Participants: Tim Parton & Danny Shelton"Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus", Tim Parton"Thank You Now", Tim Parton, Reggie & Ladye Love Smith"Softly & Tenderly", Reggie & Ladye Love Smith"Somewhere In Between"
Series Code: 14SCM
Program Code: 14SCM000008S
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00:38 Hello and welcome to 3ABN to our Spring Camp Meeting.
00:42 We all having a good time here, folks? 00:43 Amen! Amen. Do you hear that? 00:45 We have folks from many states around the country 00:48 and many - literally - countries around the world 00:51 are represented here. We're glad that you're all here 00:53 and those of you at home: thank you for joining us 00:56 as you do each and every day. 00:58 I wanted to introduce some special guests, 'cause we don't 01:00 get together very often. 01:02 But these young ladies are my three... we say aunts. 01:07 Some people say aunts, so depending how you want 01:09 to say it... my dad's sisters, three of them. 01:12 There was 13 in the family, 01:14 and these are my only three aunts that are still with us. 01:18 And I have an Uncle Bud who is still around 01:20 and so our family has dwindled down, hasn't it? 01:23 But when we get to heaven we'll all be back together, 01:26 right? Amen! They're a bunch of Sheltons. 01:28 So over here this young woman many of you know her 01:33 but you didn't know her. This is Hayley Kaye. 01:35 You've seen her grow up on television, but now she just 01:38 got married a month ago. Hi Hayley Kaye. Yeah, hi! 01:41 All right. We're glad you're here. I love you, honey. 01:43 I love you too. You still Papa's girl? Absolutely. 01:46 Oh, all right. I pay her to say that 01:47 but it still sounds good. 01:49 No I don't. She's wonderful. 01:51 I have with me Aunt Dolly. 01:54 And Aunt Dolly she doesn't mind me telling you 01:56 is 87 years young. How 'bout that? All right! 02:00 All right. Good healthy Christian livin' - that's what 02:04 that's all about. That's right! My Aunt Laura, she would 02:06 shoot me if I told you how old she was. 02:09 Where you from, Aunt Laura? I'm from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 02:12 or that area. Yeah. Aunt Dolly says you can tell her age. 02:17 No, Aunt Laura would be like Del Delker. 02:20 You ask Del Delker: "Del, how old are you? " 02:23 She says: "Well I can tell you but I'll have to kill you. " 02:27 You figure that one out. 02:28 You're not going to tell it around, right? 02:31 You got a mike for Aunt Ruby? 02:33 Aunt Ruby, how... Oh no, I won't ask your age. 02:36 Where are you from? West Frankfort just outside 02:39 Thompsonville. That's right. 02:40 And who's that standing next to you? 02:42 That's my husband Clinton. 02:43 And he won't let me have a mike. I don't understand it. 02:48 I mean, I don't say anything but nice things about him. 02:51 Cowboy Clinton... please get that mike away from him 02:54 'cause he knows a story on me that just happened last week. 02:57 I didn't want him to tell the whole world that I got lost. 03:00 All right. Well, misplaced for a while on a ride. 03:02 He's a cowboy. We went riding, and so somehow 03:05 I took a wrong turn looking for a trail, and it took us 03:08 a little while. So he said: "That sure was a long ride! " 03:11 But most of it was in the truck. 03:13 So... rather than on the horses. 03:15 But these two were boyfriend and girlfriend 03:19 when they were teenagers here in West Frankfort, Illinois. 03:22 They went their separate ways... remarried, had families, 03:26 and 50 years later their spouses had died 03:28 and over 50 years later they got back together 03:30 and only recently, last... what, three years or so? 03:33 have married. And they're happily now living. 03:36 From boyfriend to girlfriend 50 years later 03:39 they said: "You know what? We still love each other. 03:41 We're gonna get married. " 03:43 And so they are. So thank you all for being here. 03:48 Dr. Gilley. Well this is just... to me... 03:51 I was telling Danny: "We have to have them up here" 03:54 because it is an amazing thing, Danny, to have 13 members 03:59 of a family and four are still living after these many years. 04:03 You lost one in the service, I think. 04:05 And we're going to be talking... Sabbath afternoon we're going to 04:09 be honoring our servicemen here. Absolutely. 04:12 And, you know, America's a great country. 04:15 We're going to talk about some of the wonderful things 04:18 that God has done for this country and enabled this country 04:23 to do around the world. 04:24 And we're going to recognize some of those 04:27 and challenge the people of our nation 04:30 to once again go forward strong with the gospel 04:34 of Jesus Christ. So you be sure to remember 04:37 that we're going to be talking about being one. 04:40 We're one with each other, one with the Lord, 04:42 and one with the world in presenting the gospel 04:46 of Jesus. All right, thank you aunts and uncles. 04:49 Appreciate you; love you all. Thanks for coming out. 04:51 All right. Hayley Kaye, love you too, honey. Bye-bye. 04:54 All right. Jim Gilley said "We've got to get them... 04:59 we've got to get them on stage. 05:00 It's my privilege to introduce Brother Tim. 05:02 Tim, we haven't seen you in a while. You're busy. 05:04 I know you're traveling... doing a lot of work. 05:06 We have a brand new piano and this is your first time to 05:09 play it, right? I love it; it's great! 05:11 So how many of you have ever seen or heard Tim Parton 05:14 play before? All right. 05:15 All right. See all those hands went up there? 05:17 For those of you that haven't, Tim is an incredible talent. 05:21 But he loves the Lord, and he's worked with 3ABN. 05:24 The Pillars Hymns... if you have The Pillars Hymns album, 05:26 Tim arranged it, put it all together, 05:28 is playing it. Worked with Chris Wilkinson on the 05:32 orchestra, the strings. And it's just an incredible project. 05:35 What are you going to do for us tonight? 05:37 You're going to do a song or two, right? Yes. 05:39 All right. It has been a while and one thing I have missed 05:42 since I've been away is your beautiful voice. 05:45 Oh no, no. He'll say that if you pay him. 05:47 No... no I mean it. I love to hear Danny sing. 05:51 And so I'm going to ask you just to wait 05:54 till I point to you, OK? 05:56 What are we singing? You're going to surprise me? 05:59 You'll recognize it. OK. 06:51 Turn... turn your eyes 06:55 upon Jesus, 07:00 Look full in 07:03 His wonderful face. 07:09 And the things of this old earth 07:15 will grow strangely... strangely dim 07:20 in the light 07:23 of His glory 07:26 and grace. Sing with us too: 07:31 Turn your eyes 07:35 upon Jesus, 07:40 Look full in His wonderful 07:46 face. 07:50 And the things of earth 07:54 will grow strangely dim 08:01 in the light 08:04 of His glory 08:08 and grace. Amen! 08:13 Minister to us. Amen. 08:15 Turn your eyes upon Jesus. 08:17 If I had one word of advice 08:20 for anybody that would be it. 08:24 Turn your eyes upon Him. 08:27 You know, there have been situations in my life 08:30 in the past few years that I have wondered why. 08:35 Why would God make us go through things like that? 08:39 I'm sure you have things in your life 08:41 that you may ask the same thing. 08:45 I was in northern California a while back 08:49 and I had just gotten an e-mail. I had read this e-mail 08:54 and the minute I read it I knew... well I just regretted 09:00 reading it. And I checked 09:06 into the hotel room there and I threw myself on the bed 09:09 and I was just so frustrated with the situation. 09:12 It just like rubbed salt into the wound. 09:17 And I laid there for a few minutes 09:18 and maybe had a little pity party... you know, like we do. 09:22 Then I remembered that I have a friend 09:25 right there in northern California. 09:28 Now I'm from Missouri. I've lived the past 20 years 09:31 in Tennessee. But there in northern California 09:37 there was a friend. 09:40 So I sat up on the bed and 09:44 next to the bed was a nightstand. 09:49 I opened the drawer and there was my friend. 09:54 Thank God for the Gideons, Amen? 10:00 So I opened the Bible. I just kind of let it fall open 10:04 on my lap. 10:07 And it opened to a scripture in Isaiah. 10:11 Now sad to say, I'm not a scholar of Isaiah, 10:20 but I knew exactly what he meant 10:25 when all of those hundreds of years ago he wrote 10:28 in chapter 26 verse 3 10:32 "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace 10:36 whose mind is stayed on Thee 10:39 because he trusteth in Thee. " 10:43 Amen? So that evening... 10:45 I was in town for a concert, so that evening 10:50 I went to the church and I stepped inside the doors 10:54 of the church, and they had beautiful scriptures 10:58 framed on the walls. The first scripture that I saw 11:04 you will never guess what it said. 11:08 Isaiah 26 verse 3. 11:12 Now you may think that God doesn't talk to us any more... 11:17 I disagree. 11:20 He will keep you in perfect peace 11:24 if you will keep your mind on Him 11:27 and trust in Him. 11:30 So now I have this song to sing: 11:33 Before this trial is finally past. 11:40 Before the hurt is gone. 11:46 Before the pain subsides at last 11:53 and once again I'm strong. 12:00 Thank you now 12:06 for the mercy that I know will see me through. 12:14 Thank you now 12:18 for the grace 12:20 that can only come from You. 12:29 Though I can't see the reason why 12:36 or understand just how 12:43 Lord, I know You're faithful 12:49 so thank you now. 12:56 Whatever you're facing tonight 12:58 just thank Him through it. 13:02 For Lord, so many times You've proved 13:08 just how good You are to me. 13:14 And so before this mountain moves - 13:19 and I know it will - 13:21 my song to You will be: 13:29 Thank you now 13:34 for the mercy 13:36 that I know will see me through. 13:43 Thank you now 13:47 for the grace 13:49 that can only come from You. 13:56 Though I can't see the reason why 14:03 or understand just how 14:10 Lord, I know You're faithful 14:15 so thank you now. 14:22 Though I can't see the reason why 14:29 or understand just how 14:36 Lord, I know 14:40 You're faithful 14:44 so thank you now. 14:55 Amen. Amen! 14:56 Stay seated just a moment. 14:59 I'm going to ask Reggie and Ladye Love Smith to come out. 15:02 And also Jason Bradley's here. I want Jason to come out. 15:07 And Ms. Yvonne Lewis. We want you to come on out. 15:12 I think Bret's with you. Come on out, Bret. 15:15 Reggie and Ladye Love... Ladye Love. 15:20 There she comes and Bret. 15:23 Yvonne Lewis, Tim. Ready? We have two birthdays. 15:27 Ladye Love's birthday's today at 3ABN Camp Meeting. 15:33 Jason... Jason is Yvonne's youngest son, 15:37 and it's his birthday today. 15:39 So we're going to do happy... Same age... Same ha ha ha ha... 15:42 No comment, all right? 15:45 Listen here: we're going to do a little happy birthday for them 15:49 and we'll say Happy Birthday Ladye and Jason all at once. 15:52 Ready? You got us in the key, Tim? 15:54 Happy birthday to you, 15:58 happy birthday to you, 16:02 happy birthday dear Ladye and Jason, 16:08 happy birthday to you! 16:20 All right. Thank you so much. 16:22 We love both of you. Reggie and Layde, stay out here. 16:24 Jason, I got you for a minute. Jason is now working with his 16:28 mother on Dare to Dream with the Dare to Dream Network. 16:31 Jason, we're glad you're here, buddy. Happy to be here. 16:33 And we appreciate what you do for the cause of God. 16:36 It's a blessing. You love Dare to Dream, right? 16:38 Love it. All right! So Jason is going around. 16:41 He's going to be getting Dare to Dream on cable 16:43 and he's working in production organizing, getting programs 16:47 together... so a great asset. 16:49 Your mother loves you and appreciates you. 16:51 And she can remember better than you can what happened 16:54 28 years ago today, right? She probably... 16:58 Thank you, Yvonne. 17:00 OK, all right. Ladies and gentlemen, 17:03 brothers and sisters, it's my great privilege to introduce 17:06 Reggie and Ladye Love Smith. And we've got Bret. 17:08 He'll be coming out in a few minutes. 17:10 And I don't know... Are you guys? 17:13 We're just going to turn the time over to you for a bit? 17:15 So if you want to work with Tim? Well Tim is here, and I just 17:19 thought we just have to do something together. 17:21 I love people who can do stuff on the spur, right? 17:23 I know they haven't practiced this, all right? 17:26 So good... all right... bless us with your music 17:29 and just as long as the Lord impresses you minister to us. 17:34 Softly and tenderly 17:40 Jesus is calling, 17:45 Calling for you 17:49 and for me; 17:55 And see on the portals 18:00 He's waiting and watching, 18:06 Calling, "O sinner, 18:12 come home. " Sing it with us. 18:17 Come home, 18:22 come home, 18:28 Ye who are weary, 18:33 come home; 18:39 Earnestly, tenderly, 18:45 Jesus is calling, 18:51 Calling, "O sinner, 18:57 come 19:01 home. " 19:14 Hallelujah! 19:17 Thank you Tim. 19:39 Suspended above 19:43 the world that He made 19:47 and below 19:49 His home in the sky 19:55 God in flesh 19:58 came down to man 20:03 and man raised Him up to die. 20:10 And there on the tree 20:14 the destiny 20:17 of every fallen man 20:25 was held by the nails 20:29 driven through 20:32 His sinless feet 20:36 and hands. 20:40 Somewhere between 20:44 heaven and earth 20:47 stood a symbol of grace 20:50 not based on our worth. 20:55 It was there He endured 20:58 what we deserve... 21:03 for the cross held the hope of the world 21:09 somewhere between 21:12 heaven and earth. 21:17 Somewhere 21:19 between time and space; 21:25 Somewhere 21:26 between judgment and grace. 21:31 He became the sin 21:35 He'd never known. 21:40 And as the skies turned black 21:43 His Father turned His back 21:47 and for that moment 21:50 He was left alone... 21:54 He was left alone. 22:00 Somewhere between 22:03 heaven and earth 22:06 stood a symbol of grace 22:10 not based on our worth. 22:14 It was there He endured 22:18 what we deserve 22:22 for the cross held the hope of the world 22:28 somewhere between 22:31 heaven and earth. 22:40 Stood a symbol of grace 22:43 not based on our worth. 22:47 It was there He endured 22:51 what we deserve 22:56 for a cross held the hope of the world... 23:02 Yes, the cross held the hope 23:06 of the world... 23:09 Yes, the cross held the hope 23:13 of the world 23:18 somewhere... somewhere 23:22 between 23:24 heaven 23:29 and earth. 23:35 Suspended above 23:38 the world that He made 23:43 and below 23:45 His home 23:47 in the sky... 24:00 Amen! 24:05 We're so blessed to be with you 24:06 the second night of Camp Meeting. 24:08 Are you glad you're here tonight? Amen! 24:10 It's going to be an incredible, incredible night. 24:20 It does not matter 24:24 where you started. 24:28 But friend, it matters 24:32 where you end. 24:36 We're all walking 24:41 toward forever 24:44 and there's only one road 24:48 that leads to Him. 24:52 The way is straight, 24:56 the path is narrow, 25:00 and though sometimes 25:03 it seems we walk alone, 25:08 but an unseen hand 25:12 is there to lead us. 25:16 Just follow Jesus... 25:20 He knows the way home. 25:32 He never said 25:36 we would not suffer. 25:40 And He never said 25:44 that we'd fail no more. 25:48 He never said 25:52 we're spared the battle. 25:56 But He said He's already 26:01 won the war. 26:04 The way is straight, 26:08 the path is narrow, 26:13 and though sometimes 26:15 it seems we walk alone, 26:20 but an unseen hand 26:24 is there to lead us. 26:28 Just follow Jesus... 26:32 He knows the way home. 26:36 The way is straight, 26:40 the path is narrow, 26:44 and though sometimes 26:47 it seems we walk alone, 26:52 but an unseen hand 26:56 is there to lead us. 27:00 Just follow Jesus... 27:04 He knows the way home... 27:08 Just follow Jesus... 27:14 He knows the way 27:18 home. 27:24 Amen! 27:28 Thank you so much. 27:30 We about a year ago or maybe a little over a year ago 27:32 were afforded the opportunity to do a live concert 27:35 right here at 3ABN right here on this stage. 27:38 And the title of the DVD was called Thank You Lord. 27:43 It's a little song that we wrote 27:44 that our 11-year-old son sings the lead on. 27:48 And if it'd be OK with you guys, we'd love to bring him out 27:51 and sing the lead on this song. 27:54 I'd like to just say a little bit about the song. 27:56 Here's Bret. 28:00 Say hay everybody. Hay. 28:04 This song... We wrote this song because at night 28:07 we would say our prayers and we would say: "OK, let's think of 28:10 three things we're thankful for or grateful for. " 28:13 And I just started thinking: you know, there's so many things 28:16 that are going on in the world that are tough right now 28:18 for so many people, right? 28:20 We have so many things, and so many times in my life 28:23 I'll think: "Ah, the car didn't start today. " 28:25 You know, but I forget that I have a car. 28:27 You know, and I started trying to think what can I 28:29 look in my life. There are things that we're all lacking 28:32 or things that are hard or tough trials that we're going 28:34 through right now. I know you are. 28:36 Maybe some of you out there are going through really 28:39 hard hard times. But we wanted to teach him gratefulness. 28:42 We wanted to say: "What can we be thankful for tonight? " 28:45 "What could we tell God we're so thankful for? " 28:47 And that's how this song came about: Thank you, Lord. 28:49 Hearing you say that I have to tell you that 28:51 you know a lot of times when mom is in a studio session 28:54 or something, I'm putting him to bed. He'll say something like: 28:57 "What are we grateful for, thankful for? " 28:59 And he will always... of course, number one is mom. 29:03 Mama. Always number one, right ladies? Not lately. 29:07 Amen? Amen! Number two is... It's a cross between 29:12 grandmother and papa or Beauty our dog. 29:17 And number three could be a number of things which usually 29:20 is not daddy included. 29:21 I don't know. It's becoming daddy a lot lately. 29:23 This age is looking more about daddy. 29:25 But this is a great song, and I just think we call can be 29:28 thankful for something. And I think you will know this. 29:30 Very simple. By the end of it you can sing along with us. 29:32 It goes like this: 29:49 For all the countless ways 29:53 You have blessed me all my days, 29:57 Father, let me pause to say 30:00 I give You thanks. 30:04 For the life You've given me, 30:08 for my friends, my family, 30:12 for every wonder I have seen 30:15 I give You thanks... 30:19 I give You thanks. 30:24 Thank you, Lord. 30:31 Thank you, Lord. 30:38 For all You've 30:43 done for me 30:46 I thank you, Lord. 30:52 Amen! 31:09 For Your guidance through the years, 31:13 for Your presence through my fears, 31:17 for all the joys and, yes, the tears 31:20 I give You thanks. 31:24 For the faithfulness You've shown 31:29 as I face each dark unknown 31:32 I have never, never been alone 31:36 I give You thanks... 31:39 Lord, I give You thanks. 31:44 Thank you, 31:48 Lord. 31:51 Thank you, Lord. 31:58 For all You've 32:03 done for me 32:06 I thank you, Lord. 32:12 Sing with us... We thank you... 32:14 We thank you, Lord. 32:19 Lord, we thank you. 32:22 Thank you, Lord, 32:27 for all You've done. 32:29 For all You've 32:33 done for us 32:37 we thank you, Lord. 32:42 For all You've done... 32:45 For all You've 32:49 done for us 32:53 we thank you, 32:59 Lord. 33:11 Thank you so much. 33:13 Gonna do one last song for you. 33:16 Just know that there's always hope in the Lord. 33:21 Always hope in the Lord. 33:30 When I am down 33:34 and oh my soul so weary. 33:38 When troubles come 33:43 and my heart burdened be. 33:49 And I am still and wait here in the silence 33:56 until you come 33:59 and sit a while with me. 34:05 You raise me up 34:09 so I can stand on mountains; 34:15 You raise me up 34:18 to walk on stormy seas. 34:22 And I am strong 34:27 when I am on Your shoulders. 34:33 You raise me up 34:37 to more than I can be. 35:06 Thank you, Lord. 35:15 You raise me up 35:19 so I can stand on mountains; 35:23 You raise me up 35:27 to walk on stormy seas. 35:31 And I am strong 35:36 when I am on Your shoulders. 35:41 You raise me up 35:44 to more than I 35:47 can be. 35:52 There is no life... 35:56 no life without its hunger. 36:01 Each restless heart 36:04 beats so imperfectly. 36:09 But then You come 36:13 and I am filled with wonder. 36:18 Sometimes I think 36:20 I glimpse eternity. 36:24 You raise me up 36:29 so I can stand on mountains; 36:34 You raise me up 36:37 to walk on stormy seas. 36:41 And I am strong 36:44 when I am on Your shoulders. 36:50 You raise me up 36:54 to more than I can be... 37:02 Lord, you raise me up 37:09 to more than I can 37:17 be. 37:33 All right. Praise the Lord! Come here just a second. 37:36 I thought you were going to do one more. 37:38 Maybe if there's time we'll get you to do another one 37:40 here a little later, all right? 37:42 As Reggie mentioned, they did a DVD. 37:45 It's the most... Really, it's the most incredible DVD 37:47 I've ever heard. I've been blessed by 20-some songs. 37:51 They have them for those of you here. In the booth 37:54 they're available tonight. When we're doing programs 37:57 a lot of times you just sing on Sabbath so we don't... 37:59 we aren't able to promote your product. But what a blessing! 38:02 Those of you that's received the blessing, you want to go 38:05 home and hear these songs again and again 38:07 or share them with friends that weren't able to make it. 38:09 They have CDs; they have DVDs. 38:12 And we're just so thankful to be able to work with you 38:15 literally back here. There's just such an anointing. 38:18 I don't know about you but I have chill bumps 38:20 hearing them and watching them sing 38:22 and it's hard to hold back the tears. 38:24 That's a foretaste of what heaven is going to be like. 38:26 I mean, and I hate to... I'm not trying to brag on you guys, 38:30 but your voices are just incredible! 38:32 And I don't know... I always stand amazed 38:35 but the thing that makes it so great for me 38:39 is they have humility. They give God all the credit 38:42 and there's an anointing on your music. So thank you. 38:45 We love you; God bless you. 38:47 We're looking for more music especially Sabbath morning. 38:50 We're doing a brand new second coming project. 38:52 They'll be singing songs on there. 38:55 Amazing songs, and the one that's Dotti Rambo: We Shall 38:59 Behold Him. They're going to be doing that 39:01 and some new songs. And 2 or 3 that you wrote 39:04 that are amazing. We're looking forward to you all singing them. 39:06 So thank you so much; God bless you for what you do. 39:09 Now we're going to bring out our friend C.A. Murray. 39:12 Pastor Murray. And C.A. came here I don't know... 39:16 It's been how many years since you came here to southern IL? 39:18 Workin' on ten. Working on ten years? 39:21 And C.A. is a wonderful pastor, incredible pastor. 39:25 He's an incredible friend. 39:27 What we didn't really know was that he has ability and a gift, 39:31 an anointing to sing also. 39:33 So every now and then we get him out from all of the other hats 39:36 that he wears. That's... I won't say anything... 39:39 Somebody commented, said: "Well he doesn't have any hair. 39:41 He has too many hats. " It's not true. 39:43 Not true. He might even have some if he grew it out, 39:47 I don't know. But C.A. is one of the most talented 39:50 individuals I've ever had the privilege of working with. 39:53 A brilliant guy, and I say that from the bottom of my heart. 39:56 We kid each other; we have a lot of fun. 39:58 But even when we're not working here together 40:02 we'll do things together as families, don't we? 40:04 We like to go to places. Went to Cave-In-Rock recently 40:06 down on the Ohio and had a wonderful time. 40:08 Thank you for your ministry and your love for Jesus. 40:36 I know what it's like 40:40 to think of things I've done 40:45 and want to run and hide 40:50 my head in shame. 40:55 I know what it's like 40:59 to really hurt someone 41:04 and feel no sense of sorrow 41:09 at their pain. 41:14 Oh, but I know what it's like 41:18 to have enough of my disgrace 41:23 and find because of Jesus' blood 41:28 my sin can be erased. 41:35 He has 41:39 forgiven me. 41:44 My sin has been washed 41:49 from His memory. 41:54 By the blood of the Lamb 41:59 of Calvary 42:06 He has 42:11 forgiven me. 42:18 Do you know what it's like 42:22 for God to be your friend? 42:27 To talk to Him 42:30 with nothing in between? 42:37 Do you know what it's like 42:41 when your day comes to an end 42:47 to sleep in peace 42:49 all because your heart is clean? 42:56 Do you know what it's like 43:00 when the accuser comes your way 43:05 to look him squarely in the eye 43:10 with confidence and say: 43:20 He has 43:25 forgiven me. 43:30 My sins have been washed 43:35 from His memory. 43:40 By the blood of the Lamb 43:45 of Calvary 43:50 He has 43:54 forgiven me. 43:59 He has 44:04 forgiven me. 44:08 My sin has been washed 44:13 from His memory. 44:18 By the blood of the Lamb 44:23 of Calvary 44:28 He has 44:33 forgiven me. 44:39 By the blood of the Lamb 44:45 of Calvary 44:52 He has 44:57 forgiven 45:01 me. 45:13 Amen. 45:17 Amen? My brother from New York. 45:22 It's so wonderful to be blessed by the ministry of music, 45:25 is it not? And it is a preparation for the ministry 45:28 of the Word. And you don't want to go anywhere. 45:30 Pastor Carlton Byrd is here tonight. 45:33 He's going to be the next voice you hear after these songs. 45:36 And then they left me for 9 o'clock, so don't go anywhere. 45:40 I'd like to invite Mike and Celestine Barry to come out 45:43 right now. We've got probably one of the 45:46 only Filipino-Italian connections in the world. 45:48 And come on out Mike and Celestine. 45:51 And Celestine and Mike moved to Thompsonville from 45:55 Chicago a few years ago. 45:58 Came down here by the invitation of one of our church members 46:01 Rosemary Marlowe. And they decided to stay. 46:05 They have two children that are in our church school. 46:07 And I have the privilege of having Celestine as my secretary 46:11 and Mike as my Italian brother. 46:14 We have brother from a different mother. 46:16 But they're going to bless you tonight with a song, 46:18 and I know you're going to be blessed. 46:19 I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel. 46:36 We're an anchor for those 46:40 who are hurting 46:44 and we're a harbor for those 46:48 who are lost, 46:52 Sometimes it's not always easy 46:58 bearing Calvary's cross... 47:06 We've been ridiculed by those 47:10 who don't know Him 47:14 and mocked by those 47:16 who don't believe... 47:20 Still I love standing up 47:23 for my Jesus 47:27 'cause of all that He's done for me. 47:33 That's why I am not ashamed 47:38 of the gospel... 47:41 the gospel of Jesus Christ. 47:47 No, I am not ashamed 47:51 to be counted: 47:55 I am willing to give my life. 48:01 See I'm ready to be 48:05 all He wants me to be. 48:09 Give up the wrong for the right. 48:15 No, I am not ashamed 48:19 of the gospel... 48:22 No, I am not ashamed 48:25 of the gospel 48:27 of Jesus Christ. 48:40 For every moment 48:43 His hand has held mercy 48:48 and for all the love 48:50 that He's shown all my life, 48:55 A simple thanks doesn't say 48:59 how I'm feeling... 49:02 I get tears 49:05 in my eyes. 49:08 Well as for me, I'm going to keep on 49:14 believing in the One 49:18 who's been so faithful to me. 49:23 I'm not out to please the whole world 49:27 around me, 49:30 I've got my mind on eternity! 49:36 That's why I am not ashamed 49:40 of the gospel... 49:43 yes, the gospel of Jesus Christ. 49:49 No, I am not ashamed 49:53 to be counted 49:57 and I'm willing to give my life. 50:03 You see, I'm ready to be 50:06 all He wants me to be 50:11 and give up the wrong for the right. 50:16 No, I am not ashamed 50:20 of the gospel... 50:22 No, I am not ashamed 50:26 of the gospel of Jesus 50:31 Christ. 50:34 Oh, oh, oh. 50:42 No, I am not ashamed 50:45 of the gospel... 50:48 No, I am not ashamed 50:51 of the gospel... 50:54 I've got too much behind me 51:00 to let this world blind me. 51:03 To some He's just a name 51:06 but to me He's my everything. 51:10 I am not ashamed 51:12 of the gospel... 51:15 No, I am not ashamed 51:18 of the gospel... 51:21 No, I am not ashamed 51:26 of the gospel 51:31 of Jesus 51:36 Christ. 51:47 Amen. 51:49 Thank you Celestine and Michael. 51:51 They are not ashamed of the gospel and they are such a great 51:54 help. They're from the local area. Moved here some time ago. 51:57 What an asset and what talents 51:59 that we have. It's great to have them here. 52:01 Speaking of that, we have Pastor John Lomacang. 52:03 And we only have a few more minutes. I won't do a lot 52:06 of talking but I could talk a long time about what a great 52:09 friend: a pastor, a Christian. 52:11 And just love and appreciate you, too, John. 52:14 Thank you for what you do for the cause of God. 52:16 Thank you, Danny. That's from his heart. 52:18 I do believe that. 52:20 Reggie and Ladye, come on out. Just join me real quickly. 52:23 We just decided to do something together. This is a solo 52:28 but I figure why - when I have such good singers 52:31 with me - and do this song as a solo? 52:35 You might feel differently after this. 52:36 Oh, we're going to be fine. You know there are things in life 52:38 we don't understand but as the songwriter said 52:41 Farther along we'll know all about it. 52:51 Farther along 52:56 we'll 52:58 know all 53:00 about it. 53:06 Farther along 53:12 we'll 53:14 understand why. 53:18 Turn to your neighbor and say these two words: 53:20 "Cheer up" Are you ready? 53:22 Cheer up 53:24 my brother... 53:30 and live in 53:32 the sunshine. 53:38 We'll understand 53:43 it 53:46 all by and by. 53:54 When we see Jesus... 54:02 see Him coming 54:04 in glory, 54:10 When He comes from 54:16 our... our home in 54:20 the sky - Oh yes, He will - 54:26 Then we will 54:29 meet Him 54:34 in all His glory, 54:41 We'll understand 54:47 it all by and by. 54:53 Come on Camp Meeting, let's sing the song together. 54:55 Are we ready? Here we go: 54:57 Farther along 55:03 we'll 55:05 know all about it. 55:11 Oh yes we will. 55:13 And farther along 55:19 we'll... we're gonna 55:21 understand why. 55:26 Tell your neighbor one more time to cheer up. 55:28 Are you ready? Cheer up 55:31 my brother - and my sister - 55:36 and let's live in the 55:40 sunshine. 55:45 We'll understand 55:51 it 55:53 all by and by. 55:58 Oh yes we will now... 56:01 We'll understand 56:07 it 56:09 all by and by... 56:17 all by and 56:21 by. 56:27 Amen! Danny, it's yours. 56:31 Oh, it's mine? All right. 56:33 Praise the Lord! 56:37 I think Pastor Byrd is going to "throw down. " 56:43 I asked him to warm up the pulpit for me. 56:46 I think we warmed it up for him. 56:48 So don't go anywhere. Praise the Lord. You know what? 56:50 We will understand it better by and by. Amen! 56:53 Sometimes trials and tribulations come; 56:56 it doesn't make any sense. 56:57 But God is still God in the midst of all of that. 56:59 What do you say? Amen! 57:01 Sometimes disappointments come. 57:02 Sometimes our plans are interrupted and it has no 57:06 explanation for that's part of the prerogative of being God. 57:10 God is still God in the midst of our difficulties. 57:13 So if you're tuning in to this program wondering where 57:16 the hope is found in the midst of all this darkness 57:18 don't try to make sense out of it. 57:20 You'll understand it better all by and by. 57:23 Keep trusting the Lord and when you make the kingdom 57:26 it'll all be clear at the feet of Jesus. 57:29 Praise the Lord? Amen! |
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