As you're well aware,
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we're living in
unprecedented times.
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Join us now for
Today special program.
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello, and welcome
to another 3ABN Today,
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Behind the Scenes Program.
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We're so glad
that you've joined us.
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There are many reasons
why we're glad you joined us
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but one of them is
you're part of our family.
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It's just great
here to be hanging out
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in the 3ABN living room,
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if you want to call it that.
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Kind of interesting
furniture isn't that
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we have in our living room,
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this little desk
that we have here.
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But I don't know
where you're watching
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or listening from,
but just thank you so much
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for your prayers
and financial support
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for the Ministry of 3ABN.
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Of course, God is
the Captain of this ship,
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but He's using you as a vessel
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that He can pour
through and minister to others.
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This is the first
Behind the Scenes Program
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of 2022.
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I'm so excited
about the year 2022.
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Why are we excited?
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Well, we don't know
what the future holds
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but we know that God
has the future, right?
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So we can trust Him.
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We have so many
things we want to talk to you
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and share today.
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One of them is a
really special guest
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that's coming up about
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partway through this first hour.
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It's a real live on
the set, centenarian plus.
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So he's over 100 years old,
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and he's going to
be on the set with us.
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We're going to
get to talk with him.
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And he's a pastor
and volunteer full time
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here at 3ABN
answering prayer calls.
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And we, from time to time,
just call each other neighbor
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because he, kind
of, lives diagonally,
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maybe a quarter of a mile
from where Jill and I live.
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And when it was gardening season
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we went by and he was out
there in his garden with a hoe.
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And he was
hoeing whatever it was,
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maybe his corn or
sweet potatoes out there
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in his garden.
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But what an inspiration?
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I love these programs. Me too.
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We have our 3ABN
family here on the set.
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The first hour, we're
going to do some trading out
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and then next hour,
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we're going to hear from
some of our network managers.
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And I call him
The Voice of 3ABN.
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That's Bobby Davis
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because he
writes almost anything
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that you would
read coming from 3ABN
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Bobby Davis has written.
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He does an incredible job.
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We're going to
hear from Jason Bradley,
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Dare to Dream General Manager,
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and Francine Bergmann,
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who's our Kids
Network General Manager.
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But first, let's talk
and show you the family
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we have right now.
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We have a face that
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you might not
always be familiar with
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because he
works with 3ABN Radio,
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as a 3ABN Radio editor.
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This is Kevin Poling.
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And, Kevin, we're so
glad to have you here tonight.
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Thank you for having me.
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How long have you been at 3ABN?
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I've worked at
3ABN for 12 years now.
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My goodness. Wow!
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Since a teenager.
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You know, and going back, Kevin,
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it's really because
God brought your parents,
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which are Jeff and Jenny here.
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What was it?
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Early 2000s, right,
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that you came here to this 3ABN.
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2001.
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2001, came here
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and you and your
siblings were just...
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Yeah, they were just little kids
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and it's just so neat.
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They've been through our schools
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and, of course, God has
led you in miraculous ways.
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And you're an important
part of the family now, Kevin.
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And what a blessing? Amen.
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And then coming
around the table,
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we have Shelley and JD Quinn.
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Of course, Shelley is our
new Program Development Manager
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and Producer for many
programs here at 3ABN,
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and JD is Pastoral
Department Manager.
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And God has brought both of you
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through some
challenges in the last bit
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and we're so grateful
that you're here tonight.
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And I'm grateful to hear
what you're going to share.
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Amen. Amen.
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God is good, all the time.
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And sometimes, boy, it's
easy when you get kicked around
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just by normal life.
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Sometimes you forget that
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and it's just nice to
have a family around that
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just, you know, how
much you're being prayed for?
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God is good.
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Amen. Amen.
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I'll share a little
bit more as we get going.
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But yes, it's been...
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It was a challenging time,
but God carried us through it.
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Amen.
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Yeah, absolutely.
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You know, God has promised
to always be with us, right?
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But we're not
protected from challenges,
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right, in life, right?
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So He's with us
through the storm.
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And I think about the
testimony that you all have,
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and we're thinking
about you too at home.
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We know that you
are going through storms
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or you have been through
or going through one right now
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with the 3ABN
family is here for you.
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And we're going to
be touching on the 3ABN
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Pastoral Department,
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like Jill was mentioning.
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It's a very important
aspect, Brother JD, of 3ABN.
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And one of the...
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Well, why do you think
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it's an
important aspect of 3ABN?
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Let me ask you that.
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Well, what I have
found in real life,
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and I can testify this
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because I've got the
gray hair to prove it, okay?
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Experience.
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Experience, if
you live long enough,
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you're going to
get beat up many times.
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Yes, you're going to
get a lot of attaboys.
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We love those attaboys
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but, boy, there's
a lot of beating up
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that goes along,
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and it's certainly
nice to have someone
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that cares at sometimes.
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There are a lot
of lonely people,
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but we found a lot of
lonely people out there.
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There are.
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And we're very blessed that
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we have someone
to communicate with
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and be with.
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But there's just a lot of people
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that they have
no one to talk to.
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But 37 years,
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3ABN has been here
and has proved itself,
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and over 37 years
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that people
have felt comfortable
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in picking the phone up
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because they know
they're going to have someone
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to talk to that cares.
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Not only cares and listens,
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but that will
actually pray with them.
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And what I found
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was, we're going to
talk a little bit about
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our mission this year.
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But we forget
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that God is the
Creator of the universe.
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Many times we forget that
we can allow God to be God.
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Yeah, good point.
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And if we will
allow God to be God,
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if He's got the plan for us,
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then we need to
increase our faith.
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Sometimes we forget
that there's someone
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that's on the same page
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because our mission is the same.
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If I could, I'd
put my arms around you
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because we care.
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And that is what the
Pastoral Department does.
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With that there's a
lot of T's to be crossed
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I's to be dotted
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but the bottom line
is, you got an issue.
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We're good listeners.
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And most people
just want to be heard
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and as they're
hearing themselves talk,
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then somehow, miraculously,
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the Holy Spirit comes in
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and smooth that
road right there.
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And then, you know,
God bless you my brother.
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God bless you my sister.
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What I think and I'm just
going to add to this is that
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I think we've all
gotten to the point
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where life has
been overwhelming.
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And it's nice to have someone...
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I mean, sometimes life
can be so overwhelming,
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even your prayer seems stifled.
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It's nice to
have someone usher you
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into the presence of God.
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They are the
stretcher bearers like the ones
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who brought the
man and dropped them
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through the roof to Peter's...
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I mean to Jesus' feet.
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And sometimes we
all get to that point
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where we just need
someone to help usher us
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into the presence of God
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and that's what you all do
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and give a scripture
promise, encouragement.
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It's beautiful.
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We have people
looking for churches too
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which the Pastoral Department
is so ready to just look up
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and say, "Oh, hey,
yep, in your area here,
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there's these local
Seventh-day Adventist Churches
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you can go to,
work with the pastors."
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I mean, it's just, to
me, it's a great aspect.
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Mr. Danny Shelton
had that vision years ago
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of watching the
programs in 1987/86.
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And he's saying, "Hey,
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if you have a prayer
need tonight, just call us."
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And he would give
the number back then.
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You could call 3ABN.
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Well, 3ABN has kept that
through all the years to us
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and I know it will continue
to be very important part.
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We've got a whole lot of things
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we want to talk
about this evening.
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One of them is that the crew,
we just came back from GYC,
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the crew did and hopefully,
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you're able to watch
GYC from Houston, Texas.
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The theme was "Nothing."
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And that's
basically talking about what?
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That was the title
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and we don't
mean it was nothing.
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We mean the title
was one word, Nothing.
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It was.
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And it's based, of
course, on Revelation Chapter 3,
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the seventh
church of Revelation,
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which is the Church of Laodicea
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and that's us
sometimes today saying,
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"I'm rich, I'm
increased with goods.
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I have need of nothing."
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And yet we don't realize that
we're miserable and we're poor,
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and we're wretched
and blind and naked.
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So the speakers were incredible.
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Sebastian Braxton
spoke in the evening,
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Adam Ramdin spoke for church,
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Callie Buruchara spoke in
the morning for devotionals
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and other speakers as well.
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But it was an
incredible time of fellowship
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with the young people
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and our crew is
the best hands down.
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They did amazing job
with the broadcasting.
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We had a booth there
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and got to meet
some of you at home.
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It was an
incredible time of worship
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and spending time with Jesus.
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I agree.
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And it was, of course,
limited because of all the COVID
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that we're all dealing with
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and it was amazing to us
to meet people at the booth.
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Everyone had to wear
masks and things there
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and you also had to make
sure you were negative to COVID.
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GYC did
everything they could to try
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and keep it as safe as possible,
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did a lot of social distancing
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but to still meet
people from around the world
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that came in
specifically for GYC
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and all the protocols
that they had to go through
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in order to get
to the United States
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to attend GYC.
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They said, "We're hungry
and thirsty for fellowship,
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for the truth,"
because people in the world,
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everyone, young
people can see that things
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are rapidly
changing in this world.
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Freedoms are being
taken out from under us
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and so they were just
so grateful to be there
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and to be fellowshipping.
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I'm always
encouraged going to GYC.
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But like Jill said, thank
you to our production team,
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and we were able to broadcast
the miracle of the Lord,
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able to broadcast GYC.
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I want to also talk about...
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It's a little bit
challenging because of COVID,
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we don't receive as
many visitors and tours
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don't come through 3ABN as
much just because of COVID.
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Of course, we're not
having our camp meetings
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in person right now.
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But we still had a few
people that have come through
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that have been
longtime supporters,
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longtime viewers of 3ABN
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and one of those
took place just...
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Oh, JD, you were
part of that too,
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just a couple of months ago.
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We want to put that
picture up right now,
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a dear couple on
Ed and Mary Lou Kelly.
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Brother Ed wasn't able
to be there with his wife,
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Mary Lou, but JD, of course Dee,
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Mary Lou and Jill and myself,
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wonderful to see
her again, wasn't it?
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Oh, yes.
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I have fond memories of Ed
and Mary Lou coming for years
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helping us at 3ABN volunteering.
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Just an incredible couple
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and it was so nice to
visit and to pray with her,
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wasn't it, JD?
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Yeah, it was.
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She's a hugger.
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She is, oh yeah.
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Well, I'm a hugger
so there was just so one
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because of the
COVID and everything.
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We're living in different times
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and you don't want to get
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into someone
else's space right now
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because they may
not feel comfortable.
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But, boy, we both
look in each other's eyes.
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She's a little tiny little lady
and I'm just this big gorilla.
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And so I said,
"Could I hug you Mary Lou?"
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Oh my goodness, show
from ear to ear, you know.
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And so, I don't
have back problems
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but I've bent down bending,
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you know, and we
gave her great big hug
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and it was so special.
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And the tears just came to
her eyes, you know, just...
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It just seems like with age.
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This is an interesting concept.
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As you age you wonder
how much value you have left
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because things change.
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And, boy, it was
just one of those moments
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that Mary Lou, you
have so much value.
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I mean that smile
could light up a room.
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Oh, yeah,
absolutely. So it was special.
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Great people, I
remember back in the day,
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if you've been to
3ABN out by the school
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where we eat,
right, for camp meeting.
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That whole parking
lot that's now asphalt,
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which we think the donor
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that helped pay for all of that.
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Well, back in the
day that was just gravel.
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So Brother Ed
Kelly would take strings
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and he would actually
spray paint parking lines
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for everybody on gravel,
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realizing that
in a couple of days
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that gravel
would be all messed up
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and all the
lines and all the work
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that he'd put into
it would all be gone.
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But he was so happy.
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He'd be out there and say...
He did it for camp meeting.
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He did it for camp meeting.
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He want to make
it all organized...
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Thank you so much for that.
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He wanted to make it
organized for camp meeting
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and everybody coming in.
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There are so many of you
that are just like the Kelly's
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and we just again say thank you.
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We say hello to you.
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And, of course, to the Kelly's
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and I'm thinking
of also talk to...
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Well, maybe I better be
careful mentioning who all.
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But, yeah, I've
talked to a number of you
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and I just want
to say hello to you.
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And thank you so
much for remembering 3ABN
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for including us as your family,
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but you're also
part of our family.
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I want to...
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We want to talk to Kevin.
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There was another, any
other housekeeping stuff
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we want to talk to?
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Go forth.
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Okay, so we have
corporate worship
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here at 3ABN every Tuesday.
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Thank you, JD,
for organizing that.
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Well again, talking about COVID.
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Before COVID, we used to meet in
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what we call
Studio B as a whole group.
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But COVID, we weren't
able to actually be together
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because of social distancing.
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So praise God for
electronics, right, Shelley?
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Amen.
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We can still connect.
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And so we're able to do that
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and so Kevin, a
couple of days ago,
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on Tuesday morning was
sharing the devotional.
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I said, "Wow, Kevin, you
know, that just inspired me
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because it, kind of,
fits along with our theme."
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You touched on that briefly, JD.
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And what is our theme?
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Yep, 3ABN always has the theme.
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And this year the theme
for 3ABN is Look at God.
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Look at God.
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Yeah.
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Praise the Lord,
right? Look at God.
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You know, 'cause so many times,
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we have plans and
things that we want to do.
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Well, we need to
submit them and look at God.
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Unfortunately, I worry.
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Mr. Danny, he says, he's
never lost a night's sleep
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worrying about 3ABN.
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Just being honest with
you, I actually have at times
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not being able to fall asleep
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or waking up and not
being able to fall back asleep
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thinking about 3ABN, right?
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So look at God.
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When I worry about it,
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you know I'm
thinking about myself.
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It's like there's no
need to worry, Shelley, right?
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That's true.
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God's the one who's got it.
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Look at God because God has it.
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So there's so many
ways that 3ABN, right?
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When you did just look at God,
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and praise God for
everything that He has done.
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And you think about
the wonderful things
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not only the
worries and the pain,
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but the wonderful
things that God has done.
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Amen. That's right.
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We don't take credit for that.
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We can't say, "Look at 3ABN.
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Look at the people here."
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No, look at God
and how He is helping
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the gospel be
spread to the world.
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Look at God.
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You know, it says in Isaiah,
"Look to Me and be saved."
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We look to God for salvation.
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We look to God for security.
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We look to God for healing
and hope and deliverance.
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So this year in 2022, we
just want to look at God.
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Amen.
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I wrote this down,
and this is what I shared.
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It says, "No
matter your background,
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your baggage, your
brokenness, look at God.
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No matter your
title, your talents,
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your testimony, look at God.
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No matter your
education, your ethnicity,
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your expertise, look at God."
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Basically, we can
go on and on, right,
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but in everything, look at God.
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Jill referenced to
Isaiah, I had Psalm 105:4,
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"Seek the Lord and His strength,
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seek His face evermore."
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So we encourage you,
as 3ABN's looking to God,
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you look at God as well.
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But, Kevin, share
with us a little bit about
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what your devotional thought
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was here just a
couple of days ago?
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So God's been leading me
through this whole journey
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of waiting on Him.
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And so the title came to
me, The Weight of Waiting.
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It was great.
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The burdens are just...
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You know, sometimes
we get so weighed down
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by those things we want,
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especially when it's like...
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There's something it's
like, you know it's good for you
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but God still has a timing
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because not only
His timing is perfect,
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but it also brings
honor and glory to Him
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but also shows us just
how truly awesome He is,
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and how
concerned and loving He is.
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Recently, I was
reading Steps to Christ.
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It's a great book.
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Amen.
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And it was just...
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Honestly, I hadn't read
it till just a few weeks ago.
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And so it was just...
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I was just trying to
find God in that moment.
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And so He led me
to Steps to Christ.
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And just the
magnitude of His love,
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just poured over
me and just many times
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I was left in tears.
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That's just how wonderful God is
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and just how personal He is.
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Amen.
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And so one of the
quotes from that book
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that stood out to
me was page 85 and 86.
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It says, "No tears are
shed that God does not notice.
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There is no smile
that He does not mark.
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If we would but
fully believe this,
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all undue anxieties
would be dismissed."
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Our lives will not be so filled
with disappointment as now,
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for everything,
whether great or small,
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would be left in
the hands of God,
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who was not perplexed by
the multiplicity of cares,
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or overwhelmed by their weight."
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And so it's just...
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How much is just like
you had to just have to,
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those things that are waiting on
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and worrying about and sometimes
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just wanting them to happen now.
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I mean, how much
do we like waiting?
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I know it's like
we're stuck in...
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Usually, it's not like
we're sitting in traffic going,
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"Oh yeah, I'm in traffic."
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Or just like, "Oh yeah,
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the line is
long to get my food."
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Or it's like afterwards,
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we just throw a two-minute
meal in the microwave,
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we're like, "Hurry
up, hurry up, hurry up."
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That's true.
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I mean, most of us are like,
"Who really enjoys waiting?"
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And then just the other
thing that jumped out to me
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is on page 100 of
Steps to Christ is,
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"Keep your wants, your
joys, your sorrows, your cares,
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and your fears before God.
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You cannot burden Him.
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You cannot weary Him.
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He who numbers
the hairs of your head
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is not indifferent to
the wants of His children.
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The Lord is very
pitiful and of tender mercy,
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James 5:11.
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His heart of love is
touched by our sorrows,
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and even by our
utterances of them.
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Take to Him everything
that perplexes the mind,
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nothing is too
great for Him to bear,
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for He holds the worlds.
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He rules over all the
affairs of the universe.
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Nothing that in any way concerns
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our peace is too
small for Him to notice."
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Wow! Yeah.
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And, so, it's just like...
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And, of course,
with the whole theme,
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Look at God, it was
like He knows everything.
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And it's like that text come by,
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I don't remember the reference
straight away right afterwards.
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It says, "Before we
even call, He answers."
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He's right there waiting,
00:20:05.43\00:20:07.07
and just ready
and He's just like,
00:20:07.10\00:20:08.84
"Hold on a little longer.
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Your answer's coming.
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It's on the way
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and just take
one day at a time."
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Praise God. Go ahead, Shelley.
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You were going to say...
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Yes. Amen.
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I was just thinking,
Kevin, you are a great example.
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I look at what God is doing
00:20:19.91\00:20:22.05
with our young
people here at 3ABN.
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We have some of the most
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amazing young people
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who are really seeking
God's will for their life.
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And I think that's precious,
00:20:33.93\00:20:35.40
and it's such a
blessing to work with you.
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Thank you for that.
00:20:37.83\00:20:39.17
I'm going to make this brief
00:20:39.20\00:20:40.77
because everybody knows
00:20:40.80\00:20:43.04
the two years
struggle I went through
00:20:43.07\00:20:44.91
but recently it was JD's turn.
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And long story short,
00:20:47.81\00:20:49.88
he was in the
hospital three weeks,
00:20:49.91\00:20:52.55
actually, three
different hospital admissions.
00:20:52.58\00:20:55.78
They would discharge him one day
00:20:55.82\00:20:57.59
and readmitting
the very next day.
00:20:57.62\00:21:00.69
It was very troublesome.
00:21:00.72\00:21:04.83
And I was doing my
best to look to God.
00:21:04.86\00:21:09.70
One of my favorite
promises is Deuteronomy 33:27.
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That says, "The
Eternal God is your refuge."
00:21:15.17\00:21:20.84
Well, think about that.
00:21:20.88\00:21:22.51
God, our Creator God,
00:21:22.54\00:21:25.15
the God who has
no beginning, no end.
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The one whose
power is unlimited,
00:21:27.98\00:21:31.99
He is our refuge.
00:21:32.02\00:21:33.92
But it says, "The
Eternal God is your refuge.
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And underneath are
His everlasting arms."
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You know I loved what you said,
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how loving, how personal God is.
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And some of us forget
00:21:48.87\00:21:51.61
that when we're
in a fiery trial,
00:21:51.64\00:21:55.11
God's everlasting
arms are beneath us.
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He's carrying us through.
00:21:58.28\00:22:00.15
We always pray that we're
going to be like Shadrach,
00:22:00.18\00:22:02.75
Meshach and Abednego,
00:22:02.78\00:22:04.22
come to the other
end of that fiery trial,
00:22:04.25\00:22:08.69
and not smell like smoke.
00:22:08.72\00:22:12.53
But it's just like
Isaiah, God says, "You're mine.
00:22:12.56\00:22:16.30
I've called you by your name.
00:22:16.33\00:22:19.07
I'm not going to let
the rivers overwhelm you,
00:22:19.10\00:22:21.30
the fires aren't
going to overtake you."
00:22:21.34\00:22:24.07
But it goes on
Deuteronomy 33:27,
00:22:24.11\00:22:28.31
"The Eternal God is your refuge,
00:22:28.34\00:22:31.31
underneath are
His everlasting arms
00:22:31.35\00:22:34.22
and He will say,
00:22:34.25\00:22:37.12
He will thrust out the enemy,
00:22:37.15\00:22:40.12
saying destroy."
00:22:40.16\00:22:41.99
You know, we got to
let God fight our battles.
00:22:42.02\00:22:44.99
We've got to look to God,
00:22:45.03\00:22:46.49
keep our eyes
fixed on Jesus Christ,
00:22:46.53\00:22:49.26
the author and
perfecter of our faith.
00:22:49.30\00:22:51.77
But I do know I
have to add this.
00:22:51.80\00:22:55.44
People always ask me,
00:22:55.47\00:22:56.81
"Are you guys
really as close a family
00:22:56.84\00:23:01.21
as we feel that...
00:23:01.24\00:23:04.15
as it's portrayed on TV?"
00:23:04.18\00:23:06.38
The answer is yes.
00:23:06.41\00:23:08.22
And that's true.
00:23:08.25\00:23:09.58
Very quickly,
00:23:09.62\00:23:10.95
when I went
through my situation,
00:23:10.99\00:23:13.15
God taught me the
difference in vertical grace,
00:23:13.19\00:23:16.99
the grace that He pours directly
00:23:17.03\00:23:19.43
into my heart
straight from heaven,
00:23:19.46\00:23:21.50
and horizontal grace, the grace
00:23:21.53\00:23:24.13
that God expresses
to us through others.
00:23:24.17\00:23:28.24
You know we're the
hands and feet of God, right?
00:23:28.27\00:23:31.54
But I learned
through this experience
00:23:31.57\00:23:34.31
just because of the
incredible outpouring
00:23:34.34\00:23:37.51
of support
00:23:37.55\00:23:38.88
can offers to help
in different things.
00:23:38.91\00:23:42.95
I came to...
00:23:42.98\00:23:44.69
I was praying this
scripture one night,
00:23:44.72\00:23:47.49
and I thought,
"God, my 3ABN family
00:23:47.52\00:23:52.26
is representing
Your everlasting arms."
00:23:52.29\00:23:55.70
I could just feel Him hugging me
00:23:55.73\00:23:58.33
through the family.
00:23:58.37\00:24:00.27
And I want to
say to you at home,
00:24:00.30\00:24:02.44
if you are not a
member of a church,
00:24:02.47\00:24:06.51
if you are, maybe
you just watch 3ABN
00:24:06.54\00:24:10.21
and you believe in the Lord,
00:24:10.25\00:24:11.58
but you haven't
gotten involved in a church,
00:24:11.61\00:24:14.72
there's nothing in the
world like a church family.
00:24:14.75\00:24:18.99
And remember that we're
family too like JD said.
00:24:19.02\00:24:21.79
You could call and
get that hug from God.
00:24:21.82\00:24:24.46
But look at God,
what an incredible theme.
00:24:24.49\00:24:28.90
Amen.
00:24:28.93\00:24:30.27
The thing that comes
to my mind real quick is,
00:24:30.30\00:24:32.30
I think most people
want to be involved.
00:24:32.33\00:24:36.07
We love being involved
because I mean, there's...
00:24:36.10\00:24:39.51
because we're
accepted or whatever.
00:24:39.54\00:24:41.91
And I thought you
did an incredible job,
00:24:41.94\00:24:46.28
at our worship
00:24:46.31\00:24:52.15
is dealing with patients.
00:24:52.19\00:24:53.79
Lord, increase my patience.
00:24:53.82\00:24:57.23
Lord, increase my humility.
00:24:57.26\00:25:00.93
Lord, increase my wisdom.
00:25:00.96\00:25:03.40
Lord, increase my faith
00:25:03.43\00:25:05.87
and, Lord, increase my love.
00:25:05.90\00:25:10.37
He hears, He cares, He does.
00:25:10.41\00:25:13.71
And I just know that
00:25:13.74\00:25:15.28
if I was sitting across
my table from my parents,
00:25:15.31\00:25:18.18
and they were
saying, "Listen, JD,
00:25:18.21\00:25:20.25
you could probably work on this,
00:25:20.28\00:25:21.92
or you could work on that
00:25:21.95\00:25:23.28
if you would
increase your patience,
00:25:23.32\00:25:25.85
you might be able to
be a better representative
00:25:25.89\00:25:28.66
and be better to yourself.
00:25:28.69\00:25:30.33
But more than anything, be
better to God in your love,
00:25:30.36\00:25:34.60
your humility,
your wisdom here."
00:25:34.63\00:25:37.50
So, this morning, I got that...
00:25:37.53\00:25:40.40
Not this
morning, Tuesday worship.
00:25:40.44\00:25:43.54
I got that, you know,
and I was very, very blessed.
00:25:43.57\00:25:47.54
It's wonderful to see
00:25:51.11\00:25:52.45
how God is working in our youth.
00:25:52.48\00:25:54.75
It's wonderful to see how God
is working in senior citizens.
00:25:54.78\00:25:59.55
It's just wonderful to know
that God loves each one of us.
00:25:59.59\00:26:02.96
He does have a plan.
00:26:02.99\00:26:04.39
He does.
00:26:04.43\00:26:05.76
And I hear daily,
Jesus is coming soon.
00:26:05.79\00:26:09.96
Amen.
00:26:10.00\00:26:12.27
You know, when
life is a precious gift,
00:26:12.30\00:26:14.30
and I think
God's given us today,
00:26:14.34\00:26:16.20
this very moment.
00:26:16.24\00:26:17.77
And that's to what,
00:26:17.81\00:26:19.14
share the love of
Jesus with somebody else,
00:26:19.17\00:26:21.54
a smile, an
encouraging word, a handshake,
00:26:21.58\00:26:25.11
whether it's physical
or over the phone, right,
00:26:25.15\00:26:26.72
that hug
00:26:26.75\00:26:28.08
till we all can make an impact
00:26:28.12\00:26:29.45
in somebody's life.
00:26:29.48\00:26:31.05
And, Kevin, thank you,
again for sharing with us
00:26:31.09\00:26:32.82
on Tuesday morning,
corporately on that.
00:26:32.85\00:26:34.99
You can share it to the world.
00:26:35.02\00:26:36.96
I want to just mention
this to the call center
00:26:36.99\00:26:39.86
when they're open which,
00:26:39.89\00:26:41.93
that would be
regular business hours.
00:26:41.96\00:26:43.97
You can, actually,
request a complimentary copy
00:26:44.00\00:26:46.50
of Step to Christ.
00:26:46.53\00:26:47.87
3ABN wants to make that
available to you this evening.
00:26:47.90\00:26:50.61
Just call the call
center, send an email.
00:26:50.64\00:26:52.81
Kevin was referencing
the book Steps to Christ.
00:26:52.84\00:26:55.34
We have some at the call center
00:26:55.38\00:26:56.78
and we'll give
those to one per family
00:26:56.81\00:26:59.11
free of charge to you.
00:26:59.15\00:27:00.48
So just call
them up and just say,
00:27:00.52\00:27:01.85
"Hey, they said on
the Behind the Scenes
00:27:01.88\00:27:03.22
that we could get a
free Steps to Christ,"
00:27:03.25\00:27:04.59
and we'll gladly send that
to you in the United States,
00:27:04.62\00:27:07.99
outside of the United
States, it doesn't matter.
00:27:08.02\00:27:09.96
We want that to
be a gift for you.
00:27:09.99\00:27:11.33
Amen. That's really important.
00:27:11.36\00:27:12.76
Kevin, I loved what you shared.
00:27:12.79\00:27:14.13
Thank you so much.
00:27:14.16\00:27:15.50
Thank you for being
part of the 3ABN family.
00:27:15.53\00:27:17.67
And for...
00:27:17.70\00:27:19.50
I really need that, wait on God.
00:27:19.53\00:27:22.67
I mean, what an
incredible lesson
00:27:22.70\00:27:25.57
that we can do as we
look to God this year.
00:27:25.61\00:27:27.84
That's beautiful.
00:27:27.88\00:27:29.21
Speaking of what God
is doing in this ministry,
00:27:29.24\00:27:31.58
Shelley, talk to us
about some new programs
00:27:31.61\00:27:34.68
that are being
planned for this year in 2022?
00:27:34.72\00:27:38.62
Well, I have a list of a few
00:27:38.65\00:27:40.26
but there's more that
we're still working on.
00:27:40.29\00:27:44.29
I have to just say this.
00:27:44.33\00:27:45.89
We're going to have
an exciting camp meeting.
00:27:45.93\00:27:48.10
We're surely hoping by
June that first week of June
00:27:48.13\00:27:51.43
that we can do it in person.
00:27:51.47\00:27:52.80
That's right.
00:27:52.83\00:27:54.17
And then we've got
the Sabbath School Panels.
00:27:54.20\00:27:56.34
I always think of
them as new programs
00:27:56.37\00:27:58.34
because they are
such a new series.
00:27:58.37\00:28:00.31
Yes, that's true.
00:28:00.34\00:28:01.68
And it's just...
00:28:01.71\00:28:03.04
I know, it's one of
your favorite programs.
00:28:03.08\00:28:04.71
It's one of our
favorite programs
00:28:04.75\00:28:06.75
because we get to
study together and learn.
00:28:06.78\00:28:10.05
But we have...
00:28:10.09\00:28:11.59
many of you have
seen Pastor Steve
00:28:11.62\00:28:14.66
and Tammy Conway on 3ABN.
00:28:14.69\00:28:18.49
They have such a...
00:28:18.53\00:28:21.26
There's something so special.
00:28:21.30\00:28:22.80
They are extremely transparent.
00:28:22.83\00:28:26.80
They are very real.
00:28:26.84\00:28:28.94
They're very authentic people.
00:28:28.97\00:28:31.07
They're going to do
a series on marriage.
00:28:31.11\00:28:35.61
We don't have a
title for it yet,
00:28:35.64\00:28:37.11
but I'm excited about that
00:28:37.15\00:28:39.75
because I think
we're going to get
00:28:39.78\00:28:41.12
some very
practical down to earth
00:28:41.15\00:28:43.42
advice by their experience.
00:28:43.45\00:28:45.59
Rise Rafferty is getting
ready to do a health program.
00:28:45.62\00:28:49.99
And you know Rise,
kind of, specializes in...
00:28:50.03\00:28:54.66
Excuse the word.
00:28:54.70\00:28:56.03
I don't know how else to say it,
00:28:56.06\00:28:57.40
but gut issues.
00:28:57.43\00:28:58.77
Did you know that
70% of your immune system
00:28:58.80\00:29:02.37
is in the gut?
00:29:02.40\00:29:03.74
I mean, we don't take
gut health seriously enough.
00:29:03.77\00:29:07.98
Also, the gut is responsible
00:29:08.01\00:29:11.65
for producing serotonin.
00:29:11.68\00:29:14.78
It has like 60%...
00:29:14.82\00:29:16.52
I don't know what
that number is for sure.
00:29:16.55\00:29:18.59
So she's going to be
doing a health program
00:29:18.62\00:29:21.56
and I know you're
going to be blessed by that.
00:29:21.59\00:29:24.76
Chester Clark is going to do
00:29:24.79\00:29:30.27
a, kind of, I think getting
closer to Jesus type program.
00:29:30.30\00:29:34.47
Teenie Finley is going to
be doing a cooking program
00:29:34.50\00:29:37.71
and she's had some
wonderful cookbooks out,
00:29:37.74\00:29:40.34
great recipes.
00:29:40.38\00:29:41.71
And she and Mark
are such a blessing.
00:29:41.74\00:29:44.05
When is Mark's new series?
00:29:44.08\00:29:45.55
I don't even
remember. Revived by the Spirit.
00:29:45.58\00:29:47.92
It starts airing in March.
00:29:47.95\00:29:51.19
So you can look for it
in just a couple months.
00:29:51.22\00:29:53.12
We had recorded it last fall
00:29:53.15\00:29:54.79
and we're just in
process of editing
00:29:54.82\00:29:56.83
but it will
start airing in March.
00:29:56.86\00:29:58.39
And it's a
seven-part series is my memory
00:29:58.43\00:30:02.00
on the Holy Spirit.
00:30:02.03\00:30:04.30
We need to be
revived by the Holy Spirit.
00:30:04.33\00:30:06.67
Amen and amen.
00:30:06.70\00:30:08.30
And then I'm very blessed
00:30:08.34\00:30:09.90
that I will be doing a program
on God's everlasting covenant.
00:30:09.94\00:30:14.51
You know, this has
been something that God...
00:30:14.54\00:30:18.25
This is how He
started my journey
00:30:18.28\00:30:20.32
and He actually brought
me into the Adventist Church.
00:30:20.35\00:30:24.65
But it's beautiful
study over the years
00:30:24.69\00:30:28.06
and I continue to learn.
00:30:28.09\00:30:29.42
You can never...
00:30:29.46\00:30:30.79
I mean, it's just amazing
00:30:30.83\00:30:32.39
how God keeps
opening doors sometimes.
00:30:32.43\00:30:35.46
I was just reading,
00:30:35.50\00:30:37.23
I think I was reading the
Bible Sabbath before last.
00:30:37.27\00:30:41.40
Something that
I'd read 100 times
00:30:41.44\00:30:43.41
and I'm going through, I'm like,
00:30:43.44\00:30:45.27
"I never noticed this, Lord."
00:30:45.31\00:30:46.91
So, it's just amazing
00:30:46.94\00:30:49.31
and we want to thank
each one of you for...
00:30:49.34\00:30:52.88
We've got other program ideas
00:30:52.91\00:30:54.52
that we're still trying
to put a format together.
00:30:54.55\00:30:58.22
But thank you so much
for your support for 3ABN
00:30:58.25\00:31:02.49
because that's why, you
know, we do this for you.
00:31:02.52\00:31:06.83
And we want to
thank you for your ideas
00:31:06.86\00:31:09.66
and thank you for your
support and your prayers.
00:31:09.70\00:31:11.67
Amen. Thank you, Shelley.
00:31:11.70\00:31:13.03
I was just thinking
Pastor Rafferty is doing
00:31:13.07\00:31:14.50
a new series on the 28th?
00:31:14.54\00:31:15.87
Oh, I don't even have that.
00:31:15.90\00:31:17.24
Yes, Pastor Rafferty's...
00:31:17.27\00:31:21.04
And he's writing
a Bible study series
00:31:21.08\00:31:22.98
to go along with the program.
00:31:23.01\00:31:24.98
So you can watch the program
00:31:25.01\00:31:26.35
and then have like
the Bible study guide
00:31:26.38\00:31:27.72
to go along with that.
00:31:27.75\00:31:29.08
I don't know how I
missed that one on my list.
00:31:29.12\00:31:31.32
A lot of
exciting things happening.
00:31:31.35\00:31:32.72
A lot of exciting
things happening, yes.
00:31:32.75\00:31:36.06
Plus all the other
networks too, you know,
00:31:36.09\00:31:37.46
and all the
programming there going to be...
00:31:37.49\00:31:38.83
I mean productions
are always super busy,
00:31:38.86\00:31:41.26
but this year is no exception.
00:31:41.30\00:31:43.13
A lot is going on,
but they're so exciting.
00:31:43.16\00:31:45.63
You know it's really
about spreading the gospel.
00:31:45.67\00:31:47.67
That's exactly
what it's all about.
00:31:47.70\00:31:49.97
Ms. Shelley, I want to also...
00:31:50.01\00:31:51.34
We want to wish you a
happy birthday to you.
00:31:51.37\00:31:53.58
Earlier this week
you had a birthday
00:31:53.61\00:31:55.44
and we're just again
praising the Lord for you.
00:31:55.48\00:31:58.41
Of course, Brother JD
and every family member here
00:31:58.45\00:32:00.85
but God is good.
00:32:00.88\00:32:02.22
Life is a gift as we
mentioned, and we're so thankful
00:32:02.25\00:32:04.69
that you're part
of the 3ABN family
00:32:04.72\00:32:06.15
able to do programming
00:32:06.19\00:32:07.52
and still helping
us out in so many ways.
00:32:07.56\00:32:09.52
Well, I have to
just say to you at home.
00:32:09.56\00:32:13.70
Every day is a gift
from God, every day.
00:32:13.73\00:32:17.83
So every day
wake up and thank Him
00:32:17.87\00:32:20.40
and don't waste a
one because time is life
00:32:20.44\00:32:23.91
and how you invest your time
is how you invest your life.
00:32:23.94\00:32:27.01
Good. Amen.
00:32:27.04\00:32:28.98
We're going to trade
out some guests here.
00:32:29.01\00:32:30.35
Kevin, thank you
so much for being here
00:32:30.38\00:32:32.41
and for sharing the worship
00:32:32.45\00:32:33.78
that you had
shared with us this week
00:32:33.82\00:32:35.15
and your heart for
God, I just love that.
00:32:35.18\00:32:37.42
So thank you.
00:32:37.45\00:32:38.79
We're going to go to
some music and after that,
00:32:38.82\00:32:41.46
we're going to introduce
you to Pastor Claude Turner.
00:32:41.49\00:32:44.93
You'll hear some from him
00:32:44.96\00:32:46.29
and more from our
Pastoral Department.
00:32:46.33\00:32:47.76
But this music is
brought to us by Layke Jones.
00:32:47.80\00:32:50.40
We so appreciate his voice.
00:32:50.43\00:32:52.90
He has an incredible voice
and his heart for ministry.
00:32:52.93\00:32:57.11
And he'll be doing a song
with Tim Parton on the piano,
00:32:57.14\00:33:00.24
That Sounds Like Home To Me.
00:33:00.28\00:33:02.58
Somewhere just across
00:33:17.69\00:33:21.80
The Jordan River
00:33:21.83\00:33:27.14
There is a place
of everlasting joy
00:33:27.17\00:33:33.74
And peace
00:33:33.78\00:33:37.55
Where the stream of life
00:33:37.58\00:33:41.08
Is flowing there forever
00:33:41.12\00:33:47.66
And the crown of life
00:33:47.69\00:33:51.06
Is waiting there for me
00:33:51.09\00:33:57.07
That sounds like home to me
00:33:57.10\00:34:02.30
Right where I want to be
00:34:02.34\00:34:07.54
There'll be no tears to fill
00:34:07.58\00:34:13.52
Our eyes again
00:34:13.55\00:34:18.95
The hills will
echo with the story
00:34:18.99\00:34:24.13
As we sing of
His grace and glory
00:34:24.16\00:34:29.10
Where the Saints of God will be
00:34:29.13\00:34:35.07
That sounds like home
00:34:35.10\00:34:39.37
To me
00:34:39.41\00:34:43.58
They say there's only joy inside
00:34:48.82\00:34:55.76
That city
00:34:55.79\00:34:59.89
A crystal river
00:34:59.93\00:35:03.06
Flowing by the tree
00:35:03.10\00:35:07.90
Of life
00:35:07.94\00:35:11.47
No pain, no disappointments
00:35:11.51\00:35:17.61
There will hurt us
00:35:17.65\00:35:23.65
For Jesus Christ Himself
00:35:23.69\00:35:29.36
Will be the light
00:35:29.39\00:35:34.86
That sounds like home to me
00:35:34.90\00:35:40.64
Right where I want to be
00:35:40.67\00:35:46.27
There'll be no tears to fill
00:35:46.31\00:35:52.25
our eyes again
00:35:52.28\00:35:58.25
The hills will
echo with the story
00:35:58.29\00:36:03.73
As we sing of
His grace and glory
00:36:03.76\00:36:08.86
Where the Saints of God will be
00:36:08.90\00:36:15.14
That sounds like home
00:36:15.17\00:36:19.21
To me
00:36:19.24\00:36:22.78
The hills will
echo with the story
00:36:22.81\00:36:28.68
As we sing of His grace
00:36:28.72\00:36:32.15
And glory
00:36:32.19\00:36:38.86
Where the Saints of God will be
00:36:38.89\00:36:45.77
That sounds like home
00:36:45.80\00:36:50.94
To me
00:36:50.97\00:36:56.95
Amen.
00:37:08.06\00:37:09.46
Thank you so much,
Layke and Tim Parton.
00:37:09.49\00:37:10.83
What an incredible song,
It Sounds Like Home To Me.
00:37:10.86\00:37:14.86
I tell you what?
00:37:14.90\00:37:16.23
JD, you mentioned it earlier
00:37:16.26\00:37:17.60
about so many
people looking forward
00:37:17.63\00:37:18.97
to second coming,
right, of Jesus Christ.
00:37:19.00\00:37:21.07
We all do.
00:37:21.10\00:37:22.44
We all want to be faithful
to the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:37:22.47\00:37:25.07
Well, this is a
real treat for us.
00:37:25.11\00:37:26.84
We have on the set
as we mentioned earlier,
00:37:26.88\00:37:29.38
Pastor Claude Turner.
00:37:29.41\00:37:31.28
It's a privilege, sir,
00:37:31.31\00:37:32.95
to have you here on
the set here at 3ABN.
00:37:32.98\00:37:36.69
And we mentioned about a
centenarian being on the set,
00:37:36.72\00:37:39.45
but tell us how old
you're going to be next week.
00:37:39.49\00:37:43.43
Well, yes, it'll be 102.
00:37:43.46\00:37:48.26
For anyone who's
counting. Look at God.
00:37:48.30\00:37:51.03
I mean, got all of this hair.
00:37:51.07\00:37:53.23
It looks good.
00:37:53.27\00:37:54.87
And Claude is the
most unique person...
00:37:54.90\00:37:58.14
One of the most unique
persons that I've ever met.
00:37:58.17\00:38:00.94
You could sit at
Claude's feet all day long
00:38:00.98\00:38:03.18
and like a little boy
and just listen to him
00:38:03.21\00:38:07.05
because he's got so much wisdom.
00:38:07.08\00:38:09.38
And I mean, he goes back...
00:38:09.42\00:38:10.75
I mean, who goes back 100 years?
00:38:10.79\00:38:13.25
I've never really known anybody
who's over 100 years old.
00:38:13.29\00:38:18.99
You hear people you know,
00:38:19.03\00:38:20.90
but I've never
really known anybody.
00:38:20.93\00:38:22.60
But boy, being 100 years
old and their mind works well,
00:38:22.63\00:38:26.77
you can just draw any direction.
00:38:26.80\00:38:29.94
And you're just
going to keep coming up
00:38:29.97\00:38:31.37
with a bucket full of water.
00:38:31.41\00:38:33.27
It's just fantastic.
You were born in Colorado?
00:38:33.31\00:38:36.85
I was born in Haxtun, Colorado,
00:38:36.88\00:38:40.25
18 miles south of Haxtun,
00:38:40.28\00:38:44.29
out on a farm my father
00:38:44.32\00:38:46.72
had tried to purchase
00:38:46.76\00:38:50.63
but went bankrupt eventually
00:38:50.66\00:38:53.06
and had to move
00:38:53.09\00:38:54.73
that was back in the
depression that time.
00:38:54.76\00:38:57.83
Yeah.
00:38:57.87\00:38:59.20
But then, there came a time
when you were just about what,
00:38:59.23\00:39:02.24
17 or 18 years old
00:39:02.27\00:39:04.31
that you decide you
want to be a pastor?
00:39:04.34\00:39:07.48
Right.
00:39:07.51\00:39:09.21
What happened at
that particular time?
00:39:09.24\00:39:11.91
Well,
00:39:11.95\00:39:13.72
I attended our
little church school
00:39:13.75\00:39:18.12
about four miles from
home we rode horseback.
00:39:21.62\00:39:26.96
But then I decided I
want to go be a pastor
00:39:27.00\00:39:32.87
and went to Campion
Academy that's near Loveland.
00:39:32.90\00:39:36.97
And when you think of Loveland,
00:39:37.01\00:39:39.44
you think of Elder HMS Richards.
00:39:39.47\00:39:42.34
Yes, and that's where
Voice of Prophecy is right now.
00:39:42.38\00:39:46.11
That's right.
00:39:46.15\00:39:47.48
Why, Pastor Turner, why
did you want to be a pastor
00:39:47.52\00:39:50.99
because you
mentioned the age of 17?
00:39:51.02\00:39:52.72
So you're a young man,
00:39:52.75\00:39:54.72
why did you want
to become a pastor?
00:39:54.76\00:39:57.56
Well, that's a good question.
00:39:57.59\00:40:01.70
But many times,
00:40:01.73\00:40:05.33
in my experience,
00:40:05.37\00:40:07.04
I had experiences
00:40:07.07\00:40:08.94
that made me
think about the future.
00:40:08.97\00:40:13.48
And so my
grandparents also lived up
00:40:13.51\00:40:18.15
in Loveland
00:40:18.18\00:40:19.91
and so that gave me a place
00:40:19.95\00:40:23.08
to start from.
00:40:23.12\00:40:26.19
Yeah, I think about
your years of ministry
00:40:26.22\00:40:27.99
and I just want to
mention this to you now
00:40:28.02\00:40:29.96
because Mr. Danny Shelton
would love to be on the set
00:40:29.99\00:40:32.39
with Pastor Turner.
00:40:32.43\00:40:34.10
And when I talked
with Mr. Danny this week,
00:40:34.13\00:40:35.80
he said, "Oh, Pastor Turner
is going to be on the set."
00:40:35.83\00:40:38.73
And Danny says...
00:40:38.77\00:40:40.84
When Danny was 10 years
old, he attended summer camp.
00:40:40.87\00:40:44.34
And he said, I believe that
you were the youth director,
00:40:44.37\00:40:47.41
I think for the conference
or maybe for the Lake Union.
00:40:47.44\00:40:50.01
I'm not sure but
you're the youth director.
00:40:50.05\00:40:52.41
And Mr. Danny said
00:40:52.45\00:40:53.78
that Pastor Claude
had so much patience
00:40:53.82\00:40:56.45
with all of us boys
that were so rambunctious
00:40:56.48\00:40:59.09
and so mischievous,
00:40:59.12\00:41:01.26
that Mr. Danny's dad said,
00:41:01.29\00:41:03.83
"Pastor Claude Turner
for all of his patience,
00:41:03.86\00:41:06.29
he's going to live
to be 100 years old."
00:41:06.33\00:41:08.16
Is that right?
And here you are, 102.
00:41:08.20\00:41:11.33
But Mr. Danny, of course,
sends his greetings to you.
00:41:11.37\00:41:14.17
He's been...
00:41:14.20\00:41:15.54
Of course, it's so neat how
God just works those things out
00:41:15.57\00:41:17.21
but he has so much respect
and so much regard for you.
00:41:17.24\00:41:20.58
And Mr. Danny said,
00:41:20.61\00:41:21.94
"Pastor Turner has a
heart of an evangelist.
00:41:21.98\00:41:25.01
His heart beats
evangelism, always has."
00:41:25.05\00:41:28.28
And Danny appreciates the impact
00:41:28.32\00:41:29.75
you've made on his life
and even for starting 3ABN.
00:41:29.78\00:41:34.89
So tell us a little
bit about your experience
00:41:34.92\00:41:36.83
in the ministry?
00:41:36.86\00:41:38.19
So you went into the ministry
and had for how many years?
00:41:38.23\00:41:41.90
Well, I think together
00:41:41.93\00:41:44.83
but I think it's been about 46
00:41:44.87\00:41:49.10
or something of that nature.
00:41:49.14\00:41:53.34
But where I started out,
00:41:53.38\00:41:57.35
when I graduated from Champion,
00:41:57.38\00:42:00.78
I went to Union College,
00:42:00.82\00:42:03.32
and then to the
seminary and went back
00:42:03.35\00:42:08.02
to the Colorado Conference.
00:42:08.06\00:42:12.99
And I believe I
was there five years,
00:42:13.03\00:42:16.73
and then I came
back to Illinois,
00:42:16.77\00:42:21.14
and I landed in Galesburg,
00:42:21.17\00:42:25.27
then Springfield, alter.
00:42:25.31\00:42:29.84
It seems like in my ministry,
00:42:29.88\00:42:34.75
I had the most churches,
00:42:34.78\00:42:38.39
I think of any pastor,
00:42:38.42\00:42:41.36
but they always
gave me a small one.
00:42:41.39\00:42:44.29
There was a one at Galesburg,
00:42:44.33\00:42:46.36
run here and run
there and run there
00:42:46.39\00:42:49.06
but I ended up in Downers Grove.
00:42:49.10\00:42:53.44
Hinsdale Sanitarium
00:42:53.47\00:42:56.71
was expanding
00:42:56.74\00:42:59.61
and they wanted to make a place
00:42:59.64\00:43:03.95
where their church
was also overflowing.
00:43:03.98\00:43:08.08
And so they wanted
to start a new church
00:43:08.12\00:43:11.29
and so they
went to Downers Grove
00:43:11.32\00:43:13.62
just four or five six miles
00:43:13.66\00:43:16.99
away from Hinsdale Church
00:43:17.03\00:43:20.30
and we bought a
piece of property.
00:43:20.33\00:43:24.43
I remember
00:43:24.47\00:43:27.70
our building
00:43:27.74\00:43:31.54
committee meeting,
00:43:31.57\00:43:33.91
and we looked at
different pictures
00:43:33.94\00:43:36.88
and decided which church
we wanted to build it like.
00:43:36.91\00:43:41.98
And believe it or
not, I was telling David,
00:43:42.02\00:43:45.99
my son, the other day
that I like to go back
00:43:46.02\00:43:49.92
to some of those churches.
00:43:49.96\00:43:52.23
And he says, "Well, I've
got pictures of some of them."
00:43:52.26\00:43:55.93
So he brought it over
and he brought me the picture
00:43:55.96\00:43:59.10
of the church we
copied ours from.
00:43:59.13\00:44:03.51
And I was there for six years,
00:44:03.54\00:44:06.88
and we built the
church and parsonage
00:44:06.91\00:44:10.85
and then I got a call,
00:44:10.88\00:44:13.82
I believe to the
California Conference.
00:44:13.85\00:44:18.15
You know one thing
that's really impressed me,
00:44:18.19\00:44:20.56
and you have an article here
00:44:20.59\00:44:22.56
which means something to you,
00:44:22.59\00:44:24.99
"Bloom where you are planted."
00:44:25.03\00:44:28.03
What I've noticed
about you is that it makes
00:44:28.06\00:44:31.43
no difference who you meet,
00:44:31.47\00:44:33.84
you're evangelizing.
00:44:33.87\00:44:35.20
That's right. You
know that Jesus loves you.
00:44:35.24\00:44:38.27
I mean, it's...
00:44:38.31\00:44:39.87
What an inspiration
you are to me, personally
00:44:39.91\00:44:42.94
because you go through life
00:44:42.98\00:44:46.21
and there's people
that walk the talk.
00:44:46.25\00:44:49.02
There's a lot of
people who can share,
00:44:49.05\00:44:50.45
talk a good talk,
00:44:50.49\00:44:52.15
but then do things
in a different way.
00:44:52.19\00:44:54.72
But I mean to me personally,
00:44:54.76\00:44:56.19
you do walk the talking
00:44:56.22\00:44:57.56
but you got Illinois
country living there.
00:44:57.59\00:45:00.70
I have no idea. I
know it's a pretty picture
00:45:00.73\00:45:03.67
but how profound it is,
00:45:03.70\00:45:09.27
bloom where you are planted?
00:45:09.30\00:45:11.84
Why is that so important to you?
00:45:11.87\00:45:14.74
Well, I was thinking
00:45:14.78\00:45:17.55
that as a pastor,
00:45:17.58\00:45:22.15
in those days
00:45:22.18\00:45:24.29
we didn't have much of a choice,
00:45:24.32\00:45:29.72
especially when you
just come into a conference.
00:45:29.76\00:45:35.30
They oftentimes tell you
00:45:35.33\00:45:38.23
where they want
you to be a pastor.
00:45:38.27\00:45:41.10
And the first district
00:45:41.14\00:45:44.14
I had in Colorado
00:45:44.17\00:45:47.68
was the Sterling district.
00:45:47.71\00:45:51.81
Now Sterling, Colorado,
00:45:51.85\00:45:53.25
if you noticed the map is
up in the Northeast corner,
00:45:53.28\00:45:57.79
and down below it
00:45:57.82\00:46:01.39
about 15-20 miles
00:46:01.42\00:46:04.06
is a foreign church.
00:46:04.09\00:46:06.39
That's my original church. Wow.
00:46:06.43\00:46:09.73
And believe it or not,
00:46:09.76\00:46:12.17
back then when
they built the church,
00:46:12.20\00:46:15.37
they also across
the street built school.
00:46:15.40\00:46:19.61
So they had a
two teachers school,
00:46:19.64\00:46:22.78
evidently, before my time
00:46:22.81\00:46:26.28
but when I became
00:46:26.31\00:46:29.78
a pastor there,
00:46:29.82\00:46:32.42
we just had very few.
00:46:32.45\00:46:34.86
And what do you do as a pastor
00:46:34.89\00:46:40.60
in a large church
00:46:40.63\00:46:42.53
and then three or
four small churches?
00:46:42.56\00:46:45.70
Well, they expect you
to meet all their needs
00:46:45.73\00:46:51.34
and so usually a lot
of opportunity to develop.
00:46:51.37\00:46:55.74
And they weren't too critical
00:46:55.78\00:46:59.11
about all the mistakes you make.
00:46:59.15\00:47:02.98
Yeah, amen. Wow!
00:47:03.02\00:47:05.12
And so after we talk, JD,
00:47:05.15\00:47:08.62
walks across our front room.
00:47:08.66\00:47:12.13
And I noticed
this picture there,
00:47:12.16\00:47:16.10
Bloom where you're planted.
00:47:16.13\00:47:19.27
So I think the point is,
00:47:19.30\00:47:22.97
once you're put in
a position like that,
00:47:23.00\00:47:26.21
it's time for you to get busy
00:47:26.24\00:47:28.64
and start producing some fruit.
00:47:28.68\00:47:31.98
So I was there
in the very church
00:47:32.01\00:47:36.79
where I was
brought up as a child
00:47:36.82\00:47:40.69
and that was my first pastoring.
00:47:40.72\00:47:42.76
Amen. One thing...
00:47:42.79\00:47:45.03
Go ahead.
00:47:45.06\00:47:46.39
I was just going to say
I wanted to fast forward
00:47:46.43\00:47:48.13
for just a moment.
00:47:48.16\00:47:49.50
It's super.
00:47:49.53\00:47:50.87
What a privilege it is for
us to have Pastor Turner here
00:47:50.90\00:47:54.40
at 3ABN in your
retirement years.
00:47:54.44\00:47:58.84
You could be coasting or
resting or doing something,
00:47:58.87\00:48:02.88
but you volunteer at 3ABN
00:48:02.91\00:48:06.51
in our Pastoral Department.
00:48:06.55\00:48:09.18
Well, after going
00:48:09.22\00:48:12.25
from Colorado,
00:48:12.29\00:48:17.13
I went to California,
00:48:17.16\00:48:19.23
this chaplain at Loma Linda.
00:48:19.26\00:48:24.40
And after that,
00:48:24.43\00:48:28.40
I came here to visit my son
00:48:28.44\00:48:34.21
who was working here
00:48:34.24\00:48:36.28
and you were in
the old building.
00:48:36.31\00:48:39.18
That's right.
00:48:39.21\00:48:40.55
So that, kind
of, gives you an idea
00:48:40.58\00:48:42.58
how long ago that was.
00:48:42.62\00:48:44.09
Oh, yeah, that's
the Uplink building.
00:48:44.12\00:48:46.22
And David was taking me around.
00:48:46.25\00:48:50.23
He said, "Now, this is
a Pastoral Department."
00:48:50.26\00:48:55.33
And the phone was ringing,
00:48:55.36\00:48:59.20
there's nobody else around.
00:48:59.23\00:49:01.70
He said, "Well,
somebody calling in?"
00:49:01.74\00:49:04.67
He said, "Well, you're a pastor,
00:49:04.71\00:49:06.44
why don't you answer it?"
00:49:06.47\00:49:08.14
I said, "No, no."
00:49:08.18\00:49:10.15
"Well, go
ahead, you're a pastor,
00:49:10.18\00:49:12.18
see what they want."
00:49:12.21\00:49:14.05
And so I picked it up
00:49:14.08\00:49:15.42
and there was somebody at
the end of the other line.
00:49:15.45\00:49:20.36
And I started talking,
00:49:20.39\00:49:23.63
like we have
calls coming every day,
00:49:23.66\00:49:27.36
you know, once it went dead.
00:49:27.40\00:49:30.27
And I said, "Hello, hello."
00:49:30.30\00:49:33.44
Well, I just said, "I
guess something's wrong."
00:49:33.47\00:49:37.71
So it's really back
then that I realized,
00:49:37.74\00:49:41.78
maybe even before you folks did,
00:49:41.81\00:49:44.58
that you folk need
a new phone system.
00:49:44.61\00:49:47.42
That's right. We agree.
00:49:47.45\00:49:51.55
So I was pastor
00:49:51.59\00:49:57.16
at different churches
00:49:57.19\00:49:59.49
earlier in the
00:49:59.53\00:50:01.40
Northern areas
00:50:01.43\00:50:07.40
but then I went back.
00:50:07.44\00:50:10.74
And when I finished
00:50:10.77\00:50:15.74
in California,
00:50:19.61\00:50:22.48
I came back to visit David again
00:50:22.52\00:50:26.19
and went up to the
Pastoral Department.
00:50:26.22\00:50:30.39
That's when I first
met you I believe. Yeah.
00:50:30.43\00:50:33.50
And you said,
"Well, what are you doing?"
00:50:33.53\00:50:37.23
"Well, I'm retired."
00:50:37.27\00:50:39.67
"Well, how would you
like to be a pastor again?"
00:50:39.70\00:50:44.84
I said, "It sounds good to me."
00:50:44.87\00:50:47.68
That's great.
00:50:47.71\00:50:49.04
So since then
that was nearly three
00:50:49.08\00:50:51.78
and a half years ago.
00:50:51.81\00:50:53.21
Three and a half years ago.
00:50:53.25\00:50:54.68
So it's, kind of, like,
you know, there was the...
00:50:54.72\00:50:58.19
It's kind of like the
teacher was there to instruct
00:50:58.22\00:51:01.92
the student, but it
didn't take very long
00:51:01.96\00:51:05.29
and the student was
instructing the teacher.
00:51:05.33\00:51:08.86
And how he was talking earlier
00:51:08.90\00:51:13.34
about patience,
00:51:13.37\00:51:15.00
about listening, about caring...
00:51:15.04\00:51:16.84
Yes, waiting.
00:51:16.87\00:51:18.21
And so, you know, Pastor Claude,
00:51:18.24\00:51:20.54
he exemplifies
that because he cares.
00:51:20.58\00:51:24.61
That's right. No, I agree.
00:51:24.65\00:51:26.72
And we just want to
say thank you to you
00:51:26.75\00:51:28.38
because you've
mentioned your son,
00:51:28.42\00:51:29.75
David, as Dave Turner.
00:51:29.78\00:51:31.12
So many of you have maybe
seen his name on the sets.
00:51:31.15\00:51:33.29
He's one of the
talented construction gentlemen.
00:51:33.32\00:51:36.99
He's a craftsman.
00:51:37.03\00:51:38.56
And he's kind of retired though
he's still involved in a sense
00:51:38.59\00:51:42.06
he volunteers from time
to time and helps us out
00:51:42.10\00:51:44.13
a little bit still here at 3ABN
00:51:44.17\00:51:45.77
but that's the son
you're referring to.
00:51:45.80\00:51:47.87
And he's our neighbor,
00:51:47.90\00:51:49.24
I just got to get that in there.
00:51:49.27\00:51:50.61
Yes, Davis and then of
course, Pastor Turner is.
00:51:50.64\00:51:53.41
And, of course,
Ann is another person
00:51:53.44\00:51:56.14
that volunteers for
Pastoral Department.
00:51:56.18\00:51:58.15
She does a great job.
00:51:58.18\00:51:59.51
You may have talked to
her on the phone as well.
00:51:59.55\00:52:00.88
She's our neighbor, as well.
00:52:00.92\00:52:02.25
So we, kind of, got
a pastoral team around,
00:52:02.28\00:52:03.99
Jill and myself.
00:52:04.02\00:52:06.55
Just one more
thing JD and Shelley,
00:52:06.59\00:52:08.79
is that I also
want to mention to you,
00:52:08.82\00:52:10.29
thank you for your vision.
00:52:10.33\00:52:12.29
You know, I
think about your vision
00:52:12.33\00:52:13.70
because you could
actually just sit back
00:52:13.73\00:52:16.23
and just as Jill
mentioned, coast,
00:52:16.26\00:52:18.33
and not really do anything.
00:52:18.37\00:52:19.70
This gentleman
has tremendous vision.
00:52:19.73\00:52:21.70
And we want to say thank you
00:52:21.74\00:52:23.07
also because you've seen
our need for a phone system
00:52:23.10\00:52:25.74
that is in the works.
00:52:25.77\00:52:27.11
Thanks to you, your vision,
00:52:27.14\00:52:28.48
your support to
make that happen.
00:52:28.51\00:52:30.18
We're super excited about that.
00:52:30.21\00:52:31.55
We'll be sharing more detail
later with you about that.
00:52:31.58\00:52:34.72
But thank you for being willing
to pick up the phone still,
00:52:34.75\00:52:38.25
to pray with somebody, to
give them words of wisdom,
00:52:38.29\00:52:41.99
to share Bible
scriptures with them.
00:52:42.02\00:52:44.69
That's inspiring. Isn't
that JD, I mean that vision?
00:52:44.73\00:52:46.73
It did most certainly
00:52:46.76\00:52:48.46
because as we mentioned earlier,
00:52:48.50\00:52:50.60
hurting people out there
00:52:50.63\00:52:52.83
and that's one of
our big needs right here.
00:52:52.87\00:52:55.47
We need more volunteers.
00:52:55.50\00:52:57.34
Well, all of a sudden
we might have 20 people
00:52:57.37\00:52:59.44
decide they'd like to
volunteer and help to...
00:52:59.47\00:53:02.44
I mean they've spent
their whole life pastoring
00:53:02.48\00:53:04.81
and all of a sudden,
00:53:04.85\00:53:06.18
and I'm using
this term with love.
00:53:06.21\00:53:07.92
You put out the pastor, okay,
because you paid your dues,
00:53:07.95\00:53:11.75
but you haven't got started yet.
00:53:11.79\00:53:14.26
What am I going to do
with all that knowledge
00:53:14.29\00:53:16.42
and love that I have?
00:53:16.46\00:53:18.16
Well, we would
like to be able to have
00:53:18.19\00:53:20.36
the facilities
that we could just
00:53:20.40\00:53:22.70
from their home,
00:53:22.73\00:53:24.37
be able to sit and
make those connections
00:53:24.40\00:53:26.77
with the people that care.
00:53:26.80\00:53:28.60
And so, Claude
has made that clear.
00:53:28.64\00:53:33.24
There is a place out there.
There is a need out there.
00:53:33.27\00:53:36.85
What we need is a system.
00:53:36.88\00:53:38.88
Well, it just so
happens we had a pandemic,
00:53:38.91\00:53:41.55
all the fortune 500 companies,
00:53:41.58\00:53:43.55
they all
started working at home,
00:53:43.59\00:53:45.95
and so now the facilities
are there and they're ready.
00:53:45.99\00:53:49.09
So sitting here and
trying to connect all the dots,
00:53:49.12\00:53:52.09
and so just because Claude is,
00:53:52.13\00:53:56.00
and I can't even say
the word, Shelley helped me,
00:53:56.03\00:53:57.97
a centenarian.
00:53:58.00\00:54:00.34
Centenarian. There you go.
00:54:00.37\00:54:03.51
He still thinks
like a young man.
00:54:03.54\00:54:06.24
Yes. There is a need.
00:54:06.27\00:54:09.21
We think that we can
jump on to this wagon
00:54:09.24\00:54:12.45
but it's not for our benefit.
00:54:12.48\00:54:14.42
It's for those
hurting people at home.
00:54:14.45\00:54:16.82
That's right. Amen.
00:54:16.85\00:54:18.19
We're living in a time
00:54:18.22\00:54:19.55
when people are
really concerned,
00:54:19.59\00:54:20.92
"What's going on here?
00:54:20.96\00:54:22.36
Is this the end of time?
00:54:22.39\00:54:24.73
And can you pray for me?"
00:54:24.76\00:54:27.43
Well, yes, we'll be happy
00:54:27.46\00:54:28.80
to but we got to
take care of this.
00:54:28.83\00:54:30.17
We got to take care of this.
We got to take care of that.
00:54:30.20\00:54:32.23
So therefore we're
trying to connect the dots
00:54:32.27\00:54:34.94
and we certainly
don't have the time today
00:54:34.97\00:54:36.97
to talk about all this,
00:54:37.01\00:54:38.57
but we just
wanted to plant the seed.
00:54:38.61\00:54:40.74
We want everybody
to get to know Claude
00:54:40.78\00:54:42.84
a little bit better
and what a wonderful man.
00:54:42.88\00:54:46.88
Amen. Yeah, what an inspiration.
00:54:46.92\00:54:48.25
What a wonderful man.
00:54:48.28\00:54:49.62
And you know the
other day this is, kind of,
00:54:49.65\00:54:51.25
a profound, just a real quick.
00:54:51.29\00:54:53.42
I can't help be 102.
00:54:53.46\00:54:55.52
Why is everybody making such
a big deal out of being 102?
00:54:55.56\00:55:00.26
It's just like I
said a while ago.
00:55:00.30\00:55:02.06
I mean, I'm getting on up there,
00:55:02.10\00:55:04.00
but I never had a
friend that's been over 100.
00:55:04.03\00:55:07.60
So whether or not it
means anything to you,
00:55:07.64\00:55:10.34
it certainly
means a whole lot to us
00:55:10.37\00:55:12.21
because there is
a wealth of wisdom.
00:55:12.24\00:55:15.18
And you find out that
just because you're 100
00:55:15.21\00:55:18.98
doesn't mean you
don't have anything to do.
00:55:19.01\00:55:21.15
And I just want to
add one thing, it's not...
00:55:21.18\00:55:24.62
You've had such a
personal experience with God
00:55:24.65\00:55:28.16
all your life.
00:55:28.19\00:55:29.52
You understand His love.
00:55:29.56\00:55:31.59
You reflect and
project that I had a friend
00:55:31.63\00:55:34.20
who called here and
you prayed with her.
00:55:34.23\00:55:37.00
And she said I felt like I
was talking directly to God
00:55:37.03\00:55:40.84
so that's something
that's beautiful as you
00:55:40.87\00:55:44.01
understand God's plan.
00:55:44.04\00:55:46.04
Pastor Turner,
00:55:46.07\00:55:47.74
so we've just got a
couple of minutes left.
00:55:47.78\00:55:49.74
In one minute, do you
have any closing thoughts,
00:55:49.78\00:55:52.11
something that's on
your mind you want to share
00:55:52.15\00:55:53.72
with somebody at home
right now that's on your mind?
00:55:53.75\00:55:56.62
Well, one day, Ann and I...
00:55:56.65\00:56:02.36
And I met Ann,
00:56:02.39\00:56:04.53
she's my caregiver and
there's a big story there.
00:56:04.56\00:56:07.43
But she would not be
here taking care of me today
00:56:07.46\00:56:12.30
had it not been 3ABN Pastoral.
00:56:12.33\00:56:15.97
But that's why the
thought is so important to me,
00:56:16.00\00:56:20.24
bloom where you're planted.
00:56:20.28\00:56:21.91
Amen.
00:56:21.94\00:56:23.71
I was placed here
and I'm placed here.
00:56:23.75\00:56:28.08
I have had a broad
experience in all these years
00:56:28.12\00:56:32.35
but the point is
that wherever I am,
00:56:32.39\00:56:36.69
I feel a responsibility to bloom
00:56:36.73\00:56:39.63
or to meet the
personal needs of that area.
00:56:39.66\00:56:44.47
Amen. Well said.
00:56:44.50\00:56:46.20
Thank you so
much, Pastor Turner.
00:56:46.23\00:56:48.50
Amen.
00:56:48.54\00:56:49.87
Thank you for
your heart for God.
00:56:49.90\00:56:51.24
Thank you for your ministry.
00:56:51.27\00:56:53.38
Thank you for blooming,
00:56:53.41\00:56:54.74
where you're planted and
thank you, JD and Shelley,
00:56:54.78\00:56:56.64
for being here for
sharing this first hour with us.
00:56:56.68\00:57:00.02
Look at God.
00:57:00.05\00:57:01.38
Look at the ways
that God is working in
00:57:01.42\00:57:03.45
and through this ministry,
00:57:03.49\00:57:04.95
your ministry 3ABN
00:57:04.99\00:57:06.82
and look at how God is working
00:57:06.86\00:57:08.36
in and through
your life at home.
00:57:08.39\00:57:11.36
Sometimes we think,
"God's working over here
00:57:11.39\00:57:13.26
and God's working over here
00:57:13.29\00:57:14.76
but is He really
working in my life?"
00:57:14.80\00:57:16.63
But I want to
assure you to look,
00:57:16.67\00:57:19.03
God is at work
even now in your life.
00:57:19.07\00:57:22.70
Don't go anywhere
00:57:22.74\00:57:24.07
because we have a
full second hour coming up.
00:57:24.11\00:57:27.58
We're going to
hear from Jason Bradley
00:57:27.61\00:57:29.68
and Francine Bergmann.
00:57:29.71\00:57:31.81
We call her Aunt
Francine and Bobby Davis.
00:57:31.85\00:57:34.98
Bobby Davis is another person
00:57:35.02\00:57:36.35
that we don't
always get on the set,
00:57:36.38\00:57:38.45
so I'm very excited about that.
00:57:38.49\00:57:40.89
So stay with us
for the second hour
00:57:40.92\00:57:42.39
as we continue to
turn our eyes upon Jesus.
00:57:42.42\00:57:46.16
Amen. We love you.
00:57:46.19\00:57:47.96