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00:19 I have the privilege of introducing my good friend
00:21 Chef GW Chew. 00:24 Those of you who are foodies here, 00:26 he has one of the best restaurants 00:28 I've ever been to in Oakland, California, called The Veg Hub. 00:33 But what makes his restaurant unique is 00:35 he produces his own protein line 00:39 called Better Chew. 00:41 It was just launched in Whole Foods market. 00:45 Most importantly though, 00:47 he has a passion for Christ and he's served as a pastor, 00:50 and he wants to use his gifts in food to create church plants 00:53 across urban centers in America. 00:56 I first met Chef Chewin a Modesto 00:58 when he uprooted his family 01:00 and came to California by faith, 01:02 not knowing exactly where God would lead. 01:05 My favorite memory of Chef Chew was two years ago at ASI. 01:10 I believe it was in Houston and he was making food... 01:13 He was making his own plant-based foods 01:15 at his exhibit booth. 01:16 And everyone would come around his exhibit booth 01:19 as he was serving up his quesadillas 01:21 and serving up his tacos. 01:23 And I remember when someone specifically came to his booth 01:26 and offered him a lot of money 01:29 and said that he had something big. 01:31 And I'll never forget this 01:33 when he came next to me and he said, 01:34 "You know, it is tempting 01:36 when someone offers you a lot of money." 01:39 But he's not fueled by money, he's fueled by ministry. 01:44 You can find Chef Chew online giving TED Talks 01:47 and also winning multiple food awards. 01:50 Today, you can also hear him later on 01:52 for the young professionals. 01:54 I know that you'll be blessed by hearing the testimony 01:57 of Chef GW Chew. 02:17 I would love to tell you 02:20 What I think of Jesus 02:25 Since I found in Him a friend 02:28 So strong and true 02:33 I would tell you 02:35 How He changed 02:36 My life completely 02:41 He did something 02:44 That no other friend can do 02:51 All my life was full of sin 02:55 When Jesus found me 02:59 And my heart was full of misery 03:03 And woe Jesus came and placed 03:09 His loving arms around me 03:15 Then He led me in the way 03:18 That I should go 03:24 No one ever cared 03:29 For me like Jesus 03:35 There's no other friend 03:40 So kind as He 03:46 No one else can take the sin 03:52 And darkness from me 03:59 O how much He cared 04:05 For me 04:13 Every day He comes to me 04:15 With new assurance 04:18 More and more I understand 04:21 His word of love 04:25 But I'll never know 04:28 Just why He came to save me 04:34 Till someday 04:35 I see His blessed face above 04:42 No one ever cared 04:49 For me like Jesus 04:56 There's no other friend 05:00 So kind as He 05:07 No one else can take the sin 05:13 And darkness from me 05:25 O how much He cared 05:31 For me 05:49 Thank you, Tim. What a wonderful song. 05:51 Good morning ASI. 05:53 Well, my name is Chef GW Chew. 05:56 And it's definitely a privilege to be here this morning. 05:59 I'm really excited. 06:00 And I'm gonna actually share my testimony this morning. 06:03 And now we can start by having a word of prayer this morning 06:05 if we can please? 06:06 Bow your heads with me. 06:09 Dear Father, I wanna thank You so much. 06:11 But I wanna thank You for allowing me 06:13 to share my personal story. 06:15 I remember coming to ASI my first time in 2001, 06:18 18 years ago. 06:20 And here we are today, Lord, 06:21 and I'm so grateful to see what You've done in my life. 06:24 I pray today, Lord, that You will be with me, Lord, 06:26 as You'll share Your words through me 06:27 and that I can inspire someone, Lord, 06:30 to know that You are truly a friend. 06:32 And that through You, Lord, we can do all things. 06:35 Thank You so much and be with us now me pray, 06:37 in Jesus' name. 06:39 Amen. 06:40 Well, I hope you guys are ready to go 06:42 on a journey this morning 06:43 because I can tell you that 06:44 my life is truly a miracle story. 06:48 You know, I started out I'm actually... 06:50 My real name is actually Chew. 06:53 My last name is actually C-H-E-W. 06:57 And as I like to say, as I always say, 06:59 "Gonna give you something to chew on." 07:02 Is that okay? 07:03 Gonna give you something to chew on. 07:05 We can go ahead and play the first slide. 07:08 And again, my life started out, 07:10 you know, as actually, 07:11 I was actually adopted at birth. 07:14 And amazingly, I was born to a family 07:16 that had the last name Chew. 07:18 And that was pretty amazing 07:20 because who would have thought 07:21 that I would one day actually become a chef? 07:22 Next slide. 07:24 And so, I literally was brought up in the country. 07:26 I was a country boy. 07:27 I mean, I grew up as a country boy 07:28 and I ate a lot of meat. 07:30 I mean, everything from fried chicken, 07:32 to ribs, to pork chops, to ham. 07:35 I was literally one generation from eating squirrel. 07:38 So I don't know if you guys have ate a squirrel before, 07:40 but I was literally 07:41 once in a way even eaten squirrel, possum. 07:44 I mean, these are the things that I grew up eating. 07:47 And my mother actually was raised 07:48 as a Seventh-day Adventist, 07:50 but she had left the church when she became of age. 07:52 And so, but amazingly in third grade 07:55 my mother began to send me to actually, 07:57 she sent me to church with my family. 07:59 And that was an amazing experience 08:01 because my family actually was Seventh-day Adventists. 08:04 So you can imagine, 08:05 during the week I would eat the fried chicken, 08:07 the ribs, the pork chops, the ham, but on Sabbath, 08:11 I got introduced to veggie meat. 08:14 You know, so my family came out and they had grillers. 08:18 They had the Loma Linda Franks. 08:21 And I mean, you got to understand again, 08:23 I'm eating ribs and fried chicken, 08:24 but on Sabbath, they got wham. 08:26 I'm like, what's wham? 08:29 I mean, 08:31 it was interesting to experience this experience. 08:33 And so, you know, I grew up eating all of these 08:35 different types of, 08:36 you know, veggie meats as a child, 08:38 but also I was exposed to real meat. 08:41 And as a child, again, growing up, 08:43 you know, I saw a family members 08:45 who actually were coming down 08:46 with really bad lifestyle diseases. 08:49 Many of my family members actually had heart disease, 08:52 diabetes, 08:53 many of my family members died before they were 60. 08:56 And I saw the detriments and the impacts 08:58 of this pretty much unhealthy eating 09:00 and unhealthy lifestyle. 09:02 And that had a big impact on me. 09:04 Amazingly, as I was growing up, 09:06 I was going to church every weekend, 09:07 but I wasn't practicing in my home 09:09 because my family, my mother and father 09:10 was a Seventh-day Adventist, 09:12 but I was exposed to again Seventh-day Adventism. 09:14 And amazingly, when I was in 11th grade, 09:17 I was actually was a track runner. 09:19 And I ran, I mean, the mile, the 800. 09:22 And I ran a lot of races to the point 09:24 where I got literally a full scholarship 09:27 to run track. 09:29 And this is my 12th grade year in high school. 09:32 I got a full scholarship to run track. 09:34 And as I was literally running 09:36 one of my last races in high school, 09:38 my leg actually breaks in a race. 09:41 Do you imagine, 09:43 I got a full scholarship to go run for school, 09:45 run the college? 09:46 And my leg literally breaks in a race, 09:48 is literally, I mean again, 09:50 you know, I thought I was the coolest guy on the planet. 09:52 I was this class president. 09:54 You know, I had this thought I was so cool. 09:57 I had a full scholarship. 09:58 And a while I am running 10:00 my leg literally breaks in a race. 10:04 Now mind you, again my mother started sending me to school 10:07 when I was in third grade. 10:08 And again, I learned about the Sabbath 10:10 as I was growing up. 10:12 And I used to run a lot and a lot of them, 10:14 the track meets were on which day? 10:15 Anybody know what day the track was on? 10:17 On the Sabbath. 10:19 And again, the Holy Spirit began to convict me about, 10:22 literally about running on the Sabbath to a point, 10:25 I remember one race, not when I broke my leg. 10:27 But before this, I literally in one race, 10:29 can you imagine running? 10:30 I was running cross-country, is about a three-mile race. 10:33 And I literally stopped running in the race 10:34 because of the conviction that the Holy Spirit put on my heart 10:37 about the Sabbath. 10:39 And this began to become an overwhelming burden 10:41 to the point where literally, 10:42 I got a scholarship and then literally, 10:44 again, my leg breaks in a race. 10:46 I will tell you, oh thanks that sometimes in your life, 10:48 God has to break your leg 10:49 to get you to do the right thing. 10:51 Amen? 10:52 Come on now. 10:53 So God literally again slowed me down. 10:55 He stopped me in my journey. 10:57 And God had a purpose for me 10:59 that I never would understand it, 11:00 but now I'm starting to see what He's doing in my life. 11:03 My leg breaks in this race. 11:05 At this point, I have a full scholarship 11:07 to go to school. 11:09 Everything's paid for, my room and board. 11:11 My tuition is paid for. 11:13 Everything is literally paid for. 11:15 But now I'm being convicted by God 11:17 to give my life to Him 11:18 and to give up the scholarship 11:20 so I can keep the seventh-day Sabbath. 11:23 Amazingly, that summer again, my heart was pricked. 11:27 I began to read the book called The Great Controversy. 11:29 Anybody read The Great Controversy? 11:31 I mean, I was terrified, man. I was 17 years old. 11:36 First time reading this, you know, Spirit of Prophecy, 11:39 I read The Great Controversy, 11:40 and I had this overwhelming burden 11:42 that soon Jesus was going to come 11:45 and He needed young people to stand up for Him 11:48 and go work for Him. 11:49 Amen? 11:51 And again, I had the conviction to give my life to Him. 11:53 My mom, my dad, and my uncle, who was my spiritual mentor, 11:58 we went to my college coach, 12:00 I was going to Howard University 12:01 in Washington DC. 12:02 And I went to my college coach 12:04 and literally I couldn't even say it, 12:06 I was in tears when I told him 12:08 that I was not going to take my scholarship. 12:10 And I actually didn't tell him, 12:12 my uncle had to be my spokesman. 12:14 Almost like Aaron and Moses, 12:16 he had to be my Aaron and he told my coach and says, 12:18 "My nephew is not going to take the scholarship 12:22 because he's standing up for God. 12:25 He's gonna stand up for something that 12:28 that's gonna be a pillar in his life. 12:29 He's gonna keep that seventh-day Sabbath." 12:31 And as I understand it, 12:33 that seventh-day Sabbath was entering into Christ rest. 12:36 I was entering into a calling that I didn't understand. 12:39 You can look on the screen here, it says, 12:41 "Know ye not that they which run a race," 12:44 it says, "but one receiveth the prize? 12:47 So run, that ye may obtain." 12:50 You know, God wanted me to obtain a heavenly prize. 12:53 I mean, I got a lot of medals. 12:54 I won many races, but God had something better. 12:58 It says, "Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, 13:01 but we an incorruptible," 13:03 and it says, "I therefore so run." 13:07 God had a new race for me. Amen? 13:09 Had a new race for me. 13:11 And I remember again telling that coach 13:12 that I wasn't gonna take the scholarship. 13:14 My father could not understand 13:15 that he was not Seventh-day Adventist. 13:17 He couldn't understand 13:18 what in the world was going on with my son. 13:20 He thought I was crazy. 13:22 But I had to stand for Christ. 13:23 Eventually, I still went to college. 13:26 And while I was at school, 13:28 I decided to actually 13:29 start changing some things in my lifestyle. 13:31 And one of the first things that God convicted me 13:33 on was that I started changing my lifestyle 13:35 and I literally became a vegan. 13:37 Can you imagine that? 13:39 Man, you got to mind you. 13:40 This was the year 2001, all right? 13:44 Anybody remember veganism in 2001 plant-based? 13:48 I mean, it was okay. 13:50 You know, I like to say, you know, I started eating, 13:52 you know, the plant-protein products. 13:54 You know, right now, there's a really big excitement 13:56 about plant-protein, 13:57 but a lot of the products back then, 13:59 you know, reminded me sad to say like dog food. 14:01 I mean, it wasn't the greatest for me. 14:03 I mean, and it was a big change for me. 14:05 And so, I literally at that point in my life 14:07 became a Seventh-day Adventist, gave my heart to Christ, 14:11 I got baptized, and I became a vegan as well. 14:14 And I remember 2001 that summer, I can tell you, 14:17 ASI has been instrumental in my life. 14:19 My first ASI was in 2001, in Sacramento, 14:24 can you imagine? 14:25 2001. 14:27 And I remember as a young person, 14:28 I went around to many of the booths, 14:30 I saw different schools. 14:32 I mean, I was a young country boy, 14:33 came from the country, and I came to Sacramento. 14:36 Miraculously I had a friend of mine 14:37 who went to Harvard University, 14:39 and he actually lived in Sacramento. 14:42 I didn't know that summer 14:44 that the ASI was gonna be in Sacramento. 14:47 I was actually on the plane. 14:49 And somebody was talking on the plane 14:51 about this convention 14:53 that they were going to was called ASI. 14:56 And when I literally got on the plane, 14:57 I asked myself, 14:59 what are you guys talking about? 15:00 And I kind of knew they were Seventh-day Adventists 15:02 'cause they look kind of different. 15:03 Amen. 15:06 I got to knew they were different. 15:07 And they said, they're going to ASI 15:09 and they're going to Sacramento where I was going, 15:11 I was like, Whoa, you're going to this ASI thing 15:14 and I say, I'm going to Sacramento 15:15 to see one of my best friends. 15:17 I said, "Can I come to ASI?" 15:20 And I literally came to ASI. 15:22 And I can tell you, 15:24 I wrote out a ministry plan for my life. 15:27 This is 2001, I want you to understand this. 15:29 2001, I wrote a ministry plan for my life. 15:32 And when I was reading, 15:33 I started reading Ellen White's books 15:35 about restaurants and medical missionary work 15:38 and centers of influence. 15:40 And I wrote this plan 15:41 and I called my plan ministries for young brother. 15:44 Amen. 15:45 Ministries for young brother. 15:47 And I remember I went to almost every booth in ASI. 15:51 And I said, "I got a ministry for my young brother 15:54 and I got a ministry plan." 15:56 I wanna do a restaurant. 15:57 I wanna do medical missionary work. 15:59 I wanna start a food factory. 16:00 I wanna do all of these things for Christ. 16:04 And I remember meeting different people. 16:05 I remember meeting young people, 16:06 people were excited, 16:08 and I'm like, I wanna give my heart to Jesus. 16:09 I'm gonna do... I'm gonna work for God. 16:12 And amazingly, that summer I made a crazy decision. 16:14 Don't think I'm crazy, but I made a crazy decision. 16:17 I quit college and became a missionary. 16:19 Is that okay? 16:21 I'm not telling young people to quit college 16:23 and be a missionary. 16:24 But I made the decision that summer 16:26 to become a missionary. 16:27 And I started my journey with Christ. 16:30 And I literally became a missionary, 16:32 a self-supporting missionary. 16:33 And amazingly, I started selling books door-to-door. 16:37 I literally was going door-to-door 16:39 selling books colporteuring. 16:41 And while I was colporteuring, 16:42 I realized that a good way to colporteur 16:45 is also to bring some products to the door. 16:47 So actually I started making my own granola. 16:50 I call it my granola, crunchy bunchy granola. 16:53 We don't box, 16:55 but we have a granola that will knock you out. 16:57 Is that okay? 16:59 So I started selling my books that had The Great Controversy, 17:02 had the Ministry of Healing, had the Steps to Christ, 17:06 then they'll get the book, 17:07 and I say, "You know something, ma'am, 17:09 we don't just sell books, but we got something better." 17:11 I got something called crunchy bunchy granola 17:13 and I said, "We don't box, 17:15 but we got something that will knock you out." 17:17 Amen. 17:19 And people began to get the granola from me. 17:21 And amazingly, 17:23 I was with the missionary team was four guys 17:26 who was knocking on doors, 17:27 we knocked on 40, 000 homes in Frederick, Maryland, 17:30 literally almost some 16, 17 years ago, 17:33 but we started while we were selling books, 17:35 we started developing food products. 17:37 And I personally began to develop 17:39 my own line of plant-proteins. 17:41 And I literally started experimenting 'cause again, 17:44 you know, I was a country boy, 17:46 I was familiar with eating ribs and steak and fried chicken, 17:48 and I kind of had a desire for some fried chicken, 17:51 but I wasn't gonna go to the real chicken. 17:53 So I wanted to figure out how in the world 17:55 could I have a piece of fried chicken 17:56 that tasted like fried chicken. 17:58 And so I literally started experimenting, 18:00 I'm out there thousands of experiments. 18:03 I mean, when I say thousands, I'm not exaggerating. 18:05 I mean taste touching every single grain 18:08 you can imagine, 18:09 different types of beans. 18:10 And my mama always last because she is my taste tester. 18:13 My mama will be in the kitchen. 18:14 I say, she was like a little bird. 18:16 She'd be like, mama taste it, what do you think, mama? 18:18 And I literally went through thousands of experiments. 18:21 And I discovered, 18:22 you know, that eating meat was like this experience 18:24 that I used to love. 18:26 And it was three things that I recognize that 18:28 that why I love meat so much. 18:29 And it was a texture, it was the taste, 18:32 and there was the appearance. 18:33 And I like to say that you can go to the next slide 18:35 that God began to show me these secrets. 18:38 And I read something that was pretty amazing. 18:40 And it talks about how God tells us that 18:42 the Holy Spirit would enlighten us 18:44 and how actually the creator would give 18:47 a skill and understanding. 18:49 And it says, "That God would not forbid them, 18:51 for I will reveal myself to them as their instructor." 18:54 And I read these quotes from Ellen White 18:56 how God will teach us through His Holy Spirit, 18:59 "It has been presented to me 19:01 that men and women of capability 19:03 were being taught by," who? 19:05 "Taught by God how to prepare wholesome, 19:08 palatable foods in an acceptable manner." 19:12 And I'm like, man, the Holy Spirit gave 19:14 Ellen White this almost 120, 130years ago, 19:17 and I believed it. 19:18 And I said, "God can help me and teach me 19:21 how to make these amazing foods." 19:23 And I tell you, saints, God fulfilled His word. 19:27 Is that okay? 19:28 Let's see what God has done. 19:30 The next slide. 19:32 And so God allowed me to create my own plant-based chicken, 19:34 I like to say, it's one of the best tasting 19:36 plant-based foods, 19:38 has a texture and taste 19:39 that satisfies your body desire for me, 19:41 it's made with whole food ingredients 19:43 that we could pronounce, 19:44 and it looks and it tastes and it feels like meat. 19:47 And we call our product we call it Better Chew. 19:52 Better texture, better taste, better chew. 19:55 I said, it looks like chicken, it tastes like chicken, 19:57 but guess what? 19:58 It ain't chicken. 20:00 It's crispy on the outside, and it's white in the middle. 20:02 Oh, it's delicious! 20:05 You know, one thing I learned about food, 20:07 you got to get people excited. 20:08 Is that okay? 20:09 You got to get people excited. 20:11 And God began to show me that, 20:13 you know, I mean again, 20:14 in year 2001 20:16 when I began to start eating these foods, 20:18 you know, I was making... 20:19 I took my first recipe was made with oat burgers. 20:21 I took an oat burger 20:23 and made into a little chicken nugget. 20:24 There was like, "Whoa." I was like, "Wow." 20:26 I mean, it was like, 20:28 an oat burger can look like a chicken nugget. 20:29 And I was like, "Man, this is amazing." 20:31 But eventually, the Lord began to show me these secrets. 20:33 And now we have these amazing products. 20:35 And God is starting to do amazing things. 20:37 And just recently this last week, 20:39 with our product, 20:41 we literally just launched our product 20:42 into Whole Foods market. 20:44 Is that okay? 20:48 We launched our product in the Whole Foods market. 20:50 We launched in Northern California 20:51 in 45 stores in Northern California. 20:54 And this was a miracle because I fulfill, 20:56 I believe that God again, 20:58 when I was herein ASI in 2001. 21:00 And I had that mission as a young brother 21:04 to see food manufacturing and healthy foods. 21:07 I mean, 17 years, 18 years later, 21:10 God fulfilled His word in my life. 21:14 You know, sometimes in life 21:15 when we have a calling from God, 21:17 sometimes that's calling take some time. 21:19 Is that okay? 21:20 You know, sometimes I know, in my experience, at times, 21:24 I've doubted God, 21:25 I couldn't see the end from the beginning. 21:26 But I can say today as I testify today that 21:29 God is always faithful, God is always on time. 21:34 I mean, amazingly, 21:35 the reason why I got in Whole Foods, 21:37 I remember I met the buyer at Whole Foods. 21:40 And I met him, I gave my 22nd speech, 21:41 I said, "Listen, man, 21:43 I got chicken that look like chicken. 21:44 It tastes like chicken, but guess what? 21:46 It ain't chicken. You got to try it." 21:48 He says, "Okay, man, 21:49 come to my office and come see me." 21:51 I went to his office, 21:52 and he had his team at Whole Foods. 21:55 And he was literally, he said, "Show me what you got?" 21:58 I'm like all right. 22:00 I'm a colporteur, man. 22:01 I'm not a seller. 22:03 I said, "I got something that's gonna knock you out." 22:05 You know, I was ready for that. 22:07 You know, it's amazing because God has... 22:09 When I came out of school, 22:10 and I didn't really go over that 20 year period, 22:13 but God again was teaching me 22:14 a lot of principles of business. 22:16 You know, again... 22:18 Anybody here colporteur? I got any colporteurs here? 22:20 Come on now like some hands right there, right? 22:22 You know, colporteuring is a difficult thing to do, 22:25 right? 22:26 You get a lot of rejection. 22:28 But what you also learn how to do, 22:30 you learn how to sales. 22:31 Is that okay? 22:32 Your salesmanship becomes perfected 22:34 because as you go door-to-door, 22:36 you become desperate sometimes. 22:38 I mean, one time a lady was at the door, 22:40 she said, "I ain't opening the door." 22:41 She said, "I ain't gonna open the door for you." 22:43 I said, "Why you not gonna open the door?" 22:44 I said, "Man, I got something that's gonna save your life." 22:49 And she looked and she didn't look but she said, 22:50 "Oh." She's cracked the door open. 22:53 I said, "Ma'am." 22:54 I said, "God has me here for a purpose." 22:58 And she was like, "Man, what's wrong with this guy?" 23:01 You know, sometimes you just got to give them that 23:04 Jesus coming speech, 23:05 you know, like He's coming today. 23:07 And she was like, "Okay, and she got some books." 23:12 I'm like, "Man." 23:13 I mean, one time I was in North Carolina 23:16 and I was, it was a barber shop. 23:18 And these guys in the barber shop, 23:19 I had my books in the bag and I said, 23:22 "Lord, I'm going to this barbershop." 23:23 Went inside the barbershop and man 23:26 and these guys and they were talking. 23:27 I said, "Listen, guys." 23:29 I said, "Listen, you guys talking about football. 23:31 But I know about a game 23:32 that says there's only gonna be one winner." 23:34 Amen. 23:35 It's only gonna be one winner. 23:37 And I said, "That game is called 23:38 the game of salvation. 23:40 And it's not really a game. It's a game for our souls." 23:42 God has already won the battle. 23:44 And I remember bringing those books 23:45 The Great Controversy, and this guy got seven books, 23:48 the barber, owner of the shop bought seven books. 23:51 And then he invited me to his church on Sunday, 23:54 and I sell books on Sunday. 23:55 Amen. 23:58 So I'm like, 23:59 "Look, I didn't see what God can do so I can, 24:01 I'm sure He can help me with Whole Foods." 24:03 Amen. 24:04 If He can work in the spiritual realm, 24:06 you better believe He can work in the physical realm. 24:08 Amen. 24:09 So the barber at Whole Foods became very excited 24:12 about our product to the point 24:13 where he caught almost as he like, 24:15 adopted me as being this new product 24:18 that's gonna be amazing at Whole Foods. 24:20 I mean, I can call him on my cell phone, I mean, 24:22 I can call him right now. 24:25 And he would answer. 24:27 But he became a friend of mine. 24:28 And he helped me to say, listen, he's like, 24:30 you got to do Whole Foods. 24:32 And I didn't have the resources. 24:33 I didn't have the money. 24:34 But God says, "Listen, I'm gonna provide." 24:37 And God provided everything I needed. 24:40 God provided. 24:44 And so again, we launched in Whole Foods. 24:46 And literally two weeks ago, we're on the shelf. 24:49 People are emailing us and saying, 24:50 "Man, this product tastes amazing." 24:53 It looks like chicken, tastes like chicken, 24:55 but it ain't chicken. 24:57 And so we wanna thank God for what He's doing. 24:59 And then next year, you see that, 25:00 you know, I've been able to go to major pitch competitions, 25:03 I was at a competition called Natural Foods Expo East. 25:07 And this is pretty much one of the leading conventions 25:09 in the natural foods category and food. 25:12 And we won first place 25:14 at two national pitch competitions. 25:17 And all I can say is give glory to who? 25:19 To give glory to God. 25:21 Because God says, "Listen, man, you was adopted at birth, 25:25 I gave you this name Chew. 25:27 And somehow you started 25:28 recognizing that you as a chef." 25:29 So I started calling myself Chef Chew and as I like to say, 25:32 as I always say, 25:34 going to give you something to chew on. 25:36 And God began to use this thing, 25:38 and now He's increasing our borders. 25:40 And so we're realizing that God has a plan. 25:43 And I'm gonna tell you some things here. 25:45 What we're doing now is prophetic. 25:48 God has a prophetic calling. 25:49 And you're going to see next that as you look at this. 25:52 It says, "When properly conducted the health work 25:54 is an entering wedge, 25:56 making a way for other truths to reach the heart. 25:59 When the third angel's message is received in its fullness," 26:02 what's gonna be found? 26:03 "Health reform will be given its place 26:05 in the councils of the conference." 26:08 It says, "Also in the work of the church, the home, 26:12 at the table, 26:13 and all the household arrangements. 26:15 Then the right arm will serve and protect," the what? 26:19 "The body." 26:20 God has a mission for us as a church. 26:23 Keep on going, you're gonna see next 26:25 that Ellen White again prophesized this, 26:27 "A very serious objection to the practice of meat eating 26:30 is found in the fact that diseases 26:32 are becoming more and more widespread 26:35 among the animal creation." 26:37 It says, "The curse because of sin 26:40 causes the earth to groan 26:42 under the inhabitants thereof, 26:44 and every living thing 26:45 is subject to disease and death. 26:48 Cancers and tumors, diseases of the lungs, 26:51 the liver, the kidneys, all exist among," the what? 26:54 "The animals that are," what? 26:55 "Used for food." 26:57 I mean, come on, right now we're seeing a surge. 27:01 We're seeing a surge and people wanting to do what? 27:04 Go plant-based. 27:06 It's not by coincidence. 27:08 Next you can read the next slide. 27:09 "Let the diet reform be progressive. 27:11 Let the people be taught how to prepare food 27:13 without the use of milk or butter. 27:15 Tell them that the time will come, 27:17 will soon come when there will be no safety 27:20 in using eggs and milk, cream, or butter 27:23 because disease in animals is increasing in proportion 27:27 to the increase of the wickedness among men." 27:30 Again, I've seen this firsthand. 27:32 For me, this is a life or death issue 27:35 because when you have your family members, 27:37 your father, your closest aunts 27:39 died before 60 years old from lifestyle diseases, 27:42 from cancer and diabetes. 27:44 When you see this firsthand, 27:45 you recognize that 27:47 what God has given us as a church, 27:48 it's not just for us. 27:50 It's not just for Sabbath potluck. 27:54 I mean, I mean, how fun is it 27:55 just having potluck into serving ourselves? 27:58 What is that gonna do? I mean, it's great. 28:00 But God has called us to take 28:02 this health message 28:04 as an entering wedge into the world. 28:08 But what is happening right now. 28:09 What we see happening right now. 28:10 Next slide. 28:12 You're gonna see that we're seeing 28:13 unprecedented growth right now. 28:15 And literally, I was talking 28:16 to one of my friends West Abbell 28:17 and he told me that right now literally in 2000, 28:20 I think 2014 only like 1% of America was actually vegan. 28:24 Now literally in the last 4 or 5 years 28:26 we've seen 600% growth. 28:28 And veganism literally almost 7% of the, 28:31 literally of the United States is actually plant-based. 28:35 You're also gonna see that right now the people are... 28:38 I mean, buying these products 28:40 and there's a surge of millennials 28:41 and people are flexitarians 28:43 wanting to eat less meat. 28:46 You can see next 28:47 that right now here's the mission field. 28:50 You have millennials 28:51 who are saying they wanna go plant-based 28:53 because of ethical reasons. 28:55 And you will see that also on the last slide, 28:57 you'll see that, again, 28:58 millennials they wanna go plant-based 29:00 because of ethical reasons. 29:01 You also see that 29:03 these individuals like flexitarians, 29:04 that people who eat... 29:06 Who is saying, I wanna eat less meat, 29:07 I wanna have better tasting options. 29:08 And then you have the baby boomer generation 29:10 who literally are suffering from disease, 29:13 and they're wanting to transition 29:14 to a more healthier lifestyle. 29:16 Right now you guys are probably 29:18 even following the news on next slide. 29:19 You'll see that right now like there is companies, 29:22 anybody heard of impossible foods and beyond meat, 29:24 some of those companies. 29:26 I mean, these companies are beyond meat 29:28 that are IPO, 29:30 they went public on the stock exchange, 29:32 and they have almost $8, almost $9 billion valuation. 29:37 Can you imagine a plant-based burger? 29:41 I mean, we have been having burgers 29:42 for the last hundred years. 29:45 But they're literally getting 29:46 a $9 billion valuation on a burger. 29:52 Well, I can tell you, saints, that the rocks are crying out. 29:56 We've been given a work over 120 years ago. 30:00 And I'd like to say, 30:01 I don't think we've been as faithful of God 30:02 as wanting us to be, 30:04 and the world is monetizing it. 30:09 They're making money at it. 30:11 I'm not, I don't know their intentions. 30:13 But I know that God has given us a prophetic work, 30:16 a work that not only... 30:18 Yes, it's gonna, it can make resources for God's kingdom, 30:20 but it also can reach hearts with the gospel. 30:24 But God has given us a solution 30:26 to help to break the tide of disease, 30:30 and God needs us 30:31 as His people to get excited 30:33 again about the health message. 30:36 You're gonna see next that 30:37 science is also showing the importance 30:40 that literally an article came out in January 30:42 of how literally they're showing that 30:44 a plant-based diet is the way to go. 30:47 It was almost like they read Genesis. 30:50 They read the Genesis lifestyle 30:51 and it was like, yo, hey, 30:53 this was plant-based diet, it's gonna save the world. 30:56 Not only is it gonna save the world, 30:58 it's gonna save the environment. 31:00 You know, the world is scared 31:01 because they recognize that all this, 31:03 this meat eating, and all this excessive, 31:06 you know, factory farming is having 31:08 a big impact on the environment. 31:11 And they're saying we have to change. 31:13 We have to change our eating habits, 31:15 change what we're doing 31:16 because what we doing is not sustainable. 31:18 And so people are putting again 31:20 millions and millions and millions in dollars 31:23 to make a change in how they're eating 31:25 and the lifestyle we're having 31:26 in this country and around the world. 31:28 But again, saints, I wanna tell you all today that 31:31 what we're doing is a prophetic work. 31:33 You know, God led me 31:35 some years back in 2008, 31:37 God put upon my heart 31:38 to start something called my first restaurant 31:41 called Eating to Live. 31:43 You go to next slide. 31:45 And I remember in 2008 31:47 the Lord put upon my heart to start a restaurant. 31:50 And I grew that restaurant 31:52 and I started another restaurant in 2011. 31:54 And eventually God called me 31:56 to the beautiful state of California. 31:58 Anybody been to California? 32:01 And so literally, it's a quote it says this. 32:03 It says, "There's a work to be done in California, 32:05 a work that has been strangely neglected. 32:07 Let this work be delayed no longer. 32:10 As doors open for the presentation of truth, 32:12 let us be," what? 32:13 "Ready to enter... 32:15 As soon as possible 32:16 well-organized efforts should be put forth 32:19 in different sections of the city," 32:20 it says, "and also in," what city is that? 32:23 What do you see? 32:24 It says, "In Oakland, California... 32:26 Other restaurants similar to Market Street," 32:28 which is in San Francisco at the time, 32:30 "should be open in San Francisco and Oakland." 32:33 What year was that written, saints? 32:36 1902. 32:38 In my understanding there was never a restaurant 32:40 that we saw in any kind of periodicals 32:44 that there was actually a restaurant 32:46 in Oakland, California that was done by our church. 32:48 But I wanna tell you, saints, that prophecy was fulfilled. 32:51 Amen? 32:53 God literally has fulfilled that prophecy. 32:55 You know, amazingly God called me to California, 32:58 literally in 2000. 33:00 I believe it was2014. 33:02 And the reason I got to California, 33:05 you know, I got to California. 33:07 I actually met somebody guess where? 33:09 At ASI. 33:10 Come on now. 33:12 Can you get excited, ASI? 33:13 I met the secretary 33:15 of our conference in 2011 at ASI. 33:19 I had a booth here. 33:21 And I had a booth, 33:23 I had a restaurant at the time in Arkansas. 33:25 And I had a booth. 33:26 He saw my booth, he said, 33:28 "Chef Chew this restaurant concept 33:30 will go very well 33:31 in Oakland, California." 33:32 He says, "Once you come and visit me one day, 33:34 and come out to see me and talk to me about this restaurant." 33:37 So literally I met him in 2011, 33:40 a year went by, I never called him. 33:41 I was so busy in doing what I was doing in Arkansas. 33:45 And literally a year later, 33:47 the exact year like literally since I saw him at ASI, 33:50 I was in California doing a cooking class 33:53 for a church in Ceres, California, 33:55 in the Modesto Ceres, 33:57 California in the Central Valley. 33:59 And while I was there, I was an hour away 34:01 from the Northern California Conference office. 34:03 And I went to go, 34:04 and I called the office that gentleman 34:06 that I saw at ASI the prior year. 34:08 I called him up and I said, 34:09 "Dr. Watson." 34:10 I said, "Can I come see you? 34:12 I'm Chef Chew, you remember me?" 34:13 He said, "Chef Chew I was in Orlando, Florida." 34:17 Literally, that weekend he was at ASI the next year. 34:21 He says, "I came to ASI to come visit you. 34:24 But you didn't have a booth at ASI that year, 2012." 34:27 He says, "But guess what? 34:29 You're only an hour from me. 34:30 Come see me." 34:33 And so now I'm low. He came to ASI. 34:35 I wasn't there. 34:36 But I'm literally an hour from his office. 34:38 That next day on Monday, I caught him on... 34:40 I saw, I caught him on Monday that Tuesday. 34:42 I went to his office and I gave him my plan. 34:45 I had my plan, ministry for young brother. 34:47 I said, "Look, man, I got a restaurant. 34:49 We got to do this. 34:50 God is calling us to come to California." 34:52 The prophecies in the page. 34:54 I said, "We can make it happen." 34:55 He says, "Give me a proposal." 34:57 I gave him a proposal. 34:59 He was excited. 35:00 The conference president was excited. 35:01 They said, "Let's start a restaurant in California." 35:03 And amazingly, we talked to the leadership 35:06 of the GC at the North American Division 35:09 and they said, "Man, let's go forward, 35:10 Chef Chew come on to California." 35:12 Can we get excited? 35:15 So amazing. 35:17 I told my people in Arkansas, 35:18 I said, "I'm going to California." 35:20 Can you imagine? 35:21 Old country boy, eaten squirrel and possum and ribs. 35:24 He, oh, man, he going to California. 35:26 Man, I told my wife pack up the bags, baby. 35:29 Let's go. 35:31 And I had a Prius. I was ready. 35:32 I had a Prius. Come on now. 35:34 A Toyota Prius. 35:35 I was excited. 35:37 I got a Toyota Prius 48 miles to the gallon. 35:40 I said, "Baby, let's pack the bags." 35:41 That my son was only one years old. 35:43 I told, Arkansas, I was a pastor in Arkansas. 35:46 I had to say church, I love y'all. 35:47 But I'm going to do a church plant, 35:49 a restaurant in Oakland. 35:50 I said give me your blessings. 35:52 The Conference President said... 35:53 Imagine the Conference President said, 35:54 "Whatever you do, sir, 35:56 make sure you get this in writing." 35:58 That was the Conference President 35:59 at Arkansas told me. 36:01 So I didn't get nothing to writing. 36:02 And I went on everybody's where I was excited, oh, 36:04 I was excited, excited, excited. 36:06 Man, we drove across country, 36:08 took us five days from Arkansas to California. 36:11 And my baby was crying, my wife was upset. 36:13 She's like, "Man, are you sure 36:14 you should be going to California?" 36:16 I mean, a boy one years old. 36:18 Everything still in Arkansas and storage. 36:21 She's like, man, I said, "Baby, you're gonna be okay." 36:23 I get to California, 36:24 when I got to California y'all don't believe me. 36:26 I got to California. 36:27 I went to the conference office 36:29 and they said Chef Chew, man, 36:30 it's good to see you man. 36:32 Chef Chew, it's good to see you. 36:33 When I got there, they said, "Chef Chew something happened. 36:37 Something happened. 36:38 The paperwork was in process, 36:40 and there's no restaurant for you to start here." 36:45 So there was no money available. 36:47 I move my family. 36:49 I left everything. 36:51 My little boy was in the car. 36:53 I mean, he was crying, he looked pitiful. 36:55 He was hungry. 36:56 I got to California, the conference says, 36:58 "Sir, right now we don't have nothing to tell you. 37:01 There's things didn't work out." 37:03 I said, "How crazy was I." 37:07 And so now I'm stuck in California. 37:09 No job. 37:11 No, I got $10,000 in the bank. 37:14 I got bills to pay. 37:16 And I tell you, saints, I was afraid, 37:19 I was scared, I was terrified. 37:21 But I was also resting in Christ 37:24 'cause the same guy when I broke my leg, 37:26 and I had to give my scholarship up, 37:27 He provided. 37:29 Amen. 37:30 When I was a colporteur, and I had to work for food. 37:32 I mean, can you imagine when you're colporteuring, 37:34 you ain't got no gas money, you ain't got no food, 37:37 and you have to sell a book. 37:39 And I saw God sell book 37:41 after book after book 37:43 and He provided every single time. 37:46 So I knew that the same guy that did it for me then 37:48 is the same guy that was able to do it for me today. 37:50 Amen. 37:52 And I waited, 37:53 I mean, it's going on four months. 37:55 I'm in California. I got there in January. 37:56 Now it's April. 37:58 In April, I'm almost dead broke. 38:00 Money is out. I'm almost broke. 38:03 And I'm saying, "Lord, I have no job. 38:05 What are You gonna do?" 38:07 And literally man that the money wasn't coming. 38:10 And the Lord was like, "Okay, it's gonna be okay." 38:12 And the first thing I did, I said, you know, 38:13 so I need some money now. 38:15 I'm out of money. 38:16 I called my mom, is that okay? Can I call mom? 38:18 Is that okay? 38:19 Come on now. 38:21 I call it my mom. I call my mama. 38:23 I said, "Mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama." 38:25 I was singing the mama that day. 38:27 I said, "Mama, can I get some money?" 38:29 She says, "How much you need, baby?" 38:32 I said, "Mama, I need about $2,000. 38:34 I need a little bit money. I got to get over this month." 38:36 She said, "I got you baby. Don't worry about it. 38:38 I take care of you." 38:39 She makes me feel good too. 38:40 You know how mama's make you feel good. 38:42 She made me feel real good. 38:43 But my wife said, "Do you file your taxes yet?" 38:45 I said, "No, I ain't filed taxes." 38:47 Said, "Just go ahead and file your taxes." 38:49 I said, "I'm gonna to the tax later 38:50 see what happened." 38:51 Went to H&R block, wouldn't file my taxes. 38:54 I got there. 38:55 You know, most years I was, you know, 38:57 I didn't make a whole lot of money. 38:58 And I say, I spent maybe $1,000 and get back. 39:01 Filed my taxes, 39:02 the lady looked at me and said, "Mr. Chew." 39:04 He says, "You gonna get $6,000." 39:09 I say, "What?" 39:11 I say, "Are you serious?" 39:14 You don't understand says when I came to California 39:15 I had $10,000 in my pocket. 39:18 I'm broke. 39:19 My mama says, "I'm gonna give you $2000." 39:22 The taxer looked at me and said, "Mr. Chew, 39:24 you're gonna be okay. 39:25 You're gonna get $6,000." 39:27 I said, "Whoa!" 39:29 Now I got $8,000. 39:31 I mean, I'm broke. 39:33 And this is in a two-week time frame. 39:35 God gave me $8,000, right? 39:38 But He ain't done yet. 39:40 While I was in Arkansas, you have to understand, 39:42 I was at a stop sign in Arkansas. 39:44 A lady runs to my car. 39:45 I mean, she hits me in the back of my car, 39:47 it's boom, boom, this runs into me. 39:50 And my car gets this dent, you know and so forth. 39:53 When I finally get it, I never got it fixed 39:54 before I went to California. 39:56 Now I'm in California, right in the same time frame 39:58 when I got to $8000. 39:59 I said, "Let me go to the insurance company 40:02 and get it looked at." 40:03 And the insurance company looked at it and said, 40:04 "Mr. Chew, you can get the car fixed 40:06 or you can get the money?" 40:08 I say, "Hmm, 40:09 that money sounds pretty good right now." 40:11 Doesn't it? 40:13 I said, "How much money is going to be?" 40:15 He said, "$1600." 40:17 I said, "Man, I don't see no debt. 40:19 I don't know where it is that." 40:20 I said, "Give me that $1600." 40:24 Come on now. 40:26 Now I got $9600. 40:28 I'm not lying to you all, 40:30 I mean, I'm telling you all today. 40:32 I come $10,000. I'm broke. 40:34 Now I got $9600 in my bank in two weeks. 40:39 And then in same timeframe. 40:40 Can you imagine? 40:42 I was in Arkansas, I had Comcast, 40:43 I had electric bill, and all that kind of stuff. 40:45 I overpaid my bill before I left 40:47 and right during the same timeframe, 40:49 I got like three checks. 40:51 The checks total like $300, $400. 40:54 And now I'm sitting there 40:55 with guess how much money y'all? 40:57 $10,000. 41:01 Come on. Come on. 41:05 God provided for me. 41:08 And I'm telling you today when you got something 41:10 that God wants you to do, God can provide for you. 41:13 Quickly, you can see these last slides. 41:14 Let's see what God has done now. 41:16 Went to California, 41:17 God allowed me to start a restaurant here. 41:19 She says, "That we should have restaurants 41:21 that treatment rooms 41:22 in our centers of large cities." 41:24 You're gonna see next. 41:25 What it says next. 41:26 So God is like Jesus, 41:28 Jesus not only was a carpenter, He also was a chef. 41:29 Amen. 41:30 He had the Five Loaves and Two Fishes CafA(C). 41:33 He had the Miracle Juice Bar. Amen. 41:35 He had the Manor Cafeteria. Amen. 41:37 So I say, you know, I'm just like Jesus, 41:39 I'm gonna feed the people some good food. 41:40 Amen. 41:41 And God always provides. Amen. 41:43 Now we had a program in San Francisco 41:45 called the Bridges to the Bay. 41:47 And we launched the restaurant called The Veg Hub. 41:49 Is that okay? 41:51 And let's see what God did? 41:52 Let's see what God did, saints? 41:53 We opened this restaurant, 41:55 Conference President 41:56 and the Secretary Dr. Wilson is on my left, 41:58 the African-American gentleman. 42:00 That's the Vice Mayor, 42:01 Annie Campbell Washington in Oakland. 42:03 And we're at there, cutting the ribbon in Oakland. 42:06 Come on, saints. 42:07 It was a little delay, 42:09 but God always gives delays for His purpose. 42:10 Amen. 42:12 He wants my faith. He wants our faith to increase. 42:14 So He allows disappointment. 42:16 He allows delay. 42:17 He allows hardships for our own personal benefit. 42:21 Amen. 42:22 And so God provided. Here we are opening. 42:24 The next slide, you're gonna see right here. 42:25 Again, God put me in a room. 42:27 I made an owner's manual. 42:29 I had a 300 page owner's manual. 42:31 I said, you know, not only 42:33 are we gonna start a restaurant, 42:34 we're gonna start a restaurant franchise. 42:36 Is that okay, y'all? 42:37 I say we ain't got this happen in Oakland. 42:39 This is gonna be just the beginning. 42:41 Not only are we gonna have in Oakland, 42:43 we wanna come to LA, 42:44 we wanna come to Loma Linda, we wanna come to New York, 42:47 we wanna come to major cities around the country. 42:50 And let's see what God can do. 42:52 Amen. 42:53 Next, you'll see right here when we had the opening day 42:56 at the restaurant, 42:58 we had a line 42:59 that was wrapped around the block. 43:02 I mean, you don't understand. 43:04 I mean, I remember my first restaurant in 2008, 43:07 I had a dream 43:09 that we was going to experiences. 43:10 And my first restaurant 43:12 I didn't have this type of impact. 43:13 But I tell you in 2008 and had my first restaurant had a dream 43:16 that this would happen. 43:17 And I remember that day 43:18 seeing a line wrapped around the door 43:23 of our whole block almost 200 people 43:25 waiting in line to eat our Better Chew fried chicken. 43:29 It looks like chicken, tastes like chicken. 43:30 But guess what, y'all? It ain't chicken. 43:34 Next you'll see we also at our restaurant, 43:36 we got food critics that come, 43:38 they're amazed by the textures. 43:39 We got hundreds and hundreds of reviews from our community. 43:42 But most importantly, you'll see next 43:44 that God is doing some miraculous things. 43:45 We do cooking classes for the community. 43:48 Amen. 43:50 We have a program for youth in our community, 43:53 and we're teaching our young people 43:54 how to eat healthy 43:55 because we live in an area especially in Oakland, 43:57 where you have food desserts, where people don't have access 44:00 to healthy food options. 44:02 So we realized 44:03 there's a great ministry to be done. 44:04 And I believe that God wants us all to be 44:07 in some type of ministry for Him 44:09 because God needs soldiers. 44:11 God needs missionaries in these last days. 44:14 You'll see this next slide. 44:16 That our mission right now what we're doing in 2020. 44:19 2020's gonna be the year y'all. 44:21 I don't know if you guys getting excited about 2020. 44:23 But I'm excited about 2020. 44:26 2020 vision. 44:28 And right now our prayer as The Veg Hub 44:30 is that we're seeking to use 44:32 The Veg Hub as a church plant. 44:34 Is that okay, y'all? 44:36 As a church plant. 44:37 It might be some young people out in the audience today 44:40 who's saying, "Look, I wanna do something for Christ." 44:41 Come talk to me. 44:43 I'm gonna be 44:44 in the young professionals today. 44:45 You know, we're looking to start a church plant 44:47 in Oakland, 44:48 utilizing our vegan restaurant in Oakland. 44:50 We've been there for three years 44:51 making major impact, 44:53 and I believe that God wants to use this as a beginning. 44:56 He wants to see these restaurants 44:58 all around the world. 45:01 Our last slide in closing. 45:03 You know, amazingly, I will read this, it says, 45:05 "God would have restaurants established in the cities. 45:09 If properly managed, 45:10 these will become missionary centers." 45:14 I wanna tell you that today, saints, 45:16 that God needs missionaries. 45:18 God needs people who are willing to take risk. 45:21 Missionary work is risky. 45:24 It's not easy, but it's rewarding. 45:27 It's fulfilling. 45:29 I mean, it's better than any TV show sequel 45:32 you can ever watch 45:34 because you're walking with Christ, 45:36 your co-laborer with the angels. 45:39 I remember reading a quote that says, 45:41 "Angels work through our hands. 45:43 They speak through our voices. 45:46 God needs us in these last days, 45:48 and God needs you to be a missionary." 45:52 Right now we're gonna have a little small prayer, 45:55 a silent prayer. 45:56 And I want you all to think about your life, 45:58 no matter how old you are, no matter how young you are, 46:02 God needs you whether big or small, 46:05 God needs you. 46:08 If you all can have a moment of silent prayer, 46:10 we're gonna have a silent prayer. 46:12 And I'm gonna just end with a quiet prayer as well. 46:15 And we're gonna ask God 46:16 to use us in a mighty way. 46:19 If we can all bow our heads if we can, please? 46:34 Dear Father, we come humbly before Your throne. 46:39 You tell us, Lord, that we can come boldly 46:42 before Your throne of grace, 46:44 that You will help us in the time of need. 46:48 Lord, I've shared my story today, Dear God, 46:51 and I've seen those times when I needed You, Lord, 46:54 and I was able to call to Your throne of grace 46:59 and, Lord, You help me. 47:01 You provide it. 47:03 You encouraged me. 47:05 I didn't always do the right things. 47:07 I wasn't perfect no way, shape or form. 47:09 But, Lord, You saw my faults, and You saw my need. 47:14 And you provided. 47:16 You've always done exceedingly and abundantly 47:19 above what I asked or thought. 47:22 And I'm here today to ask You, Dear God, 47:24 that You would do the same 47:25 for everyone in this audience today. 47:29 Lord, You are a miracle worker. 47:31 God, You need a generation of soldiers 47:35 in these last days to fulfill Your mission and Your purposes. 47:39 If there's someone here today, Lord, 47:41 that is wanting to do something for You, 47:43 wanting to take a risk for Christ. 47:46 Give them the faith. 47:48 Give them the fortitude. 47:49 Give them the courage, Dear God, 47:52 and work in their behalf. 47:54 Lastly, be thank You for ASI. 47:56 For ASI has been instrumental, Lord, in my life. 47:59 And I pray this weekend, Lord, as these hours go on, 48:03 as these next two days go on 48:05 that You would work a miracle on someone's life 48:08 and that You would work out somebody's will, 48:10 give them a calling. 48:11 Show them that they are needed now. 48:15 Lord, we love You, we praise You. 48:17 And we say all these things in the precious name of Christ. 48:21 Amen. |
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