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Program Code: CR001810A
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00:01 Welcome to a new Carter Report series,
00:03 The Game Changers. 00:05 These rare individuals appear once in a lifetime. 00:09 Like a blazing meteor across the night sky, 00:12 they change the course of history. 00:15 They show us the way forward. 00:18 Welcome to The Game Changers. 00:26 Welcome back, my friends, to the Game Changers. 00:29 Today, we're talking about 00:30 the mighty prince of ancient Egypt, 00:33 Moses, the man who gave us 00:35 the first five books of the Bible, 00:37 and who changed the course of history. 00:41 I believe, we know who the pharaoh was 00:44 with whom Moses had the confrontation. 00:48 I believe, if you go according to the 15th century Exodus, 00:53 I believe, it was Tuthmosis III, 00:57 the stepson of Princess Hatshepsut, 01:01 who herself became the pharaoh. 01:04 Tuthmosis III was one of the greatest kings 01:07 in the history of the world. 01:09 He was a warrior king, mighty man, 01:12 man with great courage, man of great power and success. 01:16 Had tremendous armies, hundreds of chariots, 01:20 had a tremendous navy. 01:24 The question is, how could an old has been 01:29 who's 80 years of age, 01:32 who spent the last 40 years out on a desert, 01:35 how can he come and confront Tuthmosis III? 01:41 He goes up to Tuthmosis and he says, 01:43 "God has sent me, let my people go." 01:47 Now I want you to take the Bible, 01:49 look at Exodus 6:1, 2. 01:52 "And the Lord said to Moses, 01:54 'Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. 01:58 For with a strong hand he will let them go, 02:02 and with a strong hand 02:04 he will drive them out of his land.' 02:07 And God spoke to Moses and said to him: 02:10 'I am the Lord.'" 02:13 Now listen, folks, I want you to know this. 02:17 Moses is not standing there just as Moses. 02:21 Moses is standing there as the servant of almighty God. 02:28 And I want you to know this, I don't care who you are. 02:32 I'm not worried about how bad your circumstances are 02:36 but listen to this. 02:38 Moses had a living faith in God. 02:41 He was not just a lot of talk. This was not a casual faith. 02:45 And I want you to know this. 02:48 One person and Almighty God are a majority. 02:55 If you've got God on your side, you don't need to be scared 02:59 of any crooked little attorney 03:03 or any person who wants to do you in. 03:06 One person plus God are greater 03:09 than the greatest army in the world. 03:12 Can you believe this? 03:13 One person plus God 03:15 are mightier than the mightiest Pharaoh. 03:20 You know some other stories, what about David and Goliath? 03:25 Just a little boy against a man 10 feet tall, 03:28 but he had God. 03:30 What about Luther? And the emperor? 03:33 One Roman Catholic monk standing up 03:36 against the whole of the Holy Roman Empire. 03:40 God plus one person are invincible. 03:43 What about Moses and Pharaoh? 03:46 He's not just an old beaten up 80-year old man, 03:50 but he's a man that is endowed 03:52 with the spirit of the living God. 03:55 But Pharaoh said, "I do not know the Lord, 03:59 and I will not led Israel go." 04:03 And what follows were told in sacred history. 04:07 A 10 devastating plagues... 04:11 God says, "I'll get your attention 04:13 because I'm in charge of the universe." 04:17 There comes the plague of blood, 04:19 the Nile, and the lakes become blood. 04:23 Then the frogs come up over all the land, 04:26 millions of frogs, then the lice come. 04:30 People are scratching. Then the flies come. 04:34 And then there's a plague upon the livestock. 04:38 And then the priests and everybody, 04:41 they break out in these dreadful boils. 04:44 Then the hail, and the thunder, and the lightning, 04:49 and then the locusts come, 04:51 and then there's the supernatural darkness, 04:54 and the tenth plague is the Passover. 04:58 Now the Bible says that before Jesus returns, 05:01 it says this in Revelation 16, there will come 05:05 seven great plagues upon this earth. 05:09 And the only way you can be saved 05:11 is through the blood of the Passover. 05:16 The tenth plague was the Passover, 05:18 what did it mean? 05:19 God said, "I'm going to pass through the land of Egypt 05:23 and every person who is not under the blood, 05:26 every person the firstborn child 05:30 is going to be destroyed." 05:33 And the people were told, 05:36 you've got to go and get a lamb. 05:39 And you've got to kill the lamb which is awful thing. 05:44 And you've got to take the blood of the lamb, 05:46 and you've got to put it on the doorpost, 05:49 on the lintel, and when the angel of death 05:54 passes over the Passover. 05:58 The Jews still keep it today. 06:00 The angel of death as he passes over, 06:03 he will look down, and when he sees the blood, 06:07 he will pass you over, and you will not be hurt. 06:13 So what was God teaching the people? 06:15 He was teaching the people, my friend, that the only way, 06:21 listen to me, the only way we can be saved 06:26 is through the blood of Christ because Christ is the Lamb. 06:31 We are not saved because of our goodness 06:34 or our righteousness 06:36 or because we've got a lot of earthly power 06:39 or because we've got a lot of money. 06:41 We're saved because of the blood of Christ, 06:45 you see. 06:46 You know, what that is called in the New Testament? 06:48 That is called the gospel of God. 06:52 This is the story of amazing grace. 06:55 There was safety for Israel but tragedy for Pharaoh 07:00 and his firstborn son. 07:02 His firstborn son died that night. 07:06 But there was salvation 07:07 for those who were under the blood, 07:10 and there will be salvation for you, my friend, 07:12 if you are under the blood of Christ. 07:18 Now listen, listen. 07:21 Then one of the greatest events 07:24 in the history of the human race occurred, 07:28 it is called by historians the Exodus. 07:32 If you turn to Exodus 13:21, it says, 07:38 "And the Lord went before them by day 07:41 in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, 07:44 and by night in a pillar of fire 07:46 to give them light, so as to go by day and night." 07:53 A vast number of people with their sheep 07:57 and their goats and everything else, 08:01 they left the land of Egypt. 08:06 This is how Israel was born, the nation of Israel. 08:12 And they were led by Moses who was led by God. 08:15 The Bible says, "They were led by a pillar in the daytime 08:21 and a pillar of fire at night time." 08:25 And then out came Pharaoh, most likely Tuthmosis III, 08:30 and his army. 08:31 And the children of Israel had got down beside the Red Sea 08:36 or the Reed Sea as some translation say. 08:39 I want you to notice the historical record, 08:42 Exodus 14:19. 08:45 Exodus 14. 08:46 "And the Angel of God, 08:48 who went before the camp of Israel, 08:50 moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud 08:54 went from before them and stood behind them." 08:59 This is amazing because he got the children of Israel, 09:02 and they are totally trapped in front of the raging waters 09:06 of the Red Sea 09:08 and behind are the armies of Pharaoh, 09:11 and they're out for blood. 09:13 And the pillar of cloud comes down between the two. 09:17 Now if you notice as we read on please. 09:20 Exodus 14:21, 22. 09:27 "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, 09:30 and the Lord caused the sea to go back 09:33 by a strong east wind all that night, 09:35 and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. 09:41 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea 09:44 on the dry ground, 09:46 and the waters were a wall to them 09:48 on their right hand and on their left." 09:51 It is incredible, it is true. 09:55 And Moses the man of God was told by God, 09:58 "Reach out the rod," 10:00 and he held out his rod, his staff. 10:03 And Almighty God split the sea in two. 10:09 And the children of Israel went through on dry land 10:12 and the skeptic says, "I cannot believe it." 10:17 But I want you to know this that the God who made the sea 10:21 can make the sea 10:23 go wherever He wants the sea to go, you see. 10:26 The God who walked on the water is the God who made the water. 10:32 You see this. Listen. 10:35 Then into the dry sea bed pulled the hordes of Pharaoh. 10:40 Exodus 14:27 says. 10:43 Exodus 14. 10:45 "And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, 10:47 and when the morning appeared, 10:49 the sea returned to its full depth, 10:52 while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. 10:55 So the Lord overthrew the Egyptians 10:59 in the midst of the sea." 11:02 God's people went through on dry land 11:05 and Moses the man of God stretched out 11:08 his rod or the staff and the sea came back. 11:14 And the enemies of God were destroyed. 11:20 This indeed is one of the greatest stories 11:23 in the history of the human race. 11:26 We believe the pharaoh was Tuthmosis III. 11:30 I have been to his tomb on many occasions. 11:34 This is the tomb. 11:37 He died in March 1450 B.C., which is the very date 11:42 the Bible says, the Exodus took place. 11:45 Now I want to say this to every person today, 11:48 have faith in God. 11:50 You may feel trapped, but God can open your Red Sea, 11:55 He can deliver you, you see. 11:58 Maybe you have Pharaoh at your back, 12:01 some crooked attorney. 12:04 And the Red Sea in front of you and you are desperate. 12:08 But the God we serve is the Almighty God 12:12 who made the universe. 12:14 And then in Exodus 15:1, 2, they had a time of praise, 12:19 "Then Moses and the children of Israel 12:21 sang this song to the Lord, 12:24 and spoke, saying, 'I will sing to the Lord, 12:27 For He has triumphed gloriously! 12:31 The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! 12:35 The Lord is my strength and song, 12:38 And He has become my salvation, He is my God, 12:42 and I will praise Him, My father's God, 12:44 and I will exalt Him. 12:47 Listen to me. 12:49 You may be in a desperate set of circumstances 12:55 but there is nothing desperate with God. 12:59 The God who lived in the days of Moses 13:03 is the same great God who lives today. 13:07 Therefore, I say to you have faith in God. 13:12 Then Moses, little while later after they get through 13:16 the Red Sea, after this mighty merry go, 13:19 Moses is called up to the mountain 13:21 to meet with God. 13:23 Can you believe it? 13:24 Exodus 33:11 says these words, 13:28 "So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, 13:32 as a man speaks to his friend." 13:37 Almost too hard to believe. 13:40 He spoke to God. 13:42 And yet the Bible says, 13:44 He was the meekest man on earth. 13:47 It doesn't say the weakest. 13:49 But he was the meekest man on earth. 13:52 A man... Think of these words. 13:55 Honesty, truthfulness, integrity, 13:59 courage, God's man. 14:07 So different to many so-called leaders today. 14:12 We're talking about Moses today but most great leaders today 14:17 either in the world or in the church 14:19 will soon be forgotten but never Moses. 14:24 One great writer said these words, 14:26 "The greatest want of the world is the want of men, 14:32 men who will not be bought or sold, 14:36 men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, 14:42 men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, 14:47 men whose conscience is as true to duty 14:50 as the needle to the pole, 14:53 men who will stand for the right 14:56 though the heavens fall." 14:59 Now Moses was not a wimp. 15:06 Moses was not a coward. 15:09 And dare I say this to you, 15:12 Moses was not a sniveling politician. 15:18 Who simply lies to get the vote, 15:21 and who lies every day to build up his base. 15:29 Moses was God's man doing God's work. 15:40 One of the greatest events after the Exodus 15:44 in the history of the human race 15:47 was when God gave to Moses the Ten Commandments. 15:51 Moses went up on the mountain. 15:56 The Bible says he spoke to God face to face. 16:02 He was called the friend of God. 16:05 He spoke to God as a man talks to his friend. 16:11 And then God delivered to Israel 16:15 and to the people of the world the Ten Commandments. 16:21 The basis of every great nation, 16:24 I'm going to say some strong things. 16:26 The foundation of every church, synagogue, and mosque, 16:30 the Ten Commandments. 16:32 The guiding faith of the pillar of society, the home. 16:37 The Ten Commandments. 16:40 When you read the story of Moses, 16:42 you discover the story of the gospel 16:44 that we are saved by the blood of the Lamb, 16:47 we are not saved by our own works, 16:49 we are saved because the Lamb died for us. 16:52 That's why John the Baptist said, 16:54 "Behold the Lamb of God," speaking of Jesus. 16:58 And so Moses gave us the gospel, 17:00 and he also gave us 17:01 the Ten Commandments, notice them. 17:04 "You shall have no other gods, but the Lord, but Yahweh, 17:10 Elohim, the Creator, the Lord God. 17:15 Moses the great monotheist. 17:20 Monotheism is the basis of everything that is good 17:24 and decent in the world, monotheism. 17:28 It paved the way for all scientific research. 17:32 "You shall have no other gods before Me. 17:36 You shall not make or worship a carved image." 17:39 The Bible says, "No images in my church," 17:43 where people fall down and worship. 17:46 "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord, your God." 17:50 And yet we hear people blaspheming 17:53 on television all the time 17:55 and in the streets the name of God. 17:59 Their day is coming. 18:01 "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 18:04 You shall do no work on my Sabbath. 18:07 Honor your father and your mother. 18:10 You shall not murder. 18:13 You shall not commit adultery. 18:17 You shall not steal. 18:19 You shall not bear false witness. 18:22 No lying." 18:25 I would suggest that you go online 18:28 and purchase the book The Day America Told the Truth. 18:34 It is a book written by some sociologist 18:37 that is all comprehensive. 18:43 It is interviewed tens of thousands of people 18:47 and the authors tell us that 92% of us are liars. 18:54 It says we lie about everything. 18:58 And yet the Bible makes it very plain 19:00 that all liars shall have their part in the lake of fire. 19:07 "You shall not bear false witness. 19:09 You shall not covet." 19:13 When I was a boy growing up in Australia, 19:17 I went to a state school, no church school, 19:20 I went to a state school 19:22 and we started the day with prayer, 19:25 and we were taught the Ten Commandments. 19:31 What has happened to America, and Australia, and Britain 19:36 since we kicked God out of the classroom? 19:40 I will tell you, today you can teach evolution in the schools 19:45 but not intelligent design. 19:48 You can teach Nietzsche who paved the way for Hitler, 19:52 but you cannot teach the teachings of Christ. 19:58 And we wonder why America is a place of insecurity 20:04 where even when you send your kids to school, 20:07 you don't know whether they're going to come back, 20:10 and people say, "What on earth is going wrong?" 20:13 It is because we've got rid of God 20:14 and the Ten Commandments. 20:16 That's right. 20:19 You know, I get tired, I turn on CNN 20:21 and other stations, and they have every person 20:23 on saying what the problem is. 20:25 The problem is we've got rid of God, 20:28 and we've got rid of Christ, 20:29 and we've got rid of the commandments of God. 20:31 That's what it is. 20:33 Karl Barth quoted, "When the holy day 20:36 becomes the day of man", 20:38 he was talking about the Sabbath, 20:39 he said, "society and humanity wither away 20:44 and the demons rule." 20:45 You get rid of God, 20:48 and you get rid of everything decent, 20:51 why so much drunkenness? 20:54 Why the opioid crisis? 20:57 Why the heroin crisis? 21:00 You don't have to be too smart, just honest. 21:05 We got rid of God. 21:08 The happiest people in the world 21:10 are those who keep the commandments of God. 21:13 When Israel kept God's commandments, 21:15 they were a blessed people, so was America. 21:19 But there are forces working today in America 21:22 to crucify Christ on the cross again. 21:27 Look at Deuteronomy 28:1-3. 21:30 Deuteronomy 28:1-3, "Now it shall come to pass, 21:34 if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, 21:40 to observe carefully all His commandments, 21:43 which I command you today, that the Lord your God 21:46 will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 21:50 And all these blessings shall come upon you 21:53 and overtake you, 21:54 because you obey the voice of the Lord your God. 21:59 Blessed shall you be in the city 22:01 and blessed shall you be in the country." 22:04 The Bible says, "You put God first, 22:06 and God will make you the greatest nation in the world." 22:11 What has happened to America? 22:21 Moses led the Israelites for 40 years 22:25 during which time the people often complained and rebelled. 22:29 They got thirsty, God said, "Go, Moses, speak to the rock." 22:34 Moses is old, he's tired, he's frustrated. 22:39 The people are giving him a hard time. 22:41 He goes to the rock, and he smites it twice, 22:45 "Must we fetch you water out of this rock." 22:52 And God says, "I love you, Moses, 22:55 but I can't take you into the Promised Land, 22:58 you dishonored me." 23:00 Moses almost argued with God, he said, "But God, God..." 23:03 And God said, "Moses, no more." 23:06 And so God thought if he kept talking, 23:08 he'd talk him into it. 23:11 And then Moses climbed Mount Nebo, God said, 23:14 "The time has come." 23:16 God showed him the Promised Land. 23:18 "He was a 120 years old, his eyes were not dim, 23:22 nor his natural vigor diminished." 23:26 God showed him the great land, the Promised Land. 23:30 And then he showed him the kingdom of God 23:34 that one day would come when Jesus came. 23:38 And then Moses got very tired, 23:43 and he lay down. 23:46 And the text says, "He buried him there." 23:50 That was God, God buried him. 23:54 So Moses didn't get into the land of Canaan. 23:58 He died within sight. 24:02 But later on, Scripture says, "Jesus came down, 24:09 and Jesus resurrected him. 24:12 And Jesus took him home to glory." 24:17 Moses is in heaven. Praise God. 24:22 He's home. 24:24 Listen to me, I've had the great privilege 24:28 of going into the Royal Mummy Room 24:31 with Dr. Hawass, 24:32 the Supreme Director of Antiquities for all of Egypt. 24:37 I've seen the greatest of the Pharaohs, 24:40 I've seen Tuthmosis III, I've seen Rameses the Great, 24:45 I've even seen the mummy of Hatshepsut. 24:49 I've seen the greatest people that this whole world 24:54 has ever seen in ancient times, the mighty pharaohs, 25:00 the people who built those tremendous buildings. 25:06 I've looked at them all. 25:07 I've had a little chat with them all. 25:08 This is Rameses the Great. 25:11 But there's one person I didn't find there. 25:15 Moses, he could have been there. 25:20 He could have been there. 25:22 But Moses made the right choice. 25:25 The Bible says in the Book of Hebrews, 25:28 "Moses decided in his soul that he would choose 25:33 Christ over the treasures of Egypt. 25:37 He could have been the Pharaoh. 25:40 He could have had the golden death mask 25:46 and being a mummy. 25:48 But Moses today... 25:54 Moses is home in glory. 25:58 If you follow the example of Moses 26:03 and choose Christ over this world, 26:08 one day you will be with Christ 26:13 and Moses in glory. 26:17 Amen. 26:26 Jesus said, "All authority has been given to Me 26:29 in heaven and on earth. 26:32 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, 26:36 baptizing them in the name of the Father, 26:39 and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 26:44 John Carter reports we have seen God's power 26:47 as the Gospel of Christ has been proclaimed 26:50 in Africa, India, 26:55 Russia, Ukraine, 27:01 Cuba, El Salvador 27:05 and many other places. 27:07 We invite you to partner with us 27:11 in proclaiming Jesus Christ. 27:16 To God be the glory. 27:19 Great things He has done. 27:24 Write today to the Carter Report, 27:27 P.O. 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