Participants: Greg & Jill Morikone (Host), Daniel & Valerie Morikone, Janelle Morikone
Series Code: TDYFW
Program Code: TDYFW017012A
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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 01:06 Hello, and welcome to another 3ABN Today family worship. 01:11 Happy Sabbath. How is your week been? 01:14 I know here at 3ABN it's always busy. 01:17 But it's a good type of busy. 01:19 And I'm sure your week has been too. 01:21 And it's a blessing, isn't it, 01:22 to be able to open the Sabbath, 01:24 by of course, opening God's word, 01:26 so we hope that you're getting your Bibles ready, 01:28 and your pencil, and your pen ready, 01:31 so we can take notes but it's neat to study together 01:33 because we have family here I'm really excited about this, 01:36 I'll tell you in a moment, but you're our family at home 01:39 and we really, really appreciate your prayers 01:43 and financial support of the ministry of 3ABN 01:45 because we're a team, 01:47 and you know a team works together. 01:49 We work together for what? 01:51 One goal, and that goal is souls 01:53 for the kingdom of Jesus Christ, 01:54 so some of you have supported the ministry of 3ABN 01:58 for over 30 years. 02:00 Thank you so much. 02:01 Only in the kingdom of heaven will that impact 02:03 fully I believe be realized. 02:05 And some of you have just joined us 02:07 supporting, that's fine too because everything counts, 02:10 and of course the prayers mean so very much to us. 02:12 But I mentioned that I'm excited 02:14 because you're joining us as family but I have to say, 02:17 I'm really excited because, of course, 02:19 Jill, my wife as much as possible 02:23 we like to be on the set together, 02:25 together any time we're on the set, 02:26 we like to be together. 02:27 Well, I also have, my family is here, 02:29 they came in from different parts of the country 02:32 and they're here, and I have to say sweetie, 02:34 I want to introduce them really quick, 02:35 is that all right? 02:37 Yes, it's wonderful. We're excited. 02:38 And then we'll get going about what our topic is. 02:39 Yeah, we are. 02:41 I have to my right my mom and dad 02:42 Pastor Daniel and of course his wife, my mom, Valerie, 02:47 and it's so good to have both of you here. 02:49 It's a real blessing. 02:51 Tell us real quick because I could just talk 02:52 on and on about what you guys do 02:54 but tell me, Dad, and our viewers at home, 02:56 what you're currently doing, 02:57 where you're at, where you guys live. 02:58 I pastor about three churches there in Parkersburg, 03:02 and Spencer, and Toll Gate, West Virginia. 03:05 Yeah. 03:06 And then a little company in New Martinsville, 03:09 so that's been a real blessing in doing it. 03:11 And you've been pastoring in the... 03:14 That's the Mountain View Conference 03:15 for how many years. 03:17 It's going on 17 and we started in 2000 03:19 and so easy to remember, yeah. 03:21 And I'll tell you that West Virginia, 03:23 I mean home is now Illinois 03:25 because Jill and I have been married 03:26 for about 15 years so Illinois is home, 03:28 but I count West Virginia as home 03:30 because I really grew up there, wasn't born there 03:32 but grew up in West Virginia, 03:34 so my parent's ministry to the Appalachian people 03:37 for many years before he became a pastor, 03:39 and so it's been like 30 some years 03:41 in the West Virginia Conference, 03:42 but I know you guys are real blessing 03:45 there in the conference, 03:46 so it's a blessing to have you guys here. 03:47 And a real blessing if I can jump in, 03:49 a real blessing in our life as well, 03:51 you know, I just, I'm the... 03:54 What do you say the daughter-in-law, right, 03:55 but I just feel like they're mom and dad 03:58 and call them mom and dad and sis here 04:00 we will introduce her in a moment, 04:01 but it's just such a blessing 04:04 to feel like I'm part of the Morikone family too, 04:06 and they're just so godly mentors, 04:09 and we're just so excited 04:11 to introduce them to you at home. 04:12 Amen. 04:13 You say that quite well Morikone, 04:15 how did you... 04:16 Did your practice that? 04:18 I think I did, in the beginning it was like Marconi, you know, 04:20 trying to figure out how to pronounce it 04:21 and we even got mail addressed to macaroni once. 04:25 You don't have to say this concerning the family. 04:28 Well, I'll just say right now, yeah, we could anyway. 04:30 So, you know, usually sometimes maybe your first word 04:33 that you learned to spell might be cat as a child, C-A-T. 04:37 Well, I would always hear my parents 04:38 because to spell our last name is rather complicated, 04:42 and so I would hear my mom and dad always on the phone 04:44 when they're trying to, 04:46 you know, my name is Daniel or Valerie Morikone, 04:48 let me spell that, M-O-R-I-K-O-N-E. 04:52 And so I could write my letter, so I wrote my letters down, 04:54 I said, so what does exactly they're spelling, 04:56 they're like, that's your last name. 05:00 So my first word that I recollect 05:02 was not cat or goat or dad, it was Morikone, 05:05 M-O-R-I-K-O-N-E, anyway. 05:07 I had more difficult words. Yeah, that's true. 05:10 So, Mom, you also work 05:11 at the conference office there at Mountain View. 05:14 Tell us exactly what you do and your role there? 05:17 Yes, I enjoy my work at Mountain View Conference. 05:20 Yeah. 05:21 And I work full time, which is four days a week, 05:25 and I work as a secretary 05:27 doing designing and working editor, 05:29 communications of newsletter. 05:31 Yeah, the conference newsletter you put together, yeah. 05:33 The conference newsletter, called Sunrise. 05:35 I'm also women's ministries director for the conference. 05:38 And that's fun, I know it. That is a joy. 05:40 Yes, we were so privileged to have Jill come one time 05:42 and speak for our women 05:44 and that was real special treat. 05:46 And I might add that we are so blessed 05:47 to have you part of our family. 05:49 We were hoping that Greg wouldn't miss 05:51 his opportunity to ask you to be his wife 05:55 'cause he was little delaying that. 05:56 There's time to go long story to that 05:58 which we'll save for another day. 05:59 That's right. 06:01 I'm so blessed, you're a wonderful wife. 06:03 But I know you also teach Sabbath school at the... 06:06 Well, Dad mentioned, you know, 06:07 you guys have three churches and a company 06:09 but it's the Parkersburg Church. 06:11 Such a privilege. 06:12 You know, I had hung up my hat doing that, 06:14 I've done Sabbath school for years 06:16 and I gave away most of my stuff 06:18 and then there was a need, and I kind of, 06:21 oh, I didn't want to but then I, 06:24 the Lord pulled on my heartstrings 06:26 and I said, okay, and it is such a joy. 06:29 I love those little children, such an opportunity. 06:32 Yeah, amen. 06:33 And I'm biased, of course, 06:35 but I think Mom's a good teacher, 06:36 so, yeah, a good Sabbath school teacher too, Mom. 06:38 Yes and actually Dad is my assistant, 06:40 he hands out things. 06:42 It's great. 06:43 He helps the kids put things on the felt board 06:45 and yes, it's fun. 06:46 So it's interesting, Dad, so you preached the sermon also 06:47 because you're pastor but you also teach 06:49 the children Sabbath school. 06:50 Well, I just assist like Valerie said so. 06:52 It's fun picking up the things from the children, I say, 06:54 thank you, thank you 06:56 and so they won't squawk you know. 06:59 So you teach the little ones 07:00 and we're talking little ones who's squawking. 07:01 It's the little ones up to about age six, yeah. 07:04 Oh, that's great. Well, very good. 07:06 So my far left of course is, 07:09 you're going to hear me say, Sis... 07:11 Yes, brother. And, yeah, that's right. 07:14 This is my one and only sibling 07:17 and younger sister, yeah, Janelle. 07:20 And so tell us where you're from 07:21 and what you're doing currently? 07:22 Yeah, I live in California now so I'm in transplant there, 07:25 been there about two years. 07:27 I love it out there, fell in love with the area, 07:30 beautiful mountains 07:31 and not too far from the ocean either, 07:33 a couple hours from both. 07:36 I work in a little rural ER there. 07:38 And been there for in that ER for about a year now 07:42 and just really fell in love with that particular ER 07:46 and the people I work with and I'm a nurse there. 07:50 Yeah, so for a lot of us it's small, you know, 07:52 it's about 90 beds for the whole hospital 07:54 and we so we have to transfer a lot out 07:57 like the higher acuity patients 07:59 we transferred to nearby hospital, 08:01 but I just really enjoy it. 08:02 You know, I think the neat thing 08:04 of being a registered nurse is you're really, 08:06 it's a tremendous ministry 08:08 'cause you're touching people's lives 08:10 when they're in dire straits, 08:12 there's some type of medical emergency 08:14 that they're facing or the family too, 08:16 so it's a great, great ministry. 08:18 Yeah, I praise the Lord before I go in, 08:19 you know, the days I'm like, 08:21 you know, just give me somebody that, 08:22 you know, who I need to touch today 08:25 and so I pray to be a blessing and, yeah, it's really neat, 08:28 you know, a lot of days there's lots of opportunities 08:31 to just be able to maybe it's just in a small way. 08:33 You know, it's not like I'm, you know, evangelizing per se, 08:36 but just you know smiling, 08:38 just giving a little pat on the back, 08:39 give them a hug, you know, just listening to I found, 08:42 you know, just intently listening to them, 08:44 they open up and sense 08:46 that caring and praying for God. 08:48 Amen. 08:49 I don't have to say that I love my sister dearly, 08:51 we had, you know, we lived. 08:52 Yeah. 08:54 We have a lot of great memories growing up together, 08:56 and, of course, we lived way out 08:58 like I mentioned earlier in West Virginia 08:59 and so, sometimes my only playmate was my sister 09:01 and we have so many great memories of playing in mud 09:04 and climbing trees and hiking over mountains 09:07 and doing all kinds of crazy kids things together 09:10 that just a lot of great... 09:12 It's always fun to get together 09:14 and reminisce with mom and dad of course too. 09:16 Absolutely. 09:18 And, so, now she mentions she's in California. 09:20 Well, you know we get these great pictures from her. 09:22 She's skiing maybe up on in Lake Tahoe 09:26 or she goes to the ocean and I love it 09:29 here in Southern Illinois but... 09:32 The scenery is unmatchable, it's unbeatable out there. 09:36 That's right. 09:37 So we have lakes here and, but we can't really go skiing 09:41 and I can't really quite go to the ocean 09:43 so I don't know if there's the right jealous, 09:45 I don't know, is it right, but anyway, 09:48 it's like, wow, it's so beautiful. 09:50 Maybe I can eventually learn it over now. 09:53 Oh, my word, but anyway, it's great. 09:54 I know it's beautiful area. 09:56 The Lord has called you there and you're doing a great work 09:58 and, of course, we love you, and we're very proud of you 09:59 in what you're doing. 10:01 And we are so glad 10:03 that you as part of our 3ABN family are joining us 10:06 and getting to know our family, the Morikone family here. 10:08 Yeah, thank you for bearing with me on that, 10:10 it's fun, it's really a blessing. 10:11 It's a blessing to share it together. 10:12 We're really as a family. Amen. 10:14 And thank you again for joining us. 10:15 So we have a topic and we should have our prayer, 10:17 go to some music like we normally do. 10:19 Let's open in prayer. Sure. 10:20 And, Dad, would you mind to open up prayer for us 10:22 as we open the Sabbath and enter into God's holy day. 10:26 Father, we just are so thankful to You 10:30 for taking us through this week, 10:32 bringing us here to the Sabbath. 10:35 We just thank You for Your wonderful love 10:37 and care for each one of us, 10:38 all of the viewers here tonight. 10:41 A lot of them have different things 10:43 that have been happening in their lives, 10:44 we just thank You that Your Spirit 10:46 is there with them to comfort their hearts. 10:49 And they sense Your holy presence with them. 10:52 Father, thank You for blessing us now 10:55 as we worship together 10:56 You and recognize how much you care and love us, 11:00 in Jesus' name we pray. 11:02 Amen. Amen. Thank you. 11:04 Our topic this evening is peace. 11:07 And I think it's a topic that we all face, 11:10 we all need peace on a daily basis, 11:12 an hourly basis, moment by moment, 11:15 so we're gonna talk about what is peace. 11:16 We'll look at biblical examples of peace 11:18 or those who didn't have it, 11:20 and how you and I each one of us 11:23 can develop the peace that passes all understanding. 11:27 But before we jump into that and jump into the Word of God, 11:30 we have Summer Boyd with us and we could say, 11:32 she's another sister, we can say. 11:34 Yeah, you can say, she's like family, 11:35 she's actually a neighbor of us too. 11:36 She is. 11:38 And Summers's at the piano, she's gonna be playing for us 11:40 and we're gonna sing a couple of songs. 11:42 The first one, what a fellowship, 11:44 what a joy divine, 11:45 leaning on the everlasting arms. 11:48 Make sure, you're joining us. 11:49 The words will be on the bottom of the screen, 11:51 so let's sing along together. 11:52 Here we go. 11:53 What a fellowship, what a joy divine 11:58 Leaning on the everlasting arms 12:03 What a blessedness, what a peace is mine 12:08 Leaning on the everlasting arms 12:13 Leaning, we're leaning 12:17 Safe and secure from all alarms 12:22 Leaning, we're leaning 12:26 Leaning on the everlasting arms 12:32 O, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way 12:37 Leaning on the everlasting arms 12:41 O, how bright the path grows from day to day 12:46 Leaning on the everlasting arms 12:50 We're leaning, leaning 12:55 Safe and secure from all the alarms 13:00 Leaning, we're leaning 13:04 Leaning on the everlasting arms 13:08 It's the last verse. 13:10 What have I to dread, what have I to fear 13:15 Leaning on the everlasting arms 13:19 I have blessed peace with my Lord so near. 13:24 Leaning on the everlasting arms 13:29 Leaning, we're leaning 13:33 Safe and secure from all the alarms 13:38 Leaning, we're leaning 13:43 Leaning on the everlasting arms 13:49 No better place to be 13:51 than leaning on the arms of Jesus. 13:52 Yeah, absolutely. 13:54 Yeah, that's for sure, you can't go wrong with that, 13:56 and Jesus will never fail you, that's for sure. 13:57 Amen. 13:59 The next song is, peace, peace wonderful peace. 14:03 I think it's one of my favorite all time songs 14:06 because what God wants to do in our hearts and lives, 14:10 no matter what we're going through 14:11 that His peace can wash over us and keep us. 14:16 Let's go to that. 14:23 Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight 14:30 Rolls a melody sweeter than psalm 14:37 In celestial-like strains it unceasingly falls 14:44 O'er my soul like an infinite calm 14:49 Here is the chorus, let's go. 14:52 Peace! Peace! 14:55 Wonderful Peace 14:58 Coming down from the Father above 15:05 Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray 15:12 In fathomless billows of love 15:20 What a treasure I have in this wonderful peace 15:27 Buried deep in my innermost soul 15:34 So secure that no power can mine it away 15:41 While the years of eternity roll! 15:49 Peace! Peace! 15:52 Wonderful Peace 15:55 Coming down from the Father above 16:02 Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray 16:09 In fathomless billows of love 16:16 Weary soul, without gladness or comfort or rest 16:23 Passing down the rough pathway of time 16:30 Make the Savior your friend ere the shadows grow dark 16:37 O accept of this peace so sublime 16:45 Peace! Peace! 16:48 Wonderful Peace 16:51 Coming down from the Father above 16:58 Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray 17:05 In fathomless billows of love 17:13 Amen. 17:14 I really like that chorus too, you know that. 17:15 Me too. Well, what a blessing. 17:17 Thank you, Summer, very much 17:18 for accompanying us on the piano. 17:20 Peace, peace, wonderful peace, it was interesting, 17:22 if you notice in that verse that I know hopefully, 17:24 you all were singing too, with that, it says, 17:26 "Peace, peace wonderful peace" coming where? 17:28 Down. 17:30 Coming down from the Father of above. 17:32 You know, we can't really conjure up, 17:34 that's word, isn't it? 17:36 Conjure up peace, manufacture peace, 17:38 it comes from Jesus Christ above, 17:40 so yeah, well it's a great topic, peace. 17:42 It is peace, so as we get going, 17:44 we want to look at some Bible scriptures, 17:45 but first, if I were to ask you all a definition of peace, 17:49 if we were to just say, "what is peace?" 17:52 What would you say, what is peace? 17:55 I think, it's like a calmness in your soul, 17:57 like real down the very center of your heart, 18:00 the core of your being or something, there's calm, 18:04 you know, thinking medically disease is something 18:07 that's against your body like it's dis so against ease, 18:11 the ease so. 18:13 I think of peace, it's kind of similar, you know, 18:16 the opposite of disease or the opposite of dis-ease. 18:20 So, you are at ease, you know, just at a calm 18:25 but, but not just like outside, from the outside we can, 18:28 you know, put on a good front, you know, all is well, smile, 18:31 But internal... 18:32 But it's real down deep, yeah, in the very center of yourself. 18:36 Because that's a good point, because if you actually look, 18:37 I mean, we need, yes to discussing the definition 18:39 but, you know, when I think what is the opposite of peace, 18:42 it could be maybe being anxious, 18:46 boy, anxious, maybe a fearful, afraid maybe too, 18:52 so it would be a lack of that, would be what maybe peace is. 18:56 What you're saying is right, a deep inner most calm, 18:59 I think you used a word calm maybe, 19:01 I don't know, what do you think, Mom and Dad? 19:04 Well, we, of course, saying Mom and Dad together. 19:06 Yeah, your definition I did about what... 19:08 definition. 19:09 Well, it brings me joy, when I feel 19:11 like I have a complete surrender with the Lord 19:14 and that whatever comes I am at rest, 19:17 I am at peace, 19:18 and it just is very calming to me. 19:22 First of all that I'm not worrying 19:24 against the Holy Spirit speaking to my heart 19:26 that I know, I said, "Okay, Lord, here it is." 19:29 And I did that the other day was something 19:31 and I saw the Lord marvelously work 19:34 and I thought, ah! What a blessing, 19:35 I just gave it to God and said, God, you take care of this 19:39 and He did and I had, I have peace. 19:43 That's wonderful. 19:44 What do you think, Dad? 19:46 Well, you know, I was thinking 19:47 about that scripture in 2 Corinthians, 19:51 and I, kind of, it's in 2 Corinthians 1. 19:58 So hopefully you're turning your Bibles... 20:01 2 Corinthians 1:2-4, 20:08 it says, 20:09 "Grace be to you 20:12 and peace from God our Father, 20:15 and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 20:19 Blessed be God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 20:23 the Father of mercy and the God of all comfort." 20:29 So when I think of peace, somehow, 20:31 I think of comfort then he, 20:33 you know, there isn't any other source of comfort 20:36 when I read this scripture, He says, 20:37 He's the God of all comfort. 20:39 If a person is thinking, 20:40 they're getting comfort somewhere, 20:42 whether they are comfort it's coming actually from God. 20:44 He's the source of comfort in that text the way I look. 20:48 Verse 4 "Who comforteth to us," 20:50 so there's that peace I'm thinking, 20:52 "comforted us in all of our tribulation." 20:55 How much tribulation? All of it. 20:57 Yeah, everything. 20:58 "That we may be able to comfort them 21:00 which are in any way any trouble by the Comfort 21:04 where with we ourselves are comforted of God." 21:07 So the way that I can comfort somebody else 21:10 is that I'm comforted by God is what I get out of there, so. 21:13 When I think of peace, 21:14 that's what I think of comforteth by God. 21:17 Yeah. Amen. 21:18 That's good definitions to share it. 21:21 Let's look at John 14 because to me this contrast 21:24 the world's peace versus Christ's peace. 21:27 John 14:27. 21:33 You have that, Sis? Yeah. 21:36 14:27. 21:39 Oh, that's a good verses. 21:40 "There's peace I live with you My peace 21:42 I give to you not as the world gives 21:44 do I give to you, 21:45 let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid." 21:49 So you notice it says not as the world gives 21:52 give I to you which to me indicates, 21:55 okay, then the world has some sort of measure of peace 21:58 or what the world would consider to be peace. 22:01 I don't know if I'm making sense. 22:02 That's what I wonder too. Okay. 22:03 So what would be the difference then 22:05 between peace in the world versus peace in Jesus? 22:10 You mean peace that the world gives you? 22:12 Gives. Thank you. 22:13 Yeah, because we want to have peace in this world with Jesus. 22:16 That's right. 22:17 Yeah, so that's a good, that's a good question. 22:19 Any thoughts on that? 22:21 You know what I used to colporteur, 22:23 and for those that don't know what that word is, 22:25 this means book hawker but it's a... 22:28 Spiritual books. 22:29 Yeah, yeah, selling spiritual books. 22:31 Selling books and it was Bibles 22:33 and Bible story books going door-to-door and I had... 22:39 Anyway I remember getting kind of discouraged sometimes 22:42 and knocking on the door, you know, 22:44 if someone might slam the door in your face or cuss you out 22:47 or all those things and I was not feeling 22:50 much peace or comfort 22:52 and I would use junk food to comfort myself. 22:55 I maybe stopped by one of these stores, 22:57 you know, when I get some junk food and eat that. 22:59 You know, the Holy Spirit, 23:01 God spoke to my heart and it's that, 23:04 you know, I want to comfort you, 23:06 so this same scripture here in John 14 23:08 Jesus was leaving His disciples. 23:11 And so He says to them, I'm going to give you. 23:15 In John 14:16, I will pray the Father 23:18 and He shall give you another comforter 23:22 that he may abide with you forever, 23:24 so I was thinking okay, 23:25 well, I'm using this junk food to comfort me, 23:29 to give me that peace that I'm lacking here, 23:32 so that's the worldly peace. 23:35 That's interesting. 23:38 You know, as I got into it that more 23:40 and the Holy Spirit would speak to my heart, 23:42 I was always driving from one home to the next 23:45 and thinking, wow, I am using 23:47 because you're saying to me Father 23:49 that you want to comfort me 23:51 because that must have been the disciples' greatest need 23:54 to be comforted 23:55 because he could have given them anything 23:58 and he chose to give them a comforter. 24:00 So I'm thinking, wow, that must be the greatest gift, 24:02 must be we all need that. 24:03 So I would go from home to home 24:05 and I would talk to the people and so much that was true, 24:08 you know, someone would be using 24:10 tobacco to comfort themselves, 24:12 they would be using food or pornography 24:15 or even the Satan is so sly 24:18 in figuring out a way to comfort 24:20 or give peace in a worldly way. 24:23 He even has a drink called 24:24 Southern Comfort to comfort someone, 24:30 so it's really a distraction rather than the true peace 24:34 or the true comfort 24:36 that God wants to give me any way. 24:37 And I shared that with so many people 24:39 that seem to be the case. 24:40 Yes, so really it's something that would, wouldn't know, 24:44 what do you think, Sis, that replaces God 24:46 that would be in the place of God 24:48 that gives peace? 24:49 I think one of the differences with different things 24:51 that we use to "comfort" ourselves 24:54 or distract ourselves or whatever 24:56 is that that will eventually be used up or... 25:01 It's true, comes to an end. 25:03 Yeah, it comes to an end. It's good point. 25:04 And I've heard the Satan said that, 25:07 you know, just like pleasure in and of itself 25:10 like without love, 25:12 maybe I'm getting off from the tangent here 25:13 but without love, 25:16 eventually pleasure no longer becomes pleasure, 25:18 you know, so if you like junk food or whatever, 25:22 you know, like what you're saying of that example. 25:24 You know, if I'm turning to that, 25:25 like food is good, we need food. 25:27 But if we're using it to like 25:29 try to replace something or try to fill our hearts, 25:33 certain part of our heart only God can feel, 25:35 then it's actually going to become 25:37 our greatest stressor and probably our greatest... 25:43 Yeah. 25:44 I don't know like 25:45 because if you're hating on that so much 25:47 eventually that will just cause our greatest havoc 25:52 if that make sense so, 25:53 you know, like some people that.. 25:54 Would you be then really like the peace. 25:56 Yeah. 25:57 Like alcohol for example, you know, if, 25:59 you know, maybe some people say, 26:02 you know, drinking a little bit 26:03 may not be that big a deal or whatever 26:04 and for some it's not, 26:06 but then some people take it 26:07 to such extreme that eventually they, 26:11 you know, no longer can keep their job 26:13 and no longer can keep their family, 26:14 they no longer, you know, 26:15 their children disown, whatever. 26:17 You know, it takes them to 26:18 just some of the greatest pains of their life, 26:20 you know, what originally started out 26:22 as just kind of a fun thing or kind of just whatever, 26:25 eventually, it took them to a place 26:27 they never realized 26:28 that it would take them to, you know. 26:29 Yeah, that's a good point. 26:31 I like what you said, because it's almost like you said, 26:33 Dad, these things we used to comfort us, 26:36 maybe things not from Jesus. 26:38 So if we use that like he said to comfort us overtime 26:42 it no longer comforts us and it almost turns on us. 26:44 Yeah, you know, that's the opposite effect. 26:46 Yes. That's deep. 26:48 Yeah. Yeah. 26:50 So praise God, He wants to give us His peace. 26:53 You know, we don't have to try to self medicate 26:56 or self comfort or self, 26:59 okay, I'm going to try all these other things. 27:01 We can go and we can get Jesus peace. 27:03 Yeah. Amen, that's for sure. 27:05 You know, I was thinking too, you know, far as 27:08 we're all faced these circumstances on a daily basis 27:11 where it seems like, you know, I've got a plan, 27:13 I like things sort of planned out, 27:15 and all of a sudden a change of direction 27:18 can be sort of... 27:19 Now does that come from Mom or Dad 27:20 like you things planned there? 27:22 From me. 27:23 Yeah, Mom like things planned out. 27:24 Dad does it to a certain degree too. 27:26 But Mom... 27:28 He goes with the flow. He goes with the flow, yeah. 27:31 So, you know, the Lord is helping me to be because, 27:34 you know, in production you had to be just flexible and things 27:36 and just go with the flow 27:37 but still have some sort of plan as anyway. 27:40 So, you know, things seem just usually kind of go with it 27:42 and so that can cause stress as you're talking about it, 27:45 you know, Sis, too, sometimes, 27:47 you know, just life circumstances. 27:49 So I was thinking because you know when you're, 27:50 when we're talking about, 27:52 you know, you're from California 27:53 and you mentioned an interesting word, 27:55 you said transplant. 27:57 So when I think of transplant really which, 27:59 you know, she's meaning move, 28:00 you know, move from what she considered 28:02 home to make a new home, 28:04 so I'm sure, I mean I'm sure that. 28:06 I mean, I know, it's stressful 28:07 because this throws anytime something new, 28:09 you're in a new job, a new place to live, 28:11 new friends, you know, all that sort of stuff. 28:14 So how in that type of a circumstance did you, 28:17 you know, because there's people at home 28:19 that are just like that, 28:20 there's someone right now is thinking, man, 28:22 I'm just anxious, 28:24 I'm anxious about something that's coming up, 28:26 I don't know where I'm going, 28:27 I don't know what's going to happen. 28:28 And I know they're talking about peace, 28:31 but how did you handle 28:32 that type of circumstance for you 28:34 moving out to California? 28:36 Well, it's been a learning process, 28:37 I didn't realize how hard of an adjustment it would be, it's... 28:42 I think the older you get to, 28:43 like I don't know when I see myself, 28:44 when I was just in my early 20s or just starting out 28:47 like, I was more like all about, 28:49 it's making new friends 28:50 and I didn't really have any 28:52 strings attached anywhere or whatever. 28:55 You know, being a little older, 28:56 you know, moving all the way across country 28:57 I didn't realize what a big change that would be 28:59 and... 29:01 I lived about 15-20 minutes from my parents 29:04 was where I moved from at that point and so, 29:06 you know, some Friday evenings 29:08 or whatever just go over hang out, 29:09 you know, just, always know 29:11 that there was that family nearby 29:13 and that's kind of a comfort, 29:15 so I really didn't know anybody when I moved to California, 29:17 a couple girls I knew. 29:18 We had spent just a couple of weeks together 29:21 on a mission trip just a few weeks earlier 29:23 so I kind of knew them so, kind of, 29:25 they kind of helped me established 29:27 like little network of friends and, 29:29 but honestly looking back 29:30 like I probably didn't handled it the best way 29:32 but it's been a learning process 29:33 the last couple of years, 29:34 and so where God has me right now is learning that, 29:39 you know, it's that if I say the internal peace 29:42 like it's not the external, so even if I don't, 29:45 I mean which I do have a lot of friends 29:46 that I'm very blessed but. 29:48 Like let's say, you know, 29:50 maybe those friends aren't there all the time 29:51 or aren't able to, 29:53 you know, I don't have that constant person 29:56 that can be there for me whatever, 29:57 like I'm learning that it's the inside, 30:00 you know, like, 30:01 my realization of who God 30:04 really is like that he is love 30:07 like this not just this cliché of God is love 30:11 but that he really cares for me in my desires, 30:15 what makes me happy and, 30:16 and so that kind of pulls my heart 30:18 towards God in a closer way, like I can trust him, 30:21 I can feel safe with him so, 30:23 you know, even if I feel alone out there 30:26 or, you know, trying to, 30:28 you know continue to establish who I am there which, 30:32 you know, now it's a lot better, 30:34 you know, I've been there for several years but. 30:36 Yeah, just that, it's... 30:37 I don't know how to explain that. 30:39 It's like an inside thing 30:43 like that peace like God is showing 30:45 himself to me in a deeper way of that. 30:47 I'm safe Janelle, you can trust me, 30:49 you know, no matter what's going on around you. 30:51 So, you know, that's I think the key then for someone, 30:53 you know, 'cause in all of us, 30:54 you know, it could be little things like, 30:56 okay even just like, I'm currently in a job 30:57 and, you know, something's maybe 30:58 makes me a little bit anxious or, you know, not calm 31:01 but even like a big thing, 31:02 you know, like you're talking about too 31:04 is really having that, 31:05 I guess it goes back to relationship with Jesus Christ? 31:07 And realizing how much he loves us 31:09 and like you're saying how much he cares for us. 31:10 Yeah. 31:12 And how much he's interested 31:14 in the little things, right, Mom? 31:15 You know, in life 'cause sometimes we can think, 31:17 "Oh, God may not be interested in this," 31:19 in this little stressor for me where I don't have peace, 31:22 "Oh, that's too small for God," but that's not true, is it? 31:25 No, it's not. 31:26 I had someone on the phone one time tell me, 31:28 I was working on probably a newsletter for the conference 31:32 in West Virginia 31:34 and had told them that I get really stressed 31:36 'cause there's dead lines. 31:38 Of course. 31:39 People are suppose to send you things 31:41 and maybe I don't have them or I'm trying to make it fit 31:43 and the person said, "Have you prayed over that?" 31:47 And I thought, ah. 31:48 It's almost kind of review, isn't it? 31:49 Yeah. But it was good. 31:51 My word, I have had that happened, yes, to me. 31:52 It was real good and it made me realize like you're saying, 31:54 even what we think are little things 31:55 are important to pray about 31:57 for the Lord to give us the peace. 31:59 Amen. We'll that's great. 32:00 Yeah, great advice for sure. It reminds me of Philippians 4. 32:04 You're talking about anxiousness 32:05 and talking about praying about the little things. 32:08 Philippians 4:6 and 7. 32:13 Galatians, Ephesians... 32:15 You got it, Mom? You want to read? 32:17 I do. That's versus 4-6? 32:21 We'll start with 4. 32:23 That's perfect, but we should read at least 7. 32:24 6 and 7? Yeah, whatever you wanna do. 32:26 And where's that again? All right. 32:27 Philippians 4:6 and 7. All right. 32:30 "Be anxious for nothing, 32:32 but in everything by prayer 32:33 and supplication, with thanksgiving, 32:36 let your requests be made known to God, 32:38 and the peace of God, 32:40 which surpasses all understanding, 32:42 will guard your hearts and minds 32:44 through Christ Jesus." 32:47 You know the word in the Greek 32:49 for understanding the peace of God 32:50 which surpasses all understanding is expectation. 32:54 So you think God's peace surpasses 32:56 even my expectation. 32:57 That's powerful. 32:59 So I could think, 33:00 "Okay, God's gonna give me a measure of peace," 33:03 but the peace he can give me surpasses anything 33:08 above and beyond what I could even imagine. 33:11 Praise God. Yeah. 33:12 And it's said there it's the peace of God's 33:15 like we did in John 14:27, my peace, 33:17 I thought, what, that's a powerful peace, 33:20 perfect peace when it comes from above. 33:23 Amen. Yeah. 33:26 You're gonna say something? 33:27 I was just gonna ask you a personal question. 33:29 Oh, okay. 33:30 And maybe I shouldn't be asking personal questions on the set 33:32 and I didn't tell you what it was so... 33:34 Of course, this is family worship 33:36 so that we're all family and, you are too, so thank you. 33:38 So for Mom or Dad or whoever I was just wondering, 33:41 as a parent because, you know, Greg and I don't have kids, 33:44 but as a parent how do you work with your children 33:48 if they don't have peace? 33:49 You know, if they are anxious, 33:50 if they are struggling or stressed 33:52 or how do you work to teach them peace 33:54 or to instill in them peace? 33:56 So I don't know if that question makes sense. 34:00 That one's yours. It's got my name on it. 34:04 Yeah, 'cause there's a child 34:05 that's probably kind of difficult to see, 34:07 I guess maybe you can tell the small child 34:08 if they are really upset 34:10 which I guess could may be angry or something 34:12 but you can probably tell a child is distressed, 34:14 you know, maybe about a particular situation. 34:17 I remember if I can jump in one more time, my sister, 34:20 you know, has the four boys and so when one of them was... 34:23 They are a lot of fun. 34:24 They are a lot of fun, maybe 3-4, 34:27 I remember we were at the house 34:28 and he was just crying and saying, 34:30 "Jesus, help me be happy, Jesus, I wanna be happy." 34:35 And he's having a tantrum, 34:36 you know, and crying but he's crying out to Jesus, 34:39 "Jesus, help me be happy." 34:41 And I thought well, even kids know, 34:43 they don't have peace so they are struggling. 34:46 I'm sorry. 34:47 Well, I think something 34:49 that can bring calmness is a music 34:52 that would be singing about Jesus, 34:55 either it's instrumental, you play it on a, 34:58 what's it, CD's now, 35:00 used to be a tracks and cassettes years ago. 35:01 Yeah, computer files now, probably. 35:02 It's true, or singing it, you know, and I believe 35:05 that brings the presence of God near... 35:07 Amen. 35:08 When there's anxiousness in us, not the calmness. 35:10 Yes. Yeah, true. 35:14 I'm not a parent, but I was just thinking like 35:16 if I did have kids, like, 35:17 I think a lot of it has to do with the parents themselves 35:19 'cause if the parents calm then that really, 35:23 you know, 'cause the child may not even understand 35:25 who Jesus really is, you know, at a really young age. 35:26 So small. 35:28 But if they look at their parents there's, 35:30 you know, a type of, 35:31 I don't know, like, the God or whatever. 35:32 Representative. 35:34 Yeah, like they don't understand 35:35 who God really is. 35:37 So if their parents calm and at peace 35:38 then that really helps the child 35:39 I think to have that calm. 35:41 True. Yeah. 35:42 I think as a nurse in the ER, you know, 35:44 we're taught to be calm, 35:47 you know, like, 35:48 so if it's so chaotic in the ER, 35:50 you know, somebody is gasping for breath, 35:52 they can't breath, you know, they're panicking, 35:55 they are getting chest pain, crushing chest pain, 35:58 you know, that kind of thing. 36:00 Yeah, that's scary. 36:01 You know, yeah, it's very scary for them. 36:02 Very stressful for them and the family 36:04 to be watching their loved one. 36:05 Yeah, absolutely. 36:06 So can you imagine if the nurse and the doctors were like, 36:08 oh my goodness, oh my goodness, what's going on? 36:09 I don't know what to do, 36:11 you know, and they are like 36:12 that would just cause them great panic too, 36:13 like, they don't know what to do either. 36:15 Oh, my goodness, I thought 36:16 I came to place I'm supposed to... 36:17 Provide help. You know, help. 36:19 So, you know, even if, I mean, you know, as the nurse 36:21 it's a little stressful inside, 36:22 you know, especially when someone 36:24 is about to die or is dying or whatever. 36:27 You know, there is a anxiety in the heart 36:29 but you portray on the outside that all is well 36:32 'cause, you know, and I think the reason 36:34 that we can be calm as health providers 36:36 is that we know the solutions, so if they are gasping for air, 36:40 we know that we can, you know, intubate, 36:42 put a tube down the throat if we need to, 36:44 you know, we know there is a solution, 36:46 you know, so I think for, 36:48 I know you are talking about parents, 36:50 you know, like if the child is stressed out 36:52 about how their toy just got stolen 36:54 from their friend 36:55 or got taken away by their friend 36:57 and crying about it, you know, 36:58 the parent can look at it from 37:00 an adult perspective and be like, 37:02 you know, you'll live to see another day, 37:04 you know, it will be okay. 37:06 Yeah, you'll be fine. 37:07 I'm sure that friend will eventually give that toy back. 37:09 So, yeah. 37:10 Let me tell you one time I was in a hospital 37:12 and I had a nurse check on me and she did what she had to do, 37:16 and as soon as she look, she goes, "Oh, no." 37:19 And of course that brought terror to me. 37:22 Yeah. Oh, no, I must be dying. 37:25 So it's interesting, isn't it? 37:27 So in other words we actually have an effect on others 37:29 around us as to the... 37:34 I guess the peace that God can give to us. 37:36 Amen. Will that be true? 37:38 We can actually, we can't give the peace 37:41 but we can definitely be a vessel 37:42 through which God can talk to somebody else. 37:45 Would that be right? Absolutely. 37:46 Or to give them peace flow through to someone else. 37:49 Wow, boy, that's kind of deep. You know there's a great story. 37:52 Go ahead, Dad, you have something. 37:53 It reminds me of this Psalm 119:165. 37:57 Well, let's go to that here, so 119. 37:58 Psalm 119:165. 38:00 That's really long chapter, isn't it? 38:02 Yeah. 38:04 165 verses to that point. Yeah. 38:08 176 all together. 38:10 Psalm 119. 38:13 All right. 38:15 It says, "Great peace," what kind of peace? 38:19 Great peace. Yes. 38:21 "Have they which love thy law," 38:26 you know, and Jesus, 38:29 he's the epitome of God's law so when we have Jesus, 38:32 'cause he is love and we have him in our hearts 38:36 when we're talking about that peace 38:37 for our kids or whomever, 38:39 "and nothing," what? 38:41 Nothing. Nothing at all. 38:43 "Nothing shall offend them." Yeah. 38:45 I thought, "Wow, nothing?" 38:47 So if ever I am feeling offended. 38:50 Yes. 38:52 And by the way the people that are the closest to you 38:54 sometimes can get under your skin, can't they? 38:55 Uh-huh. 38:57 Who you hang around with a lot and so forth, 38:59 so then I think, "Wow, if I am not feeling that peace, 39:03 if something's offending me 39:05 then I must not be close to Jesus, I need him." 39:09 You know, when I think of Jesus, 39:10 you know, he's drying on the cross 39:13 or people are spitting and pulling his beard, 39:15 all those terrible things, 39:16 you know, and yet he is praying. 39:18 "Father, forgive them." Yeah, amen. 39:22 So he had the father inside of him 39:25 so much he had that peace, 39:27 the love of God was inside Jesus 39:29 and nothing offended him that he was praying. 39:33 So anyway, if things are coming inside my life 39:35 and I'm feeling offended, 39:37 I first of all praise the Lord that, you know, okay, 39:40 now I can recognize 39:41 that I am not as close to you 39:44 as I want to be because I am offended. 39:46 Oh, Father forgive me, let me, 39:48 anyway that's a real help to me. 39:50 Oh, yeah. 39:51 No, that's great, Dad, yeah, that's a good text. 39:53 Psalm 119:165. 39:55 Yes. Yeah. 39:57 You know, these are, you know, it's neat, 39:58 isn't it opening God's word? 39:59 Highlight, I've got a number of markings in my Bible 40:01 and it seems like it's continually new things 40:04 or you've read something before 40:05 and has new meaning in it and it's neat 40:07 when you ask the Holy Spirit to open your mind. 40:08 Yes. 40:10 The Bible is full of treasure and sneaks. 40:12 Like, open a treasure chest, you're not sure 40:13 what you're gonna find everyday, 40:15 so I'm thinking of a story. 40:16 Yes. 40:18 Of Jesus, and if you wanna go to Matthew 8 40:23 and its Jesus in the Storm, 40:25 a well-known story 40:27 and I am thinking of the disciples 40:29 that was a really big storm for them. 40:31 Physical storm, I mean, the boat's tossing around, 40:33 but I'm thinking about all of us 40:36 when I think of a storm, 40:37 I think of it as a challenge in life 40:39 whatever you can, could be health, a trial, 40:43 could be health like cancer or somebody, 40:47 like, financial, I mean, many different things 40:49 that can be a storm, you know, in one's life, 40:53 and there's number of verses we can read. 40:55 Matthew 8, let's start with verse 23 and go to, 41:01 which we go to, maybe 27? 41:02 27. Yeah. 41:05 Dad, you wanna read that? Matthew 8:23 to 27. 41:09 "And when He was entered into a ship, 41:11 His disciples followed Him." 41:14 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, 41:18 insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves, 41:21 but He was asleep. 41:23 And His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, 41:27 "Lord, save us! 41:29 We perish!" 41:31 And He said unto them, 41:32 "Why are you afraid or fearful, O you of little faith?" 41:37 Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, 41:41 and there was a great calm. 41:44 But the men marveled, saying, "What manner of man is this, 41:48 that even the winds and the sea obey Him?" 41:52 Yeah. 41:54 There's, there's a painting. 41:59 I think have you seen that, Sis, it's like, 42:00 I don't know if it was Harry Anderson or Nathan Greene 42:02 or maybe was someone else, there's a painting of, 42:06 it shows Jesus at the wheel, 42:08 I'm not really good with boating 42:10 but is it the wheel? 42:12 The helm, yeah, the big wheel that steers this boat, 42:15 the ship and there's like a, 42:17 it wasn't the disciples in this painting, 42:19 it would be like modern day family 42:21 and the waves are crashing over the boat. 42:24 Have you seen that painting? Yeah. 42:25 And there's Jesus, just calm. 42:26 A picture. Oh, okay. 42:28 Just calm, just like, you know, and there's the family, 42:29 I think there's like a dad and a mom and kids. 42:32 They're like, I think if I remember correctly, 42:34 they are all just, that they have 42:35 their hand on Jesus? 42:37 I think so, yeah. 42:38 Yeah, and what's he doing 42:39 when he's got his hand on that wheel? 42:42 He's guiding them through. Yeah. 42:44 Yeah, it doesn't show, you know, 42:45 the dad or whoever it could be, I mean, you know, 42:48 they are trying to, you know, and Jesus in the background, 42:51 you know, Jesus is at the wheel 42:54 and I think that's the important thing 42:56 because all of us face storms. 42:57 Yeah. 42:59 Trials, things were not really at peace 43:01 and it's really allowing God to be in control 43:05 and to realize that he'll get us through, 43:07 you know, that storm and give us, 43:08 really that's the peace because what does it say here, 43:11 that he was, what was Jesus? 43:12 At sleep. He was asleep. 43:14 And I think, yeah, why was he able to sleep? 43:16 Again I think back to, you know, he had, like, 43:20 what I was saying earlier as far as, 43:21 you know, being a nurse and knowing there's a solution 43:24 to this person's chest pain 43:26 or gas being flared or whatever. 43:28 Now, Jesus knew that there was an easy solution to this. 43:31 That's why he was able to sleep. 43:32 He knew that, you know, all he had to do is say, 43:34 "Stop," you know, stop, the wave stopped. 43:36 Oh, yeah. 43:38 You know, where as the humans in the boat were like, 43:41 they had no, you know, they didn't know the solution, 43:43 they didn't know, "What are we going to do, like, 43:45 we're going to drown, we're going to be killed," 43:48 they had no answer, no solution, you know, 43:51 so I think that's where maybe the peace comes, 43:53 you know, because and that's where 43:55 the unpeace or unrest comes from 43:57 'cause we don't know the solution that's, 43:59 isn't that kind of true when I get anxious, 44:01 I don't know what am I supposed to do right now, 44:02 like I don't know the answer, you know, 44:04 I think I'm gonna fail this test 44:06 or I don't know how to whatever, 44:08 you know, whatever causes you anxiety, 44:10 you know, it's because you don't know the solution, 44:12 you don't know the answer. 44:14 And so when we can trust in the one 44:17 that has the answer to every single thing out there, 44:21 then that's when we can have that peace, I think so. 44:23 Yeah, that's great, Sis, yeah, well put. 44:25 It reminds me of, go ahead, Mom, 44:26 what you were saying at the beginning, Mom, 44:28 about that surrender because then if we surrender 44:31 and we know he has the solution, 44:33 what better place to be than surrendered and trusting him? 44:37 Go ahead, Mom, you had something. 44:38 Couple of things, but first let me say that, 44:39 when you talked about Jesus at the helm 44:43 and bringing us through, 44:44 you know, I have been guilty of trying to make things happen 44:48 the way I think it's supposed to happen, 44:50 and so I am taking over the wheel, 44:52 and there is no peace. 44:54 And then if it does come about the way 44:56 I thought was right then I think, 44:57 "Oh, am I second guessing the Lord? 45:00 He might have said totally different direction, 45:01 you know, for me to go." 45:03 Yeah, that's true. 45:04 And so I am learning to just say, 45:06 "Lord it's you I want, 45:08 I want whatever you bring 45:09 and not what I think is the best." 45:12 But back to Jesus in the boat in Psalms 4:8, 45:17 there's a really nice scripture there 45:20 in Psalms 4:8. 45:25 Let me get there. I'm almost there. 45:26 The pages are sticking together. 45:28 You said 4:8? 45:30 4:8. Okay. 45:31 Yes, "I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep," 45:34 and that made me think about Jesus in the boat, 45:36 "for you alone our Lord, make me dwell in safety." 45:39 Wow. Amen. 45:41 And then someone mentioned recently 45:42 about not sure what to do but I love, 45:45 I always love this story in 2 Chronicles 20, 45:48 Kay Kuzma is where I first 45:51 brought this story to my attention 45:53 that's made all the difference in the world to me 45:54 and I shared it with so many people, 45:57 but 2 Chronicles 20 in the Old Testament. 46:01 2 Chronicles 20? 46:03 20:12, "When we don't know what to do." 46:06 Yes. 46:07 It says, "Our eyes are upon," who? 46:08 You. 46:10 "You which is God or Jesus." Of course. 46:12 So that's my strength also is to say God, 46:15 I don't know what to do and I claim that so often. 46:18 Yes. That's great. 46:19 I like that 'cause there is Jehoshaphat 46:21 before the people and, 46:23 you know, they just all these enemies coming in 46:25 but our eyes are upon You. 46:27 Yeah. 46:28 The source, the solution to whatever I'm facing. 46:31 Oh, yeah. 46:33 If I can share a verse I like? Yes. 46:36 Romans 5:1, I like it, 46:42 it speaks to me. 46:44 Romans 5:1, "Therefore, having been justified by faith, 46:50 we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." 46:54 So to me anytime I'm lacking in peace, 46:57 that means some how 46:58 I'm not in right relationship with God. 47:01 There's something going on in my relationship. 47:03 I think if there is ever anytime of maybe lack of peace 47:06 or tension in our relationship, what's wrong? 47:09 There's something between us. There's an issue. 47:11 There's something that we need to sit down 47:13 or communicated or pray about. 47:15 Maybe like a lack of communication or something. 47:17 Absolutely, pray about and bring that to God. 47:19 So, to me if there is lack of peace 47:22 in my walk with the God, 47:24 then some how there's something with me and Jesus 47:28 that needs to be reworked 47:30 or brought back into that unity, 47:33 that surrender that you mentioned. 47:35 I could share a little story about Greg. 47:36 Please. 47:37 There is no peace. About me? 47:39 Oh, boy. 47:40 I'm guessing he didn't have peace. 47:42 And so what happened? That's great. 47:43 We lived in Michigan 47:45 and I was making my homemade bread, 47:46 so I had my dough and Janelle either wasn't quite born 47:50 or she was just a little thing in the crib 47:53 and so Greg you were probably three. 47:55 Yes. 47:56 So you were at the table 47:57 and I was kneading the bread dough 47:59 and of course I set it wrong, I said don't eat this dough, 48:01 you know, I should have phrased it differently. 48:03 So I'm kneading it 48:04 and all of a sudden you disappeared. 48:06 Uh-oh. 48:07 And I thought, 48:09 "I bet he's taken some of this dough 48:10 and he's gonna eat it." 48:12 So I followed you and you were in the bedroom 48:15 with just your head 48:16 hiding under the bread chewing this bread. 48:20 Your whole rest of your body is sticking out. 48:22 Oh, my, oh, my. Busted. 48:24 So you had a little piece I'm just assuming. 48:25 I just been tolled on. 48:28 You didn't want to stay around me 48:29 'cause you knew you weren't supposed to do that. 48:31 Of course. 48:32 That made me think of Adam and Eve, 48:34 you know, they hid 48:35 because they did not have that relationship 48:36 that was unhampered. 48:38 Yeah, no, that's good. And they didn't have peace. 48:39 I honestly don't remember that but, yeah, of course. 48:43 Maybe it's blocked. Yeah, so traumatic. 48:45 Is that a blocked memory? No, it's not traumatic. 48:47 Yeah, it's not at all. 48:48 But, yeah, you know, you can see 48:49 obviously as a young child, didn't realize it was wrong 48:51 and then trying to enjoy something 48:53 that was maybe a fleeting pleasure of eating. 48:55 I guess raw dough bread, so, yeah, but... 48:59 Sounds marvelous. 49:01 Yeah, it kind of does, doesn't it? 49:02 But, yeah, you know, for as even the small child, 49:03 you know, I'm sure, you know, 49:05 you realize you are not doing right so, 49:06 yeah, trying to hide from God, yeah. 49:07 Yeah. A very good point so. 49:10 Oh, man, our time is running out in a hurry so just. 49:12 So how do we receive peace? 49:14 'Cause really that's I think really 49:15 what we are talking about would be what? 49:17 Just in summary would be to receive the true peace. 49:21 What would be your summary? 49:23 Maybe we could go around and everyone kind of share? 49:24 Yeah, that's good. 49:26 You know, I really think, 49:27 what comes to mind as I'm thinking about Abraham 49:29 and God asked him to go in a country 49:31 and didn't really know where he was going, 49:33 so I really correlate 49:35 peace with faith and faith with peace 49:37 because I have to have faith 49:39 that God is leading me 49:41 through this storm to some place 49:42 or through something. 49:44 I really have to have faith in God. 49:46 Yes. 49:47 So if I have faith in God, 49:48 you were talking about relationship, 49:50 you have to, in order to have faith in someone, 49:51 God being who we are talking about, 49:53 you have to know him. 49:54 Yes. And how do you know him? 49:56 You have to study his word and not just read his word 50:00 but study his word and ask for Holy Spirit to give insight. 50:03 So that's kind of maybe a summary for me. 50:06 Amen. Yeah. 50:07 Anyone else? Dad? What? 50:10 This last scripture that Jill had there in Romans 50:12 about being justified by faith. 50:17 You know, as a pastor a lot of people talk to you 50:19 and you sense that they don't have any peace 50:24 and this justified by faith. 50:26 Uh-huh. 50:28 You know, either I recognize 50:31 that Christ death for me justified me 50:37 or else I'm trying to justify myself. 50:40 It's good. Oh, yeah. 50:42 And if I'm trying to justify myself 50:44 for why I'm doing, what I'm doing, 50:45 or why I'm continuing to do whatever I'm doing 50:48 or the relationships that I have, 50:50 there's the problem, you know, all those things, 50:51 I'm justifying myself. 50:54 And if I am justifying myself 50:55 then Christ can't be my justifier. 50:58 Yes. 51:00 And so then there's no peace there. 51:02 You know, you're trying to juggle all this stuff 51:04 and then there's no, 51:05 and I can see it in the people's mind 51:07 and I try to bring that forth 51:09 but if a person recognizes that Jesus, 51:11 you know, no matter what I have ever done, 51:14 no matter what I'm doing currently, he can, 51:17 you know, I just give it over to him 51:19 and he would justify me before the Father. 51:20 Amen. 51:22 That's what he is doing right now 51:23 in the most holy place. 51:24 He is my justification so when I just, 51:27 like someone used the word surrender. 51:28 That's a great word. 51:30 If I just surrender and say God, and say, 51:31 "Oh, God, I'm so messed up, 51:34 you've said you're gonna justify me, 51:36 hear it I'm giving you just as I am 51:39 without any justification of my own self. 51:42 Here I am, as messed up as I am." 51:43 Amen. 51:44 You have been, so that's why. Amen. 51:46 Sis, you have something summary? 51:47 Yeah, well, I was just thinking for myself, like, 51:49 what personally God's helping me with is that, 51:52 you know, it's, 51:55 you know, I think like for me to be really honest 51:57 when I hear the word surrender it scares me, 52:00 like my heart just does flip-flops inside, 52:02 like, am I gonna surrender, 52:04 like, that is really scary for, for me, 52:08 you know, to think of surrendering 52:10 'cause you are kind of giving yourself away 52:11 or you're no longer able to be in control and how can I? 52:14 Kind of vulnerable. 52:15 Yeah, how can I trust somebody outside of myself? 52:17 Like, certain circumstances in life, 52:19 you kind of start learning not 52:22 or you think you can't trust outside of yourself 52:24 or something and so when I, 52:27 God is working with me in a kind of a different place 52:29 personally like it's, 52:31 I need to understand who Jesus really is, 52:35 like, he's not there, 52:36 "Surrender to me, Janelle, surrender to me." 52:39 Like, he just wants me to know his character 52:43 and actually when, 52:44 when he see I'm at unrest or not having peace, 52:47 you know, it's he's not like, 52:49 you know, "Janelle, you know better." 52:51 I mean, you know, you were raised Christian, 52:52 you were, you know, Christian schools 52:55 whatever, you know, it's, 52:56 you know, he wants to actually just show me him 53:00 and that he is true love. 53:01 He's just there saying, 53:02 you know, what do you really need, 53:05 I'm not here to condemn you. 53:06 Yeah, that's great, Sis. 53:07 I'm here to love you and just take you from where you are. 53:09 That's key. 53:10 That really is that God is there to love us and he's, 53:12 yeah, he's looking out 53:13 for our best interest, so caring. 53:15 Asks us, what do we need? What do you need? 53:18 We know that, know at home God loves you. 53:21 Yes. 53:22 You just come to him and he wants to accept you 53:23 and receive you and give you his peace 53:26 and develop that relationship with him. 53:28 We better spend some time in prayer. 53:30 Yeah, worship is all about prayer too. 53:32 So wee hope you joined us here in prayer, 53:33 let's, we've got about three minutes or so. 53:35 Let's, Mom, let's start with you. 53:36 Then we go to Dad and then you, Sis, 53:38 we'll just have a short prayer for our viewers at home 53:39 and for us here too. 53:41 We'll have the true peace from God. 53:42 So let's pray. Yes. 53:45 Our Father in heaven, we're so thankful 53:47 that we have you to share anything that's on our heart. 53:51 Nothing is too heavy for you to know about 53:54 and you don't cast us away. 53:56 You hug us close, 53:57 and Father I'm so thankful that you do give that peace 54:01 that passes all understanding as we surrender anything 54:04 and everything in our lives to you. 54:06 And, Lord, you love us so much 54:08 and I'm so grateful that you are our Father 54:11 and that you care about us 54:13 and we pray today then I pray today 54:15 that we will experience that peace 54:18 that only you can give in your name, amen. 54:19 Yes. Amen. 54:22 Father in heaven, 54:25 Lord, we are so thankful to recognize 54:27 that you are the God of all comfort, 54:31 you're the source of our comforts, 54:33 and we accept your comfort for out heart at peace 54:37 that I was said surpasses all understandings. 54:41 Thank you for comforting us 54:43 that we can have that privilege to comfort 54:45 those that we come in contact with in Jesus' name. 54:49 Amen. 54:51 Dearly heavenly Father, Lord, I just thank you so much 54:53 that you are just so patient with us, 54:55 so caring, so loving. 54:57 Lord that, you take us from where we are 55:01 and what certain terms 55:03 or certain things scare us maybe, like, 55:05 you can show us that surrender is actually a safe thing. 55:10 It's just, you know, confiding our hearts 55:12 and our precious loving Father that just asks us, 55:16 you know, where are you at my child, 55:17 what do you need, what do you need right now? 55:18 And thank you so much for being patient 55:22 and just loving us through it all, in Jesus' name. 55:24 Amen. 55:25 Father, as we continue in prayer, 55:27 we just thank you for the gift of Jesus. 55:30 We thank you for that 55:31 because of his sacrifice and because of his blood 55:34 we can be justified, made right with you. 55:39 And we thank you for that. We accept that just now. 55:42 We accept your forgiveness and your cleansing for us here 55:46 and for our brothers and sisters at home. 55:48 Lord, we just pray unitedly together right now 55:51 that you would pour your peace into our hearts and lives 55:55 and that we could get to know you as our best friend. 55:58 Yes. 55:59 Father, in heaven, Lord, it's a blessing 56:01 to be able to come to you at the end of a busy week 56:05 and, Lord, we want to lay our lives in your hands, 56:10 Lord, 100% of the time. 56:11 I know, it's hard, I know in my own life at times, Lord, 56:15 when I take things on my won strength, 56:16 but, Lord, true peace comes by following you 56:19 100% of the time 56:20 and trusting you and having faith in you. 56:23 And so, Father, I just pray 56:24 that someone's watching or listening on the radio, 56:27 Lord, and they are struggling with peace, 56:28 not sure what directions they should go 56:30 or in really dark circumstances followed that their faith 56:34 and trust would be in you. 56:36 In Jesus' name we pray, amen. Amen. 56:40 Wow, we have 50 some seconds left. 56:42 Thank you so much, Mom and Dad, 56:44 for joining us on Family Worship. 56:46 It's been a real privilege and thank you for being 56:48 the best mom and dad in the world. 56:49 Thank you. 56:51 Thank you too, Sis, for being on Family Worship. 56:52 Yeah, it's wonderful. 56:53 It's so nice to be together as family, 56:55 for being the best sis in the whole wide world. 56:56 You're the best brother for everyone out there. 56:57 It's amazing. 56:59 It's great, so thank you 57:00 and thank you for joining us at Family Worship. 57:02 It's a blessing to join with you everyday, 57:05 Family Worship, I know as we open the Sabbath. 57:07 Thank you for doing that that you do each and every day 57:10 and then week of course as we open the Sabbath here. 57:12 but we just pray that, 57:14 that you will accept Jesus Christ into your lives, 57:17 that you'll accept the peace that passes all understanding 57:21 that you will build relationship with Jesus Christ 57:24 by reading his word, opening it on a daily basis 57:27 because there are treasures in God's word for all of us 57:32 and we can learn something new from him everyday. 57:34 Thank you for joining us. God bless you. 57:35 Have a happy Sabbath. Amen. |
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