We are back for our second hour,
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I am in the
company of LFA John Dinzey,
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the General Manager
of 3ABN Latino and Pastor
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Armando Miranda who is
a General Vice President
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of the General
Conference of Seventh-Day
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Adventists, a mouthful,
yes but also chairs the
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Revival & Reformation Committee,
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and we have been
talking about the work
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of that committee.
This hour we wanna get
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into some specifics that
the committee is fostering
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for revival & reformation
at the local church level,
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the local
conference level even in your
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own personal life.
And we need to just take,
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just a second pastor
and talk about how the
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Seventh-day
Adventist church is structured.
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You have the
General Conference which
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superintends the
work of the world
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and as a General
Vice President walk us
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through the levels
down to the local church.
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Well the most
important level of the church
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is the local church,
amen, because if we don't
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have any local church,
we don't have any local
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conference, and a
union and a division,
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and even the General Conference.
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So the base is the
local church, it's the most
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important level, and
then from that level the
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local church, the
group of churches they are,
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they compose that we
call the conference local
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feel or local conference
or association in some
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areas of the world,
and after that the group of
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conferences or
missions or associations or
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confederation
different name but is local feel
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they are, they form the
union. The union level is,
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is the constituency level
of the general conference,
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so the unions are
just formed by local
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conferences in some
areas, some countries,
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in some cases, or
states in some countries,
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and the group of
unions they form the division
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and the group of
division we have 13 divisions
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that encompass the
whole world they form
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the General Conference.
So, the General conference
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is the world, the
world headquarters,
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headquarters of the
church but basically
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we depend in each
level of the church to go
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to the base of the
church, yes, and we are not
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independent works or
bodies, we are interrelated,
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yes, interconnected,
so is the local church,
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local conference,
unions and we have more
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than 500 local
fields or conference,
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we have more than a 106
unions all over the world,
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and we have 13
union divisions in the
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General
Conference, praise the God,
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that we operates.
And the church is,
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what I like also is
the church is organized in
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such a way that even the
pastors at the local level
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cannot become
dictators, conference presidents
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cannot become
dictators, unions because they
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can be removed by
the brethren above.
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Well actually by
the brethren below,
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by the brethren below,
because its representative,
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everybody is voted in
and we say that because
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it is important that
these kinds of initiatives
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though they may start
at the General Conference,
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the strength of them
is being accepted at the
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local church, sure.
And of course all that your
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committee is doing
is trying to get Revival
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and Reformation to
get these fires lit in the
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local church and at
that point it will keep
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on burning. If the
members and refugees,
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and the pastors and are
also in fire for the Lord,
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then we know that
this is something that
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is of God and not
just some program but
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a move of God in
the body of Christ and
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that's what we want.
Yeah, yeah, that's true,
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yeah, yeah, yeah,
that's the way we operate.
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Praise God, yeah,
before we sort of loose
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you like you go I know
you got lots to talk about.
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The pastor has
brought with us with him
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a syllabus for us
go through this night,
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so there is a lot to talk about.
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Well we gonna call on
Emily Felts Jones just now
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to give us our music for this,
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this particular hour
and she is going to be
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singing something
really, really beautiful
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Somebody's praying
and that's what we need
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at this point, amen, in
time of earth's history,
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we need praying people.
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Emily Felts
Jones, someone's praying.
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Somebody's praying;
because I can feel it
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Somebody's praying for me.
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Mighty hands are guiding me
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To protect me
from what I can't see
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Lord I believe, Lord I believe
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That somebody's praying for me.
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Angels are
watching; I can feel it
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Angels are watching over me.
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There's many miles
ahead till I get home
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Still I'm safely
kept before your throne
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Because Lord I
believe, Lord I believe
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Your angels are watching over me
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Well, I've walked
the barren wilderness
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Where my pillow was a stone
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And I've been
through the darkest caverns
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Where no light had ever shown.
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But still I went on
because there was someone
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Who was down on their knees
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And Lord I thank
you for those people
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Praying all this time for me.
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Somebody's praying;
because I can feel it
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Somebody's praying for me
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Mighty hands are guiding me
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To protect me
from what I can't see.
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And Lord I believe, I do believe
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Somebody's praying for me.
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Somebody's praying for me.
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Amen, Somebody's praying for me,
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praise God, Emily
Felts Jones well done.
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I got to read just a
letter before we let Pastor
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Miranda talk about
some of the things that
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the group that he
is working with are
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doing the Revival &
Reformation Committee.
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it says, Marcie is
writing, she says my husband
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passed away and well I
was grieving the pastor
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and his wife came to
help. She says they set up
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3ABN for me and it
has caused me to have
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a personal revival
because I'm not watching
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TV or movies and
eating. It has also caused me
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to loose x number
of pounds as well.
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Now its clear but
the number of pounds
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is blanked out, we
can't see how many pounds
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she lost but it says
she lost a number of pounds,
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so Marcie I want you to
email us back and tell us
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how many pounds
you've lost watching 3ABN
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because there is a
number here but its blurred out,
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and I don't know if
this was on purpose or by
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accident, but I
can't see it, see it,
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you loose we don't
know how many pounds
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and I think you want us
to know how many pounds,
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its in plurals, yes, its
more than 10 it's a double
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number, 100 okay
Rob tells us 100 pounds,
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praise the Lord, so
she has lost 100 pounds
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watching 3ABN and
having person of a,
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pastor that's pretty
good. Praise the Lord,
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we are right even
in that direction,
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yes praise the Lord,
you get closer to the lord
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you have revival
and loose a 100 pounds,
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that's not bad.
Praise the Lord, praise God,
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praise God. Thank you
Marcie for sending that in,
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that's
wonderful, praise the Lord.
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Pastor your
committee has outlined a number
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of steps and initiatives,
walk us through some
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of those things
and I know you got some
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Ellen White quotes
that are very powerful
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that we need to
hear. Sure you know Elder
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Wilson the General
Conference President
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is committed to
seek the Lord personally
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as the majority, of
everybody in the church
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but as the leader of the
church he has the passion
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to bring before
the church members,
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the things that the
Lord is asking for us,
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and I would like to
share with you and the public
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one of the quotes, at
least three quotes from
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the Spirit of Prophecy.
The first one its found
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in the selected
messages volume one,
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page 121 and it says: "A
revival of true godliness
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among us is the
greatest and most urgent
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of all our needs.
To seek this should be
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our first work." Praise God,
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its our first is the
most urgent and our first work
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is just to seek the
Lord, to seek the Revival
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and Reformation.
The second one is found
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in Testimonies volume
7 page 286, and it says"
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a revival, God's people sorry,
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God's people will not
endure the test unless
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there is a
revival and a reformation.
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And the third one
its found in Messages
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for the Young People,
317 and this is a very
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important quote, "Let
there be a reformation
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among the people
of God," amen, amen,
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so the only way how
can we not only accomplish
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the task but enjoy the
life and to be persons,
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real Christians, and
happy people is just to seek
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the Lord, and to
seek for the revival
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and reformation. In
base of that we just
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presented some initiatives
to first of all to the
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GC President and the
officers and then we went
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through the
Administrative Committee
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and the different
commission until we
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just went to the
Annual Council the executive
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committee, yes, and
that occasion it was
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October 2010, we just
presented first of all
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a document and
this document its called
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God's Promised Gift
and its amazing how the
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Lord just led the
group the Revival and
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Reformation
Committee, yes, to develop this
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document, and finally
when this document was
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presented to the
executive committee,
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it was amazing how
the Lord show his mercy
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and His power, His
presence among the group.
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And God's Promise
Gift is the title and then
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it says an urgent appeal
for Revival, Reformation,
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Discipleship, and Evangelism,
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because the true
revival is not only to prayer
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and seek the Lord in
a specific way and read
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the Bible, but the
result of revival is to
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accomplish the mission
of the church, yes, yes,
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when the Lord is in
us when the Holy Spirit
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is something reeled in us
there is a fire, yes, yes,
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inside of us, amen,
and we cannot just be just
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there seated and
studying the Bible,
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yes and praising
God's name is not the real
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revival, yeah, when
something like that happen,
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the true revival just
bring the people together
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before the Lord and
just transform the life
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of the people. But at
the same time just burn
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and consuming
fire is just coming,
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and we share the
love of God, yes.
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We go to the people
and show the wonderful
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news of salvation,
so this document just go
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through the
different stages of the church,
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the early church, and
then we just go to the
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appeal the section of
the appeal to the church
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and that is
something I would like to share
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with you, yes.
It says therefore as
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representatives of
the world church and on
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behalf of our entire membership,
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we commit ourselves,
and there are seven things.
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The first one it
says: To personally place
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priority on seeking
God for spiritual revival
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and the outpouring of the
Holy Spirit in latter-rain
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power in our own
lives, our families,
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and our ministries.
And they go through the
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different items here
but I would like to read
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the seventh, and it
says to urgently appeal
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to and invite our
entire church membership to
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join us in opening our
hearts to life-changing
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power of the Holy
Spirit, which will transform our
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lives, our families,
organizations and our
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communities. And the
last part it says we urge
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every church administrator,
departmental leader,
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institutional worker,
health worker, literature
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evangelist,
chaplain, educator, pastor,
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and church member to
join us in making revival,
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reformation,
discipleship, and evangelism the
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most important and
urgent priority in our
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personal life in our
areas of ministry. We
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are confident that
as we seek Him together,
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God will pour out His
Holy Spirit in abundant
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measure, the work of God
on earth will be finished,
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and Jesus will come.
With the aged apostle john
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on the Isle of
Patmos we out, even so come,
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Lord Jesus. Yeah
when I was down for annual
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concert I got that
document five times.
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Everybody is saying
you got to read this
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document that has been produced
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I think Jim gave me
one and someone at the
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door gave me one,
another friend gave me
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one and someone
else get one so and
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I left the five
because everybody said you
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go to read this thing
and its entirely because
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it is a call for
revival and reformation
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in the church. It talks
about historical revival
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reformation and
how we can have that
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and how we need
that in our last days,
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and how we need to put
that really first among
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our priorities
,everything else has to lineup
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behind that, that's
the most important work.
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Is that document
available in the web page
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revivalandreformation.org.
Yes its available and
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not only in English but
also we have it in Spanish,
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wonderful. We have
available and you can just
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use it and you can
print it, and you can share
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the document. And let
me tell you that everywhere
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where the document is
read, the spirit of the
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Lord in special way
move the people to accept
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the cove to be
revived to seek the Lord.
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Its amazing how the
Lord is working, yeah,
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so it was the first
initiative that we just
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presented to the
Annual Council and they
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accepted that, and
they brought it that and
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every division just did
the same, but also we have
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other initiatives,
for example 777 Worldwide
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Holy Spirit Prayer Fellowship.
00:19:31.18\00:19:32.52
777 you know its
very interesting because
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777 is just
opposite to 666, 666 you know
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what's that mean is
the mark of the beast,
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yes, and 777 is the
perfect number, yes,
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and but that's mean
Seventh-day Adventist,
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yes, praying seven
days a week at 7 o' clock.
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Say it one more
time Armando. Seventh-day
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Adventist, yes,
praying seven days a week
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at 7 o' clock.
That's am and pm right, yes,
00:20:09.82\00:20:14.02
and its amazing
how the people will do,
00:20:14.56\00:20:16.92
the church members
and many people are
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accepting the call, and
the invitation to be part
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of this great
movement. We are praying 777
00:20:23.26\00:20:29.09
and we are praying
for the out pouring of the
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Holy Sprits presence and power,
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amen because we
have recognized that the
00:20:36.91\00:20:38.66
only way how can
will we transform and also
00:20:38.67\00:20:43.22
the only way we can
just fulfill the mission
00:20:44.24\00:20:47.35
of the church, yes,
yes, preaching the gospel,
00:20:47.36\00:20:49.57
and this is the
second initiative 777, 777,
00:20:50.22\00:20:53.18
and I would like to
invite all those who are just
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watching us, just to be
engaged in this wonderful
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experience, praise God.
Can you imagine everyday
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at 7 am and 7 pm we
are joined a millions of
00:21:04.12\00:21:11.55
millions of people
around the world. Yes,
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literally, millions of
people around the world.
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And that's mean we are
praying 24 hours a day,
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yes, because no
matter where you are at
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7am and 7pm we are
praying for the pouring
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of the Holy Spirit,
for the baptism with the
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Holy Spirit but if
you go to different
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time zone yes,
yes, you gonna find that
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we are praying 24
hours a day, praise the Lord,
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praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord but there is a
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power in the prayer
and I like to show at least
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two or three quotes
from the Spirit of Prophecy
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and Prayer. The first
one I mean to ask to show
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on the screen the
first one on prayer.
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"At the sound of fervent prayer,
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Satan's whole
host trembles." Amen,
00:22:04.01\00:22:07.60
it's amazing, there
is power in Jesus name,
00:22:07.61\00:22:11.00
and every time we
pray we are connected with
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the throne of God,
praise God and Satan's tremble
00:22:16.04\00:22:20.56
that means host
tremble because of the power
00:22:20.57\00:22:24.53
of prayer. Yeah, I
like that quote, yeah, yeah,
00:22:24.54\00:22:27.30
because it tells you
that it's not just one of them
00:22:27.31\00:22:30.44
that trembles its the
whole host of Satan trembles,
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yeah, yeah, with the
sound of fervent prayer.
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You know I think it's
safe to say or even dare
00:22:35.86\00:22:38.88
to say that if you
don't feel a need for revival
00:22:38.89\00:22:44.36
and reformation you
need revival and reformation,
00:22:44.37\00:22:46.65
very true, very
true. If you don't feel you
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need it pray for it
because you really do,
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you really do. And let
me tell you this is not
00:22:52.09\00:22:54.92
only for the
Adventist church members,
00:22:54.93\00:22:57.32
this is for everybody,
yes, yes, because every
00:22:58.03\00:23:00.64
human being needs to
be protected and blessed
00:23:00.65\00:23:05.12
for the Lord, and they
always trying to bring us
00:23:05.13\00:23:09.09
to another level of
life, amen, to be revived,
00:23:10.11\00:23:13.61
to be real persons
who enjoy the real life.
00:23:13.62\00:23:17.72
Yes, praise God. And
you know I would like to
00:23:17.73\00:23:20.46
share with you another
quote from the Sprit of
00:23:20.47\00:23:23.09
Prophecy, this is
from the Great Controversy,
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page 525 and it says:
"It is part of God's plan
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to grant us in answer
to the prayer of faith,
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that which He would
not bestow if we did not
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thus ask." Now
that's, that's, its amazing,
00:23:41.01\00:23:44.92
that's a powerful of
all. It's his plan which means
00:23:44.93\00:23:48.78
you gotta ask. You
know so we say God know
00:23:48.79\00:23:50.72
what I want so if
he knows I am not going
00:23:50.73\00:23:52.64
to be bothered, but
he says if you don't ask
00:23:52.65\00:23:54.36
you don't get. You
know it's his plan for us
00:23:55.04\00:23:57.19
to ask, he wants you to
ask. That's the plan yes,
00:23:57.20\00:23:59.22
yes, because you know
some people just think
00:23:59.23\00:24:02.11
the Lord know what
is happening in my life
00:24:03.05\00:24:04.88
but I need, but you
know the Lord respects your
00:24:05.73\00:24:08.75
decision, yes, yes.
We have the freedom,
00:24:08.76\00:24:12.91
the Lord just created
us with the capacity to
00:24:14.01\00:24:17.17
decide it, yes,
yes. We are not machine,
00:24:17.18\00:24:20.01
we are just human
beings that has the choice
00:24:20.02\00:24:25.21
to request or not to
request God's intervention,
00:24:26.05\00:24:29.21
yes, yes. So, when you
just prayer you are just
00:24:29.22\00:24:32.23
opening your heart,
your mind, your life to the
00:24:32.24\00:24:35.44
influence and power
of God and prayer is just
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the way, yes, amen,
yes, yes. The next quote
00:24:40.07\00:24:43.68
well seem to be that
is the last one in this
00:24:45.46\00:24:49.99
direction is Gospel
workers 257 and it says
00:24:50.00\00:24:57.08
The greatest
victories gained for the cause
00:24:58.08\00:25:02.68
of God are not the
result of labored arguments
00:25:02.69\00:25:06.18
ample
facilities, wide influence,
00:25:07.15\00:25:09.07
or abundance of
means: they are gained in the
00:25:09.75\00:25:14.09
audience chamber with
God, when with earnest,
00:25:14.10\00:25:19.26
agonizing faith men
lay hold upon the mighty
00:25:19.27\00:25:23.25
arm of power."
Amen. So that the way the
00:25:23.26\00:25:27.90
great victories, yes,
are gained just with God
00:25:27.91\00:25:32.60
and his presence, amen,
and that's his true prayer.
00:25:33.70\00:25:39.25
Yes, yes, yes, so
if we want revival and
00:25:39.26\00:25:42.40
reformation the way
has been marked for us,
00:25:42.41\00:25:44.75
yes you know we got
to pray and God has said
00:25:45.25\00:25:48.76
about that there
are certain things that
00:25:48.77\00:25:51.08
he just not gonna give
you unless you ask for them.
00:25:51.09\00:25:54.08
And its not that God
is not willing correct,
00:25:54.68\00:25:56.92
but its that he is
waiting for us to give him
00:25:58.01\00:26:00.64
the permission
towards because He respects
00:26:01.75\00:26:05.29
our freedom of
choice, liberty, precisely,
00:26:05.30\00:26:08.74
and he is just
willing, you know,
00:26:09.37\00:26:10.97
and if you chose not to
ask him and he is waiting,
00:26:10.98\00:26:13.63
waiting, waiting
to give it to you.
00:26:13.64\00:26:15.05
He just want you
to ask, please ask,
00:26:15.06\00:26:17.06
please ask, and
choose not to ask.
00:26:17.07\00:26:18.41
Now pastor before you
leave 777 we've got an
00:26:18.42\00:26:22.77
email form Dennis Lowe Senior,
00:26:22.78\00:26:25.38
our church is gearing
up for reformation and
00:26:25.39\00:26:29.82
revival, I just want
to let you know that each
00:26:29.83\00:26:32.91
night at 7pm when
the revival starts every
00:26:32.92\00:26:35.86
member of our church
is going to be praying
00:26:35.87\00:26:38.41
at home for revival.
We are going to do it at
00:26:38.42\00:26:41.50
7pm and seven nights
a week for seven weeks,
00:26:41.51\00:26:44.29
praise the Lord, so
that's Dennis Lowe Senior.
00:26:44.30\00:26:46.01
Praise the Lord, so we
praise the Lord for that.
00:26:46.02\00:26:47.55
Wonderful and you know
the next initiative that
00:26:49.09\00:26:53.00
we just presented to
the Executive Committee
00:26:53.01\00:26:55.81
and was accepted
and voted, we call that
00:26:55.82\00:26:59.26
Operation Global Rain.
Operation Global Rain is
00:26:59.27\00:27:02.85
not new it's an
initiative that some years ago
00:27:02.86\00:27:05.80
was just initiated.
But Operation Global Rain
00:27:06.91\00:27:10.92
meant that every
year in January at the
00:27:12.62\00:27:15.71
beginning of the year
we will just set apart
00:27:15.72\00:27:19.55
ten days just for
prayer and Bible study.
00:27:20.07\00:27:24.44
This gonna be a
worldwide initiative
00:27:26.96\00:27:30.23
not only in NAD, in
North American Division,
00:27:31.00\00:27:33.74
its for the
whole world, yes, yes,
00:27:34.42\00:27:37.39
Operational Global
Rain will just unite us,
00:27:37.40\00:27:40.93
we had that at the
beginning of the year this
00:27:41.85\00:27:44.54
year 2011 but we are
planning to have this every
00:27:44.55\00:27:49.81
year and we are going
to provide some resources.
00:27:49.82\00:27:54.43
These resources will be
available in the website
00:27:55.83\00:27:58.23
remember that
revival andreformation.org.
00:27:59.33\00:28:02.77
You gonna find that,
yeah, that material in that
00:28:03.74\00:28:06.77
website, but also we
are going to provide other
00:28:08.01\00:28:13.86
materials that is
gonna be ready through the
00:28:14.51\00:28:19.18
ABC's, the Adventist
Book Centers for 2012.
00:28:19.90\00:28:25.23
We are just now
ready because Mark Finley,
00:28:26.18\00:28:29.98
Mark Finley is just
ready and he has the material
00:28:31.25\00:28:40.34
available and he
called that ten days on
00:28:40.35\00:28:44.82
the upper room, can you
imagine it's a good title,
00:28:44.83\00:28:48.55
it's a wonderful title
and he is gonna go through
00:28:49.04\00:28:52.21
the different aspects
of the experience of the
00:28:52.94\00:28:58.14
disciples in the upper
room when they just seek
00:28:58.15\00:29:01.87
the Lord in
special way and then the
00:29:01.88\00:29:04.59
Holy Spirit just was
poured it out over them,
00:29:05.32\00:29:09.00
praise God. So,
Operation Global Rain
00:29:09.01\00:29:11.66
is gonna be
something permanent every year
00:29:12.29\00:29:16.08
the next, every year at
the beginning of the year,
00:29:17.37\00:29:20.14
the first ten days of the year,
00:29:20.15\00:29:21.72
not the first ten
days we are going to
00:29:21.73\00:29:23.90
allocate time,
praise God. And I forgot to
00:29:25.14\00:29:27.53
mention and its very
important when we just
00:29:27.54\00:29:31.45
mention prayer we are
gonna have I'm sorry for
00:29:32.45\00:29:37.60
that I was a little bit
confused it is gonna come
00:29:38.49\00:29:41.03
the days of
fasting and prayer, Oh!
00:29:42.09\00:29:44.95
That's coming up
yeah is coming up, yeah.
00:29:44.96\00:29:46.73
The next one is strong
emphasis on Bible study
00:29:46.74\00:29:49.60
and the Spirit of
Prophecy. We are promoting
00:29:50.46\00:29:54.23
the emphasis in
studying the Bible and we are
00:29:55.10\00:30:00.09
just producing
some material. We have
00:30:00.10\00:30:02.11
a subcommittee who
is working on that and
00:30:02.12\00:30:04.68
they have wonderful
initiative that we will
00:30:04.69\00:30:08.63
launch this coming
days because it's very
00:30:08.64\00:30:14.26
important to
provide some resources.
00:30:14.27\00:30:16.11
You know I want to stop there,
00:30:16.12\00:30:17.47
and I'm glad that,
that you are adding some
00:30:17.48\00:30:21.33
resources, we throw
that term out a lot,
00:30:21.34\00:30:24.11
Bible study, Bible
study. There are some people
00:30:24.12\00:30:26.12
who don't really
know how to systematically
00:30:26.13\00:30:28.07
study the bible,
right. There are people who
00:30:28.08\00:30:30.04
read the Bible and
read it religiously I use
00:30:30.05\00:30:32.87
that term but they
don't know what we mean
00:30:32.88\00:30:35.73
when we say Bible
studies. So, I'm glad that you
00:30:35.74\00:30:38.75
will be providing some
materials to assists in
00:30:38.76\00:30:42.60
Bible study, so that
even members of church you
00:30:42.61\00:30:44.95
know FA can get
maximum use out of
00:30:44.96\00:30:48.10
Bible study time, out of
their connection with the
00:30:48.11\00:30:50.27
Bible and I guess
that will be at the website
00:30:50.28\00:30:51.82
also we have been
talking about this website
00:30:51.83\00:30:53.08
revivaland
reformation.org., sure
00:30:53.09\00:30:54.06
revivaland reformation.org.
00:30:54.07\00:30:55.46
revivalandreformation.
org. and I'm glad that
00:30:55.47\00:30:57.82
all of these materials
will be there we are saying
00:30:57.83\00:30:59.77
it again
revivaland reformation.org.
00:30:59.78\00:31:01.82
it is important over
and over again because
00:31:01.83\00:31:04.01
so much can be
gotten there. Its gonna be
00:31:04.39\00:31:05.64
there because you
are practically saying
00:31:05.65\00:31:07.81
that people should
stop reading their Bible
00:31:07.82\00:31:09.84
start studying
revival. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
00:31:09.85\00:31:12.77
its time to move
from just reading to study
00:31:12.78\00:31:15.83
of the word of God.
It's very important, yes,
00:31:15.84\00:31:17.45
yes to emphasis that,
and you know there are
00:31:17.46\00:31:20.24
different ways how to
study the Bible, yes, yes.
00:31:20.25\00:31:23.23
And that's one of the
things that we are going
00:31:24.24\00:31:25.63
to promote just
to give some ideas,
00:31:25.64\00:31:29.57
some methods how to
read the Bible, yes,
00:31:30.57\00:31:33.20
in more effective
way, yes, yes, how to be
00:31:34.66\00:31:36.10
impacted by the word
of God, so that will be
00:31:36.11\00:31:38.58
also available at the
website you know, yes.
00:31:38.59\00:31:40.99
I took at a quick look
at the website and there
00:31:41.00\00:31:44.55
are lot of resources
there, and free resource,
00:31:44.56\00:31:47.15
you can even hear and
watch sermons right there,
00:31:47.16\00:31:50.25
and you know read
documents and download
00:31:50.26\00:31:53.18
them if you want to
put them in your little
00:31:53.19\00:31:54.49
devices and you know
walk away with that, yeah.
00:31:54.50\00:31:57.46
You know I
mentioned some of the name
00:31:58.08\00:31:59.34
of the preacher who
just provide some sermons
00:31:59.35\00:32:02.48
on our reformation and
I forget to mention when
00:32:02.49\00:32:05.76
very particular
name is God's man
00:32:06.70\00:32:09.51
Pastor C. D.
Brooks, that's my favorite,
00:32:11.46\00:32:13.78
Pastor C. D.
Brooks, yes, yes, you know,
00:32:13.79\00:32:15.33
powerful man of
God, he preach during the
00:32:15.34\00:32:18.09
Annual Counsel,
yes, yes, yes, yes,
00:32:18.10\00:32:21.11
it was one of the
most impacting sermon
00:32:22.03\00:32:24.93
that ever heard. Yes
it was a powerful message.
00:32:24.94\00:32:27.32
That's C.D. Brooks
and the sermon is there,
00:32:27.33\00:32:30.77
all those sermons.
Oh! Praise the Lord.
00:32:31.73\00:32:32.85
And apart from that
strong emphasis on Bible
00:32:33.89\00:32:36.38
study and Spirit of
Prophecy. And let me tell
00:32:36.39\00:32:38.47
you the older
departments of the organization
00:32:38.48\00:32:41.91
beginning with the
General Conference and
00:32:42.86\00:32:44.18
go to different levels.
All the different departments
00:32:44.90\00:32:47.31
are just working
together to provide guidance
00:32:48.84\00:32:51.46
in that direction,
praise the Lord, but the
00:32:51.47\00:32:54.01
fifth initiative is the
Worldwide days of prayer
00:32:54.02\00:32:58.26
and fasting. This is
very important because
00:32:58.27\00:33:02.58
we are gonna be
united apart from the 777
00:33:03.04\00:33:06.38
we're gonna have every
quarter the first Sabbath
00:33:07.46\00:33:12.13
of each quarter
we're gonna have the world
00:33:12.69\00:33:16.68
day of prayer and
fasting. Its wonderful
00:33:16.69\00:33:20.93
and the next one is
coming, its gonna be on
00:33:21.71\00:33:24.16
April the second
that's the next worldwide day
00:33:24.70\00:33:29.74
of prayer and
fasting and every quater the
00:33:30.46\00:33:33.70
first Sabbath of
each quarter we are gonna
00:33:33.71\00:33:36.26
have the worldwide
day of prayer and fasting,
00:33:36.27\00:33:39.69
amen. But not only
that the first Sabbath every
00:33:39.70\00:33:46.11
at the beginning of
each year the first Sabbath
00:33:46.12\00:33:50.60
is gonna be on the
world day on prayer and
00:33:52.69\00:33:57.27
fasting for the
world Church, okay.
00:33:57.28\00:33:59.72
So we should put
that on our calendars,
00:33:59.73\00:34:01.15
every yes, every
year, every year the first
00:34:01.16\00:34:03.33
Sabbath of the year,
you know 2011 the first
00:34:03.85\00:34:07.22
Sabbath of the year
it was Sabbath, generally
00:34:07.23\00:34:12.36
first you got Sabbath,
the Sabbath yes, yes, yes.
00:34:12.37\00:34:14.73
No matter what
day, what number will be
00:34:14.74\00:34:18.77
the first Sabbath of
each year, the beginning
00:34:19.80\00:34:23.57
of each year is
gonna be the worldwide day
00:34:23.58\00:34:27.19
of prayer and fasting.
Praise God, this is good.
00:34:27.86\00:34:30.96
This is one of the
other initiative that we
00:34:30.97\00:34:33.23
are just working on
and promoting and also
00:34:33.24\00:34:36.25
we are going to
provide some, some material,
00:34:36.26\00:34:38.62
and now I would like
to just go to the website.
00:34:39.35\00:34:43.56
Remember we have
a wonderful website
00:34:44.75\00:34:46.66
revivalandreformation.org.
.org yes and we are,
00:34:47.58\00:34:50.81
we are just using
the technology because
00:34:51.38\00:34:54.71
we are sure, we have
aware that many people
00:34:54.72\00:34:57.62
are just looking for
something and the Lord
00:34:57.63\00:35:00.80
will guide them to
go to this website,
00:35:00.81\00:35:03.25
not only that you as
a Seventh-day Adventist
00:35:03.92\00:35:06.88
church member or as
Christian that you are,
00:35:07.52\00:35:09.98
no matter what denominations you
00:35:10.55\00:35:12.14
belong to you, you
can just go to the web
00:35:12.15\00:35:15.63
page and just take
advantage of the material
00:35:15.64\00:35:22.34
because we are
using the cellphone,
00:35:22.35\00:35:24.86
also the text messaging,
there is more phone apps,
00:35:25.82\00:35:30.27
iPhone, iPads and
the social media platform
00:35:31.46\00:35:35.33
like Facebook and
Twitter to promote and to
00:35:35.34\00:35:42.35
receive some material
Even in your iPhone and
00:35:43.16\00:35:46.77
your cellphone you
can receive everyday the
00:35:46.78\00:35:50.19
devotion of the day on
revival, is that right,
00:35:50.20\00:35:54.48
yeah, a revival. It's
available right now, yeah,
00:35:54.49\00:35:55.46
and also you can just
receive just in case you
00:35:55.96\00:35:59.53
forget they are
gonna remind you everyday
00:35:59.54\00:36:04.53
at 7am at 7pm if you
go to the website and you
00:36:04.83\00:36:09.59
just I don't know how
to say that but you can
00:36:09.60\00:36:14.69
just receive in
your cellphone, okay, so
00:36:14.70\00:36:18.81
if you download that
app it will prompt you as a,
00:36:19.72\00:36:26.13
you know I like the
idea that you are using
00:36:26.14\00:36:28.55
every avenue of technology,
00:36:28.56\00:36:30.85
I use all of that, the
phone I have now is not
00:36:32.18\00:36:33.94
its not a smart
phone its not dumb but
00:36:34.69\00:36:36.32
its not really smart,
its not a real smart phone
00:36:36.33\00:36:39.07
I cannot download
apps like that I can bring
00:36:39.08\00:36:41.36
in something, but
there are lot of people who
00:36:41.37\00:36:43.95
do and who bring it,
who do it and I like that
00:36:43.96\00:36:47.57
we are using all this,
I do I don't tweet yet,
00:36:47.58\00:36:49.53
I'm not a tweeter
guy but there are tons
00:36:49.54\00:36:52.55
of people who do,
yes, and I'm glad that
00:36:52.56\00:36:55.54
we're using every
avenue to get the gospel out
00:36:55.55\00:36:58.04
and to remind people
they need to pray at 7am,
00:36:58.57\00:37:01.14
7pm for seven days,
really we have to do it
00:37:01.76\00:37:05.01
for the rest of our
lives. And once you know
00:37:05.02\00:37:07.58
that when you
bow your knee at 7am,
00:37:07.59\00:37:09.84
7pm there are millions
of people around the world,
00:37:09.85\00:37:12.96
yes, yes praying
with you it encourage you
00:37:12.97\00:37:15.19
to keep on doing that. You know,
00:37:15.20\00:37:17.38
you know what a few
weeks ago I was in the
00:37:18.51\00:37:23.50
country of Columbia,
South America that belong
00:37:24.74\00:37:29.74
to Inter American
division and I was promoting
00:37:29.75\00:37:34.33
Revival and Reformation
and the reaction of the
00:37:34.34\00:37:38.50
people was like everywhere,
00:37:38.51\00:37:40.62
the spirit of the
Lord just brought together
00:37:41.69\00:37:44.89
the people and they
accept the message and
00:37:44.90\00:37:47.84
something very, very
special it was a group
00:37:47.85\00:37:51.47
of young people very
committed to the Lord.
00:37:51.48\00:37:54.30
And they just
immediately started to work and
00:37:55.47\00:37:59.20
just creating their
own website on Revival
00:38:00.08\00:38:04.21
and Reformation and
also they put the link
00:38:04.22\00:38:06.58
to our website, not
only that, they developed
00:38:06.59\00:38:10.56
a special group of
young people. Can you imagine
00:38:11.80\00:38:16.14
300 young people are
just connected through
00:38:16.54\00:38:20.09
internet and they
are committed to prayer
00:38:20.10\00:38:23.23
everyday. They are
spending one hour a day,
00:38:23.91\00:38:27.00
wow, just praying
for a specific request
00:38:27.66\00:38:30.74
from different
people around the world,
00:38:31.70\00:38:34.12
because their website
is just opened to receive
00:38:34.99\00:38:40.11
prayer requests,
praise God and they have
00:38:41.00\00:38:43.19
a special section
for health problems,
00:38:43.20\00:38:46.31
for family
problems and job problems,
00:38:46.32\00:38:51.00
so a lot of things
and can you imagine 300
00:38:51.73\00:38:54.85
young people in
the different Adventist
00:38:54.86\00:38:57.97
universities in all
that places, they had
00:38:57.98\00:39:00.78
committed to pray for
one hour specifically,
00:39:01.60\00:39:04.90
amen, and also
they are joining us,
00:39:04.91\00:39:07.50
they are part of
the 777 initiative.
00:39:07.51\00:39:09.94
They are promoting each
one of these initiatives.
00:39:10.47\00:39:13.08
777 that's easy to remember,
00:39:14.07\00:39:15.89
and so I think this
is something that you can
00:39:16.85\00:39:19.08
carry with you
and easy to explain to
00:39:19.09\00:39:21.24
somebody else,
Seventh-day Adventist,
00:39:21.25\00:39:23.21
praying seven days
a week at 7 o'clock,
00:39:23.98\00:39:26.34
at 7am and 7pm,
yeah that is great,
00:39:26.96\00:39:28.22
that is great. And
that the seven initiative
00:39:28.84\00:39:32.46
that we just
presented to the Executive
00:39:33.25\00:39:36.87
Committee and was
accepted is the great,
00:39:36.88\00:39:38.80
the promotion of
some books and one of them
00:39:39.79\00:39:42.39
is the Great
Controversy Book reading.
00:39:42.40\00:39:44.28
The Great
Controversy Book is one of the
00:39:45.72\00:39:48.87
wonderful books that
just not only speak to
00:39:49.93\00:39:55.39
your heart but speak
to your conscious you know
00:39:55.40\00:39:59.98
to your mind, to
your convictions,
00:40:01.18\00:40:02.76
and just bring the
people to study the book
00:40:03.88\00:40:09.89
of Revelation, the
last book of the Bible,
00:40:09.90\00:40:12.44
yes very true, and
just explain to them how
00:40:12.45\00:40:16.60
to understand the
prophecies, and show the
00:40:16.61\00:40:20.08
people how to find
comfort and assurance
00:40:20.09\00:40:25.32
that even amid of
these conflict of the ages
00:40:26.19\00:40:30.25
the great controversy
between good and evil,
00:40:31.27\00:40:34.99
the Lord is in
control, yes, yes,
00:40:36.38\00:40:39.66
and millions of people
will be affected in the
00:40:40.34\00:40:43.96
positive way because we
are going to read again,
00:40:43.97\00:40:47.57
we are reading the
Great Controversy as a
00:40:47.58\00:40:51.09
preparation not only
for the, for the pouring of
00:40:51.10\00:40:55.51
the Holy Spirit but as
a preparation for a major
00:40:55.52\00:40:58.76
praying that we have for 2012.
00:40:58.77\00:41:01.21
The United Conference
is promoting the initiative
00:41:02.55\00:41:04.84
to distribute 50 millions
of the Great Controversy
00:41:04.85\00:41:12.50
book, wow, 50 millions,
it's a great initiative,
00:41:12.51\00:41:18.83
yes, but we need to
read again this book in
00:41:18.84\00:41:22.20
2011 in order to be
ready for the way how that all
00:41:22.21\00:41:26.56
will lead us, praise
God, in the distribution of
00:41:26.57\00:41:29.23
50 millions of the
Great Controversy Book.
00:41:29.86\00:41:32.49
I remember annual
concert I can't remember
00:41:33.15\00:41:35.95
who is the word
leader I'm trying to wreck
00:41:35.96\00:41:37.10
my brain but he
had to go to Denver and
00:41:37.11\00:41:39.44
he said as he got
snowed in, his plane got
00:41:39.45\00:41:41.70
landed and it
couldn't take off and he had
00:41:41.71\00:41:44.58
just his Bible and
the Great Controversy and
00:41:44.59\00:41:47.76
he said for a week
that's all he had to read,
00:41:47.77\00:41:50.00
Bible and Great
Controversy, and he came
00:41:50.66\00:41:52.43
out of that time, he
read that book in one week,
00:41:52.44\00:41:55.93
what you read GC,
its Great Controversy,
00:41:56.53\00:41:58.63
it's a, it's a deep,
and I had a chance to read
00:41:58.64\00:42:01.14
it last year I was just
impressed to read it last
00:42:01.15\00:42:02.55
year and Erma and my
wife and I was reading
00:42:02.56\00:42:04.05
it again this year
it is a powerful book,
00:42:04.06\00:42:06.88
yes it is. But it
does let you know that we
00:42:06.89\00:42:08.87
are not spinning out of control,
00:42:08.88\00:42:10.56
we are squarely in
the hands of God and the
00:42:11.25\00:42:13.64
prophetic landscape
as that is painted moving
00:42:13.65\00:42:17.03
towards the
Skatetown is just powerfully
00:42:17.70\00:42:19.64
reaffirmed in that book
and I certainly cosigned
00:42:20.23\00:42:22.83
it every, sort of
every Adventist, everybody
00:42:23.40\00:42:26.13
ought to read the
Great Controversy,
00:42:26.14\00:42:28.18
it is a book for these
times, amen, almost more
00:42:28.19\00:42:30.96
than any book you can
read. Yes and you know
00:42:30.97\00:42:32.69
pastor perhaps its
good to take advantage
00:42:32.70\00:42:36.18
of this opportunity
because perhaps there
00:42:36.19\00:42:39.87
are people who
don't know the book,
00:42:39.88\00:42:41.97
they are watching our
program today they can
00:42:43.32\00:42:46.54
just request a copy
of that book, yes because
00:42:46.55\00:42:50.68
we have available
for everybody who wants
00:42:50.69\00:42:53.74
to have a copy of that book.
00:42:53.75\00:42:55.24
It's a marvelous book,
it is, it is based on the
00:42:55.91\00:42:58.44
Bible specifically the
last book of the Bible,
00:42:58.45\00:43:02.87
the Revelation, is
very important to understand
00:43:04.23\00:43:07.17
what will happen,
and what is happening,
00:43:07.59\00:43:09.48
what is the meaning
of the things that are
00:43:09.49\00:43:11.65
happening around
the world. Praise God.
00:43:11.66\00:43:13.24
And this book just
draw a lot of wonderful
00:43:13.62\00:43:16.99
information that will
explain the prophecies.
00:43:17.00\00:43:20.23
Praise God. Now this is
just, this is a de facto
00:43:20.24\00:43:23.26
free offer, yes,
this is. This a free offer
00:43:24.08\00:43:28.02
in addition to 12 steps
in Revival and Reformation
00:43:28.03\00:43:31.27
that you can get
from us by e-mailing us at
00:43:31.28\00:43:34.98
free offer
@3ABN.org, or 618674651.
00:43:34.99\00:43:38.31
Pastor Miranda has
just told us that you can
00:43:40.80\00:43:42.77
get another free book
which you really ought
00:43:42.78\00:43:45.06
to have in your
library. Can we get
00:43:45.07\00:43:46.83
it at the website? If
you don't have that book,
00:43:46.84\00:43:49.11
a lot of people just
get the book but if you
00:43:50.03\00:43:53.35
are not an Adventist
and you want to order
00:43:53.36\00:43:55.76
book, this is a wonderful
opportunity to have one,
00:43:55.77\00:43:59.38
yes, yes, praise God
and to read that book,
00:43:59.39\00:44:00.65
Oh! Powerful,
powerful, powerful book.
00:44:00.66\00:44:02.93
Really it is, if you
are concerned and wondering
00:44:02.94\00:44:06.55
that what is it gonna
be like in the end times,
00:44:06.56\00:44:08.88
we are living in
them, yes, yeah that book,
00:44:08.89\00:44:11.37
yeah, will guide you
through the scriptures
00:44:11.94\00:44:13.92
and will help you
understand where we are,
00:44:13.93\00:44:16.88
and in the
prophetic landscape as you
00:44:17.79\00:44:18.99
wanna us, if you wanna
call it that way and will
00:44:19.00\00:44:21.68
really draw you to Christ.
It's really an inspiring,
00:44:21.69\00:44:25.04
inspiring book. It
really, really is. As a matter
00:44:25.05\00:44:27.06
of fact I know in fact
that book is also available
00:44:27.07\00:44:30.02
on the internet on some
websites, yes, in audio,
00:44:30.03\00:44:33.11
yes that true, if
somebody you know want this
00:44:33.86\00:44:36.10
is riding their bicycle
or walking down the street
00:44:36.88\00:44:39.60
they can listen to
The Great Controversy.
00:44:39.61\00:44:41.66
Praise God. They can
get it at the website,
00:44:41.67\00:44:43.84
can they order through
the website or do you know.
00:44:43.85\00:44:45.54
I don't know if they
can access that way but
00:44:46.24\00:44:49.33
they can just send
the message to 3ABN and
00:44:49.94\00:44:52.73
you can let us
know. And we will pass it
00:44:52.74\00:44:54.21
on we surely yeah,
that is to contact us,
00:44:54.22\00:44:56.26
contact us, we
will contact them,
00:44:56.27\00:44:57.24
we will make sure that
you get the book because
00:44:57.25\00:44:59.63
it is a powerful,
powerful work, and if you are
00:44:59.64\00:45:05.37
afraid of the future,
you don't know what the
00:45:06.26\00:45:07.86
future holds this
will walk you through
00:45:07.87\00:45:10.37
systematically how
this thing is gonna wrap up,
00:45:10.38\00:45:13.14
and it will give you the
affirmation the certainty
00:45:13.70\00:45:16.69
that time is not long
Christ is coming soon but
00:45:17.30\00:45:20.74
you don't have to fear
that, it will be a great
00:45:20.75\00:45:22.50
and glorious day and it
will help prepare you for
00:45:22.51\00:45:25.58
that day, I
recommend it very, very highly.
00:45:25.59\00:45:28.00
And I'm hoping that
you know 50 million copies
00:45:28.01\00:45:33.62
of book, it's
exciting, are being given away,
00:45:33.63\00:45:35.04
that's exciting, I'm
hoping that it will be given
00:45:35.72\00:45:38.83
away in such a short
time that there will be
00:45:38.84\00:45:41.76
a need to print more
as I mentioned in this
00:45:41.77\00:45:43.75
Spanish program
we did. Oh! Yes, yes,
00:45:43.76\00:45:46.09
and the other books
that we are just promoting
00:45:48.18\00:45:51.38
for this year
specifically with Revival and
00:45:51.39\00:45:54.93
Reformation not only
for this year but because
00:45:54.94\00:45:57.73
of these initiatives
just started basically from
00:45:57.74\00:46:02.75
the annual council.
So, we are just promoting
00:46:02.76\00:46:06.41
two more books the
next one is Revive us Again,
00:46:07.33\00:46:12.69
it's a wonderful
book that we have,
00:46:13.93\00:46:15.41
and we have that book
in Spanish and of course
00:46:15.42\00:46:18.66
in English and Spanish,
that's sure, and that book
00:46:18.67\00:46:21.72
is written by Elder
Mark Finley, and he has a
00:46:21.73\00:46:27.89
wonderful gift to
write in a special way
00:46:27.90\00:46:33.89
that is very
inspiring and its is Bible base,
00:46:34.71\00:46:40.61
Revive us Again,
yes, its so wonderful,
00:46:42.33\00:46:46.38
wonderful book to
read. And the other one
00:46:46.99\00:46:50.48
is True Revival by Ellen
G. White is one of the most
00:46:51.45\00:46:57.73
precious, precious
jewels that we have.
00:46:57.74\00:47:01.00
This is completion
of the writings of the
00:47:02.74\00:47:05.81
Ellen G. White is
again I can say that is Bible
00:47:05.82\00:47:11.03
base and very
inspiring and will just help
00:47:11.04\00:47:17.45
us to have more
insights of God's grace, yeah,
00:47:17.46\00:47:23.79
and power, yeah. So we
recommend greatly these
00:47:23.80\00:47:27.36
two books. Can
we get this books at
00:47:27.37\00:47:29.38
Adventist book
centers, can we get them online.
00:47:29.39\00:47:31.25
Adventists book center
you could get it and let me
00:47:31.26\00:47:34.40
tell you that at least
one conference that I know
00:47:34.41\00:47:38.81
perhaps there are lot
of conference are doing the
00:47:40.20\00:47:41.83
same but one of the
conference it's the one
00:47:41.84\00:47:47.73
who is in Atlanta,
Georgia, Georgia Cumberland,
00:47:47.74\00:47:51.85
Georgia Cumberland Conference,
00:47:51.86\00:47:52.95
Georgia Cumberland Conference,
00:47:52.96\00:47:54.03
they had 5000 of
these book Revive us Again
00:47:54.85\00:48:00.77
to share with the all
the families, employees,
00:48:01.69\00:48:05.38
people who work
for the organization,
00:48:06.26\00:48:07.69
5000 of these book,
wow, they are enjoying
00:48:08.52\00:48:11.26
and in the General
Conference complex,
00:48:11.81\00:48:12.86
the human resources,
Ruth Parish, who is the
00:48:13.69\00:48:16.47
Director of Human
Resources just came
00:48:17.40\00:48:19.56
out with a wonderful idea
and the General Conference
00:48:19.57\00:48:23.14
is just providing to
each one of the employees
00:48:23.15\00:48:25.64
with these two books and
its wonderful to not only
00:48:26.83\00:48:31.67
to receive that
but read that books.
00:48:31.68\00:48:33.52
We are promoting
that because we know that
00:48:34.29\00:48:37.07
is the way how the
spirit will just help us
00:48:37.08\00:48:40.52
to understand, yes,
yes, yes the presence of the
00:48:40.53\00:48:43.58
Holy Spirit. Yeah, I
can see these books lighting
00:48:43.59\00:48:45.60
fire all over the
world, oh yes, oh yes you know
00:48:45.61\00:48:47.91
the lives of individuals.
Combining that you know
00:48:47.92\00:48:51.07
the reading of the
books, when you are reading
00:48:51.08\00:48:53.16
books about the
Bible the angles draw near,
00:48:53.17\00:48:57.45
the Holy Spirit, very
true, tries to, to break
00:48:58.10\00:49:00.48
through our minds to
make that connection, yes,
00:49:00.49\00:49:04.17
and if we do that
in combination with the
00:49:04.80\00:49:08.25
initiatives mentioned
you know the prayer 777,
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yeah, revival will
takes place, yes very much so,
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and its our
greatest need. Yeah, yeah,
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we want to take just
a moment here our time
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is slipping, before
we loose our time you may
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want to get more
information about all of the
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things that, that we
talked about this very night.
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This is certainly a
move of God among the people
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of God, and you want
to be a part of this.
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Should you want
more information,
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maybe you contact
some individuals at the
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General Conference.
Here is some information that
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will help you make
contact and really get on board
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this train of Revival and
Reformation that is moving
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and sweeping not only
across the country but
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around the world as
God's people are drawing closer
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to him preparing for the
second coming of our Lord
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Jesus Christ. Here's some
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information that you'll need.
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If you would like to
learn more about the Revival and
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Reformation
initiatives of the Seventh-day
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Adventists
church, you may contact to
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General Conference,
Seventh-day Adventists.
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Write to them at
12501 Old Columbia Pike,
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Silver Spring,
Maryland, 20904 that's General
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Conference,
Seventh-day Adventists,
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12501 Old Columbia
Pike, Silver Spring, Maryland,
00:50:20.97\00:50:25.39
20904. You can also
visit the Revival and
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Reformation website
for more information
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as well as for resources,
devotional and for the
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worldwide days of
prayer and fasting.
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Go to
revivaland reformation.org.
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that's
revivaland reformation.org.
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That information is
very important but really
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you can get just about
everything you will need
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at revivaland reformation.org.
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We gonna flash
that all night because
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it is crucially
important and we want
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you to visit that website.
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Before our times
slips away I know you got
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some interesting
news, some exciting news
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on Inter America that
you want to share with us
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and SPD. Yes a few days ago the
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General Conference
President Elder Wilson was
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attending a big
meeting in Dominican Republic,
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this event its part of
the launching of Revival
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and Reformation
initiatives in Inter
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American Division.
We are working since
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the Annual Council but
they just organized this
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event with the
thousands of people there and
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place report is there,
and Johnny was there and
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we just received
through satellite the event and
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Pastor Wilson
was preaching there,
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and inviting the
people to be engage in these
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initiative and more
than 300 leaders from
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38 countries, wow,
they were there and they
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had special meeting
with the GC President
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to just pray together,
to study together and also
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to be ready to spread
the word, amen and prepare
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the way for the
pouring of the Holy Spirit.
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So, wonderful
things are just happening,
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thousands let me tell
you this literally thousand
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of former Adventists
are coming back, praise God,
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through these initiatives
in Brazil specifically.
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William Costa, the
Communications Director
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of the General
Conference and his family were
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there in December,
they were just preaching and
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singing and just
calling the people to come
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to the Lord and promoting
Revival and Reformation
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and one 12, 1200
former Adventists just,
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praise God, came
back to the church,
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praise God and also
in South Pacific Division
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the Wilson, Ted Wilson
was leading some activities
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there meetings
there in Papua New Guinea
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more than 100,000
members, church members
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and people just they
have a big meeting and he
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was promoting
Revival and Reformation,
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praise God, praise
the Lord and every where,
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every where
something great is happening.
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I was in Greece a
few months ago promoting
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the same and you
know Greece, France and
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many part of Europe
they are difficult areas
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we mentioned some moments ago,
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tough areas but you
know the Lord blessed in
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special way, praise God,
these kind of initiatives
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and the Lord is doing
and will continue to doing
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something great for his
church. Praise the Lord,
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praise the Lord.
Everyone who just decided
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to be engage and seek
in the Lord and be revived,
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praise God, resurrected
from the spiritual path,
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praise God. And
you mentioned briefly
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something that
recently took place in Texas
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where you had
about 100. It's amazing
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I was just
forgetting that we had more than
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a 100 preachers in
Houston, Texas, last week
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we were just finishing
preachers from many part
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of the United States,
even the NAD President,
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the Division President,
the Division Secretary,
00:54:41.30\00:54:44.61
Elder Jackson, there
is Brian, Elder Gasio,
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one of the Vice
Presidents and myself from the
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United Conference and
more than 100 preachers,
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more than a 100 sites,
churches and public sites
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we're preaching and
we just went together
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to a special meeting
and we prayed together,
00:55:04.09\00:55:07.20
we share experiences
and the Lord blessed this
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evangelist series,
praise God, in special way,
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it was amazing
how everybody was just
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connected and was just
trying to do their best
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for the Lord, and this
is a good model not only
00:55:19.25\00:55:22.58
for North American
Division but everywhere,
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we were just joined
the group of pastors and
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even live preachers
they were there sharing
00:55:29.44\00:55:33.14
their knowledge of
the Lord through their
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preaching and
thousand of people were just
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not only hearing but
just coming to the Lord.
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Praise the Lord. This
is so very, very exciting
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and Pastor Miranda
I thank you for coming
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and sharing with us,
you know Johnny these,
00:55:50.01\00:55:51.84
these initiatives
kicked off at Annual Council,
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Annual Council,
Annual Council is a gathering
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of world church
leaders takes place in the fall
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of the year,
October of this past year,
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so these initiatives
are just a few months old
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and yet the world
has been impacted by
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the power of men and
women praying and drawing
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closer to Jesus
Christ. And we commit to you,
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we ask you join with us
as we pray to seek Revival
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and Reformation
in each of our lives,
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that is the only way we
are told that we will make
00:56:21.17\00:56:22.63
through the trouble
times that are to come
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but our victory is
assured as we abide in Christ
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and enter into a time
of Revival and Reformation
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that will see us
through to the second coming
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of our Lord and
savior Jesus Christ. My good
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friend LFA Johnny
good to have you here.
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It's been great, it's
been good to hear all these
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wonderful things and
I'm praising the Lord and
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I'll be 777, praise
God and pastor thank you
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so very much for
coming and being with us,
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oh! It was a pleasure
regulating everybody to
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join us in 777 and
all the needs of this.
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The Lord is coming,
Amen, praise God, amen, amen.
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Our time has fast
slipped into eternity allowing
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me now in closing to
bit to wish you both grace
00:56:57.87\00:57:00.04
and peace through our
Lord and savior Jesus Christ.
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We will see you again soon.
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Bye, bye, good
night and God bless.
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