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Series Code: TDYFW
Program Code: TDYFW190020A
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00:02 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:24 Lord, let my words 00:30 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:46 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:09 Hello, and welcome 01:10 to another 3ABN Today Family Worship. 01:13 We're so grateful that you have joined us here 01:15 this Friday evening as we open the Sabbath. 01:18 I don't know how your week's been, 01:19 but I know here at 3ABN is, 01:21 it seemed like we always mentioned, 01:22 it's been busy but it's been good, 01:24 and it's always a blessing to spend this time with you, 01:28 around our family table here at 3ABN 01:31 but also you at home, 01:32 you know, you're just as a part of the family 01:34 as those that are here with us each Friday evening. 01:38 But thank you for your prayers and financial support 01:40 for the ministry of 3ABN. 01:42 It's making a difference in other people's lives 01:45 for eternity. 01:46 There are souls that are coming to the knowledge of truth. 01:49 We get those wonderful letters here into the office 01:52 every week, and that's always encouraging. 01:54 Every day. Oh, every day. 01:55 Yeah, that's for sure. 01:57 But we have a wonderful family here with us this evening, 01:58 don't we all the way from around the world. 02:00 That's right. 02:01 We love 3ABN Family Worship 02:03 because it's an opportunity, a privilege 02:04 to be able to come into your home, 02:06 to be able to share with you at home 02:09 and open up God's Word and study together, 02:12 you are part of the 3ABN family. 02:15 And as Greg mentioned, 02:16 we have part of our 3ABN family here with us 02:20 around the table. 02:21 One of the members here would be no stranger to you, 02:24 because she's been part of 3ABN for many years, 02:27 and another couple of people have been here before, 02:30 and one is brand new. 02:32 I'm speaking of our 3ABN Russian family. 02:36 And we're gonna start with my sister here 02:38 who's been part of the ministry for many, many years. 02:41 Julia Outkina, 02:42 you are Executive Director of 3ABN Russia, 02:45 and my sister and my mentor, 02:48 and it's always a privilege 02:50 when you can be here at 3ABN 02:51 and we can share together, so thank you, Sis. 02:54 You know, 02:56 you're saying I'm your mentor, 02:58 but you're my mentor too 02:59 and even concerning this program, 03:02 you know, Jill expanded our borders 03:05 or to say Jill expanded our possibilities 03:08 because for us to participate in a 3ABN program 03:13 all held in English and discussing the Bible, 03:17 it's a completely new experience. 03:19 But then with it all, it's not about people, 03:22 it's about God, 03:24 it's about our worldwide 3ABN family, 03:27 and then God leads us 03:29 and it's His program as all the programs at 3ABN, 03:33 they are God's programs. 03:36 But He does it through people 03:38 and praise the Lord that, 03:40 you know, such people as Greg and Jill 03:43 that they expand our possibilities. 03:46 So we're excited about this coming program. 03:49 And thank you so much for making it practical 03:51 because it's going, not to be a theological discussion, 03:54 it's going to be a practical thing in our lives. 03:57 Amen. 03:58 You know, we appreciate you very much, Julia, 04:00 you know, I know, of course, 04:01 that Danny Shelton does too 04:02 'cause, you know, you and he go way back 04:04 to the beginning of 3ABN Russia. 04:06 And it's amazing, the miracles, 04:07 you know, and we're talking about miracles 04:09 and things today, 04:10 but to me, when Jill and I were at 3ABN Russia, 04:13 oh, several years ago, what an amazing... 04:16 Yeah. 04:18 What's the word to describe it, experience, 04:20 it was for us to be there. 04:22 We have seen many pictures 04:24 and many videos through the years, 04:25 but to be there 04:27 on that ground where God has built. 04:30 But you said God has built, 04:31 He's used human instruments and human beings 04:33 to make it possible but wow, 04:34 what an experience. 04:36 We just want to say thank you again 04:37 for your continued support for 3ABN Russia 04:40 because it is doing an amazing work, 04:43 reaching lives in the Russian language. 04:47 I mean, we don't, we can't even put numbers on it 04:49 as to what God is doing, but it's just phenomenal. 04:52 Thank you, again, as Jill mentioned for your leadership, 04:54 and she sends these wonderful little emails 04:56 to us too throughout the year. 04:58 And they're always full of such wisdom and insight 05:00 and we just appreciate you so much. 05:02 Praise the Lord. 05:03 It's to me when we went to Russia, 05:04 it was life changing. 05:06 It was. 05:07 I know we got to see each one of you 05:08 around the table here as well. 05:10 But just to see what they do with the facility there 05:13 with so little and yet they produce 05:15 and accomplish so much. 05:16 So we're talking tonight, 05:18 you mentioned a practical topic, 05:20 Julia, we're talking about God's work, evidence, 05:23 as we see evidence of God's work in the miracles 05:26 that He does in the Word of God 05:28 and we see miracles in the Bible, 05:30 but there's real life miracles taking place today. 05:34 And we're gonna share some of them 05:36 that God has done in our lives. 05:37 So let's keep introducing the family. 05:39 Sitting next to Julia is Daniil, 05:41 and I'm not gonna begin to pronounce 05:43 your last name so... 05:44 Patsukevich. 05:46 Okay. 05:48 And Daniil, you've been at 3ABN Russia, 05:51 I think 10 years, is that right? 05:53 Yeah, 10 years. 05:54 And you're Director of Production. 05:56 Tell us what that entails or what that is like at Russia? 06:14 I would call myself kind of a father 06:18 to all the new production crew, 06:22 to all the new workers in production crew. 06:25 It is something new that I'm doing. 06:48 I'm awed at the dedication of these young people 06:51 whom we invite to work as support 06:55 of 3ABN Russia's crew, 06:57 they come to work by the hours. 06:59 Some of them are students, 07:00 some of them are graduates, 07:02 just recent graduates from school. 07:04 And he said, "I feel how good the production's become 07:09 because of the dedicated involvement 07:12 of the young church members." 07:13 Amen. 07:15 So is your background, Daniil, in communications 07:18 or in television? 07:26 No, none of that. 07:28 Isn't that neat, how God uses, 07:30 if we just make ourselves available 07:32 and our talents what God can do? 07:52 He said, I didn't know that God was planning for me 07:56 to work at 3ABN Russia. 07:58 And when I was studying, 08:00 I needed to earn my living somehow 08:03 and then that idea came for me 08:05 to try to work at 3ABN Russia, 08:08 and then how wonderful 08:09 it has all been turned around by God. 08:20 I can say to that, 08:22 one of the special miracles of God in my life, 08:26 because since then, for 10 years, 08:28 I have been serving the Lord at 3ABN Russia. 08:33 Amen. 08:35 That's a wonderful miracle 08:36 because one of the miracles of God 08:38 in our lives is the way He leads us. 08:40 Amen. 08:41 You know, you might not know you're a young person, 08:43 and what does God want me to do with my life 08:45 and the way He leads and guides and directs, 08:47 so that's wonderful, Daniil. 08:49 On this side, we have Vadim Trusyuk 08:53 Yes. Oh, yay. 08:54 That was a little easier for me. 08:57 And, Vadim, you've been at 3ABN Russia, is it 14 years? 09:00 Yes. Okay. 09:02 And you are Director Coordinator of Production, 09:05 this would involve what different departments? 09:07 'Cause there're several departments in there? 09:09 Video production, 09:13 radio production, 09:16 publishing. 09:18 See, speaking in tongues. 09:21 So, video, radio... 09:25 Publishing... 09:28 Web. Web. 09:30 Broadcasting. Broadcasting. 09:32 Web. 09:38 Archive. Okay. 09:41 And more and more likes in USA I have many hats. 09:46 Yeah. 09:47 That's exactly what I was gonna say, Vadim, 09:50 you wear many hats. 09:51 Yes. 09:52 And you have a wonderful wife. 09:55 Yes. And one little baby. 09:57 Yes. Yes. 09:59 Oh, yeah. And your wife's name? 10:00 Irena. Irena. 10:02 Little baby? Achtung. 10:04 And he's three, is he three, four? 10:07 Three and a half years. 10:09 Three and a half. 10:10 Three and a half. 10:12 We appreciate you and also the work that you do. 10:15 It's a lot of dedication, 10:16 you know, Sister Julia, 10:18 you know, the crew that you have there, 10:19 we're so impressed, 10:20 you're a blessing. 10:22 And sitting next to you is Angela Bucina? 10:27 Buzina. Buzina. 10:29 Okay. 10:31 And how long have you been at 3ABN Russia? 10:35 It's my third year, in July. 10:45 I am a video editor. 10:49 And I am a photographer. 10:51 When we went to Russia, 10:53 Angie followed us everywhere, 10:54 like taking pictures of everything taking place 10:57 and she does a really good job with that. 10:59 Absolutely. 11:00 You have a very good eye 11:02 for photography, that's for sure. 11:03 So I didn't ask you 'cause I asked Daniil this, 11:05 but did you go to school for video production 11:08 and you too, did you go to school for...? 11:13 Angela graduated from photographer's course... 11:20 Three months. It took her three months. 11:27 I never got education in television. 11:34 I got my higher education in management. 11:39 And it helps me a lot in my work. 11:41 Oh, yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. 11:43 If you're coordinating those departments, 11:44 you're working with personnel and all of that. 11:47 Praise the Lord. 11:48 Amen. Amen. 11:49 Yeah, mighty things. 11:51 Yeah. Praise the Lord. 11:52 So right into our topic, right? 11:53 As we talk about miracles, 11:55 we should open up in prayer 11:56 before we open up God's Word, don't you think? 11:58 Yeah, let's pray. 12:00 Father in heaven, 12:01 we are grateful for bringing us 12:02 through another week. 12:05 The weeks can sometimes be a little bit long. 12:08 But, Lord, we're always 12:09 as we look forward to the Sabbath, 12:10 what a blessing that is 12:12 where we can rest from our day to day labors. 12:14 And, Lord, I just pray for those that are tuning 12:17 in either radio or viewing tonight, 12:20 that You would bless them 12:22 with a wonderful Sabbath rest as well. 12:23 I thank You for tonight's topic as we talk about miracles, 12:27 because You are a miracle working God. 12:30 And tonight, Lord, we just want to praise Your name 12:33 for what You are doing and what You are going to do. 12:37 Thank you as we open Your Word 12:38 for Your Holy Spirit, 12:39 and His presence and blessing. 12:41 In Jesus' name we pray, amen. 12:43 Amen. 12:44 Well, let's start with a kickoff scripture, 12:46 an opening scripture 12:47 and then we'll talk about miracles from the Bible 12:50 and personal experiences. 12:52 Let's look at Isaiah. 12:54 Isaiah 43:18-19. 13:00 Isaiah is probably one of my favorite books 13:03 of the Bible. 13:04 You know, the first half of the book 13:06 deals with judgment 13:07 that people are turning from God 13:10 and there's that judgment. 13:11 But the second half of the book 13:13 is a book of comfort 13:15 and God's saying, "If you return to Me, 13:17 I will do such a beautiful thing 13:19 in your life." 13:20 And God wants to heal and restore 13:22 if we turn to Him in repentance. 13:24 So, this verse 13:26 in Isaiah 43:18-19. 13:30 Do you have that, Julia, you want to read that? 13:33 Do you have an English Bible? Yes. 13:34 Okay. 13:35 "Remembering in not the former things, 13:38 neither consider the things of old. 13:40 Behold, I will do a new thing. 13:43 Now it shall spring forth, shall you not know it? 13:49 I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers 13:53 in the desert." 13:55 Praise the Lord. 13:57 What does that verse say to all of you? 14:08 In the context of our today's topic. 14:16 I believe the most important part 14:18 is the second part of the second verse. 14:22 "I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers 14:26 in the desert." 14:31 So the main thing for us to know and always to remember 14:35 there is nothing impossible for God. 14:38 Yeah, 'cause when you think about a river in a desert, 14:43 impossible, isn't it? 14:45 So, yeah, that's great. 14:46 And then a way in the wilderness. 14:48 Do you think 'cause this we're thinking 14:50 when I'm thinking of this, 14:52 I'm thinking of a literal desert. 14:56 And a literal river running through the desert. 14:59 Or I'm thinking of a wilderness, 15:01 a real wilderness 15:02 and trying to find a path through wilderness. 15:07 But do you all think 15:08 that we can have a desert experience 15:10 in our personal lives 15:13 or wilderness experience? 15:17 Yes. 15:26 It reminds very much of the experience 15:29 of conversion to God 15:30 because when a person becomes dry and empty, 15:34 and then grabbing on the Lord, 15:37 the Lord fills the person with water. 15:41 I think Daniil's good. Yeah. 15:50 I would say that this Bible verse exemplifies 15:53 my own personal life story, but it's very long. 15:57 I don't know 15:58 if I should take time to tell it. 16:00 Give us a shorten version, yeah. 16:01 Okay. 16:03 Yeah, I'll make it short. 16:07 It happened when I was already working at 3ABN Russia. 16:17 I have been a pastor's kid for all my life. 16:27 And when I came to 3ABN Russia to work, 16:29 my parents were moved to another place. 16:32 So they were not initially in Novgorod anymore. 16:49 So for a certain period of time I lived together with my sister 16:53 in the same apartment. 16:54 And then she left 16:56 and then that was the period of my growth, 16:58 and that was the period of my personal trials. 17:04 I was 17-18 at that time. 17:10 So I was all by myself. 17:16 And it didn't take me long 17:19 to start attending the church less and less. 17:33 And I would ask myself a question. 17:35 "Do I really need to go to church on Sabbath?" 17:38 And then I would say to myself, "I'm working in the studio. 17:41 I hear the sermons every day, 17:44 all day long while we tape them. 17:46 Why do I need to go to church?" Yeah, okay. 17:53 And after a short while I realized that I became empty. 18:09 But still the desire to come back to church was not there. 18:12 I still didn't feel it. 18:22 And then one pastor from one of the churches 18:25 asked me to help them 18:27 in a technical way as a technician. 18:34 I was happy to say yes, 18:36 because this is something close to my heart, to my expertise. 18:48 Then it took me half a year 18:50 to do what they asked me to do, so half a year was gone. 18:55 Six months going to church. Okay. 18:58 That's good. 19:09 This was the six months 19:11 when nothing and nobody influenced me 19:13 except my own choices 19:16 and the influence of God directly upon my decisions. 19:24 Because no one really paid attention 19:26 that I was not going to church. 19:32 Because I kept going to different churches. 19:36 So my pastor might think 19:38 that I was at another church at that time, 19:41 so that was my personal decision 19:42 that I should come back to church. 19:44 Amen. 19:50 And now I know why I go to church. 20:03 I know why I serve the... 20:06 I know why I go to church, 20:08 I know why I serve the Lord, 20:10 I know why I serve the church, 20:12 helping them with their live broadcasts. 20:14 And why do you go to church? Why do you serve the Lord? 20:25 I see that through my service people come to God. 20:29 Secondly... 20:34 I see Lord's blessings through it upon my life. 20:47 And realizing how He led me 20:50 and protected me all my life, 20:53 I see that He is present in it all the time. 20:56 Amen. 20:58 Don't you love that? 20:59 When I look at this scripture, 21:01 to me, it's not just God doing a new thing 21:04 when we're first converted... 21:05 Yeah. 21:06 It's also God can renew in us 21:09 that first love experience with Jesus like, 21:12 you had grown up in the church, 21:14 your father's a pastor, 21:15 then you kind of walk away a bit. 21:17 And then God renews in your heart that experience, 21:22 I love that. 21:23 As we think about examples in the Bible. 21:27 We're coming to you, Angie, 21:28 as we think about examples 21:29 in the Bible of miracles that took place. 21:32 I think about Jesus 21:34 and incredible miracles 21:36 that He did when He walked on this earth. 21:38 You want to talk to us about one of them? 21:46 When Jesus was on earth, 21:48 He really performed a lot of miracles. 21:49 Yeah. 21:56 In my memory His biggest miracles 21:59 are resurrection of Lazarus... 22:02 and of other people who died. 22:08 And feeding multitudes. 22:25 Those are really amazing miracles 22:28 because the world shows us 22:33 a lot of, so to say miracles, like miraculous things 22:37 happening in this life. 22:47 But those miracles are either a deceit 22:51 or they can be just easily explained what happened. 22:58 But Jesus made miracles, 23:03 did perform miracles that cannot be repeated, 23:06 no one can do them. 23:09 Yeah, no one can, you know, 23:13 and no one can accept those miracles 23:16 except through faith and except through trust 23:20 to the Lord. 23:25 I think that a lot of people 23:26 who saw those miracles... 23:32 They believed in God and they followed God. 23:45 And their life filled with His light, 23:49 with His love for people, with His Holy Spirit. 23:58 And it seemed to me being filled 24:00 with what He gave them, 24:02 they came to Him and they came to God. 24:07 That's great. 24:13 I'm convinced that for many people, 24:16 God's miracles, Jesus' miracles play a major role. 24:23 Yeah, he wants to add an example. 24:25 Yeah. 24:28 Angela mentioned resurrection of Lazarus. 24:37 At 3ABN Russia about half a month ago 24:41 just before coming here, 24:43 we recorded a Christian musical. 24:51 All of our workers has multiple tasks, 24:54 multiple responsibilities. 24:57 That sounds like here, sorry. 25:11 When the time came that we needed to go 25:13 and it was a massive musical with... 25:18 with about 50 people participating in it. 25:21 It was about Mary Magdalene, and Jesus 25:24 and there were massive, 25:25 you know, episodes there, so we went to tape on location. 25:30 And so Vadim says that 25:32 Daniil being the director of video production 25:35 and him being the administrator 25:37 of all the different kinds of production, 25:40 they went there as just camera people. 25:47 And when we stood there taping, 25:50 behind the cameras taping this stage, 25:53 it was the moment 25:56 when Lazarus was resurrected. 26:01 And since we know the Bible, 26:04 we knew what was going to happen next... 26:09 but taping that episode. 26:18 Yeah, they just both showed one another 26:21 that they had goose bumps. 26:23 Wow. Yeah. 26:29 That was amazing. 26:32 You know, question for you 26:34 'cause, you know, we're talking about Jesus 26:36 being on this earth and performing miracles. 26:40 Some people say thousands of years ago... 26:45 that was then... 26:47 what about now? 26:53 And I would say that those miracles 26:55 that happened thousands of years ago 26:58 they still affect us, 26:59 and there are miracles of today 27:02 that are new and that continue. 27:04 Amen. 27:11 There are new Christ's miracles today. 27:17 There are our personal miracles 27:19 that have gone through our experience. 27:28 And they give us strength and inspiration 27:31 and more trust to God... 27:35 because they are our personal miracles. 27:37 And we hope to actually 27:38 get to some of those personal miracles. 27:40 I know we're talking about some of the biblical miracles, 27:42 but it's powerful, isn't it? 27:43 It is. 27:45 You know, I think about Revelation, 27:46 it says, they overcame, 27:47 meaning the saints at the last time, 27:49 they overcame Satan, by the blood of the Lamb, 27:52 and by the word of their testimony. 27:56 And they did not love their lives until their death. 27:58 So you just think there is power 28:01 when we share what God is doing in our life, 28:04 because it encourages you in your own walk with God, 28:08 but it encourages other people too. 28:10 So, Vadim, how about you 28:12 talk to us about the Israelites, 28:15 and some miracles we see from the children of Israel? 28:23 I didn't know how about other people... 28:33 but I think that when those who know the Bible 28:37 talk about how Israelites left Egypt... 28:42 and when we talk about those miracles. 28:51 So with me the main thing that comes to my mind 28:55 is how the waters of the Red Sea departed. 29:01 How people walked in the desert for 40 years. 29:06 And then the same miracle, 29:08 the same kind of miracle happened 29:10 when Joshua departed the waters of the Jordan River. 29:15 Heading into Canaan. 29:16 Yes. 29:28 So for God there is nothing impossible, 29:30 and when you draw a picture in your imagination 29:32 how that could be. 29:44 Then our sinful mind cannot, 29:47 our limited mind cannot comprehend 29:49 all the scale of it. 29:58 He has watched a movie that is called Exodus, 30:02 God, Gods and Kings, something like this. 30:08 And that movie shows the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. 30:17 And when Moses raises his hands up, 30:20 then the waters of the Red Sea depart. 30:29 My mind cannot see how they felt at that moment 30:34 just witnessing how the waters departed. 30:40 So when they walk along the bottom of the sea 30:43 and to their right and to their left 30:45 tall walls of the water... 30:52 What kind of faith that should have been 30:56 just to take the courage of stepping in there 30:59 and going among the waters, I mean, 31:03 in the middle of the waters. 31:08 And then all the further miracles 31:09 that happened in the desert. 31:13 They constantly had water to drink. 31:18 They had food to eat, manna from heaven. 31:27 And when they went through the Jordan River the same way, 31:30 the same miracle happened. 31:33 All this shows how powerful God is. 31:38 You know, what is amazing, Vadim, is as... 31:41 I mean, it had been very powerful experience 31:43 for the people that experienced the departing of, you know, 31:46 the Red Sea and walking on the ground. 31:49 It wasn't muddy, they didn't get stuck. 31:53 But can you imagine though also the stories 31:56 that were told down through the generations 31:58 of what took place and how that encouraged 32:00 the future generations of Israel 32:03 as to what God had done then. 32:10 And I think it's important for the miracles that happened 32:12 in our own personal lives... 32:16 to share them... 32:20 because again, that encourages other people... 32:24 and maybe their desert or wilderness experience. 32:31 Yeah, there are small miracles happening in our lives too. 32:36 For example, Elisha with an ax. 32:40 That's an amazing story, isn't it? 32:46 Such miracles happen in our life 32:48 and we are witnesses to them. 32:50 Yes. 32:53 For example, we had a miracle with Angela, very recently. 32:57 Oh, yay! 32:58 Tell us about it. 33:02 Yeah, tell us. 33:09 During my life... 33:15 God always sends me some amazing, miraculous stories. 33:26 I was born in 1991... 33:34 and my family attended Pastor John Carter's program... 33:38 and was baptized there. 33:41 It was in 1992 in our city in Nizhny Novgorod. 33:45 You were a year old then, wow. 33:48 She's a baby. 33:52 So I can say the time I'm a believer from my birth. 33:56 Yes. 34:04 So one of the miracles that has just happened 34:07 during my trip here. 34:12 I was supposed to get my visa. 34:17 There were such serious obstacles to that. 34:25 Because over a year 34:27 I was not even invited for an interview. 34:34 This was related 34:35 to the reduction of personnel 34:41 in some consulates in Russia. 34:50 And then God performed a miracle 34:52 that I was invited for an interview 34:54 to the far away part of Russia instead of Moscow. 34:59 Okay. 35:05 It had been my lifelong dream 35:08 that sometimes I come to that city, 35:10 it was the first one on the list of my wishes. 35:19 That was a big miracle for me. 35:26 And for me it was an indicator 35:28 that taking me to that very city, 35:30 God is approving 35:32 of the whole situation with my visa. 35:37 Of course I was very... 35:39 nervous at the beginning whether I get my visa or not. 35:44 And then when I was told 35:45 what city I was invited to go to. 35:50 I didn't have a doubt, 35:52 I knew that God was arranging all that. 35:56 Amen. 35:58 And everything will be as He wants it to be. 36:04 For me that was really a miracle. 36:06 Yeah. 36:10 And another little miracle 36:12 that happened here quite recently. 36:21 It happened so that I brought some money with me 36:25 that I had collected for a long time 36:27 and brought it with me to buy gifts. 36:34 And I lost that money, 36:35 I couldn't find it 36:37 and I was so much worried about it. 36:41 I was so much frustrated by it. 36:45 We looked everywhere we could. 36:50 And I was kind of down in low spirits... 36:58 that I won't be able to make my relatives happy, 37:02 bringing them gifts from the United States. 37:06 And this is your first time in the United States? 37:09 Yeah. 37:17 And then after all that frustration experience, 37:21 I just became peaceful, 37:24 I relaxed. 37:28 And the thought came to me 37:29 "If this is how it is supposed to be... 37:33 then let it be this way... 37:37 because God knows what is the best for me. 37:40 Very true. 37:44 And thus God taught me humbleness. 37:49 He polishes my character... 37:56 because I am a rather moody person 37:58 and my spirits depend... 38:01 how I feel depends on what's happening in my life. 38:05 So God balances that. 38:11 He teaches me to trust Him. 38:17 And let go of my little troubles 38:20 of those things that seem troubles to me. 38:26 In the end we found the money. 38:32 Vadim found the money. 38:33 We just want to know if you've found the money. 38:37 Good job, Vadim. 38:41 As traditional people 38:43 and as people loving Russian traditions... 38:48 we wanted to have some tea. 38:58 Sevietta gave us some bags of tea to have along. 39:03 Angela put them into her backpack, those bags. 39:11 And then when they came home, 39:12 she took that package of those tea bags, 39:17 they were separate, they were not in a box. 39:19 She just took them and she put them in some place, 39:23 just to keep them there. 39:29 And so he says 39:31 when the time came for us to have tea 39:33 and it was after a while 39:36 they forgot about the desire to drink tea 39:38 so it took them a while. 39:40 And then he said, look at that thing and I say, 39:43 "I have never seen tea greener than this." 39:47 It was money. 39:49 Praise the Lord. 39:55 So the situation now seems funny to us, 39:59 but God taught me because it felt very serious. 40:07 And I learned to see, 40:10 to observe those small miracles 40:12 and accept them into my life. 40:14 Go ahead. Well, I was just gonna say... 40:16 I was transitioning to Sister Julia 40:17 'cause I know you have so many miracles, 40:19 personal experiences, miracles, 40:20 we want to hear something from you too as to what God, 40:24 I mean, I just think about the whole 3ABN Russia, 40:26 but I don't know you have something on your heart 40:28 you want to share this evening? 40:31 Yeah, you know, 40:32 I wanted to share about small things too. 40:35 Because these are just the recent miracles 40:37 that are happening and, 40:42 you know, Jay and Sevietta are Christian, 40:44 they took us horseback riding. 40:47 And it was such a good experience, 40:50 such a nice experience. 40:53 And it was us, it was their children 40:56 and then there was a little Russian girl, 40:59 a girl of eight years of age 41:02 who had traveled 41:03 all the way from Russia to the United States. 41:05 She was not afraid, 41:07 she was used to something like that. 41:08 And she had people accompanying her, 41:11 I mean, from the airline service, 41:15 so it was safe, it was all okay. 41:17 And so the girl, 41:20 the girl was here 41:22 during our horseback riding experience 41:24 that she went there too. 41:26 And, you know, I had my American weather forecast, 41:31 because I believe it is always exact. 41:33 Well, at least compared to the last one 41:36 it seems to me that it is... 41:38 It's more exact. 41:39 Yeah. Okay. 41:41 And so we were told 41:43 that there's a big possibility of rain, 41:46 and, you know, before leaving, 41:50 we got together and Jay prayed, 41:52 and it was such a beautiful prayer, 41:54 and I somehow was impressed 41:55 to translate it just for a child. 41:58 I didn't know why, 42:00 of course, there were several children there. 42:01 And I thought I should minister to the kids, for them. 42:05 You know, 3ABN is about ministering to kids. 42:07 I believe it's a big part of our ministry, 42:09 has always been. 42:11 And so I thought, 42:12 I'm going to translate just for the kids 42:15 to understand. 42:17 Because generally, I mean, 42:19 when I'm in their company, I relax, 42:22 I usually don't translate, they understand, 42:24 you see they're understanding somewhat. 42:27 And, of course, you know, Sevietta's family too. 42:30 And, so I just started translating what Jay said 42:34 and Jay said, "Dear Lord, 42:36 we know that it is supposed to rain today. 42:39 If it is Your will, 42:40 please make a miracle that there is no rain, 42:45 but we know that it is Your nature 42:47 and nature may need rain, 42:49 it may need water. 42:51 So, of course, we don't want to be 42:54 in the way of Your plan. 42:57 So just do it as You like think is the best." 43:02 And so we come there for that horse ride and then, you know, 43:05 there's just the sky on the way there, 43:08 the sky was dark, it was cloudy. 43:12 Everyone knew that there was going to... 43:14 that it was going to rain. 43:15 And then, while we were being given instructions, 43:19 just several drops of water fell, 43:22 and that's all. 43:23 Yeah. 43:25 And then that little girl, 43:26 that little eight year old girl says, 43:30 that was a powerful prayer. 43:33 So see what a witness for a girl 43:36 to travel across the world 43:38 to come into this situation, 43:41 and then see how God performs miracles 43:45 to show people how He loves them. 43:48 And, you know, in my opinion, 43:52 all God's miracles are different 43:53 from the world's miracles or the Satan's miracles. 43:57 He does it all not to impress anyone, 44:00 not to draw our minds in some, I don't know, 44:04 out of this world experience or anything. 44:08 All of them are aimed at the salvation in the end. 44:14 And we may not know, 44:16 we may not see it but in the end, 44:18 it all helps people to understand God 44:20 better to understand, you know, 44:23 His plan of salvation for every person. 44:25 So that was an amazing miracle in my mind. 44:28 Amen. 44:29 I just love that 44:31 in every experience that we have in life, 44:33 God wants to work redemptively in our lives. 44:36 His goal is our salvation 44:39 and no matter what experience 44:40 or what miracle or whatever, 44:43 His goal is salvation, 44:44 so just want you to know at home, 44:47 that the Lord Jesus loves you 44:48 and He wants to work a miracle in your heart 44:52 and in your life as well. 44:54 And, Julia, 44:55 I think you had another testimony 44:56 to share with us. 44:58 Yeah, yeah. 44:59 It was another experience during that horseback riding. 45:03 You know, I for some reason I got a naughty horse, 45:07 I had some experience with horseback riding before. 45:10 And they were also quiet before, 45:13 this one was naughty. 45:15 And you know, me, 45:21 I don't know how to say that, 45:22 you know, I'm sometimes a perfectionist. 45:25 And, you know, 45:26 having washed my linen here in washer, 45:31 I just thought, oh, it hasn't been rinsed enough. 45:34 And I decided to rinse it manually. 45:37 I just took it out and then I put it into the bed 45:39 and then I bent too low. 45:41 And then I hurt my back. 45:43 It was some, you know, clumsy movement or something. 45:46 And my back started hurting, it does this sometimes. 45:50 And, I just thought, 45:52 "Well, how am I going to do the horse riding." 45:54 And they said, 45:55 "Oh, the horse is going to be so quiet 45:57 as it was before." 45:59 And then I get on that horse, and she, I mean, 46:02 she starts doing what she wants, 46:03 she starts galloping in the middle of everything. 46:06 And your back's hurting. 46:08 Yeah, and then my back is hurting, and I'm thinking, 46:10 thinking, "Lord, why are You allowing this to happen? 46:15 How am I going to be after this?" 46:18 And I was so, you know, submissive, 46:20 I just thought, well, 46:22 it must be God's will for me to go through this, 46:24 but it hurts. 46:26 And then, you know, I get off the horse, 46:31 and my back is healed, I mean, 46:34 you know, I was holding my back in such a position. 46:38 As, you know, the horse doesn't hurt, 46:40 I mean, those movements don't hurt me. 46:42 And something must have turned around or something. 46:45 And then I thought the Lord never... 46:48 and it's a miracle. 46:49 Yeah. It is. 46:51 And the Lord never allows any kind of pain in our life 46:54 if it's not redemptive as you are saying, 46:56 you know, it is a big picture. 46:58 So he wanted to make it better for me. 47:01 And I had to go through the pain. 47:03 I had to go through the hurt. 47:05 And, you know, 47:06 of course I'm so sorry for certain moments of doubt 47:09 that I had during that ride, when I just thought, 47:12 "Lord, why are You allowing this? 47:15 How am I going to feel after this ride?" 47:18 So I shouldn't have doubted God that it would be for my good. 47:23 So whatever happens is for our good. 47:26 I just wrote that down 'cause that is so powerful. 47:29 The Lord never allows pain unless it is redemptive. 47:33 Yeah. Wow. 47:35 Yeah, no, that's powerful. It is. 47:37 Wow. 47:38 Yeah. Yeah, thank you. 47:40 I hope that's touching you at home as it is us here too, 47:43 you know, 'cause that's where 47:44 I think also God wants us to look at just the things 47:47 that are happening in our daily life, 47:48 I mean, this is just from all your experience here 47:50 are coming here, for sure. 47:52 We are getting close to running out of time, 47:54 we'd have a prayer and I think, Vadim, 47:56 do you have something, a personal miracle story 47:59 that you want to share here before we go to prayer? 48:06 I'll probably not dwell on any particular case. 48:14 I want to make an accent emphasizing that it is true 48:19 that there are many miracles happening. 48:25 They may be so minor 48:26 that we may not even regard them as miracles. 48:31 Yeah, we go shopping, 48:33 we pray that God keeps us safe on the way. 48:40 We come to our destination, 48:42 we didn't know what was happening 48:44 on the road at that time. 48:46 So we just prayed 48:47 and then we forgot about that prayer. 48:53 But we don't know where, 48:55 what would have happened 48:57 if we didn't have the Lord's blessings. 49:04 We may talk so much about big miracles 49:06 that people have in their lives. 49:13 That people have had in their lives 49:15 but we should be very attentive, 49:18 observing all the small answers to prayer. 49:27 Thus we fill with gratitude to God 49:30 for our life more and more. Amen. 49:39 I also have a miracle that I would like to share, 49:43 which is probably an answer to someone else's prayer. 49:52 In general, I happen to be a loud person. 49:58 When I come to the studio 50:00 many people may hear that I'm around. 50:07 And formerly... 50:19 Sometimes my character would show in what I say 50:24 and in how I say it. 50:33 For example, 50:34 when I saw how something needed to be done 50:36 during production process, 50:39 I could raise my voice and make everyone know 50:43 how I really wanted it and that I insisted on it. 50:48 And people, unfortunately were hurt by that 50:54 and many complained. 51:02 But I thought I was correct, 51:05 because what we are doing is we're doing for... 51:08 What we do we do for God, 51:10 and it needs to be done well 51:12 and I was sure about my... 51:17 that I was righteous. 51:19 So you just do everything to make things happen well. 51:30 And then one person talked to me... 51:36 And that person told me, 51:39 I don't know who it was, he or she, 51:44 it's a secret that person said. 51:51 He told me, 51:53 "Do you know that the host you do praise for you." 52:00 At that time, 52:01 I was a camera person and the video director, 52:04 we combined those positions. 52:06 And he said, 52:07 it happened that I would come 52:09 to the studio too late sometimes. 52:15 And since the prayer takes place in the morning, 52:17 so I missed those prayer 52:20 worship mornings 52:24 when they prayed for me. 52:33 So people put up with me and when he talked to me, 52:38 I just thought to myself, 52:40 "What is it that I'm doing wrong?" 52:46 And he told me 52:48 even if you are doing something really well. 52:55 When people go back home from work... 53:00 they are upset 53:02 and in low spirits because of you. 53:06 That really penetrated... 53:11 and we prayed together. 53:16 And after that 53:18 I started praying to God about changing my personality. 53:24 I personally even didn't notice that anything changed in me. 53:30 But in about a year or over a year... 53:37 I was told that I'm as loud as I used to be. 53:42 But my temper is different 53:44 and no one is hurt by what I do. 53:48 Praise the Lord. 53:50 What a miracle in our own lives. 53:53 Ain't that a beautiful thing. 53:54 God wants to work miracles in your life at home. 53:57 Maybe you're in the desert, maybe you're in a dry place 54:00 or feel like you're in the middle of the Red Sea, 54:03 and God wants to part that water for you, 54:05 and God wants to work a miracle in your life. 54:09 We're almost out of time, 54:10 but we want to spend some time in prayer. 54:12 Just a few seconds a piece, 54:14 I think it's all we have time for. 54:15 So we'll start with Daniil. 54:20 Our Dear Father... 54:23 Thank You for this amazing family 54:26 that You are giving us. 54:31 Thank You for Your influence over all of us. 54:35 And thank You 54:37 for Your influence over our characters. 54:39 Amen. 54:41 Dear Heavenly Father, 54:42 thank You so much for this program 54:44 for our participation in it, 54:46 for it being so open, so easy, 54:49 not as hard as we thought it would be. 54:52 And all this is 54:53 because of the influence of Your Holy Spirit. 54:56 It is all because of the support 54:58 that we feel even though we are here 55:00 and our viewers are far away, 55:03 it is the support of Your worldwide family, 55:06 when we are all in You. 55:07 Yes. Thank You, God. 55:15 Our Dear Heavenly Father, 55:16 help us to see You in all the small things... 55:21 and understand that without You we can do nothing. 55:25 Amen. 55:26 Amen. 55:28 Our Heavenly Father... 55:33 We thank You for giving us an opportunity... 55:37 to see You in our lives. 55:40 That you show yourself to us... 55:46 You do through small situations in our lives. 55:51 You show us how much You love us. 55:54 Amen. Amen. 55:56 Thank you, God, for Your love. 55:57 Thank you for the gift of Your Son Jesus 56:00 and the hope we have, 56:02 the assurance of spending eternity with you. 56:05 I pray for my brothers and sisters right now. 56:08 Those who might feel hopeless, 56:10 who might feel like they're in the midst 56:12 of their own difficult situation. 56:16 We ask God for your healing, 56:17 for your redemption, for your hope, 56:19 for your deliverance, 56:21 we ask for a miracle and we thank You 56:24 for what You're going to do. 56:26 Amen. 56:28 Father in heaven, we're so thankful 56:29 that You are a God of miracles. 56:31 And, Lord, again, 56:33 I'm reminded that I need to be more conscious 56:36 on a day to day basis, 56:37 moment by moment of all the miracles 56:39 that You are doing. 56:41 Thank You for life, and for health, 56:42 and for friends, and for family. 56:44 Lord, thank You for our family here 56:46 that's around the table. 56:47 I'm also thankful 56:48 for those that are viewing in and tuning in 56:50 through radio tonight 56:51 for them being part of our family. 56:52 Lord, thank You again for the gift of salvation 56:54 and for Your love for us 56:56 and in Jesus' name we pray, amen. 56:57 Amen. 56:59 What a privilege to share this Family Worship with you, 57:02 our Russian family, 57:04 we count you as family and we love each one of you, 57:07 and are grateful 57:08 that you were willing to share 57:09 what God is doing in your lives with our family at home. 57:12 So thank you. 57:13 And thank you at home for joining us as well. 57:17 Just what a privilege to open up God's Word. 57:20 What a joy to call you family, 57:22 know that we love you here at 3ABN, 57:25 that we pray for you every single day 57:28 and that most importantly, 57:29 your name is engraved in on the Father's heart. 57:33 God bless you. Bye-bye. 57:35 Amen. |
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