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To Have and Hold On

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01:04 ♪ >> HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR
01:16 SPECIAL THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM
01:20 ILLINOIS, AN WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU JOIN US EACH AN EVERY
01:24 DAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE THURSDAY NIGHT PROGRAMS.
01:27 WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE
01:32 WE'RE DEFINITELY A TEAM. YOU AND US AND THE LORD JESUS
01:38 CHRIST, AND YOU CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.
01:42 IT'S BEEN A GOOD WEEK HERE AT 3ABN.
01:47 BELIEVE--WE WERE AT ORLANDO, FLORIDA, AT ASI.
01:50 AND HERE WE'RE IN THE BEAUTIFUL CORN FOLDS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
01:55 I WISH I HAD LIVE DRONE SHOTS, THE DRONES ARE THOSE LITTLE
02:00 HELICOPTERS CONTROLLED BY REMOTE CONTROL, WE COME STRAIGHT TO
02:08 CHARLIE GOOD ROAD, AND THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL CORN FIELD FILLED
02:13 WITH CORN THAT HAS GROWN. WE HAD BEAUTIFUL RAIN HERE.
02:29 TONIGHT WE HAVE A SPECIAL PROGRAM, IT'S TITLED "TO HAVE
02:34 AND TO HOLD ON." WE'RE HERE WITH FAMILY.
02:40 YOUR GUESTS. WELL.
02:48 THEM BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.
02:54 CHRIST. >> I LOVE ASI.
03:03 AND IT MAKES ME EXCITED TO DO MORE FOR THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
03:07 WE'RE EXCITED FOR TONIGHT'S PROGRAM.
03:17 BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS. THEIR MARRIAGE IS 35 YEARS
03:20 STRONG AND GROWING. AND GREG AND I ARE TO ARE 0 YEARS
03:29 BEHIND THAT. WE COULD BE SAYING THAT IT'S A
03:38 GIFT FROM GOD, BUT THERE ARE KEYS AND PRINCIPLES MAKING THAT
03:42 MARRIAGE. THEY'RE A COACH, AND THEY DO
03:47 RELATIONSHIP COUNSELING, AND YOU KNOW THAT HE'S DIRECTOR OF
03:52 WORLD. EVANGELISM, AND WE KNOW ANGIE,
03:59 HIS HOST FOR CROSSROADS PROGRAM ON CBN RADIO, AND YOU DO A LOT
04:06 OF RADIO EDITING, TOO. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THS PROGRAM.
04:18 IT IS A LIVE PROGRAM SO WE WANT YOU TO CALL IN RIGT NOW WITH
04:23 QUESTIONS REGARDING RELATIONSHIPS.
04:26 PEOPLE WHO ARE MARRIED THOUGH, IS IT?
04:29 >> NO, ACTUALLY IT'S NOT. THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
04:34 HAVE AND HOLD ON, IT'S NOT A RELATIONSHIP, IT'S NOT A
04:39 WITH THIS. I'VE BEEN THROUGH SOMETHING
04:42 HORRIBLE, I'VE BEEN THROUGH A DIVORCE, SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
04:46 CLICK, OFF. >> PASTOR, TELL US WHY THIS IS
04:52 FOR EVERYONE. RIDE A BICYCLE, AND IF YOU NEVER
05:02 HAVE, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN RIDING A BICYCLE
05:07 FOR 35 YEARS TO TRAIN YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK.
05:21 >> MAYBE THEY HAVE PARENTS WHO GONE THROUGH DIVORCE OR MAYBE
05:25 THEY LOST A HUSBAND OR WIFE. THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU.
05:29 THIS IS FOR EVERYONE, ISN'T IT. >> TRUE, WE'RE GOING TO SHARE
05:35 PRE-MARRIAGE EVENTS. BECAUSE WE DATED FOR NINE YEARS.
05:42 IF YOU ADD THAT ON, ON TO THE 35.
05:48 >> THAT'S 44. MAYBE YOU JUST DATED SOMEONE.
06:02 OR YOU'RE COURTING SOMEONE. SHE HAD PRINCIPLES WHEN SHE MET
06:08 ME. PASTOR AND THEY HEAR YOUR
06:12 SERMONS, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT ASPECT THAT PEOPLE
06:16 MAYBE DON'T HEAR YOUR STORY, AND ALSO REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP
06:19 YOU MENTIONED NINE YEARS. WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO MORE
06:23 DETAIL. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
06:36 YOU KNOW, WE LIVE IN A BUBBLE. BUT WE DON'T WANT THE PROGRAM TO
06:40 BE JUST ABOUT US. YOU COULD POUR CHOCOLATE ON THE
06:48 CAKE AND SAY THEY JUST TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES.
06:52 WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT PRINCIPLES THAT ARE NOT JUST ABOUT US, HOW
06:57 OUR MARRIAGE WORKS, AND HOW WE HAVE GROWN AND HOW WE HAVE
07:00 NAVIGATED THROUGH THE 35 YEARS. WE ALSO WANT TO NAVIGATE
07:05 PRINCIPLES FOR ANYONE WATCHING THE PROGRAM, WHETHER YOU'RE
07:09 PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE OR THIS IS YOUR SECOND MARRIAGE OR THIRD
07:12 MARRIAGE OR YOUR MARRIAGE IS ON THE ROCKS OR RECOVERY, WE'RE
07:17 GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
07:20 UNCOMFORTABLE THINGS, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SCRIPT
07:23 ACTUAL PRINCIPLES. STAY TUNE BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE
07:27 DONE WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST SUGARCOAT THE PROGRAM, WE'RE
07:32 GOING TO SAY, CAN THE MARRIAGE WORK.
07:38 HOLD. WHEN THE TRUMPET SOUNDS WE WANT
07:51 TO RISE TOGETHER. >> WHETHER WE RAISE TOGETHER OR
08:02 IF WE'RE SIDE BY SIDE. WE JUST HOLD ONTO THEY GET BACK
08:07 AND WE RISE TOGETHER. IN A LIGHT-HEARTED WAY WE FIRMLY
08:12 BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE GOD CREATES MARRIAGE, HE HAS A SPECIAL
08:15 PURPOSE FOR IT. ALLOWING OUR INDIVIDUALITY AS
08:20 WELL AS OUR COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVENESS TO FILE EACH OTHER DOWN.
08:25 MY WIFE MAY NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC'S EYE VERY MUCH, BUT WE
08:28 HAVE A STATEMENT THAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE ANGIE, SO MUCH OF
08:33 WHO I AM WOULD NOT BE REAL BECAUSE THE LORD KNEW EXACTLY
08:37 WHO YOU NEEDED IN MY LIFE. A WOMAN WHO HAS HER OWN
08:41 BACKBONE. BE WHO I AM TODAY.
08:47 WE HELP EACH OTHER. WE LIVE FOR THE LORD, BUT WE
08:50 MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY, TOO. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY.
08:53 BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. >> AND ONE EQUATION, TO MAKE
08:58 THIS A MATHEMATICAL EQUATION FOR THE GUYS WATCHING THIS PROGRAM.
09:02 IF YOU THINK THIS MARRIAGE IS 50/50, YOU DON'T KNOW MATH, AND
09:06 YOU DON'T KNOW WOMEN. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW
09:10 THOSE THINGS WORK. WE HAD A CUTE LITTLE OUTLINE BUT
09:13 WE'RE NOT GOING TO NECESSARILY FOLLOW IT IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER,
09:18 BUT WITH YOUR QUESTIONS AND THE SECOND HOUR WE'LL COVER IT AS
09:21 MUCH AS WE CAN. >> AMEN.
09:27 RIGHT NOW. CALL 618-627-4651.
09:37 OR YOU CAN E-MAIL US LIVE @3ABN @3ABN.TV.
09:50 YOU ARE DATING SOMEONE AND CONSIDERING MARRIAGE, OR
09:54 POSSIBLY YOUR MARRIAGE IS 15 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU
09:58 STILL HAVE A QUESTION, OR MAYBE YOUR MARRIAGE IS ON THE ROCKS,
10:01 OR YOU RECENTLY LOT A SPOUSE. ANY OF THOSE CASES, THIS PROGRAM
10:05 IS FOR YOU. SO E-MAIL IN, CALL IN YOUR
10:09 QUESTIONS. ANGIE IN THE HOT SEAT.
10:13 >> WE MAY NEED TO GET SOME COMMENTS.
10:19 WE MIGHT GET 75 YEARS, THAT MIGHT BE NEAT.
10:23 >> WE'LL DO A SHOUT OUT. >> AND MAYBE SOME COMMENTS OF
10:26 WHAT MADE YOUR MARRIAGE STRONG. THIS WILL BE EXCITING.
10:32 MARRIED, AND THIS IS TOTALLY OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, THE PERSON
10:38 WHO SPEND THE LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE, WE'LL SEND SOMETHING.
10:43 >> WE WILL, YES. >> WELL, DON'T TALK ABOUT IT
10:47 RIGHT NOW. BUT FIRST, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE
10:55 MARRIED THE LONGEST. SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY, WE'VE BEEN
11:00 MARRIED 35 YEARS AND THEN YOU'RE JUST A BABY.
11:02 >> WE WANT TO GET FORWARD. WE HAVE SOME MUSIC WE WANT TO
11:05 GET TO IN JUST A MINUTE. I KNOW YOU HAVE A SCRIPTURE.
11:09 I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE WONDERING HOW DANNY SHELTON IS DOING.
11:13 HE HAD OPEN HEART OPEN-HEART SURGERY THREE WEEKS AGO TODAY.
11:20 HE'S ON ASI. HE HAS A SHORT LITTLE--TWO OR
11:25 THREE MINUTES--A LITTLE SHOUT OUT ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND WE HAD
11:30 MANY COMMENTS. AND THEY SAID BOY, MR. DANNY, HE
11:33 LOOKS SO GOOD. HE'S A STRONG MAN.
11:35 GOD HAS DONE A LOT FOR HIM IN THE HEALING PROCESS, BUT HE IS
11:39 VERY MUCH FIT. HE'S IN SHAPE.
11:46 BASKETBALL, AND THAT HAS HELPED IN THE HEALING RECOVERY PROCESS.
11:51 WE SAW HIM ON TUESDAY, AND HE'S DOING VERY WELL.
11:56 DOING EVERYTHING THAT THE DOCTORS ARE ASKING HIM TO DO.
11:58 BUT HE IS JUS AMAZING EVERYONE. >> AND HIS WIFE IS TAKING SUCH
12:03 GOOD CARE OF HIM. SO WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR HIM.
12:08 >> BUT HE APPRECIATES ALL YOUR HIM AS HE CONTINUES TO RECOVER.
12:12 THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS. >> AMEN.
12:18 >> YES, EPHESIANS 5, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MARRIAGE AND
12:22 RELATIONSHIPS, YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO GO HERE.
12:27 EPHESIANS 5:22-27. WIVES, SUBMIT TO YOUR HOUSE.
12:33 THE HUSBAND IS HEAD OF THE WIFE AS CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE
12:37 CHURCH. IS SUBJECT TO CHRIST, LET THE
12:42 WIVES BE TO THEIR OWN HUSBANDS IN EVERYTHING.
12:46 CHRISTS WILL LOVES THE CHURCH AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR HER THAT HE
12:52 MIGHT SANCTIFY AND CLEANSE HER AND PRESENT TO HIMSELF A
12:58 GLORIOUS CHURCH. ANY SUCH THING BUT THAT SHE
13:02 SHOULD BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH.
13:06 TRYING TO JUMP AHEAD, BUT WHEN I READ THAT, PASOR JOHN, WHY DOES
13:12 THE BIBLE TELL THE WIFE TO SUBMIT TO THE HUSBAND BUT THE
13:17 HUSBAND TO LOVE THE WIFE. >> WELL, BECAUSE THE BIBLE, THE
13:21 MARRIAGE IS A PICTURE OF GOD'S RELATIONSHIP TO HIS CHURCH.
13:25 SO THE CHURCH SHOULD SUBMIT TO CHRIST.
13:38 GOD DOESN'T SUBMIT TO THE CHURCH.
13:41 THE CHURCH SUBMITS TO GOD. AND IN THE PRIESTLY BALANCE WHEN
13:47 THE HUSBAND IS THE PRIEST OF THE HOME, THE WIFE CAN FIND COMFORT
13:55 IN SUBMITTING TO THE HUSBAND. BUT IF THE HUSBAND DOESN'T GIVE
14:02 HIS PRIESTLY ROLE THE WIFE IS NOT GOING TO SUBMIT.
14:10 THE CHURCH BENEFITS BY SUBMITTING TO HIM, AND THEY
14:14 NEVER LOSE OUT FROM HIS LOVE. IT'S A PICTURE--AND WE'VE
14:18 LEARNED THROUGH THE YEARS IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ANYTHING ABOUT THE
14:21 RELATIONSHIP THAT GOD HAS WITH HIS CHURCH, LOOK AT THE
14:25 MARRIAGE. >> POWERFUL.
14:29 I KNOW WE NEED TO--AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS TONIGHT,
14:33 SPECIFICALLY TH MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP.
14:42 HAVE AND TO HOLD ON." WE HAVE A GREAT SONG.
14:45 WE HAVE THE MUSIC PROJECT WHICH WE'LL TOUCH ON BEFORE WE GET
14:48 INTO THE PROGRAM. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO
14:51 THIS AND WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET SOME IMPORTANT DETAILS.
14:55 TO GIVE GLORY ON THE THREE ANGELS MESSAGE, WHICH WAS JUST
15:01 ABSOLUTELY POWERFUL. FANTASTIC PRAISE REPORTS OF HOW
15:05 PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE CHANGED, BUT WE HAVE THE CD AND DVD, AND IT
15:10 IS ABOUT TO BE RELEASED, AND WE HAVE A NICE LITTLE BOOKLET THAT
15:14 THEY HAVE TO GO WITH THIS. >> YOU SEE THE GRAPHIC.
15:19 ALL THESE FOLKS ARE FOCUSED ON THE 3 ANGELS MESSAGE.
15:24 REVELATION 14, THERE IS ALSO A BONUS CD WITH SOME EXTRA SONGS
15:31 AS WELL. THEN THE DVD IS JUST ABOUT READY
15:41 TO BE RELEASED. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, WE HAD
15:44 A PRE-RELEASE AT ASI. BUT THE FOUL DVD WITH THE
15:51 CONCERT--THE FULL DVD WITH THE CONCERT IS COMING SOON.
15:54 AND THE THREE ANGELS MESSAGE IN SUMMARY WITH A WONDERFUL SHARING
15:59 BOOK, PASTOR JOHN. >> I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE
16:03 IT IS A THE THREE ANGLES IS THE ANGEL OF GOD'S MESSAGE, AND IT
16:22 IS A MESSAGE WE SHOULD BE GETTING BACK TO.
16:28 3 ANGELS MESSAGE. 3 ANGELS BROADCASTING.
16:31 I DECIDED TO MAKE IT 46 PAGES, NOT LONG, FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
16:35 NOT HEARD ABOUT THE MESSAGE BEFORE.
16:41 BUT IT DEALS WITH ALL THREE MESSAGES SUCCINCTLY, CLEARLY AND
16:46 MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IT BRINGS OUT THE REDEEMING LOVE
16:50 AND GRACE OF GOD. THE EVERY LASTING GOSPEL.
17:09 AND THE THREE ANGELS MESSAGE IS THE PERIOD OF THE 6,000 YEAR
17:13 MESSAGE. WE READ THE BACK OF THE BOOK,
17:18 NOW WE'RE SHARING THE BACK OF THE BOOK.
17:21 YOU CAN GET THE CD, THE DVD, AND THE BOOK FOR $25.
17:25 >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
17:28 OR ORDER QUANTITIES OF THE CD OR DVD OR THE BOOK BY THE CASE.
17:33 CALL THE CALL CENTER RIGHT NOW. (618)627-4651.
17:44 THE MAIL FOR YOU AND YOU CAN ALWAYS E-MAIL US FOR THAT AS
17:47 WELL. YOUR QUESTIONS OR WE WANT TO
17:51 KNOW WHO THE LONGEST-MARRIED COUPLE IS, SO SEND THAT IN, TOO.
17:57 >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO SOME MUSIC.
18:03 SINGING "I AM YOURS." ♪
18:54 ♪ ♪
21:17 ♪ ♪
22:24 >> AIM. OUR SPECIAL GUESTS TONIGHT ARE
22:43 PASTOR JOHN AND ANGELA LOMAKING. AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR STORY.
22:48 HOW DID YOU ALL MEET? >> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BOUNCE
22:52 BACK AND FORTH ON THIS. WE BOTH CAME FROM UNIQUE HOMES.
22:59 I WAS RAISED IN A HOME WHERE MY MOM AND DAD WERE NOT PRESENT.
23:03 I WAS ABANDONED AS THREE MONTHS OLD BY MY BIOLOGICAL PARENTS.
23:11 BUT THE LORD WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO GIVE US TO A FAMILY WHO
23:29 WANTED TO RAISES, ME AND MY SISTER.
23:39 HOME. STRONG DISCIPLINE.
23:51 BUT I WAS RAISED IN A HOME WHERE I SAW MARRIAGE, WHERE I SAW THE
23:58 LOVE OF MR. HANES FOR HIS WIFE CARMEN HANES.
24:04 BUT SHE DIED WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD, JUST BEFORE I TURNED 13.
24:09 SO THAT ANCHOR WAS GONE. AND MAMA WAS THE CONNECTION TO
24:12 CHURCH. HIS LIFE, THEY WERE MARRIED
24:21 30-SOMETHING YEARS WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY.
24:27 LIVED IN MEDIOCRITY AND LOSING MY ANCHOR.
24:32 THEN I MET ANGIE. >> HOW OLD ARE YOU WERE WHEN YOU
24:38 MET ANGIE. >> 16.
24:40 >> WE BOTH WERE. >> WELL, I WAS RAISED IN A
24:46 CHRISTIAN HOME ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN HOME.
24:49 WHEN I MEAT MY DARLING, JOHN. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
24:55 >> YES, MY DARLING. WHEN I MET HIM, HE WAS NOT IN
25:00 THE CHURCH. HE WAS OUT OF THE CHURCH, BUT I
25:05 MET HIM IN CHURCH. >> I WAS IN THE BUILDING, BUT I
25:08 WAS NOT IN CHRIST. >> DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
25:10 RIGHT. INTRODUCED ME TO HIM, AND I'LL
25:16 JUMP AHEAD. FOR BIBLE STUDY, FRIDAY NIGHT
25:22 WORSHIP. YOUNG MAN TO MY HOUSE WAS IF HE
25:28 WAS COMING FOR WORSHIP. I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DATE.
25:31 >> SO YOUR PARENTS WERE STRICT. >> VERY STRICT.
25:38 THREE. AND AFTER HE PASSED AWAY, I WAS
25:43 BORN IN ENGLAND, AND HE DIED IN ENGLAND.
25:49 BROOKLYN NEW YORK. ADVENTIST CHURCH.
25:57 THE SAME CHURCH HE WENT TO. WE MET AND HIT IT OFF RIGHT
26:01 AWAY. EVERY WEEK.
26:05 >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> DID YOU GO FOR THE BIBLE
26:10 STUDY OR BECAUSE SHE WAS CUTE? >> WELL, THE REASON I--THIS IS A
26:16 BIG PART I WANT TO ADD HERE. THE REASON WHY SHE HAD TO MAKE
26:21 IT SPIRITUAL REASONS WAS BECAUSE WHILE HER MOM WAS A SWEET LADY,
26:26 SHE HAD FIVE BROTHERS. FIVE JAMAICAN BROTHERS.
26:32 >> YOU BETTER BEHAVE YOURSELF. >> SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST GIRL,
26:35 THE YOUNGEST CHILD, THE YOUNGEST SIBLING, THE LAST OF THE THREE
26:39 GIRLS. AND SO SHE HAD A LOT OF
26:42 PROTECTION. >> SO AT THAT AGE NO GUY IS
26:47 COMING OVER TO DATE MY SISTER. BUT SHE CHOSE THE RIGHT WAY.
26:52 BECAUSE WHEN WE MET I WASN'T IN THE CHURCH, I WASN'T IN THE
26:56 LORD. STARTED, YOU KNOW GUISE, WE GO
27:01 THERE IN A STAGE WHERE WE JUST WANT TO RIDE OUR BIKES AND PLAY
27:06 BASEBALL, AND THEN ONE DAY WE NOTICE A GIRL.
27:10 SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL. THOUGHT I COULD TALK TO HER.
27:15 THEN ONE EVEING, AT NV. >> MISSION VOLUNTEER.
27:23 >> MY FRIEND SAID WANTS TO MEET YOU.
27:29 YEAH SURE, NO, SHE SAID SHE WANTS TO MEET YOU.
27:34 WE EXCHANGED PHONE NUMBERS. BACK THEN THERE WERE NO CELL
27:40 PHONES, HOME PHONE OR PHONE BOOTHS.
27:48 INTRODUCTION WAS FRIDAY NIGHT WORSHIP.
27:54 >> IT HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AFTER AFTER.
28:01 >> NO, THE REAL BREAK THROUGH CAME A FEW YEARS AFTER.
28:05 BUT THE CONNECTION TO FAMILY WORSHIP BECAUSE WHEN IT FIRST
28:08 STARTED, WAS I NERVOUS? >> WHAT?
28:15 JAMAICAN ACCENT. THE SCRIPTURE?
28:20 SO JOHN PICKED UP THE BIBLE, AND THIS IS HIM.
28:32 >> WE-WE-WELLGO-GO-GOD--AND HE WOULD JUST PERSPIRE, HE WAS JUST
28:41 SO NERVOUS TO READ THE WORD OF GOD.
28:45 WEREN'T YOU, HONEY. >> BUT YOU KEPT INVITING ME.
28:49 >> COME FOR WORSHIP. COME FOR WORSHIP.
28:52 THEN ONE FRIDAY EVENING, EVERYBODY WAS DOING THEIR THING.
28:56 I SAID--I THINK WE WERE ABOUT 19 THEN.
29:01 THAT. >> I SAID, JOHN, HAVE YOU SAID
29:08 THIS BOOK "THE GREAT CONTROVERSY."
29:15 ALIVE. >> KEEP THIS IN MIND.
29:20 I'M SLOWLY CRAWLING BACK, BUT I'M STILL PARTYING AND DISK
29:30 JOCKEYING, BUT THE FIRST CHAPTER WAS THE TIME OF TROUBLE.
29:34 IF YOU WANT A WAKE-UP CALL. IT SCARED THE SIN OUT OF ME.
29:39 EARLIER THAT DAY--I WORKED A BANK OF AMERICA.
29:43 I WOULD GO TO BANK OF AMERICA WITH A POOL STICK AND BOOM BOX.
29:49 >> AT AGE 18? BANK OF AMERICA.
29:53 READ THE GREAT CONTROVERSY, I READ THE CHAPTER ON THE PROMISE
29:57 OF CHRIST'S RETURN. THEN I WENT BACK TO BASIC OF
30:01 AMERICA WITH A BIBLE AND THE GREAT CONTROVERSY.
30:04 FROM FRIDAY TO MONDAY. >> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
30:06 >> IN NEW YORK I WAS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE BIBLE STUDIES TO
30:10 ON THE WAY TO WORK. THIS IS NOT AFTER LONG BIBLE
30:15 STUDIES. HOLY SPIRIT CAME TO AWAKEN IN ME
30:19 WHAT I NEVER HAD A CLUE WOULD BE IN MY LIFE THIS MANY YEARS LATER
30:23 AS IT IS. SO THAT WAS THE BIG--THE BIG
30:28 TURN AROUND. THE WORLD YET UNTIL ONE SUNDAY
30:35 SOMEBODY INVITED US TO DISK JOCKEY FOR THEIR WEDDING.
30:39 I SAID OKAY, LORD, THIS IS THE LAST TIME.
30:45 ON THE WAY TO THIS WEDDING RECEPTION, THE HONDA CIVIC.
30:50 THAT'S WHEN THEY WERE SO SMALL YOU COULD PUT THE ENTIRE CAR--A
30:57 SMART CAR. AN OLD MOBILE.
31:03 HER HEAD BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. MY STEERING WHEEL WENT INTO THE
31:10 WINDSHIELD. OFF.
31:15 AND SURELY AFTER THAT WE WENT TO OAKWOOD TOGETHER.
31:28 >> NOW JUMP AHEAD. >> OFF AND ON WE WOULD DATE, AND
31:33 I WAS HOPING THAT SHE WOULD TAKE ME BACK.
31:36 I WAS REALLY AWAY. ANYTHING SHE SAID I WOULD SAY
31:40 YES, YES. HE WAS SO SOFT.
31:44 WOULD YOU DO THIS, EVERYTHING I WANTED HE WOULD DO.
31:48 I WANT SOMEONE TO NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH ME.
31:59 >> THAT'S AMAZING. YOU DEFINITELY HAVE PRINCIPLE.
32:02 AND THAT'S INCREDIBLE. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
32:05 >> AND I GOT SOME BROOKLYN BACKBONE.
32:12 TASTES THAT THEY MADE TO GET RID OF ME, THEY DIDN'T HEAR, HERE I
32:17 AM. STORY.
32:24 YEARS. EFFORT.
32:31 I WAS AT THE HOUSE. HE SAID HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING
32:34 TO DATE MY SISTER? I SAID, EXCUSE ME?
32:41 HE SAID ARE YOU GOING TO DATE HER OR MARRY HER?
32:47 I SAID MARRY HER. HE SAID WHEN?
32:50 I SAID, NEXT MONTH, AND WE WERE MARRIED WITHIN 30 DAYS.
32:56 >> REALLY? PROPOSED AND I ACCEPTED.
33:02 >> IF HE DIDN'T ASK HE WOULDN'T HAVE ASKED HIM EQUITY.
33:05 >> NO, HE NEVER ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM.
33:11 >> SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PUT UP THE WEBS AND SENT OUT E-MAILS
33:19 ON YOUR FAVORITE COLORS. IF YOU HAVE A SISTER WHO HAS
33:23 BEEN DATING FOR OUGHT OR NINE YEARS, DO WHAT HER BROTHERS DID.
33:27 >> SO YOU'VE BEEN--WHAT IS IT, THE YEARS?
33:35 >> 9 YEARS. AND NOT EVEN--WHERE IS.
33:49 >> HE WAS OUR YOUTH PASTOR AT THE TIME.
33:54 HE HAD PASSED A FEW TIMES AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT A
33:58 DIFFERENT LOCATION. BUT WE HAD OUR RECEPTION.
34:09 THEN OUR LIVES JUST TOOK OFF. THEN HER MOM--I HAVE TO TELL
34:12 THIS PART. STORY.
34:17 JUST THREE MONTHS, WE MOVED IN--AND JUST TO ENCOURAGE THOSE
34:21 WHO WANT TO GET EVERYTHING RIGHT, MY HESITANCY WAS THAT I
34:25 WANTED EVERYTHING TO BE RIGHT. MONEY IN THE BANK.
34:27 SOMETHING TO OFFER MY WIFE. I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK.
34:31 I DIDN'T HAVE A HOUSE FOR HER TO LIVE IN.
34:33 I DIDN'T HAVE AN ARGUMENT THAT WAS EXCLUSIVELY MINE.
34:37 SO WHEN WE GOT MARRIED, SHE MOVED INTO MY ROOM.
34:41 >> THIS IS HIS GREEN AND YELLOW ROOM.
34:48 HOUSE. NO.
34:54 OTHER TENANTS, AND YOU I HAD A SIMILAR IF. AND SO EVERY NIGHT THE
35:08 BED WOULD COME UP. >> AND THIS IS HOW WE LIVED FOR
35:12 THREE MONTHS. >> THREE MONTHS?
35:15 WOW. WEDDING--TO PHOTO PROOF OUR
35:19 WEDDING GOT STOLEN OUGHT OUT OF OUR CAR.
35:28 WE'RE LEAVING THE CITY. WE MOVED TO FLORIDA.
36:03 AND SHE SAID THE SAME WORD THAT DANNY ALWAYS USED.
36:08 SHE TOLD US TO GO. >> THAT'S ALL SHE SAID GO.
36:11 >> GOD IS CALLING YO, YOU BETTER GO.
36:13 >> AND WE HAD NO IDEA. >> HOUR LIFE HAD CHANGED, AND IT
36:16 WAS TOTALLY--IT WAS NEVER THE SAME.
36:22 THE LORD WHAT TO DO AND OFF WE WENT.
36:26 THE SAME. >> BUT OUR MARRIAGE HAS BEEN
36:31 STRENGTHENED THROUGH THE YEARS, AND WE GOT OUR FIRST APARTMENT
36:38 IN FLORDA, . >> THAT'S RIGHT, AND WE ONLY HAD
36:45 ONE CHAIR. A LOT OF CARDBOARD BOXES AND ONE
36:48 RECLINER. TIMES THEY TALK ABOUT THE FIRT
36:53 YEAR OF MARRIAGE, A LOT OF ADJUSTMENT.
37:01 WE KNOW THERE MAY BE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN MARRIED JUST A WEEK OR
37:06 TWO, AND THEY CAN RELATE TO THE STORIES YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
37:09 ABOUT THAT HAPPENED 35-36 YEARS AGO.
37:15 ADJUSTMENTS. NOT JUST BEING IN YOUR HOUSE BUT
37:21 A ROOM WHERE THE HOUSE BELONGS TO OTHER PEOPLE.
37:24 TELL ME ABOUT YOUR MARRIAGE. THE ADJUSTMENTS, TELL ME HOW YOU
37:28 DEALT WITH THOSE. >> WELL, FOR THE FIRST FOUR
37:31 YEARS OF OUR MARRIAGE WHICH WERE NEVER EXCLUSIVELY IN A PLACE
37:35 THAT WAS DOWN OWN. ONLY US.
37:39 SAID IT WAS A GARAGE. >> AND THAT WAS A BUS.
37:44 >> THAT'S RIGHT. WE TRAVELED.
37:50 >> SOME PEOPLE'S MARRIAGES WOULD HAVE FALLEN APART.
37:53 >> WE STAYED IN EACH OTHER'S FACE EVERY DAY, AND WE LOVED IT.
38:00 WE WOULD SIT TOGETHER ON THE BUS WITH THE SINGERS, AND WE LOVED
38:05 BEING WITH EACH OTHER. WE TALKED A LOT.
38:12 EVEN THOUGH WE DATED NINE YEARS, WE TALKED NONSTOP.
38:15 >> THAT TELLS ME THAT YOU MARRIED YOUR BEST FRIEND.
38:18 YOU WERE TOGETHER, DATING FOR NINE YEARS.
38:22 TO THE MARRIAGE. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
38:27 IN COMMON. SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET MARRIED AND
38:30 FIND OUT HOW MUCH TIME THEY CAN SPEND APART.
38:34 WE FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING WHEN ANGIE IS NOT
38:39 AROUND, OR WHEN I'M NOT AROUND. JUST EVEN UP TO RECENTLY WE WERE
38:44 IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND WE WERE SWIMMING, AND THIS IS VERY
38:49 AMAZING HOW OUR HEARTS ARE SO CONNECTED.
38:53 MONDAY MONIQUE ANDERSON. >> OH, YES, MOW KNEE ANDERSON.
39:01 >> AND SHE'S NOT A SWMMER AND SHE HAD THIS FLOATY VEST.
39:06 WE WERE AT WATER ISLAND. THEY SAID IF YOU SWIM OUT TO THE
39:16 BOUY YOU CAN SEE SEA LIFE. I SAID SWIM TO THAT DONUT, IF
39:33 YOU CAN MAKE THAT THERE, WE'LL DO.
39:41 FLOATING. DIFFERENT.
39:47 SHE'S FLOATING-SWIMMING, SHE TURNS AROUND, AND BEFORE SHE
39:52 TURNS AROUND TO SAY JOHN WHERE ARE YOU.
39:54 >> HE'S RIGHT THERE. >> AND MY HEART I SAID, I NEED
39:57 TO BE RIGHT BY HER SIDE. AND AS SHE TURNED AROUND, I WAS
40:03 RIGHT THERE. CALL YOU.
40:06 >> I WAS STARTING TO PANIC. I CAN'T SWIM.
40:09 I SAID JOHN--HE SAID I'M RIGHT HERE.
40:14 KNOW THAT HE WAS RIGHT THERE. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO CALL YOU.
40:18 I SAID, YOU KNOW I SENSED THAT, AND HERE I AM.
40:21 AND I'M GOING TO SWIM OUT THERE. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD I NEVER
40:26 LET HER SWIM TO THAT BUOY BECAUSE IT WAS JUST IS TOO FAR.
40:34 WE DID A MISSION TO FIVE DAYS NOT ALONG AGO.
40:40 TIP OF THE ICEBERG. WHAT I WANT TO START, AND WE'RE
40:43 GOING TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH ON THIS BECAUSE WE'VE CHOSE AN
40:48 SHORT OUTLINE, WHAT IS MARRIAGE. YOU'RE GOING TO BOUNCE BACK AND
40:53 FORTH. WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT MARRIAGE
41:01 IN THE ROCKS OF MARRIAGE, IN THE SUNNY DAYS OF MARRIAGE, AND THE
41:04 FALL OF MARRIAGE AND WINTER, BECAUSE A DOCTOR GARY CHAPMAN
41:10 WROTE A BOOK CALLED "THE FOUR SEASONS OF MARRIAGE."
41:14 EVERYONE GOES THROUGH SOME OF WINTER, SUMMER, SPRING AND FALL.
41:22 MARRIAGE IS A DIVINE REVELATION IN HUMAN VESSELS.
41:26 >> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. >> HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES JUST
41:29 AS CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR HER.
41:33 EVEN AFTER 35 YEARS, GREG AND JILL, I'M LEARNING WHAT IT MEANS
41:38 TO GIVE MYSELF FOR ANGIE. ONE OF THE DANGERS IN BEING
41:41 TOGETHER SO LONG IS YOU COULD ALLOW TIME TO ADJUST YOU TO THE
41:46 POINT WHERE YOU GET USED TO EACH OTHER THAT YOU FORGET THOSE
41:55 VIVID MOMENTS. I HAVE LEARNED SOMETIMES THINGS
41:57 ARE IMPORTANT TO ME. BUT THE THING THAT IS IMPORTANT
42:00 TO ME MUST TAKE SECOND PLACE TO THE WOMAN THAT'S IMPORTANT TO
42:05 ME. >> PUT ANGIE FIRST.
42:11 TO PUT HER FIRST. SO HUSBANDS OUGHT TO LOVE THEIR
42:14 OWN WIVES AS THEIR OWN BODY. HE WHO LOVES HIS WIFE LOVES
42:19 HIMSELF. HUSBAND.
42:24 WIFE IS GOING TO TALK TO THE WIVES AT THE BEGINNING.
42:27 WHEN YOU--IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT, LOVE
42:31 YOUR WIFE. BECAUSE IT REQUIRES GIVING UP
42:34 SOME OF YOURSELF. BUT I ALSO LEARNED THAT IT
42:38 DOESN'T REQUIRE ME TO GIVE ME UP UP, BUT WHATEVER THERE IS THAT I
42:44 HAVE THAT WILL HINDER THE ENHANCEMENT OF MY RELATIONSHIP
42:48 WITH ANGIE, I HAVE LEANED AFTER 35 YEARS THAT WHATEVER IS IN MY
42:53 CLOSET OR IN MY LEADERSHIP THAT MAY BE HINDERING OUR STRENGTH,
42:57 GIVE IT UP. OR WEAKENING A RELATIONSHIP.
43:03 IT IS A DIVINE RELATIONSHIP IN HUMAN VESSELS.
43:10 >> MARRIAGE IS A REFLECTION OF DIVINE LOVE THROUGH HUMAN
43:14 VESSELS, AND IT'S FROM EPHESIANS 5:22-4 24 WHY IT SAYS WIVES SUBMIT
43:27 TO YOUR HUSBANDS. CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE
43:29 CHURCH. BODY.
43:35 SUBJECT TO CHRIST, SO LET THE WIVES BE TO THEIR OWN HUSBANDS
43:41 IN EVERYTHING. AND IT'S TRUE.
43:46 HOME, OUR HOME AS CYST IS CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH.
43:53 HE DOESN'T TELL ME, YOU DO THIS OR YOU DO THAT.
43:58 WE'RE A TEAM. YES, I'M THE NECK THAT TURNS THE
44:02 HEAD, AS THEY SAY. [ CHUCKLING ]
44:06 A LOVE FOR EACH OTHER. WHEN WE MAKE A DECISION, HE
44:09 MAKES THE FINAL DECISION IF IT'S A MAJOR DECISION.
44:13 >> IF WE'RE ON THE SPOT, IT'S A CRITICAL DECISION.
44:17 NOW IF IT COMES TO BUYING SOMETHING OR BUYING SOMETHING
44:22 MAJOR WE DON'T TRY TO OVER RIDE EACH OTHER.
44:26 >> BUT WE'VE COME TO THE SAFETY OF SOMETIMES YOU SAY JOHN, WHAT
44:30 SHOULD WE DO? AND I SAY, HONEY, LET ME HANDLE
44:35 THIS. WHERE WE FEEL COMFORTABLE TO DO
44:40 THAT. COMFORT IS THERE.
44:43 YES, WE'RE A REFLECTION OF DIVINE LOVE.
44:48 POINT. PAPER OUT.
44:55 >> MARRIAGE IS A DIVINE REVELATION.
45:00 >> RIGHT. AND THE SECOND ONE IS REFLECTION
45:03 OF DIVINE LOVE. >> AMEN.
45:09 A RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL ESTEEM. >> O THAT'S GOOD.
45:13 >> OH, YES. >> A RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL
45:16 ESTEEM BETWEEN HUMAN VESSELS. WHEN PEOPLE GET MARRIED, YOU SEE
45:22 THE WEDDING CEREMONIES, THEY HAVE TWO CANDLES AND THEY BLOW
45:26 OUT. OTHER TWO OUT.
45:31 THE BIBLE SAYS YOU'RE NO LONGER TWO BUT ONE.
45:36 ONE SPIRITUALLY, THAT WE ARE--THAT --THAT ANGIE BRINGS TO THE
45:44 TABLE THINGS THAT I DO NOT HAVE. AND I BRING SOMETHING TO THE
45:52 TABLE THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE. AND IT WAS SAID IF YOU BOTH
45:56 AGREE ON EVERYTHING, THEN SOMEONE IS UNNECESSARY.
46:00 I HAVE LEARNED, THE LORD HAS GIVEN WIVES AND GREG, I DON'T
46:05 WANT YOU TO FEEL BAD ABOUT THIS, BUT THE LORD HAS GIVEN
46:10 WIVES--I'M GOING TO USE THIS PHRASE THE WRONG WAY, BUT THIS
46:15 SPIRITUAL INSIGHT THAT SOMETIMES HUSBANDS LACK.
46:19 SHE'LL SEE THINGS THAT I DON'T SEE AND THEN SHE'LL CATCH UP
46:23 LATER AND SAY, YOU'RE RIGHT. >> I AGREE.
46:27 IN A CROWD OF PEOPLE. AND SOMETIMES SOMEBODY COULD BE
46:32 APPROACHING ME AND SHE'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT
46:37 PERSON. FRIENDLY, AND THEN LATER ON, NO,
46:42 THEY'RE NOT BEING FRIENDLY. THAT'S A PERCEPTION.
46:45 AND SOMETIMES JUST IN OUR PRAYER LIFE THE LORD WILL REVEAL
46:50 SOMETHING TO MY WIFE THAT SHE'LL SHARE WITH ME.
46:54 I WOULD SAY WOW, I DON'T SEE THAT.
46:58 REVEALED THAT TO ME. AND THE LORD GAVE US WIVES SO WE
47:06 DON'T MAKE FOOLS OF OURSELVES. [ CHUCKLING ]
47:09 DON'T LIVE LONG THAT ARE NOT MARRIED.
47:14 >> BUT YEAH, A LOT OF WOMEN, ESPECIALLY GODLY WOMEN, WE GIVE
47:21 APOLOGIZES TO OUR HUSBAND HAS. WE WANT THEM TO DO PETER.
47:24 AND I'LL SEE THINGS AND I'LL BE LIKE, BE CAREFUL.
47:29 JUST BE CAREFUL. HE'LL SAY, OH, OKAY.
47:32 THEN LATER ON HE'LL SAY ANGIE, YOU WERE RIGHT.
47:36 BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT GOD GIVES US, YOU KNOW, PERCEPTION,
47:40 I GUESS. >> DIVISION INTERVENTION.
47:49 >> MORE SO, DIVINE. >> THINK THINK WITH DONE TO BE
47:55 SO PROUD TO SAY, YOU GAVE THAT TO MY SPOUSE AND I DIDN'T PICK
48:02 THAT UP? >> WELL, I HAVE TO BE THE PRIEST
48:07 AM. INTEREST IS THAT MUTUAL BACK AND
48:11 FORTHER WORTH THAT GOD GIVES SOMETHING LIKE READING THE
48:16 WOW I NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE. THAT'S POWERFUL.
48:19 MAYBE IT IS WHERE PRIDE GET IN THE WAY.
48:33 TEAM. TIMES.
48:44 IT'S 100 ME, I THINK MARRIAGE CAN BE A "TMENT"--NOT ALASKA.
48:52 TWO TWO POOL AS. >> ANY WAY I KNOW YOU HAVE MORE
49:03 POINT. >> SO WE HAVE THAT IS.
49:09 THAT HAD HAD THAT WILL. >> GOOD POINT.
49:16 >> THAT'S WHY MARRIAGE-- >> THE VIRTUES THAT HE GAVE TO
49:21 THE WOMAN. AND THE NUMBER.
49:30 >> THE IMAGE OF GOD CREATED HE. MALE AND FEMALE, HE CREATED
49:36 THEM. MARRIAGE, THE ALWAYS GOING TO TO
49:43 HAPPEN. NUMBER THE IMAGE OF GOD IS THIS
49:49 PLEATS THE IMAGE OF GOD YOU BUT THE.
49:57 WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OFF REALLY QUICKLY.
50:03 >> SANCTIFICATION OF HUMAN VESSELS.
50:07 >> ER WITH A GOING TO ABOUT. AM THE CLOSER YOU GROW THREW
50:16 GOD, THE CLOSER YOU COME TO EACH OTHER.
50:20 >> THE POINT AGAIN. HUT THOSE WITHIN.
50:26 IF IF MARRIAGE IS. A .
50:39 >> AND IN PART SANCTIFICATION TO HUMAN VESSEL.
50:43 >> REITERATE ING THE TRIANGLE. THIS IS IMPORTANT.
50:46 WHEN WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH--WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH INDIVIDUAL
50:49 TRIALS. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH INTERNAL
50:53 STRUGGLES. HAD TO REAND WE MADE THE
51:03 COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY.
51:15 >> FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE MARRIED, SOMETIMES EARLY IN THE
51:19 MARRIAGE THE WIFE MIGHT HAVE AN ISSUE.
51:25 THE DANGER WITH THAT, AND WE'VE NEVER DONE THAT.
51:28 >> NO, NOT ONCE. IN ALL 35 YEARS.
51:33 >> NEVER HAVE WE RUN TO SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF OUR MARRIAGE BECAUSE
51:36 OF SOMETHING THAT I DID SHE DIDN'T LIKE.
51:40 WELL. GRACE FROM MY HUSBAND.
51:45 AND HIM, THE SAME FROM MINE. OTHER WORDS, IT DOESN'T GO
51:51 ANYWHERE. IT VERSE.
51:56 >> YOU HEAR A LOT OF TIMES SPOUSE BASHING AND ALL THAT DOES
52:01 IS TEAR THE MARRIAGE DOWN. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, IN ALL OUR
52:05 YEARS THERE IS A LADY GOING TO OUR CHURCH IN CALIFORNIA, ANNIE
52:11 JOHNSON. FRIEND.
52:17 ABOUT YOU, YOU NEVER SAID ANYTHING BAD ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.
52:20 >> THAT'S GOOD. IN THE CHURCH.
52:32 YOU NERVE BASHED HIM. YOU NEVER PUT HIM DOWN.
52:35 PRAISE THE LORD. THROUGH, MY HEART IS A
52:42 GRAVEYARD. LEAVE IT THERE.
52:46 IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. YOU'LL NEVER HEAR ME GOSSIP
52:51 ABOUT MY HUSBAND OR SAYING ANYTHING BAD.
52:56 AND SAME WITH HIM. >> THAT MINES YOU CAN TRUST HIM.
53:03 >> WE'VE SIGN COUPLES--IN ALL OF OUR CHURCHES--ONE PERSON--I LIKE
53:10 THE WAY THAT IT WAS ONE SAID. SO, THIS PERSON COMPLAIN,
53:15 COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN. SO TO CONCLUDE.
53:18 YOU HAVE THE BEST OF THE WORST. BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND A
53:22 GOOD THING TO SAY ABOUT THEIR SPOUSE.
53:27 YOU HAVE THE BEST OF THE WORST. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME TO US WHO
53:31 HAVE CUT DOWN THEIR SPOUSE. I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THAT'S LIKE
53:35 TAKING A FEATHER PILLOW ON A WINDY DAY AND BEATING IT ON THE
53:44 SIDE OF YOUR HOUSE, AND THE FEATHERS GO EVERYWHERE.
53:47 AND WHEN THE WIND DIES OUT YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO COMPLETE
53:54 THEM. AND WHEN YOU SHARE THAT, IT'S A
53:59 BURDEN FOR THEM TO CARRY FOR WHICH THEY HAVE NO ANSWER.
54:02 AND IT IS FOR GOD TO ANSWER. WE HAVE CHOSEN.
54:05 WE WOULD RATHER FIGHT THIS WITH OUR MARRIAGE.
54:12 MARRIAGE. >> OKAY.
54:17 >> FIGHT OVER THE ISSUES. WE TALK STRAIGHT TO EACH OTHER.
54:25 MY WIFE, I CANSIT HER DOWN AND WE CAN TALK STRAIGHT TO EACH
54:29 OTHER. IT.
54:37 >> SOMETIMES IT CUTS LIKE A KNIFE.
54:42 HONEY, I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
54:45 >> SOMETIMES I WOULD SIT DOWN EYES AND I'LL BECOME CHOKED UP.
54:49 I WILL SAY, I'M SO SORRY. I LOOK IN HER EYES, AND WE SAY
54:55 OKAY, NOW WE CAN GO ON. WE PRAY ABOUT IT AND WE LEAVE IT
54:58 IN THE LORD'S HANDS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE TRYING
55:01 TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP, AS MUCH AS YOU THINK THAT GETTING
55:03 PEOPLE AGAINST YOURS HOUSE OR THE PERSON YOU'RE COURTING IS
55:06 GOING TO HELP YOU--NO. IT'S GOING TO DESTROY THEPERSON
55:13 YOU'RE PLANNING ON MARRYING. THAT'S THE THING--YOU KNOW WHAT
55:17 HAPPENS, AND MY SISTER-IN-LAW, ANGIE'S SISTER ALWAYS SAYS, STAY
55:21 OUT OF MARIED'S PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.
55:26 THAT. BUSINESS, DON'T GET INTO THEIR
55:32 BUSINESS. BUT WE DON'T GET INTO I'M
55:43 BUSINESS. PARENTS OR OTHER ABOUT EVERY
55:48 LITTLE THING. BUT YOU LAUGH TOGETHER.
55:52 I WAS THINKING ABOUT, OKAY, WE'RE NOT IN OUR OWN HOUSE.
55:55 WE'RE IN OUR OWN ROOM. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.
55:58 WE'RE IN A GARAGE. ONE CHAIR.
56:06 EVEN TODAY YOU'RE LAUGHING ABOUT IT.
56:13 WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, ALL WE HAVE IS ONE CHAIR.
56:17 IS THAT IT? LAUGH ABOUT IT, ALL WE HAVE IS
56:25 ONE. I'LL SIT IN IT TOMORROW.
56:33 >> WE DI HAVE ONE BED. ONE BED ONE CHAIR.
56:38 NO TABLE. THEY WOULD COME TO OUR HOUSE AND
56:42 THEY WOULD RUN TO THAT ONE CHAIR TO SIT DOWN AND WE WOULD EAT ON
56:46 THE FLOOR. >> WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FIRST
56:50 HOUR. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
56:54 AND I'M JUST GOING TO READ THIS ONE REALLY FAST.
57:01 EN'S FAMILY. HER HUSBAND IS 93 AND SHE'S 88
57:07 YEARS OLD. PRAISE THE LORD EVERY DAY.
57:09 >> WELL, I HAVE ONE BUT I'LL WAIT FOR THE SECOND HOUR.
57:14 >> YOU HAVE TO CALL IN AND MAKE SURE YOU CALL IN THIS EVENING.
57:18 618-627-4651 OPPOSITE OR E-MAIL US. LIVE@3ABN.TV.
57:28 LET US KNOW HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN MARRIED.
57:33 QUESTIONS ABOUT MARRIAGE. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST THIS
57:37 FIRST HOUR HAS GONE BY. IT'S BEEN AN HOUR OF JOY.
57:40 HEARING WHAT GOD HAS DONE, AND WHAT GOD CONTINUES TO DO IN YOUR
57:44 MARRIAGE. DON'T GO AWAY.
57:49 MOMENT WITH A SECOND HOUR.


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