You've been good to me
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Through all the years
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You've been good to me
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Through joys and tears
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I want to thank
you Lord all for all
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For all you've done
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Because you've been good to me
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Yes, He has
through all the years
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You all at home sing with me.
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You've been good to me
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through all the years
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You've been good to me
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through joys and tears
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I want to thank
you Lord all for all
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All you've done
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You've been good to me
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You've been good to me
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You've been good to me, Lord
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Through all the years
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Yes, He has.
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Has He been good to you today?
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I know He has.
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Amen.
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Welcome back to
3ABN's Thanksgiving special.
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Thank you so much, Mr.
Danny. I'm always blessed.
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Every time you share, of
course, the word, spoken word
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but of course, also
when you minister music.
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Amen. It's an anointing,
you know, it's a gift.
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You think back to all the
years thinking about family,
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I'm sure you
thinking about your father.
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I know he would be
very proud of you, you know,
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because he passed
away at a young age,
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but to see what God
has done through you.
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Yes. And how you've impacted
so many people for eternity.
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And I'm thinking
about you at home as well.
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You may be surrounded by
many family members today
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being Thanksgiving
Day or you may be at home
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in your apartment or someplace
in the world feeling all alone.
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So we want to
encourage you today.
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I know I've been
encouraged this first hour
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and I pray to the
Lord that you have too.
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But God's been
good, right? He is good.
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And you are here for
a reason and a purpose.
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You may feel
that nobody loves you,
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but God loves you.
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And I want to also
encourage you to that
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we as your 3ABN family,
we're here for you as well.
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And thank you so
much for reaching out
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whether it's through
the phone calls, emails,
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social media, just
reaching out to us here at 3ABN.
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It's a blessing to hear from you
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as part of our 3ABN family.
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Talking about family, Sweetie,
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we've got some
more 3ABN family members
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here on the set with us.
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We do, absolutely.
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I was so blessed the
first hour. Oh, amen.
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It was the anointing
of the Holy Spirit here.
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Blessed to have
you joining us at home
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and we have more
of the family here,
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our brother, Jason Bradley,
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and just so glad
that you're here, Jay,
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and share with us
what's on your heart?
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What has the Lord done
in your life this last year
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or an experience or a scripture,
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something you want to share?
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There's a lot to share.
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And I don't think we
have the time for it all
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but I'm so thankful.
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I'm thankful for family,
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I'm thankful
for the Word of God,
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you know, we have
basic instructions
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before leaving earth.
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We have the Bible
and 2 Timothy Chapter 3,
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I just want to look
at verses 13 through 17
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because one of the
things that I like to do
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is I take a look
at the world around me
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and see what's
going on in the world
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and how it measures
up with the Word of God.
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And I take a look at my own life
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and take
account of that as well,
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but what we've seen
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or what I've seen
and observed is that
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we're living in such
a feeling based society.
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But I'm thankful that
we have the principles
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that are found
in the Word of God
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that are
constant, that do not change
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so in 2 Timothy
3:13-17, it says,
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"But evil men and imposters
will grow worse and worse,
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deceiving and being deceived.
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But you must
continue in the things
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which you have learned
and been assured of knowing
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from whom you have learned them.
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And that from childhood
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you have known
the Holy Scriptures,
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which are able to make you
wise for salvation through faith
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which is in Christ Jesus.
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All Scripture is
given by inspiration of God
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and is profitable for doctrine,
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for reproof, for correction,
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for instruction
in righteousness,
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that the man of
God may be complete,
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thoroughly equipped
for every good work."
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And so in the midst of
the feeling based society,
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we can go to the Word of God
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and we find the
direction that we are to go.
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We can't get caught up on
this side or on this side,
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we got to stay on
the straight and narrow.
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And so God's
just been showing me
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that in the Word
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and this year has been
an incredible faith journey,
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you know, with Dare
to Dream and all of that,
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just praying for
certain projects,
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and just seeing
things coming into fruition
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and the expansion of
the gospel going forward.
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So just, it's exciting.
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It's an exciting year. Amen.
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Yvonne, what's it do for you?
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I mean, your mama here
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and you've prayed
for years for your son
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and to see him a man of God
to see him leading a network,
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to see him sharing the
gospel, what's that do for you?
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It is the most
incredible feeling to,
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to see how God brought Jason
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from where he was,
to where he is now.
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And so often, mothers
reach out to me and they are...
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Just the other day
one reached out to me
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and she said,
"Please pray for my children.
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I'm just so
discouraged right now."
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And I reminded her of
my children's journeys
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and it does my heart, it's...
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I'm just a crybaby anyway,
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but it just, every
time I hear Jason talk
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and he's talking about the Lord,
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I know where he was.
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Yeah.
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And so to see where he is now
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and to see where
God has brought him
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and to know that our
God is El Hanne'eman,
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the faithful God.
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The Elohim
Ahavah, the God who loves.
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He loves us and He loves you.
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And if you're
praying for your children,
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don't give up
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because you will,
by the grace of God,
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get to see what God is doing.
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You don't know what
He's doing behind the scenes.
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I didn't know how the
Lord was working on you.
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I knew I was praying for
you, but He was working on you
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for those years while
you were away from Him.
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And to hear you now and
to see where you are now,
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I'm just so, so thankful
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and so proud of
you, as your mom.
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Proud to be your mom
and so grateful to God
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for what He's done.
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Praise the Lord. Thank
you for all those prayers.
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It made a world of
difference. Praise the Lord.
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Literally, made
the difference in.
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Big time. Yeah.
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You know, Jason,
Mr. Danny was singing
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just a few moments ago,
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you know, how God
has been good to him.
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So how has God been good to you?
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You need a
massive list, don't you?
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And a lot more
time than what I have.
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But He's just been good.
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All my needs are met.
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I've got a roof over my head,
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I've got food
in my refrigerator,
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I've got air in my lungs,
I've got clothes on my back,
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I've got a chair to sit in.
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I've got, you
know, a car to drive.
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And so even the
basic necessities
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and a little bit more
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and God just
blesses beyond measure.
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Yeah.
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You know,
there's a lot of things
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that we take for
granted like health.
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I think, you know,
this has been a year
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where people recognize
that health is so important.
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And so just
being in good health,
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that alone is a
blessing in and of itself.
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You know, it's a blessing to
be part of the ministry of 3ABN,
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you know, I
think it's incredible
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to think about sitting
here on this beautiful set
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that again the production team
have beautifully put together
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just masterful
putting this together
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but to thank, Mr. Danny, again
of reaching the entire world
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from this little spot.
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I think about where we
sit in this little studio here
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in Thompsonville,
West Frankfort, Illinois.
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To think about this
gospel going around the world
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and reaching family members
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that we may never
have the chance to meet
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is a humbling thought.
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And to think
about those depending
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not on 3ABN's
religion or anything
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but it's on the Word of God,
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as Jason mentioned
the B-I-B-L-E, right?
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And that's what 3ABN preaches,
proclaimed it for 37 years.
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Yeah. And that's what
we're going to continue to do.
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We know that
there's times get tough,
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but by God's grace, we're
going to continue forward,
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preaching the
undiluted three angels' messages
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of Revelation Chapter 14.
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3ABN has never
wavered from that, Mr. Danny,
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and God will continue
to bless this ministry
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as we continue to go forward.
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Well, He's
faithful. He is faithful.
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Just what He is. He's faithful.
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I could say it
over and over again.
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When He commissioned us
to go into all the world.
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You know, Dr. Walt
Thompson, I've said many times,
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always said, "The Lord
counted his resources in advance
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and found that
He's not wanting."
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And so therefore it's us.
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So we're 3ABN
when we were impressed
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to build a television
station to reach the world
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with the undiluted
three angels' messages,
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one that would
counteract the counterfeit.
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We just began to go
forward, just step at a time.
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You know, somebody
said, how to eat an elephant
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one bite at a time.
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That's right. We get that
one but one step at a time.
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And that's all you have to do
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in your Christian walk
with the Lord said, Lord,
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what do you have me to do?
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And He'll show you exactly,
but know that He's faithful,
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don't ever give up.
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Don't be
discouraged. That's good.
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Amen.
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I love that. Excellent.
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Thank you so much
for sharing, Jason.
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We're going to transition
and trade out family members,
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but thank you for being
here and for being part of 3ABN.
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Thank you for
your leadership, Jason.
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It's fun working with you.
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He's my neighbor, has
an office right across,
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diagonal from me.
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That's right. I'm right
next door to the White House.
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It's been a pleasure.
I'll see you guys later.
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Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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Don't eat too much.
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We kind of knew
maybe something like that
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was going to be happening.
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I mean, of course,
it's Dr. Moses Primo.
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We are so
grateful. Hi, Dr. Primo.
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You're part of
the family of 3ABN,
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really helped us
go around the world.
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You know, without Moses,
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without his
leadership here at 3ABN,
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we would still be
stuck just talking to camera.
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He's the one who
enabled this ministry
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to go around the world.
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So thank you, we love
you and your wife, Ajumma.
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You know, it's not hard,
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it's just able to be willing
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and to listen
what God has to say.
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And He opened the doors.
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I know, I'm a witness
of 30 years of miracles
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that happened.
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And I'm here just
following His commands.
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Amen.
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You've been a part
of the Ministry of 3ABN
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for a number of years.
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Yeah. How many years?
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A little over 30
years. That's amazing.
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That's a long
time that goes back
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almost to the very beginning.
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Yeah, oh, yeah.
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Mo's been an integral part,
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tremendous part
of this ministry,
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as you said, Jill,
without Mo or someone like him
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but God chose him to do it.
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That's what's good.
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So thank you for what you do
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because, as Jill said,
we could all sit around
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and be talking, but
no one would hear or see.
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But thanks to you,
we're able to reach the world.
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And that's an incredible.
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It's my blessing
and there is much more,
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the work is not done.
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So we are here just to
continue following Him.
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And He will lead us the way.
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So what's on
your heart here today,
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Thanksgiving Day, what
has God done in your life
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this past year or
something you want to share?
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There was...
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There's so much
to think of blessings
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that we received this year.
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But on very in the
beginning of February,
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I received my
son back alive again
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because he had a
tremendous car accident.
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And we thought we had lost him
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but just after
three or four months,
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he recovered so well.
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And he's walking and exercising,
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and I think God
has spared his life
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because He was not
done with him. That's right.
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So now before I was,
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I used to preach
to him, you know,
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"Son, you have to do
this, this, this and that."
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Now he's preaching to me.
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So he's ministering to me,
sometimes he calls and saying,
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"Dad, I'm praying for you." Wow.
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He is watching a
lot of Doug Batchelor
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and a lot of 3ABN
and all these ministries
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and he's really studying.
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He's seeking the
Lord. That's great.
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So that was one
big blessing this year.
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Another big blessing is my wife.
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After four years
of going to college,
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she graduated and she
found a job right away.
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Yeah. So she's a
medical assistant.
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Okay.
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And we're very happy
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that the Lord is
giving her opportunity to,
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to help others also, to
share what she has learned.
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So we, unfortunately,
she couldn't be here
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because it's a
new job that she's in,
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but I praise God for my wife,
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and all of my children.
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I was thinking of
passages to say here today
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and there are so many
blessings in the Book of Psalms
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and David gives so
many things and then I said,
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"Man, I'm not gonna be
able to memorize all of this."
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But and then I found a
passage in Lamentations 3:23.
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That's right.
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And that says that
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His blessings and His
promises are renewed every day.
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That's right.
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So every day we get
to receive everything
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that He has promised
that to be faithful to us.
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So my son sometimes says,
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"Daddy, you forgot that
you promised something."
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I said, "Yeah, but
God never forgets."
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So I'm a witness that
God is faithful each day.
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And sometimes we don't see it,
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but if we live long enough
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we will see it and we recognize.
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So God is good.
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Amen.
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What a blessing, Dr. Mo, I
think by you and your family,
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you know, to the
Ministry of 3ABN.
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Is any particular
miracle come to mind,
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because I mean, 3ABN
is a miracle ministry,
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you know, just it
seems like on a daily basis,
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you, of course, you
wear many different hats
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but you're also in
charge of engineering,
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which is basically
to keep us on the air
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and fixing a lot of
those technical problems.
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But any miracle comes to
mind that you'd like to share?
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Well, there are so many,
like I said, in engineering,
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there are things that.
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I'm an engineer and
for me it's zero one,
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yes or no, will it
work or doesn't work.
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All the programming. Yeah.
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So sometimes I don't understand
things that happened here.
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I just accept it
and I praise the Lord
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and I raise, you
know, my hands and thank Him
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because technically
it doesn't make sense.
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So I can tell you
that it is a miracle place
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because there's a lot of
things that shouldn't happen,
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and it works.
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And I don't complain.
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Another thing that, to
me is a miracle also is,
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I was trained to be
manager for TV stations
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and I know all
the steps and I was...
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I am a manager
for the 3ABN Francais.
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And I couldn't understand
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how we could keep this network
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running without employee
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or without, you know, funds.
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But I thank God
for volunteers. Amen.
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You know, we have
an amazing family,
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the Bolo family, Rose
Bolo and the daughters.
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And they are amazing volunteers,
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a lot of pastors
that they come and say,
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"Brother Primo, I wanted to come
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and you don't have to worry,
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I'll bring enough to
supply all of my needs."
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So they come and
they spend a week or two,
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recording at their cost.
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And the last month, the pastor
even brought a singer with him.
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So we were blessed
to have a singer also.
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But without volunteers,
we couldn't see this working.
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Amen. So I praise
God for volunteers.
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I'm very thankful
for the administration,
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I don't know if it is okay
to say officially on the air
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but next year,
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we're going to
have the first employee
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for the Francais.
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So we are looking
forward to have that.
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And I have some
ideas of other things
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that I want to do.
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I want to guide a direction
of doing more languages.
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That's my call
for the next year.
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And I trust the Lord will
bless and I don't have to worry
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because I don't
have to know, He knows.
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Amen. I just have to follow Him
and He will tell me what to do.
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Tim, I want to go to the
chorus here in just a moment
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but, Brother Mo, I want
to just share this miracle
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because this is something that
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this would mean a
lot to you at home
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because Dr. Mo
oversees master control
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which gets the signal out
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and you're able
to listen or view.
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And when an engineer
comes to you during the year
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and says, "Greg we're
hanging on by a shoestring."
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That kind of a little bit scary
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like we're hanging
on by a shoestring.
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God provided incredible miracle
where a donor stepped forward
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and paid for the cost of
upgrading master control,
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so you can continue to get 3ABN.
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And that shoestring
held, Dr. Mo, right? Yes.
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That shoestring
is holding, is held,
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so that the signal
can continue to go out.
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Those are miracles that you
see on a daily and weekly basis.
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And we just praise
the Lord for those of you
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that stepped forward and support
00:19:13.98\00:19:15.32
the Ministry of 3ABN.
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You're part of the family
and thank you so very much.
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Yeah.
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And that this upgrade actually
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is going to bring
even something more
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that we did not expect.
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Actually I didn't think of it,
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but it's gonna
come with more features.
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Yes, that's right.
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The new system is going
to be a tremendous step up
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of what we have now.
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So I praise God and I thank Him.
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That's good.
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Thank you so much, Dr.
Mo, for your leadership.
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My pleasure. Thank
you for being here.
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Amen. Brother Tim.
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I think it's just
appropriate to sing
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what Danny was
singing as we came in.
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You've been good
to me Go ahead, bud.
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Through all the
years Everybody help him.
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You've been good to me
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Through joys and tears
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I want to thank you Lord
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for all You've done
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You've been good to me
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Through all the years
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You've been good to me
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Through all the years
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Amen. Thank you much.
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Wow.
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We traded our guests,
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but before we
introduce more of the family
00:20:45.04\00:20:46.81
who's sitting here,
00:20:46.84\00:20:48.18
we want to go to another role.
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These are some more employees
00:20:49.68\00:20:51.08
that were not able to
be on the set with us.
00:20:51.11\00:20:54.05
And we want to go to
that and you can hear
00:20:54.08\00:20:55.88
their
Thanksgiving greetings for you.
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Hi, my name is Valera.
00:21:06.16\00:21:07.66
And this year, I
have very special things
00:21:07.66\00:21:09.90
to be thankful for.
00:21:09.93\00:21:11.47
In September, I
gained two members,
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two new members of my family,
00:21:15.30\00:21:16.67
I got a son-in-law, one
week, and the following week,
00:21:16.71\00:21:20.14
I got a new grandson.
00:21:20.18\00:21:22.18
And that is a great blessing.
00:21:22.21\00:21:24.21
One thing I'm very
thankful for is that
00:21:24.25\00:21:26.45
I get to have my whole
family here in the States,
00:21:26.48\00:21:29.88
and I'm so happy
that they can be here.
00:21:29.92\00:21:32.92
I am grateful
for you, our viewers,
00:21:32.95\00:21:35.32
I love to talk
to you on the phone.
00:21:35.36\00:21:37.23
I love that you're here for us.
00:21:37.29\00:21:38.69
And I love to pray with you.
00:21:38.73\00:21:40.70
Thank you so much for
being a part of the 3ABN family.
00:21:40.76\00:21:44.00
Happy Thanksgiving.
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I actually worked
here years ago at 3ABN
00:21:45.77\00:21:48.80
and God has brought
me through a journey,
00:21:48.84\00:21:51.41
traveling to Guam,
going all over the world.
00:21:51.44\00:21:54.21
And I never thought
00:21:54.24\00:21:55.58
that I would
actually come back here.
00:21:55.61\00:21:56.95
But God said, "You
know what, Brandon,
00:21:56.98\00:21:58.31
I have a plan for you."
00:21:58.35\00:22:00.25
And I don't know
exactly what it is yet.
00:22:00.32\00:22:02.08
But God brought
me back here to 3ABN.
00:22:02.12\00:22:04.95
I'm telling you
00:22:04.99\00:22:06.32
it is one of
the best experiences
00:22:06.35\00:22:08.32
I've ever had in any
job history in the world
00:22:08.36\00:22:12.33
that I've ever worked before.
00:22:12.36\00:22:13.93
You know, it may
be a little small,
00:22:14.00\00:22:15.30
but you get what I
mean, it's awesome.
00:22:15.33\00:22:17.33
And I can't wait for
what God has in store for me.
00:22:17.37\00:22:20.10
I'm thankful for a
loving and supportive husband.
00:22:20.14\00:22:23.87
And I'm also
thankful for godly mentors.
00:22:23.91\00:22:27.91
Something happened this morning,
00:22:27.94\00:22:29.28
I'll try not to cry.
00:22:29.31\00:22:30.65
My aunt...
00:22:30.71\00:22:32.51
Sorry, who was a great
spiritual mentor of mine
00:22:32.55\00:22:35.45
passed away.
00:22:35.48\00:22:37.35
And I wanted to share
a couple of verses of...
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Have a chance here.
00:22:40.32\00:22:44.73
It's from Ecclesiastes.
00:22:44.76\00:22:46.66
Ecclesiastes 7:2,
00:22:46.70\00:22:49.50
it says, "Better to go
to the house of mourning,
00:22:49.53\00:22:52.30
than to go to the
house of feasting:
00:22:52.33\00:22:54.37
for that is the end of all men,
00:22:54.40\00:22:56.67
and the living
will take it to heart."
00:22:56.74\00:22:59.21
So if you have a
spiritual mentor in your life,
00:22:59.24\00:23:03.95
spend as much time
with them as you can.
00:23:03.98\00:23:06.85
This year, I'm most thankful
for friends, family and life.
00:23:06.92\00:23:11.85
And the opportunity to
work here at 3ABN's call center
00:23:11.89\00:23:15.12
each day taking your calls,
00:23:15.16\00:23:17.23
questions and
answers and orders.
00:23:17.26\00:23:19.83
And it is a
pleasure to be with you
00:23:19.86\00:23:22.80
and talk with you
each and every day.
00:23:22.83\00:23:24.60
I'm grateful that this
year has been wonderful
00:23:24.63\00:23:29.14
and full of love.
00:23:29.17\00:23:31.14
I had the opportunity
to share with my family
00:23:31.17\00:23:34.14
and that's great for me.
00:23:34.18\00:23:36.54
What I'm thankful for this year
00:23:36.58\00:23:38.01
is that God has given
me another year of health,
00:23:38.05\00:23:40.88
so I can
continue to work at 3ABN
00:23:40.92\00:23:43.59
even though I'm
way past retirement.
00:23:43.65\00:23:47.52
It is such a joy working here
00:23:47.56\00:23:49.22
and interacting not
only with my family here
00:23:49.26\00:23:51.89
but with my family viewers.
00:23:51.93\00:23:53.86
Thank you and have
a Happy Thanksgiving.
00:23:53.90\00:23:57.40
Amen. We love our family.
00:23:57.43\00:23:58.90
We do. You know,
what a great team we have.
00:23:58.93\00:24:00.94
What an
incredible gift family is
00:24:00.97\00:24:03.71
and to come to work every
day where you have purpose,
00:24:03.74\00:24:06.27
to come to work
where you get to work
00:24:06.31\00:24:07.74
with those you love
the most, your family
00:24:07.78\00:24:10.05
and we get to hear from
you, our family at home.
00:24:10.08\00:24:13.85
So Thanksgiving is
really all about home.
00:24:13.92\00:24:16.15
It's all about family
00:24:16.18\00:24:17.52
and we have traded out
some other family here.
00:24:17.59\00:24:19.75
We have Jay Christian
and his beautiful wife Sveta.
00:24:19.79\00:24:23.36
And we love both of you
00:24:23.43\00:24:24.76
and so grateful
that God called you here
00:24:24.79\00:24:27.03
to the Ministry of 3ABN.
00:24:27.10\00:24:29.10
And, Sveta, I think
we'll start with you.
00:24:29.13\00:24:30.87
We've been doing
ladies first here.
00:24:30.93\00:24:32.27
So let's share
with our family at home,
00:24:32.30\00:24:36.60
something God
taught you this last year
00:24:36.67\00:24:38.44
or a scripture verse or
something on your heart?
00:24:38.47\00:24:40.94
Okay, 30 years ago, God found me
00:24:40.98\00:24:45.55
and changed my life.
00:24:45.58\00:24:50.05
I have a lot of
question without answer.
00:24:50.09\00:24:53.66
And my life was broken.
00:24:53.72\00:24:56.62
God changed my life, completely.
00:25:00.53\00:25:05.00
Now I work for 3ABN.
00:25:05.03\00:25:07.47
And now, 10 years I
work for 3ABN Russia
00:25:07.54\00:25:11.64
and almost 10 years
I worked for 3ABN here.
00:25:11.67\00:25:15.94
And I speak English
terrible but 3ABN love me,
00:25:15.98\00:25:22.42
and everybody understand
me and support me, coach me.
00:25:22.45\00:25:26.55
And I'm happy and life changing.
00:25:26.59\00:25:29.52
And I have a lot
of answer from God
00:25:29.56\00:25:33.70
and got support, love
00:25:33.73\00:25:38.87
and life completely different
00:25:38.90\00:25:41.94
and I'm very
happy for my husband.
00:25:41.97\00:25:46.78
And every Friday,
00:25:46.84\00:25:49.04
I listen 3ABN music channel.
00:25:49.08\00:25:54.02
That's good. 3ABN Radio.
00:25:54.08\00:25:55.85
Right? Very good.
00:25:55.88\00:25:58.95
And we have very good children.
00:25:58.99\00:26:02.12
And every children go
to church and love God.
00:26:02.16\00:26:05.69
Amen. And we have a
lot of grandchildren.
00:26:05.73\00:26:09.03
And they're very
blessed from God.
00:26:09.06\00:26:11.70
Thank you. All right.
00:26:11.73\00:26:13.54
Amen. Wonderful.
00:26:13.57\00:26:14.90
Sveta does an amazing job.
00:26:14.94\00:26:16.27
I just thinking
about all the pictures.
00:26:16.30\00:26:17.94
If you ever go 3ABN,
you see that our magazine
00:26:17.97\00:26:20.98
or you see maybe
something online,
00:26:21.01\00:26:23.21
almost all of
those are taken by Sveta,
00:26:23.24\00:26:25.11
and she does graphic design
00:26:25.15\00:26:26.51
and the crafts
with Kids Network.
00:26:26.55\00:26:28.55
You just do an amazing job.
00:26:28.58\00:26:29.92
So thank you. It's incredible.
00:26:29.95\00:26:31.82
Mr. Danny going
back 30 years. Yeah.
00:26:31.85\00:26:33.59
She mentioned the year 30 years,
00:26:33.66\00:26:34.99
I'm thinking, wait, '92.
00:26:35.02\00:26:36.42
That's, that is 30
years ago, Mr. Danny.
00:26:36.46\00:26:38.33
Next year it's 30 years.
00:26:38.36\00:26:39.69
Thirty years since
the Carter 3ABN meetings
00:26:39.73\00:26:42.90
in Nizhny Novgorod.
00:26:42.93\00:26:44.27
That's where you
came. Christmas miracle.
00:26:44.30\00:26:45.73
So you came to the
Lord, right? That's amazing.
00:26:45.77\00:26:48.60
And who would
think 30 years later,
00:26:48.64\00:26:51.17
you'd be working for
that network already 20.
00:26:51.21\00:26:53.44
It's completely different. Yeah.
00:26:53.48\00:26:58.01
That's absolutely amazing.
00:26:58.05\00:26:59.78
She and 2532 other souls
00:26:59.81\00:27:02.52
were baptized at those meetings.
00:27:02.55\00:27:04.89
But since then,
00:27:04.92\00:27:06.25
thousands and
thousands have been
00:27:06.29\00:27:08.16
and we praise the Lord for that,
00:27:08.19\00:27:09.79
for you and 3ABN Russia.
00:27:09.82\00:27:12.29
And, Jay, you went over
there to help them with radio
00:27:12.33\00:27:17.27
and you came back
with a wife basically.
00:27:17.30\00:27:19.97
That's the short version.
00:27:20.04\00:27:23.17
Well, I met her
here but we were,
00:27:23.20\00:27:26.81
my daughter Carrie and
I were invited over there
00:27:26.88\00:27:29.11
to go and see Russia
and what an opportunity,
00:27:29.14\00:27:33.42
you know, how
could we pass that up?
00:27:33.45\00:27:35.65
And so we went, it was,
00:27:35.68\00:27:37.52
I'm telling you, it
was a wonderful time.
00:27:37.59\00:27:39.05
I've been there what
five, six, seven times since,
00:27:39.09\00:27:42.22
something like that.
00:27:42.26\00:27:43.63
But it was a great experience.
00:27:43.66\00:27:46.46
We were friends, we
were introduced here
00:27:46.49\00:27:48.66
when she came to visit.
00:27:48.70\00:27:50.03
We were friends
for a couple of years.
00:27:50.07\00:27:52.20
And after a couple of years,
00:27:52.23\00:27:53.60
we just started to see if
the Lord had plans for us.
00:27:53.64\00:27:55.87
And He made it
abundantly clear that He did.
00:27:55.90\00:27:59.17
But the interesting thing is
00:27:59.21\00:28:01.98
she was baptized
two months before I was.
00:28:02.01\00:28:05.78
Wow. Okay.
00:28:05.81\00:28:07.15
So I like to tell everybody
00:28:07.18\00:28:08.52
she's two months older than I...
00:28:08.55\00:28:11.19
Older in Christ. That's good.
00:28:11.22\00:28:15.46
What's something this past year,
00:28:15.49\00:28:16.86
Jay, that you've learned,
00:28:16.89\00:28:18.29
that God's showing
you or special scripture,
00:28:18.33\00:28:20.63
something you're thankful for?
00:28:20.66\00:28:21.96
You know, God's
always showing me
00:28:22.00\00:28:24.47
that He's always been with me.
00:28:24.50\00:28:28.00
Sometimes, I
wonder, when I was younger,
00:28:28.04\00:28:31.51
you know, I was very
selfish and self-centered,
00:28:31.54\00:28:35.71
and everything had to do with me
00:28:35.74\00:28:38.21
and what I wanted.
00:28:38.25\00:28:39.95
And then I never got the
things I wanted in my childhood
00:28:40.02\00:28:43.05
and I wasn't getting the
things I wanted in my adulthood.
00:28:43.08\00:28:46.05
And poor me,
00:28:46.09\00:28:47.59
you know, you probably
know somebody like that.
00:28:47.66\00:28:50.26
And I began to...
00:28:50.33\00:28:54.46
I was just negative
pretty much all the time
00:28:54.50\00:28:56.50
because I wasn't getting
the things that I wanted.
00:28:56.53\00:29:00.47
And through the
years as a Christian,
00:29:00.50\00:29:03.94
God, wait, I know He did.
00:29:03.97\00:29:05.77
I know that.
00:29:05.81\00:29:07.68
Sometimes you can think,
00:29:07.71\00:29:09.04
you know, when you gonna get it,
00:29:09.08\00:29:10.41
when you gonna get it,
but eventually I got it.
00:29:10.48\00:29:12.78
And He has been
so patient with me
00:29:12.81\00:29:15.72
through all the years.
00:29:15.75\00:29:17.12
He's blessed me so
much through all the years.
00:29:17.15\00:29:19.49
That song really struck
me when I was listening to
00:29:19.52\00:29:21.76
as you're singing it
just a few minutes ago
00:29:21.79\00:29:24.09
because that's
the story of my life.
00:29:24.16\00:29:26.39
He waited for me.
00:29:26.43\00:29:28.53
And I've had
such a wonderful life.
00:29:28.56\00:29:32.03
How can I thought it was so bad?
00:29:35.17\00:29:37.61
It wasn't. It wasn't bad at all.
00:29:37.64\00:29:39.47
It was good.
00:29:39.51\00:29:41.31
But I wasn't
getting the things I wanted.
00:29:41.34\00:29:44.31
When I started getting
the things God wanted for me,
00:29:44.35\00:29:48.32
it just blossomed.
00:29:48.35\00:29:49.98
And I learned so
much and I grew so much.
00:29:50.02\00:29:53.96
One of the things that
was a true blessing for me
00:29:53.99\00:29:58.03
was last year my
oldest daughter, Jodi,
00:29:58.06\00:30:02.43
for Father's Day gave me
a gift of writing a book.
00:30:02.46\00:30:07.10
Oh, wow.
00:30:07.14\00:30:08.47
And it's a book on
the family stories,
00:30:08.50\00:30:13.01
which included me
and all of my family.
00:30:13.04\00:30:16.11
And over the last
year, as I wrote that book,
00:30:16.14\00:30:18.75
it's not
published, nobody can buy it.
00:30:18.78\00:30:20.52
It's just, you
know, within the family.
00:30:20.58\00:30:23.18
But as I wrote that book,
00:30:23.22\00:30:26.05
it was amazing time
after time after time,
00:30:26.09\00:30:30.23
I was writing the things
that God had done for me.
00:30:30.29\00:30:34.93
The things that He had taught me
00:30:34.96\00:30:36.33
through the years, the
experiences that I had.
00:30:36.36\00:30:40.00
And, you know, we cannot, I
shouldn't say we can all say,
00:30:40.07\00:30:43.87
but all of us of a certain age
can say that we can look back
00:30:43.94\00:30:48.51
and see where God has
been with us all of our lives.
00:30:48.54\00:30:51.51
Yes.
00:30:51.55\00:30:52.88
And we didn't recognize,
we didn't know He was there.
00:30:52.91\00:30:55.68
He was waiting
for us to find Him.
00:30:55.72\00:30:58.29
And this book was a
wonderful experience.
00:30:58.32\00:31:02.56
Amen. That's amazing.
00:31:02.59\00:31:04.13
Praise the Lord.
00:31:04.16\00:31:05.49
What a gift to know
that God holds our lives
00:31:05.53\00:31:08.73
in the palm of His hand,
00:31:08.76\00:31:10.43
you know, to know that
no matter what we go through
00:31:10.47\00:31:12.40
and even if we think
00:31:12.43\00:31:14.24
it's not such a
good circumstance
00:31:14.27\00:31:15.77
or not such a good situation
but to see Romans 8:28,
00:31:15.80\00:31:19.67
"God can work
all things for good
00:31:19.71\00:31:22.51
to those who love Him,
00:31:22.54\00:31:23.91
to those who are called
according to His purpose."
00:31:23.95\00:31:27.08
Is there a special
scripture for either one of you
00:31:27.12\00:31:29.58
that spoke to
you this last year?
00:31:29.62\00:31:34.16
I was chosen or just you.
00:31:34.22\00:31:38.59
This is the
scripture that I always give
00:31:38.63\00:31:40.50
when people ask
me this question.
00:31:40.56\00:31:44.03
And it's not that
there aren't other scriptures
00:31:44.10\00:31:47.17
that don't speak to me.
00:31:47.20\00:31:49.00
"But I can do all
things through Christ
00:31:49.04\00:31:54.01
who strengthens me."
00:31:54.04\00:31:56.04
And I've learned that more
and more as my life goes on.
00:31:56.08\00:32:00.35
The more that God
puts in front of me,
00:32:00.42\00:32:02.62
the more I learn.
00:32:02.65\00:32:04.59
I know what it's
like to live and want,
00:32:04.62\00:32:06.69
I know what it's
like to have plenty.
00:32:06.76\00:32:09.59
Yet I can do all
things through Christ
00:32:09.62\00:32:11.43
who strengthens me.
00:32:11.46\00:32:13.06
And that in
itself strengthens me
00:32:13.09\00:32:16.53
every time I think about it.
00:32:16.56\00:32:18.27
Amen. It's great.
00:32:18.30\00:32:20.00
It's good to have Jay on.
00:32:20.04\00:32:21.37
You've been on several
thousand hours of radio,
00:32:21.40\00:32:24.61
but we don't get
to see you there.
00:32:24.64\00:32:26.84
So you're not often
enough on television.
00:32:26.88\00:32:30.51
Well, that's a
good thing. So no, no.
00:32:30.55\00:32:32.65
So the folks at home
00:32:32.68\00:32:34.08
they're listening to 3ABN Radio.
00:32:34.12\00:32:37.25
Now they can put the
voice and the face all together.
00:32:37.29\00:32:41.96
Yeah. Praise God.
00:32:41.99\00:32:43.32
Absolutely. Dr.
Yvonne, yeah, go ahead.
00:32:43.39\00:32:44.86
You were going to say something.
00:32:44.89\00:32:46.23
I was just gonna ask, Jay,
what's been your brightest spot
00:32:46.26\00:32:48.80
with being the
general manager of 3ABN Radio?
00:32:48.83\00:32:53.30
What's been the highlight
00:32:53.37\00:32:54.70
or one of the
highlights of doing that?
00:32:54.74\00:32:57.81
Well, I can tell you that,
00:32:57.84\00:32:59.17
that everything that's
happened with 3ABN Radio,
00:32:59.21\00:33:02.71
I've been here to see
from the very beginning,
00:33:02.74\00:33:05.35
I was the third
employee and I've seen it grow.
00:33:05.38\00:33:11.02
I've seen God take
it and do things with it
00:33:11.05\00:33:13.76
that I would scratch my
head about how did He do that?
00:33:13.79\00:33:15.79
How did that happen?
00:33:15.82\00:33:17.16
How did this
opportunity come to us?
00:33:17.23\00:33:18.76
How did these
people come to listen to us
00:33:18.79\00:33:21.80
or work for us or
do programs with us?
00:33:21.83\00:33:25.87
And it's all God.
00:33:25.90\00:33:27.24
And so I see this and I
see the miracles day after day.
00:33:27.30\00:33:31.91
You know, the Coronavirus
has caused a challenge here
00:33:31.94\00:33:35.11
there in getting some
people in for programs,
00:33:35.14\00:33:37.05
but we're finding
ways to do programs
00:33:37.11\00:33:39.05
and interview people.
00:33:39.08\00:33:40.58
So God is always finding way.
00:33:40.62\00:33:42.82
It's just miracle
after miracle after miracle.
00:33:42.85\00:33:46.82
Thank you. Amen.
00:33:46.86\00:33:48.19
Thank you both so
much for being here.
00:33:48.22\00:33:49.72
We're going to transition
now to our brother Tim,
00:33:49.76\00:33:52.53
and I know you're
going to share with us
00:33:52.56\00:33:54.96
but first of all, can
you sing something for us?
00:33:55.00\00:33:57.10
Sure. Absolutely.
00:33:57.13\00:33:59.57
Jay was talking about
00:33:59.60\00:34:02.47
maybe not
everybody was old enough
00:34:02.50\00:34:04.34
to have
experienced what God's goodness
00:34:04.37\00:34:10.05
but even as young as I am.
00:34:10.08\00:34:13.52
That was a joke.
No, it's not a joke.
00:34:13.55\00:34:17.29
Well, we can all,
we can each one of us,
00:34:17.32\00:34:21.09
no matter for a
day old as a Christian
00:34:21.12\00:34:23.43
or if we've lived
many years serving Christ.
00:34:23.46\00:34:26.80
We can say...
00:34:26.83\00:34:28.13
I love you Lord
00:34:28.16\00:34:31.57
For Your mercy never fails me
00:34:31.60\00:34:36.00
All my days I've
been held in your hands
00:34:36.04\00:34:42.94
From the moment that I wake up
00:34:42.98\00:34:46.72
Till I lay my head
00:34:46.78\00:34:50.85
I will sing of your goodness
00:34:50.89\00:34:55.02
Oh, God
00:34:55.06\00:35:00.53
All my life you
have been faithful
00:35:00.56\00:35:07.47
All my life
00:35:07.54\00:35:09.17
you have been all so good
00:35:09.20\00:35:14.61
With every breath that I am able
00:35:14.64\00:35:20.22
I will sing of goodness of God
00:35:20.25\00:35:25.39
I love your voice You
00:35:30.63\00:35:34.46
have led me through the fire
00:35:34.50\00:35:38.47
In the darkest night
00:35:38.50\00:35:41.14
You are close like no other
00:35:41.17\00:35:45.74
For I've known you as a Father
00:35:45.77\00:35:49.08
And I've known you as my Friend
00:35:49.11\00:35:53.21
And I will sing
00:35:53.25\00:35:56.05
for I have lived
the goodness of God
00:35:56.08\00:36:03.12
All my life you
have been faithful
00:36:03.16\00:36:10.00
All my life you
have been so, so good
00:36:10.07\00:36:16.50
With every breath that I am able
00:36:16.54\00:36:21.51
I'm going to
sing of your goodness
00:36:21.54\00:36:26.01
Oh God
00:36:26.05\00:36:30.19
'Cause your
goodness is running after
00:36:30.22\00:36:33.12
It's running after me
00:36:33.15\00:36:36.96
Your goodness is running after
00:36:37.03\00:36:39.86
It's running after me
00:36:39.89\00:36:42.33
With my life laid
down I'm surrendered now
00:36:42.36\00:36:46.70
I give you everything
00:36:46.74\00:36:50.77
Your goodness is running after
00:36:50.81\00:36:53.88
It's running after me
00:36:53.94\00:37:00.65
All my life
00:37:00.68\00:37:02.02
you have been faithful
00:37:02.05\00:37:07.96
All my life
00:37:07.99\00:37:09.82
you have been so, so good
00:37:09.86\00:37:15.70
Every breath that I am able
00:37:15.73\00:37:20.94
I will sing of your goodness
00:37:20.97\00:37:25.07
Oh God
00:37:25.11\00:37:28.61
I will sing of the goodness
00:37:28.64\00:37:34.45
of God
00:37:34.48\00:37:38.99
Amen. Amen.
00:37:39.02\00:37:40.99
Beautiful.
00:37:41.02\00:37:42.52
Just this week, I
received a care package
00:37:42.56\00:37:47.13
as I have gotten over
the past two or three years
00:37:47.20\00:37:54.00
from a dear.
00:37:54.04\00:37:56.20
I call her mom.
00:37:56.24\00:37:57.97
And many of you have
heard me talk about her.
00:37:58.01\00:38:01.98
In California, Carmen.
00:38:02.01\00:38:05.05
She's my adoptive mom
00:38:05.08\00:38:07.25
and she's
adopted me as, as a son.
00:38:07.28\00:38:09.65
And one of the benefits
of having an adopted mother
00:38:09.68\00:38:14.12
is care packages.
00:38:14.19\00:38:17.19
She feeds you, Tim? She feed me.
00:38:17.26\00:38:20.33
So this week, she sent me a box
of pomegranates from her tree.
00:38:20.36\00:38:25.93
Thank you. Oh, great catch.
00:38:25.97\00:38:29.27
Oh, nice. And, yeah.
00:38:29.30\00:38:31.87
She picked those.
00:38:31.91\00:38:33.24
And what a
delight it is to know.
00:38:33.27\00:38:35.11
Beautiful. Yeah.
00:38:35.14\00:38:36.48
You know, those are
from her very own tree.
00:38:36.51\00:38:38.38
That's from her
tree? She picked herself.
00:38:38.41\00:38:40.62
Yeah. I won't throw it back.
00:38:40.65\00:38:42.98
Just hold on to
it, I'll not hold on.
00:38:43.02\00:38:44.45
You just hold on to it.
It's like a softball, isn't it?
00:38:44.49\00:38:46.86
Yeah. It's great, isn't it?
00:38:46.89\00:38:48.59
And I... It's huge.
00:38:48.62\00:38:52.49
So there were two boxes.
00:38:52.53\00:38:54.20
One of them was a box
of bread, like sweet bread,
00:38:54.20\00:38:58.97
like banana bread,
zucchini bread, I guess.
00:38:59.00\00:39:02.20
And walnuts again from a tree
00:39:02.24\00:39:05.01
that she taken
and hold all the nuts.
00:39:05.04\00:39:11.51
And as I was
reaching into this box,
00:39:11.55\00:39:14.98
I kept on pulling
out, pulling, pulling
00:39:15.02\00:39:17.69
it just like she knows
how to pack a care package.
00:39:17.72\00:39:22.02
And I was
reminded of a scripture
00:39:22.06\00:39:24.36
in Psalm 145:1-3,
00:39:24.39\00:39:27.73
"I will extol
You, my God, O King,
00:39:27.76\00:39:30.07
I will bless Your
name forever and ever.
00:39:30.10\00:39:32.60
Every day will I bless you.
00:39:32.63\00:39:34.97
Yes, I will praise
your name forever and ever.
00:39:35.00\00:39:37.51
Great is the Lord,
highly to be praised
00:39:37.54\00:39:39.84
and His greatness
is so vast and deep
00:39:39.87\00:39:43.21
as to be unsearchable."
00:39:43.24\00:39:45.95
Wow.
00:39:45.98\00:39:47.32
And then which that
led me to Romans 11:33,
00:39:47.35\00:39:50.69
"Oh, the depths of the riches
00:39:50.72\00:39:52.05
and wisdom and knowledge of God.
00:39:52.09\00:39:53.46
How unfathomable, inscrutable,
unsearchable are His judgments,
00:39:53.49\00:39:58.09
His decisions
and how untraceable,
00:39:58.13\00:40:00.70
mysterious and
undiscoverable are His ways,
00:40:00.73\00:40:04.50
His methods, His paths."
00:40:04.53\00:40:07.20
I'm a big fan of being
able to go on search engines
00:40:07.24\00:40:12.17
and search for things.
00:40:12.21\00:40:14.61
But if I go on
God's search engine
00:40:14.64\00:40:18.88
and say how deep is Your love?
00:40:18.91\00:40:22.38
It says unsearchable.
00:40:22.42\00:40:23.99
Amen. All right.
00:40:24.05\00:40:25.39
Good, good.
00:40:25.42\00:40:26.76
So as I was pulling
out those gifts of goods
00:40:26.79\00:40:29.72
from my mom's box,
00:40:29.76\00:40:33.40
it was like it was endless. Wow.
00:40:33.46\00:40:34.76
And God thank You
for Your goodness to me.
00:40:34.83\00:40:39.27
Amen. He's good.
00:40:39.30\00:40:40.67
Good story.
00:40:40.70\00:40:42.04
Thank you so much, Brother
Tim, for your ministry in music.
00:40:42.07\00:40:43.97
Yeah.
00:40:44.04\00:40:45.41
Anointed, we talked
often about your talent.
00:40:45.44\00:40:47.74
Yeah, incredible talent.
00:40:47.78\00:40:49.44
But, you can have talent,
but you can also not have God,
00:40:49.48\00:40:53.35
but you've got God in your
life and that comes through.
00:40:53.38\00:40:56.15
So thank you for ministering.
00:40:56.18\00:40:57.82
Yes. A deep
thinker and love the Lord.
00:40:57.85\00:41:00.99
And thank you so much
00:41:01.02\00:41:02.36
for the praise
and music network,
00:41:02.39\00:41:03.73
which is going to
be three years old.
00:41:03.76\00:41:05.09
Is that right
this coming January?
00:41:05.13\00:41:06.93
Yes, yes.
00:41:07.00\00:41:08.30
Praise the Lord
for what that mean.
00:41:08.33\00:41:10.07
I know, It's been
a dream, Mr. Danny,
00:41:10.13\00:41:11.63
to have a network like that.
00:41:11.67\00:41:13.74
I wouldn't have
dreamed big enough
00:41:13.80\00:41:15.24
to include a Tim Parton.
00:41:15.27\00:41:17.77
You know, because we really
didn't know where it was going.
00:41:17.81\00:41:21.01
But I mean, I tell him
this off camera as well
00:41:21.04\00:41:23.51
that he's really one
of the greatest musicians
00:41:23.55\00:41:26.35
and friends you could ever have.
00:41:26.38\00:41:27.98
I mean, the guy is just a friend
00:41:28.02\00:41:29.45
and he has a servant's heart.
00:41:29.48\00:41:31.15
Nothing about him, if
you saw him out at airports
00:41:31.19\00:41:34.32
or that would
say, "Hey, look at me.
00:41:34.36\00:41:36.83
I've got something to offer."
00:41:36.89\00:41:38.49
That's the last thing
you'd ever get, for he likes,
00:41:38.53\00:41:40.56
he's more comfortable
just kind of back behind
00:41:40.60\00:41:42.83
and hey, do you need
this or do you need that.
00:41:42.86\00:41:44.97
Yvonne says Tim's got
such a servant's heart.
00:41:45.00\00:41:47.97
What an incredible gift.
00:41:48.00\00:41:49.34
I mean, I've been
around a lot of musicians
00:41:49.37\00:41:51.67
in Nashville for 40 years nearly
00:41:51.71\00:41:54.71
and I've never met
anybody that's just got,
00:41:54.74\00:41:57.91
been gifted the
way you have been.
00:41:57.95\00:41:59.58
But as you said, Greg,
it's the anointing too,
00:41:59.61\00:42:02.75
the anointing that you
have that God has placed on you
00:42:02.78\00:42:05.02
from before you were born.
00:42:05.05\00:42:06.79
I'm sure your mother and
your dad prayed for that.
00:42:06.86\00:42:08.76
That's right. They did.
00:42:08.79\00:42:10.13
'Cause you had
the singing Partons.
00:42:10.16\00:42:11.49
Yes, that's right.
00:42:11.53\00:42:12.86
Yeah, they
needed a piano player,
00:42:12.89\00:42:14.20
so mom prayed for a pianist.
00:42:14.30\00:42:16.33
There you go.
00:42:16.36\00:42:17.70
But you know what you can
talk about being a servant,
00:42:17.73\00:42:20.10
it's not hard to
serve your friends.
00:42:20.14\00:42:24.01
Whenever we, I see that
00:42:24.07\00:42:26.44
we're all in this
for the same reason,
00:42:26.47\00:42:28.68
we're here to glorify God,
00:42:28.71\00:42:30.11
to encourage the viewers and to,
00:42:30.15\00:42:33.58
you know, to love on each other,
00:42:33.62\00:42:35.08
to live life with each other
00:42:35.12\00:42:36.45
that's what I love
about 3ABN, you know.
00:42:36.48\00:42:38.49
Was it the past summer
00:42:38.52\00:42:40.46
we went out on
the boat together?
00:42:40.52\00:42:42.26
Yeah.
00:42:42.29\00:42:43.63
And you know, it just fun
to just enjoy life together.
00:42:43.69\00:42:45.96
Yeah.
00:42:45.99\00:42:47.36
And we don't always
do that often enough.
00:42:47.40\00:42:49.93
Maybe but in the times we do
we enjoy each other's company.
00:42:50.00\00:42:53.27
I like when we go
out to eat and you buy.
00:42:53.30\00:42:57.67
I don't mind.
00:42:57.71\00:42:59.04
I don't care if I have to
pay for friends, that's okay.
00:42:59.07\00:43:02.11
There you go.
00:43:02.14\00:43:03.48
I know we're
transitioning to the Quinns here
00:43:06.92\00:43:09.72
maybe a little
later in the program
00:43:09.75\00:43:11.09
I'm hoping you can
do God's been good.
00:43:11.12\00:43:12.45
Yeah.
00:43:12.49\00:43:13.86
Our favorite song. Absolutely.
00:43:13.89\00:43:15.29
It's really anointed
00:43:15.32\00:43:16.66
and ministers to
me so many times.
00:43:16.73\00:43:19.59
Right now we have mom and
dad, JD and Shelley Quinn.
00:43:19.63\00:43:25.13
And grandma and grandpa. Oh, no.
00:43:25.17\00:43:29.27
We love you
both. So very grateful.
00:43:29.30\00:43:32.41
One of the things I
really liked about Tim,
00:43:32.44\00:43:34.44
he is very,
00:43:34.48\00:43:37.01
he does go deep places
00:43:37.05\00:43:39.71
but he doesn't see
himself as being serious.
00:43:39.75\00:43:44.05
You know, that's a gift.
00:43:44.09\00:43:46.72
You can laugh
right along with him.
00:43:46.76\00:43:49.02
And are you
kidding? You know, love Tim.
00:43:49.06\00:43:54.23
Love Tim.
00:43:54.30\00:43:55.60
That's right. Yeah.
00:43:55.63\00:43:57.00
We love and appreciate you both.
00:43:57.03\00:43:58.37
Thank you so much.
00:43:58.40\00:43:59.73
God brought you to 3ABN as
each person, each employee,
00:43:59.77\00:44:01.70
of course, God has
brought each one here.
00:44:01.74\00:44:04.01
But you guys especially
and thank you for ministering.
00:44:04.04\00:44:06.24
Amen.
00:44:06.27\00:44:07.61
To not only the employees
but to those around the world.
00:44:07.64\00:44:10.08
So what has God's shown you,
00:44:10.15\00:44:11.48
taught you this past
year, something special?
00:44:11.51\00:44:13.62
I can tell you
something really quick,
00:44:13.65\00:44:15.05
you know,
whenever I first came here,
00:44:15.08\00:44:16.62
I just felt like a
nut out of the tree.
00:44:16.69\00:44:18.65
You know, I mean, how
do I fit into all of this?
00:44:18.69\00:44:22.06
And I remember
Roy Ewing. Oh, yeah.
00:44:22.09\00:44:24.93
Roy Ewing, I was in pastoral
and just nervous as can be.
00:44:24.96\00:44:29.66
And she says, "Jay, you come
into my office for a minute."
00:44:29.70\00:44:31.90
And I walked in
the office, you know,
00:44:31.93\00:44:33.30
I thought boy I was in
the principal's office.
00:44:33.34\00:44:36.04
And she says, "God
doesn't make accidents.
00:44:36.07\00:44:40.08
You're not here by
accident, you know.
00:44:40.14\00:44:43.01
This is your home.
00:44:43.04\00:44:44.38
This is where
you're supposed to be."
00:44:44.41\00:44:45.91
And I like to say
that all the guys you know,
00:44:45.95\00:44:48.02
the girls that
come in, you know,
00:44:48.05\00:44:49.38
hey, you're not
here by accident.
00:44:49.42\00:44:51.42
That's right.
00:44:51.45\00:44:52.79
And so 3ABN is,
we do have 3ABN DNA.
00:44:52.82\00:44:57.29
Yes, we do.
00:44:57.33\00:44:59.53
I remember on
December the 31st, 2002
00:44:59.56\00:45:04.37
first time I was on 3ABN
00:45:04.40\00:45:06.74
and we drove in
and it had snowed,
00:45:06.77\00:45:09.00
we were coming up Angel Lane,
00:45:09.04\00:45:10.61
and I told JD,
00:45:10.64\00:45:12.57
"Isn't it amazing
that before we were born,
00:45:12.61\00:45:16.24
God had this
recorded in our record book,
00:45:16.28\00:45:18.48
He knew we'd be
right here, right now?"
00:45:18.51\00:45:22.55
And JD said,
"Whoa, that's deep."
00:45:22.58\00:45:26.12
But you know, it's true.
00:45:26.15\00:45:28.36
There's times
that you get somewhere.
00:45:28.39\00:45:30.83
When I wrote my first
book, Exalting His Word,
00:45:30.86\00:45:34.50
the Lord reminded me
when I finished that,
00:45:34.56\00:45:36.73
I'd always said, I would never.
00:45:36.77\00:45:38.73
Everybody kept saying
you need to write a book,
00:45:38.77\00:45:40.54
write a book.
00:45:40.60\00:45:41.94
And I said, "Not
unless it's for God's glory."
00:45:41.97\00:45:43.87
So God has
things in mind for us,
00:45:43.91\00:45:47.38
He leads us through
00:45:47.44\00:45:48.78
and sometimes
it's not till after
00:45:48.81\00:45:50.98
we've been through it
00:45:51.01\00:45:52.35
that we recognize His
hand was in it all along.
00:45:52.38\00:45:56.52
Amen.
00:45:56.55\00:45:57.89
And all along, you
know, God had sent people
00:45:57.92\00:46:01.02
to surround those of
us here and starting,
00:46:01.06\00:46:04.93
especially in leadership.
00:46:04.96\00:46:06.59
And you and JD,
it's the same way,
00:46:06.63\00:46:08.46
we knew you were
supposed to be there.
00:46:08.50\00:46:09.93
I knew you hadn't even met JD.
00:46:09.96\00:46:12.60
But I knew somehow God,
00:46:12.63\00:46:14.07
when we met what
a blessing and what,
00:46:14.14\00:46:16.10
it was like, man, JD,
you're just much part of this.
00:46:16.14\00:46:19.07
We need you as
much as we need Shelley,
00:46:19.11\00:46:21.18
we just didn't know it.
00:46:21.21\00:46:22.68
But God knew it all along.
00:46:22.71\00:46:24.41
So then anybody that knows JD,
everybody says the same thing.
00:46:24.45\00:46:28.48
You know, he loves
people. He loves the Lord.
00:46:28.52\00:46:31.62
And he's kind to everybody
00:46:31.65\00:46:32.99
and he'll listen to
whatever your problems are.
00:46:33.02\00:46:35.59
And so a lot of
folks around here,
00:46:35.62\00:46:37.66
a lot younger now
they do look at you
00:46:37.69\00:46:39.73
like mom and dad,
you know, parents,
00:46:39.76\00:46:41.70
and if they're young
enough, probably grandparents.
00:46:41.73\00:46:43.26
Grandma and grandpa.
00:46:43.33\00:46:44.67
So, but thank
you for what you do.
00:46:44.70\00:46:46.43
And for the
people that you've prayed
00:46:46.47\00:46:48.17
with on the phone
thousands literally
00:46:48.20\00:46:49.97
over the last number of years
00:46:50.01\00:46:51.94
and been an
encouragement to them.
00:46:51.97\00:46:53.94
So for both you and Shelley,
00:46:53.98\00:46:55.38
you're not on
camera as much as she is,
00:46:55.41\00:46:57.98
but we got you
on Sabbath schools
00:46:58.01\00:46:59.61
and other things now,
00:46:59.65\00:47:01.05
but I'm glad that
people get to know you
00:47:01.08\00:47:02.85
and see who JD really is,
00:47:02.88\00:47:05.39
and what a unique combination
God puts you two together
00:47:05.42\00:47:09.69
and knew that you
would just you said
00:47:09.72\00:47:11.29
be here in closing
moments of earth's history.
00:47:11.33\00:47:14.23
You know, you asked what,
what are you thankful for?
00:47:14.30\00:47:17.27
I'm certainly thankful
00:47:17.30\00:47:18.63
for this
precious lady right here.
00:47:18.67\00:47:20.47
You know, it changed my life.
00:47:20.54\00:47:22.47
And, you know, as
I was thinking about
00:47:22.50\00:47:24.67
the thing this year, in my life,
00:47:24.71\00:47:28.48
it just seems like every
time I turn right to the left,
00:47:28.51\00:47:31.51
Holy Spirit, Holy
Spirit, Holy Spirit.
00:47:31.55\00:47:34.02
So this has been a year
00:47:34.05\00:47:35.38
that I've have really
been allowing the Holy Spirit
00:47:35.42\00:47:38.59
to truly be in charge.
00:47:38.62\00:47:40.56
Lean not on your
own understanding.
00:47:40.59\00:47:43.53
Get out of the way Quinn
00:47:43.56\00:47:46.09
and let someone who
knows where they're going,
00:47:46.13\00:47:48.80
what they're
doing, run your life.
00:47:48.83\00:47:52.57
What a trip.
00:47:52.60\00:47:54.44
What a joy.
00:47:54.47\00:47:56.40
I mean, and it...
00:47:56.44\00:47:59.37
Can I say something
that it just occurred to me?
00:47:59.41\00:48:01.41
I think the reason this,
00:48:01.44\00:48:02.78
it's interesting
to hear you say that,
00:48:02.81\00:48:04.98
but I think the
reason maybe is that
00:48:05.01\00:48:09.08
as he was having to
nurse me through my recovery,
00:48:09.12\00:48:13.92
he was never more
dependent on the Lord because,
00:48:13.99\00:48:17.69
you know, he would kept saying,
"I don't think I can do this,"
00:48:17.73\00:48:20.43
but he did an excellent job.
00:48:20.46\00:48:22.40
And I think that
when we get to the place
00:48:22.43\00:48:25.83
where we're uncomfortable,
00:48:25.87\00:48:27.24
we're outside
of our comfort zone
00:48:27.27\00:48:29.14
and we're relying
totally on God to lead us.
00:48:29.17\00:48:32.64
I think that makes a difference.
00:48:32.67\00:48:36.34
I think it made a difference.
00:48:36.38\00:48:37.95
And you know, in
transitioning here,
00:48:37.98\00:48:41.95
the same thing.
00:48:41.98\00:48:43.69
I've watched JD, God told me,
00:48:43.72\00:48:47.92
when I asked God,
if I should marry him.
00:48:47.96\00:48:49.96
I was so impressed.
00:48:50.03\00:48:51.36
He said that he
would be a leader.
00:48:51.39\00:48:54.36
He would be a
pillar in his church
00:48:54.40\00:48:56.87
and a leader of men.
00:48:56.93\00:48:58.77
And I watched JD's trajectory.
00:48:58.80\00:49:02.30
We got here and he's
growing and he just went.
00:49:02.34\00:49:07.21
Wow, Lord.
00:49:07.24\00:49:08.88
But what we had a difficult time
00:49:08.91\00:49:13.28
or what I had a
difficult time explaining to him
00:49:13.31\00:49:17.22
was he kept saying,
"What do you mean by surrender?
00:49:17.25\00:49:19.69
What is surrendering?"
00:49:19.72\00:49:21.26
And got to all
the scriptures about
00:49:21.29\00:49:23.96
picking up your
cross and dying to self
00:49:23.99\00:49:26.06
and letting the
Holy Spirit lead.
00:49:26.09\00:49:28.90
And so this year, I
had someone else asked me
00:49:28.93\00:49:32.40
who's really seeking,
00:49:32.43\00:49:34.54
"What does it
mean to surrender?"
00:49:34.57\00:49:36.74
And I prayed, and I said,
00:49:36.81\00:49:38.27
"God, you've got to
give me a better way
00:49:38.31\00:49:40.98
to explain surrender."
00:49:41.01\00:49:43.45
And He gave me three steps.
00:49:43.48\00:49:46.45
First, we have to know God.
00:49:46.48\00:49:49.55
We will when we
understand how much He loves us,
00:49:49.58\00:49:54.06
we will love Him.
00:49:54.09\00:49:55.96
And then, as we get to know Him,
00:49:55.99\00:49:58.16
we begin to recognize His
voice and His call on our life.
00:49:58.19\00:50:02.16
But the second
step is stop and submit.
00:50:02.20\00:50:06.47
Stop resisting His love.
00:50:06.50\00:50:08.84
Stop resisting
His plan for your life
00:50:08.87\00:50:13.07
and submit to His authority.
00:50:13.11\00:50:15.71
And then the third step
00:50:15.74\00:50:17.41
is simply yield to the
leading of the Holy Spirit.
00:50:17.45\00:50:21.52
That's what
surrender is all about,
00:50:21.55\00:50:24.05
it's just accepting
00:50:24.09\00:50:25.42
what God's best
plan for your life.
00:50:25.45\00:50:29.82
That's beautiful. Amen.
00:50:29.86\00:50:31.26
I was just sitting here thinking
00:50:31.29\00:50:32.63
what encouragers you both are.
00:50:32.66\00:50:34.56
You know, JD and
Shelley are such encouragers.
00:50:34.56\00:50:38.57
Every person
here in this ministry
00:50:38.60\00:50:40.47
they come up to, they
pray with and pray for
00:50:40.50\00:50:43.27
and reach out and support.
00:50:43.34\00:50:45.07
Every night before
Greg and I go to bed,
00:50:45.11\00:50:48.28
we get a text from
JD, every single night.
00:50:48.31\00:50:52.95
He hasn't missed a
night. A long time.
00:50:52.98\00:50:55.38
A year or two?
00:50:55.42\00:50:57.05
He always texts us and
something about the day,
00:50:57.12\00:50:59.55
something that he's thinking
00:50:59.59\00:51:00.99
and always says,
"We love you all.
00:51:01.02\00:51:04.23
And we're praying for you."
00:51:04.26\00:51:05.93
What a tremendous
difference that makes. It does.
00:51:05.96\00:51:08.20
You both encourage and I know
00:51:08.23\00:51:09.76
we have just a few
moments left in this section,
00:51:09.80\00:51:11.77
but I want to have prayer
for those we have many viewers
00:51:11.80\00:51:17.07
who are hurting,
lost, confused, alone,
00:51:17.11\00:51:20.24
seeking
direction, seeking answers.
00:51:20.28\00:51:24.31
Let's have a time
of prayer for them.
00:51:24.35\00:51:26.31
You want to start?
00:51:26.35\00:51:29.52
Father, as we
come together today
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in the name of Jesus.
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Thank You, Lord, for being
in our hearts and minds, Lord.
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Father, truly we ask
to be emptied of self
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and filled with You, Lord,
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allowing the Holy
Spirit to be the bright light
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to shine in the path before us.
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So, Father, we
don't fall into the ditch
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and can't find our way out.
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Father, so many people,
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so many people
with so many needs,
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Lord, so many hurting people
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and, Father, we are the
mending broken people network.
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And, Father, what a gift that is
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to be able to be
part of mending someone
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to be able to see
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through a little
bit clearer eyes.
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And so, Father, we
just turn this time
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we pray for each person, Lord.
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Father, all those
that call upon Your name,
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all that call
upon Your name, Lord,
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Father, just that
they will allow themselves
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to get out of the way and
let You work in their life.
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Amen. Amen.
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Father, we just ask,
in the name of Jesus,
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that You'll give us
all a divine awareness,
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make us divinely aware
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of Your constant
presence with us.
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Father, those who are
lonely, those who are hurting,
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may they feel Your loving
arms reaching out for them.
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Father, may they know You
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because that is
eternal life is to know You.
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Father, may we all show us
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what hinders us
from total surrender.
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Lord, help us all
to receive Your best.
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And we pray for those
who've lost loved ones
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or who are walking
through a deep dark valley.
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Shine Your light
into the darkness,
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Lord, fill
their heart with hope,
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with eager anticipation
of Your plan for their life
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and we love You, Lord.
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Help us to love You
with all of our heart, soul,
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mind and
strength in Jesus' name.
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Amen. Amen.
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Thank you both so
much for your leadership
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and for being our mom and dad.
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I want to go to that text
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you're
mentioning about the text.
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And I think you
showed me your list,
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you send like 350 groups,
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I think it is 350
individuals' text messages.
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I mean, that's a
ministry in itself.
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Thank you so very much
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for your love for
people and for others.
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That had nothing
to do with me. Amen.
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Now just a reminder, we
all need to be reminded.
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That's true.
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We love you guys.
We love you all too.
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And we just want to say
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to everybody at
home, we love you too.
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You are our
brothers and sisters.
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So thank you so much for
being part of our family.
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That's right. Amen. Absolutely.
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We're going to hear from
some more of the 3ABN family
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who are not able to
be on the set with us.
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And let's go to
that role right now.
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Hi, my name is Bonn.
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What I'm thankful for is
despite of everything that
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had happened to me,
God is really, really good
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for giving me the
strength that I needed.
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It's like an unforgettable year,
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but God's good.
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Of course, I'm very
thankful for my wife
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and her support
through the ups and downs,
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but I'm very thankful
too for God's promises.
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God's promises have assured
me who I am and who I will be,
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and I just want to
share that with you that
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you know who you are
and who He says you are.
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So sharing that
with the idea of identity
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and how important is
we realize who we are.
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The promises make a huge impact.
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Hi, I'm Summer,
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and I am thankful
for the opportunity
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to work in ministry.
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This year, I am thankful
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for you and your calls
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because when you call
and have a prayer request,
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we get to get
together and pray together.
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And I like that.
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I am grateful
for all the blessing
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that God has given
me throughout this year.
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And the blessing
of working in 3ABN.
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Thank you so much, 3ABN.
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Hi, my name is Ricky Carter.
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And I'm thankful for
health, good health for me,
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for my family as well.
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I'm thankful for warm
sweaters this time of year.
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And I'm also thankful
for a cold drink of water.
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But most of all, I'm
thankful for my Savior,
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who loves me,
in spite of myself.
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I'm thankful for the
promises in God's Word
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and the Holy Spirit
that reminds us of them.
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I am thankful to have this job
working in decorating of sets
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and you all have a
Happy Thanksgiving.
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I am very
thankful for my family,
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my wife, all of my daughters.
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And also I'm very
thankful for the 3ABN family
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that I work with
every single day.
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We are just so thankful that
we are part of the 3ABN family
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and that God has called us
to be a part of this ministry.
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And I'm also thankful
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that God has
called us to the country
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where I got some chickens
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and I finally got some
roosters and some eggs.
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And we actually found a
kitten underneath our rooster.
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I was thankful for my kitten.
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And we're just thankful
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for our all our
3ABN friends and family.
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And we're just, God
had just brought us here
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and provided everything for us.
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And we're just so happy here
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and just thankful for
all God has done for us.
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This year I'm thankful
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for all of the
witnessing opportunities
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God has given us.
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I mean, from new
prison ministries
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to new Bible studies started.
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God has really opened
doors for me to grow my faith
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and to share that
faith with others.
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Yeah. That's awesome.
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And that's something
I'm really thankful for.
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Absolutely. What about you?
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And you know, I
think I'm thankful
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for the different
friendships and relationships
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I've gained this year.
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And you know, just people
that are there to encourage me
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and push me to
get closer to God.
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And God has even
brought a lot of healing
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and unity in broken friendships.
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And you know, I
think that that's something
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that I'm very
blessed is to have friends
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that I can count
on to be there for me
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and to pray for me.
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Yeah. That's pretty good.
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And you at home have
so much to be grateful
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for even if you
can't think of it
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off the top of your head,
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you have the free
gift of salvation.
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Absolutely.
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And that's something that
we can all be thankful for.
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So from Jewlee and Tiara,
and everyone here at 3ABN,
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Happy Thanksgiving.
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Amen. I love to
hear from our family.
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Oh, me too.
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And they don't
always have the opportunity
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to be on camera,
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and you don't
always get to see them.
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So I love this
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because now you can
see some of the faces.
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Maybe you've talked with some
of these people on the phone,
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maybe when you've called in.
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They're all part
of the 3ABN family.
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That's a good point.
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I just wanted, I'm
interrupting you, I know,
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I'm sorry, you're
talking about names.
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So you know the credits
that rolled into the program,
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we've had a lot of people say,
00:58:05.38\00:58:06.75
"Well, I want to
know who that person is.
00:58:06.78\00:58:08.12
I see their name at
the end of the program
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rolling up after every program."
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Well, some of the
people that you've met today
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are on the credits.
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So it is fun. It's fun
to meet each other for sure.
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It is.
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And speaking of
family, we have more
00:58:17.29\00:58:18.63
of the 3ABN family here.
00:58:18.66\00:58:20.00
And you all been
part of the family
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through the church
family here for several years.
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But just this year,
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officially
joined the 3ABN family.
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I'm speaking of
course of Jeff Doerr,
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and his wife Charletta.
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And Jeff is our
3ABN Planned Giving
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and Trust Services Director.
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And we're just so
blessed to have both of you
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here as part of the family.
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We love you both.
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And tell us a little bit about
this last year in your journey?
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Well, every year
has its ups and downs.
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And you know, we
all face issues in life.
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And you know,
there's good times,
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there's bad times.
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And we've definitely
enjoyed our time working here
00:58:56.00\00:58:58.60
with you folks at 3ABN.
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You know,
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I've thought of a
couple different Bible verses,
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but one of them this
year for me is Isaiah 41:0,
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"Fear not for I am with you."
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And you know that is powerful
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because we know that the Lord
won't leave us nor forsake us.
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He's always going
to be there with us.
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But the past two years has
been different for all of us
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with COVID.
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Oh, yeah. Life has
changed in a lot of ways.
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And with that in Romans,
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I've took and
referred to this a lot of times
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when I've had a time in life
that was a little challenging,
00:59:31.43\00:59:34.97
but in Romans 5:3-5,
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it says, "And not only that,
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but we also
glory in tribulation,
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knowing that tribulation
produces perseverance,
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and perseverance,
character; and character, hope.
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Now hope does not disappoint,
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because the love of God
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has been poured
out in our hearts
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by the Holy Spirit
who was given to us."
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Wow.
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So you know,
whether you're having
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a good day or a bad day,
01:00:00.40\01:00:01.93
you can trust in the Lord.
01:00:01.96\01:00:03.33
Amen.
01:00:03.37\01:00:04.77
You know, that's powerful.
01:00:04.80\01:00:06.27
Yeah and I think realizing too,
01:00:06.30\01:00:07.97
you know, when we
go through tribulations
01:00:08.00\01:00:09.74
a lot of times it's hard to say,
01:00:09.77\01:00:12.11
"Wow, God what
are you teaching me?"
01:00:12.14\01:00:13.48
Right? Exactly.
01:00:13.54\01:00:14.88
A lot of times
it's easy to complain
01:00:14.91\01:00:16.24
and moan and groan and carry on.
01:00:16.28\01:00:17.98
Yeah, but to look at God,
He's got a path for us to take.
01:00:18.01\01:00:21.75
Yeah. He's with us
during that journey.
01:00:21.78\01:00:23.95
You know, every
day is a blessing.
01:00:23.99\01:00:25.95
Every day I get up and
put my feet on the floor,
01:00:25.99\01:00:27.76
I thank the Lord
for another day of life.
01:00:27.79\01:00:30.23
Because, you know, everybody
doesn't get that blessing.
01:00:30.29\01:00:32.59
Yeah. Absolutely.
01:00:32.63\01:00:35.40
Jeff and Charlotte
are, you know, they...
01:00:35.43\01:00:38.13
Most of the
people here around us
01:00:38.17\01:00:40.27
and everybody's setting
just about kidding, Chris,
01:00:40.30\01:00:43.07
of course, is excluded,
but have come from other areas
01:00:43.10\01:00:47.51
whether it's Tennessee,
01:00:47.54\01:00:48.88
whether it's
Russia, as we just heard.
01:00:48.91\01:00:50.58
Whether it's the East
Coast, the West Coast, you know,
01:00:50.61\01:00:53.95
but you guys, you
are Southern Illinois,
01:00:53.98\01:00:56.45
and so came here,
01:00:56.48\01:00:58.25
but you were of a
different denomination.
01:00:58.29\01:01:00.59
I guess you started
listening to 3ABN Radio
01:01:00.66\01:01:03.43
or watching 3ABN
Television, somehow.
01:01:03.46\01:01:07.10
That's was Charletta.
01:01:07.13\01:01:10.63
It was a divine appointment.
01:01:10.67\01:01:12.30
The Lord has guided us here
and we're so thankful for that.
01:01:12.33\01:01:16.40
And that was, I
guess, over 17 years ago,
01:01:16.44\01:01:19.71
when I first discovered
01:01:19.74\01:01:21.81
Three Angels
Broadcasting Network.
01:01:21.84\01:01:23.95
And I was just amazed
at all the information
01:01:24.01\01:01:28.82
that was being
given and I had no idea.
01:01:28.85\01:01:33.32
I would go to bed at
night, and then couldn't sleep
01:01:33.36\01:01:37.03
and get back up
and turn the TV on.
01:01:37.09\01:01:40.06
And I would get my Bible out,
01:01:40.10\01:01:41.66
and I would listen, and
I would check in the Bible.
01:01:41.70\01:01:46.07
And I would
think, "Oh, my goodness,
01:01:46.10\01:01:48.17
how did I miss so much of this?"
01:01:48.20\01:01:50.84
I am so thankful for
people that donated to 3ABN,
01:01:50.87\01:01:55.88
because that's how I
was able to find this truth.
01:01:55.91\01:02:00.22
Wow. Yeah.
01:02:00.25\01:02:01.58
And then, of course, I
shared it with my husband.
01:02:01.62\01:02:04.45
And it's just been a journey
01:02:04.49\01:02:07.26
that has been a blessing for us.
01:02:07.29\01:02:09.29
And there's been times,
it's been difficult because,
01:02:09.32\01:02:13.43
you know, people
don't understand sometimes,
01:02:13.50\01:02:15.73
but you just have.
01:02:15.76\01:02:18.43
The Lord's in control.
01:02:18.47\01:02:19.80
Yes, you just have to tell them,
01:02:19.83\01:02:21.17
you know, let the
Holy Spirit guide you.
01:02:21.20\01:02:25.07
Let your heart be
open to the truth,
01:02:25.11\01:02:28.71
and just obey the Lord.
01:02:28.74\01:02:32.28
Because He is
only here to help us
01:02:32.31\01:02:35.08
have that peace that
only God can give us.
01:02:35.12\01:02:39.22
Amen.
01:02:39.25\01:02:40.62
When you guys first
walked into the church
01:02:40.66\01:02:42.42
for the first
time, you probably,
01:02:42.46\01:02:44.19
your mind probably
didn't go fast forward,
01:02:44.23\01:02:46.03
at least mine didn't to see
yourself all these years later
01:02:46.06\01:02:49.03
in leadership
position during this ministry,
01:02:49.06\01:02:52.00
Not at all.
01:02:52.03\01:02:53.37
No. No.
01:02:53.40\01:02:54.74
I had no idea. No.
01:02:54.77\01:02:56.30
But the Lord did. Yeah, He did.
01:02:56.34\01:02:58.04
Yes. He did.
01:02:58.07\01:02:59.67
You guys are such a
great asset to the team.
01:02:59.71\01:03:02.01
Thank you so much
01:03:02.04\01:03:03.38
for what you are
doing to the church,
01:03:03.45\01:03:04.78
the school.
01:03:04.81\01:03:06.15
Yeah. Praise the Lord.
01:03:06.18\01:03:08.02
Yes. Yeah.
01:03:08.05\01:03:09.38
I enjoy serving the
school with school board chair
01:03:09.42\01:03:11.49
for a number of years.
01:03:11.52\01:03:12.95
Yes.
01:03:12.99\01:03:14.32
I remember I served on
the school board with you.
01:03:14.36\01:03:15.99
Jeff was a great
board chair. Yes.
01:03:16.02\01:03:17.43
You had a lot of
wisdom and insight, integrity.
01:03:17.46\01:03:20.23
Thank you.
01:03:20.30\01:03:21.60
And I think you were
an elder at the church
01:03:21.63\01:03:22.96
at that time, too.
01:03:23.00\01:03:24.33
But I remember when you both
first came in to the church,
01:03:24.37\01:03:26.03
we were at the old church,
we call it just down the road,
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a little piece.
01:03:28.44\01:03:29.77
And I remember that.
01:03:29.80\01:03:31.14
So what was your...
01:03:31.17\01:03:33.27
Coming back to
your story, Charletta,
01:03:33.34\01:03:34.84
you were talking
about you get up at night,
01:03:34.88\01:03:36.51
in the middle of the
night and you would listen.
01:03:36.54\01:03:38.38
And then you
shared it with Jeff.
01:03:38.41\01:03:39.75
Jeff, what did
you think about that?
01:03:39.78\01:03:41.48
When you, when
Charletta shared it with you?
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What did you think about it?
01:03:44.65\01:03:46.05
Well, I had a lot of questions.
01:03:46.09\01:03:48.66
And Charletta
has always been one
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to take and seek
out more and more wisdom
01:03:50.73\01:03:54.13
and knowledge out of the Bible.
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And she always
had a seeking heart.
01:03:56.23\01:03:58.80
And at first I just thought,
01:03:58.83\01:04:00.94
well, maybe this is just
another one of those times
01:04:00.97\01:04:03.41
and it would pass.
01:04:03.44\01:04:05.47
It did pass.
01:04:05.51\01:04:08.64
The Lord had to convict me too.
01:04:08.68\01:04:11.25
If your heart is not
open, it's not fertile soil,
01:04:11.28\01:04:14.72
the word is not going to
take and germinate and grow.
01:04:14.75\01:04:18.59
And it did.
01:04:18.62\01:04:20.39
And I accepted
what she was telling me
01:04:20.46\01:04:23.22
and we started setting
and watching it together.
01:04:23.26\01:04:26.26
And it was just a
divine appointment.
01:04:26.29\01:04:28.60
And I've said it
many times on the set.
01:04:28.63\01:04:31.77
Lyle Albert was
one of the first people
01:04:31.80\01:04:34.04
that we listened to.
01:04:34.10\01:04:35.44
And he is such an inspired man.
01:04:35.47\01:04:39.21
The Lord has blessed him.
01:04:39.24\01:04:40.58
And he can just impart the Word
01:04:40.64\01:04:42.81
in a way that a person like
I can understand and accept it.
01:04:42.84\01:04:46.98
Yes. Yeah.
01:04:47.02\01:04:48.35
Amen. Yes.
01:04:48.38\01:04:49.72
So Charletta, so this past year,
01:04:49.75\01:04:51.09
is there any
scripture or something
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that sticks out
to you or something
01:04:52.49\01:04:53.82
that you're thankful for?
01:04:53.86\01:04:55.19
Well, I know this has
been a difficult year,
01:04:55.22\01:04:57.89
this year as well as
last year for many people.
01:04:57.93\01:05:00.73
And the thing that has helped me
01:05:00.76\01:05:04.07
is going to the Bible,
and I love to read Psalms.
01:05:04.10\01:05:08.40
Yes. And I have
many scriptures I'd like.
01:05:08.44\01:05:15.34
It's hard to pick
out a favorite, right?
01:05:15.38\01:05:16.78
Well, well, and
I just have learned
01:05:16.85\01:05:20.62
to just go to the Bible.
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It gives me a peace.
It gives me a comfort.
01:05:23.42\01:05:28.06
A few years ago, my twin
sister as she was passing away,
01:05:28.09\01:05:32.73
she asked me to read
from the Book of Psalms,
01:05:32.76\01:05:36.20
that's one of
her favorite books.
01:05:36.23\01:05:37.70
So I would read
out of that Bible,
01:05:37.73\01:05:43.04
out of that book.
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And, you know, she would
say, "Oh, that's a good one."
01:05:45.34\01:05:48.88
And that brings memories
01:05:48.91\01:05:51.18
that are such a
comfort to me now.
01:05:51.21\01:05:54.62
So I don't have any
particular scripture,
01:05:54.65\01:05:57.15
I guess that
would be my favorite,
01:05:57.19\01:05:59.39
because I love
to read the Bible.
01:05:59.42\01:06:02.19
I need to read it more often,
01:06:02.22\01:06:03.96
because it gives you so
much wisdom when you do.
01:06:03.99\01:06:06.26
Amen.
01:06:06.29\01:06:07.60
And I just want to tell people
01:06:07.66\01:06:09.53
in these times
when it's difficult,
01:06:09.56\01:06:11.57
and it's scary, go
to the Word of God,
01:06:11.60\01:06:16.17
He will give you
a comfort, a peace.
01:06:16.20\01:06:20.08
And, and you
know, we have a world
01:06:20.11\01:06:22.28
that so many people are divided.
01:06:22.31\01:06:24.48
And that's not what
the Lord wants us to be.
01:06:24.51\01:06:28.72
He wants us to, to come to Him
and have a peace and comfort.
01:06:28.75\01:06:34.52
So if it was me, I would say,
pick up your Bible, read it.
01:06:34.56\01:06:40.73
And if you're going
through a difficult time,
01:06:40.80\01:06:44.60
Psalm seems to
be a very comforting
01:06:44.63\01:06:47.60
part of the scriptures
01:06:47.64\01:06:48.97
that I think
will help many people.
01:06:49.00\01:06:51.07
Amen. Amen.
01:06:51.11\01:06:52.44
Yeah. Praise the Lord.
01:06:52.47\01:06:53.84
You know, Dr. Yvonne, you know,
01:06:53.88\01:06:55.21
I know you love the Word of God,
01:06:55.24\01:06:56.58
because you've
written, of course,
01:06:56.61\01:06:57.95
one your most recent
books, on the names of God.
01:06:57.98\01:06:59.31
Yes.
01:06:59.35\01:07:00.75
You know, but
hearing Charletta talk about,
01:07:00.78\01:07:02.12
you know, the Word of God
01:07:02.15\01:07:03.49
and how people need
to go to the Word of God.
01:07:03.52\01:07:04.85
Tell me what's on your heart.
01:07:04.89\01:07:06.22
Because I can see you there,
01:07:06.25\01:07:07.59
you're listening
to this testimony,
01:07:07.62\01:07:08.96
what God has done
in their life and about
01:07:08.99\01:07:10.33
how God has changed them
01:07:10.36\01:07:11.69
and how the Word of
God has changed them?
01:07:11.73\01:07:13.06
You know, you can read a
passage 20 times, 30 times
01:07:13.09\01:07:17.17
and you will
always get something new.
01:07:17.20\01:07:18.97
That's true.
01:07:19.00\01:07:20.34
It's so amazing to me,
because the Bible is living.
01:07:20.37\01:07:23.54
It's a living, two-edged sword.
01:07:23.61\01:07:26.44
And so when we read it,
there's always something to get
01:07:26.47\01:07:30.65
and I know what it's
like to lose a sister,
01:07:30.68\01:07:33.01
and I know that the Bible
can give you so much comfort.
01:07:33.05\01:07:35.95
So thank you for
sharing that as well.
01:07:35.98\01:07:38.19
But it's rich, you can
get something new every time.
01:07:38.22\01:07:41.86
Yeah. Amen.
01:07:41.89\01:07:43.22
Amen. Thank you.
01:07:43.26\01:07:44.59
Thank you both so much.
01:07:44.63\01:07:45.96
You have something
else you want to share? No.
01:07:45.99\01:07:47.30
Thank you so
much for being here.
01:07:47.40\01:07:49.30
You did a great job. Thank you
for being part of the family.
01:07:49.33\01:07:50.97
Yes. Absolutely.
01:07:51.00\01:07:52.70
They're doing a
great job, I agree.
01:07:52.73\01:07:54.20
We are very blessed to be here
and thank you all very much.
01:07:54.24\01:07:57.07
Happy Thanksgiving
to you all. Thank you.
01:07:57.11\01:07:59.44
Great time of the year.
Tell your family hello too.
01:07:59.47\01:08:01.58
Yes, you too. All right.
01:08:01.61\01:08:03.04
Thank you. We're
going to transition now.
01:08:03.08\01:08:05.88
We have, I was going
to say last but not least,
01:08:05.91\01:08:08.38
because we have more
of our 3ABN family here,
01:08:08.42\01:08:12.75
Pastor James
Rafferty and his wife Rise.
01:08:12.79\01:08:15.92
They are another new
addition, you could say.
01:08:15.96\01:08:18.83
They've been part
of the Ministry of 3ABN
01:08:18.86\01:08:20.26
for so many years,
01:08:20.33\01:08:21.83
but now they're
officially part of the family.
01:08:21.86\01:08:23.90
We're just so glad
to have you both here.
01:08:23.97\01:08:25.60
So welcome, Happy Thanksgiving.
01:08:25.63\01:08:27.87
Happy Thanksgiving.
My favorite holiday.
01:08:27.90\01:08:31.17
Is it true? Why is that?
01:08:31.21\01:08:32.54
I didn't know that.
01:08:32.57\01:08:33.91
Probably because as a
kid, my mom was a nurse,
01:08:33.98\01:08:36.21
single mom, and she worked
01:08:36.24\01:08:37.75
either
Christmas or Thanksgiving.
01:08:37.78\01:08:39.55
And she always
took Thanksgiving off
01:08:39.58\01:08:41.68
because she has
16 or 16 of them.
01:08:41.72\01:08:43.89
So she has 15
brothers and sisters.
01:08:43.92\01:08:45.39
And that was the
holiday that we all got together
01:08:45.42\01:08:48.59
and they rented a gym.
01:08:48.62\01:08:50.03
And so that's when we had my mom
01:08:50.06\01:08:52.23
and we had all my relatives
and I've just good time.
01:08:52.26\01:08:56.40
Good memories.
Yeah, good memories.
01:08:56.43\01:08:57.90
And then we established our own,
01:08:57.93\01:08:59.27
you know, as we grow up
and have our own family,
01:08:59.30\01:09:01.50
and everything
that Thanksgiving means.
01:09:01.54\01:09:04.14
Yeah.
01:09:04.17\01:09:05.51
It's great having you
on camera more too, Rise.
01:09:05.54\01:09:07.11
We had Pastor
James on for many years
01:09:07.14\01:09:09.68
going way back to the...
01:09:09.71\01:09:11.38
Would it been the
late '80s or the early '90s
01:09:11.41\01:09:13.55
when you first came on camera?
01:09:13.58\01:09:14.92
Nineties. Nineties.
01:09:14.95\01:09:16.28
Yep. Okay.
01:09:16.32\01:09:17.65
And I looked at that with Rise.
01:09:17.69\01:09:20.29
Yes, you did.
01:09:20.32\01:09:22.46
We would agree with that.
You have a beautiful wife.
01:09:22.49\01:09:26.93
But it's great having
you part of 3ABN as a couple
01:09:26.96\01:09:29.43
and that's a
tremendous blessing.
01:09:29.46\01:09:31.00
And we look at how God
brought you here as a miracle.
01:09:31.03\01:09:33.57
You know, I go
back to that story
01:09:33.64\01:09:34.97
we've told before,
01:09:35.00\01:09:36.34
or Mr. Danny and
I were talking about
01:09:36.37\01:09:37.71
wow, what a dream
would be to have you guys
01:09:37.74\01:09:39.21
part of the 3ABN team
as an officially employees.
01:09:39.24\01:09:42.01
And we thought
01:09:42.04\01:09:43.38
oh, there's no
way that would happen.
01:09:43.45\01:09:44.78
And I'm walking
into a local store
01:09:44.81\01:09:46.15
here getting ready
to buy a weed eater,
01:09:46.18\01:09:47.55
weed whacker,
whatever you want to call it.
01:09:47.62\01:09:48.95
Mr. Danny says you sit down.
I said no, I'm standing up.
01:09:48.98\01:09:51.32
So you better sit down.
01:09:51.35\01:09:53.36
God worked an incredible miracle
01:09:53.39\01:09:54.82
and brought you here.
01:09:54.86\01:09:56.19
And I'm so excited Mr. Danny
01:09:56.22\01:09:57.56
because I believe God
has put together this team
01:09:57.63\01:09:59.29
for such a time as this.
01:09:59.33\01:10:00.70
We're in the closing
moments of earth's history.
01:10:00.73\01:10:03.83
We all are and
time is of an essence
01:10:03.87\01:10:06.23
and bringing you and the others
01:10:06.27\01:10:07.60
that we've talked
to today here to 3ABN.
01:10:07.64\01:10:09.87
I'm excited
because only the Lord knows
01:10:09.90\01:10:11.71
what's fully in store for us.
01:10:11.74\01:10:13.07
I'm excited for the
team that God has built here
01:10:13.11\01:10:14.81
for such a time as this.
01:10:14.84\01:10:16.18
You know one of
the greatest wants
01:10:16.21\01:10:18.25
in the world today is balance.
01:10:18.28\01:10:22.18
The devil has
attacked the balance.
01:10:22.22\01:10:24.89
God is everything
and creation is balanced.
01:10:24.92\01:10:28.72
And the devil's come to
try to upstage all of that,
01:10:28.76\01:10:32.69
to mess it all up.
01:10:32.73\01:10:34.03
So that's the reason
01:10:34.10\01:10:35.40
we have people
going to the left,
01:10:35.43\01:10:37.50
people going to the right.
01:10:37.53\01:10:38.87
Yes.
01:10:38.90\01:10:40.27
People confused,
people killing themselves,
01:10:40.30\01:10:41.64
suicides, you know.
01:10:41.67\01:10:43.00
It's terrible.
01:10:43.04\01:10:44.37
Oh, because they
don't know the answers.
01:10:44.41\01:10:45.74
And then you got
people on the other side,
01:10:45.77\01:10:47.21
still trying to do
penances or whatever,
01:10:47.24\01:10:49.64
trying to earn ways to heaven.
01:10:49.68\01:10:51.45
You got these
folk, well anything goes.
01:10:51.48\01:10:53.78
And you guys
represent that to me.
01:10:53.85\01:10:55.98
And I've said that for years.
01:10:56.02\01:10:57.59
She can tell you, they can,
01:10:57.62\01:10:59.09
you know, what a
great asset they would be.
01:10:59.12\01:11:02.12
And I think anything goes part.
01:11:02.16\01:11:03.83
No, no, no.
01:11:03.86\01:11:05.76
James is looking a
little bit like what?
01:11:05.79\01:11:08.80
And I'm saying
they are great asset
01:11:08.83\01:11:10.23
because they
have so much balance.
01:11:10.27\01:11:11.87
They do. Yeah.
01:11:11.90\01:11:13.23
Like over the
years, I've listened
01:11:13.30\01:11:14.64
to numerous sermons
from you over and over again.
01:11:14.67\01:11:18.11
I've listened to you
guys in your interviews
01:11:18.14\01:11:19.74
and met you and talked to you.
01:11:19.77\01:11:21.34
They're so right down the line,
01:11:21.38\01:11:23.71
here's what
we've always believed
01:11:23.75\01:11:25.28
this what the Bible says.
01:11:25.31\01:11:26.68
We're not going to go here,
we're not going to go there.
01:11:26.72\01:11:28.52
And today, that's unusual,
and so refreshing. Amen.
01:11:28.55\01:11:32.79
And so to have this
as part of the team,
01:11:32.82\01:11:35.16
that we know that you guys
01:11:35.19\01:11:36.52
aren't going to
go here and go there,
01:11:36.56\01:11:38.53
but you're going to
stick right to the Word of God.
01:11:38.56\01:11:40.30
Amen.
01:11:40.36\01:11:41.66
No matter if
people like it or not,
01:11:41.70\01:11:43.03
you're not trying
to win any medals.
01:11:43.06\01:11:44.77
Say, I know you that well.
01:11:44.80\01:11:46.43
And so you're going to
tell the truth regardless,
01:11:46.47\01:11:48.94
that's exactly what
this world needs today.
01:11:48.97\01:11:50.94
Thank you, both of you.
01:11:50.97\01:11:52.41
Amen. Isaiah 30:21 is
one of my favorite verses.
01:11:52.44\01:11:55.14
It says, "You will hear
a voice behind you saying
01:11:55.18\01:11:57.85
this is the way, walk ye in
it, when you turn to the left,
01:11:57.88\01:12:01.42
or when you turn to the right."
01:12:01.45\01:12:03.32
And a lot of times we
make the mistake of thinking
01:12:03.39\01:12:05.25
there's one extreme,
01:12:05.29\01:12:07.66
there's one in
balanced, but there's two.
01:12:07.69\01:12:10.26
There's always two,
01:12:10.33\01:12:11.66
there's the left
and there's the right.
01:12:11.69\01:12:13.03
And God wants to walk
right between the two.
01:12:13.06\01:12:14.60
Yeah. Amen.
01:12:14.63\01:12:16.50
Any lessons
learned favorite scripture?
01:12:16.53\01:12:18.47
Something you're thankful
for from this past year?
01:12:18.50\01:12:20.40
Maybe, Rise,
we'll start with you.
01:12:20.44\01:12:22.07
Something that
sticks out to you?
01:12:22.10\01:12:23.47
Yeah, I think the verse
that's really been strength
01:12:23.51\01:12:26.44
for me this last year
01:12:26.47\01:12:27.81
is in 2
Corinthians where it says,
01:12:27.84\01:12:29.61
"For our light afflictions,
which are but for a moment,
01:12:29.64\01:12:32.28
are working for us."
01:12:32.31\01:12:33.68
Wow.
01:12:33.72\01:12:35.05
And I think wow, what a God
01:12:35.08\01:12:36.69
that He can take
whatever comes at us,
01:12:36.75\01:12:39.22
whatever we experience in
life, whether it's me personally
01:12:39.25\01:12:42.36
or whether we're experiencing
nationwide or globally
01:12:42.39\01:12:45.83
that God can work
that, He's working for us.
01:12:45.86\01:12:48.53
A lot of times we
say what's God up to?
01:12:48.56\01:12:50.40
How comes He's not
intervening? Where is He?
01:12:50.43\01:12:52.47
True. He's working for us.
01:12:52.50\01:12:53.87
Amen. You know,
that's His constant job.
01:12:53.90\01:12:56.37
Wow, that we are
the focus and attention
01:12:56.40\01:12:58.34
of all heaven working for us.
01:12:58.37\01:13:02.61
So much hope, so
much courage that gives me
01:13:02.64\01:13:04.78
so that whatever comes our way,
01:13:04.81\01:13:06.48
right, we just
know, thank you God,
01:13:06.51\01:13:08.12
You have the
power to overrule this.
01:13:08.15\01:13:10.29
Romans 8:28, "He's going
to work all things for good,
01:13:10.32\01:13:13.36
all things for His purpose."
01:13:13.39\01:13:14.76
So yeah, that's been
a real strength for me.
01:13:14.79\01:13:18.13
Yes.
01:13:18.16\01:13:19.49
What about you, Pastor James?
01:13:19.53\01:13:20.90
I'm so thankful so many things.
01:13:20.93\01:13:22.23
First of all,
for the Word of God.
01:13:22.26\01:13:23.60
Yeah.
01:13:23.63\01:13:24.97
And then for Jesus for
Christ, for His righteousness,
01:13:25.00\01:13:27.90
for His perfect life,
01:13:27.94\01:13:30.07
His penalty satisfying
death for our atonement,
01:13:30.11\01:13:33.11
for His
resurrection power, you know,
01:13:33.14\01:13:35.08
that promises us a hope
and a future and for His law,
01:13:35.11\01:13:39.38
you know, that
sets up the standard,
01:13:39.41\01:13:41.62
and keeps pushing us to
Jesus, keeps taking us to Jesus,
01:13:41.65\01:13:44.79
you know, and
keeping our focus on Him.
01:13:44.82\01:13:48.32
And then family and for friends.
01:13:48.36\01:13:49.86
Yeah, amen.
01:13:49.89\01:13:51.23
You know, just
meant a lot to us,
01:13:51.26\01:13:52.59
you know, and our
church family too,
01:13:52.63\01:13:54.13
and our 3ABN family now has
really been a blessing to us,
01:13:54.20\01:13:57.57
and to live in this time,
in this age, in this moment,
01:13:57.60\01:14:02.50
when, you know,
01:14:02.54\01:14:03.91
you see an
overwhelming amount of evil,
01:14:03.94\01:14:05.91
an overwhelming amount
of deception taking place,
01:14:05.94\01:14:08.21
and you know,
that God is up to that,
01:14:08.24\01:14:10.78
that He can meet
all of that, but He...
01:14:10.85\01:14:13.42
When more negative
comes, He brings more positive,
01:14:13.45\01:14:17.09
you know, and we
just have to be available.
01:14:17.12\01:14:19.22
He just wants us to be available
01:14:19.25\01:14:20.59
to what He's doing
and what He wants to do
01:14:20.66\01:14:22.16
in this world in our lives.
01:14:22.19\01:14:24.13
Yeah, amen. So thankful.
01:14:24.16\01:14:25.93
It's powerful.
01:14:25.96\01:14:27.30
You know, I was just
sitting here thinking
01:14:27.40\01:14:28.70
what a team God put together,
01:14:28.73\01:14:30.77
you know, here at
3ABN, what an incredible team
01:14:30.83\01:14:33.50
and you both are an
integral part of that team.
01:14:33.54\01:14:35.70
Just thinking, I
know you've worked
01:14:35.74\01:14:37.31
with Mr. Danny for years,
01:14:37.37\01:14:39.14
but now we have the privilege
every day to work with you
01:14:39.17\01:14:41.84
and just to see that balance,
to see your heart for God
01:14:41.88\01:14:45.45
and heart for His Word,
01:14:45.48\01:14:47.38
and the joy that
you bring to our lives
01:14:47.42\01:14:49.62
and to this ministry.
01:14:49.65\01:14:50.99
So thank you for that.
01:14:51.02\01:14:52.35
When I count my blessings
you all are in that, you know,
01:14:52.39\01:14:55.46
and you at home
being part of the family.
01:14:55.49\01:14:57.39
We're so grateful for
that. You know what a gift.
01:14:57.43\01:15:00.83
It's been so
precious working with,
01:15:00.86\01:15:03.10
I call him my brother
01:15:03.13\01:15:04.90
on Salvation in
Symbols and Signs
01:15:04.93\01:15:07.07
because we didn't
when we first started it,
01:15:07.14\01:15:09.30
we didn't know, you
know, how it was going to go
01:15:09.34\01:15:11.71
or what and then it was
just, it's an amazing blessing.
01:15:11.74\01:15:16.68
So thank you.
01:15:16.75\01:15:18.08
And then we would
always hear about Rise.
01:15:18.11\01:15:21.35
But Jason would
always tease James about it.
01:15:21.38\01:15:24.49
Is she, does she really exist.
01:15:24.52\01:15:27.89
You always talk about
Rise, but we never saw her.
01:15:27.92\01:15:31.26
And so, to have
you here you too,
01:15:31.29\01:15:33.06
it's just so amazing.
01:15:33.09\01:15:35.63
Again, this time
in earth's history
01:15:35.66\01:15:38.40
to be a part of
this team to know that
01:15:38.43\01:15:40.80
we, we, meaning
you as well at home,
01:15:40.84\01:15:44.27
are responsible for
getting the gospel out
01:15:44.31\01:15:46.74
at the end of time.
01:15:46.78\01:15:48.88
I mean, this is a
huge responsibility.
01:15:48.91\01:15:51.28
And it's a huge privilege that
we have been chosen to do it.
01:15:51.31\01:15:54.92
And so and we
can't do it without you.
01:15:54.95\01:15:57.69
So we're all in this together.
01:15:57.72\01:16:00.19
It's a blessing. Amen.
01:16:00.22\01:16:02.12
You know, Sweetie, I've looked,
I've been looking at your Bible
01:16:02.16\01:16:04.46
for the last
about two hours plus,
01:16:04.49\01:16:06.96
and we're going to go,
I think we're going to go
01:16:07.03\01:16:08.33
about two and a half hours
01:16:08.36\01:16:09.70
for this special
Thanksgiving program.
01:16:09.73\01:16:11.10
But you've had
it open to Nehemiah,
01:16:11.13\01:16:12.60
and I'm sure there's
something that you want to share
01:16:12.63\01:16:15.34
with our viewers at home.
01:16:15.37\01:16:16.81
I was just thinking about
scriptures this last year.
01:16:16.84\01:16:18.94
Yeah.
01:16:18.97\01:16:20.31
You know, I love how
the Word of God comes alive
01:16:20.38\01:16:24.05
in new ways
every time you open it.
01:16:24.08\01:16:25.95
Every time you read it,
01:16:25.98\01:16:27.45
you just think wow,
God, I never saw that before.
01:16:27.52\01:16:29.65
And this last
year, I reread Nehemiah.
01:16:29.68\01:16:33.36
And Nehemiah Chapter 9
01:16:33.39\01:16:35.62
is one of my new
favorite chapters.
01:16:35.66\01:16:37.56
I love Nehemiah 9, is
this incredible prayer.
01:16:37.63\01:16:40.90
And you see the
unfolding, the reminder
01:16:40.93\01:16:45.50
of how God has delivered
the children of Israel,
01:16:45.53\01:16:48.47
how He is the covenant God,
01:16:48.50\01:16:50.71
and how He's the lawgiver
01:16:50.77\01:16:52.11
and how He provided
for them in the wilderness
01:16:52.14\01:16:54.61
and how He
forgives, and restores,
01:16:54.64\01:16:57.61
and sanctifies,
how He's their Savior.
01:16:57.65\01:17:01.15
And yet, they forgot all that.
01:17:01.18\01:17:03.75
They forgot where God
had brought them from.
01:17:03.82\01:17:06.35
They forgot that they
were in the land of Egypt.
01:17:06.39\01:17:09.32
And that now, they
were in the Promised Land,
01:17:09.36\01:17:11.99
they forgot that
He was their Savior.
01:17:12.03\01:17:13.86
They forgot that
01:17:13.93\01:17:15.23
He's the only God
they were to worship.
01:17:15.26\01:17:17.80
And they turned
their back on God.
01:17:17.83\01:17:19.50
And they did their own thing.
01:17:19.53\01:17:22.57
It says in verse 26 of Nehemiah,
01:17:22.60\01:17:24.61
"Nevertheless
they were disobedient
01:17:24.64\01:17:27.21
and they rebelled against you.
01:17:27.28\01:17:28.61
But God in His
mercy did not leave them."
01:17:28.64\01:17:31.88
We see the judgment
that comes upon them.
01:17:31.91\01:17:35.08
And then we see
God pouring mercy.
01:17:35.12\01:17:37.39
We see the people repenting.
01:17:37.42\01:17:41.12
We see that transformation
and God delivers them
01:17:41.16\01:17:43.46
and you think,
wow, that's great.
01:17:43.53\01:17:44.86
Look at what God did.
01:17:44.89\01:17:46.23
And then the Bible says,
01:17:46.26\01:17:47.60
they went into
idol worship again.
01:17:47.60\01:17:50.63
They turned away from God again.
01:17:50.67\01:17:54.00
They rejected Him again.
01:17:54.04\01:17:55.54
And again we see His
mercy, again we see repentance,
01:17:55.57\01:17:59.27
again we see God delivering.
01:17:59.31\01:18:01.74
And yet again,
three times it talks about
01:18:01.78\01:18:03.68
in the Book of
Nehemiah, three times,
01:18:03.71\01:18:05.95
they turned their back on God.
01:18:05.98\01:18:08.02
Three times in this, in
this one chapter, Chapter 9.
01:18:08.05\01:18:11.55
Three times they
turned their back.
01:18:11.59\01:18:13.59
And yet every time
God reaches out in mercy.
01:18:13.62\01:18:17.73
He says, "You're My children.
01:18:17.76\01:18:20.03
I love you.
01:18:20.06\01:18:21.96
I want you to come home to Me."
01:18:22.00\01:18:26.30
And so I just want to tell you,
01:18:26.33\01:18:27.77
no matter where,
what you've done,
01:18:27.80\01:18:30.11
no matter where you've been,
01:18:30.14\01:18:32.14
no matter how far you
have stepped into sin,
01:18:32.17\01:18:36.28
God can redeem you.
01:18:36.31\01:18:37.88
God will pull you from that pit,
01:18:37.91\01:18:40.22
His mercy, His grace
is extended toward you.
01:18:40.25\01:18:44.59
All you have to do is
reach out to Him in repentance
01:18:44.62\01:18:47.16
and say, "Yes, God, I
want to be Your child."
01:18:47.19\01:18:50.76
And He will do
that. I love that.
01:18:50.83\01:18:52.66
To me that's the
beauty of Nehemiah 9
01:18:52.69\01:18:55.33
that I've learned this year.
01:18:55.36\01:18:58.47
Thank you so much for sharing.
01:18:58.50\01:19:00.57
Brother Tim, does
some chorus come to mind,
01:19:00.60\01:19:02.70
some song?
01:19:02.74\01:19:04.07
We can hear God's been
good, but I don't know if.
01:19:04.14\01:19:06.01
I love that.
Oh, very good times.
01:19:06.04\01:19:07.88
Oh, yeah.
01:19:07.91\01:19:09.24
And that's what
I'm thankful for,
01:19:21.52\01:19:23.89
your humility.
01:19:23.96\01:19:26.06
And lately I've
been looking back
01:19:26.09\01:19:29.50
Along this winding road
01:19:29.53\01:19:33.00
To the old familiar markers
01:19:33.03\01:19:36.54
Of all the mercies I have known
01:19:36.57\01:19:41.58
I know, it may sound simple
01:19:41.61\01:19:44.95
But it's more than a clich,
01:19:44.98\01:19:48.08
For there's no
better way to tell you
01:19:48.12\01:19:52.62
than to say
01:19:52.65\01:19:57.06
God's been good
01:19:57.13\01:20:02.20
in my life
01:20:02.23\01:20:05.77
And I feel blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
01:20:05.80\01:20:10.47
When I go to sleep each night
01:20:10.51\01:20:13.84
And though I've had
my share of hard times
01:20:13.88\01:20:18.08
I wouldn't
change them if I could
01:20:18.11\01:20:22.02
Through it all
01:20:22.05\01:20:25.89
God's been good
01:20:25.92\01:20:29.56
Times replay and I can see
01:20:35.30\01:20:38.57
That I've cried
some bitter tears
01:20:38.60\01:20:42.40
But I felt His arms around me
01:20:42.44\01:20:45.61
As I faced my greatest fears
01:20:45.64\01:20:50.01
You see I've had
more gains than losses
01:20:50.08\01:20:53.85
And I've known
more joy than hurt
01:20:53.88\01:20:57.55
As His grace rolled down upon me
01:20:57.59\01:21:02.36
So undeserved
01:21:02.39\01:21:07.66
For God's been good
01:21:07.66\01:21:12.03
in my life
01:21:12.07\01:21:15.64
And I feel blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
01:21:15.67\01:21:20.84
When I go to sleep each night
01:21:20.88\01:21:24.11
And though I've had
my share of hard times
01:21:24.15\01:21:28.58
I wouldn't
change them if I could
01:21:28.62\01:21:32.42
Through it all
01:21:32.45\01:21:35.56
my God's been good
01:21:35.59\01:21:40.90
For you see, God
has been my Father
01:21:40.93\01:21:44.27
My Savior and my Friend
01:21:44.30\01:21:47.60
His love was my beginning
01:21:47.64\01:21:50.87
And His love will be my end
01:21:50.91\01:21:54.84
Oh, I could spend for forever
01:21:54.88\01:21:58.51
Trying to tell
you everything He is
01:21:58.55\01:22:05.19
But the best way
that I can say it
01:22:05.22\01:22:10.33
is simply this
01:22:10.36\01:22:17.17
Oh, God's been so good
01:22:17.23\01:22:23.47
in my life
01:22:23.51\01:22:26.17
And I feel so blessed
beyond my wildest dreams
01:22:26.21\01:22:31.78
When I go to sleep each night
01:22:31.81\01:22:35.02
And though I've had
my share of hard times
01:22:35.05\01:22:40.36
I wouldn't
change them if I could
01:22:40.42\01:22:44.96
For through it all
01:22:44.99\01:22:50.83
He's working all things for good
01:22:50.90\01:22:54.60
So through it all,
01:22:54.64\01:22:58.27
God has been
01:22:58.31\01:23:03.75
good
01:23:03.78\01:23:10.79
Wow. Blessed.
01:23:10.82\01:23:12.72
Amen.
01:23:12.75\01:23:14.69
I think about it
too and this past year,
01:23:14.72\01:23:17.46
you were asking earlier things
01:23:17.53\01:23:18.99
and we've seen
so many good things.
01:23:19.03\01:23:22.26
We see the devil try
to upset the applecart.
01:23:22.30\01:23:24.87
But like for Yvonne and me, oh,
I better should speak for me,
01:23:24.90\01:23:27.97
I won't bring her age into it.
01:23:28.00\01:23:29.70
But at my age, you
know, when you hit that point,
01:23:29.74\01:23:32.21
you get up to 70.
01:23:32.24\01:23:33.58
I never dreamed
when we were doing this
01:23:33.64\01:23:34.98
starting out at 33 years old.
01:23:35.01\01:23:37.11
You know, you'd
live to be this longer.
01:23:37.15\01:23:39.11
You'd be here on this earth.
01:23:39.15\01:23:40.48
But no matter what
happens in my life,
01:23:40.52\01:23:42.38
God's been good.
01:23:42.42\01:23:44.05
It's not like, you
know, there's this long
01:23:44.09\01:23:46.82
future except eternal life.
01:23:46.86\01:23:48.79
So God has been good.
And He's good for you.
01:23:48.82\01:23:51.96
It's just, we have
to excuse this term,
01:23:51.99\01:23:54.13
we have to have sense enough
01:23:54.20\01:23:55.70
to understand who
we are and who God is.
01:23:55.73\01:23:57.40
Yes.
01:23:57.43\01:23:58.77
So we need to pray and
ask God for spiritual sense.
01:23:58.80\01:24:00.57
So they can give us
01:24:00.64\01:24:01.97
so when all this
junk that's coming in,
01:24:02.00\01:24:04.11
you know, we're
inundated by television,
01:24:04.14\01:24:06.57
radio, and all the
news and all this stuff.
01:24:06.61\01:24:08.98
Forget all that.
Just look to the Bible.
01:24:09.01\01:24:11.35
And you'll find
that God's been good.
01:24:11.38\01:24:12.71
I think, particularly,
01:24:12.75\01:24:14.12
you know, I talked
about Melody and grandkids
01:24:14.15\01:24:16.15
and even great grandbaby,
but like or maybe daughter,
01:24:16.18\01:24:19.95
Trinity, our youngest daughter.
01:24:19.99\01:24:21.66
She was some weeks ago sick
01:24:21.69\01:24:24.86
literally was day and
night for nearly three weeks.
01:24:24.89\01:24:27.96
Yeah.
01:24:28.00\01:24:29.33
Couldn't eat,
couldn't hold anything down.
01:24:29.36\01:24:30.73
We did
everything, went to hospitals,
01:24:30.77\01:24:32.93
doctors, and
finally went to Mayo Clinic
01:24:32.97\01:24:35.40
up in Rochester.
01:24:35.44\01:24:37.21
And, you know, they
got to the bottom of it.
01:24:37.27\01:24:39.84
She's doing great
right now. Praise the Lord.
01:24:39.87\01:24:42.08
And just to see
the difference in her,
01:24:42.11\01:24:45.15
you know,
begging God of our sin.
01:24:45.18\01:24:47.38
You feel so helpless as humans
01:24:47.42\01:24:48.95
when your little
girl looks at you,
01:24:48.98\01:24:50.79
and she's
continuing for hours thrown up,
01:24:50.85\01:24:53.12
says, Papa, please help me.
01:24:53.15\01:24:55.59
Please, please, and
you can't do anything. Wow.
01:24:55.62\01:24:58.26
It really puts
things in perspective,
01:24:58.29\01:25:00.16
who we are and who God is.
01:25:00.23\01:25:01.60
So we had to go to our knees
01:25:01.63\01:25:02.96
and say, God, this is You
01:25:03.00\01:25:04.60
and you know,
you're telling your child
01:25:04.63\01:25:06.50
I can't do, I'm there.
01:25:06.53\01:25:08.34
I'm with you every minute,
01:25:08.37\01:25:09.77
but I can't help
you, but God did.
01:25:09.80\01:25:12.34
Amen.
01:25:12.37\01:25:13.71
And so we're so
thankful for that
01:25:13.78\01:25:15.11
and it's helped
her spiritually too,
01:25:15.14\01:25:16.48
she's grown spiritually.
01:25:16.51\01:25:17.85
And last night she said, do
you know, every night I pray
01:25:17.88\01:25:20.02
before I go to bed
and I pray for the Lord,
01:25:20.05\01:25:22.28
and I thank God for, you
know what He's doing in my life.
01:25:22.32\01:25:25.39
So all of these
things that happened to us
01:25:25.42\01:25:27.86
sometimes seems
like they're bad things,
01:25:27.89\01:25:30.13
they're not really.
01:25:30.16\01:25:31.49
They're just
helping us to rely on God.
01:25:31.53\01:25:33.63
Yes.
01:25:33.70\01:25:35.00
That's why people
say, oh, this rapture,
01:25:35.03\01:25:36.36
I can't wait for the rapture.
01:25:36.40\01:25:37.73
Brother James, we'd all
be raptured out of here.
01:25:37.77\01:25:39.60
And we won't go through
trials and tribulations,
01:25:39.63\01:25:42.10
it's like really, you
know, gold tried in the fire.
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I mean, this helps us
to be dependent on God.
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If everything went my way,
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and I could do
everything I wanted,
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I wouldn't need God.
01:25:51.18\01:25:52.51
Right? It's when
you see your humanity.
01:25:52.55\01:25:55.15
And you say,
"Wow, it's so fragile."
01:25:55.18\01:25:57.25
Someone said this today already,
01:25:57.29\01:25:59.09
this life is so fragile.
01:25:59.12\01:26:00.69
I think it's
Brother Kenny earlier. Yeah.
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And you come and go, you know,
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man that is born of woman
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is of few days
and full of trouble.
01:26:06.83\01:26:08.13
He cometh forth like
a flower and is cut low
01:26:08.16\01:26:10.27
and flees also as
shadow and continued not,
01:26:10.30\01:26:12.70
till the heavens meet no more.
01:26:12.73\01:26:14.54
Well, I better stop
right now for a time.
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But that's the story of man.
01:26:17.44\01:26:18.77
So today, we want you
that the whole program here,
01:26:18.81\01:26:22.04
it's good to meet everybody
01:26:22.08\01:26:23.45
and all the
different workers and all that,
01:26:23.48\01:26:25.41
but the whole program is always
01:26:25.45\01:26:27.22
that we want to be there for you
01:26:27.25\01:26:28.65
if any way that we can
present Jesus Christ to you
01:26:28.68\01:26:31.85
and Him crucified.
01:26:31.89\01:26:33.22
That's what 3ABN is all about.
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Amen. It's a love story.
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And you're the center of it.
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That's right.
Oh, that's beautiful.
01:26:37.96\01:26:40.80
Yeah, true.
01:26:40.83\01:26:42.13
It's an amazing
thought, isn't it?
01:26:42.16\01:26:43.50
Yes. Praise the Lord.
01:26:43.53\01:26:44.87
We want to say thank you
01:26:44.90\01:26:46.23
for being a part
of our 3ABN family.
01:26:46.27\01:26:48.60
At home, we thank you
for being our supporters.
01:26:48.64\01:26:50.57
You know, I think
about those donors
01:26:50.61\01:26:52.01
that are still with
the Ministry of 3ABN.
01:26:52.04\01:26:54.14
Mr. Danny and I
had the opportunity
01:26:54.18\01:26:55.51
of talking
recently to Mrs. Boss.
01:26:55.54\01:26:57.31
She's someone that stood
with the Ministry of 3ABN,
01:26:57.35\01:26:59.15
almost since the very beginning.
01:26:59.18\01:27:01.12
And she's in her,
she calls it young,
01:27:01.15\01:27:03.42
but she's in her
90s young she calls it.
01:27:03.45\01:27:05.72
But still a great supporter
of the Ministry of 3ABN.
01:27:05.75\01:27:07.86
And we thank each one of you
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for being an instrument
that God can pour through.
01:27:09.66\01:27:12.36
Thank you,
Pastor James and Rise.
01:27:12.39\01:27:14.60
Thank you, Brother Tim.
01:27:14.63\01:27:15.96
Mr. Danny, Dr. Yvonne, Sweetie,
it's a blessing to be together,
01:27:16.00\01:27:19.33
and the rest of
the team here at 3ABN.
01:27:19.37\01:27:20.94
I'd like to go
out praying though.
01:27:20.97\01:27:22.87
Pastor James, would you
mind to lead us in prayer
01:27:22.90\01:27:24.47
as we close out this
Thanksgiving special?
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We do want to
wish each one of you
01:27:26.57\01:27:27.91
a Happy Thanksgiving.
01:27:27.94\01:27:29.68
Pastor James. Amen.
01:27:29.71\01:27:31.05
Let's pray.
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Father, we are so
thankful for Your Word
01:27:32.51\01:27:35.28
first and foremost
01:27:35.32\01:27:36.69
and for how You
have led us to this light
01:27:36.72\01:27:39.42
and understanding of who You are
01:27:39.45\01:27:40.79
Your character of love
01:27:40.86\01:27:42.19
and the way that
You've worked in our lives.
01:27:42.22\01:27:44.89
Sometimes you
don't understand it,
01:27:44.93\01:27:46.26
we don't comprehend it.
01:27:46.29\01:27:47.60
But we're just thankful
01:27:47.66\01:27:48.96
and I just want to pray
for each one of the viewers.
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Now in this Thanksgiving season
01:27:50.47\01:27:52.70
that You would
please open their eyes,
01:27:52.73\01:27:54.77
their hearts to
see Your goodness,
01:27:54.80\01:27:56.54
Your love, Your grace,
01:27:56.57\01:27:57.94
and how You're
working in their lives.
01:27:57.97\01:27:59.54
Do whatever it takes to
bring them into eternity
01:27:59.57\01:28:02.91
with each one of us
01:28:02.94\01:28:04.28
and with You and
Your heavenly family.
01:28:04.31\01:28:05.88
Do that for us, Father,
do that for them we pray,
01:28:05.91\01:28:08.38
and thank you in Jesus' name.
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Amen. Amen.
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