>> Welcome back to our special
Thursday night Live. We're so
glad that you have joined us.
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The first hour has gone by in a
hurry. What a blessing to hear.
The incredible stories
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that Wilson, his wife is sharing
about what God is doing and
through the work of
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the 7th average church. But you
notice he's mentioned it's
really the power of the holy
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Spirit and the word of God that
changes life. we want to
encourage you tonight to maybe
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you're there all alone. And
you're wondering and try to find
purpose in your life it
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will still have you addressed.
Maybe that person. But you're
wondering where to turn and
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reveal and what your purpose in
life? Well, you know, you're
here today for a reason
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to that God loves you. We love
you. You're part of the family
and they got has a work for
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you to do matter where you are
in the world matter what's going
on. God has worked for
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you to do. But do you just now
joining us already referenced
the Wilsons, but we Ted Wilson
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and his wife Nancy, here with
us. You're the General
conference, president of 7th
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Avenue S we know we have a very
busy schedule. Thank you so very
much for taking the
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time to come here to 3ABN your
support again of 3 ABN. We know
that you stopped in St.
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Louis on your way here. We're
going to talk about the general
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conference session that's coming
up in more than month or so. A
little over a month. 46 day. So
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many talking about that and just
a couple of minutes as well. >>
Of Mister Danny Shelton
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founder 3, 8, in your wife,
Doctor Van, so good to have you
both on evening. Well,
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we're encouraged in in a A when
we hear these always say the
blessing is on the go in.
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So Jesus is going all the world.
And so the power Jesus says all
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powers given man heaven and
Earth go you therefore. So what
he's saying to us is when we
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submit income in her life to
transfers that we can go now
with the with with be encouraged
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to know that God is with us all
powers. Give me have go. You
therefore, so each one of us
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are potential people want to
look around this. courage will
ways God. was he when I needed
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him for this war? know that's
the devil courage, people that
each and every one of us, the
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people you're talking about, one
person you been willing to
preach to. Those people could
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made all the different head. You
just said, you know what? This
is raining. I'm and come
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back the next day. They may have
not so not very important. Look
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what we're giving up and are
changing our lives. But it's
each of us is you are saying,
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Greg, got it. He says I knew you
before you even formed in the
wrong man. And I knew from the
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beginning, I have a plan for
you. so that plan is that each
of us are to be evangelist. And
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so it's not what we know or how
much do we have memorized book
revelation or do whatever. But
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Ellen White's as own personal
testimony is our greatest So as
we here's a listen to you
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Wilson and sister Nancy. It in
is encouraging and I hope
everyone listening. We don't
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want to just it's great to hear
about that. But what does God
have in store for you?
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That's good. I want you to do
something when you come in the
name of the Lord. Mighty
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Marvelous things happen in spite
of its not because of But when
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we go forward and rightly divide
or to truth, this should be
infectious. All of us is like,
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hey, I want to get up. Let's go
do something right now, you
know, for the large. So thank
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you. And I know that this is
happening around the world and
even places we don't even know.
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But the Lord is coming back very
soon. And the clouds of glory
and its things just like this
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that is making us is 7 Devin as
Christians. We should never be
discouraged but encouraged
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that God has given us and in
times message for an in times,
people come hear these stories
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out about John Ready to go
do who are doing >> I want to do
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more. right. >> You know, we
talked to the first hour about
Philippines in the income
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credible work transformation of
the Holy Spirit and did there in
the text you referenced. I love
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that second, Timothy 1, 7, God
has not given us the spirit of
fear but of power. Love and of
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a sound mind. And as we live in
these closing moments of
history. As we see the wars
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and rumors of wars and the
famines and the pestilence is
that take place, you can be
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afraid. I think of what's
happening right now in Ukraine
with brothers and sisters in
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Ukraine and Russia and other
countries in that region, the
terror that would be in
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people's hearts during this
time. The suffering that's going
on right now to talk to
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us about how our brothers and
sisters, especially in the 7th
avenues church are with this
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crisis. >> Well, of course,
our hearts are heavy. For our
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brothers and sisters to in
Ukraine. In Russia, in eastern
Europe. Yes, we have many
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faithful people in in all those
countries. And we we love them.
And we just feel a part.
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Of there. Their love for the
Lord. And we just want to be
together. But the things that
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are happening in Ukraine are
very tragic. We pray for
cessation of violence and for
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the bloodshed that is taking
place that God will somehow
intervene. But it it's amazing
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to see in this situation. How
God is working in the lives of
our church members to with
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this to people and to help
them even amidst all of these
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challenges. >> And so many
people are leaving, you know, as
refugees over 5 million have
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left and >> our church. Poland
in Slovakia, in you. In Hungary,
in Romania, in Moldova and in
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Russia. They have responded by
helping people who are refugees,
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giving them encouragement,
address our admin, this
development and relief agency
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international. And Europe, has
done phenomenal work in helping
too make people feel loved
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accepted them and warmth. That
is there. And our people in
Ukraine. Our trying to help
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not just their own 7th day
Adventists members, but so many
others And it's a huge
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witness and probably the
greatest thing that they can do
is as Romans 12 tells us
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the end of that chapter. It
tells us repay no one evil for
evil over And then it says,
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you know, in verse 19 not
Avenger sells, but rather give
place too wrath for it is
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written. Vengeance is mine. I
will repay, says the Lord.
Therefore, if your enemies
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hungry feed him, he's thirsty
given drink 4 in. So doing you
will heap Kohl's of fire on
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his head. Do not be overcome
by evil. First, 21 but overcome
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evil with and our church members
are. Helping so many people. I I
see a picture in my mind of.
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Church members in the country
are in the city of Odessa and
they were providing. Food for
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people who were leaving. Wow.
And then right next to that,
they were providing Bibles and
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the great I mean, these are
church members trying to help
those who are filled with the
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spirit of us. You know, that 1
one illustration of even God's
protection just came about
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recently where there was a
terrible attack on a train
station a missile came. 50
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over 50 people One 7th, the that
this was part of that
particular. Group when this
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bomb hit. And the bomb blast
through are many, many feet, 18
meters away she was
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stunned, kind of woke up, looked
around and saw all these dead
bodies around blood
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and everything. I was able to.
Herself, you know, and shake the
dust off or and walked
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away without one Believe it is
the But this is a witness to
people of what God is doing to
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try to help key people focused
upon the things that are have a
positive and art. Our
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pastors are helping to move
people from one place to the
other. Not just members of our
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church, but others and people
are just amazed that. You would
help me to be able to to
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be safe. The churches. Is is
moving ahead in a very difficult
time. And I want you
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to pray, earnestly for and for
all people it Ukraine, Russia
throughout Eastern Europe that
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God will use his people to stay
firmly rooted in him and not
allow anger and strife to
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create such such animosity that
you cannot then fulfill what God
is said to overcome
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evil with good. And so by God's
grace were seen a tremendous
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impact on the people in Ukraine,
by our church members. But it's
not easy at all. And but we're
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in very close contact with them.
Were working with them, trying
to encourage them and just
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just a couple days ago, we had a
very good meeting through
electronic means trying to
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bring encourage meant to our
church leaders. But I just ask
you to pray earnestly for
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these warrant. They also knew
many people, of course, have
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lost their homes. >> And are
refugees and our our. >> The the
men and Ukraine are
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not allowed to leave. >> So the
pastor's under 6 dozen during
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the 60. So the pastors were
staying with their churches and
many, many women were leaving.
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But the wife said we're going to
stay and then work. has and they
have taken they have opened
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their churches for those who
have no shelter. They have
provided food. And clothing. I
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don't know where they get all of
this, but they they are
assisting, however, is in
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need. And was that our our
clinic and key for they were
baking the bread. Yes. Like
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100 love, said a day and passing
it out people are stuck. They
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have no kitchen. Many of them.
They have no food. And so our
church is just doing incredible
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things to feed people to shelter
them to give them closings. This
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is. >> True. Medical missionary
following the footsteps of
Jesus. You know, people
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physically mentally socially and
spiritually. And and, you know,
these are laypeople to I
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mean, it's not just pastors and
I this this quotation from
testimonies for the church
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volume 9 page. One 17, it says
the work of God in this Earth
you can never be finished
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until the men and women
comprising our church
membership, Raleigh, to the
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work and unite their efforts
with those of ministers and
church officers. Everybody is
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working together. This member
involvement and it's just an
amazing thing to see how God
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is pouring out. His spirit, even
in the midst of and terrible,
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confident and send during a time
of tribulation that we really
find. >> Out, you know, a lot
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about ourselves and about her
church, for instance, I was
talking to pass tomorrow
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family the other day. He was
saying and some of these
countries like Poland and all
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the church churches there in
order to help people coming in.
They were tearing out the
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pews and it out to bring. So
there's room for people to come
in. I mean, that's true.
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Religion rise. There's no. Well,
wait a minute, we tear out all
over Hughes and move
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everything out the way we've got
to meet know if people need a
place in shelter over
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their head. We're going to make
turn this and 2, you know, not
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just where we can come and enjoy
We're going to help people.
that's that's such you know, I
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want to say sacrifice, but it's
so bold on a certain part of
people. And it shows a have
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caught the vision. And I know
that especially dear to you all
start you lived in. I guess,
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Moscow for a while for its big
Russian. So you Russians and
Ukrainians together. We built
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this huge facility and we had
over 100 Ukrainians to come and
work together with the
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Russians and Americans there
that we had and to build this
huge facility and course we
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all got along World Brothers and
and sisters in the Lord. And now
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to see this. This separation of
the and so people are saying,
well, this country that and this
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one, you know, I tell them we
don't really know what's
happening. We just know our
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responsibility is try to be
there when people need us to
continue to give the gospel
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and continue to preach. Love one
for another. And that led to
Lord workout all the
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details and some so thankful as
a church that basically what I'm
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hearing is that we need to pray
for everybody take care of those
in need no matter where they
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are, where they're from. And
that's that's true. Religion is
taking care of those who can
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take care of themselves and
mature said than is absolutely
true. Doesn't matter.
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>> Where you're from, what
country, whether there is
conflict during the we are all
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as 7th. They have this
Christians, brothers and sisters
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in crime. >> and then into that,
we should probably have a little
season. The prayer may be
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accessed in on this. Pray for
the situation Brought to us here
this evening. Thank you
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so much. >> Dear Lord, thank you
so very much for allowing us the
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privilege of coming for you, the
almighty God, the one who sees
all and knows all the all
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powerful God, lord. And so we
know that you got all of this
under control. You know,
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everything that's going to
happen. What we want to lift up
our brothers and sisters
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over in that area of the world.
going through such pain and
torment there just hurting
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right now. And so we just lift
them up before you we ask you
for resources for them. We ask
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you that you will calm their
fears that they will trust you.
They won't worry about
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anything but they will pray
about everything in tell you
their and not the thank you
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for you and them and know that
you with us. So we just lift
them up. We lift up leadership
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church leadership here. I'll do.
Wilson just fancy. We thank and
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them we just want look again for
your continued blessings and
overseeing the We praise you,
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Lord and thank you that you are
God and that you will deliver
and that you will see those who
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are hungry and take care of
those learning our brothers and
sisters that area would need
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you more than ever before. Yes,
so help help us all to be what
you would have us to be.
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We thank you in praise you
in. The were the name Jesus, our
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savior >> and Greg, maybe you
could address 3 have been Russia
right before the banks, you
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know, the clothes and getting
money. Maybe you could share a
little bit and that without,
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you know, on all the details
that some of it that is, you
know, it's yeah, this is a
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miracle because just in the nick
of time yesterday is that we're
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getting ready to campaign is
going to do a sermon called just
in the nick of time. So this is
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God's miracles. If you seen
through the years. we send
funding 2 or 3 and in Russia
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facility satellite every month.
And so we heard that things were
shutting down. We try to get
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some funds over there quickly.
We got a few months over there,
but we want to do it a
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lot more months like end of this
year. So we heard 2 things were
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shut down. We said, OK by faith,
we're just going to send
basically the rest of this
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year's money and we've heard and
the shutdown. But with God,
nothing is right hard happened.
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Yes, he would have to go. So put
the to the wire and we received
confirmation in about 24 to 48
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hours that the entire amount of
money made it there. So they're
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good to the end of this year
raised the Lord. That is else
happened right before, you know
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about it. And this, you know,
this is incredible to see at the
end of last year 3, then Russia
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had a number of needs, one of
them like the led wall. And
there are some control room
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equipment that they needed and
the donor heard about that and
said, you know what, I want to
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step forward and donate some
funds to do it. Led wall for
them in Russia. A lot of
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money. Oh, yeah. A lot of money,
a vehicle. They need that to
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finish the control room. So the
money came in purchase, the
equipment. We had no idea that
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things to be shut down
inflation. We're just skyrocket.
So they have over there that
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know you all. They have a
control room this working and
they have a vehicle because it
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didn't have when I was working
just in the nick of time, right?
We had no idea this conflict has
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got a great way raise Goff. Do
it all no more building set. You
can change everything in 5
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minutes or whole set. You can do
all of this to an end to get the
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new vehicle again. >> It started
at the time we got there at all
just in the nick of time. So
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they're not shut down. You know,
they're going forward right now.
And the cable stations that
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still growing and people because
of everything that's going on
right there looking for truth.
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And so 3 been Russia in
broadcasting. The Russian
language is phenomenal Soviet
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Union. >> 546 cable systems and
about 4,000 cities and towns.
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Russia one of the last thing
that we're not started over.
We'll see. You know that in that
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it is going to grow their new
you. >> president, when we first
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started their cable isn't basic
man heard of there now cable and
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the last 2025 30 years has
grown. As you said, 550 cable
stations throughout the ex
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Soviet Union. So people are
still all throughout. They were
able to to watch, you know, and
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yeah, the that hope and
encouragement what a blessing.
And then the >> So we references
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several times that you all just
came from. You could say, I
don't know if it's a pre
00:19:30.77\00:19:34.67
planning meeting for the General
Conference session. So talk to
us about what's going to be
00:19:34.67\00:19:39.87
taking place a June 6 to 11
coming up. >> As many of our
00:19:39.87\00:19:45.28
viewers and as you know, we had
to postpone the general
Conference session of 2020 to
00:19:45.28\00:19:52.29
2021. >> K, I mean, actually,
when this pandemic started out,
00:19:52.29\00:20:00.66
OK, maybe 6 weeks, everything
will be over now. So we
postponed it. Then and we
00:20:00.66\00:20:09.10
postponed it with the idea of
still having it in Indianapolis
because that's where it was
00:20:09.10\00:20:14.08
originally a placed. And then
the pandemic just kept
exploding. And finally had to.
00:20:14.08\00:20:24.89
You know, postponed again 2022
and you know. Indianapolis said
no, we can't accommodate you in
00:20:24.89\00:20:34.86
2022, we contacted St. Louis
because it was already planned
for 2025. To hold the General
00:20:34.86\00:20:41.64
conference session there. And
St. Louis had exactly the dates
we needed open 2022 and
00:20:41.64\00:20:52.31
they welcomed us the Act is
interesting that you should use
that phrase because we
00:20:52.31\00:20:55.75
used almost the same. >> Just
in hole experience that that we
00:20:55.75\00:21:06.46
have had in in the Philippines
about getting visas see art as
getting in the country.
00:21:06.46\00:21:13.00
Everything happening just in
time. And to the Lord. That's
right. So he just knows how to
00:21:13.00\00:21:19.37
for 5th. That's right. But any
we moved to St. Louis we will.
>> The holding the session a
00:21:19.37\00:21:30.25
June 6 to 11. And in fact, all
of those of you who are watching
and if you'd like to
00:21:30.25\00:21:35.76
come, it's going to be open. We
have plenty of seats there.
You'll be able to find a
00:21:35.76\00:21:40.73
place. Now. We were just there
today actually and saw the
stadium. It's lawyers are
00:21:40.73\00:21:45.50
going to be well, it's in the
main convention center and the
stadium next to me. Yeah, so
00:21:45.50\00:21:53.07
it's it's it's a beautiful
facility. We will be doing some
00:21:53.07\00:22:00.15
interesting things because of
the hybrid arrangement. We are
going to be having some
00:22:00.15\00:22:05.32
delegates who will not be able
to come because they couldn't
get a visa because the
00:22:05.32\00:22:08.46
consulates or not functioning
the embassies or whatever travel
restrictions. Maybe they're
00:22:08.46\00:22:15.16
sick, whatever it is so
provision has been made and we
praise God for that. That.
00:22:15.16\00:22:20.97
Delegates who cannot come can be
delegates through electronic
connection. Yes, so
00:22:20.97\00:22:28.91
we're probably going to have at
least I would say 350 to 400
delegates in that way.
00:22:28.91\00:22:34.32
We'll see what the final tally
is. Virtually virtually. But it
does look as though we'll
00:22:34.32\00:22:39.65
have at least maybe 1900, maybe
2000 delegates on site. We will
we will not be having
00:22:39.65\00:22:50.63
traditional evening program with
lots of reports from divisions.
We are placing that
00:22:50.63\00:22:55.67
all day on Friday. You know,
someone might say, but why do
that? We we look forward to in
00:22:55.67\00:23:00.74
the evening and we want to have
that. We will be having
devotionals in the morning and
00:23:00.74\00:23:06.55
the evening, but we'll have
business sessions in the evening
and why? Because by
00:23:06.55\00:23:10.92
doing this virtual connection.
Electronically, when we come to
Thursday night and Friday
00:23:10.92\00:23:18.03
starts moving in here. You're in
central time and St. Louis is in
central time. In the
00:23:18.03\00:23:27.04
Asia Pacific It's already coming
close to 7th and then it is And
00:23:27.04\00:23:33.07
so to carry on business on
Sabbath. For those who are
connected is not appropriate. So
00:23:33.07\00:23:39.68
we've moved all those beautiful,
spiritual reports to Friday,
which will be a wonderful thing
00:23:39.68\00:23:44.65
Friday night. Tremendous
emphasis on total member
involvement is going to be a
00:23:44.65\00:23:49.72
baptism. It's going to just be
fantastic. And then all day
Sabbath. So at a school church
00:23:49.72\00:23:56.56
service, magnificent music, the
afternoon will be packed with
mission and then mission So
00:23:56.56\00:24:04.87
the session will take place by
God's grace. It will have this
hybrid arrangement with
00:24:04.87\00:24:09.04
electronic connection. But we
are earnestly pray and asking
all of you who are watching
00:24:09.04\00:24:18.32
you. Pray for the latter rain of
the Holy Ray for the Holy Spirit
to be present at that
00:24:18.32\00:24:22.89
General conference session so
that we will be filled with a
sense of mission. It won't
00:24:22.89\00:24:28.30
just be a bureaucratic kind of
business meeting, which it is.
It's a business meeting.
00:24:28.30\00:24:36.84
Elections take place. Reports
are given all this kind of
thing. But that it will be a
00:24:36.84\00:24:43.14
mission we are asking that
people will participate. In the
00:24:43.14\00:24:53.79
40 days of prayer beginning May
3 and 3 through June 11, 40 days
of prayer asking that the Holy
00:24:53.79\00:25:02.46
Spirit. Down upon generation
recession absolutely unusual
way. So we invite all of you to
00:25:02.46\00:25:10.37
come if you can. And you can
watch it, course, live streaming
and all that kind of thing. But
00:25:10.37\00:25:15.91
the general conference will take
place and then General
conference. If the Lord is in
00:25:15.91\00:25:21.98
here will take place again in
St. Louis 3 years later. So
really 2 years into what we
00:25:21.98\00:25:28.66
call a quick weny or a 5 year
period. So they'll be another 3
years to finish that out.
00:25:28.66\00:25:33.29
And then a new can will begin.
But the theme of General
Conference session is so
00:25:33.29\00:25:39.37
appropriate. Jesus is coming,
get involved total member
involved knowing the Lord.
00:25:39.37\00:25:49.94
Yes, Lord, as as you know in in
Isaiah Chapter 6, Isaiah was so
enraptured with being
00:25:49.94\00:25:57.12
taken into the throne room of
heaven and all of this and his
sins were forgiven and
00:25:57.12\00:26:02.92
Fantastic story. I love to
preach on it. But then if he
heard a voice of the Lord
00:26:02.92\00:26:10.33
saying whom shall I and who will
go for us? >> And Isaiah was so
00:26:10.33\00:26:15.00
excited and so grateful for the
righteousness of Christ that had
cleansed am yes, he said
00:26:15.00\00:26:22.51
here I send I will go. and so
this is part of our strategic
plan for that. The World
00:26:22.51\00:26:28.38
Church reach the world. I will
go. Yes. And this is a phrase I
will go is just caught on
00:26:28.38\00:26:33.86
like wildfire around the world.
And in fact, we first heard
about that phrase from
00:26:33.86\00:26:43.20
South America. Young people had
come up with that phrase and we
asked people and we use
00:26:43.20\00:26:49.70
that phrase. >> Yes, yes,
you you can use that phrase, but
00:26:49.70\00:26:53.84
they kind of wanted us to tell
people young people came going.
The whole lot of young people I
00:26:53.84\00:27:03.12
will go. >> We will go. I mean,
you can use whatever variation.
>> North American division has
00:27:03.12\00:27:09.36
said their motto is together in
Mission I will go and the whole
world is just galvanized
00:27:09.36\00:27:17.90
around So we we praise God
and we want people to be part of
00:27:17.90\00:27:23.91
that >> Yeah, 3 events Excite X
will be there at the GC Sessions
00:27:23.91\00:27:27.24
in this kind of in our backyard.
Mister Danny, right? I was away.
I about quickly and way to get
00:27:27.24\00:27:32.55
there and less expensive and all
that There is every time for his
we doing some programming
00:27:32.55\00:27:39.92
from their getting? Some reports
from the GC Session will be
actually streaming and
00:27:39.92\00:27:43.73
the air in a number of the
programs, especially some of the
reports and stuff. You
00:27:43.73\00:27:46.09
know what God is doing around
the world. Such an inspiring
time. Yeah, the session. you
00:27:46.09\00:27:52.17
want to touch on a little bit
more. Expound a little bit more
upon I will go initiative
00:27:52.17\00:27:56.17
a little bit. What that all
entails or well, >> every 5 year
00:27:56.17\00:28:03.21
period, we do research on what
is really needed in and we have
a a special committee called
00:28:03.21\00:28:09.95
Future plans working group
particular group. Okay. Looks at
all kinds of statistics.
00:28:09.95\00:28:14.79
Surveys that are taken trying to
see how we can nurture the
church with mission and a
00:28:14.79\00:28:21.43
focus and out of that comes the
strategic plan. Strategic plan
is very it's it's it's
00:28:21.43\00:28:30.31
rather focused and not too long,
but it has certain key
performance indicators that
00:28:30.31\00:28:35.48
will help people know how to
accomplish certain things. And
the strategic plan, as I said,
00:28:35.48\00:28:44.05
has the theme or the title reach
the world? I will go. Yes, land
00:28:44.05\00:28:50.06
this. I will go seems to have
caught on very few things I've
because it's so implies
00:28:50.06\00:29:01.00
commitment yeah. And it's action
field. And it's a mission
focused so it's it's something
00:29:01.00\00:29:09.34
that people can rally around.
But it's all based upon the word
of God. No one. What God has
00:29:09.34\00:29:16.18
asked his Matthew, 28 1920 that
God wants us go and actually.
Christ was the first one to
00:29:16.18\00:29:23.73
say I will go. The the father
and the Holy Spirit. We're
consultation before even the
00:29:23.73\00:29:30.63
establishment of this world. And
they knew there would be a
crisis. And so she said I will
00:29:30.63\00:29:38.01
go. Yeah. And then he asks his
disciples to go. You know, as
you as you reference and so
00:29:38.01\00:29:44.75
for all to participate. And 2 to
be willing. And Nancy and I will
never forget. General
00:29:44.75\00:29:53.56
Conference session. I think it
was in New Orleans in 1985. And
we were in. We were part
00:29:53.56\00:30:01.20
of a big mission pageant. We
were overseas missionaries at
that time in Africa and and
00:30:01.20\00:30:06.37
had a, you know, from an almost
complete sense, a wonderful
experience. We were
00:30:06.37\00:30:14.21
there with our costumes on our
flags and banners. And what have
00:30:14.21\00:30:18.58
you. >> And the whole. >>
Mission patch and stop them for
a few moments and a
00:30:18.58\00:30:23.39
wonderful. A sweet singer of
Israel. I Elder C l Brooks who
was such a powerful singer. He
00:30:23.39\00:30:36.36
was in the 7th school
department. It he preached a
sermon every time a wonderful
00:30:36.36\00:30:45.91
African-American, a and >> he
sang the song. >> So send I you
00:30:45.91\00:30:57.62
melted We're just >> tearing up.
It was even to this day I can
00:30:57.62\00:31:01.39
remember it was just so powerful
and that's what God wants us to.
He wants to send everyone. Yes,
00:31:01.39\00:31:08.40
not just for evangelist surpass.
>> Literature. Evangelists or
teachers. Everybody in has a
00:31:08.40\00:31:16.91
role. Children don't all ages
men, women and children, total
youth involvement. Total
00:31:16.91\00:31:20.81
children involved. total member
total 3 ABN member, the 1985
00:31:20.81\00:31:30.55
General Conference session in
New Orleans. >> No, you Yeah.
remember 1919, Indianapolis. I
00:31:30.55\00:31:43.77
think that's where 1991. Yes, I
remember in 1985, because we
were just getting started in
00:31:43.77\00:31:49.37
November 1984. Was the. >> You
know, the weather lord really
felt spoke, said, go,
00:31:49.37\00:31:55.98
you know, in all the world that
killed a TV station. So 1980,
00:31:55.98\00:32:02.02
85, I may remember driving down
their 3. A B was just a dream is
just something we want to do. So
00:32:02.02\00:32:07.82
we had postcards and I'd put him
on the post by the bleachers
that would say 3ABN, and just
00:32:07.82\00:32:13.70
write a little something to give
us their like are. Phone phone
number of contacts Web site.
00:32:13.70\00:32:21.40
Right we literally wrote hands
of all is what is the Web
website. But I remember
00:32:21.40\00:32:28.71
walking around and meeting
people and man. This is. >> I've
00:32:28.71\00:32:35.35
never been digital covered. Says
this is incredible. And that is
starting somehow looked the
00:32:35.35\00:32:39.55
Lord as blast and that again,
the blessings on the go. You
know I think about who, you
00:32:39.55\00:32:44.76
know, many times you say, you
know, go ye into all the world,
00:32:44.76\00:32:47.83
right, that the commission of
God, then you ask the question,
what's that question? How many
00:32:47.83\00:32:51.33
yeas? >> Alright, right. Raise
your hand. And you say every one
of your has should win upright
00:32:51.33\00:32:56.24
because all of us are Everyone
needs to be involved. Total
member involved. Yeah. There's
00:32:56.24\00:33:02.81
so many people say what can
I do? I don't have any money.
00:33:02.81\00:33:06.95
don't have any. >> I I don't
have mobility. I can't get
around. Would have everyone can
00:33:06.95\00:33:14.56
do something. And then God has
called us all to be workers and
and his vineyard. Everyone can
00:33:14.56\00:33:18.43
do something. >> And we
just have to find out what that
00:33:18.43\00:33:22.33
something is. And here I am I
this. What is this you have in
your hand? That's right. And
00:33:22.33\00:33:29.44
with the Lord ask and that's
right. And that's fun. The
summers of my. >> First said
00:33:29.44\00:33:35.28
that her prayer meeting,
probably 12 people and November
1980, 4 this woman who had never
00:33:35.28\00:33:40.92
whose Methodist never been done.
Adventist Church came to repair
meeting. mother had
00:33:40.92\00:33:45.42
invited her shoot, feel that a
little card for a literature.
Evangelist, she showed up to a
00:33:45.42\00:33:53.60
prayer meeting. So I stood up
here in West Frankfort Cent the
Lord impress me to build a
00:33:53.60\00:33:57.40
television station to reach the
world. She calls this is
Wednesday night Friday Other
00:33:57.40\00:34:02.90
cause men. She says the little
lady did came. They have older
lady that came. Her name is
00:34:02.90\00:34:07.94
fun. The summers and she lives
out by Thompsonville little area
here. Call Thompsonville
00:34:07.94\00:34:13.35
and she said she thought she was
so impressed by that. She went
home and said Lord, I'd
00:34:13.35\00:34:21.26
like to help them build a TV
station. But I don't have
anything. And she said the
00:34:21.26\00:34:26.13
Lord said, what is this you have
in your hand and she said, well,
00:34:26.13\00:34:31.77
I don't have anything but just a
few acres of property. And she
said my house is towards a from
00:34:31.77\00:34:37.07
what I got to a point kers of
property in the back. I guess I
could give them that they
00:34:37.07\00:34:41.58
really needed it. So she called
my mother and said, well, I've
00:34:41.58\00:34:46.68
got a couple acres of property.
My mother said, why would you
think that she's so years ago we
00:34:46.68\00:34:50.62
bought this property and my
husband and I and he was going
to sell it. And it's a time it
00:34:50.62\00:34:56.79
wasn't a Christian and I had a
dream. And the Lord told me,
don't sell. And she said I like
00:34:56.79\00:35:02.16
a fence around the back 2 acres.
And I saw the most beautiful fat
cattle coming from all
00:35:02.16\00:35:07.10
directions. And now we said the
Lord must want to use that
property for something she
00:35:07.10\00:35:13.58
donated. Is that property? When
we got scientific? Atlanta to
come to look at the
00:35:13.58\00:35:17.71
satellites because you can only
build these a place at that
time. They only had they
00:35:17.71\00:35:21.52
didn't have the K you that the
s-bahn and all the microwave
interference is it was the
00:35:21.52\00:35:27.09
only property that would work in
this entire area that was
totally free of any any
00:35:27.09\00:35:32.73
satellite signals. And they gave
us a license to shoot signals
00:35:32.73\00:35:36.43
from there and eventually around
the world. You know, what is
this you have in your hands? She
00:35:36.43\00:35:42.10
could have just said what I'd
like to help, but I don't have
any money. So you're saying is
00:35:42.10\00:35:45.67
each of us and the initiative,
you know, I will go, OK, Lord,
what is that? You've given me
00:35:45.67\00:35:53.15
and that I can share if nothing
else. It's my own personal
testimony. Jesus is
00:35:53.15\00:35:57.79
down from a so thank you for
that. And for the division, our
this year, Joe kind of
00:35:57.79\00:36:02.96
came up with look at God. You
know, we're always made those
stories you ago. I was kind of
00:36:02.96\00:36:09.93
looking over and then up a look
you this is kind of interesting
00:36:09.93\00:36:14.94
because as I was driving here
this afternoon. >> From St.
Louis I was thinking about that
00:36:14.94\00:36:22.38
very fact. And I didn't know all
the details, but where you are
position at that time because
00:36:22.38\00:36:28.32
now, of course you've got that
connection and all that kind of
thing transmission. But
00:36:28.32\00:36:33.19
that time this was the perfect
place for the up link and it's
just amazing. Got in God's
00:36:33.19\00:36:40.46
hands. Yeah. Yeah. Look at got
And I. >> But Yvonne, you were
00:36:40.46\00:36:46.57
saying something about how
anyone we have. We can all do
something and reminded me of my
00:36:46.57\00:36:51.61
grandma Evans. She never really
drove she learned to drive, but
I don't think she ever drove
00:36:51.61\00:37:00.52
much. And when my grandpa died.
Unless my mom would take her
out, she was pretty much
00:37:00.52\00:37:06.82
home down someone would take her
out. And she she tot when she
was out and about she out
00:37:06.82\00:37:15.23
of school. She was very active.
But she here she was had. She
00:37:15.23\00:37:21.20
was crippled with terrible
arthritis. She went call people
and encourage And that was like
00:37:21.20\00:37:29.78
a ministry. Yes, she could have
thought I can't go anywhere. I
can't drive. What can I But she
00:37:29.78\00:37:35.98
had a phone ministration and
fall and >> and connect with
them. And >> so you really. The
00:37:35.98\00:37:44.63
Lord can can show each one of
you. Exactly. That's how can you
shoot at I love the fact that
00:37:44.63\00:37:54.04
the I will go initiative. I
believe he began with young
people South America.
00:37:54.04\00:38:02.74
>> So like a and young people
right now. >> In so you had
00:38:02.74\00:38:06.78
references before the program.
But talk to us about young
people. This is a program, join
00:38:06.78\00:38:13.32
asthma and had put together back
to the altar young people,
especially in social media
00:38:13.32\00:38:20.33
tremendous issue right now in
today's culture. >> The
challenge of, you know.
00:38:20.33\00:38:30.04
Using our. >> Our our cell are
smart electronic devices, all
00:38:30.04\00:38:36.04
this kind of thing. There's so
much good that can come out of
it. I mean, the very fact that 3
00:38:36.04\00:38:44.49
ABN is broadcasting the sun is
going literally worldwide,
right? Is an amazing miracle.
00:38:44.49\00:38:50.09
But on the other hand. People
can become so with staying in
contact with people and
00:38:50.09\00:39:01.30
measuring themselves against
what it appears and that others
are doing and how great
00:39:01.30\00:39:05.71
they are and then feeling
worthless because you haven't
measured up and on and on and
00:39:05.71\00:39:11.25
on. Social media has certain
positive thing does, but it has
some real negative And
00:39:11.25\00:39:21.09
Wayne and associate director in
our LNG why the state? And a
very capable young man is
00:39:21.09\00:39:28.53
has had a bird and it came to my
office the other day and sharing
this burden along with
00:39:28.53\00:39:36.81
our family directors will in the
lane all over because it really
has do with connection
00:39:36.81\00:39:43.95
with. People and with God and
Duane has a real burden. And so
he was sharing it then. So
00:39:43.95\00:39:54.22
ice I I really understood what
he was trying to say. And so
we've now been able to share
00:39:54.22\00:40:00.50
it with world leaders. We've
been sharing. We share that with
our executive committee
00:40:00.50\00:40:03.77
the other day. It's going to be
nurtured by our revival and
reformation committee and
00:40:03.77\00:40:11.54
probably next annual council.
It's been about 6, 5, 6, months.
00:40:11.54\00:40:20.12
It will be fully explained and
voted in 2 program aspect. And
what it is is to try to help
00:40:20.12\00:40:28.29
especially young as well as
older ones who seem to be
overwhelmed by these connections
00:40:28.29\00:40:37.97
to electronic media and that
they failed to have the time to
get back to the altar of it and
00:40:37.97\00:40:46.41
reading the word of God and
meditating upon what God has
instructed them because their
00:40:46.41\00:40:53.21
minds are so filled with trying
to keep up with everybody else
00:40:53.21\00:40:57.69
who's online and the feeling so
overwhelmed by the constant flow
of information that you actually
00:40:57.69\00:41:05.59
crowd out completely the word of
God. So this back to the altar
is back. family were
00:41:05.59\00:41:14.44
shipped back to worship and it's
so important and people resonate
00:41:14.44\00:41:20.78
with them. They understand it
and they are willing to support
it and so materials will be
00:41:20.78\00:41:26.98
encouragement, especially for
young people. How do you
actually disconnect keeping
00:41:26.98\00:41:34.26
contact because of the 21st
century. I mean, how can you get
along without your iPhone?
00:41:34.26\00:41:40.46
In fact, in fact, was a
statistic which is really
interesting. Blain mentioned
00:41:40.46\00:41:44.67
this in a presentation. He said
there was a survey done. Would
you rather? A bone or
00:41:44.67\00:41:56.85
break your phone? No. Yeah. A
and a large percentage of no
actually I'd rather have a
00:41:56.85\00:42:07.82
broken, So I mean, this tells
you proud dependent we are. >>
But it all comes back to
00:42:07.82\00:42:14.56
relationship. >> With Jesus?
Yeah. >> And the daily walk with
00:42:14.56\00:42:19.60
him and making time. So that's
what back to the altar is about.
And it's going to be.
00:42:19.60\00:42:25.24
>> Expanded even more. And the
whole World Church will hear
about And, you know, pass
00:42:25.24\00:42:29.51
tools. And that is a it's by
design that young people and
older people are addicted to
00:42:29.51\00:42:38.25
their phones is by design and
sew. It really takes. I believe
00:42:38.25\00:42:43.43
the supernatural intervention,
2, 2 break that not not to sever
the connection, but to make it
00:42:43.43\00:42:53.40
to put it into perspective
because it really is by design
that, you know, kids, you
00:42:53.40\00:42:58.21
can't separate from your
phone's. If you ask, if you I
know that there was one group
00:42:58.21\00:43:02.68
that took some young people on a
on a trip and they said you have
to leave your phones. You
00:43:02.68\00:43:09.25
can't bring your phones and see.
I mean, they really went through
Really? It was you had
00:43:09.25\00:43:16.56
a for It's an addiction. So it
really doesn't order is one of
Satan's distractions because
00:43:16.56\00:43:22.93
the way the priority that >>
that has been set on it is, you
know, it's it's really
00:43:22.93\00:43:30.41
otherworldly. So we have to as
the Lord to deliver from that
from the distraction of home.
00:43:30.41\00:43:39.08
>> And think the technology it's
kind of like my dad used to say
about my mouth. It's a
00:43:39.08\00:43:45.29
that talked all the time. Even
as a little kid. I was youngest
00:43:45.29\00:43:48.89
of 4 brothers not talk more on
all of them. Put together. It's
a son. Your mouth is either
00:43:48.89\00:43:52.49
going to be your biggest curse.
Are your biggest blessing? It's
going to be one or the other.
00:43:52.49\00:43:58.47
You're not just going to go like
everybody else. You're either
going to be, you know, really
00:43:58.47\00:44:03.57
bad are the large going to use
And so I've been both have been
used by the Lord and then
00:44:03.57\00:44:08.41
in my mouth got him in trouble
times, too. But this technology
00:44:08.41\00:44:12.58
is that way. Yeah, it's this can
be our biggest. Yeah. I've got
bibles on here, too. So I'm like
00:44:12.58\00:44:18.65
everybody else and I have this
sitting here, but it can be our
biggest blessing to get the
00:44:18.65\00:44:23.56
gospel to the world, right?
Because everybody has a
PlayStation. you can go on
00:44:23.56\00:44:28.10
YouTube reach people around the
world. did. It was one of the
few period not just in the
00:44:28.10\00:44:33.87
evidence. Jurors are the only
one to begin with, but just in
general, there were very few
00:44:33.87\00:44:39.27
people going uplink to satellite
and then in the middle 80's. Now
00:44:39.27\00:44:43.11
everybody can do it. But so much
of the time he turned on, we've
got all these chat rooms. We're
00:44:43.11\00:44:49.78
all we're doing is down on
people down on this down on
that. Always, you know, go on
00:44:49.78\00:44:56.62
Facebook argument. Everybody's
so this is either can be a great
blessing for us or our
00:44:56.62\00:45:01.46
biggest curse. And so I'm so
thankful the you know, you're
dealing with this how how do
00:45:01.46\00:45:07.74
we find a balance using the
technology but still find time
to to get into the word of
00:45:07.74\00:45:13.48
God? >> And I I think it's
important to realize that you
00:45:13.48\00:45:18.95
can find a lot of things on a
phone and your computer that
aren't bad, right? Right. But
00:45:18.95\00:45:24.89
they steal your time day. Our
waste of time is good. I think
time and older again, I
00:45:24.89\00:45:34.40
realize time is a gift. and we
are held accountable for how we
send our time. And we only
00:45:34.40\00:45:41.94
have 24 hours a day. We need
sleep. We need, you know, all
the Saints. So it's not a
00:45:41.94\00:45:47.31
matter of doing. What is good or
bad. It's a matter of choosing
00:45:47.31\00:45:55.32
between what is better or Okay.
Because we I find that there
things that are really that in
00:45:55.32\00:46:02.46
my life. But I have just this
much time. So I don't have time
to look at these cute little
00:46:02.46\00:46:07.76
videos all day on. Of animals.
Also her Yeah, I have to ask God
to help me prioritize. All
00:46:07.76\00:46:17.51
right. Even what is You know,
right. It's not going to tear me
down, but it will because
00:46:17.51\00:46:25.68
it will steal time from God's
will So it's not that. Just
choosing between what is good
00:46:25.68\00:46:34.66
and bad. But what do I balance?
Yeah, to That's good. I really
00:46:34.66\00:46:42.23
like you both. Are leaders in
the 7th and how do you as
leaders make time How do you
00:46:42.23\00:46:50.97
make time for marriage? How do
you balance that as leaders? >>
Well, it takes if you don't
00:46:50.97\00:46:59.61
take the time to schedule it in.
Time. We'll just slip away. so,
00:46:59.61\00:47:09.96
you >> the early hours of the
morning are usually the best
time the take time Nancys very
00:47:09.96\00:47:17.53
persistent about that. She's a
real Bible student. and, you
know, it's just it's an
00:47:17.53\00:47:25.24
opportunity to start the day.
Basically know some people may
like the evening or the middle
00:47:25.24\00:47:31.85
of the day, whatever it is. But
usually the beginning of the day
is the best. And you
00:47:31.85\00:47:36.72
need to start, of course, with
prayer invariably, you know, I
just slide out of bed and you
00:47:36.72\00:47:47.86
commit your your life to the
Lord and you. I asked for the
Holy Spirit to come into my
00:47:47.86\00:47:53.74
life. I pray for the latter
rain. I pray claim James won 5
every They simply did to ask
00:47:53.74\00:48:00.81
for wisdom. ask for wisdom. And
then you pray about, you know,
many things on your list
00:48:00.81\00:48:06.25
or whatever. You need to take
the time to study God's word to
read it. And the spirit of
00:48:06.25\00:48:15.36
prophecy and one of the ways, I
mean, you know, people well, how
do I do that? Don't have
00:48:15.36\00:48:21.23
>> You know, again, we can go
back to our smartphones. You can
download all kinds of
00:48:21.23\00:48:26.90
stuff noting liable and the
spirit of prophecy and all of
that. And so you can you can
00:48:26.90\00:48:30.91
listen in the car. I like to
walk and I listen to the Bible
and 2 spirit of prophecy. As
00:48:30.91\00:48:41.32
I'm walking and so you know In
fact, Ellen Light has indicated
00:48:41.32\00:48:47.89
she she says, you know, when
when you're writing on the
street car. >> know, take a you
00:48:47.89\00:48:57.27
know, make use of your time. So
in today's world, I mean, there
are opportunities you can find
00:48:57.27\00:49:04.34
2 actually be quiet and focus on
spiritual things. As far as
marriage and all of that, you
00:49:04.34\00:49:12.58
know, you have to be fairly in a
busy schedule. You have to be
fairly determined that
00:49:12.58\00:49:19.42
you're going to take time with
each other. You're going to talk
to each other. And of
00:49:19.42\00:49:24.13
course, during this pandemic,
it's maybe been a little easier
because we've resume
00:49:24.13\00:49:30.70
and all that. But the you know,
you have to be intentional. You
00:49:30.70\00:49:37.34
have to prioritize. You have to
really seriously prioritize. And
I now it's I feel like it's not
00:49:37.34\00:49:43.11
safe to start the day off
without. Going to because he's
the one who guide you. And I
00:49:43.11\00:49:53.12
wish we could just surrender one
day and then that would stay
address. But we have to
00:49:53.12\00:49:57.16
surrender every day because
we're human and by nature where
self-centered. So Lord,
00:49:57.16\00:50:03.50
take my heart, keep it for. I
cannot keep it for you. Save me.
In spite of myself. that's
00:50:03.50\00:50:09.84
one thing about meetings and the
dining room. Haha. Because when
I'm in the kitchen, a
00:50:09.84\00:50:17.35
fine baking. I like to listen to
sermons. That I think I find
myself because I'm I have
00:50:17.35\00:50:23.79
a lot of Martha and me. And we
women like to multitask. And I
think, well, I can start a
00:50:23.79\00:50:30.26
little close. And then I can.
They'll be watching. While I'm
studying. But I've I've tried
00:50:30.26\00:50:39.77
and I don't always students, but
I'm trying to say, no, you're
not going to look at
00:50:39.77\00:50:41.94
your phone. And tell you I do
sometimes look for messages, the
fine. Now our kids are
00:50:41.94\00:50:51.41
going through something or just
to see have okay. But but you
00:50:51.41\00:50:58.59
have to discipline yourself
because they're too many
distractions. Yes, so I'm still.
00:50:58.59\00:51:03.96
You know, working on that
because if you get off track,
then you just get busy. And then
00:51:03.96\00:51:11.97
you. And one thing that helps
me, too. I I'm trying to
memorize scripture. So I put it
00:51:11.97\00:51:16.91
on 3 by 5 cards. This can I have
it in my purse and then a fine
of waiting and officer somewhere
00:51:16.91\00:51:24.71
or then I can be revealing or
memorizing new ones. So there's.
But as Ted said, you have to be
00:51:24.71\00:51:32.85
in tension. >> you have to plan
thanks. Once in a while. Take
00:51:32.85\00:51:41.73
advice. >> And bring flowers
home >> And you don't have to
spend money to spend an evening
00:51:41.73\00:51:48.74
together. You offspring times
coming, go out and cut flowers
00:51:48.74\00:51:57.35
and they >> It's amazing. This
said these 2 hours ago by a in a
hurry and at the beginning of
00:51:57.35\00:52:00.85
the second hour, we're talking
about and maybe get you some of
his discourage you kind of
00:52:00.85\00:52:07.69
find hope Noda will select few
to maybe talk to that person
right now. That does may be
00:52:07.69\00:52:11.13
discouraged. Something tragic
has happened in their life. They
00:52:11.13\00:52:13.46
had lost like your families had
lost with your grandchild.
Something discouraging going on
00:52:13.46\00:52:17.57
in life. What you have to say to
them at home right now. >>
depending on what your
00:52:17.57\00:52:25.47
situation is, you may feel
alone. You may feel somehow
disconnected. You may feel.
00:52:25.47\00:52:31.15
Nobody cares. Or you may feel
somewhat lost in all of the
things that are happening. I
00:52:31.15\00:52:39.75
want you to know that first of
all. God knows exactly where you
are. He understands your
00:52:39.75\00:52:48.13
situation he wants to be your
best and know that he is there.
00:52:48.13\00:52:53.07
>> Secondly know that the 7th
Day Adventist Church is there to
help you in every way
00:52:53.07\00:53:01.28
possible to nurture your faith
in Jesus name and that the 3 ABN
year and many other
00:53:01.28\00:53:09.82
avenues expression in the church
are there to encourage you as
well and that you are
00:53:09.82\00:53:17.33
part of something. And this is
really important because
sometimes. We get overwhelmed
00:53:17.33\00:53:22.56
and we think only of ourselves,
you are part of something much
00:53:22.56\00:53:29.54
Yeah. You are part of God's
overall plan for the advent
movement to share and a livable
00:53:29.54\00:53:37.41
messages with the world. You
know, I have open in front of me
revelation for team and those
00:53:37.41\00:53:44.59
versus 6 to 12 to 3 Angels
messages indicating, you know,
that that the everlasting
00:53:44.59\00:53:50.79
gospel, this to go to every
nation tribe, tongue in people
and saying with a loud voice is
00:53:50.79\00:53:59.10
not a message that people need
to hear you to give God glory
and to to worship him and to
00:53:59.10\00:54:07.88
respect him and says fear God
doesn't need to be afraid of.
And they missed the and it is
00:54:07.88\00:54:12.48
the hour of his judgment does
come. And he's the one who has
made us don't ever succumb to
00:54:12.48\00:54:18.09
the delusion that you came from.
Something other than a creation
of created and well,
00:54:18.09\00:54:27.03
I mean, we're running out of
time here, but I you know, you
go through the Lord wants us
00:54:27.03\00:54:31.60
to come out of confusion out of
babbling into pure Bible. Truth.
He doesn't want us to
00:54:31.60\00:54:36.60
be connected with anything that
will give us the mark of the
beast, which is following
00:54:36.60\00:54:41.31
that, which is righteousness by
But he wants us to have his seal
of God, which is keeping
00:54:41.31\00:54:49.15
of the 7th Day Sabbath, is his
special mark. And God has called
you to be part of this.
00:54:49.15\00:54:56.32
In fact, the seven-day m this
church were told in the spirit
of prophecy that the
00:54:56.32\00:55:03.43
proclamation of the first second
and 3rd Angels message is this
is in testimonies for
00:55:03.43\00:55:07.37
the church. Volume 9 that there
is no other work of so great
importance and that
00:55:07.37\00:55:13.81
Adventists 7 them to us or not
to allow it anything else to
absorb their attention? Well,
00:55:13.81\00:55:18.45
of course, you have a lot of
things you have to do, but this
is something to help
00:55:18.45\00:55:21.55
people turn to that to the soon
coming of Jesus And that's why
00:55:21.55\00:55:28.09
it's so important to to share
literature. Danny, you've just
written these beautiful
00:55:28.09\00:55:33.93
brochures about h*** Fire. 10
Commandments, Salvation Doctor.
Yvonne, you have a beautiful
00:55:33.93\00:55:39.60
book that's come out that you
gave to us glimpses of his
glory. And this is why we need
00:55:39.60\00:55:44.47
to share these things with
others. But I want to appeal to
you in this final 30 seconds I
00:55:44.47\00:55:51.48
have because we have to turn
back over. I want you to the
encouraged because in first
00:55:51.48\00:55:58.72
Peter Chapter 3 verse 15, it
says, but sanctify the Lord, God
in your hearts and always
00:55:58.72\00:56:05.69
be ready to give the defense to
everyone who asks you a reason
for the hope that is in
00:56:05.69\00:56:11.33
you with meekness and fear. God
bless each one of you. As you
know, that you're part of
00:56:11.33\00:56:20.01
the family of God proclaiming
this message with Holy Spirit
Power and Jesus needs you. He
00:56:20.01\00:56:25.65
needs you to say I will go.
harmful so much. >> Wilson,
youthful and sister
00:56:25.65\00:56:36.16
Nancy for being here tonight.
And Mister Danny and Doctor,
thank you both. So we're
00:56:36.16\00:56:39.69
blessed. And it's a privilege.
We pray gray and I pray for you
both. Thank you. we're
00:56:39.69\00:56:47.64
grateful for your leadership
there at the helm of the church.
00:56:47.64\00:56:51.57
We know of course, Christ as the
leader, the We're for. God has
called you for such a time is
00:56:51.57\00:56:56.71
that's right. Support you one
encourage you at home. Pray for
elder Wilson and his wife,
00:56:56.71\00:57:02.18
Nancy. They have a tremendous
responsibility. >> But the Lord
00:57:02.18\00:57:06.19
is faithful. We love
you with see you again ¤ ¤
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