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Series Code: TDYFW
Program Code: TDYFW018009A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:11 I want to spend my life 00:17 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:39 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 01:10 Hello and welcome to another 3ABN Today Family Worship, 01:13 happy Sabbath to you. 01:15 How's your week been? I can hear you. 01:18 You say, it's been busy. 01:19 Maybe a bit tired, I know here at 3ABN, 01:21 it's been a busy week, but it's been a good week. 01:23 Amen. 01:24 And do you know why it's been good? 01:26 Because Jesus Christ is on the throne, 01:27 and He's our Savior, 01:28 and He helps us through everything, 01:30 and so here at 3ABN, we've had a great week. 01:31 But I know Jill and I always look forward to the Sabbath, 01:34 especially Friday night, and to open up the Sabbath. 01:36 And thank you for joining us, you know, 01:38 because we have our family here at 3ABN, 01:40 but you know what, 01:41 you're a part of our family as well. 01:43 That's right. You make 3ABN complete. 01:45 And so it's neat moving forward as a team, 01:47 'cause I like teamwork. 01:48 And we're all the team together, 01:50 so we just want to thank you for your support 01:52 of the ministry of 3ABN. 01:54 Some of you maybe just joined us 01:56 by supporting the ministry, 01:57 maybe the last year, or maybe just this year, 01:59 some of you from the very beginning. 02:01 Thank you for standing with this ministry, 02:02 because it's with you, 02:04 and, of course, the Lord Jesus Christ 02:05 that this gospel is going, what? 02:07 You can repeat it, say it after me, right, 02:09 around the world, 02:11 that neat how technology is, 02:12 but it's a blessing that you've joined us, 02:14 thank you again, and happy Sabbath to you. 02:15 Amen. You know, sweet heart, I love Family Worship. 02:18 I too. 02:19 I love to be able to sit down and open up the Word of God, 02:21 to spend time in prayer, 02:23 to spend time with you at home 02:25 as our brothers and sisters. 02:26 So we're just so delighted that you've joined us tonight. 02:29 And we're so excited to have our 3ABN family here 02:32 around the table as well. 02:34 And over on our right side here, 02:35 we have Mr. Danny Shelton and Yvonne Lewis-Shelton. 02:38 And what a privilege and joy to have you both here 02:41 for Family Worship. 02:43 Thank you, it's good to be here. 02:44 It is, what a blessing. It's real blessing. 02:47 So usually around the table 02:48 where usually we introduce this, 02:49 so what do you do at 3ABN, 02:51 everyone knows what you do, Mr. Danny. 02:53 You are the president and founder 02:54 of the ministry of 3ABN. 02:56 And it must be amazing, you know, 02:57 as you sit here at this table, 02:59 and I know that family was a big part 03:00 of your growing up, you know, your family 03:02 but to be a part of this family here at 3ABN, 03:05 but then the worldwide family, 03:07 and to think about the gospel reaching others 03:08 is pretty phenomenal thought, isn't it? 03:10 It's amazing because almost every continent that you go to 03:15 people recognize you from watching 3ABN. 03:20 Not that that's anything important, 03:22 other than it says, people are watching. 03:24 And I was telling someone this week, 03:27 someone I graduated high school with, 03:29 a lady, she worked for Delta Airlines, 03:32 and so she was in Moscow, Russia, 03:36 and she said I was with couple other ladies, 03:38 and we went into a hotel downtown, 03:40 never been to Moscow, 03:42 go up 20 floors, and go inside and we turn on the television, 03:46 and wonder if anything's on in English, 03:48 and she said the very first face I saw 03:50 was yours. 03:52 You were interviewing someone in Moscow, Russia. 03:55 Then just this weekend, a few days ago, 03:58 we were actually, 04:00 Jay, and Yvonne, and I had a funeral, 04:02 and someone said they're Baptist, 04:04 and they said we were missionaries 04:06 over northern Romania. 04:08 And some people invited us to their home, 04:11 some Baptist folk invited us to their home and said, 04:14 when we walked in, 3ABN was on, and you were on the screen. 04:18 They said, "Oh, that's Danny Shelton 04:19 of 3ABN from America, 04:21 do you know anything about 3ABN." 04:24 So the lady said, "Well, I grew up with him." 04:27 And they said, "What? You did?" 04:28 And she said, "Actually, he's a cousin of mine, 04:30 we're actually cousins since though." 04:32 She said they were amazed 04:34 that of all the places around the world, you know... 04:36 Northern Romania. Yeah. 04:37 But I'm saying that, yeah it's... 04:40 We have a worldwide family, and it's really neat, 04:43 because everywhere we go when we travel, 04:45 we meet brothers and sisters of like faith, 04:48 and so we appreciate, as you mentioned, 04:49 the love and support, and financial support, 04:52 and prayers from people around the world. 04:55 You know, Dr. Yvonne, you know, as we look into these cameras, 04:57 we're looking at what? 04:58 A piece of glass, lenses, 05:01 and what Mr. Danny mentioned about 05:02 actually meeting people 05:03 is really the exciting thing, isn't it? 05:05 'Cause we know by looking into this camera, 05:06 someone's on the other side. 05:08 But when you get to go out, 05:09 or when people come here for camp meeting, 05:11 or come here for tour, 05:12 that makes it that much more real. 05:14 It does. 05:15 One of the things that the other day, 05:17 Jill and I were talking about it. 05:19 When someone comes up to you and says, 05:23 "I came to the Lord through 3ABN or Dare to Dream." 05:26 I mean, it makes me want to cry. 05:29 Because we do these programs, 05:32 you can see us but we can't see you. 05:35 So we just assume that you're being blessed, 05:37 what we need to hear from you 05:39 and know that the program is a blessing. 05:41 But it's so amazing 05:43 when someone comes up to us and says, 05:45 "I found the Lord through Dare to Dream, 05:48 or I've been watching Dare to Dream 05:49 and I'm so blessed by the programs," 05:52 or whatever, it's just... 05:53 To me, it makes it all worthwhile, 05:55 because you know that God is moving, 05:58 His Spirit is moving, 06:00 people's lives are being changed, 06:02 and we've been able to reach people for Jesus Christ, 06:05 which is why we're here. That's right. 06:07 You know, when I look to the camera, 06:09 I actually see people 06:11 that maybe the week before we've been at churches, 06:13 I know, you all do too. 06:14 You look through there. 06:16 I don't see camera and see just glass, 06:17 we all see camera and glass, 06:19 but I keep in mind of those that we prayed with, 06:22 those that we've been able to talk to or to minister to, 06:25 or those of you who are emailing, 06:26 those of you who are writing us letters, 06:28 it's kind of like on Facebook, you know, 06:30 you can have friends and people you've never met, 06:32 and they call them friends. 06:34 And you begin to talk and share things, 06:36 and that's the way it is in relationship peers. 06:38 So while we're here, 06:40 we're not here just by ourselves, 06:41 it would be a lot cheaper for us 06:43 to not have cameras 06:45 and have a little Bible study together, 06:47 but Jesus said, "Go, ye into all the world." 06:49 So we thank you for joining us, 06:51 so we'd like for you to think of the 3ABN studios 06:54 as an extension of your living room, 06:56 and so we can all have this Bible study together. 06:59 Nice. 07:00 I like that thought actually, that's excellent. 07:01 It is. 07:03 The exciting thing, you know, Mrs. Yvonne, 07:04 you were talking about people coming to know Jesus, 07:07 you know, as a result of the ministry, 07:08 but what the truth is 07:10 that people are coming to know Jesus 07:12 as a result of you as well. 07:14 It's not just what happens here, 07:16 you are part of the 3ABN family, 07:19 so because of... 07:20 When you pray, someone accepts Jesus, 07:22 because of something they heard on 3ABN. 07:25 And when you give, someone accepts Jesus. 07:28 Absolutely. So that is just exciting. 07:30 We have on this side, Jason Bradley. 07:32 And it's a privilege to have you here too, Jason. 07:34 It's good to be here. 07:36 It's good to be here with the family. 07:38 See, literally. Right, literally. 07:41 And you are my neighbor too. 07:43 Yes, we are neighbors. 07:44 Office neighbored at a diagonal, 07:45 It's great to have you back. Yes, sir. 07:47 We appreciate you, Jason, 07:49 and how God has worked in your life. 07:50 So we're gonna start calling you, Pastor Jason. 07:54 'Cause God is working in amazing ways, you know, 07:55 and I know you have a passion for prison ministry, 07:58 and it's just neat to see how God is using you. 08:00 It's a blessing to be used of Him. 08:02 Yes, it is, in spite of us. 08:04 Very true. 08:05 In fact the other day 08:07 someone just asked Jason to speak, 08:08 give the sermon at the church. 08:10 Amen. Okay. 08:11 So he is just... 08:12 Did you say yes? 08:14 So that's exciting, I'm praying for that. 08:15 Yeah, we just have to figure out a date, 08:17 and then I'll go for it. 08:19 Amen. That's good. 08:20 Little like Moses at the moment, right. 08:24 Blessing is on the go. That's right. 08:26 That's right. 08:27 And the Lord said, "He would be with Moses mouth, 08:29 and teach him what He would say," you know. 08:31 So even though Moses was afraid to go out and to speak for God, 08:35 what did God say, "I will give you the words." 08:38 And that leads into our topic this evening... 08:40 Come on, Shelley, wasn't that good? 08:43 Praise Him. 08:45 We didn't play on that. 08:47 You just said that. Not at all. 08:48 And I thought, "Oh, that's a good segue." 08:50 It was, it was. 08:51 So we are talking tonight about fear, 08:53 and I don't know in your life at home, 08:55 you might say I've never been afraid, 08:57 but you know what? 08:58 I'm not sure I've met anybody who has never encountered fear 09:01 of some sort in their life. 09:03 So we're gonna talk tonight about how the Lord Jesus 09:06 can give us victory, 09:08 and help us to walk in peace and in assurance. 09:12 Before you open the Word of God, 09:13 we should have a prayer, shouldn't we? 09:15 Yeah, absolutely. Yes. All right. 09:16 Jason, you want to pray for us? Sure. 09:17 Shall we start? Absolutely. 09:19 Dear Heavenly Father, we thank You 09:21 for the opportunity and the privilege 09:22 of studying Your Word together. 09:24 We just ask that You would be with us, 09:26 that You would lead and guide us into all truth, 09:30 and that You would fill the viewer's homes 09:32 with Your Holy Spirit, 09:34 and fill the studio with Your Holy Spirit as well, 09:37 and just guide this study, 09:38 in Jesus' name we pray, amen. 09:40 Amen. Amen. 09:42 So let me ask this question, "What is fear?" 09:45 What is fear to you? 09:46 I know that I don't like snakes, 09:48 so I guess you could say I'm afraid of snakes. 09:49 So if you want to tease me, 09:51 some have to put a snake in my office, 09:52 you know, one of those rubber snakes, 09:53 I probably jumped, just a bit, but what is fear though to you? 09:56 You guys are afraid of anything? 09:58 I looked up, definition online... 10:00 Okay, let's start with that. 10:03 According to the dictionary online, 10:05 fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief 10:08 that someone or something is dangerous, 10:10 likely to cause pain or a threat. 10:13 Well, yeah, or like you said some animal, something, 10:16 someone, something, 10:20 but I think fear, 10:22 there is only fear 10:23 when we're talking about in the flesh, 10:25 in the spirit, the fear of the Lord, 10:28 Proverbs 9:10 I think it says, 10:30 is the beginning of wisdom. 10:32 So in that sense, we love the fear 10:35 because it means respect 10:37 or an awe, we stand in awe at the creator, 10:40 God of the universe, and so we fear the Lord. 10:43 But in the physical, everyone has fears. 10:47 I grew up, kind of, in a family that we ended up, you know, 10:52 and men are macho, 10:53 and so you just do, you know, whatever, 10:56 and you take whatever comes, what may and you, 10:59 you're not afraid of anything, 11:01 and I found most of my life, 11:02 I really couldn't find that, you know, 11:05 it's hard for me to relate to people who had fear 11:08 till I found the fear of my own. 11:11 And I only have one thing that still bothers me 11:13 from time to time, I pray through it. 11:15 But I say, now why is that, I've never had it, 11:17 seem like when people talk, "Oh, I'm afraid of this, 11:20 or, oh, I'm afraid to do. 11:22 I can't get up and speak, I'm afraid, or I can't do this. 11:25 I'm like that's ridiculous, that's just all in your mind. 11:28 And I say, I think the Lord says, you know what, 11:30 you need to dealt so that yourself for improvement. 11:34 But anyway, so I understand now, 11:36 I can relate, 11:38 because when someone is telling me, 11:39 Jill, they'll say, "Oh, I'm so afraid." 11:42 And my mind is like, "That is ridiculous." 11:44 And all of a sudden, I say, "Wait a minute, 11:46 that's what they think about probably the thing you fear." 11:49 And that is ridiculous. 11:51 So I think it's good, 11:52 each of us have fear of something, 11:55 and that's because we're human. 11:56 And the fear comes from depending on self. 11:59 Yes. 12:01 So when we learn to rely on the Lord, 12:04 that's when He takes that fear away from us. 12:06 And so I think that's... 12:09 To me, that's the key, is dependence upon the Lord. 12:13 If you want, you can go to all kinds of class, 12:15 and you can read online, you can do all kinds of things, 12:18 but the only real way for me to get rid of fear 12:22 is just give it to the Lord. 12:23 Amen. Amen. 12:25 It's good. 12:26 So what about you, Dr Yvonne? 12:27 There are basically two different types of fear. 12:29 There are, you know... 12:33 I think about. 12:35 There are lot of children nowadays 12:37 who don't have a sense of authority in their lives, 12:42 because they don't have that healthy fear. 12:45 There's a healthy fear, meaning a respect. 12:50 Not fear like, "Oh my goodness," but an awe. 12:54 Like we would of God, you're saying. 12:56 Like we would of God. 12:57 And one of my favorite text and I have it right here, 13:00 is Jeremiah 5:22, 13:05 where the Lord says, 'cause... 13:07 Jeremiah 5? Yeah, 5:22. 13:10 Let me go back for a second, 13:11 so when we go to different places 13:15 where there's ocean 13:16 and we see the waves, and the waves are huge, 13:20 and they just come toward the earth, right? 13:23 But they don't overflow the earth. 13:25 So these verses, I just love this, 13:28 so it says, 13:29 "'Do you not fear Me?' says the Lord. 13:31 'Will you not tremble at My presence, 13:33 who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea. 13:36 By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it? 13:40 And though its waves toss to and fro, 13:42 yet they cannot prevail. 13:44 Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it. 13:47 But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart, 13:50 they revolted and departed.' 13:52 They don't say in their heart, 13:53 'Let us now fear the Lord, our God, 13:55 who gives rain, both the former and the latter, 13:58 in its season. 13:59 He reserves for us 14:00 the appointed weeks of the harvest.' 14:02 Your iniquities have turned these things away, 14:04 and your sins have withheld good from you." 14:07 So there is a fear of God 14:10 that we should have. 14:11 The program I know is mostly dealing 14:15 with that physical fear, in the physical, 14:19 but there is an awe that we need to have 14:23 for the creator of the universe, 14:25 for the one who set that sand as a boundary for the sea 14:30 that the sea can't pass through it. 14:32 "Won't you fear Me," He says, like, 14:35 where is the respect for the one who did that. 14:38 And to me, you know, 14:39 a lot of kids as I was saying in the beginning, 14:44 there's that little element of fear for parents 14:48 that's kind of missing. 14:49 And I think... 14:50 Look at Jason. 14:52 I wasn't, I had it. 14:55 You can give me a look, and I would be like, 14:57 "Oh, oh, maybe I shouldn't do that." 14:59 I know what's coming next. 15:00 Just a little, just a little. 15:02 Just knowing that there is authority 15:05 that you must answer to. 15:07 And I think that, 15:08 that's one of the things that's missing. 15:10 So when we fear God, 15:13 the fear of the Lord is the beginning. 15:15 When we fear Him and acknowledge who He is, 15:19 we can't help but be in awe of Him. 15:22 So that's the other kind of fear 15:24 that, I think, you know, bears examining, 15:29 looking at how we respect God for His awesomeness. 15:34 Amen. 15:35 You think about 15:37 the three angels' messages, right? 15:38 In Revelation 14:6... Fear God. 15:39 The first angel's message says, 15:41 "To fear God and give glory to Him, 15:43 for the hour of His judgment has come." 15:45 So we are commanded to fear, 15:47 we're commanded to reverence and respect. 15:51 God is our maker. 15:53 Respect and obey, 15:55 walk in obedience to what He commands us to do. 15:58 If you really respect someone and they say do this, 16:01 and you say, "Well, I don't care about that. 16:02 I'm going to go do this over here." 16:03 That's not respect. That's right. 16:05 That's not respecting that person. 16:07 So I agree with you, absolutely. 16:09 We want the fear of the Lord in the healthy sense, 16:12 as far as respecting God. 16:14 In my mind, there's actually three types of fear. 16:16 There's the respect for God or the reverence for Him, 16:20 the fear of the Lord. 16:21 And then we have the fear that we're talking about today, 16:25 which is almost more like, you could say anxiety, 16:28 fear in the flesh you could say. 16:30 Those nagging things 16:31 that you are afraid of or worried about, 16:34 or chronically bother you. 16:36 I think the third type of fear is what Greg referenced. 16:39 That would be when the snake comes out all of a sudden, 16:41 and it's like you are startled. 16:42 Does that make sense? 16:44 Like to me, there's a type of fear 16:45 that would be, they say what, fight or flight. 16:47 You know, all of a sudden you see something 16:49 and your adrenaline kicks in, 16:50 that's not like a chronic, keep you awake at night fear, 16:53 it's just simply a fight or flight. 16:56 Well, you know, to kind of go with that man, macho thing, 16:57 Danny is talking about, 16:58 I'm not going to run from the snake. 17:00 I'm gonna stand there, I'll defend my wife. 17:03 That's right. There you go. 17:04 You enjoy that, brother, I'm running, quite seriously. 17:09 You know, we were walking in the... 17:11 this is down towards Shawnee, remember? 17:13 I think on the Cache River area where swamp... 17:14 And Greg and I were walking, hiking, you know, 17:16 Sabbath afternoon hike. 17:18 Praise the Lord, we were holding hands 17:19 when we were walking, 17:21 and usually when you walk, you don't hold hands, 17:22 because you're kind of exercising. 17:23 Swinging your arms. 17:25 But in this case we were holding hands, 17:26 and I'm so thankful 17:27 'cause Greg did this on my hand and yanked me back. 17:29 I couldn't even get a word out. 17:31 Right in front of me, laid right out here, 17:34 was a copperhead. Yeah. 17:35 Oh. 17:37 I almost stepped on him, he was just, I never saw him. 17:40 I wasn't sure if it is a copperhead, 17:41 because some of the water snakes 17:43 look very similar to a copperhead, 17:44 but in West Virginia, we had lots to copperheads. 17:45 And I knew, we stepped on multiple copperheads 17:47 there in West Virginia, where I come from. 17:49 And sure enough, I... 17:51 You know, you can see by its tail 17:52 and other markings that it was a copperhead. 17:53 So couldn't even get a word out. 17:55 And that's in Shawnee? 17:57 Yeah, it was down South. Yeah, they do have. 17:59 Not in this part. 18:01 Thankfully not right here in our county, 18:02 but they do have them. 18:04 And that's why fear, it's so amazing, 18:05 because what's fear for someone else 18:08 is not another... 18:10 I know, snakes doesn't bother some of you. 18:12 When I see a snake for some reason, 18:13 I'll stop the truck, I'll jump out and catch him, 18:16 you know, I've done that so many times. 18:17 That's my dad. 18:18 And in Trinity, I just missed when we were in the Bahamas, 18:21 and went through the road. 18:23 I think Jason was there so. Yes. 18:24 I saw one, they said, 18:26 somebody said, "There's a snake." 18:27 And, I always jump out and run after him, 18:30 and I've always, I don't know why I do that, 18:33 that's a crazy thing. 18:35 But I go out and I try to catch him, 18:37 you know, and so... 18:39 But say... It's true, for me it is... 18:41 But your fear, for me it isn't. 18:43 But there's other things that don't bother you at all, 18:46 that really, you know, intimidate 18:48 or say, "Oh, well, yeah, 18:49 I have somewhat of a fear about." 18:51 So it's just... 18:52 It's an individual thing. 18:54 Everybody may be from our background, 18:56 or when we were born, or maybe our culture, 18:58 maybe there's so many things that come into that, 19:01 but I think what I'm hoping that we can find today 19:04 is that whatever fears in our life, 19:07 that when we look to Jesus, 19:08 He'll help us overcome that fear. 19:10 Yes. 19:11 God gives us victory. Yeah, for sure. 19:13 You have something you're gonna read, 19:14 this was interesting, is this what you read to me? 19:16 This is statistics about fear and worry. 19:20 They said the percentage of things 19:22 that people fear about, 19:23 that never actually happen is 60%. 19:27 Percentage of things that people fear 19:29 that happened in the past 19:30 and you can't do anything about, 30%. 19:33 Percentage of the things that people are afraid of 19:35 that are really insignificant, 90%. 19:39 Percentage of things that people are afraid of 19:41 with their health, that's going to happen to them, 19:44 that never happens to them, 88%. 19:47 Wow. 19:48 And the number of Americans 19:50 who have a diagnosed phobia is 6.3 million. 19:53 And the top 10 fears, number one is public speaking. 19:57 Number two is fear of dying. 19:59 Number three, fear of spiders. Number four, fear of darkness. 20:03 Five is fear of heights. Six is fear of people. 20:06 Seven is fear of flying. 20:08 Eight is claustrophobia, fear of confined spaces. 20:11 Nine is fear of open spaces. 20:12 And Ten is fear of thunder and lightning. 20:15 Wow. 20:17 That's amazing so it's definitely out there 20:18 as far as the society, 20:20 there's things that we are afraid of 20:21 and it's interesting in the very beginning 20:22 some of the things actually never come to pass 20:24 so to speak. 20:25 But yet we're afraid and we live our life in fear. 20:27 Right. 20:29 There's also the fear of consequence, 20:31 like when you look at Adam and Eve. 20:35 If you go back to Genesis when they were in the garden 20:41 and let's see in chapter 3, 20:47 we'll start in verse 6, 20:51 "So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food 20:54 that it was pleasant to eyes 20:56 and a tree desirable to make one wise, 20:58 she took of its fruit and ate. 20:59 She also gave to her husband with her and he ate. 21:03 Then the eyes of both of them were open 21:05 and they knew that they were naked, 21:07 and they sewed fig leaves together 21:08 and made themselves coverings. 21:11 And they heard the sound of the Lord God 21:12 walking in the garden in the cool of the day, 21:14 and Adam and his wife hid themselves 21:16 from the presence of the Lord God 21:18 among the trees of the garden. 21:20 Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, 21:23 'Where are you?' 21:24 So he said, 'I heard your voice in the garden 21:26 and I was afraid 21:28 because I was naked and I hid myself.'" 21:32 You know, there is that fear of consequence 21:35 or the fear that's associated with shame as well. 21:40 It's interesting too because they had fear 21:41 because they've lost a connection. 21:43 Yeah. Okay. 21:44 So I think a connection would be a key thing, 21:46 then when you get a connection... 21:48 Absolutely. Connection with who? 21:49 That would be Jesus, then that fear slips aside. 21:52 You think about sin, when sin entered the world, 21:55 it brought fear and guilt, you know, 21:57 I mean, so that is the automatic... 21:59 When I'm not walking in connection with Jesus, 22:03 automatically there's fear. That's true. 22:05 In my relationship with other people, 22:07 in my walk with God because somehow that severed. 22:10 It reminds me of Romans 8, 22:13 Romans 8, 22:14 "Because then when we become brought back 22:18 into right relationship with God, 22:22 then the fear disappears." 22:24 So we're looking basically to how we gain victory over fear. 22:26 That's right. Romans 8:15. 22:32 So if we read the verse 14, 22:34 "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, 22:36 these are sons of God." 22:37 And then, verse 15, 22:38 "You did not receive the spirit of bondage 22:41 again to fear 22:43 but you receive the spirit of adoption 22:45 by whom we cry out, Abba or Daddy, Father." 22:49 So you did not receive the spirit of bondage 22:51 again to fear. 22:52 How many times are we enslaved, right? 22:55 In sin, in fear, 22:58 but yet Jesus came to set us free, 23:01 He says, "Whoever the Son shall make free, 23:03 shall be free indeed." Yes. 23:05 And so then, 23:06 once we are reconciled back to the Father, 23:09 there is no more that separation, 23:11 no more that fear and guilt, no more of that bondage, 23:14 we don't have that fear again 23:16 because we are sons and daughters of the King. 23:18 And it is bondage, isn't it? It is. 23:21 It is bondage when you are afraid, 23:23 you just... 23:25 It is such... 23:26 It's so liberating 23:28 when you can turn it over to the Lord, 23:29 whatever it is because it is bondage. 23:32 So there's just something just popped in my head 23:34 then, okay, so we've sinned, we all have sinned. 23:37 I know, Jason, you're reading about from our first parents 23:38 Adam and Eve, 23:40 so then there's consequences, 23:42 that means I'm afraid. 23:43 Am I afraid of judgment? 23:45 Should I be afraid of judgment then, 23:47 because I'm looking at God, 23:49 so God is the ultimate authority figure, 23:51 you know, he's my Heavenly Father, 23:53 so then am I afraid of judgment 23:55 and should I be afraid of judgment? 23:56 I think that's why God allowed frail human agents 24:00 to have relationships, and family, and each other 24:05 because you're not afraid of Jill, 24:07 but every now and then if you do something 24:09 you are little afraid of the consequence 24:12 that she might in a way use it. 24:16 And it's good sometime, maybe you just say, 24:18 "Hey, I'm going to" 24:19 then you're like, "Oh, maybe I better not" 24:21 because not just something terrible 24:23 but maybe Jill won't. 24:24 So it helps us to understand, you know, 24:27 and the parents with kids, it helps you too, these kids. 24:31 You remember when you were young, you... 24:35 I'm sure your dad do the same way, 24:37 there were certain things, 24:39 you started to do but you didn't. 24:41 Yeah, like don't talk back, don't be smart alec, 24:43 those type of things, yes. 24:45 You did that 24:46 because there was a fear of the judgment 24:48 or consequences, right? 24:50 And I think that's God allows us 24:52 to see that with Him, 24:54 He's not like this bad parent. He's not. 24:56 So the people say, "Oh, well, this God, 24:59 He doesn't know what it is." 25:01 He's doing what's for your best interest. 25:03 Your dad didn't let you do these things 25:06 because he wanted what's best for you, 25:09 but as the child you don't understand it, 25:11 you're like, "But I want to", 25:12 the dads like, "No, you're not." 25:14 You are like, "Why they", 25:15 your mom say, "No, Jason, you're not." 25:17 And it's like, "Why, you know, I want to." 25:20 That's all you think about 25:21 but our heavenly Father looks at each of us 25:23 in the same way 25:25 so He has the Ten Commandments He set forth. 25:27 He has, there's physical laws, spiritual laws, 25:30 you know, there's all of these laws, 25:33 moral laws, 25:35 and He has those 25:36 not because He wants to be this tyrant, or dictator, 25:38 or whatever over us, 25:40 He knows what's best for us. 25:42 And so He says, "I'm life 25:44 and without God there is no life." 25:46 So when people place themselves outside of His protection 25:51 and there is such a thing 25:52 when you reject the Holy Spirit, 25:55 now you're on your own. That's correct. 25:56 So the Lord is saying to you, 25:58 "When you do these things, you shall surely die." 26:02 And that's what the first lie ever told in the Garden of Eden 26:04 was when Satan said to Eve, 26:07 "Well, that's okay. You can eat of this." 26:09 Well, Lord said, "Don't eat." 26:10 "No, you can eat of this." 26:13 "No, I'll surely die. 26:15 " "No," Satan says, "you shall not surely die. 26:17 You'll be as God knowing good from evil." 26:19 So to me we have a God and I'm so thankful that we do. 26:24 And so I think we should have a certain amount of fear 26:27 but on the other hand 26:28 I see preachers 26:30 who will in many denomination, many churches 26:33 because they used to sing it some of those 26:35 that they try to win people to the Lord 26:39 by saying, "You're going to burn forever. 26:41 You don't do this, God will burn you forever." 26:44 I have a friend who said to me once, 26:46 I said, "Well, I don't agree with what your preacher. 26:49 I said, I don't agree 26:50 because you're trying to scare people into, 26:54 you know, salvation." 26:55 And he said, "Well, how else you're gonna get him saved. 26:58 "I said, "By the love of God." That's right. 27:00 You teach him the love, 27:02 and then you don't have to worry about the opposite, 27:04 let's teach more about love and less about the consequences 27:08 because the relationship, 27:10 spirit is willing but flesh is weak. 27:12 And so what happens is then we finally end... 27:14 We end up giving up and say, "I just can't be good enough." 27:17 And so, no, I think your, there is judgment, you know, 27:22 so and I think that's good. 27:24 And the nice thing is too, 27:26 we know that God is the righteous Judge, 27:27 so you have nothing to fear... That's right. 27:28 You know, what direction is he going to go. 27:30 Well, if we submit our lives to Jesus Christ, the fear. 27:32 Jason. 27:34 You know, I think one way to get rid of fear 27:36 is to prepare, 27:38 you know, preparation is key when you look at, 27:42 let's take a world example 27:44 or a practical example if you will, 27:46 police, all right, police train for situations 27:50 when everybody is running away from danger, 27:53 they're running towards it 27:55 or they're supposed to be running towards it. 27:57 Good point. 27:58 You know, so they've practiced, they've practiced, 28:00 and they've built up like a second nature 28:06 to face that danger head-on. 28:09 Well, if we stay in the Word of God, 28:11 and we prepare ourselves, and we're studying, 28:13 and in that preparation 28:16 we know that when the enemy attacks 28:19 we combat him with the Word of God. 28:22 You know, when you look at how Jesus was 28:24 when He was tempted in the wilderness 28:25 and everything, 28:26 Satan try to come, attack Him and tempt Him 28:31 but everything He just recited scripture, 28:34 He gave him scripture and all that stuff. 28:36 And so, I think that is key in having that faith. 28:41 In Hebrews 11:1, you know, 28:44 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, 28:47 the evidence of things not seen." 28:51 Amen. 28:52 And then, so I mean, it's just important 28:55 that we build that faith, 28:57 and how do we build that faith? 28:58 By getting that relationship 29:00 establishing that relationship with God 29:03 and continuing to water that by staying in the Word. 29:08 Yeah, I liked that, Jason, because what that does, 29:10 then that's how you can combat fear, right? 29:12 Use the Word of God. Yes. 29:14 You know, because I know we all may be faced 29:16 different type of scary situations 29:18 where we were fearful, maybe loved ones, 29:20 family going through health challenges or whatever, 29:22 and to go to the Word of God. 29:23 And I like that because then you're prepared, 29:25 you know, like you're talking about any type of force 29:27 that's like a police force or something, 29:29 they're training for situations, 29:30 yeah, I like that. Yeah. It's good. 29:32 Dr. Yvonne? 29:33 Yeah, 2 Timothy 1:7. 29:35 Yes, I love this. 29:36 I do too. 29:38 I do too because it, 29:39 because what it's saying is, you know, 29:42 our God has equipped us with everything that we need. 29:44 Yes. Isn't that great? 29:46 Isn't it? Isn't it? 29:47 Everything that we need 29:49 'cause we know that we're not fighting 29:50 against flesh and blood... Yeah. 29:53 But this is, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, 29:57 but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 30:01 Yes. 30:02 So, you know, when our mind start, 30:05 you know, getting full of anxiety and concern 30:08 about the future like the stats there... 30:10 Like the stats. 30:11 Yeah, like the stats that you read. 30:13 I mean, most of it doesn't even happen. 30:15 Yes. 30:16 But we get so wrapped up 30:18 into worrying and God is saying, 30:21 basically He says, "I've got you. 30:23 What are you worried about? 30:25 I've not given you a spirit of fear 30:27 but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 30:33 And let's take that, it popped into my mind 30:38 because we're talking about individual fears... 30:40 Yes. 30:41 But when he says, 30:42 "I'm not giving you the spirit of fear but of..." 30:45 Power. And as...? 30:46 "Love." And as? 30:48 "Sound mind." 30:49 Don't you think He's talking to the church 30:52 because the fear is in the church 30:55 and where fear really, really hurts, 30:59 I think the kingdom of God is when the church says, 31:02 "Well, we better not stick to our standards 31:05 because we're afraid that people won't come. 31:08 We're afraid we'll offend someone. 31:11 How many times have we had an opportunity individually 31:14 or even as a church 31:16 and the people to tell someone the truth 31:18 but we are afraid that will offend them 31:21 or we're afraid we won't be accepted. 31:24 Now, as we're looking 31:25 into the times in which we're living, 31:27 when you're looking at government, 31:29 sometimes the church, and our universities, 31:32 and schools are so dependent on finances from the government 31:37 that they sometimes are afraid to stand up and say, 31:40 "Oh, well, if we do this, we're going to lose our, 31:42 you know, the support, 31:44 you know, financially our institutions." 31:47 And so I think we should spend at least, 31:51 me fear in ministry of going forward. 31:54 Well, we better not go forward because I'm afraid, 31:58 you know, and churches, evangelistic, 32:00 while we would love to have an evangelistic meeting 32:03 but I mean that probably 32:04 could cost $10,000 to really do it upright. 32:07 Now, we don't have that money. 32:09 We're afraid our bank account will be too low 32:12 so we don't act on what God said, 32:14 "Go ye into all the world." 32:16 So in those senses, 32:18 now if you have a fear, for you a snake, 32:20 that's probably not going to cost you your salvation 32:22 and everybody else's, you know, that's, 32:25 but I think the fear in the sense 32:28 when we look at it as Christians, people say, 32:30 "Oh, well, I've wanted to talk to this person. 32:32 He was next to me on my plane but I just couldn't." 32:35 I was afraid, you know, 32:37 those are the type of fears I think we really say, 32:39 "Lord", you know, 32:40 because now it's affecting other people's, 32:43 you know, salvation and maybe, in a sense ours there, 32:46 so I think the Lord would have us 32:48 to get rid of that type of fear. 32:49 Here He says, read that again to us, 32:51 that script, would you, Yvonne? 32:52 That's great. 32:54 "For God has not given us the spirit of fear, 32:57 but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 33:00 In fact, it's Timothy 1:7. 33:01 Individually, or as a church, or as a ministry, 33:05 we need to accept those things, get the spirit of power, right? 33:09 I mean, so we can do great things 33:12 when we come in the name of the Lord. 33:14 And not that we do it but He does it. 33:17 Is it exciting to think 33:18 that if we don't have the spirit of fear 33:21 which God doesn't want us to have the spirit of fear. 33:23 But the three things He promises are power, 33:26 and in the Greek that's dunamis. 33:27 You know, there are several different Greek words 33:29 referring to power, 33:31 dunamis would be like miracle working power 33:34 and it's also inherent power, 33:35 that means we don't have power in ourselves, 33:39 the Lord Jesus gives us His power that resides 33:43 inside of us. 33:45 So not only us individually but ministries and churches, 33:49 I love what you brought out, Mr. Danny, 33:51 because God wants to put His power into churches, 33:55 and His love, and His mind. 33:58 Yeah, sound mind. 34:00 You know, a sound mind, the mind of Christ. 34:01 Yes. Let this mind be in you. 34:03 Yes, which was also in Christ Jesus. 34:07 I like Isaiah 26 34:11 because that talks about focusing our mind on Christ. 34:16 I know in my own experience, 34:19 you want to read that, Jay, for us. 34:20 I know in my own experience sometimes, 34:23 you know, maybe, 34:25 if a family member is going through a health crisis 34:28 and you think, 34:29 "Oh, I don't know what's going to happen." 34:31 And you start to worry 34:32 or you start to be anxious about it, and God says, 34:35 "Jill, I want you to bring your mind back to Me. 34:38 I want you to choose 34:40 to bring your mind back to My Word." 34:42 Isaiah 26:3. Okay. 34:45 "You will keep him in perfect peace 34:47 whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you." 34:50 Yes. I love that. 34:52 What does that say to you, Jay? 34:55 That true peace comes from the Lord 34:57 and what the world has to offer is not true peace 35:00 and that if we continue to focus our minds on Christ, 35:04 that's just like preparing for that fear 35:06 when we're constantly staying in the Word, 35:09 you know, Jesus gives us that peace, 35:12 like we have a genuine sense of peace, you know. 35:17 That doesn't mean we don't go through trials and tribulations 35:19 and face all kinds of, 35:21 you know, issues, we're attacked as well. 35:25 But we have an advocate and we have somebody 35:27 that's standing with us in the midst of the storm. 35:31 When you look at, I think it's in Daniel, 35:36 how, you know, and how we react 35:38 in those storms as a witness to other people as well. 35:41 That's good. 35:43 So if we go to Daniel 3, 35:47 and let's start 35:51 in verse 18. 35:55 Well, we'll just look at 18 real quick, " 35:58 But if not, let it be known to you, 36:00 O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor..." 36:03 In fact, let's back up because I want to get, 36:08 I'll though start in 16. 36:09 Yeah. We have context. 36:11 Yes. 36:12 "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego 36:14 answered and said to the king, 'O Nebuchadnezzar, 36:15 we have no need to answer you in this matter. 36:18 If that is the case, 36:19 our God whom we serve is able to deliver us 36:21 from the burning fiery furnace, 36:23 and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 36:26 But if not, let it be known to you, 36:28 O king, that we do not serve your gods, 36:31 nor will we worship the gold image 36:33 which you have set up." 36:35 You know and so they're basically saying to the king, 36:40 "Look, we stand by the one true God, 36:44 no matter what the case is", you know. 36:47 If He chooses to deliver us, great, 36:49 if not we still worship Him. 36:52 And then when you look, when we go down, 36:54 and we're looking in verse 21, 37:00 "Then these men were bound in their coats, 37:02 their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, 37:04 and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 37:07 Therefore, because the king's command was urgent, 37:10 and the furnace exceedingly hot, 37:11 the flame of the fire killed those men 37:13 who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. 37:16 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, 37:19 fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 37:23 The King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished, 37:25 and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, 37:29 'Did we not cast three men bound 37:31 into the midst of the fire?' 37:33 They answered and said to the king, 'True, O king. 37:35 Look!' 37:36 he answered, I see four men loose, 37:39 walking in the midst of the fire 37:40 and they are not hurt, 37:42 and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God." 37:45 So, you know, that seems to me 37:49 like it would have been a scary situation. 37:51 Absolutely. You're facing death. 37:53 You're facing being burned alive, 37:56 but it goes to show you stand by God 37:58 and He's standing with you in the midst of the storm. 38:02 He came down and stood with them in the fire, 38:06 and what kind of witness did that set, 38:09 you know, later on then, the Bible says, 38:11 "Nebuchadnezzar praises God." 38:15 I never noticed this till this all my life. 38:19 How cool this is of Him. 38:21 It says, "These men were bound in hosen, now think what burns, 38:26 their tunics, their mantles, and garments..." 38:29 It didn't say like you put them in a handcuffs 38:31 and put them in a fire, 38:32 they put around everything on them that burns easily 38:36 so they were going to make sure this a good start. 38:38 You're just like, you have a little bit of hay 38:40 if you want to get a fire going, 38:42 you put a little gasoline on the fire, 38:45 you know, on whatever so they put the things 38:47 that would burn the most. 38:49 I mean... That's something. 38:51 That we're going to make sure 38:52 they burn up because we know all this burns 38:54 and then they're bound inside of it, 38:56 they will have to burn. 38:58 Yeah. And then all of that, you know. 39:00 Yeah, it's amazing what God did. 39:02 Yeah, very true. It's incredible but... 39:04 Oh, I'm sorry. 39:05 Isaiah 43... 39:07 Oh, I love this one. Yes. 39:08 One, two, three, since we are talking 39:10 about fire... 39:11 And storm. And storm. 39:12 I love this, it's one of my favorite. 39:14 Me too. Me too. 39:15 I love this one. 39:16 And I'll take it from the second half 39:18 of the first verse, 39:20 "Fear not, for I have redeemed you, 39:22 I have called you by your name, you are Mine. 39:25 When you pass through the waters, 39:27 I will be with you. 39:28 And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. 39:30 When you walk through the fire, 39:32 you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. 39:36 For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, 39:39 your Savior." 39:41 So the Lord says, "Don't be afraid, fear not. 39:44 I have redeemed you. I've already delivered you." 39:46 Amen. You know, you are mine. 39:48 I've called you by your name, 39:50 there's something so intimate... 39:52 There is. 39:53 About knowing that the creator of the universe 39:55 who knows every star... 39:57 Yeah, by name. By name. 39:59 He knows my name. 40:01 Like, who am I that God would know my name? 40:05 And yet He says, "I've called you by your name. 40:09 You are mine. Okay. 40:11 We belong to Him. It's good. 40:13 And so it... 40:16 When you pass through the waters, 40:18 you're gonna go through things 40:20 and it also gives levels of trials so the waters, 40:25 that's the first level. 40:27 When you go through the waters, 40:28 I'm gonna be with you and through the rivers, 40:31 that's a new level of trial, 40:33 deeper level of trial, I'm with you still. 40:38 And when you pass through the fire, 40:40 the biggest trial that you could possibly have, 40:44 you won't even be burned by it 40:47 because I am going to be with you. 40:50 Amen. 40:52 Awesome. And only He can do that. 40:53 That's right. 40:55 This past week I had a cousin 40:57 who died that I grew up with more as a sister 41:00 and we went to the funeral, 41:02 Jay and Yvonne and I the other day, 41:04 and the Lord gave me a little song. 41:05 Because I said, I don't want her daughters 41:07 who are grown daughters sermons it at funerals 41:11 and weddings are the same, 41:13 once it's over people forget about it. 41:15 So I said, "What can I give them?" 41:17 So I was asking the Lord 41:19 and He just gave me this little song 41:20 and so we did it at the funeral. 41:23 I asked Tim to just play the piano 41:25 and then I sang a little track but it talks about, 41:29 you know, peace in the midst of the storm 41:31 but what line that the Lord gave me 41:33 I never thought about it says, 41:35 "The world has no answer for this kind of pain 41:39 because it starts out, 41:40 you know, when you've had to say goodbye..." 41:43 You know, "Remember Jesus is there waiting 41:45 with arms open wide." 41:46 So I was talking about they lost your loved one, 41:48 but the world knows no, 41:50 you know, there's no answer for this kind of pain. 41:53 So what you're saying, 41:55 what we're talking about all of these fears 41:57 that we have only can be resolved 42:01 when we understand who we are and who God is. 42:04 And that we're willing to submit and commit our lives 42:07 into His hands rather literally Jason, 42:10 you go into that fiery furnace 42:12 they were talking about or spiritual fire 42:15 because, you know, what I'm talking about. 42:17 You can stand up for something right 42:20 and all of a sudden it seems like 42:21 there's a fire against you from darts, 42:23 fiery darts of people throwing darts at you 42:26 because you thought you were and you intending to stand up 42:29 for what's right and what's true, 42:31 but God will give you peace in the midst of the storm, 42:35 so whether it's physical or whether it's spiritual, 42:38 now you can have that peace. 42:40 I'm sure there are people like Stephen, 42:42 when he was stoned 42:43 that he had a great peace about him is 42:45 because he was no longer looking in the flesh, 42:49 but he was looking into spiritual things knowing 42:53 that after his rest in the Lord that he would spend eternity, 42:58 but he was willing to stand up and got rid of his fear. 43:00 I mean, who wouldn't be afraid of you 43:03 being put in the middle, 43:05 you know, on your knees, I'm sure, 43:06 hands on his knees and then people picking up stones 43:09 and rocks, I mean, just a piece of gravel can hurt you, 43:11 if it's really small it makes you mad, 43:13 then after that... 43:16 I know 'cause I used to do that when I was a kid... 43:18 This is from experience. 43:19 We'd get, you know, a little mound 43:21 and chat like, to school 43:22 and then we'd throw at each other. 43:24 Oh, my goodness. Oh, yeah. 43:26 Then like of something you would hide behind 43:28 and throw these little rocks at each other 43:30 and so they can just make you mad 43:32 if they're a little bit, beyond that, 43:34 then all of a sudden it hurts. 43:35 It starts hurting. 43:36 So here how do you face that and then looking above like, 43:41 I'm not even aware of what's going on 43:42 and I mean boulders been, 43:44 a big rocks thrown so that only comes, 43:48 that only comes from total faith and trust in the Lord 43:52 that we do, you know. 43:53 Amen. Yeah. 43:55 It's good. 43:56 Yeah, I think it's like that connection. 43:58 I think we're going back to connection with Christ 44:00 is one of the key things 44:01 because, you know, we're not immune to trials. 44:03 That's right. 44:04 It says, it doesn't say in the Bible there 44:06 in Isaiah 43 about us avoiding the water, 44:09 the rivers, the fire, I'll be with you through them. 44:11 That's right. 44:13 So storms come, you know, it's just part of life 44:14 that we go through storms. 44:16 Absolutely. 44:17 And trials are good, you know, in the sense 44:19 that they refine our character... 44:21 Not that we always want to go through them. 44:23 Right. 44:25 But at the end of it, 44:26 you know, it refines our character. 44:27 If everything was perfect right now, 44:30 if we were just living life, 44:32 and we wouldn't really recognize 44:35 our need for God 44:37 if everything was just handed to us. 44:40 It's true. That's true. 44:41 I like Psalm 60 or 46, sorry 46:1 and 2, 44:46 and that kind of goes along with Isaiah 43 but it says, 44:50 Psalm 46:1 and 2, 44:52 "God is our refuge and our strength. 44:56 A very present help in trouble. 44:58 Therefore will not we fear..." 45:01 This is pretty amazing so we won't fear, 45:03 "Even if the earth is removed. 45:04 And even though the mountains be carried 45:05 in the midst of the sea." 45:07 I mean, that's pretty big. 45:08 I mean, of course, the truth is still here 45:10 but in other words, 45:11 God is with us, He is our strength. 45:12 I remember as a child, I mentioned from West Virginia 45:15 and we had a creek that would get, 45:17 I mean, it would just flood 45:19 when we get massive downpours and so one time, 45:21 I fell into this creek when it was at flood stage. 45:24 And this was kind of crazy, it wasn't snowing, 45:26 it was in the wintertime, so I had my big boots on, 45:28 my big coat, and so I fell into this creek. 45:31 And I was going under, 45:33 went under a bridge, hit a bridge, 45:34 went under a bridge, 45:35 and so I'm floating down sinking 45:37 in this creek and my dad, 45:40 I looked up and I looked up, 45:43 you know, because I mean I'm going down, 45:44 I look up and I see my dad, he's running along the bank. 45:47 So I feel good that my dad's there 45:48 but do you know 45:50 what really gave me great strength 45:51 is when he was able to reach out there 45:52 and actually get a hold of me, and I had a connection... 45:55 I had a connection with my father, 45:58 then I didn't have any fear suddenly, 46:00 my dad had me as long as I was holding on, 46:02 which I was holding on for dear life. 46:03 Yes. 46:05 When he threw out there to get me, 46:06 so the storms, the rivers, 46:07 the creeks, whatever in, we are bouncing along, 46:09 we feel like we're barely keeping 46:11 our head above water. 46:13 The key is to reach out His hand and say, 46:15 "Lord, Jesus, help me, help me." 46:18 Boy, I tell you, He's not going to fail you, 46:19 He hears you and He'll reach out 46:20 and then you get that connection 46:22 with Jesus Christ through any storm 46:24 that you're going through in your life, 46:25 that's for sure. 46:26 Because you... 46:28 Have you read it off your phone the statistics 46:29 from that survey was 88%, some of it's in our head, 46:33 but that means that there's another percentage 46:35 that things really do happen, of course. 46:37 That's true. 46:38 You're talking family issues 46:39 and it's very easy to become afraid and to fear. 46:42 So in order to put that aside as to get that connection 46:45 like you're saying Jason, study the Word of God, 46:47 keep yourself immersed in the Word of God 46:49 because He won't fail you. 46:51 So fear only comes, if I understand it right, 46:54 from losing peace. 46:56 When we lose our peace... That's right. 46:58 the Lord, then the fear pops out 47:03 because Psalm 119:165, 47:05 "Great peace have they which love thy law 47:08 and nothing shall offend them." 47:09 Which can actually go into fear. 47:11 It can be being afraid, nothing shall offend them. 47:15 So I only experience fear in my life really 47:20 when I'm letting go off with my peace, 47:24 so what we want to find is that peace in Jesus 47:27 at the funeral the other day and it was just recently, 47:29 it's why it's on my mind. 47:31 The mother, Cynthia, 47:33 who is kind of like a second mother 47:35 to me growing up and her daughter Carol, 47:38 and it's my third cousin. 47:43 Cynthia is a Seventh-day Adventist Christian. 47:46 She came walking. 47:47 She's in her 80's, 47:48 I don't think she mind me saying, 47:50 but she came walking down the church from, 47:52 there at the little West Frankfort church, 47:54 and I saw her and I went to give her a hug, 47:57 and I just said, "How you doing Cynthia? 47:59 And she goes, "I'm doing fine. How are you doing? 48:02 She looks strong. 48:03 I saw her, I said, "I can't believe it." 48:06 And I said, "You have a peace." 48:08 And she said, "I have a peace about all this 48:12 because I know it's in Jesus' hands." 48:15 And she was much stronger than I thought 48:17 I could be under that same kind of circumstance 48:20 but she said, 48:22 "The Lord has given me peace about this whole situation." 48:27 Praise the Lord. That's beautiful. 48:30 I remember back when I was 20. That was a long time ago. 48:35 I was going to say not that long ago. 48:37 I was just going to say. 48:39 I was beginning to laugh now 48:41 but, man, maybe I better not laugh. 48:44 Baby, you're young still. Thank you. Thank you. 48:48 My mom was going 48:49 through a serious health challenge 48:51 and we didn't really know 48:53 what the outcome was going to be. 48:54 And I remember there is a certain scripture 48:56 I claim during that time, it was Psalm 112:7. 49:01 Right now, it escapes me. 49:03 Give me one moment I look at, 49:05 and I should know it off the tip of my tongue. 49:08 What is it? Psalm 1... 49:09 Psalm 112:7, 49:11 "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: 49:14 his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord." 49:18 Wow, read that one more time, baby. 49:19 "And he shall not be afraid of evil tidings: 49:23 his heart is fixed..." 49:25 or new King James says, 49:26 "Steadfast" but I memorized it in King James, 49:28 "trusting in the Lord." 49:30 I remember I had misinterpreted that text though 49:35 because in my 20 year old mind I thought, 49:38 "Keep your mind on Jesus. 49:39 Keep focus, keep trusting. 49:41 You will have a good report." 49:44 That's not what the scripture says. 49:46 The scripture says, 49:47 whether the evil tidings come or not, 49:49 that's immaterial, that doesn't matter. 49:51 That's right. That's good. 49:52 What matters is, 49:54 I'm to keep my mind and heart steadfast, 49:56 fixed, trusting in the Lord. 49:58 And I remember it was several weeks 50:01 while we waited to find out 50:02 what the result was going to be for my mom and... 50:05 It would be a serious illness. 50:07 And I remember where they are 50:09 and the doctor and I'm just repeating, 50:10 "He should not be afraid of evil tidings, 50:12 his heart is fixed. 50:13 God, I am trusting in You. 50:14 God, we were going to have a good report." 50:16 And the doctor walks in and it was a bad report. 50:20 And I remember instantly, I thought, 50:22 "Well, God, I trusted. 50:25 God, my heart was steadfast. God, I was fixed." 50:29 And He said, "Jilly, I didn't say 50:32 that I'm going to take you out of every problem, 50:34 that every issue is going to be resolved in your life." 50:38 I'm just saying you don't have 50:39 to be afraid in the midst of it. 50:41 Whatever happens, 50:42 whether it's good or evil tidings, 50:45 that really is immaterial, the point is trust in Me. 50:50 Yeah, for sure. 50:51 Put your arm up like you did when your father, 50:53 you were going in the creek, you know, connect with Jesus 50:58 and He will take you through that. 51:00 It makes all the difference. Yes. 51:01 I remember when I got the news 51:03 that Jason's appendix had ruptured, 51:06 and I was in Dallas and he was in Atlanta. 51:08 And I was just, I was in my office 51:11 and I was just hysterical, just crying off. 51:15 And a friend of mine called me and she prayed with me. 51:20 And I just felt this peace come over me 51:25 that everything was going to be all right. 51:28 And I got the next flight out 51:32 that I could get and the whole time 51:35 God just gave me this sense of peace 51:38 that everything was going to be okay. 51:41 Okay. 51:42 He will do that. Yes, that's right. 51:44 He will do that whether the tidings are good or bad, 51:49 God will keep us in perfect peace. 51:51 And why is that? 51:52 Because if this life were all that we had, 51:57 you know, then it wouldn't make sense. 51:59 Wait a minute, I need peace, 52:01 I just lost my husband, my wife, 52:04 my brother, my sister, or now it's me, wait a minute, 52:07 where are you Lord? 52:09 But He says, you know, 52:12 "Precious in the sight of the Lord 52:13 are the death of his saints." 52:15 So every one of us are born 52:16 with a terminal illness called death, 52:19 and there's no escaping that except 52:21 through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. 52:23 So today, I would encourage people 52:26 to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior 52:28 because it really doesn't matter 52:30 how long we live on this earth, 52:32 whether it's 10 years, 20, or 70, or 90, 52:35 what's important is what are we, 52:37 what decisions are we making 52:39 while we're here that will last for eternity. 52:42 So the hope that we have, 52:44 so that's why in Hebrews 11 that you read while ago, 52:47 it says, 52:48 "And they look to far off all of these men of faith." 52:51 They weren't looking here, 52:52 they realize that they're just strangers and sojourners 52:55 to this earth. 52:56 That's right. 52:57 And that our home is our heavenly home. 52:59 So there we have this homing device in us 53:01 like the homing pigeons, 53:03 you know, they always come back 53:05 that God instilled in us to say, you know what? 53:07 "We're just strangers and sojourners." 53:10 We are passing our time here but whatever comes, 53:13 we're going to have a peace 53:15 because once we accept Jesus and accept His salvation. 53:19 Now whatever happens is irrelevant 53:20 because soon whether we go to sleep 53:23 or whether we're standing here, when Jesus comes back, 53:28 it's all over and it's all behind us 53:31 for the ions of eternity. 53:32 Yes. 53:34 We should have a prayer, 53:36 I think shouldn't we as our time is winding up 53:38 for family worship. 53:39 We want to pray for you too at home. 53:41 We hope that you join us in prayer. 53:42 Mr. Danny, you want to start, 53:43 we will just go around quickly in the last few minutes. 53:45 I will. I'll ask in prayer. Thank you. 53:46 Lord, we thank You 53:47 for Your blessings and Your love, 53:49 and we thank You that You give us peace... 53:52 So instead of fear, and we pray for those of us, 53:55 all of us that face fears 53:56 that we can literally put our lives 53:58 and trust them into Your hands 54:01 and be sheltered under Your wings 54:03 because great peace have they which love thy law, 54:06 and nothing shall offend them. 54:07 We want that peace in our lives today 54:09 and for the viewers today in Jesus' name, I pray. 54:13 And thank You, Lord, 54:14 that You have promised us peace in the midst of the storm, 54:17 that You've promised to stand with us when we're going 54:20 through the worst trials of our lives. 54:22 So I just lift up all of the viewers 54:25 that are watching Lord, 54:27 anybody who is going through something right now, 54:30 let them reach out to You and let them know 54:32 that if they draw near to You, You will draw near to them. 54:35 Yes. Thank you, Lord. 54:36 You will in no wise cast out anyone 54:38 who comes to You. 54:40 So we thank You, Lord, 54:41 and we just lift up each and every viewer, 54:44 and ask You to please continue to be with them 54:46 through every storm in Jesus' name. 54:49 Amen. Amen. 54:50 Dear, heavenly Father, 54:52 we're so grateful for that genuine peace 54:54 that You provide. 54:55 We have so much chaos 54:57 and turmoil going on in this world today 55:00 but you still keep us in peace. 55:03 We just ask that You would please continue 55:05 to comfort those 55:07 who might be mourning lost loved ones, 55:10 that You would continue to fill them with peace 55:13 and help them to cultivate that relationship 55:17 with You as time is short. 55:19 In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. 55:21 Father, we just thank You for Your peace. 55:23 We thank You for Your Word. We thank You for Your presence. 55:28 We thank You for the gift of salvation 55:30 and that Your Holy Spirit can dwell 55:33 and abide with us continually. 55:35 Lord, I just lift up my brothers 55:37 and sisters at home, 55:38 whatever storm they are in right now. 55:41 Lord, that You would reveal Yourself to them, 55:44 that they would reach their hand out 55:46 and clasp the hand of Jesus, 55:49 that You would guide them safely 55:51 through Your peace 55:53 that surpasses all understanding, 55:55 would keep their hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 55:58 Thank You for what You are going to do. 56:02 Father in heaven, 56:03 what a wonderful time it is to open Your Word, 56:07 to study it and to be fed. 56:09 Lord, we've just been studying this evening about fear. 56:13 And Lord, we have, we want to have the awe, and respect, 56:16 and reverence for you. 56:18 Lord, we don't want in the physical, 56:19 Lord, to be afraid 56:21 because we have nothing to fear. 56:22 That's right. 56:23 Father, You are with us 56:25 through the midst of our storms 56:26 so, Lord, whatever the, our family 56:29 are dealing with at home there that You would be with them, 56:31 that You would give them great peace and strength, 56:34 Lord, that passes all understanding. 56:36 Lord, let me thank You for Your love and Your care 56:38 for each one of us and for heaven, 56:40 and for our great hope, and in Jesus' name we pray. 56:43 Amen. Amen. 56:45 What a tremendous blessing to share and study 56:47 the Word of God. 56:49 Thank you, Jason. Thank you for having me. 56:50 It's a blessing. 56:52 And, Mr. Danny and Sis, 56:53 thank you so much 56:54 for joining us for Family Worship. 56:56 It's our privilege. Thank you. 56:57 And we want to thank you for joining us at home 56:59 as you do each and every day 57:00 but especially for these family worships. 57:02 We're praying that you have a blessed Sabbath 57:03 and that you would allow Jesus Christ into your life, 57:07 and you have nothing to fear. 57:08 You know, we all go through storms in life 57:10 but as we were talking earlier, 57:11 the key is our connection with Jesus Christ. 57:14 So I want to encourage you today 57:15 to open up your Bible, 57:17 make the study of God's Word not just here, 57:19 there and everywhere, 57:20 but a plan on a day-to-day basis. 57:22 Because in the Word of God, you will find treasures 57:26 and God will lead you and guide to you. 57:28 Thank you again for joining us. 57:30 Hope you have a wonderful Sabbath. 57:31 God bless you. |
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