Participants:
Series Code: TDYL
Program Code: TDYL210037A
|
00:04 I want to spend my life
00:10 Mending broken people 00:15 I want to spend my life 00:21 Removing pain 00:26 Lord, let my words 00:31 Heal a heart that hurts 00:36 I want to spend my life 00:42 Mending broken people 00:47 I want to spend my life 00:53 Mending broken people 01:16 Thank you Lord 01:20 For saving my soul 01:25 Thank you Lord 01:29 For making me whole 01:34 Thank you Lord 01:37 For giving to me 01:43 Thy great salvation 01:46 So full and free 01:52 Thank you Lord 01:55 For saving my soul 02:01 Thank you Lord 02:04 For making me whole 02:10 Thank you Lord 02:13 For giving to me 02:18 Thy great salvation 02:22 So full and free 02:28 Amen. 02:30 Wow, we got a choir going on here. 02:32 Welcome, Happy Thanksgiving. 02:34 We're so glad that you have joined us today. 02:36 What an incredible time 02:37 we know we're going to spend with our Lord Jesus Christ, 02:39 but of course, with you at home. 02:41 Thank you so very much for being a part of our family. 02:45 You know, I know this past year has been challenging 02:47 for a number of you. 02:49 We receive the emails and the letters in the mail 02:53 and stuff through instant message. 02:56 We know that at times it seems like Satan 02:58 maybe kind of has control, 03:00 but he doesn't because we know that God is totally in control. 03:03 When things around you seem to be falling apart, 03:05 don't worry. 03:07 God's got everything in control. 03:08 And today's program is going to be in for what? 03:10 About maybe two, two and a half hours or so. 03:13 We're just going to see how the Lord leads. 03:15 I've got a number of bottles of water here. 03:17 Me too. 03:18 Yeah, me too. 03:19 We know this is Thanksgiving Day. 03:21 Maybe you've got family coming to your home today. 03:24 Here in the United States of America, 03:25 we have what we call Thanksgiving Day. 03:27 And we know that 3ABN is worldwide. 03:29 And you may say, be saying, "What is Thanksgiving Day?" 03:31 Well, we believe that Thanksgiving Day 03:33 should be every day of the year 03:35 because God said, "Give thanks." 03:36 Well, that's not just one day a year, 03:38 but every day of the year. 03:39 So we want to say thanks to the Lord Jesus Christ 03:42 for, again, sustaining the ministry of 3ABN 03:45 and using you as a vessel 03:47 that He can pour through to other people. 03:48 Amen. 03:49 I'm excited about this program 03:51 because we're going to have our family. 03:52 That's you at home joining us. 03:54 And we have our family on the set. 03:56 We're going to be trading out 03:57 several different family members 03:59 and so excited just to hear their heart, 04:01 what God did for them last year. 04:03 Amen. 04:04 The lessons that we have been learning, 04:07 the scriptures that God has poured into our lives 04:10 especially this year, and some music. 04:13 And I'm excited. 04:14 And let's talk about our family here. 04:15 Yeah, absolutely. 04:17 We have, of course, my sis, Dr. Yvonne Shelton 04:18 and Mr. Danny Shelton. 04:20 And just privileged to have you here. 04:22 And we could not do Thanksgiving without you all. 04:24 Oh, well, we love being here with everybody, 04:27 the folks at home and our family here. 04:29 It's a blessing. Amen. 04:31 It's great being together as family. 04:32 It is. 04:34 And it's great being outside, isn't it? 04:35 I can almost hear the leaves rustling around us. 04:37 We have to just say thank you to the crew. 04:39 They've done a great job 04:40 to give us this Thanksgiving outdoor. 04:41 I like being outside, the pavilion. 04:43 We got some kayaks over here. 04:44 Maybe at the end of this program, 04:46 we ought to go kayaking in the lake. 04:47 Sea... 04:49 We'd like to see that. Yeah. 04:50 So as we go around the circle, 04:51 let's just kick it off and tell us, 04:53 sis, something you're thankful for this last year, 04:55 a blessing in your life? 04:57 Wow! There's so many things. 04:59 Like the Lord has protected us 05:03 from COVID. 05:05 And most of us here who had it have come through really well. 05:11 Few did not. 05:12 And, but we praise the Lord most of us have. 05:15 And we're just... 05:17 I'm thankful for so with my family, 05:19 my husband, my children, my 3ABN family, 05:22 you at home, 05:24 and the fact that every year, 05:28 the Lord just continues to show Himself. 05:32 So faithful and He's just so loving and kind. 05:35 So I've got a lot to be thankful for Him. 05:37 Amen. 05:39 Mr. Danny, what about you? 05:40 Oh, so much to be thankful for. 05:42 One of the things recently, 05:44 of course, is a great grand baby. 05:46 We have a great grand baby 05:47 and we'll show a picture of him 05:49 with his own little guitar, Danny Lee. 05:52 And so thankful to, of course, where the great grand... 05:56 We may say, where the great grand baby come from, 05:58 the grandson, of course, my daughter, Melody. 06:01 And then she has eight children. 06:04 They have eight children. 06:05 And so this one is Jessie. 06:07 And so Jessie and Dane, 06:10 and, of course, they literally... 06:12 What a blessing. 06:14 We've been down there twice in the last two weekends. 06:16 Like we're doing all this other stuff, 06:18 but we drive to Nashville about three hours, 06:21 just so we can spend two or three hours. 06:22 This time a few weeks ago, actually, 06:25 recently we just drove down and spent... 06:28 We drove down in the evening, 06:30 stayed four hours and drove back 06:32 at about 3 o'clock in the morning, 06:34 just so we can hold him, you know. 06:36 And so we love it, 06:38 but so many blessings, you know. 06:39 We thank God for life, health, strength. 06:41 Yes. All those things. 06:43 Sometimes when you're young, you don't think about. 06:45 True. 06:46 And, but for 3ABN, 06:48 and you know, 37 years since the beginning, 06:50 it's just amazing that God continues to bless 06:54 and it continues to reach the world 06:56 and every new communication highway. 06:59 It's just, you know, that comes along, 07:01 we're jumping on it. 07:03 Thanks to you guys and what you're doing. 07:04 It's why we need young leadership here. 07:07 We're here to help and assist and all of that but... 07:09 Thank you so much. 07:10 We're thankful for you 07:12 and, of course, my wife and family and others here, 07:14 my brothers that we'll introduce here 07:16 in just a moment, brother and sister-in-law, 07:18 and our whole family. 07:19 So we're thankful today to be here 07:21 all these years later still saying, 07:24 "Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul." 07:25 Amen. Amen. 07:27 Praise the Lord. 07:28 In the middle here, Tim Parton, 07:30 General Manager of Praise Him Music Network, 07:31 and so grateful to have you here. 07:34 We consider you as family, our brother. 07:36 Absolutely. 07:37 And what's the gift in your life this year? 07:39 Well, just you saying that. 07:40 It's the fact that you all have taken me in as family. 07:43 Come on now. 07:45 I'm just myself and so it's nice to belong. 07:49 Yes. 07:50 But I have been reminded, 07:52 even as Danny, you were talking. 07:54 I have two sons and they live in Tennessee. 07:58 It must be a Tennessee thing, 08:00 but you know, it's five hours away. 08:03 And oftentimes, I think... 08:08 I'm reminded God is watching over them 08:12 and protecting them. 08:13 And they're both in... 08:15 Well, one of them is in school 08:16 and one of them is trading motorcycles. 08:20 And so, but God is faithful 08:23 to watch over and protect them. 08:24 And all I have to do... 08:26 I mean, He's on call 24/7. 08:28 In fact, He's watching over them 24/7, 08:31 but there are times when I say, 08:33 "Oh God, they need a special touch." 08:35 Yes. And He can be depended on. 08:38 And I'm also reminded that as long as His people, 08:43 God's people have been serving Him 08:44 as long as His Word has been in existence, 08:48 we have been finding new things. 08:52 Not necessarily even new things, 08:54 but understanding His Word in a just... 08:57 Better way. It's in a better way. 08:59 And I just love the fact that His Word is inexhaustible. 09:03 Amen. 09:04 And so His blessings are the same. 09:07 Amen. Amen. 09:08 So really grateful. Praise the Lord. 09:09 And your family, whether you like it or not. 09:11 Right. 09:12 That's an order. 09:14 Family is family. 09:15 You got to love them. 09:16 I like that. 09:18 Coming around the circle, we have more family. 09:20 Pastor Kenny Shelton and Sister Chris, 09:22 we love you both. 09:23 Just blessed to serve in ministry together with you. 09:26 Amen. 09:27 And just tell us what's gift this year for you? 09:31 Something that to be thankful for, 09:33 I am very thankful 09:34 is they are from my grandchildren. 09:36 I'm very, very thankful for 3ABN 09:40 for the people that call, 09:41 the people that write, 09:43 the people that we've been able to pray with. 09:44 Amen. 09:46 It touches your heart in such a special way, 09:48 because in this world that we're living in, 09:51 it's like the world has lost. 09:53 The compass just keeps spinning in different directions 09:56 and people don't know which way to turn. 09:58 They don't know who's telling the truth, 09:59 who's not telling the truth. 10:01 And you know what? 10:02 I'm very, very, very thankful that we as God's children 10:05 have a moral absolute. 10:07 Praise the Lord. 10:09 We don't have to follow, 10:10 we don't have to be confused in the world. 10:13 We just need to get into God's Word 10:14 because He has said in His Word 10:17 that this is the path, walk ye in it. 10:19 And so as long as we can hold on tight to Him 10:22 and continue to learn, 10:23 we have so much to be grateful for. 10:25 Amen. Amen. 10:26 Praise the Lord. 10:28 Well, we do have. 10:29 I mean, so many things... 10:30 Areas you could go into. 10:32 And the thought that came to my mind 10:33 was that thinking about the... 10:35 In the Word of God, we have... 10:37 There's some celebration times. 10:39 And celebration time is Thanksgiving time. 10:41 You think about the Feast of Tabernacles. 10:44 And this is what I find so close in my mind anyway, 10:47 to what we call Thanksgiving now. 10:50 And you can look at that was such a special time, 10:53 because it was at the end of the harvest. 10:55 Yeah. Right? 10:56 All the fruits were in and the crops were in, 10:59 and it was time for the people to get together. 11:01 And I use the word to celebrate. 11:04 And they... 11:05 It lasted for seven days. 11:07 So let me just throw something out to 3ABN. 11:10 Okay. 11:11 You might give one or two days off, you know. 11:14 How about a week of seven days? 11:16 'Cause you know when you have one day off, 11:19 all of you work so hard when you have people over, 11:22 and you're exhausted almost. 11:24 You get the one day off. 11:25 You're preparing two or three days before, 11:26 and then you have that one day 11:28 and it's busy, busy, busy, 11:29 and then maybe you go back to whatever it is. 11:30 But, you know, they had seven days 11:32 that they played music, they sang songs, 11:36 they brought gifts in. 11:38 And it was just a few days after the Day of Atonement. 11:43 Though how interesting that was in the time frame, 11:46 you know, gathering in this is the end. 11:49 And God's people need to be singing, and have music, 11:52 and praising God, and being thankful. 11:55 And a couple of verses quickly was Psalms 106 11:59 and then 122. 12:03 I'm going to read just one verse 12:04 if we have time to do. 12:05 If we don't, let's do it some other time. 12:07 But I thought how beautiful this fit in. 12:09 I'm not going to read all of it because the children of Israel 12:13 sang this whole chapter. 12:16 Now I don't know how long it'd take me 12:17 to memorize 48 verses. 12:19 Lord have mercy. 12:20 You know, but I know it's easier 12:22 if you put music to it to memorize. 12:23 That's true. 12:25 But they sang this 106, 12:28 Psalm 106:1 through like 48. 12:31 And that is simply the wanderings 12:34 that they had in the wilderness. 12:35 Yeah. 12:36 They sang about the good 12:38 and they sang about the troublesome times 12:39 that they had. 12:41 Wow. 12:42 But the end result, God's overall. 12:44 Praise the Lord. And they gave thanks to Him. 12:46 Just the first verse, for instance, it says here, 12:47 "Praise ye the Lord. 12:49 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord 12:51 for He is good for His mercy endureth forever." 12:54 Amen. 12:56 And then two, "Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord?" 12:58 Well, we could read the whole thing 13:00 and get excited, but this is Thanksgiving. 13:01 Yes, that's right. 13:03 We're here for what 3ABN is doing. 13:04 We're pulling out, 13:06 you're pulling out the praise, the people. 13:08 Sometimes maybe we forget to do it. I like... 13:10 I don't know who said it here, but Thanksgiving is every day. 13:13 Isn't that how it should be? 13:14 Every day. 13:16 Those who are here, those who are Christians, 13:18 you thank God. 13:19 You know, first thing I do is thank you, Lord, 13:21 for life, health, and strength. 13:23 Brother Danny, you mentioned that. 13:25 Thank you for those three things 13:26 that you get up and your feet hit the floor 13:29 and the devil's going to say, "Wow." 13:30 You know what I mean? 13:31 They're up and at it again. Praise God, right? 13:33 That's the way it needs to be. 13:35 Devil should be afraid of God's people. 13:36 So here as we praise, and as we sing, 13:38 and as we pray together, the devil trembles. 13:40 Wow. 13:42 But let's do like the children of Israel. 13:43 And I think in Psalms 122, it says something like, 13:47 "I was glad when they said come to the house of the Lord." 13:50 Isn't something like that? 13:52 I was glad when they said 13:53 let us go into the house of the Lord. 13:55 So today, I feel like by God's grace, 13:57 we're going to the house of the Lord. 13:58 Praise God. 14:00 And all day when you do these programs 14:01 and people are singing, 14:03 it's good to be in the presence of the Lord. 14:04 It's good to give praise and thanksgiving to Him. 14:07 And so I, again, I can't praise Him enough. 14:09 Every day I look at... 14:11 Man, you are on borrowed time. 14:12 Praise God for that. 14:13 So every day is a good day. 14:15 But I don't know, Brother Danny. 14:16 I'm reminded every day how fragile life is, 14:20 just to go through the day 14:22 and different things and things happen, 14:23 how fragile it is. 14:25 And the Lord impressed, Kenny, time is short. 14:27 Make sure you're ready. Yeah. 14:28 And so during this time, 14:30 we pray that's going to touch some hearts 14:31 and life of people who are viewing 3ABN. 14:34 And there's going to be commitment time 14:36 for them right now. 14:37 It's good, right, to be in the house of the Lord. 14:40 Isn't it that right? Amen. 14:41 Praise Lord for that. Okay, I'm gonna keep quiet. 14:43 That's it. 14:44 No, I want to ask you to actually... 14:45 Let's pray, actually, Pastor Kenny, 14:47 as we start these hours here. 14:48 So thank you, please. 14:49 All right, let's pray. 14:51 Our kind, loving heavenly Father, 14:52 what a privilege it is that we can come 14:53 before thy throne. 14:55 Lord, we lift up Your name. 14:57 We sing praises unto You, thankful for the music, 15:00 the ability, the gifts that You've given... 15:02 Yes. 15:03 To all Your children today, 15:04 and to simply to bring honor and glory to You and You alone. 15:07 We pray during this time together, 15:10 this whole program, that man will not be seen. 15:13 Doesn't really need to be heard, 15:15 but the cross of Calvary would be lifted up 15:17 and everyone will see Jesus. 15:19 And as they see Jesus, 15:21 they'll say thank you again for life, 15:23 and health, and strength. 15:24 Thank you for the roof over my head, 15:25 thank you for the air that I breathe. 15:27 It all belongs to You. 15:28 You own the cattle on a thousand hills. 15:30 We have nothing. 15:31 We may think we do, but you own it all. 15:33 And you've loaned it to us, as my grandpa said, 15:35 to see how you're going to act. 15:37 That's right. 15:38 So, Lord, I pray that we will act 15:39 according to Scripture. 15:41 We will share these things with others who are in need. 15:43 We'll share our love with them. 15:44 We'll share the gospel with them. 15:46 And give them invitation to join the family 15:48 before it's forever too late. 15:50 Thank you for this time that we can praise You. 15:52 Thank You there's time we can sing songs 15:54 of praise and adoration. 15:55 And may this be a time of growth 15:57 for each and every one of us. 15:59 And those who are viewing, those who may listen, 16:00 and those of us who are here, we need that. 16:03 We thank You, we praise You for all that You've done. 16:05 And I love this, 16:06 what You're going to do in the future. 16:08 That's right. 16:09 As Your church is victorious in Jesus' name we pray, 16:11 is for His sake, amen. 16:13 Amen. Amen. 16:15 And in the background, you maybe saw 16:17 Pastor Johnny and Sister Idalia. 16:18 Hello, wave back there. 16:20 We're going to be playing some musical chairs 16:21 as Jill was mentioning. 16:22 So we'll be switching out some people throughout. 16:24 Today, it's going to be a fun time 16:25 of spending this time as 3ABN family 16:27 with you at home. 16:29 And I just want to say thank you 16:30 while we have Pastor Kenny on and Mr. Danny here. 16:33 Thank you for being faithful to the calling to start 3ABN, 16:35 for hammering those nails, one nail at a time, 16:38 putting those two by fours up. 16:39 3ABN wouldn't be here without you both. 16:41 But we want to say thank you for standing with them. 16:44 Many of you who have donated from the very beginning. 16:46 Yes. 16:47 That's because of you that 3ABN is here. 16:49 But thank you both for your faithfulness 16:51 to what God has called both of you to do, 16:53 and for starting it out, 16:55 and for following the vision and commission 16:56 that God gave to you 37 years ago, 16:59 and here 3ABN is running today. 17:00 What a privilege, right? Oh, it's privilege. 17:03 Is there a chorus that comes to mind? 17:04 Go ahead. You're going to say something. 17:06 Well, the privilege is he 17:07 and I were driving nails building houses, 17:09 but when we built this building, 17:12 the people for many years come to the original Uplink and say, 17:16 "We're standing on holy ground." 17:17 Then when we put the shell of the building up 17:20 and we ordered the blackboard to go around it, 17:22 it said temple on it. 17:24 Oh, wow. 17:25 Yeah, praise the Lord. Come on. 17:27 Amen. Amen. Yes. 17:28 Drive into the little property that Fonda Summers gave us, 17:31 and you see it. 17:33 Not by intention us... 17:34 Here's this huge building and all you see is temple, 17:37 temple, temple. 17:38 Wow. So we are standing on holy ground. 17:41 Yeah, that is beautiful. 17:42 There is a chorus, you want to sing that or? 17:44 Amen. Yeah. 17:45 As I walked through the door 17:49 I sensed His presence 17:53 And I knew this was a place 17:58 Where love abounds 18:02 For this is the temple 18:07 Jehovah God 18:10 God abides here 18:13 We are standing 18:16 We are standing In His presence 18:20 on holy ground 18:23 Sing it with us everybody. 18:25 We are standing 18:31 on holy ground 18:36 And I know... 18:37 And I know that There are angels 18:43 all around Let us praise... 18:48 Let us praise 18:51 Let us praise Jesus now 18:59 We are standing 19:03 In His presence 19:05 on holy ground 19:12 Thank you. Amen. 19:13 Praise the Lord. Wow. 19:15 Sister Chris, what's on your heart? 19:16 What's on my heart? 19:17 Well, I just... 19:19 Being in the presence of the Holy Spirit right now, 19:21 we are still on holy ground. 19:23 Yes. 19:25 After all these years, 19:26 so many people have just walked into the church 19:29 because they have been watching this signal. 19:32 Amen. 19:33 You know, this, to me, 19:34 has always been a fulfillment of prophecy, 19:37 that the gospel will go around the world 19:39 and then the Lord will come. 19:41 Yes. 19:42 And we're seeing the signs of His return 19:44 just growing stronger and more fervent 19:47 each and every moment of each and every day. 19:50 And this signal needs to be just as strong 19:53 and just as fervent and go even further. 19:56 Come on now. Amen. 19:57 Because it needs... 19:59 People need to hear this message. 20:00 They need to be encouraged. 20:01 They need to know that God has a truth. 20:03 He has a path and He's calling each and every person 20:07 to come and join Him on that path. 20:10 Amen, wow. 20:11 Amen. Praise the Lord. It's good. 20:12 I just want to say too, Pastor Kenny and Sister Chris, 20:15 that we lift you all up in prayer too. 20:16 Appreciate. 20:18 Because as much a part of 3ABN you are, 20:19 you're also speaker/director of Behold the Lamb Ministries, 20:21 which is a powerful ministry 20:23 that's been proclaiming the three angels' messages 20:26 for what, 30 some years as well. 20:27 So praise God for what you're doing 20:29 and continuing to do. 20:30 We know the Satan's upset, but that's all right. 20:33 That's all right. That's exactly right. 20:35 You got up and feet hit the floor this morning. 20:37 Amen. 20:38 In the last closing seconds, 20:40 any closing thought, Pastor Kenny, 20:41 before we switch out with someone else? 20:42 No, I think maybe just to thank God's people, 20:46 and to thank God, and to thank 3ABN, 20:48 you know, for the blessings that we have, 20:51 that you guys, each one of you, everybody is to us. 20:54 Again, keeps us feeling like family. 20:56 And that we are a part of something 20:58 and we're part of a worldwide movement. 21:01 And that gives us encourage and strength 21:03 to each day to push forward. 21:05 When sometimes you kind of get tired 21:07 of maybe pushing and going, 21:09 but then you look at what God is doing 21:11 and He strengthens you to just keep going ahead 21:13 and keep going ahead. 21:15 So I want to thank each one of you, 21:16 certainly my brother and sister Yvonne. 21:18 And, you know, you guys are just awesome too 21:21 in the station, and we thank God for that. 21:23 Thank you for working with us. 21:25 It's great to be family together. 21:27 It is. Thank you so much for being here. 21:29 Thank you both. I appreciate it. 21:30 Thank you. Love you all. 21:31 I was just thinking... 21:33 Looking forward to your cooking soon. 21:35 Oh, yay! 21:39 That's right. 21:40 We got food coming later. 21:42 Yeah, that's right. 21:43 I'm looking at all these little squash 21:45 and pumpkin that are around here too. 21:46 We can cook some of 'em up. 21:48 Yeah, there are. 21:49 What's on your heart, babe? 21:50 Oh, wow. 21:52 I was thinking this morning, 21:54 what lessons has God taught me this last year? 21:57 You know, what is these things that I've learned? 21:59 And I think this might seem like a trite saying, 22:05 but I think there's a lot of truth in it. 22:07 The lesson I learned this year is life is uncertain. 22:11 Eat dessert first. 22:12 Okay. 22:13 You surprised me on that one. 22:15 Now I know this is just a saying, 22:16 but what it really means 22:18 is to cherish the people in your life. 22:19 Life is uncertain. That's true. 22:21 Cherish the fact that you have a maker, 22:24 and that's the Lord Jesus Christ. 22:25 Life is uncertain. 22:27 Cherish the moments in your life. 22:30 Be intentional about those moments. 22:33 That's a lesson that Greg and I are seeking to learn 22:36 because we can be very focused. 22:38 You can be busy in ministry, but to be intentional, 22:42 to take moments, take moments with your spouse, 22:46 take moments with your family and friends, 22:49 take moments with your Savior, 22:51 take moments in His Word, take moments for yourself. 22:56 That's, I think, one of the things 22:58 that God is teaching me, 23:00 you can say, or learning this year. 23:02 Amen. 23:04 And now we have the privilege 23:06 of taking a moment with the Dinzeys. 23:07 All right. 23:09 We love you both and... Amen. 23:11 Count you as family and so grateful 23:13 to have you as part of the ministry 23:15 for so many years. 23:16 So let's start with Mrs. Dinzey, ladies first. 23:19 Thank you, Mrs. Morikone. 23:21 Tell us what's on your heart or a lesson learned this year 23:24 or scripture you just share? 23:25 Well, you know, it's a privilege for me 23:28 to be here with you guys. 23:31 It's an honor for you, Danny, 23:32 to spend this moment with me. 23:34 I know, with you. 23:35 I've been looking forward to it for weeks. 23:36 Thank you. 23:40 You know, when I first got here to 3ABN... 23:43 You were just a kid really. 23:44 Yes. You were very young. 23:46 Back in 1994, that's when John Dinzey 23:48 and I got married. 23:50 But I was visiting the campus, the ministry, 23:53 and we heard the stories that Johnny shared, 23:56 and like, wow, you know. 23:58 When I got here, 23:59 everybody was talking about 3ABN employees over lunch, 24:03 over breakfast, over picnics. 24:05 Everything was 3ABN. 24:07 Like don't these people have a life? 24:09 You know, why talk about 3ABN, you know, all the time? 24:14 And so anyway, I moved into the area 24:18 and, you know, I did not realize 24:23 what 3ABN was in my heart. 24:26 And I was comfortable. 24:28 You know, it was a safe area to live in and all, 24:31 but I didn't value what 3ABN was at the very beginning. 24:36 Wow. 24:37 And I was like, "Did I make a mistake, 24:40 you know, marrying someone that works in a ministry, 24:45 you know, so isolated and so, 24:47 you know, focused in this, in the ministry? 24:51 And the Lord said, "You know, you didn't... 24:56 I don't make mistakes." Wow. 24:59 You know, the Lord brought us together, 25:01 because my desire was to have someone in my life 25:05 as a partner that I can grow spiritually with. 25:08 Guess what? 25:10 If you don't know John Dinzey, he has taken his priesthood, 25:15 you know, as the priest of the home seriously. 25:17 And we... 25:19 I have learned to grow, balance each other out. 25:23 And anyway, it's been a great blessing 25:27 to be in ministry. 25:29 And something that I never imagined, 25:32 I was sleeping 3ABN, I was for breakfast, 25:35 for lunch, and dinner, and to this day, 3ABN. 25:39 Wow. 25:41 So it's the mission, it's the vision, 25:42 it's the passion. 25:44 That's right. 25:45 And the Lord showed me that when I read, 25:49 I have come to give you life, and give it more abundantly. 25:54 You know, sometimes we take that text 25:57 and think that it's fancy cars, 26:00 fancy homes, you know, be comfortable, 26:03 have everything that you need in abundance 26:06 enough to give away and not even miss it, right? 26:10 But that abundance 26:12 is to prepare us for the abundant eternal life. 26:15 It's like the focus... 26:17 I'm like, "Lord, why didn't I get that before?" 26:21 You know, we talk about abundance and unfortunately, 26:25 we mix it up 26:27 with the material things, right? 26:29 So I just want to praise the Lord 26:32 for the gift of life eternal 26:35 that we are preparing for, 26:38 and also the ministry that 3ABN 26:40 has of preaching the gospel to the whole world. 26:45 So it's been rough year. 26:47 People have losses and, 26:51 you know, we need to just evaluate 26:55 where our priorities are. 26:57 Many have gone to sleep 26:58 because of COVID and stuff like that. 27:01 And it hurts me to know, 27:05 and this year I've noticed it more. 27:07 My heart hurts when I hear so and so went to heaven. 27:12 So and so is living in heaven. 27:14 Oh, they're looking at me or watching over us, 27:18 you know, my family member. 27:19 And that has driven many people to depression, 27:22 and young people... 27:23 I want to die and be with my mom in heaven, 27:26 which is wrong. 27:28 You know, the Bible does not teach that. 27:30 So let us pull together. 27:32 Amen. 27:34 You know, to preach that pure message of salvation. 27:37 What about you, Pastor Johnny? 27:39 I just want to say for both of you. 27:40 When Jill and I first got married, 27:41 I remember you invited us to your house. 27:44 We were newlyweds and they said, 27:45 "Hey, come on over to our house for lunch." 27:48 And so I say what a blessing that was. 27:50 Thank you for, of course, your mentorship, 27:51 but also taking us 27:53 in when we were first here at 3ABN. 27:55 But they're very hospitable people, 27:56 and your sons are no longer babies. 27:58 No. 28:00 They're grown, out of college, in college. 28:01 And it's amazing. 28:02 You've been here, Pastor Johnny, over 30 years. 28:04 Yes. What's on your heart? 28:06 I was thinking back there. Yes. 28:07 It's about 32 years, November. 28:09 You know, at the end of November 28:11 is when I arrived at 3ABN. 28:12 So right now, Thanksgiving time. 28:14 Thanksgiving time. 28:15 You know, and I want to say, 28:16 you know, adding on to what Idalia said, 28:18 you know, most people have been taught 28:20 that when you die, you go to heaven. 28:23 And what Idalia meant is that 28:24 the Bible doesn't teach you go immediately to heaven. 28:26 You're sleeping in the grave till Jesus comes. 28:30 Bless His holy name, you know. 28:32 If you went to sleep in Jesus, you will be resurrected. 28:35 So that's when it happens. 28:36 But, you know, I was thinking back there. 28:38 Man, I remember when I came, 3ABN was actually recovering 28:42 from some kind of lightning strike. 28:44 We were.. 3ABN was on the air and... 28:48 But it reminded me... 28:50 It took me back because several years ago, 28:52 Gonzalo Santos... 28:54 Danny knows Gonzalo Santos. 28:56 And Danny has mentioned many times. 28:59 He was at our church in Chicago, 29:01 Southern Spanish church in Chicago. 29:04 And he was sharing some of the miracles 29:06 that had taken place at three face power 29:08 and all these miracles that had happened. 29:10 And I was like, amazed, amazed. 29:13 And I said, "Wow, you mean God is doing miracles 29:16 like these here in the US?" 29:18 'Cause you know you hear miracles in Africa, 29:20 miracles in Papua New Guinea, 29:22 and, you know, places like that. 29:23 God is doing... 29:24 And I said in my mind, I said, 29:26 "I would love to work in a place like that, 29:28 where God is doing miracles like that." 29:30 And the Lord heard that. 29:32 Oh, you want to work there? 29:34 And so He made it possible. 29:35 It's an amazing story. 29:37 So I'm grateful to the Lord for the privilege 29:39 to work at 3ABN, 29:41 that is still preaching the undiluted 29:44 three angels' messages. 29:45 And it continues to grow. 29:47 You know, it's exciting to see when those emails come. 29:50 A cable company says, "Please, I want to know how, 29:53 you know, we can be an affiliate of 3ABN Latino." 29:57 And I say, "Praise the Lord." 29:59 Amen. Amen. 30:00 So one of the things I'm grateful for, 30:02 of course, is my wife and our sons, Samuel and Caleb. 30:06 And I have to praise the Lord 30:08 because over the last five years, 30:10 she mentioned growing spiritually. 30:13 I have seen her grow spiritually 30:14 and now, you know, we're participating together 30:17 in some church service and she is speaking out more. 30:20 And I said, "She's a preacher. 30:21 She's preacher, praise God." 30:23 So preacher, praise Dinzey. 30:25 That's right. And it's just a blessing. 30:26 What a blessing, what a blessing it is. 30:28 Amen. 30:29 Pastor John, you have your Bible open 30:30 there on your lap. 30:32 Is there a scripture that you want to share with us? 30:33 Well, you know, this year, there's that scripture 30:36 in Matthew 3:17 that says... 30:38 When Jesus is baptized, it says... 30:40 This is the message from heaven was, 30:42 "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased." 30:47 And reading my favorite book, 30:48 The Desire of Ages, beautiful book. 30:50 You should... Everybody should read it. 30:53 It said there, you know, 30:55 this message embraces all humanity. 30:58 Yeah. And it hit me, wow. 31:02 That message, this is my beloved Son, 31:04 God is saying about me, 31:06 because that embraces all humanity. 31:08 And because of Jesus, we are accepted in the beloved. 31:11 Yeah. 31:12 When I entered into that, wow, 31:14 I'm accepted in the beloved because of Jesus. 31:17 And that's a powerful message 31:19 that I was so blessed to just consider 31:22 that I just had a moment of praising God, thanking Him. 31:26 Because of Jesus, we are accepted. 31:28 And He says to us, "You are My beloved son, 31:31 you are My beloved daughter." 31:33 Praise the Lord. And that's just amazing. 31:34 The miracle that can still take place, 31:36 life's being transformed, and I'm glad to... 31:39 I rejoice to be a part of it. 31:40 Amen. 31:42 Thank you both so much for being here. 31:44 We love you. Thank you for sharing. 31:46 And right now we're going to go to employee role. 31:52 Not everyone could be on the set here. 31:54 And we wanted to take the opportunity 31:56 to have you meet the rest of the family. 31:58 We didn't... 32:00 We weren't able to get everyone, 32:01 but we got quite a few of the different employees. 32:03 We're going to be putting that role 32:05 in several times throughout the next couple of hours. 32:07 So you can get to meet the rest of the 3ABN family. 32:10 So let's go to that right now. 32:19 Hello, my name is Jorge Jaque. 32:21 I'm the production manager for 3ABN. 32:24 And it's such a pleasure 32:26 to be able to talk to you and tell you 32:29 how much thankful 32:32 I am for working for the Lord in this ministry. 32:36 It's been a beautiful year, a year of many blessings 32:40 and a year to be thankful 32:41 for many, many things that He has done for us. 32:43 Happy Thanksgiving to you. 32:46 This year, I am thankful for God's leading in my life 32:49 and this new job. 32:52 I'm very thankful for my family, 32:55 my 3ABN family, and all of my friends. 33:01 My thanks to God 33:02 is for allowing me to write books 33:04 for participating in the ministry 33:06 we've been sharing out in Spanish, 33:09 for allowing 3ABN Latino to also be in Cuba, 33:13 for the offering of the people, 33:16 and for the excellent production staff of 3ABN. 33:21 One of the things I'm thankful for is answered prayer. 33:24 And it's not just the little prayers 33:26 or the larger prayers, 33:27 but the fact that God is developing 33:29 an intimate relationship with me as we, 33:32 you know, He causes me to grow and in dealing 33:35 with the different situations I face. 33:38 And I'm also thankful for the variety of Bibles 33:42 and books that we now have available, 33:44 thanks to wonderful donors like you. 33:47 What I'm most grateful for is family, friends, 33:51 and a place to call home. 33:53 I am so thankful for a God that doesn't give up on us. 33:56 Working in prison ministries, we see... 33:58 We get letters from a lot of people 34:00 who are searching for a God to love, 34:03 and that will love them. 34:05 They haven't known that kind of love. 34:06 So I'm thankful for working in this department, 34:08 sharing Jesus with those that are in prison. 34:12 I am thankful for the most, especially 34:15 with all that's happened in my life recently, 34:18 is I'm thankful for this job. 34:20 I'm really happy to have a Christian job. 34:24 And it is, I would say, a godsend. 34:28 Without coming here, I don't think 34:30 I would've grown as much as I have. 34:32 Meeting all the wonderful people here 34:34 has really just made me in many ways, a better person. 34:37 And I'm just so grateful for that. 34:39 I am so grateful to be working here at the ministry, 34:43 and working for 3ABN, and serving God. 34:45 And I just want to wish everyone 34:47 a happy Thanksgiving and a safe holiday. 34:52 I got a lot of things, 34:53 so many things to be thankful for that 34:55 I couldn't name them all now. 34:56 But I've been doing a lot of travel lately. 34:59 And there's been a lot of situations 35:00 where it could have been bad and it wasn't, 35:02 so I'm very grateful that God's been with me 35:04 through all these times I always traveled. 35:06 I was in New Jersey last week, California next week. 35:09 So I just.. Keep me in prayer. 35:11 And thank God that we have Him in our lives every day. 35:14 Amen. 35:15 Thank you so much to the employees that shared. 35:17 And like Jill said, we'll have a couple of more roles 35:19 throughout this special Thanksgiving program. 35:22 It's a blessing, Mr. Danny. 35:23 I know 3ABN, of course, our viewers at home, 35:25 our supporters are very important. 35:26 But the employees here, 35:28 that's a critical part to 3ABN going forward. 35:30 We have incredible employees and have over the years. 35:33 I mean, God has blessed us so abundantly 35:35 and so thankful for that 35:36 because all that folks see wouldn't be able to 35:39 if we didn't have the people that 35:40 who are dedicated, the personnel. 35:43 And it reminds me of my board members too that 35:45 we've had from the beginning. 35:46 And many of those now are sleeping, 35:48 you know, resting in the Lord for Jesus to come. 35:51 But what dedication from so many people 35:53 and 3ABN's a team. 35:55 We couldn't do it without you. 35:57 And from the beginning, 35:59 God has called different people to do different things. 36:02 And one of those is people who come from many areas 36:06 and many countries to be here at 3ABN 36:08 and dedicate their life, their time, their talents, 36:11 all to be a part of this, to make this team 36:14 really able to work and reach into all the world. 36:17 Praise the Lord. Amen. Absolutely. 36:18 Speaking of team members... Yes. 36:20 We switched out family and we have Jason Bergmann 36:23 and his beautiful wife, Francine. 36:26 We're so grateful that God brought both you here, 36:28 and love you, and share with us. 36:32 Francine, let's start with you. 36:33 Share with us... 36:35 It can be anything. 36:36 A scripture, something God taught you this last year, 36:38 a gift in your life, whatever? 36:40 You know, with our family, I mean, family is so important. 36:43 And I think during this time, 36:45 we've seen how family is very important. 36:47 But also the 3ABN family, and there's extended family 36:51 that we come in contact with through this network, 36:56 I mean, through the kids. 36:58 But one thing that I learned specifically this year is... 37:01 We just got a beehive 37:04 earlier in the spring this year. 37:06 And so, it's fun watching the bees. 37:08 But there's one thing that I've learned about 37:10 bees specifically, 37:11 is that the worker bees are very quick 37:15 and eager to work. 37:17 And they might stop every time they go out. 37:19 They go out about every day, about 15 times. 37:22 But they stop at 100 flowers 37:24 before they go back into the hive, approximately. 37:26 Wow. 37:27 But they only live about 40 days. 37:30 And I mean, between 30 to 60, but they say an average is 40. 37:34 And what's interesting about them 37:36 is that they work so hard, 37:37 but they never get to see the harvest. 37:40 They might only make about one 12th of a teaspoon... 37:45 Of honey? In their life. 37:46 Of honey. Of honey. 37:47 Wow. Not much. 37:49 And that kind of brings it back to me. 37:51 And something that I learned is that 37:53 we are just about God's business. 37:55 We don't know... 37:57 Whenever God is impressing our hearts to do, 38:00 we need to do it. 38:01 And we might not see the harvest. 38:03 We might not see the winter. That's good. 38:05 But yet there's something in it. 38:08 And even with the donors that are... 38:10 You know, some of them, they may not... 38:14 I mean, some of them may have passed away, unfortunately. 38:17 And that's always sad 38:18 because we've had a lot of loss, 38:20 you know, recently. 38:21 And yet they're putting their fruits in heaven. 38:24 And that reminds me of Matthew 6:19-21, 38:28 where it says, "Put your treasure in heaven." 38:30 Praise the Lord. And I just... 38:32 That's something that reminds me a little bit. 38:35 And I mean, I'm so thankful for our donors specifically 38:39 because they are putting their treasure in heaven. 38:43 And so that is a sacrifice that they're making. 38:46 So that's something that most impressed me. 38:49 That's good. 38:50 That's a great lesson from nature too. 38:52 That is. 38:53 So, Jason, have you been stung yet by any of the bees or? 38:55 Well... 38:57 Not our bees, but somebody else is harvesting. 38:59 Oh, somebody else's... Okay. 39:00 So I had an opportunity to harvest some honey. 39:03 Oh, did you really? 39:04 And I learned how to do that with a friend of ours. 39:08 And I put on my bee suit and I thought, okay. 39:11 I put the whole garb on I thought, 39:13 okay, I'm protected. 39:15 And we went through most of the day 39:18 and I started getting a little heat. 39:19 You know, when you get your chin 39:21 a little too close to the mesh. 39:22 Oh, yeah. 39:24 Well, the bee will tend to sting you. 39:27 So we got to the, one of the last hives, 39:31 and this was the highest hive. 39:33 It had a number of boxes and it was later in the day 39:37 and it was getting a little warm. 39:38 And those bees came out 39:40 and I probably had about 150 on me. 39:43 And I was getting stung like every like 15 seconds. 39:49 And finally the guy that was doing it, 39:51 you know, he is hearing ah, uh, mm, you know. 39:54 He was getting stung too. 39:55 He was getting stung and I was... 39:57 And we're like, okay, we got to quit 39:59 because it was getting... 40:01 It was starting to get a little unpleasant. 40:04 Dangerous. 40:05 But what's interesting is our own bees, they know us. 40:08 Like, it's funny because Amanda will pick up 40:11 the bees on their finger 40:12 and they won't bother us. 40:14 It's interesting how they have that connection, relationship. 40:16 So I haven't taken the honey out of my bees yet. 40:19 Okay. 40:20 But right now we have a good relationship. 40:22 You know, they don't sting me and I get to watch them. 40:26 And you haven't taken their honey, 40:27 so they're happy to have you. 40:28 And I haven't taken their honey. 40:30 You know, I have looked in the hive 40:31 just to see how much they're filling the hive 40:36 and how they're growing it out, 40:38 but yeah, I haven't had problems with my hive. 40:42 But I haven't taken the honey either, 40:43 so I'll have to pray beforehand, 40:47 especially after Francine story about how much time they spend 40:51 in getting such a small part of the honey. 40:55 You know, and I think of 3ABN and Francine 40:59 and I have been here about three and a half years now. 41:01 Yes, amazing. 41:02 And we've seen many miracles. 41:04 And the one miracle that, you know, managing finances. 41:09 Especially here at 3ABN, 41:11 I've seen that we really have to trust the Lord. 41:13 Yes. And we are so... 41:17 I am so grateful to have donors 41:20 who are systematically giving to 3ABN. 41:24 You know, when we talk about 37 years 41:26 and the dedication of our donors. 41:29 Yeah. 41:31 You know, it's amazing to see that dedication 41:35 and how they've partnered with us. 41:38 Especially in the times, 41:39 just in the last couple of years, 41:41 the Lord has really blessed. 41:43 And even though, you know, we see some lean times and, 41:47 you know, we talk about it in our meetings, 41:50 and then either that day or the next day, 41:54 the Lord has a gift for us 41:57 because of dedicated donors 42:01 that are willing to partner with us. 42:03 You know, I think about Thanksgiving 42:07 as a time as this. 42:09 You think of how our family members 42:13 may have been involved in the hardship 42:16 of losing someone from COVID 42:19 or some other type of situation. 42:23 And when you look at these times, 42:26 we can take promises in knowing that 42:29 Jesus is our promise. 42:33 You know, I look at the Bible verse 42:36 in 1 John 4:19 42:39 where it says, "We loved Him because He first loved us." 42:43 That's right. That's great. 42:45 You know, He's our creator, 42:47 He's our redeemer, and He's our advocate. 42:49 Amen. All right. 42:51 And He's willing to die for us and be our advocate. 42:55 And life is not as important 43:00 as you and I being a part of His kingdom. 43:03 And that's what's amazing, 43:05 that we can take comfort. 43:08 We have that peace 43:10 even though these arduous times that... 43:13 You know, we live in a time 43:14 where things are just upside down 43:17 and so discombobulated, 43:19 but then we can focus on Jesus and have that peace, 43:22 and have that joy in knowing that 43:24 He loves us so much. 43:26 Amen. 43:27 You were mentioning three and a half years. 43:28 That time has gone by in a hurry. 43:30 It has. 43:32 We appreciate both of you. 43:33 And I want to mention also your daughter Amanda as well. 43:36 Yes. You know, I should... 43:37 Just the other day... 43:39 I don't know if I can hold this up. 43:40 My Bible's starting to fall apart 43:41 and I took the notes out just now, 43:43 but there's a little sticker here. 43:44 If you can see where my finger is, it's a little penguin. 43:46 Well, their daughter Amanda loves penguins 43:48 and she gave me this little sticker 43:49 and I put it in my Bible. 43:51 And I put it in my Bible for a reason. 43:52 I was just thinking of generosity 43:54 because this was a special little gift that she had, 43:56 and she was so willing to give it away 43:59 to bring me joy. 44:01 And I think she gave you a little sticker as well. 44:03 So I put it in my Bible just to remember that, 44:05 you know, to be generous and to give 44:07 because it's not about us. 44:09 It's about sharing, sharing Jesus, 44:11 the love of God with others. 44:12 But thank you both and thank you 44:14 for your daughter Amanda. 44:15 So glad you're part of the ministry of 3ABN. 44:17 And thank you for your leadership 44:18 in the finance department as well. 44:20 It's been a walk by faith, I know, 44:22 but God has continued to provide. 44:24 And Mr. Danny, you've seen it through all the years. 44:26 Over and over again He continues. 44:28 I'm so grateful for both of you 44:30 and thankful for that you're here 44:32 as part of this ministry and part of the team 44:34 that keeps everything going and growing. 44:37 On the bees, do they still smoke 'em, 44:40 you know, to try to? 44:41 You know, I've learned not to smoke them 44:43 because it gets them agitated. 44:45 And I figure, you know, if you move slow 44:47 and are calm, they may... 44:49 I used to do that. 44:50 I made sure I smoked them enough. 44:51 They couldn't see me. 44:53 That's the whole idea. 44:54 You reach in and get it 44:56 and they don't know what happened. 44:57 So we did that for a while. 44:59 It's very interesting and amazing to watch. 45:01 Wow. 45:02 Amen. Amen. 45:04 We're going to trade out family again. 45:06 Thank you so much for being here. 45:07 Thank you very much. 45:08 Going to invite Ryan and Stephanie 45:10 to come in and join us. 45:11 And I think if Ryan's coming, 45:13 that means we might get some music. 45:14 Okay. And I'm excited about that too. 45:16 And as they are coming in just now, 45:18 sweetheart, we haven't heard from you 45:20 as far as a gift in your life or a lesson learned or... 45:23 You know, there's so many things. 45:25 You know, the list, you know, is just endless, right? 45:27 When you start writing down the things 45:28 that you're thankful for. 45:29 I mentioned earlier about being so thankful for 3ABN 45:31 because it's instrumental in my life as well. 45:35 You know, for me being a part of the ministry of 3ABN 45:38 has helped me grow. 45:39 And I think even before I came to 3ABN 45:41 over 20 some years ago, 45:43 my family and I would watch 3ABN 45:45 back when the giant dishes, 10 foot dishes. 45:47 Maybe some of you are saying, "What, 10 foot dishes?" 45:49 Well, there used to be 10 foot dishes. 45:50 That's how you got 3ABN. 45:52 And church members, 45:54 because we didn't have it at the time, 45:55 would copy 3ABN on VHS tapes. 45:57 Right. And they would give them to us. 45:59 So I'm thankful for 3ABN. 46:00 I'm thankful for life. 46:02 You know, both Jill and I lost loved ones 46:04 this past year, and maybe many of you as well. 46:07 The Thanksgiving table doesn't have a loved one there. 46:09 There's an empty place there. 46:11 But you know, we look forward to Christ's second coming. 46:14 So I'm just thankful for life, 46:15 for the opportunity that each one of us 46:17 have each and every day. 46:19 And that's to share the love of Jesus 46:20 with somebody else. 46:21 So those are just, yeah, some of the things I'm thankful for. 46:23 Amen. 46:24 Ryan, can we start with a song 46:26 with you first and then we'll talk? 46:34 Give thanks with a grateful heart 46:40 Give thanks to the holy one 46:46 Give thanks 46:49 because He's given 46:51 Jesus Christ His son 46:58 Give thanks with a grateful heart 47:04 Give thanks to the holy one 47:10 Give thanks 47:13 Because He's given 47:16 Jesus Christ 47:21 His Son 47:24 And now let the weak 47:29 Say I am strong 47:33 Let the poor say I am rich 47:39 Because of what the Lord 47:43 Has done for us 47:49 And now let the weak 47:54 Say I am strong 47:58 Let the poor say I am rich 48:05 Because of what the Lord 48:08 Has done 48:12 For us 48:15 Give thanks 48:23 I love this. 48:24 We got another song. 48:27 Jesus, 48:29 We just want 48:32 To thank you 48:37 Jesus, 48:39 we just want 48:42 To thank you 48:48 Jesus, 48:50 we just want 48:52 To thank you 48:58 Thank you for being so good 49:07 We serve a mighty God. 49:12 Thank you, Ryan. 49:14 We're having church. Amen. 49:16 We're having church on Thanksgiving Day. 49:17 I love that. 49:19 What's on your heart, Dr. Yvonne, just your message. 49:21 Thank you, Pastor Ryan for the song. 49:22 Praise the Lord. 49:24 You know, so many times we take the Lord for granted. 49:29 And as Ryan was singing, I was thinking, 49:33 you know, we have so much to be thankful for 49:35 and we need to let Him know 49:37 how much we appreciate all that He does. 49:40 That's good. 49:41 And so I just sense 49:43 the Holy Spirit's presence here. 49:45 And whenever I sense His presence, 49:47 it makes me want to cry too, 49:49 because it's so precious and tender. 49:53 And many of you might feel alone right now. 49:57 There are some verses that I learned this year 50:00 that are so near and dear to me. 50:02 One is in Psalms 27:13-14. 50:07 He says I would've lost heart unless I had believed 50:10 that I would see the goodness of the Lord 50:12 in the land of the living. 50:14 Wait on the Lord. 50:16 Be of good courage 50:18 and He will strengthen your heart. 50:20 Okay. That's right. 50:21 Wait, I say, on the Lord. Amen. 50:23 So whatever you're dealing with right now. 50:25 Yeah. 50:26 And we're all dealing with something. 50:27 Everyone has a challenge. 50:29 That's just what this life offers. 50:32 Give it to Jesus. That's right. 50:34 And be thankful for what He does. 50:36 So thank you so much for just ushering us 50:39 even more into His presence. 50:41 Amen. Glory be to God. 50:42 Praise the Lord. 50:43 What's on your heart, Ryan? 50:45 Oh, man. 50:47 Do we have an hour? 50:50 Oh, man, we serve a mighty God. 50:52 I know we say that sometimes. 50:53 Sometimes it just becomes a part of our vocabulary. 50:55 You know, God is good. God is good all the time. 50:57 All the time God is good. 50:59 But over this last year, it's just been, 51:01 you know, strengthened 51:02 and fortified within me even more, 51:04 confirmed even more that we serve such a patient, 51:07 loving, kind God, merciful God. 51:11 Yes. 51:14 There's not a day that goes by that, 51:15 you know, the devil doesn't come and, 51:17 you know, whisper that thought into my head. 51:19 You know, you're not worthy to be where you're at. 51:21 You're not worthy to be doing what you're doing. 51:23 You're not a representative of God. 51:25 But yet the Holy Spirit comes and says... 51:29 Amen. Yeah. 51:30 "God is long suffering." Yeah. 51:31 You may not be where you are 51:33 or where God wants you to be just yet. 51:35 But yet you're not where you once was, right? 51:38 That's right. 51:39 There's evidence that He's working in your life. 51:41 And we're all on that path, that journey together. 51:42 That's right. 51:44 That's why I love that song that Dottie Rambo wrote, 51:45 He Looked Beyond My Fault. 51:47 Oh yeah. 51:48 Because it's the truth in my life every day. 51:49 And over the past year, it's just been confirmed. 51:51 He looks beyond our fault and He sees our need. 51:54 And that's the Savior we serve. 51:56 He's patient and I praise God for that. 51:59 I'm thankful that we serve a God 52:02 who is patient, who's longsuffering, 52:04 who's kind, who's merciful. 52:07 And for that reason and many others, 52:09 He is worthy to be praised. 52:12 Amen. Amen. 52:13 I know many times we see Ryan 52:15 because we're on Sabbath School, 52:16 or preaching a sermon, or singing music, 52:19 but we don't always have the opportunity 52:21 and privilege to see his wife, Stephanie. 52:24 And we love both of you. 52:25 Stephanie, of course, is principal 52:27 and teacher at our school here. 52:28 And tell us what your journey's been this year? 52:31 Maybe a scripture or something you've learned? 52:33 Yeah, it's been a wonderful journey. 52:38 We started out this year. 52:40 We've talked about the story of Joseph 52:42 and how he remained faithful through all of those trials 52:46 that he went through. 52:48 So even as I'm teaching the kids, 52:53 I realize that I'm learning as well. 52:54 That's right. 52:56 Getting that other perspective. 52:58 As you said, we all know of a trial 53:02 we can think of, right? 53:04 And so it was describing 53:07 how those trials kind of help smooth out, 53:11 you know, the stone, right, of that beautiful character. 53:15 And so that was a blessing to me. 53:18 And realize that I'm still learning, right? 53:20 That's right. 53:22 Even the stories that we hear over and over, 53:24 we can still see a new perspective. 53:26 And that was really a blessing for me. 53:27 Amen. Amen. 53:29 Amen. Wow. 53:31 What's on your heart, Mr. Danny? 53:32 Oh, I was wishing we had time to hear a little bit 53:35 of He Looked Beyond My Fault. 53:36 So yeah. 53:38 Oh, okay, all right. 53:40 Just hear a little bit of it. 53:42 I like that, Mr. Danny. 53:43 Yeah, that works. Let's do it. 53:46 Amazing grace 53:50 Shall always be 53:55 My song of praise 53:59 For it was grace 54:03 That bought 54:05 My liberty 54:10 I do not know 54:14 Just why He came 54:18 To love me so 54:23 He looked beyond 54:27 My fault 54:29 And saw my need 54:36 I shall forever 54:41 Lift mine eyes 54:45 To Calvary 54:49 To view the cross 54:53 Where Jesus died 54:58 For me 55:02 How marvelous 55:09 The grace that caught my falling soul 55:21 He looked beyond 55:27 My fault 55:29 And saw my need 55:38 Praise God. 55:39 Pastor Ryan, right now give us a little appeal. 55:42 We've got you a couple minutes before we go to the next hour. 55:43 Absolutely, absolutely. 55:46 You know, I don't know where you're from, 55:48 where you're at around the world, 55:50 what you're going through, whatever trial, 55:51 whatever tribulation. 55:54 My goodness, God is bigger than your trial. 55:56 That's right. 55:58 He's bigger than the problem that the enemy may bestow 56:01 and putting up on your life, causing you despair, 56:03 causing you discomfort, 56:05 causing you pain, anxieties, struggles. 56:08 We serve a mighty God and He understands. 56:11 The Bible says He can relate, 56:13 He can sympathize with our needs 56:14 because there is no problem that we have experienced 56:17 that Jesus hasn't experienced tenfold. 56:21 All you need to do is just call out to Him 56:22 wherever you are right now. 56:24 You could be in the road, driving down the road, 56:26 wherever you are. 56:27 You could be in your living room, 56:29 you could be at a friend's house, 56:30 in your bedroom, wherever you are. 56:32 Just simply kneel or just call out to Jesus and say, "Lord, 56:36 have mercy on me and, Father, thank you. 56:39 I want that love in my life, Lord. 56:42 Show me You're near, lead and guide me, 56:44 give me the Holy Spirit." 56:46 Just these simple little words, 56:48 these simple prayers can make a massive difference 56:50 in your life. 56:52 And God hears you, 56:53 He understands, He died for you. 56:55 That's right. 56:56 And I just always ask, you know, 56:58 why in the world would we want to die for our sins 57:00 when Jesus already died for them? 57:02 That's right. 57:03 He says, "Turn you from your evil ways, 57:05 for why should you die." 57:06 Right? 57:07 He does not have pleasure in the death of the wicked. 57:09 But give your heart to Jesus now. 57:10 He will receive you. Amen. 57:12 Thank you, Pastor Ryan. 57:13 Thank you so much. 57:15 It's been a full hour. 57:17 It's been a powerful hour. 57:18 Thank you so much. 57:19 We're going to have more, right? 57:21 We have more. 57:22 We have another hour that we have coming up. 57:24 It's been so good. 57:25 I'm so excited. Absolutely. 57:26 We have another hour and a half coming up, 57:28 so don't go anywhere. 57:30 Make sure that you gather around 57:32 and continue to join us for 3ABN Thanksgiving special. 57:35 The Lord is good all the time. 57:37 And He is good in your life and in ours. 57:40 We'll be right back. |
Revised 2022-11-18