Hello, and just a
great big old welcome to you.
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We're glad you
decided to join us today
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3ABN Worship Hour.
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We're glad you decided
to spend this time with us
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and I believe it's gonna be
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a profitable hour as we spend it
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studying the
Word of God together.
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Our subject is
Darkness Shall Cover The Earth.
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There's a lot to this.
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Don't let the title fool
you. There's a lot to it.
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So we pray that each one of you
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have your Bible,
pencil and paper,
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and get ready to look
some of these passages up.
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If we move too quickly,
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be sure you jot
these things down.
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So you can go back
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study to show
yourself approved unto God.
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Again, we're glad, so
very grateful and thankful
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for what you do your
prayers, your support of 3ABN,
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God bless you for
it, continue going,
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continue to praying
for us as we move forward,
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Darkness Shall Cover The Earth.
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Now always our custom
is and it should be is pray
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before we get
into the Word of God.
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So I'm just
gonna step over here,
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I'm gonna kneel
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and maybe you will
pray with me, will you?
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Okay, let's pray.
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Our Loving Father in heaven,
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we truly thank You
for this opportunity
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and privilege we
have to come before thee.
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We invite thy Holy Spirit,
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please come and be on
us in a very special way.
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Illuminate
these beautiful truths
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of Your Word that
we may understand them,
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they may be clear to us,
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and then give us power,
strength, and might that
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we wanna be
obedient to Your Word.
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Thank You for every
viewer, every listener,
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each and every one
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that will make a
decision for You today.
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And we're gonna thank
You for that in advance.
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Bless now we pray
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as a word goes
out in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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If you have your Bible,
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I know that you
do have your Bible.
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I want you to make sure
that you turn in with me,
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I'm gonna read the
first passage here.
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This is one of the most special,
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special passage
to me in John 1:1-5.
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John 1:1-5.
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Now you'll say,
"Oh, I know that.
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Well, I'm glad you do."
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We commit these things to
our heart and to our mind,
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but I love it
because the Bible says,
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"In the beginning was," what?
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Good.
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"In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God,
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and the Word was God.
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The same was in the
beginning with God."
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Notice this.
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"All things were made
by Him, and without Him
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was not anything
made that was made.
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In Him was life,
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and the life was
the light of men.
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And the light
shineth in darkness."
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Now notice this.
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"And the darkness
comprehended it not."
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You know, I love those verses,
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but when it comes down
to the very last line of it,
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something just kind of
sticks in my heart, in my mind,
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and there's a
sadness that comes up
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because it says right here
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that the darkness
comprehend it not.
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Jesus came to
this world, but what?
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Many people still today looking
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they haven't
comprehend it was all about.
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So again one of
my favorite passages
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and spend some
time studying that,
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you know, there are light.
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I'm finding in
this there are light
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and glory in the truth.
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In this truth that we just read
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in this passage
of scripture here
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that was Jesus was
with God the Father
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before the
foundation of the world.
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I love that.
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This is the light shining,
the Bible says in dark places.
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He was the fountain
of life to the world.
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He was the, Bible
says, the Eternal Word.
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He considered to be made flesh.
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God became man.
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He was numbered
with the transgressors.
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See, He didn't die a hero.
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Think about it in
the eyes of the world.
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He died a condemned criminal.
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He died as man's substitute.
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Jesus died in order
to fully meet the demands
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of the broken law,
which the Bible says is death,
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the wages of sin, what?
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Sure is death.
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Now let's take a little
trip, if you don't mind,
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let's go back
just a little bit here.
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And as we talk about
darkness shall cover the earth
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at the time of the
birth of Jesus Christ.
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Let's go back
and look at the time
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because I believe
there's some parallels
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there at the time
of Christ was born
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and the time that
we're living in now,
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just before
Jesus comes back again.
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It behooves us to put
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these together
by the grace of God.
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You see, the
nation was struggling.
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They were struggling internally,
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they were struggling externally,
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there was strife,
all kinds of commotion,
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things were going on
at the birth of Christ.
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In fact, it becomes so bad
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that the office of the
high priest was corrupt.
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It was secured by fraud.
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It wasn't,
think about this fraud
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and bribery and
even, notice this, murder.
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The priesthood
had become corrupt.
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The people
fighting to make ends meet.
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They were heavily taxed.
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Might sounds familiar for
today's time, does it not?
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Things that are going on,
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the world is in
turmoil right now
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because we're
looking at the nearness
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of the coming of Jesus Christ.
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We look at the state of affairs.
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And what happened
because these things
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that were going on
here, people were discontent.
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They were uneasy.
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They were looking for something
that they couldn't find.
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And not long with discontentment
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we find there was
worst frequent outbreaks.
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My, does that sound like today?
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People are unrest,
they're looking for something
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and there's outbreaks,
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today we'd call
them maybe protest.
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Nothing wrong if
it's done properly,
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but it was not done properly.
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See, there was greed.
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There was
violence. There was distrust.
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Lack of spiritual interest.
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Sounds familiar, does it not?
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There's this
Laodicea, this sleepy,
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this indifference that was
going on even in the church.
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There's a lot of hatred
at the time of Christ birth,
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one against another.
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Sounds like today,
awful lot of hatred going on.
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A lot of things going on
out there in the world today
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that certainly points
us to the coming of Christ,
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but these things, you see,
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they were happening at
the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Of course this and much more,
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you could go on
and on with the list.
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It caused the nation
to just want to give up.
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I don't know if you've ever
come to that point in your life
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that you felt like
everything's going haywire.
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And you just want
to just like give up.
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Some will say, "Well,
what's the use to continue on?
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There seems to be no hope.
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There's darkness in the land.
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Things are going on that
I just can't understand."
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And along with that
darkness and along things
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that were going
on people became,
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I use the word they
were depressed and oppressed.
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They considered their situation.
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They were seeing here,
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think about this, the
rulers and the leaders.
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Think about the leaders
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and the rulers were
thirsting for power.
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That was the rule of the day.
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And, of course,
Satan was working,
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there was a dark shadow
that was cast over the world
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as it were, and it
became darker and darker.
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I want these to
resonate in your mind that
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what's going on
in the world today,
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however you want to put it,
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but there's
darkness in the land.
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Something is terribly wrong.
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And it's getting
darker and darker.
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At the time of Christ birth
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there was a tremendous change
that needed to take place.
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Before the coming of Jesus,
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there's a great change
that needs to take place,
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and very few want
to make that change.
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You think about
what's happened here
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with even the
people of God here,
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we were called to
be His representatives.
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See, I like that.
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We were called to
be His representatives,
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but notice the Jews.
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Now I must say
this nicely as I can,
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but they had become the
representation of Satan.
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They had turned
their back on God.
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And now they were followers
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of the enemy and
something had to give.
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Deception of sin
at the birth of Christ
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had reached its height.
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I wonder has it
reached its height today.
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I wonder if it's going
to get a little bit worse
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before Jesus
comes, other things that
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we need to be preparing for.
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After all, darkness is
going to cover the earth
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and as darkness has
already, don't say this,
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all darkness is going
to one day cover the earth.
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Darkness is
covering the earth right now,
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but certainly it's
going to get darker.
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Why?
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Because individuals
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are becoming right
now victims of Satan.
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Victims because he was
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behind all this corruption
we were talking about.
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He was behind all this
unrest, and that's today too,
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and all the
violence, all the murder,
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all the destructive practices,
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hoping to catch
men in these things
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and keep them still in
that until they're lost.
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The time of Christ,
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to me the
bodies of human beings,
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you know, bodies of
human being was meant to
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for the Holy Spirit to dwell in.
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We were there to
dwell in the Spirit of God,
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notice this, Spirit
of God inside of us,
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but what happened?
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The body became the
dwelling place of demons.
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I wonder today
some of the things
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I see going on in the world.
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It looks more like
demons, doesn't it?
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Demon possession.
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A lot of things are going on
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that we need to
be questioning today.
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And are they pointing
us to the coming of Jesus?
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Now how can we say that
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you know what the
human beings that,
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you know it's a dwelling,
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they supposed to be
the dwelling place of God.
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1 Corinthians 6:19.
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I love this. 1 Corinthians 6:19.
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The Bible says, I'll
say it over and over,
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but I can't help it
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because that's
what the Bible says.
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It starts out with, "What?
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know ye not that your
body is the temple of God."
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Know ye not your body's what?
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"The temple of," what?
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"The Holy Ghost which is in you,
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which ye have of
God, ye are not your own?"
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You are not like we
say you're not your own,
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it would be nice
for us to understand.
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We are not our own.
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We have been bought,
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we have been
purchased with a price.
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So for a week what? We
glorify God in our bodies.
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Praise God for that.
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I've often wondered, you know,
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if I did something
may be wrong at home
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or whatever and I came home.
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My mother would
say to me some time,
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"Kenny, what do you been up to?"
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And I'm going what?
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She said, "It was
all over your face."
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Really?
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Think about it today,
human faces the people
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that we pass by in
the street or in the car,
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whoever it might
be, people that you meet
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friends, family, many their life
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is written up on their face.
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Many times you can tell
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what kind of
life they are living.
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Today, some people lives
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are crying out
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for something that
they're not seeing,
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maybe even in the church,
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that they're not seeing anywhere
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and yet their voices
are lifted up in prayer
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and saying,
"God, I need something,
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I need direction,
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I need not know
what to do to be ready."
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You realize if
heaven is not your home
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and not my home, what
good is this life been?
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The whole
purpose of us being here
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is to repopulate heaven.
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We've missed our purpose,
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if we miss heaven, so
we don't want to do that.
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And I think sometime
that Satan laughs as he sees
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how he has debased the
image of God in humanity.
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Have you thought
along those lines?
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Genesis 1:26, gives
us direction on this,
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notice, you say, "Well,
I'm not sure about where,
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but are we supposed to
be in the image of God?
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How were we
created? How were we made?
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What do we do?"
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Well, the Bible
tells us, Genesis 1:26,
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just the first few
words we'll use on that.
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Notice it says, "And God said."
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Now if you don't know, I
love this, "And God said,
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'Let us make man in," what?
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"In our image
after our likeness."
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That just answers
the question for me.
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I don't need
any more information
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because God said
we're to made in His image.
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And so I'm just kind
of thinking, you know,
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we need to act
like we're in His image.
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We are His people. We
are His representatives.
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Surely, maybe
we're beginning to see
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or maybe you're finding out
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as you're studying
and praying every day
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and witnessing for Him,
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but He has a plan for
you and a plan for your life,
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but many people don't know that.
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And you know what?
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If I look at
humanity as a whole today,
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I think it's
totally out of control.
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There needs to be a
change, but, you know,
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we just left it there, you know,
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what good would it do us?
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I'm glad the Bible
gives plenty of good counsel,
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but notice what it says,
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but there's some good news here.
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All is not lost.
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Praise God for
that, it's not lost.
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Galatians 4:4-5.
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Galatians 4:4-5 gives us
some real good, exciting news.
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"But when the
fulness of time was," what?
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"When the fulness
of time was come."
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See, this is a good news. Why?
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Because they were in a
dark part of earth's history.
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"But when the
fulness of time was come,"
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what happened?
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The Bible said,
"God sent forth his Son."
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Man, He had a plan.
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You can look at the exact time,
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in fact it won't
be on the screen,
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but just jot
down Daniel 9:24-25,
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Jesus came at the exact
time that He said He would do.
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It was predicted as
we well know, Acts 17:26,
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but the right time it said,
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"God sent forth
His Son, made of a,"
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notice the Bible
said, "of a woman."
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What is it do? It
indicates His humanity.
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"Made under or subject
to the law, to redeem,"
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I like that to buy back.
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Man, I need to be purchased,
I need to be bought, you know,
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He paid with His
blood, did He not?
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"Them that were under the law."
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Literally that means under law,
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which was the
Jewish legal system,
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"That we might
receive the adoption of sons."
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To me it's exciting
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when I read the
scriptures and it says,
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sons and daughters, sons
of God, daughters of God,
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what a privilege that
is and how many times,
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many people spurn that.
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They look at the
world and things going on.
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They just wonder
what we're gonna find
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the answer here.
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We're gonna have to go here.
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We're gonna have to do
that, but we have to realize
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we are in this time
of the coming of the...
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We talked about the bridegroom.
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Remember the Bible
said, what in Matthew 25,
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"The coming of the
bridegroom was at midnight."
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Wow, what it meant at midnight
that was the darkest hour.
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And so we know that
the coming of Christ.
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Notice this, takes place
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in the darkest
period of earth's history.
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So we need to be
prepared for that.
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And what does God do?
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Well, I know this,
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He calls us to
reflect His light.
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He calls us to
reflect His glory.
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And look how often we feel that.
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We reflect
somebody else's glory,
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maybe somebody else's.
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And we were not
reflecting the light
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from the throne
room of God, His glory.
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And that's for
I'm thinking right now
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we need to be shining a
light, we need to be, oh, oh,
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lighting a candle so
for the world to see.
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I love the passage of
scripture in Isaiah 60:1-3.
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Man, do they have
special application
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to God's New Testament
Church after His people today?
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Isaiah 60:1-3.
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Again, the Bible says, I
like this, "Arise and shine,"
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you know, why does it
start out arise and shine?
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Because we've been
seated way too long, that's why.
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And God said, "He wants
us to get with the program.
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I want you to rise up."
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We can't really do
anything as we're seated.
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We need to get up and
where we can move them out
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and do what God asked us to do.
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"Arise and shine," notice,
"for thy light is," what?
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"The light is come."
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Boy, you think
about this right here.
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But notice, when we talk
about this passage of scripture,
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"Arise and shine,
for the light is come,"
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is talking about here, remember,
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these promises
that I'm gonna read here
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and I'm reading, it
was a condition of what?
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Of the Reformation that would be
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taking place in
Isaiah Chapter 58.
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See, God made
some promises here,
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but they were conditional
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and what Israel failed
of that of those conditions,
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and therefore, listen.
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This passes over to
the New Testament Church.
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These are our hours for today,
grasping, so when I read it,
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it says, "Arise, Kenny."
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Did you see that?
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I remember person one
time I was preaching somewhere,
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I don't
remember where it was at.
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I read some
passages of scripture
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or something on this order said
arise Kenny and da-da-da, blah.
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And when I got done,
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somebody met
with me and they said,
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"Hey, now, what
do we mean arise?
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You're adding
words to scripture.
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You put your name in there.
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I know your name
is not in there."
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And I said, "Oh, I'm
sorry, you don't see yours."
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I think we should see our name.
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"Arise and shine,
for the light is come,
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and the glory of the
Lord has risen up on thee."
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So we are to
reflect then that glory.
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"For, behold,
darkness shall cover the earth,
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and gross darkness the people."
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See, that's not good news
if we just leave it there,
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but it's something
we should not ignore,
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we should approach
and we should look at it
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and we should pray about it.
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And we should say, "Lord,
what are you saying here?"
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Said, "Gross
darkness to people."
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But I like the
next word says, but.
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You know, in
scripture over and over,
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it goes on he says it but,
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it gives you some
maybe some bad news
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as it were, but then it says,
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but and so I like
to read on, it says,
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"But the Lord
shall arise upon thee,"
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with His glory,
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"His glory shall
be seen upon thee."
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Ain't that wonderful?
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"And the Gentiles
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to the
brightness of thy rising."
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I mean, there's
all kind of information
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that is talked about here
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the Lord shall arise
up on thee and His glory,
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not your glory,
you have no glory.
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Lot of time we like
everything pointed us
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and that all about
it, it's not about us.
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It's the Spirit
of the Living God
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that's living inside of you,
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living inside of me
that needs to come forward.
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The Gentiles are
going to come in.
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Other words, they,
the Gentiles are those
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maybe not believing the
way you believe or, you know,
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if other people
have made that decision,
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they'll see something in
you and they'll want that.
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And it's certainly
not you, it's not me,
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it's Christ who lives
within, right, He is our hope.
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And they'll want to come in
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to the brightness of thy rising.
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The kings are going to come in,
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that means the
great men of the earth
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before Jesus comes,
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there's gonna
be some great king,
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great men as it were
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that we look at
in the world today
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are going to come in
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and grab a hold of this
message of the three angels,
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and they're going to
go give it to the world
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and people are
going to listen to them.
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Man, what an awesome time
that is that we're living in.
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Are you
reflecting the glory of God?
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So I just say
again, all around us
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now the world is in turmoil.
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I mean, some bad turmoil.
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We mentioned a few of
them, everybody mentioned them
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and talks about
them, but, you know,
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there's some people's
got their head in the sand
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and they just don't, you know,
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some time they just maybe
not thinking along we are.
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We think about bad COVID-19
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we understand that
the economy is in trouble.
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We say it's hanging by a what?
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It's hanging by a thread.
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It could snap any day,
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and then what are
we going to be doing?
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All we think is
bad, horrible right now,
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but, you know, it
says it's gonna get darker.
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Things are gonna get worse
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before they get
better before Jesus comes.
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Man, a millions
have lost their job.
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They've lost their income.
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They've lost their
and we call employment.
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And now there's
rioting and there's, you know,
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drive by shootings,
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little children
are being killed.
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There's
heartache and there's pain.
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There's
suffering, Schiro murder.
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Loss of home, people
are losing their homes
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because they don't have a job.
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They don't have money coming in.
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Even nature is rebilling
under the weight of sin.
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Many have lost hope.
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Many have lost encouragement.
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It seemed like
there's no one out there
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who wants to give you hope,
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no one wants to
give encouragement,
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no one because as
soon as you mentioned,
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"Well, how are you doing?"
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"Well, I wasn't
feeling very good."
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They'll tell you
how bad they're feeling.
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I think you got there.
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And so we need to
look, we need to be a hope,
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we need to be a
light in a dark world.
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And because it seems
the majority of the world
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not everybody's involved
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in what I'm
getting ready to say here,
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but I understand
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because there's
so much going on,
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that the enemy has
such a hold on this world,
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that we realized that
many have lost their hope
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and they turn to other things.
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They turn to alcohol,
and they turn to drugs,
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and they turn to
many bad choices,
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and they turn to bad company.
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And things only
get worse for them.
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These folks need a light,
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the light of the world.
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They need that Bread of Life.
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Ain't that wonderful to
think about that Bread of Life?
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It makes me hungry,
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it makes me want to
thirst after righteousness.
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When you think
about the Bread of Life,
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we know that is
none other than what?
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That Jesus Christ.
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We must give them.
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We must introduce them to Jesus.
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Tell them, you know,
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what people's
wanting to hear today?
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People's wanting to hear.
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I want to hear. I need to hear.
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I need to read it
from the Word of God.
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When people are
going through such times
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as we're going
through right now.
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Oh, there is a balm in Gilead.
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There is a balm in Gilead.
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There's healing
that He has for us,
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healing of the sin-sick soul.
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We have a great,
mighty physician,
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one that knows all
about you and all about me.
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There's healing
in the name of Jesus.
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There's victory.
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We know that in
the blood of the Lamb,
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I think that's the
way that song goes.
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It's a beautiful song.
He knows all about you.
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He knows what you have need of,
00:23:07.28\00:23:09.55
this physician, this
waiting just for you to call,
00:23:09.58\00:23:13.59
just for you to call,
Lord, I need some help.
00:23:13.62\00:23:16.42
I can't handle it
anymore. It's too much.
00:23:16.46\00:23:19.36
Do you realize how suicide rates
00:23:19.39\00:23:21.23
are just climbing,
climbing, and climbing?
00:23:21.26\00:23:24.10
Because we're
entering in that dark period
00:23:24.13\00:23:26.87
and we're not
looking for that light.
00:23:26.90\00:23:30.21
There's the
physician that can handle
00:23:30.24\00:23:32.27
and heal all manner of diseases,
00:23:32.31\00:23:34.94
whether it be
mentally, physically,
00:23:34.98\00:23:36.71
spiritually,
financially, doesn't matter.
00:23:36.75\00:23:38.65
Nothing is too big for God.
00:23:38.68\00:23:40.95
I think that's
just awesome to think,
00:23:40.98\00:23:42.32
but nothing's too big for God,
00:23:42.35\00:23:45.35
but He's
waiting for you to call.
00:23:45.39\00:23:48.79
And I just
wonder, will you call?
00:23:48.82\00:23:53.06
If you don't call,
He's not going to answer.
00:23:53.09\00:23:55.50
I think today would
be the day to call on Him
00:23:55.53\00:23:57.93
because you may fit
in some of these things
00:23:57.97\00:23:59.73
we've been talking about here.
00:23:59.77\00:24:01.34
You've noticed the
world getting dark.
00:24:01.37\00:24:03.14
You've noticed the
coldness of the heart.
00:24:03.17\00:24:06.14
You've noticed that
the laziness in the church,
00:24:06.17\00:24:09.34
the coldness, and you're looking
00:24:09.38\00:24:11.65
for something a little
bit different right now.
00:24:11.68\00:24:16.32
We need Christ.
The days are dark.
00:24:16.35\00:24:21.72
Warning after warning
00:24:21.76\00:24:23.09
is given in
scripture, praise God for that.
00:24:23.12\00:24:25.99
And over and over, we go back.
00:24:26.03\00:24:27.36
Well, you know, when
you've read all time,
00:24:27.40\00:24:28.73
maybe we've read
it too many times
00:24:28.76\00:24:30.10
some have, and
we've just thrown it out,
00:24:30.13\00:24:31.47
we've ignored it.
00:24:31.50\00:24:33.10
As it was in the days of
Lot, as it was in days of Noah,
00:24:33.13\00:24:36.20
the condition of the
world just before Jesus comes,
00:24:36.24\00:24:38.77
man, we can know.
00:24:38.81\00:24:40.14
We can know
00:24:40.18\00:24:41.51
where we're at in
the stream of time.
00:24:41.54\00:24:45.18
The Bible tells us
in these last times,
00:24:45.21\00:24:48.32
I'm talking about Satan,
00:24:48.35\00:24:49.68
I talked about the man of
sin will work with all power.
00:24:49.72\00:24:53.79
How do we know that?
00:24:53.82\00:24:55.16
Because the Bible says
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10.
00:24:55.19\00:24:59.56
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10.
00:24:59.59\00:25:02.66
It says, "Even him,
00:25:02.70\00:25:04.53
whose coming is after
the working of," whom?
00:25:04.57\00:25:07.44
"After the working of Satan
with all power and signs and,"
00:25:07.47\00:25:11.77
notice this, "lying wonders,
00:25:11.81\00:25:14.88
and with all deceivableness
of unrighteousness
00:25:14.91\00:25:17.78
in them that," what?
00:25:17.81\00:25:19.15
"In them that perish."
00:25:19.18\00:25:21.85
We're going to be what?
00:25:21.88\00:25:23.22
We're working to
be saved as it were,
00:25:23.25\00:25:24.75
by the grace of
blood of Jesus Christ,
00:25:24.79\00:25:26.49
or we're going to be lost,
we're going to be perishing
00:25:26.52\00:25:28.32
because the devil says,
00:25:28.36\00:25:29.69
I'm going to try
to take you down.
00:25:29.72\00:25:31.06
I'm going to work signs,
I'm gonna be working miracles,
00:25:31.09\00:25:33.43
lying wonders, I'm
gonna deceive anybody
00:25:33.46\00:25:35.73
and everybody I can.
00:25:35.76\00:25:37.17
Unrighteousness is
in them that perish.
00:25:37.20\00:25:40.27
You don't have
to be in that boat,
00:25:40.30\00:25:42.94
and then the next word says
00:25:42.97\00:25:44.31
because I like that
because, notice this,
00:25:44.34\00:25:46.44
"Because they receive
not a love of the truth,
00:25:46.47\00:25:50.38
that they might be saved."
00:25:50.41\00:25:53.52
And so again, the
question has to come back.
00:25:53.55\00:25:56.89
Do you have a
love for the truth?
00:25:56.92\00:25:58.92
I mean, do you really love it.
00:25:58.95\00:26:00.76
Man, if you have somebody
sitting in the pew next to you,
00:26:00.79\00:26:03.73
you talk to your
neighbors and your friend,
00:26:03.76\00:26:05.13
mom and dad
whatever, it might be family.
00:26:05.16\00:26:06.56
You love Jesus?
00:26:06.59\00:26:07.93
Oh, we love
Jesus, we love Jesus.
00:26:07.96\00:26:11.47
Sometimes we can
question some of these things.
00:26:11.50\00:26:13.57
And we might question ourselves,
00:26:13.60\00:26:14.94
we just need to do a little,
00:26:14.97\00:26:16.30
you know, self-examination here.
00:26:16.34\00:26:21.91
Did we spend time
in prayer this morning?
00:26:21.94\00:26:25.95
Well, no, we went to work.
00:26:25.98\00:26:27.32
We work at a religious
place and boom, boom, boom,
00:26:27.35\00:26:29.15
that didn't
take the place of it.
00:26:29.18\00:26:32.39
Did you read scripture?
Did you get something?
00:26:32.42\00:26:35.16
You get a
foundation on which you know,
00:26:35.19\00:26:36.52
to build on the day
00:26:36.56\00:26:37.89
because you already know that
the devil is going to try to,
00:26:37.93\00:26:40.06
may I say beat your socks off?
00:26:40.10\00:26:41.73
Yeah.
00:26:41.76\00:26:43.10
He's gonna try to work you over.
00:26:43.13\00:26:45.53
And we need to build a
good foundation of a morning
00:26:45.57\00:26:48.10
so that he can't
take us off of that.
00:26:48.14\00:26:50.57
To know what the truth
00:26:50.61\00:26:51.94
is so exciting to me to
develop a love for that truth.
00:26:51.97\00:26:56.08
You love truth more
than you love life itself.
00:26:56.11\00:27:00.22
Wow. So are we doing that?
00:27:00.25\00:27:03.12
Are we doing what's necessary
that we may gain the victory?
00:27:03.15\00:27:07.66
We can know the
work of the enemy,
00:27:07.69\00:27:10.13
we can know his plan.
00:27:10.16\00:27:12.79
We can know where we're
at in the stream of time,
00:27:12.83\00:27:16.23
as the darkness
continues to increase.
00:27:16.26\00:27:20.84
And what do I mean by that?
00:27:20.87\00:27:22.20
The darkness is increasing.
00:27:22.24\00:27:23.57
We can say dark, when
people's looking outside,
00:27:23.61\00:27:25.04
say man, is it getting
dark outside, listen though.
00:27:25.07\00:27:27.01
The spiritual darkness of air,
00:27:27.04\00:27:29.81
the spiritual
darkness of heresies,
00:27:29.84\00:27:33.42
spiritual darkness of delusions,
00:27:33.45\00:27:36.22
along with, may I say again,
00:27:36.25\00:27:37.65
the lukewarmness, you
know, hey, we call by heresies.
00:27:37.69\00:27:41.92
Don't care attitude
00:27:41.96\00:27:43.63
that seems to be
some time facing us.
00:27:43.66\00:27:46.19
Satan is leading
the world captive.
00:27:46.23\00:27:50.87
Don't be his victim.
00:27:50.90\00:27:52.23
You don't have to be his victim.
00:27:52.27\00:27:54.00
I don't have to be his victim,
but he's leading the world
00:27:54.04\00:27:59.87
right down a path
00:27:59.91\00:28:01.74
that we'll never come back from.
00:28:01.78\00:28:03.41
We need some help.
00:28:03.45\00:28:04.95
We need some power
from on time on high.
00:28:04.98\00:28:08.02
So how can we fight this
as it were in the Word of God?
00:28:08.05\00:28:11.95
In John 3:19.
00:28:11.99\00:28:13.76
The Bible's clear on it.
00:28:13.79\00:28:15.36
John 3:19.
00:28:15.39\00:28:18.29
The Bible says, "And
this is the," notice this,
00:28:18.33\00:28:21.73
"condemnation, that," notice,
"light is come into," what?
00:28:21.76\00:28:25.67
"The world, and men
loved," men love what?
00:28:25.70\00:28:29.07
"Darkness rather
than light," why?
00:28:29.10\00:28:34.04
"Because their deeds were evil."
00:28:34.08\00:28:37.48
Man, that's a powerful
passage of scripture right here.
00:28:37.51\00:28:39.71
We have what?
00:28:39.75\00:28:41.08
We have light it's in the world,
00:28:41.12\00:28:42.45
we have the Word of
God that's here, right?
00:28:42.48\00:28:44.35
We have time we can
get into the Word of God.
00:28:44.39\00:28:46.09
We have the power
of the Holy Spirit
00:28:46.12\00:28:47.89
that can illuminate these
00:28:47.92\00:28:49.26
beautiful truths
of God's Word in here,
00:28:49.29\00:28:51.13
can convict and convert
00:28:51.16\00:28:52.49
and change the
heart and change the life
00:28:52.53\00:28:54.43
and yet many refuse it.
00:28:54.46\00:28:55.80
They don't want it. Why?
00:28:55.83\00:28:58.23
Oh, they love
darkness, they love evil.
00:28:58.27\00:29:03.74
And, you know,
God can reverse that.
00:29:03.77\00:29:07.54
I've said this many, many
times and I do believe it.
00:29:07.58\00:29:09.91
And I'm not trying
to be smart about it,
00:29:09.94\00:29:12.48
but I really believe
00:29:12.51\00:29:14.88
that Satan has
joined the church.
00:29:14.92\00:29:17.62
Is it okay to say that?
00:29:17.65\00:29:20.12
I believe that Satan
has joined the church
00:29:20.16\00:29:21.86
and that he's
bringing in apostasy.
00:29:21.89\00:29:25.96
He's bringing in over and
over the traditions of men.
00:29:25.99\00:29:31.90
And this develops into
darkness as deep as midnight.
00:29:31.93\00:29:37.87
No, I know that's
heavy duty, but, you know,
00:29:37.91\00:29:39.67
these things that we need
to be thinking about here.
00:29:39.71\00:29:43.21
If he's joined,
00:29:43.24\00:29:44.58
if he's coming
in through apostasy
00:29:44.61\00:29:46.21
and traditions of men.
00:29:46.25\00:29:49.42
How does he do that?
00:29:49.45\00:29:51.15
Sometime we find many times
00:29:51.19\00:29:52.52
it's because think if
we go to read sometimes
00:29:52.55\00:29:54.42
somebody said,
"Well, that's changed now
00:29:54.46\00:29:55.82
for some reason.
00:29:55.86\00:29:57.19
We can't get the full
context though for some reason
00:29:57.23\00:30:00.80
or maybe we don't care."
00:30:00.83\00:30:06.30
It's developing, the darkness,
00:30:06.33\00:30:08.87
and it doesn't need
to be in the church.
00:30:08.90\00:30:12.11
The devil needs to
be disfellowshipped.
00:30:12.14\00:30:14.54
No, somehow you'll get that one.
00:30:14.58\00:30:18.11
We have to realize the time
00:30:18.15\00:30:19.65
that we're living
in is a night of trial.
00:30:19.68\00:30:22.95
It's a night of
going to be a persecution.
00:30:22.98\00:30:26.02
It is for many right now.
00:30:26.05\00:30:28.22
It's a night of separation.
00:30:28.26\00:30:30.23
It's a night of
tears and even death.
00:30:30.26\00:30:36.56
Why? All because what?
00:30:36.60\00:30:38.63
Because we love the truth.
00:30:38.67\00:30:40.87
I mean, do we
really love the truth?
00:30:40.90\00:30:42.34
Are we willing to give our lives
00:30:42.37\00:30:43.71
for the truth?
00:30:43.74\00:30:45.07
Are we willing to live the truth
00:30:45.11\00:30:48.28
maybe some time
we began so lukewarm
00:30:48.31\00:30:50.08
and just so, you know,
00:30:50.11\00:30:51.45
just kind of out of
it so much yet claiming
00:30:51.48\00:30:53.28
that we are Christ right here.
00:30:53.31\00:30:54.65
Maybe we don't
see, maybe our conscious
00:30:54.68\00:30:56.92
has become severed with a maybe
00:30:56.95\00:30:58.79
with a hot iron, but, you know,
00:30:58.82\00:31:02.42
we don't have to
walk in this darkness
00:31:02.46\00:31:06.70
because the Bible tells us so.
00:31:06.73\00:31:08.30
Let's read a passage,
shall we in John 8:12?
00:31:08.33\00:31:11.50
John 8:12 says this, I
like the way it starts out.
00:31:11.53\00:31:16.91
It says, "Then
spake Jesus again."
00:31:16.94\00:31:20.01
Don't you love it?
00:31:20.04\00:31:21.38
When Jesus spoke again,
00:31:21.41\00:31:22.94
so He speaks to us
again he says this.
00:31:22.98\00:31:25.21
Jesus pointing to Himself,
00:31:25.25\00:31:26.58
He said, "'I am
the light of," what?
00:31:26.61\00:31:28.48
"Of the world,
00:31:28.52\00:31:29.95
he that
followeth me shall," what?
00:31:29.98\00:31:34.12
"Not walk in darkness,
00:31:34.16\00:31:35.49
but shall have
the light of life.'"
00:31:35.52\00:31:37.99
Man, what a guarantee.
00:31:38.03\00:31:39.96
Jesus says, "If we follow
Him, we will not walk in, what?
00:31:40.00\00:31:43.97
We will not walk in darkness,
but we're gonna walk in light.
00:31:44.00\00:31:49.00
You have a choice there.
00:31:49.04\00:31:50.37
You can walk in darkness
or you can walk in light.
00:31:50.41\00:31:52.17
Jesus says, "I've come,
I've set an example for you."
00:31:52.21\00:31:54.74
We're told we're to walk the way
00:31:54.78\00:31:56.38
that He walked.
00:31:56.41\00:31:57.75
And yet you point
that out in scripture.
00:31:57.78\00:31:59.11
Many people say,
"Well, I wanna go to heaven,
00:31:59.15\00:32:01.22
but I don't
wanna walk that way."
00:32:01.25\00:32:03.39
Way we get to heaven
is following God's plan
00:32:03.42\00:32:05.42
and only following God's plan.
00:32:05.45\00:32:08.16
How can we say
that we love Jesus?
00:32:08.19\00:32:09.62
How can we say we
wanna follow Jesus?
00:32:09.66\00:32:10.99
How can we say we
wanna go to heaven?
00:32:11.03\00:32:12.53
But yet we dismiss
the words of scripture.
00:32:12.56\00:32:16.33
We feel like we no
longer have to do that,
00:32:16.36\00:32:18.33
when we know
they haven't changed
00:32:18.37\00:32:19.70
as He's the same
yesterday, today, and forever.
00:32:19.73\00:32:23.94
My Bible is very,
very clear out of darkness,
00:32:23.97\00:32:27.74
God's light is going to shine.
00:32:27.78\00:32:31.41
Man, we have this
guarantee of scripture,
00:32:31.45\00:32:33.45
for those of you
may be are fighting it
00:32:33.48\00:32:34.82
and you're living
in darkness and people
00:32:34.85\00:32:36.65
we've worked with
even this week is that
00:32:36.69\00:32:38.49
they're having all
kinds of troubles internally
00:32:38.52\00:32:40.69
and externally too,
00:32:40.72\00:32:42.06
and they don't
know which way to turn.
00:32:42.09\00:32:43.43
They're ready to give up.
They're thinking about suicide.
00:32:43.46\00:32:44.79
They've quit eating.
00:32:44.83\00:32:46.16
They just don't
wanna live anymore.
00:32:46.19\00:32:47.96
This is reality.
00:32:48.00\00:32:51.00
But God sends
help along the way.
00:32:51.03\00:32:54.04
God's wanting to shine light
00:32:54.07\00:32:55.40
in our pathway,
2 Corinthians 4:6.
00:32:55.44\00:32:58.51
The Bible says 2
Corinthians 4:6, "For God,"
00:32:58.54\00:33:02.74
who commanded the light
to shine out of darkness,"
00:33:02.78\00:33:05.91
notice this, "For
God, who did what?
00:33:05.95\00:33:07.68
"He commanded the light
to shine out of darkness,
00:33:07.72\00:33:10.29
hath shined in our,"
notice this, "in our hearts."
00:33:10.32\00:33:14.86
Notice this.
00:33:14.89\00:33:16.22
"It's in our hearts,
00:33:16.26\00:33:17.59
to give the
light of the knowledge
00:33:17.63\00:33:19.06
of the glory of God in
the face of Jesus Christ."
00:33:19.09\00:33:23.57
Man, what a passage
of scripture right now,
00:33:23.60\00:33:26.57
the world's that
we don't know God.
00:33:26.60\00:33:28.54
Disciples said,
"We don't know God."
00:33:28.57\00:33:30.21
Do you remember how they
said, "We don't know God?
00:33:30.24\00:33:32.31
We're not familiar with God."
00:33:32.34\00:33:33.94
And Jesus said,
00:33:33.98\00:33:35.31
"Men have I not
been with you so long.
00:33:35.34\00:33:36.68
If you have seen
Me, you have what?"
00:33:36.71\00:33:38.81
Good. You have seen the Father.
00:33:38.85\00:33:41.38
Jesus came. You notice that.
00:33:41.42\00:33:43.59
We have the knowledge,
00:33:43.62\00:33:45.19
the glory of God is in
the face of Jesus Christ.
00:33:45.22\00:33:48.46
Let's look at Jesus and
certainly you can see God.
00:33:48.49\00:33:54.56
The light is come.
We need that light.
00:33:54.60\00:33:58.73
Powerful verses when you go back
00:33:58.77\00:34:00.37
to the very
beginning in Genesis 1:2-3,
00:34:00.40\00:34:03.84
we wanna read that now.
00:34:03.87\00:34:05.21
Genesis 1:2-3.
00:34:05.24\00:34:07.91
These are very familiar,
00:34:07.94\00:34:09.28
but no, this was
back in the beginning.
00:34:09.31\00:34:12.11
Bible says, "And the earth
00:34:12.15\00:34:13.48
was without
form, and void," right?
00:34:13.52\00:34:15.15
You knew those, didn't you?
00:34:15.18\00:34:16.52
Genesis 1:2-3, and notice this,
00:34:16.55\00:34:18.52
"And darkness was
upon the face," what?
00:34:18.55\00:34:20.99
"Of the deep.
00:34:21.02\00:34:22.36
And the Spirit of God
moved upon the," what?
00:34:22.39\00:34:24.29
"The face of the waters.
00:34:24.33\00:34:25.66
And God said," notice
this, "'Let there be light,"
00:34:25.69\00:34:27.76
and what happened?
00:34:27.80\00:34:29.13
"And there was light.'"
00:34:29.16\00:34:31.93
In this time of
spiritual darkness,
00:34:31.97\00:34:35.44
we need the Word of God,
00:34:35.47\00:34:37.31
we need the power of God in
our hearts, and in our life.
00:34:37.34\00:34:39.57
We need that light
to shine on our pathway.
00:34:39.61\00:34:43.04
Why?
00:34:43.08\00:34:44.41
As we mentioned, simply to
shine the light on the path
00:34:44.45\00:34:46.48
so we know where we're
at on the stream of time,
00:34:46.51\00:34:49.35
so that we can be sure
00:34:49.38\00:34:50.72
that His coming is
near even at the door.
00:34:50.75\00:34:53.05
This is not something
00:34:53.09\00:34:54.42
that people been
just talking about
00:34:54.46\00:34:55.79
what's happening
in the world today
00:34:55.82\00:34:57.16
has never
happened like this before.
00:34:57.19\00:34:59.39
Not to this extent.
00:34:59.43\00:35:02.16
And certainly that
should wake us up out
00:35:02.20\00:35:03.90
of our sleep as sleeping,
00:35:03.93\00:35:05.57
maybe church
members, a sleeping world,
00:35:05.60\00:35:09.00
even the world, have mercy,
00:35:09.04\00:35:11.57
even the world says
things are happening
00:35:11.61\00:35:13.51
and we can't even explain.
00:35:13.54\00:35:14.88
We don't know
what it's all about.
00:35:14.91\00:35:16.85
You know what it's about.
00:35:16.88\00:35:18.31
Your obligation
and my obligation
00:35:18.35\00:35:20.22
is to make others aware of it.
00:35:20.25\00:35:23.95
That's our job.
That's our commission.
00:35:23.99\00:35:26.35
We've accepted
that, have we not?
00:35:26.39\00:35:27.96
When we accepted
the call of Christ,
00:35:27.99\00:35:29.62
when God, what God
called all you out of what?
00:35:29.66\00:35:33.19
Out of darkness into
that marvelous light.
00:35:33.23\00:35:36.23
He called you. He equipped you.
00:35:36.26\00:35:38.83
He sustains you.
00:35:38.87\00:35:40.20
Now He says, "Guy, you have it,
00:35:40.24\00:35:41.57
now go give it to someone else."
00:35:41.60\00:35:43.71
Man, this is the hour to do it.
00:35:43.74\00:35:45.51
Please don't put
it off another day.
00:35:45.54\00:35:47.88
Don't put it off a week.
00:35:47.91\00:35:49.34
Don't say it
doesn't matter right now.
00:35:49.38\00:35:50.95
It does matter.
Time is of the essence.
00:35:50.98\00:35:56.89
A time of spiritual darkness,
we need the Word of God
00:35:56.92\00:36:01.69
to shine like
it's never been before,
00:36:01.72\00:36:05.09
shining a bright
light on the Word of God
00:36:05.13\00:36:07.66
and giving us courage and faith
and hope to follow that word.
00:36:07.70\00:36:10.97
We need the understanding.
00:36:11.00\00:36:14.54
And we can know that
some of us have forgot.
00:36:14.57\00:36:17.74
In the Advent movement sometimes
00:36:17.77\00:36:19.11
we forget the
blessings that God has had.
00:36:19.14\00:36:21.54
I mean, He's just
bestowed upon us as a people.
00:36:21.58\00:36:24.15
We have forgotten the light
00:36:24.18\00:36:26.55
that He's shown in our pathway
00:36:26.58\00:36:29.12
that we're to give to the world.
00:36:29.15\00:36:32.55
The world doesn't know
many things that you know,
00:36:32.59\00:36:35.79
that the Holy
Spirit's enlightens you with.
00:36:35.82\00:36:39.39
You wanna be part of
God's remnant church.
00:36:39.43\00:36:42.03
We have a remnant
message to give to the world
00:36:42.06\00:36:44.13
and we need to be
giving that like never before.
00:36:44.17\00:36:49.60
We need to know that the
Word of God has lined out
00:36:49.64\00:36:53.64
and laid out for us
in no uncertain terms,
00:36:53.68\00:36:56.95
where we're at in
the stream of time.
00:36:56.98\00:36:58.91
Jesus made it so clear.
00:36:58.95\00:37:00.28
We say you, you will
know what is even at the door,
00:37:00.32\00:37:02.98
you're going to know, you know,
00:37:03.02\00:37:04.35
when the leaves are on the tree,
00:37:04.39\00:37:05.72
you're gonna
know how close it is,
00:37:05.75\00:37:08.02
and then comes backwards.
00:37:08.06\00:37:09.76
Am I ready? Am I really ready?
00:37:09.79\00:37:13.60
Or am I just playing church?
00:37:13.63\00:37:17.57
Am I just
dressing up for church?
00:37:17.60\00:37:21.34
Have I really been converted?
00:37:21.37\00:37:23.54
Do I really remember
00:37:23.57\00:37:25.17
when that conversion took place?
00:37:25.21\00:37:29.64
I'm wondering if
we haven't read it.
00:37:29.68\00:37:31.18
We don't
remember what took place.
00:37:31.21\00:37:33.08
Maybe it didn't take place,
but it needs to take place.
00:37:33.11\00:37:36.79
We must be born
again the Bible says
00:37:36.82\00:37:40.26
if we're to enter
the Kingdom of God.
00:37:40.29\00:37:41.96
That simply means to
me that your old taste
00:37:41.99\00:37:44.23
and your old habits
and your old desires,
00:37:44.26\00:37:46.13
they have to be gone.
00:37:46.16\00:37:47.50
Mine do.
00:37:47.53\00:37:48.86
They have to be dead,
they have to be buried.
00:37:48.90\00:37:51.20
There's only one
that can do that,
00:37:51.23\00:37:53.44
but He's willing to do that
00:37:53.47\00:37:54.80
regardless of your
lifestyle regardless
00:37:54.84\00:37:56.81
of where you've been
and what you've been doing.
00:37:56.84\00:37:58.87
God is willing to take
you right back into the fold.
00:37:58.91\00:38:02.58
I mean, definitely
that's just good news.
00:38:02.61\00:38:06.51
Now is the time
for us in Isaiah 60,
00:38:06.55\00:38:09.68
we talked about
to arise and to what?
00:38:09.72\00:38:11.79
And to shine. Why?
Arise and shine of what?
00:38:11.82\00:38:14.69
We have something to give, no,
you have nothing which to give.
00:38:14.72\00:38:17.53
We arise and shine
because the light has come
00:38:17.56\00:38:20.00
and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon thee.
00:38:20.03\00:38:23.40
This is what we
need in the church,
00:38:23.43\00:38:24.87
this is what we
need in the world,
00:38:24.90\00:38:26.63
this is what we
need in everyday life.
00:38:26.67\00:38:28.67
We need the glory of the Lord,
00:38:28.70\00:38:30.11
want the Spirit of
God living inside of us
00:38:30.14\00:38:32.17
and coming out to
where people can see that
00:38:32.21\00:38:34.58
there's a Spirit
of God inside of you.
00:38:34.61\00:38:36.71
They can see, they
can tell by looking.
00:38:36.75\00:38:39.78
Remember, they're gonna look
and see something good for you.
00:38:39.81\00:38:41.68
I mean, they're not
gonna see anything good in me.
00:38:41.72\00:38:43.22
I wanna see Jesus Christ
in me, the hope of glory.
00:38:43.25\00:38:47.26
Let Him come arise and shine.
00:38:47.29\00:38:48.76
Let the glory of
God just come down,
00:38:48.79\00:38:50.99
get on your knees and beg for it
00:38:51.03\00:38:52.56
if you haven't
done it in a while.
00:38:52.59\00:38:54.00
Oh, God, let me be a reflector.
00:38:54.03\00:38:56.30
Let me reflect Your glory.
00:38:56.33\00:38:57.83
Let me reflect Your
power. It's risen upon me.
00:38:57.87\00:39:01.20
Gets a promise that God
says, "I'm going to give you.
00:39:01.24\00:39:04.44
I'm going to give you this."
00:39:04.47\00:39:07.84
Just carrying on
just a little bit more,
00:39:07.88\00:39:09.81
that was Isaiah 60:2.
00:39:09.84\00:39:13.18
Again, it says, "Behold,
00:39:13.21\00:39:15.15
the darkness shall
cover the earth, and," what?
00:39:15.18\00:39:17.29
"Gross darkness the people."
00:39:17.32\00:39:19.52
We read it moment ago,
00:39:19.55\00:39:20.89
"But the Lord
shall arise upon thee,
00:39:20.92\00:39:22.62
and His glory shall," what?
00:39:22.66\00:39:24.03
"Be seen in thee."
00:39:24.06\00:39:26.39
That's God's plan
for you and for me.
00:39:26.43\00:39:28.93
Remember, self is
going to have to die
00:39:28.96\00:39:30.70
somewhere along the line.
00:39:30.73\00:39:34.14
Even in ministry and
work, there's too many...
00:39:34.17\00:39:35.94
Oh, boy, be careful.
00:39:35.97\00:39:37.31
There's too many
people who are selfish.
00:39:37.34\00:39:40.48
We try to put self in the work.
00:39:40.51\00:39:42.74
And God tells us plainly
that if any iota or little,
00:39:42.78\00:39:45.68
any kind of self
is in the work of God,
00:39:45.71\00:39:48.35
He does not accept it.
00:39:48.38\00:39:51.02
So I don't know about
you. I have to pray about it.
00:39:51.05\00:39:55.46
Self is my biggest enemy.
00:39:55.49\00:39:58.13
Now don't sit there and laugh,
self is your biggest enemy too.
00:39:58.16\00:40:03.10
This is what it's about.
00:40:03.13\00:40:04.47
That's why Jesus
said when you come to Him,
00:40:04.50\00:40:06.20
He said, "Deny," what?
00:40:06.23\00:40:07.57
Come on. Good.
00:40:07.60\00:40:08.94
"Deny self, take up
the cross and follow Me."
00:40:08.97\00:40:11.31
Unless you deny self,
00:40:11.34\00:40:12.67
you're not about
to take up the cross.
00:40:12.71\00:40:15.04
You're not about to
follow Him until self is dead.
00:40:15.08\00:40:19.48
We need to ask the
Holy Spirit to come in
00:40:19.51\00:40:20.92
and say, "Oh,
Lord, get rid of self."
00:40:20.95\00:40:24.02
I don't want anybody to see
me. Man, I lead them astray.
00:40:24.05\00:40:26.29
I want them to see Jesus Christ.
00:40:26.32\00:40:29.36
And when Jesus Christ
is living in your heart,
00:40:29.39\00:40:30.96
you don't go around touting it
00:40:30.99\00:40:32.33
and blowing your own trumpet
and your own horn either.
00:40:32.36\00:40:35.63
One lady said to
me, started to met,
00:40:35.66\00:40:37.37
in fact for very first
time and she said to me,
00:40:37.40\00:40:39.63
"Well, my, my, my, she said,
00:40:39.67\00:40:41.10
"I haven't
sinned in seven years."
00:40:41.14\00:40:44.31
And I said, "If
you haven't sinned
00:40:44.34\00:40:45.67
in seven years, you just did."
00:40:45.71\00:40:47.54
Okay, I'll leave it at
that, you think about it.
00:40:47.58\00:40:52.48
Certainly, that's the goal
and the objective is to live,
00:40:52.51\00:40:55.22
right, victorious life,
00:40:55.25\00:40:58.05
but we're not going
to be around touting
00:40:58.09\00:41:00.46
and talking
about it all the time
00:41:00.49\00:41:01.82
and telling others about.
00:41:01.86\00:41:03.19
It should just
show in your life,
00:41:03.22\00:41:04.56
should it not?
00:41:04.59\00:41:06.09
Sure it should.
00:41:06.13\00:41:07.66
It's natural. It just comes out.
00:41:07.70\00:41:12.27
What is this darkness?
00:41:12.30\00:41:15.77
Think about
what is this darkness
00:41:15.80\00:41:18.04
is talking about said,
00:41:18.07\00:41:19.41
darkness shall
cover the earth and what?
00:41:19.44\00:41:21.21
And gross
darkness the people getting
00:41:21.24\00:41:24.08
with spiritual
application here, this darkness.
00:41:24.11\00:41:27.78
What is it?
00:41:27.82\00:41:29.22
Listen, we've read many times
00:41:29.25\00:41:30.75
and you've read it I'm
sure and you've studied.
00:41:30.79\00:41:32.55
It's a misapprehension of
what? The character of God.
00:41:32.59\00:41:38.09
People don't understand God.
00:41:38.13\00:41:39.46
They think He's a
tyrant, they think He's a,
00:41:39.49\00:41:40.83
you know, it's bad news,
00:41:40.86\00:41:43.47
but God said
there'll be a people
00:41:43.50\00:41:44.83
that I will appoint
here in these last days.
00:41:44.87\00:41:46.94
They need a
knowledge of His character
00:41:46.97\00:41:50.04
and is to be made known.
00:41:50.07\00:41:52.24
His power to save, His grace,
00:41:52.27\00:41:56.18
His mercy, His power,
00:41:56.21\00:41:58.41
His long suffering,
His goodness, His mercy.
00:41:58.45\00:42:02.42
This message is
to lighten the world.
00:42:02.45\00:42:06.59
And certainly we will do.
00:42:06.62\00:42:07.96
It's not on the
screen and won't be,
00:42:07.99\00:42:09.32
but I want you to read, I
don't think we'll have time
00:42:09.36\00:42:10.69
in this Revelation Chapter 18.
00:42:10.73\00:42:12.53
When that
fourth angel comes down
00:42:12.56\00:42:14.26
and lightens the world,
00:42:14.30\00:42:17.57
we will see these
truths come to live.
00:42:17.60\00:42:22.24
This next passage, I'm
going to get ready to read
00:42:22.27\00:42:23.61
here in just a moment.
00:42:23.64\00:42:24.97
Luke 21:26.
00:42:25.01\00:42:26.34
I wanna say this, I
want you to make understand
00:42:26.37\00:42:27.98
what I'm talking about here.
00:42:28.01\00:42:29.58
When I say that,
there's no usefulness
00:42:29.61\00:42:32.51
for this passage of scripture.
00:42:32.55\00:42:34.68
Oh, yeah, I got some of
you riled up already, good.
00:42:34.72\00:42:37.25
Maybe it woke you up.
00:42:37.29\00:42:38.72
There's no usefulness this,
notice this, for the Christian.
00:42:38.75\00:42:43.53
Notice as I read it
00:42:43.56\00:42:45.69
because we're
talking about script
00:42:45.73\00:42:48.26
the life there in Luke 21:26.
00:42:48.30\00:42:50.83
The world is
heavy and the things
00:42:50.87\00:42:52.30
that are heavy Bible said,
00:42:52.33\00:42:53.74
"Men's heart are
failing them for," what?
00:42:53.77\00:42:55.44
Good.
00:42:55.47\00:42:56.81
"For fear, for those
looking after those things
00:42:56.84\00:43:00.11
which are coming on the earth."
00:43:00.14\00:43:01.94
Men's heart are doing what?
00:43:01.98\00:43:03.31
Men's hearts are
failing them for fear.
00:43:03.35\00:43:05.51
As a Christian, right?
00:43:05.55\00:43:06.88
We should not have fear,
00:43:06.92\00:43:08.25
perfect love casts out all fear.
00:43:08.28\00:43:10.22
We can be concerned. Absolutely.
00:43:10.25\00:43:11.82
We can spend time on our knees.
00:43:11.85\00:43:13.49
We can certainly be concerned.
00:43:13.52\00:43:15.02
Oh, Lord, am I in a
saving relationship with You?
00:43:15.06\00:43:18.06
What do I need to be prepared?
Where would you have me to be?
00:43:18.09\00:43:20.80
Where should I be
00:43:20.83\00:43:22.16
in this part of earth's history?
00:43:22.20\00:43:23.53
Well, I wanna stay here
'cause my family's here,
00:43:23.57\00:43:24.90
but it may not be good enough.
00:43:24.93\00:43:26.27
Well, I wanna do this
00:43:26.30\00:43:27.64
because that's what
I feel like I wanna do.
00:43:27.67\00:43:29.00
God may ask you to do
something you don't wanna do.
00:43:29.04\00:43:31.44
It's going to
really test your character,
00:43:31.47\00:43:32.81
going to test mine.
00:43:32.84\00:43:34.48
The world's falling apart.
00:43:34.51\00:43:35.84
We don't know what's
going to happen next,
00:43:35.88\00:43:38.78
but men's heart
failing them for fear.
00:43:38.81\00:43:40.95
It should not happen
in the Christian life
00:43:40.98\00:43:44.52
because we know that
He's always there for us.
00:43:44.55\00:43:49.16
The world and the
church is in serious trouble.
00:43:49.19\00:43:54.70
Is that okay to say
that? We already did.
00:43:54.73\00:43:58.23
The world and the
church are in serious trouble.
00:43:58.27\00:44:02.10
If we do not seek the
old paths to dwell in,
00:44:02.14\00:44:07.24
too many things are
changing, and not for the good.
00:44:07.28\00:44:12.75
God has warned us
over and over in scripture.
00:44:12.78\00:44:17.25
How can He deliver any person
00:44:17.29\00:44:20.09
who fails or refuses
00:44:20.12\00:44:23.63
to heed these
signs of the times?
00:44:23.66\00:44:25.49
This is what they are.
00:44:25.53\00:44:28.43
I'm assured based upon
the Word of God over and over.
00:44:28.46\00:44:31.43
He's gonna do
everything He can to save me.
00:44:31.47\00:44:34.37
He's gonna do
everything He can to save you.
00:44:34.40\00:44:36.44
You must make that choice.
00:44:36.47\00:44:37.94
You must make that decision.
00:44:37.97\00:44:39.34
It can't be halfway,
00:44:39.37\00:44:40.71
my, my, my after all
you gonna repopulate heaven.
00:44:40.74\00:44:44.01
I wanna repopulate heaven.
00:44:44.05\00:44:46.28
I have to be
material, heaven material.
00:44:46.31\00:44:50.39
And it's
certainly maybe not the way
00:44:50.42\00:44:51.75
we're walking around
what we're doing today
00:44:51.79\00:44:53.12
with all the thoughts,
and with all the evilness
00:44:53.15\00:44:54.86
and all the
stuff that's going on.
00:44:54.89\00:44:56.52
You know, we need some changes.
00:44:56.56\00:44:58.16
We got to get back
to those old paths.
00:44:58.19\00:45:00.96
But people are trying
to block those old paths,
00:45:01.00\00:45:02.76
but you know
what? Stay in there.
00:45:02.80\00:45:04.67
Present the message
the way God gave it to us.
00:45:04.70\00:45:08.77
Maybe we need today,
maybe we need a fresh vision,
00:45:08.80\00:45:12.94
maybe we need a
fresh word from God,
00:45:12.97\00:45:16.95
and maybe you've
been getting daily stuff.
00:45:16.98\00:45:19.68
Maybe you've not been
getting a word from God at all,
00:45:19.71\00:45:21.55
but you know what?
00:45:21.58\00:45:22.92
Maybe today you need that.
00:45:22.95\00:45:24.85
Now I just wanna
just relate to 2 Kings,
00:45:24.89\00:45:27.46
a few moments we have.
00:45:27.49\00:45:28.82
2 Kings 6:17.
00:45:28.86\00:45:32.13
I take, when I read
this, I got so excited,
00:45:32.16\00:45:34.03
I couldn't hardly stand it.
00:45:34.06\00:45:35.53
And it's okay to get
excited about the Word of God.
00:45:35.56\00:45:38.10
I got excited
about it because why?
00:45:38.13\00:45:39.73
Because I seen something.
It was a fresh vision for me.
00:45:39.77\00:45:42.24
It's something I
needed in my life.
00:45:42.27\00:45:43.77
And I praise God for it.
00:45:43.81\00:45:45.14
It was about
Elisha, you remember him
00:45:45.17\00:45:46.74
and the servant
they were, you know,
00:45:46.78\00:45:49.91
surrounded by the
enemy and there's no way out
00:45:49.94\00:45:52.38
and notice 2 Kings
6:17 simply says this.
00:45:52.41\00:45:55.25
And notice, and Elisha prayed.
00:45:55.28\00:45:57.92
If you were in trouble,
00:45:57.95\00:45:59.29
my brothers and
sisters, remember what?
00:45:59.32\00:46:00.92
First thing you do is you pray.
00:46:00.96\00:46:03.53
First thing you
did when his life
00:46:03.56\00:46:04.89
was on the line Elisha prayed,
00:46:04.93\00:46:06.73
but notice that,
"He prayed and said,
00:46:06.76\00:46:08.20
'Lord, I pray
thee, open his eyes,"
00:46:08.23\00:46:11.63
man, that was with
him, "that he may see.'
00:46:11.67\00:46:14.14
And the Lord opened
the eyes of the young man,"
00:46:14.17\00:46:16.67
notice this, "and he
saw, and, behold, mountains,"
00:46:16.71\00:46:19.74
notice this,
"mountains was full of horses
00:46:19.77\00:46:22.71
and chariots of
fire around Elisha."
00:46:22.74\00:46:26.65
Man, you talk about
exciting right here.
00:46:26.68\00:46:29.15
Life seems to be
on the line, Elisha,
00:46:29.18\00:46:31.32
first thing he did was what?
00:46:31.35\00:46:32.69
He said, man,
he says, I'll pray.
00:46:32.72\00:46:35.19
First thing we
need to get on our knees
00:46:35.22\00:46:36.56
and begin to pray.
00:46:36.59\00:46:38.49
And notice, at
that point in time,
00:46:38.53\00:46:40.13
if I was
surrounded by the enemy,
00:46:40.16\00:46:42.20
and my life was on the
line, I might be saying,
00:46:42.23\00:46:44.13
Lord, help me.
00:46:44.17\00:46:45.73
Help me out of this situation,
00:46:45.77\00:46:48.70
but he asked,
Lord, open the eyes.
00:46:48.74\00:46:50.84
What? So the
young man could see.
00:46:50.87\00:46:53.07
He didn't even pray for himself.
00:46:53.11\00:46:54.44
He prayed for somebody else
00:46:54.48\00:46:55.81
because young man
couldn't see by faith.
00:46:55.84\00:46:58.58
And God opened his eyes.
00:46:58.61\00:47:00.25
And he saw these horses it
says here chariots of angels
00:47:00.28\00:47:04.52
that had surrounded Elisha,
00:47:04.55\00:47:07.56
just like
they're surrounding you.
00:47:07.59\00:47:10.03
Every day of your life,
00:47:10.06\00:47:11.39
the angels of
God are surrounding
00:47:11.43\00:47:12.96
around you there.
00:47:12.99\00:47:14.33
Oh, they're a hedge around Job.
00:47:14.36\00:47:16.33
Remember devil said, "Man,
00:47:16.36\00:47:17.70
get that hedge away
and I can take him."
00:47:17.73\00:47:19.77
Something like
that. You remember?
00:47:19.80\00:47:21.74
Take that hedge down,
you put a hedge around him,
00:47:21.77\00:47:23.44
how can I get to him?
00:47:23.47\00:47:25.61
Why do we look and say,
"Well, that was for Job.
00:47:25.64\00:47:28.28
That was just for
Job." No, it's for you.
00:47:28.31\00:47:30.88
And it's for me today to realize
00:47:30.91\00:47:32.41
if we're obedient
to God doing the best
00:47:32.45\00:47:34.02
we know how to do
right by the grace of God.
00:47:34.05\00:47:36.82
We're climbing that
ladder by faith toward heaven.
00:47:36.85\00:47:39.25
There's a hedge
just been put around you.
00:47:39.29\00:47:41.22
The devil can't get to you
the way he wants to get to you.
00:47:41.26\00:47:44.69
He can't do what
he wants to do to you.
00:47:44.73\00:47:47.86
Think about that.
00:47:47.90\00:47:50.03
Those angels'
chariots as it were fire.
00:47:50.07\00:47:53.44
There's hostile environments.
There's hostile elements.
00:47:53.47\00:47:58.74
Oh, in the world today
00:47:58.77\00:48:00.31
they're all
around us, every day,
00:48:00.34\00:48:04.51
principalities and
powers we read in the Bible,
00:48:04.55\00:48:08.48
spirits of
demons, wicked spirits,
00:48:08.52\00:48:13.32
but notice, like
in the day of Elisha,
00:48:13.36\00:48:15.46
when the servant pointed
his master, he said, what?
00:48:15.49\00:48:18.36
There's that angry army.
00:48:18.39\00:48:21.03
They're surrounded us.
00:48:21.06\00:48:23.03
They're cutting us off.
00:48:23.06\00:48:24.57
There's no way that
we're going to make it,
00:48:24.60\00:48:26.84
all opportunity
has been shut off.
00:48:26.87\00:48:28.87
Maybe you feel that way today.
00:48:28.90\00:48:31.97
There's just no way.
00:48:32.01\00:48:34.74
You're not gonna make it.
00:48:34.78\00:48:36.95
You're surrounded by the enemy.
00:48:36.98\00:48:39.75
You're surrounded
by so called friends
00:48:39.78\00:48:42.78
that lead you in
the wrong direction.
00:48:42.82\00:48:45.52
You're participating in things,
00:48:45.55\00:48:46.89
you know, you
shouldn't be participating in.
00:48:46.92\00:48:51.29
We should pray. Elisha prayed.
00:48:51.33\00:48:55.50
We need to pray that our eyes,
spiritual eyes will be open
00:48:55.53\00:48:58.63
that we may see
that God is there for us.
00:48:58.67\00:49:02.67
God cares for us.
00:49:02.70\00:49:04.64
Pray, Lord, open my eyes.
I want you to do that today.
00:49:04.67\00:49:07.31
Lord, open my
eyes that I might see.
00:49:07.34\00:49:11.18
Heaven is right
there near to us.
00:49:11.21\00:49:15.45
We have fear, nothing to fear
00:49:15.48\00:49:17.39
when we go do what
God asked us to do.
00:49:17.42\00:49:19.82
Oh, yeah, the
world may turn on you.
00:49:19.85\00:49:22.16
The church may turn on you,
00:49:22.19\00:49:23.73
different
people may turn on you,
00:49:23.76\00:49:25.16
but God will not turn on you
00:49:25.19\00:49:26.56
when you do what
God asked you to do.
00:49:26.59\00:49:28.40
And you know what
based on His Word.
00:49:28.43\00:49:33.03
In Revelation 2:11.
00:49:33.07\00:49:36.94
I like this. It's good for us.
00:49:36.97\00:49:40.28
Bible said, "He
that hath an," what?
00:49:40.31\00:49:42.74
"He that hath an
ear, let him hear
00:49:42.78\00:49:44.95
what the Spirit
saith unto the," what?
00:49:44.98\00:49:47.78
"To the churches to us.
00:49:47.82\00:49:50.15
He that
overcometh shall not be hurt
00:49:50.19\00:49:52.49
of the second death."
00:49:52.52\00:49:55.29
Man, I see victory
here. I smell victory.
00:49:55.32\00:49:59.09
I sense victory here,
but if you have an ear,
00:49:59.13\00:50:02.40
please open them up.
00:50:02.43\00:50:04.40
You have eyes that's been blind.
00:50:04.43\00:50:06.00
And you've been not
wanting to see things
00:50:06.03\00:50:07.50
that are going on that
should be taken care of
00:50:07.54\00:50:11.27
in and among and
around God's people,
00:50:11.31\00:50:13.07
ask Him to open your eyes
00:50:13.11\00:50:14.54
and give you the
spiritual insight
00:50:14.58\00:50:17.28
that sin needs to go out
00:50:17.31\00:50:18.65
of our lives so
we can be like Jesus.
00:50:18.68\00:50:22.18
Could it possibly be?
00:50:22.22\00:50:25.05
Could it possibly be
that the darkness covering
00:50:25.09\00:50:27.96
the whole earth right now
00:50:27.99\00:50:29.32
is so close to the time
00:50:29.36\00:50:31.06
of Daniel 12:1?
00:50:31.09\00:50:36.03
Remember, Daniel 12:1 says
is gonna be a time of trouble.
00:50:36.06\00:50:40.30
In that time of
trouble what's going to happen.
00:50:40.34\00:50:41.77
Michael is going to stand up
00:50:41.80\00:50:44.21
that great prince that standeth
for the children of thy people.
00:50:44.24\00:50:49.34
Are you ready?
00:50:49.38\00:50:51.68
Are you ready for
that really that time?
00:50:51.71\00:50:53.72
if you have an ear to hear,
if you have eyes happen to be
00:50:53.75\00:50:55.65
open up spiritual
ears, spiritual eyes,
00:50:55.68\00:50:57.72
spiritual mind
because we're in that time,
00:50:57.75\00:51:01.52
and it's going to
increase as we go on.
00:51:01.56\00:51:05.59
And I want you to
be ready for that day.
00:51:05.63\00:51:10.20
And by the grace of
God, I know that you will be.
00:51:10.23\00:51:14.90
You're making a
decision right now
00:51:14.94\00:51:16.27
I know that you are,
and we're gonna be a song
00:51:16.30\00:51:18.44
that I want you to hear
because I like this song.
00:51:18.47\00:51:21.51
It's a Go Light Your World.
00:51:21.54\00:51:24.71
Our world needs to be
lit up. Don't you believe it?
00:51:24.75\00:51:27.25
By Celestine Dickens
00:51:27.28\00:51:30.55
and Tim Parton's
gonna accompany her.
00:51:30.59\00:51:32.52
I know you'll
enjoy this song. I do.
00:51:32.55\00:51:34.52
Sit back and
listen to it and enjoy.
00:51:34.56\00:51:36.16
There is a candle
00:51:43.57\00:51:47.30
In every soul
00:51:47.34\00:51:50.61
Some brightly burning
00:51:50.64\00:51:54.11
Some dark and cold
00:51:54.14\00:51:57.78
There is a Spirit
00:51:57.81\00:52:01.45
Who brings a fire
00:52:01.48\00:52:04.99
Ignites a candle
00:52:05.02\00:52:08.62
And makes His home
00:52:08.66\00:52:12.39
Frustrated brother
00:52:12.43\00:52:16.13
See how he's tried to
00:52:16.16\00:52:19.60
Light his own candle
00:52:19.63\00:52:23.14
Some other way
00:52:23.17\00:52:26.68
See now your sister
00:52:26.71\00:52:30.01
She's been robbed and lied to
00:52:30.05\00:52:33.78
Still holds a candle
00:52:33.82\00:52:37.39
Without a flame
00:52:37.42\00:52:40.86
So carry your candle
00:52:40.89\00:52:44.49
Run to the darkness
00:52:44.53\00:52:48.03
Seek out the lonely
00:52:48.06\00:52:51.50
The tired and worn
00:52:51.53\00:52:54.80
And hold out your candle
00:52:54.84\00:52:58.47
For all to see it
00:52:58.51\00:53:01.74
Take your candle
00:53:01.78\00:53:05.28
And go light your world
00:53:05.31\00:53:08.95
Take your candle
00:53:08.98\00:53:12.25
And go light your world
00:53:12.29\00:53:15.59
'Cause we are a family
00:53:19.49\00:53:23.26
Whose hearts are blazing
00:53:23.30\00:53:26.50
So let's raise our candles
00:53:26.53\00:53:30.01
And light up the sky
00:53:30.04\00:53:33.61
Bring to our Father
00:53:33.64\00:53:36.95
In the name of Jesus
00:53:36.98\00:53:40.32
Make us a beacon
00:53:40.35\00:53:43.99
In darkest times
00:53:44.02\00:53:47.32
So carry your candle
00:53:47.36\00:53:50.89
Run to the darkness
00:53:50.93\00:53:54.40
Seek out the hopeless
00:53:54.43\00:53:57.97
Deceived and poor
00:53:58.00\00:54:01.47
Hold out your candle
00:54:01.50\00:54:04.97
For all to see it
00:54:05.01\00:54:08.38
Take your candle
00:54:08.41\00:54:11.85
And go light your world
00:54:11.88\00:54:15.42
Take your candle
00:54:15.45\00:54:19.85
And go light your world
00:54:19.89\00:54:23.46
Amen. Amen.
00:54:34.00\00:54:36.91
Praise the Lord.
00:54:36.94\00:54:38.37
Appreciate that
song so very much.
00:54:38.41\00:54:40.54
Celestine Dickens,
00:54:40.58\00:54:42.18
Brother Tim
Parton always a blessing.
00:54:42.21\00:54:45.31
God is so good, isn't He?
00:54:45.35\00:54:46.98
We need to go light the
world by the grace of God.
00:54:47.02\00:54:51.35
I'm wondering, is
there someone right now
00:54:51.39\00:54:53.66
that you just you don't
wanna light your candle.
00:54:53.69\00:54:57.03
You wanna go tell others
that Jesus is soon to come.
00:54:57.06\00:55:00.23
What an opportunity.
00:55:00.26\00:55:01.60
What a privilege
right now that we can take
00:55:01.63\00:55:04.03
these words of this song,
00:55:04.07\00:55:06.00
we can take them
to the Lord in prayer.
00:55:06.03\00:55:08.44
Say, Lord, I
need my candle relit.
00:55:08.47\00:55:12.97
I need to be what
You want me to be.
00:55:13.01\00:55:15.61
And I wanna help
to light the world.
00:55:15.64\00:55:18.51
We have a message
to give like no other.
00:55:18.55\00:55:22.15
No other folks
in this whole world.
00:55:22.18\00:55:24.82
It's a life and death issue.
00:55:24.85\00:55:27.89
And I wanna
invite you to respond.
00:55:27.92\00:55:30.19
Before we have closing prayer,
00:55:30.23\00:55:31.56
I just wanna invite
you to respond to the call
00:55:31.59\00:55:35.76
that the Holy Spirit's
making on your life right now.
00:55:35.80\00:55:39.40
Respond by just saying yes.
00:55:39.43\00:55:42.17
Yes, Lord, I'll follow You.
00:55:42.20\00:55:44.67
Wherever You
lead, I'll follow You.
00:55:44.71\00:55:46.11
Whatever You've asked
me to do in Your Word,
00:55:46.14\00:55:47.68
I know You'll give
me strength and power
00:55:47.71\00:55:49.74
to be more than a
conqueror through Jesus Christ.
00:55:49.78\00:55:53.92
Will you accept Him as
Lord and Savior right now?
00:55:53.95\00:55:57.42
Will you confess your sins?
00:55:57.45\00:55:59.62
Bible said, "If
we confess our sins,
00:55:59.65\00:56:01.09
He's faithful and
just to forgive us
00:56:01.12\00:56:02.76
our sins,
00:56:02.79\00:56:04.36
and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness."
00:56:04.39\00:56:06.59
Oh, Lord, how we
need to be cleansed?
00:56:06.63\00:56:09.10
How we need to be washed?
00:56:09.13\00:56:11.03
We can be washed in Your blood,
00:56:11.07\00:56:12.70
we can be washed by
the blood of the Lamb,
00:56:12.73\00:56:15.14
we can be washed by the Word.
00:56:15.17\00:56:17.74
So we pray right now you made
that decision that you said,
00:56:17.77\00:56:20.91
I'm gonna follow
Jesus wherever He leads.
00:56:20.94\00:56:23.58
I wanna have prayer
for each one of you.
00:56:23.61\00:56:26.18
I didn't say it'd
be an easy decision
00:56:26.21\00:56:28.28
that you've made,
00:56:28.32\00:56:29.65
but it'll be one
that God will honor,
00:56:29.68\00:56:32.32
it'll be one that God
will help you to make sure
00:56:32.35\00:56:34.59
that you follow through.
00:56:34.62\00:56:36.29
Only He can help you,
shall we pray together?
00:56:36.32\00:56:38.59
I'm just gonna kneel
00:56:38.63\00:56:39.96
where it's possible
you might wanna kneel.
00:56:40.00\00:56:41.33
If you can't, it's okay,
00:56:41.36\00:56:42.70
but we're gonna kneel
and pray for this decision.
00:56:42.73\00:56:47.64
Merciful Heavenly Father,
00:56:47.67\00:56:49.00
we thank You for
Your precious Word.
00:56:49.04\00:56:51.17
Thank You for that
beautiful song that
00:56:51.21\00:56:53.48
invites us to light the world.
00:56:53.51\00:56:56.31
We can't do it
without You. We need You.
00:56:56.34\00:56:58.51
There are those who have
made that decision right now.
00:56:58.55\00:57:00.82
And, Lord, for those who have
00:57:00.85\00:57:02.18
made that
decision to follow You,
00:57:02.22\00:57:03.95
we pray that
Your Holy Spirit now
00:57:03.99\00:57:05.35
will comfort
them, encourage them,
00:57:05.39\00:57:06.82
give them the victory
00:57:06.86\00:57:08.19
that they need so that
heaven can be their home.
00:57:08.22\00:57:09.59
Bless us, we pray to this end.
00:57:09.62\00:57:11.19
We thank You,
we give You praise,
00:57:11.23\00:57:12.56
we give You honor,
and give You glory.
00:57:12.59\00:57:13.93
Thank You for this
opportunity in Jesus' name.
00:57:13.96\00:57:16.53
Amen. God bless.
00:57:16.56\00:57:19.47
And we're glad and so happy
00:57:19.50\00:57:20.84
that you've decided to
join us on 3ABN Worship Hour.
00:57:20.87\00:57:23.64
Again, we thank you for
your love, your prayers,
00:57:23.67\00:57:25.17
your support of this station
00:57:25.21\00:57:26.54
to keep this message
going till Jesus comes.
00:57:26.57\00:57:28.18
God bless you.
00:57:28.21\00:57:29.54
We look forward to
seeing you next time.
00:57:29.58\00:57:31.35