I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello and welcome.
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Happy Sabbath to you.
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My name is John Dinzey,
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and I am here
with my wife Idalia.
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And it is a joy for us
to say Happy Sabbath to you.
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Happy Sabbath. That's right.
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It's the end of the week
and God has been faithful,
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He's been good, He's
carried us through another week.
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And we're here to
celebrate that gift
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with our friends
and family here at 3ABN.
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That's right,
so I will introduce
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the people to my left.
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How about if you introduce
the ones to your right?
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Gladly. See, the family.
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So we have to my
left, Sister Xenia Capote.
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Welcome. Happy Sabbath.
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Thank you. Amen.
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And next to you
is Donald Owen. Yes.
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Also known here
and part of the family.
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Thank you for
joining us. Thank you.
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Appreciate it. Happy Sabbath.
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And we have
Jorge Jaque next to me.
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Thank you. Happy Sabbath.
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Happy Sabbath.
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Feliz Sabbath. Feliz Sabbath.
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And Brian Dickens, welcome.
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Thank you, and happy Sabbath.
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Thank you.
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You were able,
you guys were able
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to just put things aside
and forget about our worries,
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and just focus
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in the beautiful
gift of the Sabbath.
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Right. Amen.
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And the family members,
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we have here work in
different departments.
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And maybe briefly,
we'll start with Donald.
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Can you tell us what are some
of the things you do at 3ABN?
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Well, I actually work
in the pastoral department.
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We take prayer requests, I
work on prayer warrior list.
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We also mail out materials
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to folks who are
in need of materials.
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We help locate people
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with the Seventh-day
Adventist churches too,
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so we got quite
a bit we do, yeah.
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And, Xenia?
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I work in the
accounting department.
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I receive your donations
and your prayer requests.
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Amen.
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Wonderful.
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And, Jorge Jaque?
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I am the assistant
production manager for...
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I'm an assistant
production manager for 3ABN.
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Something like that, yeah.
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And also I'm a producer.
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Okay. Great, great.
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And next to you,
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we have Brian that will share...
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What are some of the
things you get to do at 3ABN?
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I'm the programming
manager here at 3ABN,
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and I get to help
organize the schedules
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and everything for everything
that gets put on the air for,
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you know, everything
from the episodes numbers
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to make sure the right episodes
are playing at the right spot.
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It's been a
blessing to work here.
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Amen.
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Since I've started last year.
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Is that just for
3ABN paternal network?
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That's for the parent
network, 3ABN English,
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the International
channel, the Latino channel,
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Kids' network,
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and the New Praise network
that we just started this year.
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So, yeah. Wow.
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It's big ordeal.
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Yeah, every second, every second
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to play programs
that you see on the air
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goes through Brian's fingertips.
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I get to help
organize it all and,
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you know, for God's ministry
to get out into the world.
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Amen. Amen.
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Big responsibility.
Yeah, it's amazing.
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Well, you know, when we began,
we said to you, happy Sabbath.
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And to some of
you, you're wondering,
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what in the world is a Sabbath,
because that's not a word
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that you hear
every day in the streets
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or in associations
that work or school,
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but for some of the believers
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Sabbath means
something in particular,
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and that is found in the Bible.
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And so we would like to
point you to a few verses
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that will help
you understand that.
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Very simply, the
Sabbath is talking about the day
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that God
sanctified and set aside
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for God's
children to be with Him
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in a special way to
join in a holy convocation.
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Now we can go to the
church any day of the week,
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but the Lord has
put something special
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on the seventh day
in which, like I said,
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you can go to church
any other day of the week.
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But on the seventh
day Sabbath, He said,
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"You're supposed to
stop other stuff that you do,
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like work and stuff like that
that will distract your mind,"
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like going to the
stores, going shopping.
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And so let's go
first to the idea
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that we mentioned we're
saying happy Sabbath to you,
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and you may be watching
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or hearing this
program on a Friday night,
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then you say, "What
are they talking about?"
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So I'm just going to
go to Genesis Chapter 1
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just to establish
a point of reference
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as far as how the Bible
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considers how a day is composed.
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Genesis 1:1, 2, and 3,
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and maybe we can
ask Brother Brian
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if you read
Genesis 1:1, 2, and 3.
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"In the beginning,
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God created the
heavens and the earth.
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The earth was
without form, and void,
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and darkness was on
the face of the deep.
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And the Spirit of God
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was hovering over
the face of the waters.
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Then God said,
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'Let there be light
and there was light.'"
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Thank you so much.
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And verse 4 says,
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"And God saw the
light that it was good,
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and God divided the
light from the darkness.
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God called the light Day,
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and the
darkness He called Night.
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So the evening and the
morning were the first day."
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And so here,
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right in the
beginning of the Bible,
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God establishes that the
days began with the evening
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or the dark part of the day
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and conclude with the
light part of the day.
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So when you see the sun setting
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is really when
the day is beginning,
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which is a little different
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from what the way
we reckon our days
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because you say,
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"Oh, the day
begins at midnight."
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That's why, normally,
people consider these things.
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But the Bible says,
"For when the sun sets,
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when it gets dark,
that's how the day begins."
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And some people think,
"No, that's the end of the day
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because I go to
sleep, and my day is over."
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But what are the
verse can we share
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that specifically
talks about the seventh day
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as being set apart?
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We can just turn the Bible to...
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By the way, you can follow
the creation story, thank you,
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right there in Genesis Chapter 1
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and Chapter 2.
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But in Genesis
Chapter 1, it says,
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"After each
creation day," it says,
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"and so the
evening and the morning,
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first day,
second day, third day,
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fourth day, fifth day.
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And then when you get to the end
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of Genesis Chapter 1, it says,
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"The sixth day is the
evening and then morning."
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But when you get to Chapter 2,
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then we have this
message beginning in verse 1.
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"Thus the heavens and the earth,
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and all the host
of them were finished.
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And on the seventh day,
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God ended His
work which He had done,
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and He rested on the seventh day
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from all His work
which He had done."
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Verse 3, "Then God
blessed the seventh day
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and sanctified it
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because in it, He
rested from all His work
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which God had created and made."
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So He set the
example for Adam and Eve
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which He had created.
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They are to rest from
all their work as He did,
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and He sanctify this day,
set it apart, made it holy,
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and that is an
example He has set for us,
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and we are to do the same.
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Amen. Yes.
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And, of course, you can go
to Exodus 20: 8 through 11.
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Who would like to
read that for us maybe?
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We'll read it together?
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Read it together? Yes.
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Well, we may start
in different voices,
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we'll hit the different voices.
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We can try that if you'd like,
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we may be reading
from different Bibles.
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How about if you
read it, Sister Xenia.
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Okay.
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"Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy.
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Six days, you will
labor and do all your work,
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but the seventh day
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is the Sabbath of
the Lord your God.
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In it, you shall do no work.
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You, nor your
son, nor your daughter,
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nor your male servant,
nor your female servant,
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nor your cattle,
nor your stranger
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who is within your gates.
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For in six days,
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the Lord made the
heavens and the earth,
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the sea and all that is in it,
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and He rested
in the seventh day.
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Therefore, the Lord
blessed the seventh day
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and hallowed it."
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Wonderful.
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Thank you very much.
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So that is the
fourth commandment
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in the Ten Commandments
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that we have there
registered in Exodus Chapter 20.
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Any comments you
would like to make
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about the Sabbath briefly,
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because we want
to get to our topic
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which is also very good.
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You know, when it says that,
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"In it nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates."
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We have somebody come
and do the yard work for us
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because it is
too big of a field.
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So we asked the people
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that are coming to
do a project in the yard
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to please not come
during Sabbath hours.
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Usually, Saturday
and Sundays are the days
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that they like to do yard
work, landscape, or whatever.
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And so, as we shared our faith
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with people that mow the grass,
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they're like,
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"Oh, so you don't do anything
on Sabbath, on Saturday?
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I said, "Oh, we do a
lot but it's just not,
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you know, the
labor of your every days.
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But it's a
blessing to keep the Sabbath
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and we just want you
to please do the yard
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on Sunday or Monday or
whichever day of the week,
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but not on Sabbath."
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So one day, we were
traveling back home,
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and I received a text...
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No, it was a
phone call, actually.
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And he says, "Hi, Dolly.
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We went to your house
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and we forgot
that it was Saturday."
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So we had to turn
around and went home.
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Amen. Can you believe that?
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I'm like, "Boy,
what a blessing!"
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I mean, even sharing it
with you give me goosebumps,
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because they were willing,
you know, to respect that.
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And I know the Lord
will bless their business
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because they respected that.
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I mean, it's not our wish
is as the Lord calls us to do.
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You know, when I think
about the Sabbath's idea
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of pressing into His
presence on the Sabbath day,
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and I think about in Colossians,
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it's really beautiful,
Colossians 1:16 and 17.
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In there, you find a
picture actually says,
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"For by Him were
all things created,"
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and we're actually
talking about Jesus.
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"So for by Jesus
were all things created
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that are in
heaven and are in earth,
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visible and invisible,
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whether they be
thrones or dominions
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or principalities or powers,
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all things were
created by Him and for Him."
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So Jesus actually
created the Sabbath.
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That's a pretty
interesting thing.
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I mean, if you really...
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And I'm just thinking
about how many people we claim
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that love Jesus, you know,
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and finding out that Jesus
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is actually the
author of the Sabbath.
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And you're pressing
into the presence of Jesus
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on the Sabbath, that
relational opportunity.
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Wonderful,
wonderful. It's beautiful.
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So many wonderful things. Yeah.
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I believe this time
that we're doing right now,
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family worship, it's
a time of transition.
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We're transitioning
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from what we do during the week
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into the holy
time of the Sabbath,
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where we receive a blessing
as we're together with God.
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We're in the presence of God.
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So that's why
this is so important
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because it sets
your mind to that tone,
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you know, "So now I enter
into the presence of the Lord."
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It's a special time.
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Amen. Thank you so much.
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Another thing Idalia
was saying, it also...
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The good thing
about the Sabbath is,
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you were telling the people
not to work on your field,
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you know, yard or
anything like that.
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But that's one of the things,
you're taking rest yourselves
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and you're giving others rest.
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Yes, amen. That's right.
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And it's a blessed rest.
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You know, as you were discussing
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about bringing
in God's presence,
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we listen to 3ABN radio.
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Yes, we do.
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So we invite our
viewers too also,
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you know, tune into
3ABN radio, it's a blessing,
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so, and also the
Praise Him Network.
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But it's amazing how you
put certain worship music
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from the
morning, Friday morning,
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and all day you're listening to,
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you know, that
inspirational music
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that soothes your heart
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and brings your mind
to a state of worship.
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Even when I'm cooking
or preparing everything
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for the Sabbath to
take for fellowship dinner
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or what have you,
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you can still be,
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invite that presence
of the Lord with you,
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and you connect with heaven.
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That's right.
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But the Bible says,
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"Come into the
presence of the Lord
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with
thanksgiving in your heart."
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Amen. That's right.
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Well, before we continue,
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we should take a moment to pray.
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And I think, I
would like to ask Idalia,
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if you would lead
us in prayer this time.
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Okay. Sure.
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Let's pray.
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Father God, we want to thank You
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and praise You for Your goodness
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and Your mercy.
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Thank You for Your faithfulness,
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Your loyalty.
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And thank You, Father,
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that You are a man of Your word,
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You are a great God, living God,
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and You fill our
lives with blessings
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that we have never
imagined to receive.
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So, God, we thank you
for the accomplishments
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of this week.
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Thank you for the challenges
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that have provoked
us to even press forward
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and press on into Your presence
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because we've needed Your
intervention in our lives.
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Lord, our burdens are
many, help us to learn
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to cast our burdens on You.
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And that during these
Sabbath hours, Father,
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that our hearts will be
mended and connected with You,
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that our hearts will be filled
with praise and thanksgiving,
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and that we may
sense Your sweet presence
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as we go about in
this day of adoration.
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Please accept our
worship and adoration to You.
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Help us, Lord, to
really savor Your Word
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and may it be a
blessing in our lives,
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in Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen. Amen.
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Amen. Yeah.
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Well, kind of
touching on the Sabbath
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just, when you pray,
something hit me in my mind,
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just thinking about
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how I used to work in
other jobs besides 3ABN.
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I always had to
make sure I told them,
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"I will not work the
Sabbath, I'll take it off."
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And that was
always kind of a struggle
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because people are like,
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"Why don't you
work the Saturday.
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Come and work, you know."
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But me, I had to take it
off because I want to come in,
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in the presence of the
Lord, and I want to worship Him.
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You know, I want
that time with my God,
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and a lot of people
didn't understand it,
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but then God opened the door
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where I didn't
have to do that anymore.
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When I came at
3ABN, He honored that.
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I like that scripture says,
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"He honors those who honor Him."
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So I was really
thankful that, by honoring Him,
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He opened up the
door so I could come here.
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Now I don't have to
worry and fret about
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not being able to
worship on the Sabbath so.
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Amen. Amen.
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That's good. Yeah. Amen.
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You have a story about
when you were in the military.
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Oh, you don't want
to share that story now?
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Well, I'm just
trying to figure out
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which one you mean.
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About the Sabbath
keeping, how you...
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Well, okay, in basic training,
right, when you're going in.
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And you're like,
"Well, I'm a Sabbath keeper."
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So, well, they've seen
other Sabbath keepers before,
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but they don't keep the Sabbath.
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You know, they say
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they were trying to
take that Sabbath off.
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So by our witness or testimony,
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people will value
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or just regard the
needs of the sincere people.
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So that's where I
was going with that.
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Ah, yes.
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You know, it's marvelous
when you think about it.
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When I was in the military,
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you know, they have activities
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any day of the week,
24 hours, 24 hours a day.
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And so the challenge
was keeping the Sabbath.
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But I can tell you,
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God blessed in a marvelous way
to be able to keep the Sabbath.
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And I could tell you
many stories about that.
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That's why I say, I
wonder which one she means.
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But it's true,
and it's interesting.
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I would like to
tell one of them.
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It's kind of
long, maybe I shouldn't.
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But anyway,
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the senior drill sergeant,
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he found out that I was
a Seventh-day Adventist,
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and he said,
"Come to my office."
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And he said to me
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that because he
was going to allow me
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to take the Sabbath off
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and...
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But he says...
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He looked at the
calendar, he says,
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"We have this, this Saturday,
we have grenade training.
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This Saturday, we have
this kind of training."
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And he was telling
each one of those things
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that were going to take place.
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He said, "You're going to
have to make those things up
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on other day."
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That was no problem.
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I didn't want to get out of,
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you know, not doing something
I was not supposed to do.
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And really, when the
people were off on Sunday,
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I was out there raking leaves,
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I was out there
working, doing something
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so that they could
see, you know, that I was,
00:18:17.56\00:18:19.53
"Oh, this guy is
getting out of something."
00:18:19.56\00:18:21.26
But anyway, he said,
"This and of course testing,
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I don't think we can
give you that day off.
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We'll see. I don't know yet.
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I will see."
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You know, it's
interesting that God blessed
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in a marvelous way.
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That week came.
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And on Monday, he
called me into the office.
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And he says, "I have
worked this thing out
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so that you can
take the test on Friday."
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Amen. Amen.
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"It was supposed
to be on Saturday.
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I have worked this out
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so you can take
your test on Friday."
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And so...
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"But you better not fail.
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Otherwise, you're going to
have to go to basic training
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all over again."
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And so I said something
that I kind of regret it.
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I said, "I will
get 100 percent, Sir,
00:19:01.24\00:19:04.21
Sergeant."
00:19:04.24\00:19:05.57
And, "Well, we'll see.
00:19:05.61\00:19:07.58
Anyway, I wanted to let you know
00:19:07.61\00:19:09.38
that you're
going to go and take it
00:19:09.41\00:19:10.75
with the Bravo Company."
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And I was grateful, you know,
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I said praise the
Lord, and I thanked the Lord.
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And then I said
to myself, you know,
00:19:16.12\00:19:20.49
"When I take the test on Friday,
00:19:20.52\00:19:22.12
everybody's going to
say, "What was on the test?
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Can you tell
what was on the test?"
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Yeah.
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And I said, "You know,
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I'm really happy to be
able to do this on Friday,
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but I...
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You know, it's
going to look like
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I had special
treatment, you know.
00:19:37.11\00:19:38.77
But anyway, that was my prayer.
00:19:38.81\00:19:41.11
And there was one sergeant
00:19:41.14\00:19:42.74
that was that people considered
00:19:42.78\00:19:44.71
particularly
mean, particularly mean.
00:19:44.75\00:19:46.95
Now he didn't like
the idea that I was going,
00:19:46.98\00:19:49.92
"You missing some
training," as he said,
00:19:49.95\00:19:52.12
and I was going to
church on Saturday.
00:19:52.15\00:19:54.79
And so, he even called
me into his office twice.
00:19:54.82\00:19:58.49
"I thought you were
just taking one Saturday off,
00:19:58.53\00:20:00.20
but you're taking
off every Saturday
00:20:00.23\00:20:02.16
to go to church," you know.
00:20:02.20\00:20:03.53
He told me, "You know,
00:20:03.57\00:20:04.90
I can worship God wherever I am,
00:20:04.93\00:20:06.27
I don't have to
be going to church."
00:20:06.30\00:20:07.97
Nevertheless, I
continued to go to church.
00:20:08.00\00:20:10.74
And interestingly enough,
00:20:10.77\00:20:12.74
I remember I told
you that on Monday,
00:20:12.77\00:20:14.31
he said, "You're going
to take the test on Friday."
00:20:14.34\00:20:16.95
And I was getting ready
for that test on Wednesday.
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No, on Tuesday,
00:20:20.32\00:20:23.15
he makes an announcement.
00:20:23.18\00:20:25.05
There has been a change.
00:20:25.09\00:20:27.56
And everybody's
taking the test on Friday.
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Amen. Amen.
00:20:31.19\00:20:32.56
He announced, he said,
00:20:32.59\00:20:33.93
"Everybody's taking
the test on Friday."
00:20:33.96\00:20:35.70
He said, "This means, you
have less time to prepare."
00:20:35.73\00:20:39.00
And he says,
"And you better pass
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because I don't want to see
your ugly faces here again."
00:20:40.47\00:20:45.07
So anyway, that's the way
they talk in military training.
00:20:45.11\00:20:48.24
So anyway, I was grateful.
00:20:48.28\00:20:50.45
But remember, I told
you there was a sergeant
00:20:50.48\00:20:52.05
that was particularly mean?
00:20:52.08\00:20:53.65
He wasn't there
for the announcement.
00:20:53.68\00:20:55.58
Somehow he didn't get the memo.
00:20:55.62\00:20:57.85
So on Wednesday,
00:20:57.89\00:21:01.46
he had a day off on Tuesday.
00:21:01.49\00:21:05.33
So on Wednesday, he's back.
00:21:05.36\00:21:07.10
And he sees me
coming out of the cafeteria
00:21:07.13\00:21:09.93
and he says, "Hey,
Dinzey, come here."
00:21:09.96\00:21:13.44
He says, "This Saturday
is end of course testing.
00:21:13.47\00:21:17.47
What are you gonna do?
00:21:17.51\00:21:18.84
Are you going to take this test
00:21:18.87\00:21:20.68
or are you going
to go to church?"
00:21:20.71\00:21:22.64
Because he knew, if
I don't take the test,
00:21:22.68\00:21:24.08
I would have to go
back to the basic training.
00:21:24.11\00:21:26.55
I said...
00:21:26.58\00:21:27.92
I looked at him rather
strange because he didn't know.
00:21:27.95\00:21:30.02
You know, he's
part of the leadership.
00:21:30.05\00:21:32.25
I say, "Well, Sergeant,
I guess you haven't heard
00:21:32.29\00:21:34.26
that is been changed to Friday."
00:21:34.29\00:21:37.63
And he was shocked, he
opened his eyes really big.
00:21:37.66\00:21:41.63
He goes, "Well, I suppose
to call that a miracle though."
00:21:41.66\00:21:46.84
And I said, "I
believe it is, Sergeant.
00:21:46.87\00:21:50.21
I believe it is." Amen.
00:21:50.24\00:21:51.97
And he looked
at me for a moment,
00:21:52.01\00:21:53.34
didn't know what to say.
00:21:53.38\00:21:54.71
"Well, go ahead, go on."
00:21:54.74\00:21:56.88
And I said,
well, praise the Lord
00:21:56.91\00:22:00.05
that he saw that the
Lord work something out.
00:22:00.08\00:22:04.02
And he said,
00:22:04.05\00:22:05.39
"I suppose you
call that a miracle."
00:22:05.42\00:22:06.76
And I would say, you know,
00:22:06.79\00:22:08.12
"The Lord
worked this thing out."
00:22:08.16\00:22:09.49
And I say to you,
"The Lord will bless you."
00:22:09.52\00:22:10.93
I mean, there are some more
00:22:10.96\00:22:12.29
that are
learning things on 3ABN,
00:22:12.33\00:22:14.40
and they are wondering
about keeping the Sabbath.
00:22:14.43\00:22:18.90
I believe from
personal experience
00:22:18.93\00:22:21.70
that the Lord will
solve your problem.
00:22:21.74\00:22:23.44
Amen. Yes, He will.
00:22:23.47\00:22:24.91
Absolutely.
00:22:24.94\00:22:26.27
So anyway, we're
going to talk more
00:22:26.31\00:22:28.14
about the presence of the Lord,
00:22:28.18\00:22:30.51
because the Lord
promises to be with us
00:22:30.55\00:22:32.78
in different
places in the Bible.
00:22:32.81\00:22:35.22
One place you can go
to is Matthew Chapter 28.
00:22:35.25\00:22:37.95
And I'm just going
to read verses 18 to 20
00:22:37.99\00:22:41.29
to set the stage for this,
00:22:41.32\00:22:42.66
but you may share any scriptures
00:22:42.69\00:22:44.03
that come to your mind,
or testimonies, or stories
00:22:44.06\00:22:47.06
that you can see
00:22:47.10\00:22:48.43
where the Lord
has been with you.
00:22:48.46\00:22:50.17
And Matthew 28:18 to 20.
00:22:50.20\00:22:52.77
Idalia, would you
like to read that for us?
00:22:52.80\00:22:54.90
Sure.
00:22:54.94\00:22:56.27
Matthew 28:18 through 20 says,
00:22:56.30\00:22:59.74
"And Jesus came and
spake unto them, saying,
00:22:59.77\00:23:03.31
'All power is given unto
Me in heaven and in earth.
00:23:03.35\00:23:07.22
Go, ye, therefore
and teach all nations,
00:23:07.25\00:23:10.39
baptizing them in
the name of the Father
00:23:10.42\00:23:13.19
and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost,
00:23:13.22\00:23:16.86
teaching them to
observe all things
00:23:16.89\00:23:19.63
whatsoever I have commanded you,
00:23:19.66\00:23:21.93
and lo, I am with you always,
00:23:21.96\00:23:24.63
even unto the end of the world."
00:23:24.67\00:23:27.44
Amen. Amen, amen.
00:23:27.47\00:23:29.80
So what do you
think about that promise
00:23:29.84\00:23:31.27
that Jesus said He
will be with us always
00:23:31.31\00:23:33.74
even to the end of the world?
00:23:33.78\00:23:35.28
You know, it's funny
that when Jesus says this
00:23:35.31\00:23:38.58
and many other things
that He says in the Bible,
00:23:38.61\00:23:41.25
that we tend to say
how is He gonna do it?
00:23:41.28\00:23:43.35
Is that real, you know?
00:23:43.39\00:23:45.59
Yeah, it sounds
nice but how do you know?
00:23:45.62\00:23:48.32
So you know, this
feeds on to the curiosity
00:23:48.36\00:23:52.06
and provokes for
us to even study more
00:23:52.09\00:23:54.93
or just read a
promise here, a promise there.
00:23:54.96\00:23:58.70
I think that, this
is very encouraging.
00:23:58.73\00:24:02.90
It was very encouraging
to me as a child or teenager.
00:24:02.94\00:24:07.18
I had my ups and downs in life
and like just any other kid,
00:24:07.21\00:24:11.08
but we used to go
door-to-door a lot,
00:24:11.11\00:24:13.31
you know, so we
would claim this promise,
00:24:13.35\00:24:15.55
"I will be with
you till the end."
00:24:15.58\00:24:16.92
Okay, the Lord is with us,
you know, let's not be afraid.
00:24:16.95\00:24:19.79
One time, I knocked on...
00:24:19.82\00:24:21.52
We went into this
apartment building,
00:24:21.56\00:24:23.59
and there was a
mess going up the stairs.
00:24:23.63\00:24:26.59
The door was smashed in.
00:24:26.63\00:24:28.50
And, you know, there definitely
00:24:28.53\00:24:30.40
was a wrestling
match in that home.
00:24:30.43\00:24:33.94
And I was like, "Wow.
00:24:33.97\00:24:35.67
Lord, I got to get out of here."
00:24:35.70\00:24:38.57
So praise the Lord, I
left the track, you know,
00:24:38.61\00:24:42.78
we used to use El Centinela,
what is that one in English?
00:24:42.81\00:24:46.41
It's like Signs of the
Times. Signs of the Times.
00:24:46.45\00:24:49.65
Just drop a Signs of the Times
00:24:49.68\00:24:51.89
and I'm like,
"Okay, in Jesus' name,
00:24:51.92\00:24:53.46
I'm out of here."
00:24:53.49\00:24:55.92
But you know, God is
with us, He protects us
00:24:55.96\00:24:59.06
and when we sense His
presence in different ways,
00:24:59.09\00:25:02.56
it's like you can feel a
breeze caressing your skin.
00:25:02.60\00:25:06.70
And I started praying, I said,
"Thank you, Lord, thank you.
00:25:06.74\00:25:09.60
I accept that as Your presence."
00:25:09.64\00:25:11.07
Amen. Amen. Amen.
00:25:11.11\00:25:12.77
Someone else would
like to share something.
00:25:12.81\00:25:14.14
Yeah, You know, I was just...
00:25:14.18\00:25:15.51
Just recently, I had
a phone call in pastoral
00:25:15.54\00:25:16.91
and a gentleman
was really struggling,
00:25:16.95\00:25:18.28
he's got some health issues,
and car not running well,
00:25:18.31\00:25:20.92
and all that kind of thing.
00:25:20.95\00:25:22.28
And just speaking to him,
00:25:22.32\00:25:23.72
I actually quoted
scripture was out of 1 Peter 5,
00:25:23.75\00:25:26.15
I'll just read verse 9 and 10,
00:25:26.19\00:25:28.62
says, "Whom resist
steadfast in the faith
00:25:28.66\00:25:31.06
knowing that
the same afflictions
00:25:31.09\00:25:32.43
are
accomplished in your brethren
00:25:32.46\00:25:33.80
that are in the world."
00:25:33.83\00:25:35.16
But verse 10 is really awesome.
00:25:35.20\00:25:36.53
It says, "But
the God of all grace
00:25:36.56\00:25:37.90
who hath called us
unto His eternal glory
00:25:37.93\00:25:39.80
by Christ Jesus
00:25:39.83\00:25:41.40
after that you
have suffered a while
00:25:41.44\00:25:42.97
making perfect, establish,
strengthen, and settle you."
00:25:43.00\00:25:46.98
And he was
speaking to me, thinking,
00:25:47.01\00:25:48.98
"I think God's
just forgotten about me.
00:25:49.01\00:25:51.85
I think He
doesn't care about me."
00:25:51.88\00:25:53.21
You know, he's like, "But
after you read that scripture,
00:25:53.25\00:25:55.82
I realize now God's in
the middle of this trial
00:25:55.85\00:25:57.72
with me," and He
is in the presence.
00:25:57.75\00:25:59.85
And he said, "I
felt really assured
00:25:59.89\00:26:02.02
of what you just told me
there that God is in this,
00:26:02.06\00:26:04.23
I'm not alone."
00:26:04.26\00:26:05.59
So kind of what
you're referring to Jesus
00:26:05.63\00:26:07.16
always there with us.
00:26:07.20\00:26:08.53
Amen.
00:26:08.56\00:26:09.90
And it says always,
you know, it doesn't say,
00:26:09.93\00:26:11.27
"I'll be there
from nine to five,
00:26:11.30\00:26:13.54
on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays."
00:26:13.57\00:26:14.97
Yes.
00:26:15.00\00:26:16.34
Every day, all the time. Yeah.
00:26:16.37\00:26:18.24
I think it's very
interesting to connect
00:26:18.27\00:26:20.84
what we're talking about
with the introductory thought
00:26:20.88\00:26:25.28
that we shared
about the Sabbath.
00:26:25.31\00:26:28.42
Because I
think, the relationship
00:26:28.45\00:26:31.95
we have with God
has to do with the time,
00:26:31.99\00:26:35.52
with the way that
we conduct ourselves
00:26:35.56\00:26:37.39
but within that timeframe.
00:26:37.43\00:26:39.66
So we have a day
starts in the morning
00:26:39.69\00:26:43.77
and God has, gave us the time
00:26:43.80\00:26:47.37
so we can
understand a little bit
00:26:47.40\00:26:49.10
the way that He relates to us.
00:26:49.14\00:26:51.87
And in Romans 8:28
00:26:51.91\00:26:57.38
is a very wonderful Bible text
00:26:57.41\00:27:02.38
that remind us the
way that God has...
00:27:02.42\00:27:06.59
Can relate to us and
how can we relate to Him.
00:27:06.62\00:27:10.23
It says, Romans 8:28 says,
00:27:10.26\00:27:15.33
"And we know that in all things
00:27:15.36\00:27:18.40
God works for the good
of those who love Him."
00:27:18.43\00:27:22.77
So it's our reaction to Him
in that time that He gave us,
00:27:22.80\00:27:28.14
we love Him.
00:27:28.18\00:27:29.51
So who have been called
according to His purpose?
00:27:29.54\00:27:33.55
What's the purpose for those,
00:27:33.58\00:27:36.05
God foreknew He also predestined
00:27:36.08\00:27:38.55
to be conformed to
the image of His son
00:27:38.59\00:27:42.16
that He might be the firstborn
00:27:42.19\00:27:44.69
among many brothers and sisters,
00:27:44.73\00:27:46.59
and those He
predestined He also called,
00:27:46.63\00:27:50.47
and then is a list of
things that happen after that.
00:27:50.50\00:27:53.80
Those He called
He also justified,
00:27:53.84\00:27:56.84
and those He
justified He also glorified.
00:27:56.87\00:27:59.27
So in that list, in that form
00:27:59.31\00:28:04.15
that God has to relate to us,
00:28:04.18\00:28:07.02
we can understand the way
00:28:07.05\00:28:09.72
that He wants us to
relate to each other also.
00:28:09.75\00:28:12.92
But the most important thing
for me is to understand that
00:28:12.95\00:28:17.99
we have been
predestined for a good thing,
00:28:18.03\00:28:22.53
for something that is eternal,
00:28:22.56\00:28:25.23
and that we're here
not for just because
00:28:25.27\00:28:29.47
just because,
we're here for a purpose,
00:28:29.50\00:28:32.24
and that is to
accomplish God's purpose.
00:28:32.27\00:28:36.14
So going back to the Sabbath,
00:28:36.18\00:28:39.71
to the idea of the obedience
to the Ten Commandments,
00:28:39.75\00:28:43.72
that put us in the
perspective of God loves us,
00:28:43.75\00:28:47.52
He gave us this opportunity
to live on this earth,
00:28:47.56\00:28:51.39
He predestined
to be happy people.
00:28:51.43\00:28:55.10
Amen.
00:28:55.13\00:28:57.30
He called us, He
also justified us.
00:28:57.33\00:29:00.87
And then He also glorified us,
00:29:00.90\00:29:04.11
make us glorious creatures
happy to be with Him forever.
00:29:04.14\00:29:08.64
Amen. Amen. Thank you.
00:29:08.68\00:29:11.48
Are there any other scriptures
that you can share with us
00:29:11.51\00:29:15.25
that talk about that
God promises to be with us
00:29:15.28\00:29:18.05
that He promises to help us
00:29:18.09\00:29:20.19
that have helped you
during your Christian life,
00:29:20.22\00:29:24.03
during your
experience they come to mind?
00:29:24.06\00:29:28.86
Well, if you forgive me a
bit, right, I can connect.
00:29:28.90\00:29:33.40
I can connect that
we just finished reading
00:29:33.44\00:29:35.70
with a scripture that really,
really says what you asked.
00:29:35.74\00:29:41.28
And continuing in
Romans Chapter 8, says,
00:29:41.31\00:29:47.75
8:31,
00:29:47.78\00:29:54.66
"What then shall we
say to these things?
00:29:54.69\00:29:58.16
If God is for us,
who can be against us?
00:29:58.19\00:30:02.63
So like making a conclusion
of the whole thing, said,
00:30:02.66\00:30:08.00
"If God is for us,
who can be against us?"
00:30:08.04\00:30:12.11
Amen. Amen.
00:30:12.14\00:30:13.91
Praise the Lord, wonderful.
00:30:13.94\00:30:15.28
Beautiful scripture.
00:30:15.31\00:30:16.64
I would like to
share one from Psalms 34,
00:30:16.68\00:30:20.32
and I think, you know,
where I'm going with that one.
00:30:20.35\00:30:22.48
It's beautiful.
00:30:22.52\00:30:23.85
Psalms 34,
00:30:23.89\00:30:25.22
actually, I'm trying
to remember the verse,
00:30:25.25\00:30:28.12
I have to get to turn,
00:30:28.16\00:30:29.49
maybe it's verse
6 or 5, Psalms 34,
00:30:29.52\00:30:34.56
there it is, it's
verse 7, Psalms 34:7 says,
00:30:34.60\00:30:38.53
"The angel of the Lord encamps
all around those who fear Him,
00:30:38.57\00:30:44.74
and delivers them."
00:30:44.77\00:30:47.24
Wonderful, and I
like the word encamps
00:30:47.28\00:30:50.75
because that means he
didn't just come passing by,
00:30:50.78\00:30:54.48
he didn't come
just for a little while,
00:30:54.52\00:30:56.55
he encamps, he sets up...
00:30:56.58\00:30:57.92
He lives. A place to live.
00:30:57.95\00:31:00.59
So he encamps round
about to us and delivers us,
00:31:00.62\00:31:05.13
and so you ask
yourself, delivers us from what?
00:31:05.16\00:31:08.16
You know, the devil
would like to do us,
00:31:08.20\00:31:11.00
everyone of us
harm and even kill us,
00:31:11.03\00:31:15.50
and we have no idea
00:31:15.54\00:31:16.94
how many times he
has decided or chosen to,
00:31:16.97\00:31:20.78
I think I want to
kill of this person,
00:31:20.81\00:31:22.88
but God has protected us.
00:31:22.91\00:31:25.25
He sends His angels to
deliver us and protect us.
00:31:25.28\00:31:28.48
Amen.
00:31:28.52\00:31:29.85
And so, this is
one of the places
00:31:29.88\00:31:31.52
I like to consider or
look at and say, you know,
00:31:31.55\00:31:34.89
God promises to
be with us always,
00:31:34.92\00:31:36.59
He sends His angels
to encamp round about us,
00:31:36.62\00:31:39.39
and God is a marvelous God,
00:31:39.43\00:31:41.56
and the Bible says that
He is like a Father unto us.
00:31:41.60\00:31:45.33
And when you, you know,
00:31:45.37\00:31:47.87
why we use this father
and also the word mother
00:31:47.90\00:31:50.74
to try to help us understand
how He takes care of us.
00:31:50.77\00:31:54.54
How close, he can establish
our relationship with us,
00:31:54.58\00:31:59.21
like they were fathers.
00:31:59.25\00:32:02.82
Jaque, I have to go
back to what you are reading,
00:32:02.85\00:32:06.15
that was wonderful, honey,
00:32:06.19\00:32:07.92
but, you know, I was,
00:32:07.96\00:32:10.16
Johnny, when you shared Psalm 34
00:32:10.19\00:32:13.40
and I was attracted to the rest,
00:32:13.43\00:32:16.56
well, not the
rest of the chapter
00:32:16.60\00:32:18.13
but quite a bit
of it on Romans 8:28,
00:32:18.17\00:32:22.40
you left off there
on verse 31, right,
00:32:22.44\00:32:27.11
"What shall we then
say to these things?
00:32:27.14\00:32:29.88
If God be for us,
who can be against us?"
00:32:29.91\00:32:32.91
And that's
wonderful. And then who is God?
00:32:32.95\00:32:36.35
What has He done to prove this?
00:32:36.38\00:32:38.35
"He that spared not his own Son,
00:32:38.39\00:32:41.49
but delivered Him up for us all,
00:32:41.52\00:32:45.59
how shall He not with Him
also freely give us all things?
00:32:45.63\00:32:50.73
Who shall lay anything to
the charge of God's elect?
00:32:50.77\00:32:55.64
It is God that justifieth.
00:32:55.67\00:32:58.01
Who is he that condemns?
00:32:58.04\00:33:02.18
It is Christ that died, yea
rather, that is risen again,
00:33:02.21\00:33:06.61
who is even at
the right hand of God,
00:33:06.65\00:33:08.98
who also makes
intercession for us.
00:33:09.02\00:33:12.49
Who shall separate us
from the love of Christ?
00:33:12.52\00:33:15.72
Shall tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine,
00:33:15.76\00:33:20.50
or nakedness,
or peril, or sword?
00:33:20.53\00:33:23.70
As it is written, for thy sake
we are killed all the day long,
00:33:23.73\00:33:27.77
we are accounted as
sheep for the slaughter.
00:33:27.80\00:33:30.27
Nay, in all these things
00:33:30.31\00:33:32.21
we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us."
00:33:32.24\00:33:35.61
Hmm. Yeah.
00:33:35.64\00:33:36.98
You have to
finish verse 30 and 31
00:33:37.01\00:33:38.38
and different other verses.
00:33:38.41\00:33:39.75
Oh, yeah.
00:33:39.78\00:33:41.12
I was trying to stop but
it's just so savory is this,
00:33:41.15\00:33:42.98
it's just filling my heart.
00:33:43.02\00:33:44.82
Yeah, it's everything, yeah.
00:33:44.85\00:33:46.19
"For I am
persuaded," it says verse 38,
00:33:46.22\00:33:49.06
"that neither death, nor life,
nor angels, nor principalities,
00:33:49.09\00:33:54.83
nor powers, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor height,
00:33:54.86\00:33:59.67
nor depth, nor any
other created thing,
00:33:59.70\00:34:03.57
shall be able to separate
us from the love of God,
00:34:03.61\00:34:06.74
which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord."
00:34:06.78\00:34:08.81
Amen and amen.
00:34:08.84\00:34:10.38
Oh man. Whoo!
00:34:10.41\00:34:11.88
I guess, the first I
thought Paul says, okay,
00:34:11.91\00:34:14.62
this is God, this
is what He has done.
00:34:14.65\00:34:17.52
Now this is the
reason why He has done it.
00:34:17.55\00:34:21.26
And then, he shows
many departs in the Bible
00:34:21.29\00:34:25.13
and his writings actually says,
00:34:25.16\00:34:27.70
how come a God
that does all these
00:34:27.73\00:34:29.93
and even He's
willing to give His own Son.
00:34:29.96\00:34:33.07
He will not be
able to do this for you.
00:34:33.10\00:34:35.77
Yes.
00:34:35.80\00:34:37.14
What a wonderful assurance,
a promise and assurance
00:34:37.17\00:34:41.21
and, you know, what,
when God promises something,
00:34:41.24\00:34:43.81
He makes it happen,
He fulfills His promise.
00:34:43.85\00:34:46.51
Have you folks ever taken
care of a baby or a babysat,
00:34:46.55\00:34:51.29
or where used to care there.
00:34:51.32\00:34:53.05
You know, when
they are under our care,
00:34:53.09\00:34:54.96
when I used to
teach I felt that,
00:34:54.99\00:34:57.29
man, I have to
be with these kids,
00:34:57.33\00:34:59.63
I can't leave
them out of my sight,
00:34:59.66\00:35:01.16
because their
parents are coming back,
00:35:01.20\00:35:03.80
and I'm responsible
for all these little ones,
00:35:03.83\00:35:06.03
they have to be safe
and they were not even,
00:35:06.07\00:35:08.64
I didn't embarrassed these kids.
00:35:08.67\00:35:10.64
So then I get married,
00:35:10.67\00:35:12.01
I have my kids and
to this day my boy say,
00:35:12.04\00:35:15.38
mom, we know you
have eyes in Nebraska,
00:35:15.41\00:35:17.98
we know you have
eyes in Tennessee
00:35:18.01\00:35:19.68
while you're back home.
00:35:19.71\00:35:21.68
You know, and you
speak us, you know,
00:35:21.72\00:35:23.72
somebody might see my
son and they will write me
00:35:23.75\00:35:26.72
or send me a picture
or whatever you're doing,
00:35:26.76\00:35:29.52
I saw your son
today what have you,
00:35:29.56\00:35:32.09
and I feel so happy, you know,
00:35:32.13\00:35:34.83
people can testify
that they are doing okay
00:35:34.86\00:35:37.17
or if they're
gonna need, whatever.
00:35:37.20\00:35:38.77
The point is that
I want to make is,
00:35:38.80\00:35:40.84
it doesn't matter where we at,
00:35:40.87\00:35:43.74
as children of
our earthly parents,
00:35:43.77\00:35:47.01
our parents are always
concerned about your wellbeing.
00:35:47.04\00:35:51.11
But God,
00:35:51.15\00:35:52.95
if we're concerned about
the wellbeing for our children,
00:35:52.98\00:35:55.92
our family members, our friends,
00:35:55.95\00:35:58.72
how much more
00:35:58.75\00:36:00.32
does God want to
be there for you,
00:36:00.36\00:36:02.99
to protect you, to provide
you, your provider, your healer,
00:36:03.02\00:36:06.66
and your counselor.
00:36:06.70\00:36:08.03
You know, go ahead.
00:36:08.06\00:36:09.40
I believe, you know,
00:36:09.43\00:36:10.77
how we're saying that we come
into the presence of the Lord
00:36:10.80\00:36:13.64
and the Sabbath and all this.
00:36:13.67\00:36:15.60
To me, a very reassuring
fact that God is with us,
00:36:15.64\00:36:20.74
and pressing of that time,
00:36:20.78\00:36:22.84
is the story of
creation when the first Sabbath,
00:36:22.88\00:36:26.95
the Lord came and
was with Adam and Eve.
00:36:26.98\00:36:30.39
If He could be
with them at that time,
00:36:30.42\00:36:32.62
I always think of that as,
00:36:32.65\00:36:34.59
the Lord has come
down to be with us
00:36:34.62\00:36:37.59
at that time like right now
00:36:37.63\00:36:39.29
that we're doing the
family worship for Sabbath,
00:36:39.33\00:36:43.03
the Lord is coming
down to be with us,
00:36:43.06\00:36:45.63
to begin, to be in His presence.
00:36:45.67\00:36:48.57
You know, it's
interesting you say now is,
00:36:48.60\00:36:50.41
I didn't know if
I was gonna share
00:36:50.44\00:36:51.77
but Genesis 3 is
something interesting.
00:36:51.81\00:36:54.34
Genesis 3:8 says,
"They heard the sound,"
00:36:54.38\00:36:55.88
we're talking
about Adam and Eve,
00:36:55.91\00:36:57.28
"God walking in the
garden in the cool of the day,
00:36:57.31\00:36:59.78
and the man and
his wife hid themselves
00:36:59.81\00:37:01.48
from the presence of the Lord
00:37:01.52\00:37:03.35
God among the
trees of the garden."
00:37:03.39\00:37:04.82
So it's it, when I
thought about that,
00:37:04.85\00:37:06.72
I started kind of
meditating it earlier,
00:37:06.76\00:37:08.96
it's God wants to be with
us, He wants to dwell with us,
00:37:08.99\00:37:11.23
but they are
running away from Him.
00:37:11.26\00:37:12.59
It's like, how
would you want to run away
00:37:12.63\00:37:14.30
from such a loving God?
00:37:14.33\00:37:15.66
What caused them
to run away and hide
00:37:15.70\00:37:18.80
from the presence of the Lord,
00:37:18.83\00:37:20.84
so it really reflecting on that,
00:37:20.87\00:37:23.41
you want to be drawn
00:37:23.44\00:37:24.77
because God is our
creator and redeemer,
00:37:24.81\00:37:26.14
you want to be in His presence.
00:37:26.17\00:37:28.04
You would think you
want to be in His presence.
00:37:28.08\00:37:30.35
You know, it's a...
00:37:30.38\00:37:31.71
Hiding.
00:37:31.75\00:37:33.08
It's interesting
00:37:33.11\00:37:34.45
some of the things that
help us understand God's care,
00:37:34.48\00:37:36.28
God's love and the
Bible shows many things.
00:37:36.32\00:37:39.95
But the experiences we
have also help us to understand.
00:37:39.99\00:37:42.69
You know, we had
chickens for a while
00:37:42.72\00:37:45.49
and the kids had fun
finding where the egg was laid,
00:37:45.53\00:37:52.23
but there was one
particular chicken,
00:37:52.27\00:37:55.07
this one was like
an all white chicken,
00:37:55.10\00:37:56.81
we had some different color ones
00:37:56.84\00:37:58.17
but this one is all white hen.
00:37:58.21\00:38:01.18
And one day,
00:38:01.21\00:38:05.31
to our surprise
they were like 12 or 13,
00:38:05.35\00:38:09.18
I don't remember
how many little chicks
00:38:09.22\00:38:11.65
were all over the place
following wherever she went.
00:38:11.69\00:38:15.69
And there was...
00:38:15.72\00:38:17.09
I was watching one time
00:38:17.13\00:38:18.46
when apparently one
or the other chicken,
00:38:18.49\00:38:20.93
so even the rooster king.
00:38:20.96\00:38:23.47
And this hen has
opened up her wings like this
00:38:23.50\00:38:29.64
and put herself in a
stance to defend these chickens.
00:38:29.67\00:38:32.87
And all the little chicks
went underneath the wings,
00:38:32.91\00:38:36.91
like they knew,
I'm protected here,
00:38:36.95\00:38:39.38
and mom is gonna protect us.
00:38:39.41\00:38:41.98
Even from the rooster, I mean,
00:38:42.02\00:38:43.55
she made the space and I said...
00:38:43.59\00:38:45.75
Don't look at my kids
00:38:45.79\00:38:47.12
Wow!
00:38:47.16\00:38:48.49
She was willing to
take on any chicken
00:38:48.52\00:38:49.89
that would come her way
00:38:49.92\00:38:51.39
to protect the little
chicks, you know, and I...
00:38:51.43\00:38:54.56
That was so dramatic and
wow, I was so impressed by that
00:38:54.60\00:38:58.67
and, you know, we think of God,
00:38:58.70\00:39:00.70
He says the angel of the
Lord encamps round about them,
00:39:00.74\00:39:04.01
that fear him and delivers them
00:39:04.04\00:39:05.97
and when we are
in the Lord's care,
00:39:06.01\00:39:09.44
we have to understand
that He's gonna protect us
00:39:09.48\00:39:11.61
from all the unnecessary
stuff that's gonna happen to us,
00:39:11.65\00:39:14.55
but He may allow
certain things to come our way.
00:39:14.58\00:39:17.95
And that's why I'm glad
we share this Romans 8:28,
00:39:17.99\00:39:20.86
because it helps us understand
00:39:20.89\00:39:23.29
that if God allow
something to come our way,
00:39:23.32\00:39:26.56
He has already measured it.
00:39:26.59\00:39:27.93
He has already
said to the devil,
00:39:27.96\00:39:30.77
this is far as
you can go, no more.
00:39:30.80\00:39:34.07
And so read it again, it says,
00:39:34.10\00:39:36.27
"And we know that
all things work together
00:39:36.30\00:39:38.94
for good to those that love God,
00:39:38.97\00:39:40.91
to those who are called
according to his purpose."
00:39:40.94\00:39:43.68
So God allow
something to happen to us,
00:39:43.71\00:39:47.05
then for some
reason it's for our good.
00:39:47.08\00:39:50.32
And so when we know that,
when we know that God loves us
00:39:50.35\00:39:53.62
and we gonna face
difficulties differently,
00:39:53.66\00:39:57.33
we gonna understand
that God cares for us,
00:39:57.36\00:39:59.79
He's gonna work us
something good for us
00:39:59.83\00:40:01.73
in this whatever
situation we're going through.
00:40:01.76\00:40:04.33
But there's one even
more powerful than that
00:40:04.37\00:40:07.97
not because it's not Romans
00:40:08.00\00:40:10.31
what Paul says is not
powerful and his writings.
00:40:10.34\00:40:15.54
But this one in
Matthew Chapter 7
00:40:15.58\00:40:18.28
is from the lips of Jesus,
00:40:18.31\00:40:20.85
from the
direct, from the source,
00:40:20.88\00:40:23.25
so this is even more powerful.
00:40:23.28\00:40:27.59
7:7, "Ask, and it
will be given to you,
00:40:27.62\00:40:31.53
seek, and you will find,
00:40:31.56\00:40:34.06
knock, and it
will be opened to you.
00:40:34.10\00:40:36.63
For everyone who asks receives
and he who seeks, finds,
00:40:36.67\00:40:40.84
and to him who
knocks, it will be opened.
00:40:40.87\00:40:44.67
Or,"
00:40:44.71\00:40:46.24
and this is the part
that really makes me,
00:40:46.27\00:40:50.05
you know,
00:40:50.08\00:40:51.41
"what man is there among you
who, if his son asks for bread,
00:40:51.45\00:40:55.68
will give him a stone?
00:40:55.72\00:40:59.12
Or if he asks for a fish,
will he give him a serpent?
00:40:59.15\00:41:03.46
If you then, being evil,
00:41:03.49\00:41:05.86
know how to give good
gifts to your children,
00:41:05.89\00:41:08.43
how much more will
your Father who is in heaven
00:41:08.46\00:41:12.13
give good things
to those who ask Him!
00:41:12.17\00:41:14.04
Therefore,
00:41:14.07\00:41:15.40
whatever you
want men to do to you,
00:41:15.44\00:41:18.27
do also to them,
00:41:18.31\00:41:19.94
for this is the
law and the prophets."
00:41:19.97\00:41:23.55
So what a powerful
statement from God Himself
00:41:23.58\00:41:28.38
being Jesus on earth
talking to His followers
00:41:28.42\00:41:34.26
and that it makes us feel like,
00:41:34.29\00:41:37.69
wow, we are on under like
you said, under His wings.
00:41:37.73\00:41:41.53
Amen. Amen.
00:41:41.56\00:41:42.90
Nothing to worry about.
00:41:42.93\00:41:44.37
There is a song
that goes like that.
00:41:44.40\00:41:46.67
That was about saying, I mean,
everything that you're saying,
00:41:46.70\00:41:48.97
everything that we started
with as far as the Sabbath
00:41:49.00\00:41:51.57
and the presence of God.
00:41:51.61\00:41:53.58
All we need is
basically the presence of God,
00:41:53.61\00:41:56.24
but we have to
give the love to Him
00:41:56.28\00:41:59.21
to allow His
presence to come to us.
00:41:59.25\00:42:01.58
You know, it
says in Exodus 33:14,
00:42:01.62\00:42:06.05
"And He said, 'My
Presence will go with you,
00:42:06.09\00:42:08.82
and I will give you rest.'"
00:42:08.86\00:42:10.59
You know, that's
according to the Sabbath day,
00:42:10.63\00:42:12.89
but that is always rest
00:42:12.93\00:42:14.90
whenever you let the
presence of God into your heart.
00:42:14.93\00:42:19.70
And I did find
something very interesting
00:42:19.73\00:42:24.07
on Isaiah 57:15,
00:42:24.11\00:42:27.11
if you turn there.
00:42:27.14\00:42:28.58
Isaiah 57?
00:42:28.61\00:42:30.48
57:15,
00:42:30.51\00:42:34.08
it says, "For thus
says the High and Lofty One
00:42:34.12\00:42:37.35
Who inhabits
eternity, whose name is Holy,
00:42:37.39\00:42:41.32
I dwell in the
high and holy place,
00:42:41.36\00:42:44.09
with him who has a
contrite and humble spirit,
00:42:44.13\00:42:48.36
to revive the
spirit of the humble,
00:42:48.40\00:42:50.77
and to revive the
heart of the contrite ones."
00:42:50.80\00:42:54.54
So if you feel
pains of anything,
00:42:54.57\00:42:58.91
if you are contrite and lowly,
00:42:58.94\00:43:01.21
and feel like you're
not worthy of anything,
00:43:01.24\00:43:04.01
if you let love of God come
in and fill you in the presence,
00:43:04.05\00:43:08.18
it's such a blessing to
let Him into your heart.
00:43:08.22\00:43:10.75
Amen.
00:43:10.79\00:43:12.12
You know, and that feeling
you get is a feeling of rest.
00:43:12.15\00:43:18.66
So you don't have the worries
00:43:18.69\00:43:20.86
and the sorrows
that you normally have,
00:43:20.90\00:43:22.53
whenever you ask
for the presence of God.
00:43:22.56\00:43:25.30
It is such a
blessing to have that freedom
00:43:25.33\00:43:28.34
from the pain, from the sorrows.
00:43:28.37\00:43:31.01
And that was the wonderful thing
00:43:31.04\00:43:32.37
about the Sabbath.
00:43:32.41\00:43:33.78
Amen And so.
00:43:33.81\00:43:37.21
Now the presence of
the Lord is just something
00:43:37.25\00:43:40.78
that we seek
just for the Sabbath,
00:43:40.82\00:43:43.35
or every day, every trial,
00:43:43.39\00:43:46.86
or every situation in our lives?
00:43:46.89\00:43:50.36
We should be seeking
00:43:50.39\00:43:51.73
the presence of
the Lord continually...
00:43:51.76\00:43:53.93
But I think the Sabbath presence
00:43:53.96\00:43:56.67
is different, is special,
00:43:56.70\00:43:59.50
and I think that's
when the Lord Himself
00:43:59.53\00:44:02.40
encamps around you.
00:44:02.44\00:44:04.04
It's not just the
angel of the Lord,
00:44:04.07\00:44:06.17
but it's
different, it's like a date,
00:44:06.21\00:44:10.35
you know, it's a special
time that you have with Christ.
00:44:10.38\00:44:14.92
He set it up before you came
00:44:14.95\00:44:17.42
and He expects you to be
together with Him at that time,
00:44:17.45\00:44:20.79
and I think I get a lot
from people on the phone
00:44:20.82\00:44:24.66
especially people
that they are alone,
00:44:24.69\00:44:30.00
not because they
don't have family,
00:44:30.03\00:44:31.90
which also includes them
00:44:31.93\00:44:33.74
but basically
because they're the only ones
00:44:33.77\00:44:36.64
that are seeking
the Lord at this time
00:44:36.67\00:44:38.54
and, you know, and
they're testifying.
00:44:38.57\00:44:41.31
They feel alone
00:44:41.34\00:44:43.21
and they express that
like what we're doing here.
00:44:43.24\00:44:46.72
Now we have
radio, and we have TV
00:44:46.75\00:44:49.52
and they feel part of it,
00:44:49.55\00:44:51.35
and so they can
be together with us.
00:44:51.39\00:44:54.66
But I found a
verse very comforting
00:44:54.69\00:44:57.56
in Isaiah 46:4 that it says,
00:44:57.59\00:45:02.36
"Even to your old age
and your gray hairs I am he,
00:45:02.40\00:45:08.84
I am he who will sustain you."
00:45:08.87\00:45:11.71
So there is no need
for you to feel alone
00:45:11.74\00:45:15.14
or by yourself when
you're worshiping God,
00:45:15.18\00:45:18.18
He promised to
come to be with you
00:45:18.21\00:45:20.42
even when you think,
well, I already live my life.
00:45:20.45\00:45:23.39
I'm here all alone at home.
00:45:23.42\00:45:25.39
You're not alone,
He says, he sustains.
00:45:25.42\00:45:28.66
Please read that verse
again for the folks at home?
00:45:28.69\00:45:32.09
Yeah.
00:45:32.13\00:45:33.46
"Even to your old age
and your gray hairs I am he,
00:45:33.50\00:45:38.40
I am he who will sustain you.
00:45:38.43\00:45:40.87
I have made you
and I will carry you,
00:45:40.90\00:45:44.24
I will sustain you,
and I will rescue you."
00:45:44.27\00:45:48.24
Wonderful.
00:45:48.28\00:45:49.71
Well, beautiful. As Isaiah 57:4.
00:45:49.74\00:45:52.41
46:4.
00:45:52.45\00:45:54.65
Thank you, 46:4.
Yes, Isaiah 46:4.
00:45:54.68\00:45:56.69
It was very frightening
for people for all of us,
00:45:56.72\00:46:01.26
their idea of being alone
00:46:01.29\00:46:04.26
and in
especially in the old age.
00:46:04.29\00:46:09.63
What if, you don't
have family around you,
00:46:09.66\00:46:12.00
or friends, or
anybody to take care of you,
00:46:12.03\00:46:14.27
and all of the
sudden you're alone.
00:46:14.30\00:46:17.37
So but this is
comforting, this is.
00:46:17.41\00:46:19.54
Kind of like why I like,
when we talk about Matthew 28
00:46:19.57\00:46:22.18
it says, "Go ye
therefore into all the world..."
00:46:22.21\00:46:24.98
So that's what
we're really call to,
00:46:25.01\00:46:26.75
we really had a love
of Christ in your hearts,
00:46:26.78\00:46:28.58
and you want to
go and share that.
00:46:28.62\00:46:30.29
I kind of think
of that, you know,
00:46:30.32\00:46:31.65
we have people who are
seen behind close door,
00:46:31.69\00:46:33.02
you're talking
about these older folks.
00:46:33.05\00:46:34.56
They're wanting
somebody to come and love them,
00:46:34.59\00:46:36.79
and accept them,
and bring them in
00:46:36.83\00:46:38.69
to the family of God.
00:46:38.73\00:46:40.06
If you want to be
in a family of God,
00:46:40.10\00:46:41.43
why want you want somebody
else to be in that family,
00:46:41.46\00:46:43.16
so embracing those folks
00:46:43.20\00:46:44.80
and going out and to meet them,
00:46:44.83\00:46:46.43
that's really important.
00:46:46.47\00:46:48.70
Very important.
00:46:48.74\00:46:50.07
Amen, amen.
00:46:50.11\00:46:51.47
You know, I was a...
00:46:51.51\00:46:52.84
I guess, I will share this
real quick, I shared it before,
00:46:52.87\00:46:54.74
but maybe there are
some new people listening.
00:46:54.78\00:46:58.61
I was driving to work
00:46:58.65\00:46:59.98
when I used to live in
Chicago many years ago.
00:47:00.02\00:47:02.78
And it was raining
00:47:02.82\00:47:04.85
and it was just one of
those pouring down rain moments
00:47:04.89\00:47:09.16
but for some reason I was,
00:47:09.19\00:47:11.19
you know, not even
paying much attention to that,
00:47:11.23\00:47:14.96
and just as I was
approaching this train overpass,
00:47:15.00\00:47:20.74
there was this
lightning and thunder
00:47:20.77\00:47:23.30
and that was particularly loud,
00:47:23.34\00:47:25.14
it's one of those that sounded
like it's not 400 miles away,
00:47:25.17\00:47:29.38
it's right here,
it was like a boom.
00:47:29.41\00:47:33.42
And my heart went boom,
00:47:33.45\00:47:38.95
and I got scared for a moment
00:47:38.99\00:47:41.12
and then it was
like if the Lord said,
00:47:41.16\00:47:43.46
you know, I didn't hear a
voice that some people say
00:47:43.49\00:47:45.66
but it was so clear
00:47:45.69\00:47:48.03
that God said,
why are you afraid?
00:47:48.06\00:47:51.87
I'm with you
00:47:51.90\00:47:53.64
and then there
was this calmness,
00:47:53.67\00:47:55.60
this peace,
tranquility that came over me
00:47:55.64\00:47:58.47
that I had to answer the
Lord and say, yes, it is true,
00:47:58.51\00:48:02.24
Lord, you are with me.
00:48:02.28\00:48:03.61
I don't have any
need to be afraid.
00:48:03.65\00:48:05.28
And this serenity,
00:48:05.31\00:48:06.65
it was just beautiful, beautiful
00:48:06.68\00:48:09.08
how marvelous the Lord is.
00:48:09.12\00:48:10.62
Whoa!
00:48:10.65\00:48:11.99
Our time is just
escaping from us,
00:48:12.02\00:48:14.19
so maybe we can just go by
00:48:14.22\00:48:16.46
in a few words
you can say something.
00:48:16.49\00:48:20.06
Well, at least have
a minute each or two.
00:48:20.10\00:48:22.23
Brian, for you,
what would you say?
00:48:22.26\00:48:25.73
What does it mean to you
00:48:25.77\00:48:27.10
to the assurance
we find in the Bible,
00:48:27.14\00:48:30.07
the promises that the
Lord, promises to be with us,
00:48:30.11\00:48:32.24
that His
presence will be with us.
00:48:32.27\00:48:34.61
I was kind like, I
was saying in 57:15,
00:48:34.64\00:48:38.15
in a way that kind of
reflected on my own life,
00:48:38.18\00:48:41.08
you know, especially
whenever about nine years ago
00:48:41.12\00:48:44.49
when things were
looking pretty bleak in my life.
00:48:44.52\00:48:49.06
And, you know, I started
praying to God at that point.
00:48:49.09\00:48:54.73
It was like, okay, I
need, I need a way out of this.
00:48:54.76\00:48:57.70
You know, I need to find a way,
and He took me over a long road
00:48:57.73\00:49:01.24
that brought me
to where I am today.
00:49:01.27\00:49:02.84
Amen.
00:49:02.87\00:49:04.21
And, you know, it
and back in Exodus,
00:49:04.24\00:49:06.78
when we're
talking about His presence
00:49:06.81\00:49:08.14
giving you rest, you know,
00:49:08.18\00:49:09.51
and once that I finally realized
00:49:09.54\00:49:12.41
in the last couple of years,
00:49:12.45\00:49:14.12
you know, I
started feeling better,
00:49:14.15\00:49:15.48
it's first
physically and things like that
00:49:15.52\00:49:18.49
but as far as
spiritually and thinking of God,
00:49:18.52\00:49:21.96
things were not right yet.
00:49:21.99\00:49:23.79
But when I started
honoring the Sabbath,
00:49:23.83\00:49:28.30
and communing with God daily,
and even more on the Sabbath,
00:49:28.33\00:49:33.87
and spending the
Sabbath day with the Lord,
00:49:33.90\00:49:37.14
the hurt and sorrows just fade.
00:49:37.17\00:49:40.61
Amen. Amen.
00:49:40.64\00:49:41.98
Everything has
gotten so much better,
00:49:42.01\00:49:43.35
even at the hard
times and the trials
00:49:43.38\00:49:46.08
that in the past I
thought were such a big deals
00:49:46.11\00:49:48.28
and now they are just
trials and I see them,
00:49:48.32\00:49:50.89
it's like the Lord will
provide and He will guide.
00:49:50.92\00:49:53.49
Amen. Amen.
00:49:53.52\00:49:54.86
And He gets us
through, you know,
00:49:54.89\00:49:56.59
and He keeps our
heart happy and joyful.
00:49:56.62\00:49:59.53
Amen. Amen.
00:49:59.56\00:50:00.90
Jorge? Yeah.
00:50:00.93\00:50:02.26
What if you think of,
you know, your everyday life,
00:50:02.30\00:50:06.97
you face challenges
00:50:07.00\00:50:08.40
and sometimes
financial challenges,
00:50:08.44\00:50:13.91
especially financial challenges
sometimes make us think,
00:50:13.94\00:50:16.95
"Okay, what I'm gonna do?
00:50:16.98\00:50:19.11
I have to pay here
00:50:19.15\00:50:24.05
and there and other thing."
00:50:24.09\00:50:26.59
And then you go
back to the Bible
00:50:26.62\00:50:28.02
and it's so simple,
00:50:28.06\00:50:29.39
it says, "Do not worry."
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How can you not worry?
00:50:30.86\00:50:33.13
But you know it works.
00:50:33.16\00:50:34.56
Yes. Somehow it works.
00:50:34.60\00:50:36.67
So going back to now,
00:50:36.70\00:50:40.00
Matthew 6:25 says,
00:50:40.04\00:50:45.04
"Therefore I say to you,
do not worry about your life,
00:50:45.07\00:50:48.24
what you will eat
or what you will drink,
00:50:48.28\00:50:50.51
nor about your body,
what you will put on.
00:50:50.55\00:50:54.08
Is not life more than food
and body more than clothing?"
00:50:54.12\00:50:57.72
It said and human,
now we're human nature.
00:50:57.75\00:51:01.89
We said, no, it is important.
00:51:01.92\00:51:04.83
So what I'm gonna do,
00:51:04.86\00:51:06.19
if I don't have anything to eat?
00:51:06.23\00:51:07.56
That's right. God is there.
00:51:07.60\00:51:09.26
He's faithful. Amen.
00:51:09.30\00:51:10.63
He's faithful and
never ever will let you down.
00:51:10.67\00:51:14.50
Psalm says,
00:51:14.54\00:51:19.11
I'm not gonna try to
remember but it says,
00:51:19.14\00:51:21.18
I've never seen...
00:51:21.21\00:51:25.91
Righteous that has to...
00:51:25.95\00:51:28.12
Beg for bread. Beg for bread.
00:51:28.15\00:51:30.59
Amen.
00:51:30.62\00:51:32.49
So those things make
you think, "Okay, well,
00:51:32.52\00:51:35.62
if we believe what we believe,
00:51:35.66\00:51:38.53
then we just need to trust."
00:51:38.56\00:51:40.70
Amen. Amen.
00:51:40.73\00:51:42.06
And you know
that trusting comes,
00:51:42.10\00:51:45.73
becomes stronger and more
real as so he faced the trials.
00:51:45.77\00:51:50.94
Because we can
say we believe in God,
00:51:50.97\00:51:53.94
we trust God but
when we are face with,
00:51:53.98\00:51:58.18
you know, issues that
are beyond our control
00:51:58.21\00:52:01.45
that we cannot,
00:52:01.48\00:52:02.82
you know, say what's going.
00:52:02.85\00:52:05.12
Then it's like,
00:52:05.15\00:52:06.49
"Lord, give me
the faith that I need
00:52:06.52\00:52:08.52
to be able to crush
this, but don't leave me."
00:52:08.56\00:52:12.23
But yet in our heads that
echoes sounds in our head,
00:52:12.26\00:52:16.63
I will never leave
you nor forsake you.
00:52:16.67\00:52:18.77
You know, so when
the storms of life come,
00:52:18.80\00:52:22.37
it's just like when
Jesus was in the boat,
00:52:22.40\00:52:24.11
they forgot that
Jesus was in the boat,
00:52:24.14\00:52:27.01
you know, and
we sometimes forget
00:52:27.04\00:52:29.68
that we are in the
presence of the Lord.
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He is omnipresent.
00:52:31.28\00:52:33.15
Amen. Amen.
00:52:33.18\00:52:34.52
Xenia?
00:52:34.55\00:52:35.88
No, just a little
encouragement because, you know,
00:52:35.92\00:52:38.09
we are talking about
financial and things like that,
00:52:38.12\00:52:41.16
but sometimes our
desperation is internal,
00:52:41.19\00:52:44.89
it's more like mental attitude.
00:52:44.93\00:52:48.53
And we can feel
God's presence with us.
00:52:48.56\00:52:53.54
I've experienced that before,
00:52:53.57\00:52:55.44
you know where you actually
feel like He is embracing you.
00:52:55.47\00:52:59.14
And I promise you that if
you pray to Him, He will come.
00:52:59.17\00:53:02.88
He will come.
00:53:02.91\00:53:04.25
Amen. Amen.
00:53:04.28\00:53:05.88
I was just
thinking of Psalm 118:6,
00:53:05.91\00:53:08.35
comes to my mind, it says,
00:53:08.38\00:53:09.72
"The Lord is on my
side, I shall not fear.
00:53:09.75\00:53:11.75
What can man do unto me?"
00:53:11.79\00:53:13.79
That's really powerful thought,
00:53:13.82\00:53:15.16
and as we were
mentioning finances,
00:53:15.19\00:53:16.73
you know, my wife and
I had to make a decision
00:53:16.76\00:53:18.26
to go to an event
over couple of weeks ago.
00:53:18.29\00:53:22.00
And we stepped on faith
00:53:22.03\00:53:23.37
and it was a big
financial expense.
00:53:23.40\00:53:27.27
But in that it
was such a blessing
00:53:27.30\00:53:29.00
because we got to bless people.
00:53:29.04\00:53:30.37
When we were on the plane,
00:53:30.41\00:53:31.74
I had a gentleman that
was sitting next to me,
00:53:31.77\00:53:33.11
a husband and wife,
they're kind of older.
00:53:33.14\00:53:35.08
They told me
about their two sons
00:53:35.11\00:53:36.44
who had been born
with fetal alcohol syndrome
00:53:36.48\00:53:40.08
and they were
just young at the time,
00:53:40.12\00:53:42.12
now in their 30s,
00:53:42.15\00:53:44.09
and so I happened to have
a Ministry of Healing book
00:53:44.12\00:53:45.75
in my bag pack.
00:53:45.79\00:53:47.42
And so the Lord told us,
00:53:47.46\00:53:48.92
"Give him that
Ministry of Healing book.
00:53:48.96\00:53:50.79
Ministry of Healing book?"
00:53:50.83\00:53:52.16
"I'm like," Okay,
Lord, I can part with it.
00:53:52.19\00:53:54.23
I got more pictured so".
00:53:54.26\00:53:55.93
But anyways it's just a blessing
00:53:55.96\00:53:57.43
and you know, I
think that's for me
00:53:57.47\00:53:59.20
the biggest key is
knowing that God is with you
00:53:59.23\00:54:02.20
and that you can go on
and share with other people.
00:54:02.24\00:54:03.91
And it says,
00:54:03.94\00:54:05.27
you don't have to worry
about what's going around,
00:54:05.31\00:54:06.64
even if you got
financial burden, so what,
00:54:06.68\00:54:08.01
you can go and
help somebody else.
00:54:08.04\00:54:09.81
That makes you
joyful in your heart,
00:54:09.84\00:54:11.85
like if you give it to
someone else who can heal.
00:54:11.88\00:54:13.88
Amen.
00:54:13.92\00:54:15.25
I want to share a dance
lyrics, this lyric real fast,
00:54:15.28\00:54:18.82
I know our time is almost gone.
00:54:18.85\00:54:21.59
Is it okay? Sure.
00:54:21.62\00:54:22.96
Oh, well, anyway the song is
"In the Presence of Jehovah."
00:54:22.99\00:54:27.76
It's a beautiful
song but the message...
00:54:27.80\00:54:31.13
I just want you
guys to think about this.
00:54:31.17\00:54:35.97
God Almighty Prince of Peace
00:54:36.00\00:54:37.97
Troubles vanish
hearts are mended
00:54:38.01\00:54:41.68
In the presence of the King
00:54:41.71\00:54:43.81
In and out of situations
00:54:43.85\00:54:45.61
That tug-a-war at me
00:54:45.65\00:54:47.75
All day long I struggle
00:54:47.78\00:54:49.12
For answers that I need
00:54:49.15\00:54:50.85
Then I come into His presence
00:54:50.89\00:54:53.32
All my questions become clear
00:54:53.36\00:54:55.76
And for a sacred moment
00:54:55.79\00:54:57.43
No doubt can interfere
00:54:57.46\00:55:00.13
Through His love
the Lord provided
00:55:00.16\00:55:02.63
A place for us to rest
00:55:02.66\00:55:04.57
A place to find the answers
00:55:04.60\00:55:06.43
In hours of distress
00:55:06.47\00:55:08.27
There is never any reason
00:55:08.30\00:55:10.21
To give up in despair
00:55:10.24\00:55:12.04
Just slip away
and breathe His name
00:55:12.07\00:55:14.34
In the presence of Jehovah
God Almighty Prince of Peace
00:55:14.38\00:55:18.41
Troubles vanish
hearts are mended
00:55:18.45\00:55:20.58
In the presence of the King
00:55:20.62\00:55:22.22
Amen.
00:55:22.25\00:55:23.62
That was our special for today.
00:55:23.65\00:55:27.26
Well, here in Psalm 16,
00:55:27.29\00:55:30.83
David made this,
the way he lived.
00:55:30.86\00:55:35.10
And I would like to
share that with you, Psalm 16,
00:55:35.13\00:55:37.40
I will begin reading
in verse 8 and David says,
00:55:37.43\00:55:41.00
"I have set the
Lord always before me,
00:55:41.04\00:55:45.77
because He is at my right hand,
00:55:45.81\00:55:47.91
I shall not be moved.
00:55:47.94\00:55:51.01
Therefore my heart is
glad, and my glory rejoices,
00:55:51.05\00:55:55.02
my flesh also
will rest in hope."
00:55:55.05\00:55:58.55
And then I like
to jump to verse 11,
00:55:58.59\00:56:00.66
why don't we read rest,
00:56:00.69\00:56:02.02
"For You will not
leave my soul in Sheol,
00:56:02.06\00:56:04.49
nor will You allow Your Holy One
00:56:04.53\00:56:06.19
to see corruption."
00:56:06.23\00:56:07.56
Verse 11, "You will
show me the path of life,
00:56:07.60\00:56:11.03
in Your presence
is fullness of joy,
00:56:11.07\00:56:15.64
at Your right hand are
pleasures forevermore."
00:56:15.67\00:56:19.91
Amen.
00:56:19.94\00:56:21.28
And so this is
something to consider, Psalm 16.
00:56:21.31\00:56:24.41
And so I would
like to encourage you
00:56:24.45\00:56:25.78
to invite the presence
of the Lord to your life.
00:56:25.81\00:56:29.78
I think we have all shared
and we gonna continue sharing
00:56:29.82\00:56:33.09
about how the Lord
has been good to us
00:56:33.12\00:56:35.42
and how the
Lord has been with us
00:56:35.46\00:56:36.83
through different
trials, and difficulties,
00:56:36.86\00:56:38.66
and problems of life.
00:56:38.69\00:56:40.70
But we want you to
experience Jesus in your life
00:56:40.73\00:56:44.10
and with the fullness of
joy that He wants to offer you.
00:56:44.13\00:56:47.27
So if you are
wondering about that,
00:56:47.30\00:56:50.44
I would like to include
this verse in your mind,
00:56:50.47\00:56:53.68
Revelation 3:20, and Jesus says,
00:56:53.71\00:56:57.51
"Behold, I stand
at the door and knock.
00:56:57.55\00:57:01.68
If anyone hears My voice
00:57:01.72\00:57:06.49
and opens the door,
00:57:06.52\00:57:08.26
I will come in to him
00:57:08.29\00:57:09.62
and sup with
him, and he with Me."
00:57:09.66\00:57:12.89
And the picture there is,
00:57:12.93\00:57:15.13
as one knocking
and continues knocking,
00:57:15.16\00:57:18.60
hoping that you
will open the door.
00:57:18.63\00:57:20.64
Open the door to Jesus.
00:57:20.67\00:57:22.70
And you will see
that your experience,
00:57:22.74\00:57:25.61
He will fortify,
00:57:25.64\00:57:26.98
strength in you
and give you His joy.
00:57:27.01\00:57:29.81
Thank you for being with us.
00:57:29.84\00:57:31.55
Give your heart to
the Lord Jesus Christ
00:57:31.58\00:57:32.91
and you will find
peace and happiness
00:57:32.95\00:57:34.28
that begins in this
world and continues forever,
00:57:34.32\00:57:36.55
God bless you.
Happy Sabbath to you.
00:57:36.58\00:57:38.65
Happy Sabbath. Happy Sabbath.
00:57:38.69\00:57:40.16