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Series Code: AMEN
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00:05 equips health professionals to share price with their 00:08 patients. In his presence, we and our patients find rest home 00:13 and powerful healing take hold of God's promised a Biden, 00:17 his presence and experience the surrender 00:21 to faithfully minister as he did. 00:23 [MUSIC] 00:28 [MUSIC] 00:31 >> Good evening, everyone. 00:34 I feel like saying Happy Sabha even though it's not happy 7th 00:37 rain but it's coming. 00:40 Welcome to the 19th annual a man conference. Can I hear an 00:45 amen? 00:46 How many of you are happy to be here today? 00:50 Wonderful. And I want to extend a warm welcome to our online 00:53 live audience as well. We're glad that you're tuning in to 00:57 join in with us. And so I always look for a 40 man 01:01 conferences because I always see a lot of old friends and 01:05 make many new ones as well. 01:07 And I'm excited about this weekend because of our theme in 01:11 his presence. I think that phrase says it all. 01:14 So I'd like to open up this conference with the word of 01:17 prayer. If you would bow your heads with me, please. 01:21 Heavenly father. 01:24 We're here at this conference 01:26 because we want to enter into your presence and remained 01:30 there. 01:32 Lourdes is the key to everything in life. 01:36 If we would simply stay a tune to your voice 01:41 and in your presence, all of life's complexities with 01:45 disappear. 01:47 And so that is our presence. And that is our prayer that you 01:52 will fill this place. But your holy spirit, that you'll bless 01:55 the proceedings, that you would put your words in amounts of 01:59 all the speakers 02:00 and that everything we do in the next few days, clarify and 02:04 point to 2. 02:06 So heavenly father, 02:08 May your will be done 02:10 and maybe feel your presence in Jesus name. We pray, Amen. 02:14 [MUSIC] 02:19 [MUSIC] 02:22 >> When I first started coming to a man, I would offer to pray 02:26 with selected patients based upon their expressions and 02:30 based upon the verbalize knees. But after going to when the 02:34 conference is, why attended a prayer session and talk about 02:39 praying with patients in Sparta need to stop offering to pray 02:42 with all my patients after praying with all my patients 02:45 that led me to since specific encounters with patients which 02:49 has really been encouraging. I had to encounter with one 02:53 individual patient. The patient came into the clinic and we 02:56 would get a routine visit. She said she didn't have any 02:59 problems. But as we had our discussion, I came to the end 03:03 of the visit. 03:05 >> Yeah. Offered to pray with her. 03:07 When I offered to pray with the patient, the patient's 03:10 expression chair in, they became sad, tearful and just 03:16 started looking down. Ask or was there something else you 03:20 need to tell me. 03:22 The patients said 03:23 when you offered to pray with me, it reminded me of my past. 03:28 I used to in turn church. I used to study God's word, 03:33 but I stopped doing all those things. Will this encourage me 03:38 to start staying God's word? Again, as I talked with the 03:41 patient, 03:42 she came back. I saw that she and reconnecting with Christ as 03:46 a result of this simple prayer. That's what a man's go ways to 03:50 help people be reconnected and newly strengthened their 03:54 relationship to Christ. 03:55 [MUSIC] 04:00 [MUSIC] 04:04 >> Good evening, everyone. 04:06 Welcome to a man conference. We're excited to see you here 04:10 and so thrilled that you joined us for the first opening night. 04:14 A few announcements to get our weekend started. First off is 04:19 something called a devotional project. Many of you may have 04:23 seen an email in your inbox saying we are calling for its 04:28 you guys to give or offer a devotional to be recorded to be 04:33 put into Arp Project for Amen Ministries. 04:39 Doctor Khanna Simmons is going to give us more details on this 04:41 later. But I invite you if you haven't seen that e-mail ready, 04:44 please look in your inbox because we don't we not only 04:47 want you, but we need you for this devotional project. 04:52 Our next announcement is regarding our exhibits. How 04:55 many of you are able to see those this evening or visit a 04:58 few of them? 05:00 A good number of hands. Wonderful. I want to encourage 05:03 you to go and check them out again next time they're open 05:07 and please don't forget to go all the way down the hallway 05:10 and around the corner because we have many ministries 05:14 represented this year and you will not want to miss out on 05:17 the stories that they can share as well as opportunities for 05:21 you to get involved in these ministries. 05:24 For those of you who signed up for CME or C D E credit. 05:29 Please keep this in mind as you're going to the sessions 05:33 tomorrow for medical continuing education. There is a QR code 05:37 for you to scan. This is located in your program on Page 05:42 27. You can ask and that with your phone, it will take you to 05:46 a website where you will create an account to sign up for your 05:49 CME for dental, continuing education. Please keep an eye 05:54 out for the sign in sheet that will be present at the sessions 05:58 tomorrow. And so get your pens ready because you're going to 06:01 need those when you walk into those sessions 06:04 last but definitely not least is our meal location. Have any 06:09 of you enjoy dinner tonight 06:11 is delicious. Wasn't it 06:13 tomorrow and moving forward? Our meals are going all the 06:17 outside and that location is going to be to your left as you 06:21 exit this building and across the parking lot on a plot of 06:25 lawn. So we invite you to join us there for our next meal, 06:28 which breakfast tomorrow 06:31 moving forward. We're going to have another video 06:33 presentations. I invite you to sit back and enjoy that. 06:36 And welcome again to the 2023, a man conference in his 06:40 presence. 06:41 [MUSIC] 06:46 [MUSIC] 06:48 >> Amen Conference and what it stands for gain, you know, 06:52 bringing Jesus into your practice of medicine. It's it's 06:56 something that inspired me in the first place to study 07:01 medicine. And I believe as health professionals, we have 07:05 such a great influence over the lives of others and what better 07:10 way to connect people through Christ that's through, you 07:14 know, our health, many street at first last year. I didn't 07:19 know what to expect. He was my first conference and it was 07:24 just an amazing experience to connect with like-minded health 07:29 professionals. I think the greatest highlights for me last 07:33 year and this year where those conversations I had at the 07:37 dinner table at the breakfast table, Jessica, 19, then 07:41 sharing ideas. I was really encouraged and inspired by the 07:47 people I met here at the Amen Conference hearing, the 07:50 testimonies of other health professionals and how they have 07:55 received the bonus, I guess, to share Christ, you know, in 08:00 their practice, whether it is through prayer or in the 08:03 future, that has helped me to become more confident in 08:09 praying with patients because I realize the impact that it can 08:14 have. 08:15 >> On someone's life to hear your physician, you know, 08:19 expressing faith in God. And so I've been able to do 08:24 that more in my interaction with patients and it's been 08:30 well received. And I'm very grateful to be able to do that. 08:34 What I like most about Amen is the opportunity, at least for a 08:40 young physician to receive mentorship to fund those who 08:44 are more experience than who have knowledge in their fields. 08:48 I really appreciate and talking to the their physicians, 08:53 people who are experts in their field just this morning. 08:57 I'm in one of my networking groups I was talking with and 09:01 act anew was given the advice on. 09:03 >> You know how to move forward. And so the networking 09:06 aspect, the connection aspect is my favorite pipes that has 09:10 been, you know, most impactful. 09:12 [MUSIC] 09:17 [MUSIC] 09:19 >> Good evening again. 09:22 I have some wonderful people with me up here and we're going 09:26 to introduce to you guys want to come around the front. 09:29 We're going to introduce to you guys, network woks. How many of 09:33 you attended a network walk last year in Myrtle Beach? 09:37 I see a few hands. Wonderful. We hope you join us again this 09:42 conference and for the most of you, many of you that did not 09:46 raise your hands. This is an exciting opportunity for you to 09:49 get to know those around you better as well as to process 09:53 and implement the theme and the topics of our groups together. 09:59 I am going to go ahead. I'm going to come sooner here. 10:02 I'm going to go ahead and let each individual 10:06 give their name there too. Title as well as the topic of 10:10 their network walk will start with Doctor Hot. 10:14 >> Hi, I'm Harvey Honda. My cardiologist Kettering Ohio 10:17 and my topics going to be called teaching the teachers. 10:21 It's really going to focus on some practical ways that we can 10:24 kind of influence the people that are training to integrate 10:27 Street rally in their care. 10:29 But when the big things are going to wrestle with is, 10:32 are we really doing everything we can to raise an army of 10:35 medical evangelists to help for the mission? And if not, 10:39 why are we doing that? 10:42 >> I'm David de Rosa and internal medicine specialist 10:44 and the and the pastor of the Fort Wayne, First 7th Day 10:48 Adventist Church in Indiana. 10:50 We're going to be looking at the book of Psalms that I'm 10:52 going to suggest to you that as powerful it as that book is for 10:56 personal devotions. It can not be read can texts, Ali, without 11:00 doing it in community. We'll look at how the book of Psalms 11:04 is Healing, how you can use it in your practice and your 11:06 church as part of your outrage. 11:09 >> Creighton talk 3 orthopedic surgeon and we're going to talk 11:13 about the topping. My mind is I will go. So sometimes we don't 11:18 want to go. But there are plenty of opportunities popping 11:21 up all over the world locally regionally around the world 11:26 that we can go and participate in medical evangelism. So we'll 11:30 talk about that share some ideas and stories. 11:37 >> And John Turcotte family practice. And we're going to 11:42 talk about the unique mission in Adventist Medicine as it is 11:45 merging both medicine in ministry to spread the gospel. 11:50 There is transformative power that can be found in the Pastor 11:53 Physician Alliance. We're going to discuss that on our network 11:56 walk. 11:59 Hello. Hello. My name is Pete Lingus and I'm a physical 12:02 therapist. 12:03 >> And I'm Michael and the PTA and our network and walk is 12:07 titled. 12:08 >> How merging spiritual and emotional well-being can lead 12:12 to healthier and more meaningful relationships. 12:15 >> That's right. Join us tomorrow as we share and 12:19 discuss what we call 12:21 tools to mesh, spiritual and emotional well-being into your 12:25 personal life and work life. 12:29 >> Robert Benson died from Michigan Conference in this 12:32 pastor, their also physical therapist. But tomorrow, 12:36 you know, 12:37 6,000 years ago, there was a painful divorce that was 12:40 experienced by the universe. And there was weeping and 12:43 crying and having by hundreds of millions of angels and there 12:47 seem to be no remedy to bring this divorce back together. 12:50 But there was a firm that was found a way. We'll talk about 12:52 the way to get back into the presence of God had a presence 12:55 got in our lives and restore the divorce and the marriage. 13:01 >> My name is Gloria Kim. I'm an OBGYN in Illinois. 13:06 So by theme will be white prayer batters in your practice 13:10 in in your life. 13:11 I'm going to be focusing on 3 things. I'm praying with 13:15 purpose, praying with power and prayed with persistence. 13:19 I'll be sharing some of the stories and some of the 13:21 miracles that have happened in answer to prayer, including 2 13:26 miracles that have been going on for almost 4 years. So 13:29 everybody is welcome. It's not just for medical people because 13:33 prayer is for everyone. 13:36 >> Good evening. My name is old and never heard. My wife and I 13:39 were missionary physicians in Chad Africa for 12 years. 13:44 We've now been back to America and our network walk is going 13:47 to focus on folks that were either involved in 13:50 international medical mission work or who may be interested 13:54 in being involved in long-term international medical mission 13:57 work. 13:59 And how being in that sort of a scenario may affect your need 14:02 to continually be in his presence. 14:07 >> Good evening. I'm Kiyana Simmons. I'm a dentist, no 14:10 medicine specialist. 14:11 >> And my topic is actually going to be a managing 14:15 professionalism ministry and our children. I'll be joined by 14:21 my husband, Sammy Graph and my son team in. And we're going to 14:25 talk to you of all how you can as professional women. Have 14:30 your family be an active part of not just the ministry but 14:34 your business as well. 14:37 >> Thank you, everyone. So we encourage you to join one of 14:41 these network woks every morning. 07:00AM they will be 14:46 meeting right after devotional finishes its finishes in this 14:50 room. So as soon as Jim Castor finishes the prayer devotional 14:54 portion of the morning, these individuals will be at the back 14:58 of the room with a sign and you'll be able to identify 15:02 which group you want to attend Friday morning Saturday morning 15:07 as well as Sunday morning. You can find more details in 15:11 your program to look more over network locks as well as the 15:16 topics of these different groups. We hope to see you 15:20 there. 15:32 Well, hello again. 15:34 >> I'm here to talk to you about a really exciting 15:37 initiative here at a man. How many of you here for the 15:40 very first time and can I see a show of hands? 15:43 Well, that's a pretty good fit. How many if you've been here 15:47 more than once or even for the last? 15:50 >> Yes, 90, as raise your hands. 15:53 >> OK, Walker about even this year. Well, for those of you 15:57 who are new this year, it doesn't matter. Everything is 16:00 new to you. But for those of you who have attended 18 years 16:04 before now, this year, we're doing an exciting new 16:08 initiatives with a man and it's going to showcase what a man is 16:13 all about. So what exactly is a man you might say? Well, 16:18 a man and is you what does a man need a man needs you? 16:25 What does a Mendy Zaire? Well, the desire UT and so 16:31 where does that leave us? What is a man inviting you to 16:35 t? Well, this year we want to invite each of you to see stay 16:40 connected and be inspired as we work our way up to our 20th 16:45 anniversary celebration next year, but has last this 16:49 organization. But usually we only get together like this for 16:55 one conference annually. And our desire is to keep us 16:59 connected in 2024 yon this conference and all throughout 17:05 the year into our new conference. So what does that 17:09 mean? That means we have a new and exciting opportunity for 17:13 each and every one of you, whether this is your first 17:16 conference, it's your 19th conference or any number in 17:20 between. We want to invite you to come out and give us your 17:25 testimonies. You are not here by chance. God has placed you 17:30 here and you have a story, a story that be want you to share 17:36 your test. Dummy 17:38 is the second fast scene that is going to help with each and 17:42 every one to make it into the Kingdom of Heaven. We're saved 17:46 by the blood of Jesus Christ and our testimonies. So we're 17:51 inviting you to please turning your booklet to page 36. 17:56 There's one their full information in there for you. 18:00 It talks of all what we're going to be doing. I encourage 18:03 you to prey ax. Got to give you your message because he's done 18:08 something special for each and every one of you. It could be 18:12 your personal testimony. How a man has inspired you. 18:15 It could be hauled God has used in clinic where the patient it 18:20 could be hall. You have been impacted by one of your staff 18:24 members. 18:25 Anything that is associated with God working with you and 3 18:30 U in medical leave engine is is what we want you to share. 18:34 And we have a wonderful team that is going to compile that. 18:37 And throughout 2024, you receive in your inbox, a 18:42 devotional with all our testimonies in court in each 18:47 and every one of us and helping us to stay connected. So I 18:51 encourage you to stand. This could schedule your time. 18:56 And I'm looking forward to seeing each and every one of 19:00 your testimonies in 2024, I know a lot, but you hear this 19:04 year and 2023, he has the testimony that he wants you to 19:08 share and we're looking forward to hearing it. Thank you. 19:12 [MUSIC] 19:14 >> We all know what it's like to get angry. Don't wait. 19:18 Have you ever gotten mad at someone for cutting you off in 19:20 traffic or stealing your parking spot 19:23 the most of the time? It is more complicated than that. 19:25 Isn't it? 19:27 Perhaps someone deeply wronged you or maybe you're mad at 19:31 yourself for hurting someone? You love 19:34 what? Anger is a natural emotion. But did you know that 19:38 holding onto it? Letting it fester into on forgiveness has 19:41 terrible consequences for your health and well-being. 19:44 Studies show an forgiveness increases our risk for all 19:47 sorts of health problems, anxiety and depression, 19:50 difficulty sleeping, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, 19:54 increased stress. And even the number one cause of death in 19:57 the U.S. heart disease. 19:59 But there is hope today we explore the transformative 20:02 power of forgiveness. 20:06 >> This interplay between our emotions and physical health 20:09 starts in the brain. When we're angry, our brain responds as if 20:13 we're in danger. Activating our fight or flight response. 20:17 If you're just as ever gotten tighter, your hands get sweaty 20:20 when your surprise or scare. And that's because of this 20:23 response that's designed to prepare and protect you at a 20:27 moment's notice. 20:29 What's going on beneath your skin? Is that your the Gullah 20:33 ad? Part of your brain triggers the hypothalamus to say to 20:36 build a tiny little pituitary gland to release adrenal 20:40 cortical trophy warm-up. Were they see to uh, to tell 20:43 your adrenal glands which are just located above your kidneys 20:47 for what your body, with what we call stress hormones, 20:50 hormones like adrenaline for Laura, up enough for the 20:53 quarters off 20:55 those chemicals are harmful because they have the ability 20:58 to dramatically and quickly pivot. The body's functions. 21:02 The grain even prioritizes OneBlood is that the burning 21:06 blood away from you? Got to your muscles. Just in case you 21:09 need to fight or flee 21:12 on forgiveness, then keeps this fight or flight mechanism. 21:15 Cherney we harbor resentment and anger is like slamming on 21:20 the body's breaks and at the same time pushing on the gas 21:23 pedal and not letting up that wear. And tear of chronic 21:27 stress puts a tremendous burden on the body. 21:30 Chronic exposure to these and other chemicals weakens our 21:34 immune system. The ruins how we sleep and increases our risk 21:38 for depression, anxiety, weight gain and heart disease. Over 21:42 time, the high levels of cortisol, it's a process. 21:45 Serotonin, one of the happiness and feel-good hormones high 21:49 quarters. All also affects our prefrontal cortex, the front 21:53 part of our brain where we make decisions and it affects our 21:56 short-term memory. They can even begin to kill off the 21:59 neurons in our brain, not forgiving someone because of 22:02 her disappointment is like drinking poison and expecting 22:06 that it will hurt the other person. But in reality is 22:08 destroying ourselves to put it plainly on forgiveness affects 22:12 us more than anyone else. 22:16 >> It's remarkable how our bodies are designed to keep us 22:18 safe in a moment of danger. But as Doctor Schwartz has 22:21 pointed out on forgiveness is just as dangerous for bodies 22:25 has any external threat. 22:28 But take heart. There is a solution and a path toward 22:31 improved health research shows that in the same way and 22:35 forgiveness negatively affects our health practicing 22:37 forgiveness has incredible health benefits and can lead to 22:41 fuller more enjoyable lives. 22:43 >> Think of on forgiveness, the state of Haiti. Onto 22:46 disappointment, frustration and fear as tightening your fist 22:50 for some amount of time. Your muscle state. Hey, can you 22:53 get fatigued? You lose energy. All your attention stays 22:57 focused on your clenched fist. It's difficult to focus on 23:00 anything else when you unclench your fist your muscles, soft, 23:06 more flow improves in your arm. Even your shoulder begin to 23:09 relax. That's what forgiveness does. It puts your brain in 23:14 your entire body back into focus. It improves this 23:18 serotonin levels in your brain and normalizes that hormone in 23:21 your brain. When we forgive someone letting go of those 23:25 angry feelings tells our brain in our body took on collection 23:30 to soften our bodies as she returned to a state of the 23:33 analysis that we call homeostasis, that provides 23:37 balance across all of its functions. 23:40 Because when we forget that fight or flight response gets 23:44 told off when that happens, brains, relax, that reduces 23:49 anxiety, improves depression and we regain our focus that 23:54 are meant to Marjah to start in navigating other things in our 23:58 lives. 23:59 And that reduction of anxiety and stress leads to better 24:02 sleep. Improves our mood and even helps or a new system. 24:06 We may even help you restore the relationship with the 24:09 person that you did not want to forget, but even if it doesn't, 24:14 there are still hope benefits for you. What's exciting is 24:17 that those benefits to our cardiovascular system. It can 24:20 reduce the risk of stress. Laura blood pressure, 24:24 improve our heart rate and forgiveness actually reduces 24:28 your risk of heart disease or stroke. 24:31 There is no shortage of health benefits that come with the act 24:35 of forgiveness. 24:36 >> I love the imagery of forgiveness as the active an 24:39 clenching a fist because that's what forgiveness is a choice to 24:43 let go. 24:44 It reminds me of one Holocaust Survivor Corps intend to said 24:47 forgiveness is not an emotion. That is an act of the well. 24:52 Corey, a Dutch Christian worked with her father and her sister 24:55 to help 800 Jews escape not to persecution during the 24:59 Holocaust and World War. 2 Corey and her family were 25:02 arrested and thrown into prison where Corey's father and sister 25:05 Betsy died 25:06 recklessly. Corey survived, bravery, sacrifice and 25:10 unshakable faith in God March Corey's life. But perhaps her 25:13 most astonishing attribute was her ability to get 25:17 after the war. As Corey was traveling to Germany, sharing a 25:21 message of God's forgiveness, she came face-to-face with one 25:24 of her former captors. In fact, he was one of the guards from 25:27 the prison where his sister Betsy had died. 25:30 The transform man pleaded for Coors forgiveness with an 25:34 outstretched hand engulfed in shock and traumatic memories. 25:37 Corey recalls. I stood there. I whose sons had every day to 25:42 be forgiven. I could not. 25:44 Let's see had died in that place. Could he erased the slow 25:48 terrible death? Simply by asking for forgiveness 25:52 and her pain? Corey turned to prayer. 25:55 Here is how she describes the encounter. 25:57 Jesus help me. I prayed silently I can with my hand, 26:01 I can do that much. You supply the field and so would mean the 26:05 kind of plea forest land to the once stretched out to me. 26:09 And as I did an incredible thing to place, the current 26:12 started in my shoulder raised on my arm, sprang into life, 26:15 joined hands. And then this healing. Warren seemed to flood 26:20 my whole team bringing tears to my eyes. I forgive you, 26:25 brother. I cried with all my heart 26:28 for a long moment week. Rast each other's hands. The former 26:33 guard and the former president. I have never known God's love 26:37 so intensely as I did that. 26:40 Corey credits God for her ability to forget her story 26:44 reminds us that the act of forgiveness is often incredibly 26:47 difficult. When we choose to forgive, it leads to freedom. 26:52 I love how she states it. Forgiveness is releasing the 26:55 prisoners just to discover that I was the one in prison. 27:00 >> There really is true that when we forgive someone, 27:03 we set a prisoner free. 27:05 But it's not the person that we expect that we're setting free. 27:08 It's actually ourselves just as when we refuse to forgive 27:12 someone. Body responds with par for hormones. The act of 27:16 forgiveness causes slow response in your body. Not only 27:19 by quiet in the the bad horror movies, the stress hormones, 27:22 but also but activating hormones that help us feel 27:26 uplifted. What inspired studies show that love what 27:30 psychologists suggest is the strongest emotion. What leads 27:33 to a dope immune response in the brain to open? It is one of 27:37 the feel-good chemicals are buddies create in the emotion 27:41 of love. Creates a lot of that as well as increases serotonin. 27:44 That does the same thing. It's as if our bodies are 27:47 designed to positively respond to the act of forgiveness and 27:52 love. 27:53 >> We've seen how detrimental holding on to anger and 27:55 resentment is for health and how powerful forgiveness can be 28:00 for our bodies. 28:02 But how do I do it? How do I actually forget? 28:05 Here are 5 steps to help you on your journey to become more 28:08 forgiving. Step. One is to admit forgiveness isn't an easy 28:12 task. As a journey that takes time and effort. Step 2 is to 28:16 remember that forgiveness is a choice I make. It is 28:19 acknowledging that something hurtful happened facing it and 28:22 saying this happened. It hurts a lot. But I'm now choosing 28:27 love over anger, compassion over bitterness, empathy over 28:30 age for my own well-being. 28:33 Step 3 is understanding that forgiving someone isn't 28:36 excusing nor condoning a wrong. 28:40 It is important for our health to forgive regardless of 28:43 whether or not the other person is deserving. 28:45 Step 4 is recognizing forgiveness involves empathy. 28:49 Many people think forgiveness is simply moving on. But 28:53 complete forgiveness goes a step further. It is putting 28:56 yourself in the other person's shoes and offering empathy and 28:59 compassion to the person who wronged us. Often understanding 29:03 another struggles makes it easier to emphasize and moved 29:07 towards forgiveness. 29:08 The final step number 5 is one. They can be a powerful tool to 29:13 help you achieve the first 4 steps. 29:16 Research shows that individuals with strong religious 29:18 commitment and are more likely to engage in forgiving 29:21 behaviors. The power of prayer and the power forgiveness go 29:25 hand in hand. 29:26 If you don't have a spiritual connection, consider reaching 29:29 out to someone you trust and asked them to pray for. And 29:33 with you, 29:34 there is 5 practical steps to embrace the power of 29:37 forgiveness in your life and experience optimal health. 29:41 Remember the power to forgive lies within your crest 29:45 forgiveness is not a sign of weakness, rather. It is a 29:48 testament to your resilience and courage. 29:52 Choose forgiveness and you choose a life of true 29:54 liberation, joy and optimal health. 29:58 [MUSIC] 30:03 [MUSIC] 30:08 [MUSIC] 30:13 >> Amen. 30:14 Tonight. Our message is going to be shared by Doctor John 30:18 Shannon. He met earlier this evening. 30:21 Doctor John Shun wears many hats, including and being a 30:25 husband, a father, a physician, a mentor and much more. 30:30 He graduated from residency in internal medicine and completed 30:35 a fellowship in Hematology Oncology. Today. His career is 30:40 not only to treat the disease in a patient but to minister to 30:45 the soul of individual in front of him. I can personally attest 30:50 is someone that recently graduated from residency, 30:52 that his example and the way that he works with his patients 30:56 is impactful as well as makes those observing him want to 31:01 carry that forward in their own careers. So I know you're going 31:04 to be blessed by his message tonight. He currently serves as 31:08 the man president. 31:10 And we're excited to hear the message to learn his she put on 31:14 his heart to share with us tonight. Before we hear from 31:18 him, though, we're going to be blessed by a special music 31:20 presented by Rolando, who is a medical student, as well as 31:25 Esteban who currently is a cardiology fellow. 31:29 [MUSIC] 31:34 [MUSIC] 31:39 [MUSIC] 31:44 [MUSIC] 31:49 [MUSIC] 31:56 >> You know, this long to 32:00 once worlds. 32:04 >> Ends us to I see in the last this year, though, on the 32:18 [MUSIC] 32:21 as to when to to always leads. I longed too. 32:34 >> Since. 32:39 >> When Ohio law. 32:41 [MUSIC] 32:47 >> And so has 32:55 and seems mice 32:57 [MUSIC] 33:02 [MUSIC] 33:07 [MUSIC] 33:10 the same slice. 33:12 [MUSIC] 33:17 [MUSIC] 33:22 [MUSIC] 33:27 [MUSIC] 33:34 >> When I 33:37 >> we saw seas and heavy. 33:41 >> We see it. 33:42 [MUSIC] 33:47 [MUSIC] 33:53 [MUSIC] 33:58 [MUSIC] 34:03 [MUSIC] 34:07 We saw 2 34:13 [MUSIC] 34:18 [MUSIC] 34:23 [MUSIC] 34:28 [MUSIC] 34:33 [MUSIC] 34:35 [MUSIC] 34:40 [MUSIC] 34:45 [MUSIC] 34:47 and then sings on so. 34:49 [MUSIC] 34:54 [MUSIC] 34:59 [MUSIC] 35:04 [MUSIC] 35:09 [MUSIC] 35:14 [MUSIC] 35:19 [MUSIC] 35:22 [MUSIC] 35:27 [MUSIC] 35:33 >> Amen. 35:35 Thank you so much for that music. Rolando, 35:39 there's nothing like the perfect song to bring us in the 35:42 presence of Christ. The men. 35:44 I feel like 35:46 the message is also necessary after that. 35:54 What I want to share with you tonight is something 35:59 I felt I needed in my life for a long time. 36:02 And as I was studying this passage of scripture, which 36:05 I'll share with you shortly, 36:07 I felt like it really spoke to my soul on this exact same 36:10 theme 36:11 that we have with this weekend. 36:13 So I would pray. But as I speak, that you would pray for 36:17 me that God's message will come through clear 36:20 and that ultimately his message is what you take away. And so 36:26 please bow your heads, the team, 36:28 heavenly father, 36:29 we just dedicate this time to you. 36:32 We thank you so much, Lord, 36:34 for the privilege of being able to work for you 36:37 in our respective spheres of influence. And Laura does a 36:41 speech tonight. I just pray that you will envelop us in 36:44 your presence that you will help us to share a message 36:47 directly from you. I pray for forgiveness on my part, Lord, 36:50 because you know how inadequate I and so many ways an 36:54 unqualified to share this message. 36:56 I pray, lord, that people will continue as a result of what 37:00 we're sure tonight. 37:02 So we dedicate this time to you and all these things. We pray 37:05 in Jesus name. Amen. 37:10 So I recently met with former medical school classmate of 37:13 mine who I haven't seen since we graduated. 37:17 I had a chance to catch up with him. It was wonderful. 37:20 And I asked him what he was doing. And he's currently 37:23 working as a hospital list. 37:25 And I knew him because when I was a student. 37:28 >> He. 37:30 >> He's one of these people who you instantly like very 37:33 outgoing, very gregarious. 37:36 And he had a passion for his faith. And so he was involved 37:39 in some of the events that we organize. You know, the men 37:43 student chapter on campus, which I was a part of. 37:46 So that's how I interact with him primarily when I was a 37:48 student. So that's catching up with him. I asked him how he 37:53 liked his work. 37:54 It soon became clear that all was not. Well. 37:58 He said that in his private practice and his crew, 38:03 the atmosphere was that the toxics, 38:06 he said that the doctors there were more concerned about 38:09 revenue in our views and things like that and not so much about 38:12 patient care or the quality of patient care. 38:15 So he felt a lot of decisions that were made were made to the 38:20 detriment of his patients. 38:22 So in the beginning, he tried to change the culture. He tried 38:26 to be 38:27 the one who's difference. And 38:30 and he told me in the end, it's exhausting being alone, salmon 38:34 swimming upstream. 38:36 Ultimately, he said, you know what, John, I just learned to 38:39 pick and choose my doubts. 38:41 And so there's some things I just like. And I realize it's 38:43 just not worth the time the energy in the effort to rock 38:47 the boat and a lot of these things. 38:50 He also mention that 38:54 none of the other physicians he works with 38:56 appear to be Christians. 38:58 And so when he initially tried to incorporate spiritual care 39:01 into this practice, although they didn't outright come out 39:05 and tell him to stop doing this, he could tell by their 39:09 attitudes that they thought this was ridiculous 39:12 and they let him know just how dumb 39:17 non-professional. 39:23 What I detected from talking to him was someone who felt the 39:27 solution. 39:28 He's he's he's been working at this practice for a number of 39:31 years. And I changed some details to protect us 39:34 anonymity. 39:36 But I can tell in his eyes that 39:39 that he was pretty disillusioned with medicine 39:43 and then he got excited. And he said, well, I'll tell 39:45 you what, I'm working on John Doe. I am actually learning how 39:49 to do commercial real estate. 39:51 And and that is where the future is. 39:56 And that was a hard left. And I said, well, I'm glad 39:59 you're learning about that. But 40:02 if you hate this job, where if you're not feeling like this is 40:05 where your call to serve, why not change shots? And he said, 40:09 well, John, there's no other position that can match the 40:13 benefits package, the compensation that they're 40:15 giving me. 40:16 They're just paying me way too much. So my goal is to work 40:20 there long enough to generate the Capitol. I need to get into 40:24 commercial real estate investing and then I can walk 40:27 away from the hospital is forever. I this is my this is 40:30 my exit. 40:33 And so as he was talking about this, I couldn't help but feel 40:36 sad. 40:37 Not because there's anything wrong with real estate that 40:40 because I felt that my friend have lost his original vision 40:45 and calling for why God had brought him into medicine 40:49 and I felt an emptiness there. 40:56 Maybe some of you can relate to my friend's story. 40:59 I think that's the story that repeats itself 41:02 in many ways in many different lives in different contexts. 41:06 But as you go through the humdrum daily living as life 41:10 takes its toll in our work is for specials, 41:13 you can just become a job. 41:16 And when your job as a health care professional becomes just 41:19 a job, 41:20 it can really do a number on your faith. 41:23 It can really make you disillusioned and cynical in 41:26 ways that other jobs can't. 41:29 So I want to talk about that tonight 41:33 because it's telling that burnout in health care has 41:35 reached epic proportions 41:37 and it's become a buzzword in the academic literature. 41:40 Everyone talks about burnout. Everyone talks about why is it 41:44 that people are leaving medicine and ropes? And the 41:46 question is, what can we as Christian physicians do about 41:50 it? 41:51 Does Christ offer an antidote for this condition in our 41:55 lives? 41:56 And so to answer that question, I want to turn to the chapter 5 42:00 and I'm going to use this story 42:03 of Peter James and John says calling his disciples to 42:08 illustrate all the points tonight. 42:11 So Luke, Chapter 5, starting at first one. 42:15 So was as a multitude pressed about him to hear the word of 42:18 God that he stood by the lake of Knesset, right? And he saw 2 42:22 boats standing by the lake. 42:24 But the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their 42:27 nets that he got into one of the boats, which was Simons and 42:31 asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down 42:34 and talked the multitudes from the boat 42:36 when he gets off speaking. He said to Simon launch out 42:40 into the deep and let down your nets for catch. 42:43 But Simon answered and said to him master, we have toiled all 42:46 night and cut nothing. 42:48 Nevertheless at your word, I will let down the net. 42:54 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of 42:57 fish 42:58 and then that was breaking. So the signal to their partners 43:01 in the other boat to come and help them. 43:04 They came and filled both votes so that they began to sink. 43:08 When Simon Peter sign, he fell down at Jesus, Disney's same 43:12 depart from me for I am a sinful man, a Lord 43:16 for he and all were with him were astonished at the catch of 43:19 Fish which had taken and so also were chains and John 43:23 descended 70 who are partners with Simon 43:26 and Jesus said to Simon, do not be afraid from now on. 43:30 You will catchment. 43:32 So when they had brought their boats to land the force of call 43:37 and followed him. 43:40 The first point I want the trial from the story 43:44 is that the disciples efforts were fruitless 43:48 when they play bird apart 43:51 from Christ. 43:53 The disciples efforts were fruitless 43:56 when they labored apart 43:59 from crisis. This is what the desired just says on Page 2.49. 44:03 During that sat night on the lake when they were separated 44:06 from Christ, the disciples were pressed hard but unbelief and 44:11 we re with fruit must. Well, 44:14 this is interesting because Peter James and John were 44:18 expert fishermen. 44:20 They were very knowledgeable because this is their life 44:23 trade. They were experts in their field 44:26 and they knew that along with all the other fishermen, 44:28 the ideal fishing conditions at night. So they were there out 44:31 fishing all night 44:33 and it caught nothing. 44:36 And this is despite ideal conditions. 44:39 You can say that by that morning, 44:41 maybe they're feeling a little burned out 44:43 if you're a little disillusioned about the trade. 44:46 If I'm an expert fisherman and I spent all night fishing 44:50 come morning if I caught not even a single fish, I wondered, 44:54 is it time to get out of this people? 44:56 You know, is this really what I should be doing with my life 45:02 and as a health care provider, I want to ask, have you ever 45:05 felt like you work has been truth must? Well, 45:09 despite the fact that you're an expert in your field, have you 45:12 ever have to experience coming back with your nets empty? 45:17 Because I know I have 45:20 you see friends. This is what happens 45:22 when the Labor Party from Jesus 45:26 becomes just a job 45:28 and we go through the motions 45:30 without experiencing true fulfillment. 45:35 And despite our best efforts, we return with our nets empty 45:40 and just like the disciples were well trained fisherman and 45:43 yet caught no fish. We can be well trained in whatever field 45:47 we're in. 45:49 When we from labor, apart from Christ's, we fail. 45:55 When we lean on our own with some of our own strength, 45:58 we fall short of what we could do and who we could be 46:02 through Christ. 46:06 So too often, I think the issue is that we turn to Jesus as a 46:10 last resort, not a first resort. 46:12 Our default posture is to get things done in our own strength 46:15 in our own way. 46:17 But no matter what kind of success or lack thereof for met 46:20 with when we do this, we fall short of God's plans for us 46:25 here in John, 15 46:27 versus 4, 5, prices abide in me. And I in you as a branch, 46:32 cannot bear fruit of itself on the set of bites me up and said 46:36 bye to the vine. Neither can you unless you abide in me. 46:41 I am the vine. You are the branches. He who abides in me 46:45 and I in him bears much fruit for without me. You can do 46:52 notice that Jesus does not say if we do not abide in him, 46:57 we will bear less fruit. 47:01 He doesn't say that will bear diminished or smaller fit. 47:05 What does he say? 47:07 You will bear? 47:11 But conversely, 47:13 notice of Jesus does not say that if we abide in him, 47:16 that we will have a higher chance of bearing fruit. 47:19 He does not say that you will be a little more fruit than 47:21 what you normally do. 47:23 He says you will bear 47:25 much fruits. 47:29 So we're either connect to Christ and very much fruit or 47:34 we're disconnected from him and bearing no fruit. 47:38 These are the only 2 options we have. 47:42 There are no intermediate stages fruitfulness. We're 47:46 either a fruitful bow or with their branch. 47:53 The fruit that Jesus speaks of is a true work that he calls us 47:57 to do. 47:58 And the work that Jesus calls us to do is impossible to do on 48:02 our street alone. 48:04 The people he calls us to be is impossible for us to be 48:08 by her own merits and our own efforts. And this is life 48:11 without him. We can do nothing. 48:15 So this is what I would call our higher calling and 48:18 represents our true potential because no matter how natively 48:22 talents abr no matter how successful we are by the world 48:25 standards, apart from him, we fall short of his plans for our 48:30 lives. 48:32 There was a 48:33 an African village 48:36 which ran to a crisis where 48:39 there was no clean water 48:40 available to the village. And so people are dying of 48:43 thirst was a humanitarian debacle 48:46 and people were in there trying to solve this issue for this 48:49 village a short order. 48:51 And there was a missionary who decided to come and try to help 48:53 with the effort said as he was there working on this issue, 48:56 he befriended a family in that village. 48:59 And one day 49:01 the family invited him to come have lunch with them. And so he 49:04 went to your humble abode. It was something that looked 49:07 like this with where they had a dirt floor for the ground and 49:12 rudimentary roof 49:14 and he goes inside and he sees just what you would expect to 49:17 see in a hunt like this except at their table, which is like 49:22 a cross section of wood, 49:24 a tree stuff, if you will. 49:25 There was a medal canister and look so out of place in this 49:30 primitive hut. 49:32 And so this missionary couldn't help but to ask the people, 49:35 what is that? 49:37 And they said, we don't know. But there's a camp nearby that 49:41 was used by an NGO. And then when they left the band and a 49:44 lot of things and this is one of the things they left behind. 49:46 We're not sure what this is, but it makes a darned good 49:49 chance. 49:50 So they be using as a chair. 49:52 And so the missionary was intrigued. So he was inspecting 49:54 this canister. And then to his surprise, he found out that it 49:58 was actually 50:00 an Ulta 50:02 Ultra efficient 50:04 water filtration system 50:06 that could have solved the film which is water, pollution 50:09 problems. 50:11 And the answer to their woes was sitting right here but 50:15 being used as a chance 50:18 because people do not know for what purpose it was created. 50:24 You could not argue that this canister made a very effective 50:28 chair, 50:30 but compared to what it was designed to do, 50:33 you cannot deny that it was falling far short of its 50:36 potential 50:38 friends. If we are not laboring under Christ direction, 50:42 no matter how successful you are by the world standards I 50:46 submit to you. Thank you are using your life to be checked 50:50 when God intended for you to use your life 50:53 to bring souls and his kingdom. 51:01 Imagine this. 51:03 What if Peter, James and John that night 51:05 caught some fish? 51:08 Maybe it wasn't a record-breaking haul. But the 51:10 caught something, 51:12 maybe it would have been enough 51:15 prevent them 51:16 from being Christ when he 51:19 ordered them 51:20 to cast out again, 51:23 maybe even if it's a record-breaking haul. If they 51:26 had met with some success, maybe they would assess, 51:29 you know, what we had in the fish last night. So actually, 51:33 we're good. 51:35 I suspect it was no coincidence that on the night before this 51:38 encounter with Christ, the disciples caught 0 fish. 51:43 This is not a common occurrence. 51:46 4 fishermen to fish all night and the catching of fish. 51:50 I don't think it was a coincidence. Could it be that 51:53 caught sometimes allows us to go through a desert experience 51:57 in our work in our lives 52:00 so that we will feel a need for Christ's. 52:04 That's not to say that 52:05 got brings back things that your lives, perhaps he allows 52:09 us because he knows that 52:11 in our joys, his voice becomes a whisper. But in our pain, 52:16 it becomes a megaphone. 52:20 The second point I want to bring out is that the disciples 52:23 experienced increased faith and success when they labored under 52:29 Jesus destruction. 52:31 So imagine the scenario that the disciples were in. 52:35 You spent the whole night fishing and caught nothing. 52:39 And now this gallery in Rabbi 52:42 is sitting standing in your boat preaching 52:45 and this rabbi, who was definitely not a fisherman. 52:48 If anything, he's a carpenter, 52:50 turns around and tells you the expert fisherman 52:55 cast out 52:57 and put your yet again into the water. 53:00 You had just finished cleaning all your debts 53:03 and you fish all night under ideal circumstances and caught 53:06 nothing. 53:08 And this man who knows presumably nothing about 53:10 fishing is telling you to go fishing in broad daylight 100 53:14 the worst possible conditions and to throw unit on the other 53:17 side 53:18 as if that would make a difference. Right 53:22 now. Imagine what Peter James and John says response could 53:25 have been 53:27 when it comes to preaching. 53:29 That's all you, rabbi. When it comes to fishing, that's our 53:32 territory. And we're here to tell you that makes no sense. 53:36 We're not going to catch any fish by simply cast our net on 53:39 the other side. Okay, or by lowering their nets again, 53:43 we've done this all night. 53:45 So let me tell you exactly why this makes no sense as a 53:49 command 53:52 and because and that's where the clean and stowed away what 53:55 a great inconvenience to do this again. And then the secy, 53:59 no fish. Now I got a clean and that's again 54:02 when an inconvenience 54:05 when Jesus commands us to do something, 54:09 do we come up with reasons not holding? 54:13 Do we sometimes say Lord, when it comes to my field 54:16 that doesn't work. 54:18 People don't respond to things like that. 54:23 Let me tell you, Lord, 54:25 this is going to work in the context of my specialty. 54:28 Let me tell you, based on my experience and my training, 54:32 what is realistic and what's not realistic? 54:34 Have we ever done that to Lord when he calls us to do 54:36 something that seems to go against the green 54:39 of our intuition. 54:43 So when we feel impressed to do something that seems irrational 54:46 counter intuitive, we has a team, 54:51 perhaps we hesitate because it would cause us great 54:54 inconvenience. 54:56 I remember distinctly this happen to me 54:59 when I was in fellowship. 55:00 I remember was a coal mine and I was taking care of 55:05 award of very sick patients. 55:07 But there was one patient in particular who I had developed 55:10 a friendship with, 55:12 you know, just call him Joe 55:14 and Joe had end stage. Pancreatic cancer has 55:17 metastasized to his lungs and he was there because he was 55:20 short of breath. They have to put bilateral chest to 10 55:23 and we knew that we are going to discharge into hospice care. 55:26 This is and station nothing anyone can do. 55:29 But over the course of his hospital stay, I had befriended 55:32 him. And one of the things that stood out to me was that this 55:35 was like the most cheerful man I've ever met. 55:39 He would encourage us when we come in and say, how's your day 55:42 today? 55:44 And it would just be finally to say, how can this man with 55:46 end-stage cancer be so cheerful 55:49 in my heart? I was like this man must know God pace, just no 55:53 way. 55:54 And I remember one day I'm asking him, hey, I'm assuming 56:00 you're a man of faith because you really cheer me up. Every 56:04 time you come talk to you Intel's wondering, you know 56:06 what, faith background you come from and he looked at me. 56:09 He gave me the biggest smiley says 56:12 Doctor Shin, I believe in family and I believe in love. 56:15 But I don't believe in God. 56:18 And that took me back because I had never seen 56:22 happy atheists going to his grave. 56:27 I love today. I am so thankful for life and I love you. 56:31 And I'm so happy about my life. And I count my blessings and 56:35 I'm an atheist. And I was like, wow, I have never seen this. 56:38 So 56:40 I put my foot in my mouth and said, okay, well, I guess from 56:44 the scene. 56:46 But he was a mystery to me because I was thinking, well, 56:48 what would you get that from? Because playing I could not 56:51 tonight I feel lifted up in his presence. Every time I talked 56:54 to him, I said, well, whether you know it or not, 56:57 you exude the joy of the Lord in you, you must not be far 57:00 from heaven. 57:02 Well, this night was a call night. I knew that the next 57:05 morning we're discharging him home with hospice care. 57:09 And I was thinking to myself, 57:11 you know, I hope he does well. 57:14 And I hope that show hears the gospel message at some point 57:18 before he passes because I know he doesn't have much time left. 57:21 Turn the lights off. When you're on call. As many of you 57:24 know, you want to sleep when you can cause that page. 57:27 You can go off any seconds. I put it next to me. Turn the 57:30 light off. 57:31 Let's go to sleep 57:33 and then it got hits me. 57:37 Maybe you should go talk to Joe right now 57:39 about the Gospel message 57:43 past midnight 57:48 and like the faithful Christian, I am. My first 57:50 response was no. Didn't hear that 57:54 going to bed. 57:57 But the thought persistence. And you know, when you're 58:00 trying to ignore that, you're under conviction 58:03 that the conviction somehow grows and multiplies and it 58:07 becomes this burning sensation. You can't help shake the 58:09 feeling that God is staring down from heaven, smiling and 58:12 shaking his head and you're trying to play it off and 58:15 saying I didn't see that. I didn't receive the message. 58:18 I'm not under conviction. I'm going to sleep 58:21 its iPhone myself, not able to sleep. And the more I couldn't 58:25 sleep, the more frustrating icon because I realize precious 58:27 minutes are ticking away and I need to sleep when I can't. 58:30 Lord, it's the middle of the night. When am I going to do 58:33 walk into Joe's room and say 58:35 I'm here to preach the gospel message to you, 58:39 Lord. He's probably sleeping and I couldn't wake him up and 58:41 preach a sermon to him like this is not going to let I'm 58:44 going to starting tomorrow. So tomorrow morning, if you 58:48 want me to say something to him and if you present the 58:50 opportunity, I will be your mouthpiece to him. That's more 58:53 appropriate because he expects to see an morning rounds and 58:56 this is a cancer patient. If you have a doctor randomly 58:59 pop into a room in the middle of the night, your cancer 59:01 patient, you can get heart attack because you're going to 59:03 think what would happen. What's wrong? Why are you here 59:06 announced what am I going to say board? And you know what? 59:09 I heard back 59:10 a deafening silence. 59:13 And as I'm sitting here saying giving him all the reasons why 59:17 it made no sense to lower my net, 59:20 all I could hear is deafening, 59:23 eloquent convicting silence. 59:27 Where's the faith? 59:29 I asked you to lower your net 59:31 and you're given the all the reasons why that makes no 59:33 sense. 59:35 And honestly, my convenience had a lot to do with it. 59:39 Rough day. I want to catch a few hours of sleep. This makes 59:42 no sense, Lord. 59:44 So finally, I couldn't take it anymore because I wasn't 59:47 sleeping anyway, OK, lord, 59:51 I might be reading too much into this. But if it's truly 59:53 you want to get out of bed right now and March to Joe's 59:57 room, then 59:59 you are responsible for whatever happens next. So I get 01:00:03 out of bed. I turn on the lights. I put my picture on my 01:00:06 scrubs and I can't believe I'm doing this. 01:00:09 And like Lord, I'm going to go to toward peak under Joe's 01:00:12 store in lights are off. I'm not going in 01:00:16 because I mean, she's asleep not going to risk waking him 01:00:18 up. 01:00:20 I so I walking toward the nurses, look a thing, doctor. 01:00:23 She is something wrong. No, no, no. Just doing my 01:00:27 nightly rounds. 01:00:31 I said no fellow ever 01:00:35 like Wow. Doctor Shin is really dedicated to his patients 01:00:39 coming in at one in the morning to check up on his patients. 01:00:42 And I walk around and I walked to Joe's store. I'm like, 01:00:45 I don't see a light and I picked under 01:00:48 and I see like that. 01:00:50 The lights on well, many patients sleep with their 01:00:53 lights on. It doesn't mean that they're awake, 01:00:56 but I need a deal. But OK, lord, with the lights on, 01:00:59 I'm going to peek inside. But if he's asleep, this is 01:01:01 going nowhere. 01:01:02 So walk up to the door. And I don't even knock. I just opened 01:01:05 it a crack. And I look in 01:01:08 and to my dismay, Joe's awake and he's talking with his wife 01:01:11 was sitting next to him. And there's carrying on like 01:01:13 it's 12 news. 01:01:16 And so at that moment I met a crossroads and God is just 01:01:19 saying, 01:01:24 what am I going to see? 01:01:26 I'm going to Walton therein. 01:01:28 What do you want me to do 01:01:31 if there's a really a flash of insight, if you ever wanted to 01:01:34 put words in my mouth, now's the time to do it. 01:01:36 So can you please tell me what you want me to do when you when 01:01:39 I go in there before I go in there. And at that moment, 01:01:42 a nurse comes up from behind me to support action. Are you 01:01:45 going in 01:01:46 and at the moment they see me. 01:01:50 The doctor. Shin. I was like, oh, yeah, yes, Ken, with a 01:01:54 nurse. Like what brings you here off only I knew. 01:01:59 Well, I'm making my evening rounds. I'm just wondering how 01:02:02 you're doing. And also we're doing great. We're doing great 01:02:05 and shows us is happy chipper self 01:02:07 and I go inspect the IV bags and act like I know what I'm 01:02:11 doing on the board. Buy you time if you're going to be a 01:02:13 brilliant flash of insight like and now's the time because I 01:02:16 have no idea what I'm going to say. 01:02:20 And I want to tell you that the flash of insight came, but it 01:02:22 did not. 01:02:25 And so they came a point where he was just blink, blink. 01:02:28 So doctor, she is there something you want to talk 01:02:30 about, sex? 01:02:33 I think so. 01:02:35 How are you feeling, Joe? 01:02:37 You should ask that question to someone who is going on 01:02:41 and he's like, well, you know, a little short of breath today. 01:02:43 But overall, I'm feeling good. 01:02:46 And so I just sat down next to him on his bed. 01:02:49 And I said, you know, and I started with Joe, 01:02:52 I know you're leaving tomorrow and do all your discharge 01:02:55 papers are in order transports going to comment such-and-such 01:02:57 a time. 01:02:59 But I just want to thank you. I want to thank you because 01:03:02 you've been a bright spot in my day every morning during 01:03:05 rounds, 01:03:06 as much as it's my job to bring joy to my patients and some 01:03:10 hope to them. I want to tell you, thank you brought joy to 01:03:13 me 01:03:14 and it's find your incredible attitude. And I I want to let 01:03:17 you know how inspiring you are to each other. 01:03:19 And when I said this, he just hugged his wife. He said, 01:03:22 well, that's what happens when you're married to this lady, 01:03:24 you know, the best woman and that a man can ask for 01:03:28 and she just laughing on the shoulders saying all stop and 01:03:30 honey, I just like, wow, that's amazing. 01:03:34 And I don't know why. 01:03:36 But I want to ask him what makes you so happy and good 01:03:40 natured like this. You are going to own funeral. 01:03:43 You have to get your affairs in order. You might have weeks 01:03:45 left maybe days. How can you be this happy and content? 01:03:49 And I asked him to Joan, can do you mind if I ask you a 01:03:53 personal question? He's a doctor, Jen, we're friends now. 01:03:57 You can ask me anything to do with a lot of patients were 01:04:00 dying. 01:04:02 And honestly, the only ones I've seen 01:04:04 come close to holding your kind of attitude are the ones who 01:04:08 have hope for life in the hereafter 01:04:12 for the people who believe in God. 01:04:14 But you told me that you don't believe in gun. 01:04:17 And so I want to know what you find out from where we find 01:04:21 your hope front. 01:04:23 And when I asked him, this was quite for second. He said, 01:04:25 you know, action. I grew up in a very tough out 01:04:29 Christian l. 01:04:30 But there are things that happened to me in life that 01:04:32 convinced me that God can exist and allow all of them stuff. 01:04:36 We could this happen in the world. It's better that I 01:04:38 choose to believe that he doesn't exist and to believe 01:04:41 that he exists and allows these things to happen. 01:04:44 But I can tell you what 01:04:45 the things that are most important in my life and my 01:04:47 family 01:04:49 and my friends and those who got me knows I left. 01:04:52 And even though I'm only in my 40's, I'm dying young. I'm 01:04:56 dying. Rich, 01:04:58 honestly, do I want to live longer? Of course I do. But I 01:05:01 cannot deny and I'm blessed man 01:05:04 and I have no regrets in my life. I've the best family I 01:05:07 could ask for. And as the saying this, his wife is 01:05:10 smiling but she's shedding tears. 01:05:15 I said, Joan, 01:05:16 I find it so inspiring. 01:05:19 And at that moment, I don't know why. But I felt compelled 01:05:22 to ask him, 01:05:24 you know what, Cho, 01:05:28 you agree. 01:05:29 But the key to finding meaning in life is found up in 01:05:33 relationships 01:05:35 because all you mentioned to me were the people who mean the 01:05:37 most to your life. That's right, Doctor Jen, 01:05:41 you know, Joe, I believe 01:05:45 the ultimate meaning that we can have in life is centered on 01:05:48 relationships as well. 01:05:50 But I believe that it's that we because we have a condom. 01:05:53 We also want to have a relationship with us, too. 01:05:57 And the question I want to ask you to do is to have you ever 01:05:59 wondered 01:06:01 what happens after you die? 01:06:04 And I don't know where that question came from. And it 01:06:07 sounds like to me felt like was coming out of left field. 01:06:09 But I just said it before. I even knew what I was 01:06:11 thinking. 01:06:12 And Joe became very quiet 01:06:15 and his wife was looking at him intensely. 01:06:18 He said, you know what, Doctor, Jen? I have wondered, 01:06:21 I don't know. Obviously 01:06:23 I said, Joe, if there is a possibility 01:06:27 that you can continue these nothing to Asian ships beyond 01:06:30 the grave, 01:06:31 but there's a hope for life after this one. 01:06:34 Wouldn't you want to know about that? 01:06:37 He said, you know what, Doctor, Jen, if they're absolutely was 01:06:40 a chance that that could be possible. Yes, I would like to 01:06:43 know 01:06:45 the children. What do you have to lose by saying God, if you 01:06:49 exists, 01:06:50 reveal yourself to me 01:06:53 because I don't have much time 01:06:57 and there's a pin drop silence and show was quiet for a very 01:07:01 long time. 01:07:02 And he said 01:07:04 I have nothing to lose your right. 01:07:07 I think that right. 01:07:10 I felt like at that moment. What did I just say? 01:07:14 Seems very for me, 01:07:16 but I Joe and his wife has said, hey, I'll see you guys in 01:07:20 the morning before you leave. But I just wanted to thank you 01:07:22 again. 01:07:23 And he said, Doctor Jen, I really appreciate our 01:07:26 conversation tonight. You give me a lot to think about. 01:07:28 Thank you. 01:07:30 I walked out of his room wondering, 01:07:33 Lord that I take it halfway there. 01:07:35 Is that what you want to be to say? 01:07:37 That plant seed? 01:07:41 I think it will be done. 01:07:43 I went back to my car room 01:07:45 and this time I fell asleep. 01:07:47 The next morning I woke up 01:07:49 and I go to Joe's room to meet with him one last time before 01:07:52 his discharge under says the nurse looked at me says all 01:07:55 Doctor Shin Transport came early this morning. So he's 01:07:57 already gone. 01:07:59 And at that moment, 01:08:00 the hairs on my neck stood up. 01:08:03 I think, wow, 01:08:05 if I had waited as the floor I do tomorrow, 01:08:09 it would be too late 01:08:10 to talk to. 01:08:12 And that's when I was convinced 01:08:14 that was the word 01:08:16 that nagging that still small voice. I heard it was so easy 01:08:20 to justify away that was caught 01:08:23 and after what would happen if I had just authority, I'm going 01:08:26 to sleep. And when I wake up, I talk to Joe, 01:08:29 I will miss my chance to board. That was a divine appointment. 01:08:33 I pray that you will water. Whatever seed was planted last 01:08:35 night. I pray to sign up or for Joe and went on 01:08:41 weeks went by. I finished rotation. 01:08:44 One them collecting the mail and my office there. 01:08:48 I received this in the mail. 01:08:50 It's a newspaper clipping of Joseph to chewing 01:08:54 and it's from his wife. And she really just nice card. And she 01:08:57 said, you know, Doctor Jen, I want to thank you for the 01:08:59 beautiful gift you give to both Joe and myself 01:09:02 while he was in the hospital 01:09:04 and you do that last talking had taken that night before he 01:09:07 left 01:09:09 really took your advice to heart 01:09:12 and at the end of life, 01:09:14 he found peace. And I want to thank you for that. 01:09:18 When I read those words, it brought tears to my eyes. 01:09:23 No friends, 01:09:28 the key to experiencing the joy of laboring with Christ 01:09:34 submission to his well 01:09:36 when he says lower your debt when he says passed out again 01:09:40 rather than saying that makes no sense, Lord, that's not 01:09:43 going to work. Let me tell you why that's not going to work. 01:09:45 What you need to do is do they 01:09:49 and to say because you commanded me to do it, even 01:09:51 though that would make no sense to anyone else told me to do 01:09:54 it. I will be because you sent us. 01:09:59 You see Isaiah 55 versus 8 or $0.9 for my thoughts are not 01:10:02 your thoughts or your waist. My way system worked. 01:10:05 President heavens are higher than the earth. So I was hired 01:10:09 in your ways and my thoughts and your thoughts 01:10:14 and the question I have 01:10:16 for you is what caused the disciples said to Jesus is 01:10:20 irrational command to lower their nets again, 01:10:23 to tell them to do something that made 0 sense. What caused 01:10:27 them to obey and say I'll do that. 01:10:30 It was this 01:10:32 the survey just pitch to 49 but his presence kindled their 01:10:37 faith and brought them joy and success. So it is with us apart 01:10:42 from Christ. Our work is fruitless and it is easy to 01:10:46 distrust and member 01:10:48 when he is near and we labor under his direction, 01:10:52 we reach ace in the evidence of his power 01:10:56 Kiefer sentence, but his presence kindled their faith. 01:11:02 And that's why he says if you say I love 01:11:05 friends 01:11:07 and in the presence of Jesus candles, our feet 01:11:10 and this is where it begins. And this is why this is our 01:11:13 theme for this conference. Do you want the ability to 01:11:17 obey? Do you want your life to be transformed? 01:11:20 You will not have the capacity to unless you for spend time in 01:11:24 his presence and allow him to kill your faith, 01:11:28 allow him 01:11:30 to spark that faith in you. That must approve that. Peter 01:11:34 has Peters sat there listening to Jesus preach his heart was 01:11:38 strangely warm. 01:11:40 And when Jesus turned his gaze on Peter instead cast out again 01:11:43 and lower your net, 01:11:44 Peter said I will be 01:11:47 much time. Are you spending in the presence of God? 01:11:52 And the question is if the answer is not much, what is 01:11:56 keeping you away? Previous presidents, 01:11:59 I could spend the rest of the evening talking about the 01:12:02 things that promise of the presence of Christ. I want to 01:12:04 talk about 2 things in particular 01:12:07 that I think play a huge role in our inability spend time in 01:12:11 Christ's presence. The first one 01:12:15 is this. 01:12:22 It's different from dizziness because hurry, people are all 01:12:26 busy but not all busy. People are hurt. 01:12:30 Does it make sense Jesus was busier than anyone who ever 01:12:33 lived 01:12:34 but he was not hurt. 01:12:37 He was able to slow down and connect with his heavenly 01:12:39 father and those around him. 01:12:42 And it's been said and in our modern world today, Curry is 01:12:45 the greatest enemy of our special lives. 01:12:49 I learned its lesson in raise my children. I have 3 children, 01:12:52 a 9 year-old 7 year-old and 5 year-old 01:12:56 because oftentimes I'm busy at work. 01:12:58 I come home and only have just a few hours with him before you 01:13:02 have to go to sleep. May be just one hour and to maximize 01:13:05 my time. We've instituted something called special time. 01:13:08 What a special time. It's 10 minutes with mommy or daddy. 01:13:13 Where during those 10 minutes the child gets to choose 01:13:16 whatever they want to do 01:13:17 and I will give them my undivided attention can do 01:13:20 that. 01:13:20 Do they want to draw 01:13:22 sure not wrong with him. 01:13:24 Do you want to play with cars and sit on the floor and play 01:13:26 cards? I'll do that 01:13:28 today. One in it. They want me to read a book. They get picked 01:13:32 activity and for 10 minutes, 01:13:34 I don't answer the phone. I don't let anything distract 01:13:37 me. 01:13:38 I am there's and even though you think the amount of time 01:13:41 the small, all I love special time 01:13:45 and now when I come home, my kids are like 01:13:50 give me a special time tonight 01:13:52 and they just look forward to it 01:13:54 and he's 10 minutes are impactful? 01:13:56 Not because I'm any less busy because I've crush of things to 01:13:59 do after those 10 minutes over. But because those 10 minutes 01:14:02 I'm not hurt. 01:14:04 I slow down 01:14:05 and I acknowledge them for who they are in their presence. 01:14:10 And I think this is what God wants us to do 01:14:12 in the time that we spend with him were not just clocking in 01:14:15 and clocking out. Are you presence within its presence? 01:14:18 Are you hurry? 01:14:22 Education page to 60's 01:14:24 paragraph 3, many even in their seasons of devotion failing 01:14:28 receiving the blessing of feel communion with God. They are in 01:14:31 to greet haste with hurried steps. 01:14:36 If they have pressed through the circle Christ loving 01:14:39 presence, pausing perhaps a moment within the sacred 01:14:41 precincts but not waiting for counsel. They have no time to 01:14:45 remain with the divine teacher with their burden say return to 01:14:49 their work, not a pause for a moment in his presence but 01:14:52 personal contact the Christ to sit down and companionship with 01:14:57 him. This is our need. This is why God gave us at it. 01:15:02 He said Unplug from the craziness of life. 01:15:06 Unplug from the hurry. Step props up ability to be in my 01:15:09 presence and come once more into my presence because that 01:15:13 is where joy for evermore is truly experienced. 01:15:17 Everything begins with being in his presence. He knew that. 01:15:21 So he dedicated a whole day out of every week to say enter into 01:15:24 my presence again. 01:15:28 So you can good things. Keep us away from his presence. I have 01:15:31 even preparing to scream message. I lost track of the 01:15:34 number of times in the morning from working on this message 01:15:37 and suddenly an email, an urgent text message. Something 01:15:41 comes in rob me of my attention and suddenly to hurry, comes 01:15:45 back into my life 01:15:46 and it brought some of the village to be in his presence. 01:15:49 Friends 01:15:50 ruthlessly, eliminate that. Hurry from your life. 01:15:55 Take your time with your Lord 01:15:57 and revel in his presence. 01:16:01 The second thing I want to mention that keeps us from 01:16:05 entering into Christ's presence. 01:16:08 He's living with no sense. 01:16:10 I'm not saying that you have to be a perfect person to be in 01:16:13 his presence. But there's a world of difference between the 01:16:17 son of a moment and leaving an act of rebellion. I think you 01:16:20 know what I mean, 01:16:22 if God has been convicting you of something in your life that 01:16:25 you need to change 01:16:27 until you change it until you obey him. Your cannot find joy 01:16:31 in his presence, 01:16:36 you know, might 01:16:37 my youngest my son 5 year-old his name is Kyle. 01:16:41 When I come home, he likes to run up to me and goes up 5 to 01:16:44 up on the stat in Korean grabs my leg and he sits on my foot. 01:16:49 He's like boots. 01:16:51 So he wants to be my boots. And so I'm the one around the 01:16:54 house for a few minutes now tracking him with me and just 01:16:57 just loves us. So we do this quite often. 01:17:02 And one day I remember coming home and I come in at night, 01:17:07 look around. No Kyle. 01:17:10 It's interesting. 01:17:11 And so I say hello to my wife and I ask her, 01:17:14 where is Kyle? He's usually the first ones to greet me at the 01:17:17 door and I want to do. But since it's not doing that today 01:17:21 and she gives me a knowing smile. And she says 01:17:23 I wasn't really naughty boy today. And I told him that when 01:17:27 I get home, I'm going to tell. So he ran to his room 01:17:31 shut. His door is hiding under the bed. 01:17:33 [MUSIC] 01:17:39 But even at that tender young age, isn't it interesting 01:17:44 that when he knew he disobeyed his father, 01:17:48 his first reaction, 01:17:49 this is the presence of his father. 01:17:54 Isn't that what had been needed in the garden 01:17:56 when they disobeyed their first reaction to God's presence in 01:18:00 the garden was tied. 01:18:04 See, I see a 59 to test your iniquities have separated you 01:18:08 from your gun 01:18:11 sets. The price paid 17 0st paragraph 2 01:18:15 in his son. The states man held joyful communing with him in a 01:18:20 coup market. All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 01:18:23 But after his sentence, he can no longer find joy in holiness 01:18:27 and he sought to hide from the presence of God. Such is still 01:18:31 the condition of the UN renewed heart. It is not in harmony 01:18:35 with got and finds no choice in communion with him. 01:18:40 Fullness of joy 01:18:43 fullness of joy that comes from being in the presence of Christ 01:18:46 can only come 01:18:48 when our hearts are lined with him. 01:18:51 Is the holy spirit convicting you of something that you 01:18:55 change your life. 01:18:58 It's just something 01:18:59 that seems so small that the world says that's nothing. 01:19:03 That's OK. 01:19:05 You can have that in your life, 01:19:07 but you cannot deny that you are under convictions. 01:19:12 It doesn't matter what it means for anyone else, but you 01:19:14 personally can not deny that constant convicting. You get 01:19:17 this out to me. 01:19:20 Start right there. 01:19:22 And I pray that you will make that decision tonight to 01:19:26 surrender to him 01:19:27 so that you can enter into his presence and experience that 01:19:31 joy 01:19:34 chalk close to him 01:19:36 spend time in his presence. 01:19:39 He will change that. 01:19:41 And your love for your board outgrow your life for sense. 01:19:48 The 3rd point I want to make from the story 01:19:51 is this. 01:19:52 As a result of laboring with Jesus disciples became fishers, 01:20:00 you see people was transformed by his experience, working with 01:20:04 Jesus 01:20:06 after Peter surrendered and submitted to Jesus is calling 01:20:11 he casts its net out again and witnesses miracle a fish. 01:20:15 What was his reaction? 01:20:16 He fell at Jesus feet and said the part for me for I am a 01:20:20 sinful man. Laurent 01:20:24 sets the price paid 64. 01:20:26 And 65 says the closer you come to Jesus, the more fall tu will 01:20:31 appear in your own eyes for your vision will be clear and 01:20:34 your imperfections will be seen in brought in distinct contrast 01:20:37 to his perfect nature. This is evidence the safest allusions 01:20:41 have lost their power to define influence of the spirit of God 01:20:45 is arousing. You know, deep-seated love for Christ can 01:20:48 do well in the heart at this not be allies, its own 01:20:51 sinfulness, the soul that has transformed by the grace of 01:20:55 Christ. Let Meyer he's defined character. 01:20:58 If we do not see our own moral deformity is unmistakable 01:21:02 evidence that we have not had a view up to beauty and the 01:21:06 excellence of Christ. The less we see to steam in ourselves 01:21:11 more. We shall see steam in the infinite purity and loveliness 01:21:15 our savior of the U of R U.S. influence drives us to him in 01:21:19 part. 01:21:21 And when the soul realizing its helplessness beaches out after 01:21:24 Christ, he will reveal himself in power is not what happened 01:21:29 in Peter's life. 01:21:31 The more our sense of art, the more our sense of need drives 01:21:35 us to him and to the word of God, the more excel to use. 01:21:39 We sell half of his character and the more fully we should 01:21:42 reflect his image. 01:21:44 He sees 01:21:46 Peter experience spiritual healing and conversion as he 01:21:49 labored under Christ wrecked. So in the same way, friends, 01:21:53 submission and surrendered at least a spiritual healing and 01:21:56 conversion in our lives. As we experience got it from 01:22:00 us. I can tell you on that morning 01:22:02 after when I saw that Cho was gone and I realize that God had 01:22:06 been leading the the night before to reach out to him. 01:22:08 I experienced conversion in my art 01:22:12 and my faith in him leveled up as a result of that. 01:22:15 You see France. We think that we're doing got a fever when we 01:22:18 incorporate our faith into our practice, no friends. It's 01:22:22 God's way of saving us. 01:22:25 You think you're doing a favor for God? He doesn't need us, 01:22:29 but he chooses to use us for our own. See sets a price page 01:22:34 80, 01:22:35 if you will go to work 01:22:37 as Christ designs that his second shelf and win souls for 01:22:40 him, you will feel the need of a deeper experience and a 01:22:43 greater knowledge and divine things and with hunger and 01:22:47 thirst after righteousness, those who test people 01:22:50 themselves to unselfish effort for the good of others are most 01:22:53 surely working out their own salvation. 01:22:58 What a privilege that God gives us to be cold leavers with him 01:23:02 in this work 01:23:03 we so often think 01:23:05 while got, 01:23:06 aren't you lucky to have me on your team 01:23:09 magnified by my training and my expertise. What a gift I am for 01:23:14 the kingdom. You caught a good one. When when I dedicated my 01:23:18 life to Lord and so write the word I got this, I will serve 01:23:22 you 01:23:24 friends. He would not call you to ministry on the scene. 01:23:27 You think you're very salvation depended on 01:23:30 white privilege. We have 01:23:32 to work with him in this works 01:23:37 when the disciples Nets were full of fish. 01:23:39 I want to point out 01:23:41 that the experience of working with Christ caused him to walk 01:23:44 away from it. 01:23:47 They had a record-breaking haul that represented a fortune if 01:23:51 they so that it was a single most biggest record-breaking 01:23:54 fish and in the history of Israel. 01:23:58 And for some reason 01:24:00 when they labored under Christ direction, 01:24:03 all of this to matter to them anymore. 01:24:06 You see friends, 01:24:08 we will no longer be attracted to the fish 01:24:12 because our highs will be sent on a higher price. 01:24:16 When we have experienced the joy of working and living in 01:24:18 his presence to things of earth across screens to them 01:24:24 with the hymn writer. We will say 01:24:27 you may have all this. 01:24:30 Give me Jesus. 01:24:32 Give me Jesus. 01:24:34 Prior to working with Jesus. Disciples. Mean goal was to 01:24:37 catch fish 01:24:39 after working with Jesus disciples mingle 01:24:43 the catchment. 01:24:45 They were no longer fisherman. 01:24:48 They were fishers of men. 01:24:52 Jesus gave them a higher calling than just being 01:24:55 fisherman. 01:24:57 And guess what? 01:24:59 She's calling us to do the same 01:25:01 in our lines. This is his higher calling for all of us. 01:25:06 He cannot treat you to become just a fisherman 01:25:10 to exchange for hours for dollars. Just take care of life 01:25:13 and health in this world. 01:25:15 He created you 01:25:17 to be a Fisher man 01:25:19 to axles to his kingdom. 01:25:21 How good you are at your shot. 01:25:23 If you're leaving a park in Christ and you're not getting 01:25:26 his presence, you are not achieving their full potential. 01:25:30 Your justice official me 01:25:33 God has called us 01:25:35 too much higher work and the greatest work that we can do. 01:25:39 The greatest legacy that we can leave behind 01:25:42 is to axles to his kingdom. 01:25:44 [MUSIC] 01:25:49 [MUSIC] 01:25:54 [MUSIC] 01:25:59 [MUSIC] 01:26:04 [MUSIC] |
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