maybe I can get along 48:15 but once you bring another person in 48:17 there's got to be, you know, some confusion. 48:22 But the Bible says, 48:23 the fruit of righteousness will be peace. 48:28 The word for fruit here and some people say... 48:33 some translations say the word is para. 48:36 But it is not para like John 14:16. 48:40 This is peri in the Old Testament, 48:41 so this is peri in the Hebrew 48:44 but it means to cause to make. 48:48 So it's very, very definite 48:50 that the fruit of righteousness... 48:55 if you have righteousness in your life, 48:58 it will make peace in your life. 49:00 If you're in with Christ, if you're locked in with Christ 49:05 the default setting here is peace, 49:06 there's no way to get around that. 49:08 If you're walking with Jesus, you're gonna have peace. 49:11 It's not "if," it's not "maybe," 49:13 if you have peace in your life, 49:15 it is because you found your way to Jesus Christ. 49:19 And that's the only way we get peace in our life 49:21 is if we walk with Christ. 49:24 I'm gonna read something real fast 49:25 and I don't know how much time I've got 49:26 but this is from the words of Ellen White, 49:31 the time will soon come 49:33 that we shall have to keep hold of the strong arm of Jehovah 49:36 for all these great signs and mighty wonders 49:38 that devil has designed to deceive God's people 49:42 and overthrow them. 49:43 Our minds must be stayed upon God, 49:46 that's the only way we get peace 49:48 and we must not fear the fear of the wicked, 49:53 that is, fear what they fear, 49:55 and reverence what they reverence, 49:57 but be bold and valiant for the truth. 50:00 Could our eyes be opened... 50:01 She talks about angels fighting this battle 50:03 for each and every soul. 50:05 So she is saying if you want peace, 50:08 if you want the ability to work your way through life, 50:12 you got to take hold the hand of Jesus 50:14 and never let it go 50:16 because peace is only guaranteed 50:18 to those who hold on to Christ. 50:19 The truth is, we all got brains, 50:23 you know, you look a life 50:25 and say, "I can work my way through that." 50:28 Well, there comes a point where you just run out of gas. 50:30 You don't have all the answers and you realize, 50:33 "I can't run this thing, I can't drive this bus 50:36 you know, I gotta find some help here." 50:40 And once you get Jesus, you can backseat drive. 50:45 You can say like, "Jesus, speed it up, slow it down, 50:47 make a left." 50:49 You got to get in the passenger seat 50:50 but you can, but you gonna crash. 50:54 You gotta strap in and let Christ drive 50:58 and wherever he takes you, 50:59 go along for a ride and trust him 51:01 and then you have peace. 51:03 When you get to the point where you say, 51:04 "If I perish, I perish." 51:05 Well then you're where God wants you to be, 51:08 you're trusting him and that's not easy. 51:12 We all know that not easy 51:14 but it's possible 51:16 and when you get there and you get that experience, 51:19 you would never want to lose it. 51:21 I was listening to you Shelly, I'll do this real quick, 51:25 when you came to the rest of the Sabbath 51:27 it reoriented... 51:29 I don't have to work anymore, I can just relax on Jesus. 51:31 For me it was the opposite. 51:33 I had an example of Adventism 51:36 that I coveted in and envied in the people 51:37 who live right across the street from me. 51:39 They said that they would come home, 51:40 and have Sabbath dinner, 51:42 and go to church and, you know, it just seems so inviting. 51:47 My house was chaos, you know, on weekends it is just chaos. 51:51 And the fact that they were people who had... 51:53 they dressed nice, and they looked nice 51:55 and they go to church, and carried their Bible, 51:57 and they come home and have this wonderful dinner, 51:58 I am really wanting that. 52:00 Then we went right across this town, 52:02 right across the street from where some other people 52:03 who had the same kind of activity. 52:06 Get up in the morning, jump in the car, 52:07 and disappear for the day. 52:08 I was like, "Where are you going, 52:10 you disappear on Sabbath." 52:11 And they say, "We go to Sabbath school," 52:13 so I said to them next week take me 52:14 and then I stepped in an Adventist church 52:16 for the first time when I saw this thing happening. 52:19 People praying, people singing, 52:20 and for me it was like I want that for me. 52:22 Amen. 52:24 Yeah, I thought and saw that peace 52:25 and that may be the greatest gift 52:28 that God gives us now. 52:30 Amen. 52:31 The biggest gift is heaven, but right now peace. 52:34 The fact that I can walk through 52:36 the valley of the shadow of death 52:38 and fear no evil for thou art with me. 52:42 That's peace, yeah. Well said. 52:44 I just want to leave our viewers, 52:46 we're just nearly out of time. 52:47 I can't believe how fast this is going, 52:49 but I want to leave you with a promise 52:52 to hold on to Romans 15:13. 53:00 I use this... 53:02 I haven't sent Christmas cards out for sometime 53:05 because I've been too busy 53:07 but when I used to be in the practice, 53:10 I would always write this inside the card, 53:12 and here's what it says, Romans 15:13. 53:16 May the God of Hope 53:18 fill you with all joy and peace 53:22 as you trust in him, 53:24 this is a promise that he will, so that, 53:28 you know, this is your purpose statement, 53:30 so that you may overflow with hope 53:34 by the power of the Holy Spirit. 53:36 The hope in the English can be an uncertain expectation 53:40 but not hope in the Greek. 53:42 Amen. 53:43 Hope in the Greek meant that you had an eager 53:47 certain anticipation 53:49 in what Paul is writing to the Romans 53:52 is saying that, 53:53 this God of ours is the God of all hope 53:56 and He's gonna fill you with joy and peace. 53:59 As you trust in Him 54:01 and your heart's just gonna bubble over 54:05 with eager expectation of God's plan for your life 54:08 by the power of your Holy Spirit. 54:10 I love this verse. I love it. 54:12 Can I read something here? 54:14 Surely. 54:15 This is our handout. 54:17 This is our sheet today 54:20 and as I was looking through here 54:22 and I just like to go one, two, three, four, 54:24 working off taking these affirmations. 54:27 Number one, God is not the author of confusion. 54:30 Number two, that he will keep us 54:32 in that perfect peace. 54:33 With that perfect peace 54:34 your heart will not be troubled, 54:36 it will not be afraid 54:38 and you will have quietness and confidence forever. 54:41 Amen. 54:42 You know, that's just... I'll take it. 54:44 Amen. 54:47 I have it actually. 54:49 And just add the eager expectation 54:52 of joy and peace to that love. 54:54 Thank you, Jesus. Amen. 54:55 All right, I think that our time is almost all gone 54:59 and we need to end in prayer 55:00 so why don't we just have a couple of minutes. 55:03 Let's just go around the table. 55:04 Tim, why don't you start and just whatever the Lord lays 55:07 on your heart we'll each pray. 55:09 Father God, thank you 55:11 that you sent your son to die for me, 55:15 the Prince of Peace. 55:16 That I can have peace, I can walk in peace, 55:20 I'm blessed to be your child. 55:22 I pray Lord that you help me to walk in that 55:25 and to be as if it is possible for me 55:29 to always make peace with people 55:32 and make this life better for people 55:34 by showing them to you. 55:35 Amen. 55:37 Dear Heavenly Father I want to thank you 55:39 for the gift of true peace. 55:41 I want to ask that you would be with those 55:43 that are out there that are searching for peace 55:46 and they keep searching and searching 55:47 and looking in all the wrong places 55:49 and they're not gonna find it 55:51 until they come to realize that it only comes from you. 55:54 I ask that you would please send your holy spirit 55:56 to soften and subdue their hearts 55:58 and to lead them down the right path 56:00 to accept Jesus Christ as their savior. 56:03 We thank you for the blessings that you bestowed upon us 56:06 and we ask that you would be with all of the viewers 56:09 that are at home. 56:10 In Jesus name we pray, amen. Amen. 56:12 Father just thank you so much for always being with us, 56:17 that you never leave us or forsake us. 56:19 And Father we pray that you will help everyone 56:22 who is watching or listening to our words 56:25 and each one us at this table Father 56:27 to keep our mind focused on you. 56:30 And Lord when we lose that peace, 56:33 help us remember what the source is 56:36 and then when you give us that peace, 56:38 help us to sow peace. 56:40 Amen. Amen. 56:42 And Father as we come to you in the name of Jesus, 56:44 I thank you that we can give the Holy Spirit permission 56:47 to be in charge of our life, 56:49 and Father that we can choose to believe 56:51 and in believing dear Father, 56:53 we can actually have that confidence that quietness us 56:56 that we're all looking for Lord 56:58 so that we're not being beat up by the enemy 57:01 that we can have the assurance that you were present. 57:04 We love you and thank you. 57:05 In Jesus' name, amen. 57:07 Amen. 57:08 Father and God, I also want to thank you 57:12 for the privilege of having that peace. 57:15 We thank you Lord that your promise is our truth 57:17 and when you promised the disciple, 57:20 you are promising to all of us 57:22 and also to those that are out there 57:26 struggling with the chaos in their lives, 57:30 that we trust you 57:33 that you have a way to reach out to them. 57:36 And so thank you for the privilege 57:38 of finding peace in you 57:40 and accept it and be an example for the others too. 57:45 Father God comes to mind the song, 57:47 O, what peace we often forfeit, 57:49 Oh, what needless pain we bear, 57:51 all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer! 57:54 So we come to you Father, 57:56 the giver of perfect peace, the Father of all peace. 58:00 We take it to you, we leave it with you 58:02 knowing that in exchange for our faith and our love 58:05 you will give us perfect peace 58:06 and for that we thank you in Jesus' name. 58:09 Amen. 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