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00:04 [MUSIC] 00:09 [MUSIC] 00:14 [MUSIC] 00:19 [MUSIC] 00:24 >> Hello and welcome to an evening with 2 Reese Tomlin and 00:27 the Ville. Peter, 2 great artists proclaim the love of 00:31 Jesus in their music and their lives. Tonight. You're going to 00:35 be inspired by their music and hear their hearts as they 00:39 shared their testimonies and favorite Christmas memories. 00:42 So sit back, relax and be blessed as she recent of ill 00:47 bring us to a beautiful music are for selection is going to 00:51 be by the bill who will say joy to the world followed by Sheree 00:55 singing Breath of Heaven. 00:57 [MUSIC] 01:00 >> Joe, to nowhere 01:03 [MUSIC] 01:06 the 2 were. 01:11 >> July 2. Yeah, everybody. The the Savior has. 01:21 >> 0, 2, 0, 2, with. 01:25 [MUSIC] 01:30 [MUSIC] 01:35 >> I have read it. Yeah. CA has a lot. 01:45 >> To where he was saying 01:50 these 2 were. 01:52 [MUSIC] 01:56 >> These 2, everybody. Yeah. 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And 04:07 [MUSIC] 04:12 [MUSIC] 04:17 [MUSIC] 04:22 [MUSIC] 04:27 [MUSIC] 04:31 >> I have to. 04:34 [MUSIC] 04:38 >> Is 9. 04:41 >> Holden, we too. 04:45 >> With the Navy. 04:50 >> And 04:54 [MUSIC] 04:59 [MUSIC] 05:02 you are. 05:03 [MUSIC] 05:06 >> Hsu was unknown 05:10 and there 05:12 leave us. 05:15 [MUSIC] 05:20 [MUSIC] 05:22 >> We 05:27 and this time 05:31 I am. I too. 05:36 >> Why the old 05:39 [MUSIC] 05:44 all that 05:45 [MUSIC] 05:50 West Nile law? 05:52 [MUSIC] 05:57 >> He was meeting 06:02 with. 06:06 [MUSIC] 06:11 [MUSIC] 06:13 >> Will need to get. 06:16 >> We? Yeah. U. 06:21 >> Bloom. 06:23 [MUSIC] 06:29 >> One night by this. 06:33 >> Over tea. Only this school. You do 06:41 [MUSIC] 06:45 [MUSIC] 06:50 [MUSIC] 06:55 >> you know, 07:01 as you watch 07:05 the food was. 07:10 >> Shooting that. 07:13 [MUSIC] 07:18 [MUSIC] 07:23 [MUSIC] 07:28 [MUSIC] 07:32 >> All the bees room. 07:34 [MUSIC] 07:36 >> We? 07:38 [MUSIC] 07:43 [MUSIC] 07:48 [MUSIC] 07:51 >> Only 2. Yeah. 07:54 >> We yeah to me. 07:59 >> And 08:01 [MUSIC] 08:06 [MUSIC] 08:07 >> I tend not to ones. 08:11 >> We do this. 08:15 I know who 08:19 [MUSIC] 08:27 >> be to get. 08:30 >> We yeah, you need. 08:35 >> And 08:38 [MUSIC] 08:43 [MUSIC] 08:45 >> it might it. 08:48 >> To be this rule, I know. 08:54 [MUSIC] 09:00 >> Moved to. 09:03 [MUSIC] 09:08 [MUSIC] 09:13 [MUSIC] 09:16 [MUSIC] 09:21 [MUSIC] 09:26 [MUSIC] 09:31 [MUSIC] 09:33 >> And then. 09:35 >> Beautiful. 09:36 [MUSIC] 09:41 [MUSIC] 09:46 [MUSIC] 09:51 >> Christmas time is here again. 09:55 [MUSIC] 09:58 Can you you? 10:01 [MUSIC] 10:04 >> Going whoa for the Hall of Fame. 10:10 >> Spending time with can. 10:14 [MUSIC] 10:18 >> Every year at Christmas time. 10:22 >> You receive. 10:27 Do you believe the name? 10:30 >> Yeah. 10:32 [MUSIC] 10:37 [MUSIC] 10:42 [MUSIC] 10:44 >> Your home is filled with law and Finch year. 10:48 [MUSIC] 10:50 >> With Family D from fall and meme. 10:56 >> Singing Christmas carols around Your Touch, too. 11:03 Other child launches it. 11:07 >> You dream. 11:11 >> Every year at Christmas time. 11:16 >> We receive. 11:20 Do you believe the? 11:23 [MUSIC] 11:28 [MUSIC] 11:33 [MUSIC] 11:36 >> When Kuzma said to use me away but I want you to know I 11:46 yeah. 11:48 And to still. 11:49 [MUSIC] 11:54 >> And when the years of common 11:57 [MUSIC] 12:00 seasons changing time moves 12:04 [MUSIC] 12:07 ID and the memories 12:12 slowly fading with your career, it is is true. 12:22 >> Every year at Christmas time or you receive. 12:30 >> But do you believe the? 12:33 >> When this mess and you send me away to, but I want you to 12:41 know or care 12:45 and to stand. 12:47 [MUSIC] 12:49 And when the U we have come and gone. 12:54 [MUSIC] 12:56 >> Seasons change in time. Moves. 13:01 [MUSIC] 13:03 >> ID know the memo. 13:09 >> Slowly fading way. New York is is. 13:17 [MUSIC] 13:21 >> Every year at Christmas time receive 13:27 [MUSIC] 13:30 do you believe to here at Christmas time or a new USC? 13:39 >> We 13:42 the 2 the. 13:48 [MUSIC] 13:53 [MUSIC] 13:55 >> To you believe the 2? 14:02 >> I believe has beautiful, beautiful every year at 14:06 Christmas time you receive me. But do you believe me? What 14:10 inspired you to write that? Who's going to ask me that? 14:15 >> I almost set up the song. You know, it's going to start 14:17 talking about it. And I said I have a feeling she might have 14:21 was just, you know, sitting at the piano just wondering about 14:28 what Christmas song, too, right? 14:32 I began to pray about it. And I said, you know what, 14:36 what do you want me to see for this Christmas season? 14:40 And that freeze, that phrase just popped into my mind every 14:44 year at Christmas time. You see me. But do you believe me? 14:49 And I began to just 14:52 kind of turn that over in my mind. What does that mean? 14:56 Why why? Why did that Freese come to my mind? And I began to 15:00 think about how 15:02 times when the missile was going to be expected. 15:07 I should see when the Messiah should have been expected. 15:12 The Messiah Keim, 15:16 nobody was really prepared to meet him and said God had to 15:19 send angels to the shepherds to let them know that's something 15:24 special is about to happen. The end, you know, the same 15:27 kind of thing I find is going on in our world today. You 15:30 know, Christmas has become very commercialized and everybody 15:34 wants to celebrate Christmas. Even those who don't believe in 15:37 God want to celebrate Christmas. And those of us who 15:40 do believe in God, we tend to only take it 15:43 to a certain point. And that point is where we're 15:46 comfortable. You know what, you know, sometimes belief 15:50 should affect you in areas of your lives way. You know, 15:54 a a not so comfortable excess. Very true. 15:58 >> It's really interesting how at this time of year people are 16:03 more open, use virtual conversation. They're more open 16:06 to because 16:08 they're hearing the songs in the malls and you know, that 16:11 kind of thing. And so it's it's it's really a blessing to have 16:15 a song like that that you wrote to remind people, yeah, you 16:20 receive me, but believe me, I want you to you leave me this. 16:25 Is this a deep line? 16:27 Let me ask you this novella. How did you what? Let's talk 16:31 about your childhood first and then we'll come into your 16:34 testimony of funding Lord. So 16:37 we raised we raised in a Christian family where you? 16:42 Yes. 16:43 >> I was raised in a Christian family, 16:46 but I myself didn't become a Christian until 16:50 my mid to late 20's. I grew up singing in church 16:58 and then I discovered that, 17:01 you know, when I was a teenager, I discovered that if 17:03 I saying I could get girls and yes, haha. So, you know, 17:09 I kind of 17:10 went on that endeavor. And then I I went to university and 17:16 started a career in music. And, 17:19 you know, every once in a while, some of those songs that 17:22 I would sing in church would come back to my mind. And 17:25 and then 17:27 my journey to God slowly began by, you know, series of 17:32 circumstances. And 17:34 >> Mike, what we have a little time. Well. 17:37 >> One of those circumstances was that I met this girl who 17:44 my friends told me was a Christian and I knew she was 17:49 beautiful and I wanted to get to know I didn't have I didn't 17:55 I didn't have wholesome intentions will put it that 17:58 when, you know, over the years of friendship developed between 18:03 us and she would take me to church every city, every every 18:07 Sabbath, he would take me to church. 18:09 And I would hear something that would resonate with me. And 18:14 this went on for years and years. And then one said that 18:19 they had me seeing a church and they wanted me to sing an 18:23 appeal song. 18:25 This appeal song I sang was a song that's pretty popular was 18:29 pretty popular at that time. It was Fred Hammond's running 18:32 back to you know. Yeah, Yeah. You know, there was a part of 18:36 that song. You know, on the bridge where he goes. I have 18:40 10. 18:41 >> Taking advantage of the. 18:43 >> He's yeah, right? That's me. You know, I'm the one that's 18:47 doing that yet. And so you're singing it. And and haha. 18:53 >> Look at guys. Good man. He is. So he started impressing 18:56 me that, you know, I'm supposed to accept appeal, but you know 19:00 how? How, how, 19:01 when God wants you to do something, you don't really 19:04 want to do it. You start making excuses and start making 19:07 excuses. You know, I'm already at the front end 19:11 stuff like that. But, you know, I'm happy to say I lost that 19:14 battle. So, yeah, God has a sense of human because I saying 19:18 that appeal to myself and then accepted it. 19:20 >> Appeal he won that except that the people that be so that 19:26 kind of bega attorney. 19:28 >> There's a lot of the experiences. But that was that 19:31 was the first thing that kind of got me started. 19:35 >> It's amazing. Look, look at how God works, though. The seed 19:38 had been planted in your childhood right foot. You had 19:42 to kind of go away from it for a bit because you are, 19:46 you know, you were testing things and boundaries and that 19:50 kind of thing. And then the Lord is really due back in. 19:53 He sure did. Now. At what point did you decide that you wanted 19:56 to be all in for him? 19:59 >> Well, this was several years after that. 20:04 I was struggling over that decision because this young 20:10 lady 20:11 moved away and married a pastor. But before she did 20:16 that, she got me a Bible 20:18 on compact disc. So, you know, my family had raised me in the 20:25 tradition of family worship. Yeah, every morning, every 20:28 evening, every morning, every evening. So I decided that I 20:31 would listen to the Bible, 20:33 you know, in the morning and listen to it in the evening. 20:35 So that's what I would do. 20:37 And I kid you not, you know, the Bible has power. Yeah, 20:41 it's began to change my life. 20:43 It began to bring conviction to my heart. And I began to, 20:48 you know, feel in my spirit that 20:51 I shouldn't be playing in the clubs and stuff like that. 20:54 Because what I would do, I would go to church. And then, 20:57 you know, I play in the evening service and everything. And 21:00 then after that, you know it getting a cab and go down on 21:03 South Beach and hit the club. Yeah, yeah, you know, 21:07 emergency. And so you had your foot in both camps. Pretty 21:10 much. Yeah. Foot in one foot out. And it was kind of hard 21:13 because with this club, there are a lot of famous people that 21:15 would come in there. And, you know, Oprah Winfrey E and Mike 21:19 Tyson and all these famous people come in there and 21:23 sometimes it's it right by the pn on this. And to me seeing 21:26 him play and stuff. And 21:29 but I remember there was this one particular 21:36 when I met someone who told me that the we're broadcasting 21:45 professor, he said he taught broadcasting at his school. 21:48 So I asked him 21:50 if I could due it being a blind person. And he said, Yeah, 21:54 I have a blind students. I said, bring them by the club 21:57 tomorrow night soon. I could talk to them. And he said, 22:01 well, you know, 22:02 she's a Christian man. You know, she would never come to a 22:05 place like this. 22:06 >> We will. What how did you feel instantly convicted was? 22:11 Well, it made me think for sure thought I was honest and you 22:15 know mean? 22:17 >> So I that was a Thursday and then forget it. I was a 22:20 Thursday that Sabbath morning. I went to church and the sermon 22:23 was Hassan First Kings 18. How long will you halt between 22:29 2 opinions? 22:30 >> Play how the Lloyd can target it. He'll use the 22:36 scripted to target exactly the situation you're in been. 22:41 So so did that. 22:43 >> Actually, was that what kind of pushes you yet? I was still 22:47 struggling with it. I'm a little stubborn vote for him 22:50 anyway. So later that year I was playing in Michael Keane. 22:55 He's supposed to be like a famous actor. Yes, Michael Kay. 22:58 Yeah. He had a restaurant on South Beach and I was playing. 23:02 This is Florida yet and then I his New Year's party was 23:06 playing there. 23:07 And I don't know if something just hit me that night. It was 23:10 like the spirit of God was just saying, you know, you want to 23:12 do this for the rest of your life. You know, an 23:16 you know, it's like God was saying, I have a better plan to 23:18 have something better for you. Yes, if you it's like he was 23:22 saying, if you give your music to me, I'm going to I'm going 23:27 to help. 23:28 I'm going to show you how you would spread. The 3 angels 23:31 messages are and the whole world. 23:34 Seoul, 23:36 you know, I said 23:38 I'm going to 23:40 I'm going to give this a try. So 23:44 it was 1998, 23:47 January. 1st, I woke up, you know, I'm in my apartment that 23:52 the 23:53 that afternoon. 23:54 And I said, you know, 23:57 let's see how 23:59 you know how God is going to take my music and use it. 24:02 And 2 years know, 4 years later was my first appearance here on 24:08 3.80, in was on the 3 Angels Broadcasting said that. 24:14 >> He was going to have you singing. Well, a spreading that 24:18 3 angels message all over the world. The world praised the 24:22 law. I praise. Look. So how did you meet your wife? Because you 24:27 have a wife and his son? Yes, I have a wife. 24:30 >> And 11 year-old son was well, my wife, but one of my 24:35 CDs in a record store, my first album, messages from the throne 24:39 of Grace was distributed and 24:44 she was in Louisiana at the time. She went to the record 24:49 store and picked it up. 24:53 Listen to the music. She had actually been introduced to the 24:56 music by a friend and she asked a friend if all of the music 25:01 was like that, 25:04 her friends said, yeah. So she went down to the record store 25:07 and bought the CD and then, you know, listen to it and said, 25:12 you know, I want to meet this guy, contacted me 25:17 and we we became instant friends. No friendship carried 25:21 on for at least 2 years. 25:23 And then after that, we begin dating. And then 25:27 about a year or 2. After that, we got married. What you've 25:31 been married, how long? Well, this 25:34 this month will be 16 years. 25:38 >> 60's 16 year. That's amazing. Yet. Is there anything 25:44 that you would like to say, too, 25:47 our audience like about if they're halting between 2 25:51 opinions, what should they do? 25:54 >> Well, you know that the song I just played is about that, 25:57 you know, God is intentional about every single thing that 26:01 he does. We are celebrating Christmas right now. But, 26:06 you know, 26:07 Jesus came to first time so he could come again. 26:11 And he is coming again to put an end to all that we see in 26:17 this world today. 26:18 And the Father's House, many, many mentions. One of those 26:23 mentions has your name on it. If you accept it, you know, 26:26 say one of those actions has has your name on it in my name 26:31 on it. And so obviously I would say to you 26:37 choose crisis, you won't regret it. Choose crisis. 26:41 >> Amen. Amen. Thank you. So the next on that you're 26:44 going to do for us is for ever Christmas. Give us a little 26:48 background on that. 26:50 >> Well, again, I was sort of sitting at the piano 26:54 wondering what, what kind of Christmas song I could write 26:58 and my mind began to 27:02 move towards the second coming. 27:05 You know, it was like God was saying the bill this this world 27:09 isn't going to last forever. Every time I do something 27:13 intentional about what I do, 27:17 the reason for that is because I want to bring an end 27:21 to what we see 27:23 permanently. You know, we tend to say that all good things 27:29 must come to an end. He had, you know, on Christmas is a 27:31 good thing. We look forward to it every and every fall. 27:35 And then every you know, when to you know, when I was a kid, 27:39 you know, you would counted down by saying Aye 2 weeks, 27:42 OK, one week for these 3 days to do is tomorrow is Christmas 27:48 and you would get you presents, but enough to, 27:51 you know, it would wear off. And, you know, I mean, then you 27:54 would just go back to the way things were. 27:56 But what God is getting ready to do 27:59 is bring us to a point where goodness 28:04 is perpetual and it just grows and move. So you will enjoy you 28:08 grow in love. 28:09 You grew in bliss. You know, you grow in every positive way 28:14 that you can think of and this experience will never come to 28:20 an end game is so it's like a gift that keeps giving. 28:23 >> And then if that keeps getting better days and it 28:26 takes getting big gift that keeps on giving with. Thank you 28:29 so much. This that here for ever Christmas and then series 28:33 is going to sing silent night. 28:34 [MUSIC] 28:39 [MUSIC] 28:44 [MUSIC] 28:50 >> It's almost hear you. 28:54 >> I know that you will we we it's it's almost you 29:03 the day that we tend to pay seem almost you 29:11 and your stuff and we your Christmas tree. 29:17 >> And your family for the best time to. 29:25 >> It's almost to you. 29:28 >> Do you know I use a meat to its own laws. He too, is a 29:37 tourist and know the the game. It's 29:42 O C. 29:45 >> Oh, yeah. He to his moves, C C. 29:51 >> Every 2 months. But not when Jesus comes. 29:58 >> Again. 30:02 >> There will be no man's Soto. No Shining Star honors in the 2 30:08 most nights. No Santa Claus has no presence or to that room 30:15 when the greatest gift is given to me. 30:20 >> And when all the world to show you this so loving Jones. 30:26 >> Singing O and when all the same to see. 30:31 >> That earns it'll be. 30:36 >> For ever Christmas. 30:40 [MUSIC] 30:45 [MUSIC] 30:48 >> It's almost too 30:53 the day that I've been longing for. It's most. He knew it. 31:01 >> And soon time will be no more. It's 31:06 >> all lost. 31:08 [MUSIC] 31:10 And just be waiting for the when Joy will know Anna and 31:20 Jesus comes again. Yeah, 31:25 I will be no mistletoe and no signs is no Christmas lights. 31:32 No. Santa Claus is no press to the true when the greatest gift 31:41 it's given to me and went on Earl Scheib due to Sarah who is 31:49 seeing a lot of went all the Saints receive their crowns in 31:55 2 to 4. 31:59 >> The Chris Stu. 32:03 >> These Cummings, too. But I can tell you where 32:09 the body of cabs so com. 32:12 >> Again, and so he gear. 32:19 [MUSIC] 32:25 >> And so to no center line and scars, no charisma, some 32:30 nights, you know, Santa Claus, no. 32:35 And the true when the greatest gift is given to me and when 32:41 all the world. 32:43 >> I'm sure I'm here this year. 32:47 Seeing it all around when all this answer is C. 32:52 >> And the as it'll be hard. Yes, it will be. 32:58 >> Yeah, it'll be to to way too. 33:10 >> Fool and 33:14 >> Kuzma. 33:16 [MUSIC] 33:20 It will be for crews more. 33:30 >> Beautiful phrase, the room. 33:33 Thank you. 33:34 [MUSIC] 33:39 [MUSIC] 33:44 [MUSIC] 33:49 [MUSIC] 33:50 [MUSIC] 33:55 [MUSIC] 34:00 [MUSIC] 34:02 [MUSIC] 34:07 [MUSIC] 34:12 [MUSIC] 34:18 [MUSIC] 34:20 >> Me too. 34:22 >> Foods. 34:23 [MUSIC] 34:28 It's cool, though. The world 34:31 [MUSIC] 34:36 [MUSIC] 34:41 voting. 34:43 [MUSIC] 34:48 [MUSIC] 34:54 [MUSIC] 34:59 [MUSIC] 35:04 [MUSIC] 35:09 [MUSIC] 35:12 >> All of these 3 35:16 [MUSIC] 35:21 [MUSIC] 35:27 [MUSIC] 35:32 [MUSIC] 35:37 [MUSIC] 35:41 Hughes is is. 35:44 [MUSIC] 35:49 [MUSIC] 35:54 [MUSIC] 35:59 [MUSIC] 36:01 [MUSIC] 36:06 [MUSIC] 36:11 [MUSIC] 36:16 [MUSIC] 36:17 [MUSIC] 36:22 [MUSIC] 36:27 [MUSIC] 36:30 [MUSIC] 36:35 [MUSIC] 36:40 [MUSIC] 36:45 >> Man I love. 36:47 [MUSIC] 36:52 [MUSIC] 36:57 [MUSIC] 37:02 [MUSIC] 37:06 >> Amen and beautiful. Beautiful hallelujah. 37:11 >> Let's have a little talk, sir. Yes, ma'am. 37:15 How long have you been singing? 37:19 And like to say, I began in my mother's womb. Haha. Yes, 37:23 she often choose to tell me that when she was carrying me, 37:28 she would go to concerts and I would be Kit Keenan her. 37:33 So I believe I was I was holding my note in the inside 37:36 the movement. 37:39 And now are you in full-time ministry or would what are you 37:44 doing the ministry? I say, yes, I am an accountant by 37:48 profession, 37:50 but I also do the music every day. 37:53 So that's full-time to me. Yes, it is. Because I I 37:57 remember I went to Oakwood several years ago. Yes, ma'am. 38:01 And they were having was propelled to the was Pound 38:04 Angeles. Get also. And I heard you saying of on the stage and 38:09 I was like is mad because you not only saying Hugh minister 38:15 in debt to me. That's so beautiful. You and the ville. 38:19 It's just 38:20 it's not performance. It's ministry s tell me how is that 38:26 birth to new? How did you come to a place where 38:30 Hugh Minister versus performance? 38:34 Well, I don't have time to entertain anybody. 38:36 I believe in to tame. It belongs in the entertainment 38:39 industry. And those of us were trying to get on the glory 38:42 train to have it. All right. I believe it is an assignment 38:45 from the Lord. And that is not what God has placed us here to 38:48 do to entertain and about. I believe that we're supposed 38:50 to be do what the Bible says Go ye, therefore, so any time take 38:55 a mike into my hand, I'm very careful and it is not about me. 38:58 It's an assignment they got is placed on me, the man that they 39:02 are able to see and hear him and not me. 39:05 So entertainment is not on my agenda yeses. You've had some 39:10 heavy, heavy challenges recently. Would you share some 39:14 of that with us? Certainly 39:17 I was a foster parent for many years. I had to cut about 26 39:22 children, 20 seeing c 06:26AM. I'm a lowly self. My 5 for 39:27 itself. 39:30 You know, there's a lot of power and that little by little 39:32 by the heat, though it meant I did took in these 26 babies and 39:37 Billy died. He he instructed me to take care of them to make 39:41 them safe. 23 of them got to go home. 3 did not. And at that 39:46 point, I want to God, we have a serious conversation and I 39:49 said, what are we going to do? Lord, they are not going to go 39:52 home. They're going to end up being split up. I had 2 of them 39:55 that were siblings and mother. She was not. But I do all of 39:58 the home and God placed on me to become the mother. So 40:02 overnight accepted the assignment to become them. 40:05 Mama 40:06 and I took them a adopted them. Raise them 12 years. My own I 40:13 would say in 2017, 40:17 2017 to 2018, 2017, my son, he developed what they call a ml 40:23 acute myeloid leukemia. 40:25 And about 30 days before his graduation, he was hospitalized 40:28 for treatment immediately. And that's just the second. 40:32 He definitely would definitely fighter and how he at the time 40:36 he was 18, 18, 18. He did go ahead and beat all the odds 40:41 with the doctor said that he would not be able to end up 40:43 being of the graduate. Will that was not true because we 40:46 believe in prayer and then we prayed heaven down. He was able 40:49 to take his self. Farrell is over and walked across that 40:53 stage, though. That was a such a happy moment in his live. 40:55 You know, there was not a tea and not a drag like, you know, 40:59 yeah, dry is and such an amazing day. Fast forward to 41:04 that. About 2 and a half years is where he definitely fought a 41:08 very good fight, but 41:10 4 days prior to Christmas in 2019, but the Lord allowed my 41:14 baby to rest. 41:16 And so for me, I know that many times most speak 41:20 a lot about Christmas, the joy, the excitement and all that. 41:23 But it's not too exciting for me is, you know that there are 41:27 others that can dumb 41:30 that understand and know how that feels. Yes, Buik an 41:33 especially it at that particular at this time of year 41:37 because people usually joyful and celebrating in all. But 41:43 you now have to associate this time of year with the pain of 41:49 having lost a child differently, rather can't 41:51 imagine definitely rough what attracted his mind and being in 41:55 music. You know, I have to be on that side of my mind. 41:59 Festive, I go home. I know what I'm feeling some. How did you 42:04 cope? Would you do 42:07 only by the grace of God 42:09 when they say take it day by day moment by moment. That is 42:13 not cliche. That is the honest truth. I cried when I needed to 42:17 Craig. 42:18 I just stopped when I needed to stop. 42:20 And I acknowledge that it's okay not to be okay and what I 42:26 needed to just have my moment. 42:28 I did not stop myself from having my moment. 42:32 So if you don't allow that, then healing will not happen 42:35 properly food. So I had to 42:38 thank God for how he has kept me the head of the have a very 42:42 strong supportive circle, family friends. 42:46 My parents just amazing. 42:49 My grandmother in her 80's still rises up at 4 in the 42:52 morning. Instead, the prince for all of us all. And and I 42:55 tell you, I COVID by pray. Amen event at prayer. I 42:58 remember talking to a grief counselor once and 43:02 he said when you're going through when you're grieving, 43:06 you should pray about it. Yeah. 43:09 Talk about it. You cry about it. We sit and write about. 43:15 I found most things to be true because it helps too talk about 43:20 it certainly helps to pray about it. You because you have 43:24 to hold on to the Lord 43:27 where the the rest of his siblings now, how are they 43:30 doing? 43:31 Well, I wish I had a wonderful story for you. But the 2 that 43:34 remain, they've gone their own ways. We don't talk as much 43:39 anymore. You then. 43:41 And that's OK, I do believe that they will be the story of 43:45 the Prada cull no others. It meant I leave them in the 43:48 hands of the Lord. And I do still pray over them for their 43:52 safety from where I am, that they belong to God. 43:56 >> And that's so true to Sherry's because 44:00 I know for my older son, 44:03 he was just out there from and Jason to both of them were out 44:08 there. The but Mark was out there from when he was 18. 44:11 Do maybe one was 40. Well, so we can't give up. Rain were 44:15 mothers and we can't stop praying for our children. 44:19 But God has a plan. Yes, yes, he has a plan for their lives. 44:23 And I think one of the things we don't do is we don't really 44:27 realize that there are 2 plans there and the kids don't 44:32 realize we realize that the mothers but the kids now the 2 44:35 plan Satan's plan is that the few comes to kill, still 44:39 destroying, right? But Jesus came that we might have life. 44:43 Yes, and have they want more money? And you know what? 44:48 So we just claim that in the same duties as what would you 44:51 say to a mother out there that 44:57 maybe she's lost a child or maybe her children our way from 45:03 gotten? How would you minister to her right now? 45:06 >> Truth of the matter is that we don't know, but God does. 45:10 We may not understand his ways, but he always knows best team. 45:17 And if we yield 45:19 to that, 45:20 come for to come and be drawn from him. 45:24 I know that God knows that type of pain more than anybody else. 45:29 So it's not that we are alone. He is in this with us. He knew 45:34 from before 45:35 he knows now and he knows what is to come. 45:38 That should be our comfort. And rush trends should be drawn 45:42 from he? Who knows? 45:44 >> Yes, yes, yes. He knows. He knows. And 45:50 we don't understand why things happened the way they do. 45:55 And when they do the. 45:57 >> A lot of times we 45:59 we asked the Lord for an outcome, but it 46:02 sometimes it's not what we ask you to. Actually sometimes the 46:06 answer is no, not exactly. And we don't know why, but he 46:09 knows what. That's the hard part. Yes, the why the why? 46:13 That's the hard part and standing in that place of 46:18 not really understanding not knowing it but accepting. 46:22 Yeah. 46:23 What do you think? He's been 46:25 the greatest challenge for you during this time? 46:33 We are still in the same house. 46:37 I often walk into his room. 46:41 Same way he left 46:44 his artwork on the wall. 46:48 I don't want to touch it. 46:51 That's hard. Yes, not hearing him. Rumble down the steps with 46:56 his big feet 46:59 or even when I go into the grocery store 47:01 having to shop differently, 47:04 you know, boys can eat. 47:06 So I realized that I didn't have to buy as much groceries. 47:10 Do you use the little things that some people don't speak 47:14 about? Still 47:15 make things hard to adjust? I'm still adjusting to the 47:19 noise. That is no more 47:22 to silence. 47:24 >> I hear the buzzing of my refrigerator. Still, it's still 47:29 an adjustment we announce yes, and I I know that again, 47:35 especially being in ministry and studying the word and 47:39 knowing, you know, that God's holding my yes, he's holding 47:46 you up. Yes, indeed, because when you go through these 47:49 situations, 47:51 you lose you, you lose your strain and it's not the end. 47:55 That's right. It's not the end. That's right. And that's what 47:58 keeps me. This is not it. That's right. It doesn't stop 48:01 here. 48:03 We do have hope. Yeah, I know I will seem a child. Yes. Let's 48:09 talk about that hope. Let's talk about that hope because 48:12 that's that's what we hold on to. Yes, we don't have anything 48:17 but that but hope 48:19 but hope because Jesus said so got promise. 48:24 He said he's only they. I just know he's they're just taking a 48:26 nap time. 48:28 Remember his time in his not ours. That's right. We may 48:31 count the years, but to God, it's just moments days. It's 48:35 right. And I know one day when those clouds open and mercy, 48:40 yeah, can't wait to see my even said that the suit that put him 48:43 in. It's definitely a little better than what I what I mean. 48:46 Yeah. Forward to that. Yes, yes to that. 48:49 >> I'm holding onto hope. Absolutely. Has a lot of guys I 48:53 love. First. A slow news for 13 to 18 for the Lord himself show 48:58 descend from heaven with a shout. Yes. With the voice of 49:02 the Ark Angel and with the trumpet and yeah, the dead in 49:05 crash allies hours and then we which are a lot of the remains 49:08 to be caught up together with them is clouds to meet the Lord 49:13 and the and so show we have, yes, the with the Lord bless 49:17 the Lord. And so when I think about my loved ones that are 49:21 resting and yes, that's what I hold on to the resurrection. 49:25 That first resurrection. Yes. Seeing them once again and 49:29 spending eternity. Yes, 49:33 you gonna sing a song for us about 49:36 the ways of God. Tell us a little bit of that. 49:40 Just a reminder of bread and get through the is bless your 49:44 heart. 49:45 Just a reminder that God's ways are weighs in on his way. 49:48 He is. And we must 49:51 trust 49:52 God and everything 49:55 because he truly truly knows what's best for us. Yes, 49:58 we may not understand it. Come on. 50:02 We may not 50:03 >> be able to process. It really is. But I will trust in 50:06 the Lord with all my heart. You miss you and love and to my 50:10 own understanding. Yes, in all 50:14 his ways I will acknowledge him because I know he is directing 50:19 my path. I accepted the motherhood assignment. 50:23 A portion of it has been come 50:26 complete. 50:28 The other portion is still moving. Yes, but I know that 50:33 God is in control of all of it. 50:35 >> The men and I must continue to trust him. Amen. Amen. 50:40 Thank you. 50:41 >> We look forward to hearing you sing. So we pray you can 50:44 get the no pray for me. It is. It is. But you will. You will 50:49 make sure it is going to be singing us his ways. 50:55 [MUSIC] 51:00 [MUSIC] 51:05 [MUSIC] 51:10 [MUSIC] 51:15 [MUSIC] 51:20 >> Well, Bush to come. 51:23 >> How best to use was good, too. 51:28 >> As the means to us. 51:31 >> Why he earns MS. 51:35 [MUSIC] 51:39 >> I mean, is that to tell you why? But won't even? 51:47 >> It's a trying time. 51:49 The goal and knows should we use that time. 51:55 [MUSIC] 52:00 >> Mission to help this team go is God which 52:10 >> siege to use. 52:12 >> We don't know why he allows the team 52:17 he turned. 52:18 [MUSIC] 52:21 >> And tell you a lot. 52:27 >> I will start try. 52:32 We'll live. Knows she raised its. 52:37 [MUSIC] 52:40 >> Well, no. 52:42 >> That is is. 52:48 >> I had this land is. 52:50 >> Not. 52:53 >> Some a nice guy. 52:56 >> With its new ad, will I use the spot? 53:00 >> I'm just who loves mums. 53:07 >> Love means to us. 53:10 We have learned through. Well, it's not news. 53:14 >> I've learned to trust. 53:18 >> A bill was James Woods since. 53:22 [MUSIC] 53:27 >> Use weighs on me. 53:31 >> Well 53:33 >> at this man this. 53:38 >> And sometimes gotten soon way. He will a few spots. 53:47 >> His body and through Osman was in 2 minutes. 53:58 >> I have through a fee. 54:01 >> These years I've learned the trust. 54:06 [MUSIC] 54:11 >> I've learned how all too real as I would much first 54:16 team. 54:17 [MUSIC] 54:19 >> Which released. 54:21 [MUSIC] 54:24 >> Wrist was. 54:27 [MUSIC] 54:30 >> I know we you and trust you. 54:35 >> It. 54:38 >> I will try to boost. 54:41 >> When you go. 54:44 [MUSIC] 54:47 >> You trust in you. 54:50 [MUSIC] 54:55 [MUSIC] 55:00 [MUSIC] 55:02 >> Only Rome as much. 55:09 >> Heads up. 55:11 >> It's not my hat. 55:13 [MUSIC] 55:16 >> And as you say to a E O. 55:22 >> I Q was great. 55:27 [MUSIC] 55:32 >> Just met. 55:35 >> I have learned it. 55:37 >> To all. 55:39 >> I use of their own. 55:43 >> Which to just 2. 55:46 >> When bill of gold on the stand this time 55:50 O which was busy, all the work that goes to 55:58 which ones? 55:59 [MUSIC] 56:02 >> Which are used to good use. 56:06 [MUSIC] 56:09 >> E E. 56:11 >> Yeah. 56:13 [MUSIC] 56:18 [MUSIC] 56:23 [MUSIC] 56:28 >> Where is the law? A one over here. 56:32 Thank you so much. And thank you, Nevaeh. Let's go out with 56:36 go. Tell it on the mountain. Let's just say. Thank you so 56:39 much and thank you for joining us. Sing along with us. Merry 56:43 Christmas. 56:44 [MUSIC] 56:49 [MUSIC] 56:54 [MUSIC] 56:59 [MUSIC] 57:01 >> Go tell it on them to 57:05 over the U.S.. 57:06 >> And everywhere. Moved to L a. 57:11 >> That Jesus guys is come on out. 57:17 >> Good move to too 57:21 well Sunday. 57:23 >> Yeah, yeah. 57:28 >> To that Jesus Christ is 57:33 why separates cap. They're watching. 57:37 Well, a silent lots by night. 57:41 The whole throughout that happened. 57:45 >> Then asked Rhonda only nights by day on the go and 57:53 >> the sand and then. 57:56 >> I mean, and that Jesus Christ is. 58:06 >> Best show up. 58:07 [MUSIC] 58:10 >> Well, the. 58:12 [MUSIC] 58:17 >> Yeah. That yeah. I said 58:22 >> to go and highly that cent and dad |
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