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00:01 Music...
00:32 If you will join us in singing our theme song,
00:35 "This Witness I Will Bear. "
00:37 Piano...
00:54 Song...
03:53 Amen.
03:55 Pause...
03:57 Buenas nochas GYC,
03:59 Buenas noches...
04:00 Louder: Buenas noches.
04:02 Audience: Buenas noches.
04:04 This is... this is the Spanish part of GYC.
04:07 We came here to tell you what is happening in Latin America.
04:11 There are great things happening all over the world
04:15 because the Holy Spirit speaks all the languages, amen.
04:18 Amen...
04:19 Amen, so I have with me here, Michelle.
04:22 Michelle is part of the Leadership Team
04:24 of our Latin America affiliates
04:26 and she's going to tell us a little bit more about
04:29 what's happening in Colombia.
04:30 This year, we have the first GYC in Colombia, amen.
04:33 Amen, can you tell us a little bit more about it?
04:36 Yes David, so there were 70 young people
04:38 who came from all over Colombia,
04:40 they were studying about their purpose
04:42 within the three angels' message
04:45 and how can we finish this work in our generation.
04:47 So, they went door to door
04:49 and they were seeking out people who want to study the Word
04:54 and also health needs
04:57 but out... as a result of that survey,
05:00 they found 300 people that would like to study the Bible.
05:04 David: Amen. Michelle: Amen.
05:06 David: We are so happy to see the... the... the... the...
05:09 the impact that that the GYC is taking place in Colombia
05:12 but that's not it, right?
05:13 Michelle: No... no.
05:14 David: Because what happened at the end of the...
05:16 of the Conference?
05:17 Michelle: Yeah, so at the end of that Conference,
05:19 there was an appeal made
05:21 for those that would be willing to dedicate three months
05:24 to go revive a dying church
05:28 in an area where there was hardly any young people present.
05:31 David: So, you said that five people decided to go there.
05:34 Michelle: Five, yeah.
05:36 David: But they needed five or... they needed...?
05:37 Michelle: No, they needed six. David: They needed six...
05:39 Michelle: Yeah. David: So what happened?
05:40 Michelle: They were searching up and down for that sixth person,
05:43 could not find it...
05:44 they decided, "We're going to go forward,
05:46 they went to this place...
05:47 they called the project: MisiĆ³n Theo
05:49 and they go there and they find this young person
05:52 who had just recently given his life to Jesus...
05:55 he saw what they were doing and then he said,
05:59 "I need to join this full time"
06:01 and so, he joined their team
06:03 as the sixth team player that they needed.
06:05 David: Amen, so basically, a local young person
06:09 saw what these five people there did
06:11 and... and he joined them.
06:12 Michelle: Hmmm... hmmm...
06:14 David: So, he was the sixth... Michelle: Yes.
06:15 David: So, what was the result of...
06:17 of... of the whole three months
06:18 because they just finished, right?
06:19 Michelle: Yeah, yeah, so, you know, results have just...
06:22 service is obviously revival
06:25 and so, revival happened in that church...
06:28 there were many people
06:29 who decided to give their lives to Jesus,
06:32 and now the Union is asking these young people
06:35 to continue another three months in that area
06:38 to continue the work that God has started...
06:41 So, the Union saw the work and they said...
06:42 "Three months is not enough,
06:44 you need to stay another three months... " amen.
06:45 Amen.
06:47 This is what young people are doing in Latin America
06:49 and also, I have someone here with me,
06:51 can you tell us your name and which GYC are you representing?
06:54 My name is Heligalon Salas
06:56 and I'm representing GYC Guatemala in Central America.
07:00 Amen, so, GYC has a...
07:03 this is their third year of GYC in Guatemala,
07:06 so can you tell us, did GYC just pop up in Guatemala
07:10 or how... how did it get started?
07:11 Well, actually no, GYC Guatemala started here in the States
07:16 three years ago in a hotel room in Louisville, Kentucky
07:20 after me and two other friends attended to the GYC
07:25 back in Louisville, Kentucky,
07:27 and we just prayed in that room
07:29 and asked for the guidance of God
07:31 to start our GYC in Guatemala.
07:33 Amen, so, you... you never know that
07:35 right now, in a hotel room, can be starting a new GYC,
07:38 amen.
07:40 So, can you tell us what...
07:41 what has been happening in Guatemala?
07:43 Yes, well, as you mentioned, this was our third Conference,
07:47 and last year, we had at the outreach
07:51 for this Evangelistic Campaign that was going to...
07:56 to be set after the Congress as a Post Conference,
08:00 and after that post Conference, over 20 people in that area
08:05 decided to be baptized after this.
08:09 So, you guys did the... the post Conference
08:12 which was in an Evangelistic Series
08:13 and after that, young people stayed and they preached
08:16 and more than 20 people got baptized after that.
08:19 That's right.
08:20 Amen, so, many of you, you have heard probably
08:23 in the news that a volcano erupted in Guatemala.
08:29 How many of you saw that?
08:30 Can you tell us, did GYC respond to that
08:33 or what happened?
08:35 Yes, we did, actually we partnered with ADRA this year
08:39 we gathered some food and some supplies
08:44 to get to these families that basically have lost everything,
08:47 their homes... their families and all...
08:49 but there was this man that was in one of the shelters,
08:54 he lost his family... he lost his home...
08:57 and he was like a little bit apart from the rest of the group
09:01 So, wait a second, he lost his home...
09:03 but his whole family passed away...
09:05 that they died during that situation? Wow!
09:08 Yes, that's right,
09:09 and three of our GYC volunteers approached this man...
09:13 they prayed for him
09:15 and after that, he was more receptive
09:18 about hearing more about the Bible
09:20 and he also tells us like...
09:23 for those weeks that we were visiting the Shelter,
09:26 we became his new family.
09:28 So, he said, "I lost a family but now you became my family.
09:33 Amen, this is what GYC is doing in Latin America...
09:37 touching people's lives... young people doing that work...
09:40 we also have now about Panama...
09:44 can you tell us what's happening in Panama?
09:45 Yes, so, David, there's going to be 100s of 1,000s
09:49 of young people coming to Panama.
09:51 David: Amen.
09:52 So, that's going to be the largest GYC ever, right?
09:55 Not really, so it's the World's Youth Conference
09:59 for the Catholics.
10:00 Okay, so, 100s of 1,000s of young people
10:03 are coming to Panama for a Youth Conference.
10:05 From all over the world.
10:07 David: Wow! and they're Catholics.
10:08 Yes, so they're going to be coming to Panama
10:12 as well as the Pope
10:13 and we're going to be having GYC Leaders
10:16 come from all over Latin America,
10:18 we're going to be training them, "How to share literature"
10:20 and we're going to be doing a one-million-Glow Challenge
10:23 where they're going to be passing out Glow
10:25 to all of these young people that are coming...
10:27 just seeking to plant gospel seeds as they are there.
10:30 And... and guess what?
10:31 We have developed a new Glow Tract for that
10:34 and in Spanish it's called,
10:36 "Bendita entre todas las mujeres"
10:38 Blessed among all women.
10:40 It's about Mary... and it teaches you that...
10:43 that the authority is not in Mary... it's in the Bible
10:46 because Mary herself said, "Do... "
10:50 you know, "May Your will be according to Your Word"
10:53 so that's what it's about right?
10:55 Yes, amen, so we're excited
10:58 because this is a purpose of GYC
11:01 to train and to galvanize young people to finish the work
11:04 in whose generation?
11:06 In our generation.
11:07 David: In our generation, and these are lot of Leaders
11:09 are going to come to Panama,
11:11 they're going to be trained how to do this mission trips,
11:13 and they are going to do it
11:15 and they're going to go back to their countries
11:17 and do the same thing
11:19 and I want to finish with a... with another country
11:22 which is GYC in Venezuela.
11:25 The situation has been really hard that
11:28 us from the US... we're not able to enter to the country
11:32 because of political situations
11:34 but I will tell you this that there are young people
11:37 that are committed to the work over there
11:39 and I will tell you a couple of stories
11:41 and one will show you the commitment
11:44 of these young people.
11:45 We went to the border between Colombia and Venezuela
11:50 to meet this group of young people
11:51 to give them some training and their goal...
11:56 we only asked them...
11:57 just come to the border, that's all that we want.
12:01 so, people have to come and they came to the border
12:05 and they needed some money to make the transportation
12:08 from the border side
12:10 to the place where we were meeting inside Columbia,
12:12 one of the girls... she's a medical student,
12:16 she had money only to go to the border,
12:20 but she didn't have money...
12:23 and her money's worth nothing in Colombia...
12:26 she didn't have money to move within Colombia
12:29 to go to the place where we were meeting
12:31 and she told us her story that nothing will stop her
12:35 to get some training about GYC
12:37 and the message of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
12:40 What she did is... she made in her home
12:44 before traveling, she made rice desserts
12:47 and crossing the border,
12:49 she started selling those desserts on the streets,
12:52 so she can have some money
12:54 and this is the very same girl that she saw the need
13:00 because in Venezuela, right now there's so much starvation
13:04 that the kids... the children are passing out in the streets
13:08 because they're not eating at home...
13:09 they're not eating anywhere
13:11 so, she saw the need
13:12 and she opened a little school called: Benjamin School,
13:16 where they're hosting young children
13:19 and they're feeding them and also giving them education
13:22 and more than 90% of those children are not Adventists
13:26 and all their parents are receiving Bible Studies
13:28 through that
13:29 and this year they were able to... to...
13:32 to open the third school in Venezuela
13:35 so, we will... we will ask you for prayers
13:38 in Latin America
13:39 and I hope that many young people realize
13:42 that you can do a lot of things for God if you are willing,
13:46 thank you very much.
13:47 Pause...
13:49 Greetings, it's my pleasure to tell you about
13:53 our upcoming ASI Convention.
13:55 I'm Pastor Philip Baptiste, I'm the Departmental Director
13:58 and ASI Secretary-Treasurer for the North American Division.
14:02 ASI is a Department of the North American Division
14:05 and ASI stands for Adventist Laymen Services and Industries
14:09 and ASI exists to mobilize and empower lay business people,
14:14 lay ministry people...
14:15 lay professionals to engage in our mission
14:18 of sharing Christ in the Marketplace
14:21 and this year, we have an exciting...
14:24 next year actually, we have an exciting ASI Convention
14:28 happening July 31 to August 3rd in Louisville, Kentucky.
14:32 Our theme is Business Unusual and during that Convention,
14:35 we have, on the Friday,
14:37 a very special Young Professionals Event.
14:40 That Young Professional Event is all day Friday, meals included
14:44 and if you register for that
14:46 one-day Young Professionals' Event,
14:47 it's only $99 and we give you a complimentary registration
14:52 to the entire four days of the rest of the ASI Convention.
14:56 Now, I have with me
14:57 some exciting, dynamic Young Professionals
14:59 Mark Paden, tell us what's the first reason why...
15:02 we're going to share with you three reasons why
15:05 you should register to come to that Young Professionals' Event
15:09 what's the first reason why?
15:10 Yeah, so the first thing that we do here is networking.
15:13 You know, I'm a Young Professional...
15:14 all of us are Young Professionals.
15:16 I'm a freelance filmmaker and I live on networking, you know,
15:19 being able to work with other people in my...
15:22 in my category of work
15:23 and other people with complementary skill sets
15:25 is super helpful for me,
15:27 so like, being able to network with other people
15:29 who do well at finances or marketing...
15:31 that is so helpful...
15:33 so, that's the first thing that you'll I get... networking...
15:35 now, the other cool thing that I should mention though
15:37 about this event is that we are some of the Organizers for this
15:40 and we're young people, you know,
15:42 and we saw a need for young people to be able to network
15:45 with other young people about professional work,
15:48 you know, we're young and we want help from others
15:50 so, that's another cool thing about this event.
15:52 Thank you... Chris, what's the next reason why?
15:55 The second reason why you're not going to want to miss
15:57 the Young Professionals' ASI Event this year
16:00 is because of Mentorship,
16:02 so, I personally own a Digital Marketing Company,
16:05 and I know that mentorship is critical
16:07 to becoming successful in any business
16:09 there are people who carve the way
16:11 and find success before us that we can learn from
16:14 and there are people in the Adventist Church
16:16 who have found success in business... in ministry
16:20 that are offering this mentorship to us as young people
16:23 so, some of the people that we've had in the past
16:25 are Gary Rayner.
16:26 Gary Rayner has invented a special phone case
16:29 it's called the Lifeproof Cases...
16:30 a waterproof case for your iPhone
16:32 and so, he's a Seventh-day Adventist Christian,
16:34 he has a really big business
16:35 and so, we've had people like him,
16:37 we've also had people like Justin Coo
16:40 who is a famous vlogger on YouTube
16:42 and so, we've had people like that,
16:44 we've also had people like Chef Choo
16:46 who is a world famous Chef
16:48 who has started restaurants to reach the inner city
16:50 and who has a whole line of vegetarian meats.
16:53 Pause...
16:55 Awesome, so, networking... mentoring...
16:59 what's the third thing, Michelle?
17:00 All right, the third reason is training...
17:03 so, this event is meant to be practical...
17:06 we're going to learn things like,
17:07 "How do we become better leaders?"
17:09 Maybe you're wanting to grow in your profession...
17:10 in your career...
17:11 and you're figuring out how to do that
17:13 but not just for the sake of climbing a ladder
17:15 but for the sake of how to spread the gospel...
17:18 how do we become leaders
17:19 in sharing Christ in our professions.
17:21 We're going to talk about financial empowerment...
17:24 a lot of people ask me as a Business Professor...
17:26 as a young person...
17:27 "How do I really deal with my finances?"
17:29 That was feedback we got,
17:31 we're going to cover that this year,
17:32 we're going to talk about dealing with conflict.
17:35 How to deal with conflict in the workplace?
17:37 We're going to talk about how to be culturally relevant
17:40 in the workplace without compromise.
17:42 How do we share Christ?
17:44 How do we be relevant in the world
17:46 yet be true to what we believe
17:48 and we're also going to talk about entrepreneurship,
17:51 I know that there are some here that God has given you a burden
17:54 for a business or a ministry you want to start
17:56 and you're wondering how
17:58 and we're going to talk about that
18:00 and give real skills at this event.
18:02 Wow! Michelle, I can't wait to come
18:05 to the ASI Young Professionals' Event next year,
18:08 July 31 to August 3rd
18:10 and that one-day event is specifically August 2nd.
18:14 So, as people leave tonight,
18:16 we're going to give them something very special
18:18 in their hands,
18:19 Michelle, what are we going to give them
18:21 and what do they want to do with it?
18:22 All right, so you're going to get a card
18:24 as you go out the door
18:25 and on this card is a phone number...
18:27 please text: Go ASI to the phone number on this card
18:31 you'll be the first to know about early-bird registration
18:35 when it starts... and get 50% off regular registration
18:38 so, don't miss this...
18:40 make sure you get a card
18:41 and text: Go ASI to that number today.
18:44 All right, look at your neighbor and say, "Go ASI... "
18:47 Audience: Go ASI.
18:48 God bless you everyone.
18:50 Music...
20:07 How many of you have the Ellen White App on your phone
20:13 or your tablet?
20:14 Okay, how many of you use it at least once a week,
20:19 if not more?
20:21 A lot of you...
20:22 so imagine if you did not have access
20:27 to the writings of Ellen White
20:28 because it was written in a language
20:30 you could not understand?
20:31 This is a reality for so many of our brothers and sisters.
20:34 Of the official 440 publications of Ellen White,
20:39 only about a quarter of them
20:40 have been translated into Spanish
20:43 for the Ellen White Library.
20:45 German and French have been translated
20:48 into about 15% and 12% respectively
20:51 and many languages have been translated in less than 1%.
20:56 As Adventists, we believe that Ellen White's writings speak
21:01 with prophetic authority
21:03 and provide guidance, instruction
21:06 and correction for our church
21:08 but there are so many who do not have the writings of Ellen White
21:12 available to them.
21:13 They're left in the dark.
21:16 But translating is no easy task.
21:18 If we go about it by traditional means,
21:21 just for one of the major languages,
21:23 it would be millions of dollars invested and countless hours.
21:27 More than a 100 years have passed
21:29 and the job hasn't been completed
21:31 which is why we need a new approach...
21:34 something faster, something less expensive.
21:37 What if all bilingual or multilingual
21:42 Seventh-day Adventists from every country in the world
21:45 came together to translate the writings of Ellen White
21:49 into their native language?
21:51 Well, the General Conference and the White Estate
21:54 likes this idea and have decided to fund it
21:57 and that is how "ellen4all" began.
22:00 But how can we change these statistics?
22:03 How can we find more of Ellen White's writings
22:06 in other languages?
22:07 Well, think Wikipedia...
22:09 the world's youngest, largest
22:12 and most quoted encyclopedia in the world.
22:14 This innovative, open-source approach
22:17 is growing exponentially in content and reach
22:20 at a fraction of the cost
22:22 and "ellen4all" provides
22:24 a similarly collaborative platform.
22:27 Any given church member who speaks another language
22:31 can translate a text while more experienced translators
22:35 can edit that text
22:36 and once a final version has been produced,
22:39 there are a few trusted proofreaders
22:41 who will check that over in that language.
22:43 Once it's been approved by a White Estate Representative,
22:46 it's published
22:48 on the Ellen G. White Apps and websites.
22:50 In other words, it's a global community
22:53 of Adventist volunteers who are translating, editing
22:56 and regulating the translations of Ellen White's writings
23:00 which means we have an improved translation
23:03 in less time and less cost
23:06 providing Ellen White's writings for free digitally.
23:09 GYC, we are this global community.
23:13 We saw on Outreach how many people
23:17 speak different languages.
23:18 Well, currently "ellen4all" is Beta testing...
23:21 is in the Beta-testing phase for German and Swahili
23:24 but soon the translation of 12 main books
23:27 will be opening in 55 languages
23:30 which is part of the General Conference Initiative.
23:32 256 translators are on the platform now
23:37 and they have spent over 750 hours translating
23:42 so, with the help of GYC and other Organizations,
23:45 our hope is to grow that to 1,000s of translators
23:49 from around the world
23:50 and to have these books translated
23:52 by GC Session in 2020.
23:54 We invite everyone who loves the Spirit of Prophecy
23:59 and who wants to help translate it into their native language,
24:02 to join this Movement
24:03 and if you don't speak another language,
24:06 you probably know somebody who does
24:08 so we encourage you to share this.
24:10 Be a part of something bigger, something of eternal value,
24:15 if you have any questions,
24:17 you're welcome to stop by the
24:18 Outpost Centers International Booth, Number 404
24:21 and we also encourage you to check out: ellen4all. org
24:24 and start translating, thank you.
24:28 Pause...
24:32 more pause...
24:38 On Friday and Sabbath Jonathan and I stood here
24:42 and talked to you about our vision for GYC
24:45 and for you as GYC...
24:47 for GYC beyond... going beyond just a Conference,
24:50 for going to the world...
24:52 for sharing the gospel with others.
24:54 We talked to you about our idea for Iceland...
24:57 to go to this place
24:59 where we have such a small Christian presence
25:03 and to share with them just one simple thing.
25:08 We decided that we are going to go there
25:11 and we're going to pray for every single person we can find,
25:14 we're going to walk around the cities...
25:16 we're going to walk around that island
25:17 and we're going to pray and we're going to wait
25:19 and we're going to see what God is going to do.
25:21 Pause...
25:22 Jonathan will tell you a little bit more about that
25:25 in just a moment but before we do that,
25:27 while we wait for him to get here,
25:28 take a look at the short video.
25:30 All right, everybody,
25:32 are you ready to go to the end?
25:33 Music...
26:17 To the end...
26:24 Music... Iceland 2019.
26:30 Jonathan, can you hear me?
26:32 Pause...
26:34 I can hear you all right Eric, loud and clear, can you hear me?
26:38 Where are you right now?
26:39 Pause...
26:41 Greetings GYC from Iceland...
26:45 I'm freezing out here in the middle of Reykjavik
26:48 behind me is the Polar night and it's dark
26:53 and it keeps Iceland dark throughout the winter
26:57 and it reminds me about
26:59 how sin keeps this world in the darkness.
27:03 God has called us to light up this world.
27:06 As you can probably hear behind me,
27:09 there's still fireworks going on welcoming the New Year
27:11 but we are looking for more than temporary life,
27:14 we're looking for God's light...
27:16 for Jesus to come back...
27:17 we want to welcome Him
27:18 and we want His glory to be seen in this world.
27:21 Jesus told us to go into all the world
27:24 and to share the gospel.
27:26 He gave us the Holy Spirit
27:28 and He will empower us to go to the end
27:30 because He promised to be with us to the end.
27:34 In 2019... and I'm already in 2019 over here,
27:38 we will go to Iceland as Eric has shared
27:41 I'm here... and so, we're going to start right now
27:44 as I go to the first door... join me.
27:47 Pause...
27:50 Jonathan is walking to the door of a house...
27:55 climbing the stairs...
28:03 knocking on the door.
28:12 Audience: Amen.
28:13 GYC... may today mark the beginning
28:16 of a movement of people who are sold-outs to Christ,
28:20 ready to go to the end for Christ in this generation
28:23 to see him come soon.
28:25 If you are interested in signing up for this
28:29 and for going to the end as well,
28:31 we challenge you to commit to at least sign up
28:34 for more information as it comes out,
28:36 you can go to gycweb. org/Iceland
28:39 you can open the "attendify" App and click on the Iceland link
28:42 or you can text it at the number 610 text gyc
28:49 you see it on the screen right there
28:50 and you can say... if you're committing to go...
28:52 if you've made up your mind and you're ready to go,
28:54 you can say, "I will go"
28:56 and then we'll get that
28:57 but even if you aren't able to go,
29:00 even if you can't join us in Iceland...
29:03 fly all that far distance just to pray for people
29:06 and to do something radical for Christ,
29:07 your mission starts here... your mission starts now
29:11 to go to the end for Christ right now.
29:14 Go beyond GYC.
29:18 more pause...
29:22 Good evening GYC...
29:23 so, we'll be having our second and last offering
29:28 for the Convention,
29:29 and to put on a Convention like GYC, it costs quite a bit
29:33 and actually, we are...
29:35 I was asked to let you guys know
29:37 that we're actually $12,000 short of our budget
29:41 and, for example, to put this into perspective,
29:44 to go on Outreach... when we rent the buses...
29:47 it costs about $50 per row
29:50 so about $50 per two people that go on Outreach.
29:53 So, I'm... I'm sharing this with you
29:55 so you're all aware of what it takes
29:58 and what our need is
29:59 and how much we depend on your donations
30:01 to make this possible.
30:03 I mean, I get a blessing when I come to GYC,
30:05 and if we want to be able to rent a space like this
30:08 where 1,000s of us can be under one roof,
30:10 encouraging one another... inspiring one another...
30:12 being able to go back to... making connections with people
30:15 and going home and knowing that we have friends
30:17 that have the same mission,
30:19 we are... we need your support
30:21 so that's the Assistant Treasurer's side of things,
30:24 but the more personal "Madison side of things"
30:27 I'd like to share with you is about a lesson that I learned
30:31 a few years ago
30:32 so, I'd like to say that Jesus has my heart
30:34 but I know that sometimes there are pieces of it
30:37 that I take back and they aren't His...
30:40 so, few years ago, coming back from a summer mission trip,
30:43 me and my two friends... all our luggage was stolen,
30:46 our big suitcases... our little suitcases...
30:49 backpacks... our clothing... our Bibles...
30:52 personal notes from friends and my brand-new laptop.
30:56 So, right when it happened, it was kind of a shock
31:00 and, if you've ever had anything stolen before, it...
31:04 it feels surreal...
31:06 it was interesting going to the airport
31:09 and only having your wallet
31:10 it's was kind of fun to not have to be responsible
31:13 for your luggage,
31:14 but that evening when I boarded my plane
31:16 for a five-hour trip home by myself,
31:17 I was tired... exhausted... little bit cranky
31:20 and I started to think about every single thing
31:23 that I had lost... that was stolen
31:25 how much it cost... how much I liked it...
31:28 and how I would be starting college in a couple of weeks
31:30 and I needed a laptop... "I needed a laptop"
31:33 so, I got home...
31:36 the next weekend my family and I...
31:37 we went to a camp meeting
31:39 and they had an appeal
31:41 and I sat there with $50 in my back pocket
31:44 and I thought, "I really need this...
31:49 I have to get a new laptop,
31:51 I need to replace some of my items,
31:54 I need... I need... I need. "
31:56 and it was a little bit of a war in my heart with me and God
31:59 and then I realized that...
32:01 I learned that lesson right there in my life
32:03 that money comes and money goes...
32:05 possessions come and possessions go...
32:07 but God... God is always there for me forever
32:11 and I want to invest in God.
32:13 So, I'm sharing this with you
32:15 because I want to make an appeal to you today,
32:18 I was going to say that after the Convention,
32:21 but... to spend some time but
32:23 I would like you to spend time this evening,
32:25 to ask God what parts of your heart are not His yet...
32:30 to actually make God the center of your life.
32:34 This is an appeal to me as well.
32:37 I'm not trying to twist your arm
32:39 but we will be picking an offering up tonight
32:43 and if you decide to donate, you won't be disappointed
32:47 but I will be much more happier
32:50 knowing that a few 1,000 young people spent time
32:52 looking at their heart
32:54 and giving what they are still holding on to
32:56 back to the Lord so He can have all of it.
32:58 So, that's my short sermon.
33:00 Now, if you'd like to donate this evening,
33:03 I have seven ways you can donate
33:07 so you can pick the one that you think is the most fun for you.
33:11 So, one, you can drop money into the buckets
33:13 that will be passed around,
33:15 two, you could put money into the envelop
33:18 that was left on your seats,
33:19 three, you can fill out your Credit Card information
33:22 on this envelop,
33:23 number four, you can use the QR Code...
33:26 number five, you can go to our website: gycweb. org
33:31 to donate
33:33 also, you guys have the new App... the Tend-to-buy App
33:35 you can go on there and press "To Donate" as well
33:37 and the seventh way is, you can text: go give to 313131.
33:44 Before the Ushers come to collect the offering,
33:47 please bow your heads as I pray.
33:48 Pause...
33:51 "Dear heavenly Father, thank you for GYC,
33:53 thank you for the young people that are here.
33:55 Lord, please help... please show us what is in our hearts
33:59 that we haven't given over to you yet
34:01 that you can be the center of our lives.
34:04 Please help us to make investments in you,
34:07 because you are always there for us
34:09 and we would like to serve you in return.
34:12 In Jesus' name I pray, amen. "
34:14 Pause...
34:15 more pause...
34:22 Piano...
34:37 Disturb us Lord
34:40 when earthly things delight us
34:44 and we fail to look above,
34:48 when we withhold from others
34:51 though we've been given much
34:55 If the fire of our first love is not burning bright as before
35:04 Disturb us Lord
35:10 music...
35:13 Disturb us Lord
35:16 when we're not in Your Word
35:19 and we don't spend time on our knees
35:23 when we have a chance but we don't speak
35:27 the truth that sets men free
35:30 If we don't worship you with fiery passion anymore
35:39 disturb us Lord
35:45 music...
35:47 Sometimes in Your great love
35:53 You comfort the troubled
36:00 but other times in Your great love
36:07 You trouble
36:10 the comfortable
36:18 music...
36:25 more music...
36:30 some more music...
36:35 Disturb us Lord
36:39 if our lives never touch the lives
36:42 of those still in the dark
36:46 If we don't live with hearts that break
36:49 with things that break Your heart
36:53 In tenderness please lead your Church
36:56 back to Your heart once more
37:02 Disturb us Lord
37:05 if we ever lose the wonder of the cross that you once bore
37:15 Disturb us Lord
37:25 Disturb us Lord.
37:34 Pause...
37:41 To the end...
37:43 friends, I cannot believe... this is the last night.
37:46 I don't want it to end don't you?
37:49 And is it such a... when... when we started GYC this year,
37:57 we started on a high note...
37:59 we started on a Sabbath
38:00 and now when we end GYC, we end on a New Year
38:03 and tonight, we will be welcoming New Year
38:07 in a very special way
38:08 so there is a very special prayer session
38:11 at 10:30 to 12:30 in the morning,
38:15 not in our Ballroom but in the Marriott...
38:18 Marriott second floor, Houston Ballroom...
38:23 again, tonight, 10:30 to 12:30 in the morning
38:27 there will be a Prayer Session in the Marriott
38:30 2nd Floor, Houston Ballroom,
38:33 and tomorrow morning will be our last United Prayer Session
38:37 and Friends, for those of you
38:39 who have not visited the Prayer Room,
38:43 this is your last chance, amen.
38:47 Audience: Amen.
38:48 You look all so tired, this is our last stretch
38:52 let's all make it to the end, amen.
38:54 Audience: Amen.
38:56 And I remember, one by one I just...
38:59 I just received testimonies after testimonies...
39:02 people approaching me along the way,
39:04 "Brother Gem, I did not plan to come on the second day
39:07 because I'm... I'm thinking,
39:08 'no one could understand me because I speak Spanish... '"
39:11 and this lady fell asleep
39:14 and she said, "I don't want to wake up, my friend...
39:16 my friend might wake up but I will not wake up... "
39:19 and Friends, you know what?
39:20 Early morning she was awakened
39:22 by the sound of her friend getting up
39:23 and doing a lot of things and there was an alarm
39:26 and she said, "Okay, I'll get up"
39:27 and she knocked on her friend's door
39:29 and said, "You woke me up"
39:30 and when she opened the door, her friend was still sleeping.
39:32 The Lord is the one who woke her up
39:35 and she came back to the Prayer Room and said,
39:37 "Brother Gem, that was the best experience,
39:39 I'm coming back on another day"
39:40 and she has been there in the Prayer Room
39:43 day after day after day...
39:44 one miracle after another, Friends,
39:47 and we would like to invite you to visit the Prayer Room
39:50 because it is not just that we want the Prayer Room
39:54 to be filled up,
39:55 we want you to experience what we have experienced,
39:59 we want you to see what we have seen.
40:01 So Friends, do not miss out on this last opportunity
40:05 to spend time in the presence of God
40:08 and I love this very beautiful quote that says,
40:11 "It would be well for us to spend
40:12 at least a thoughtful hour each day
40:14 contemplating on the life of Christ"
40:16 and if we do so, it says here, "Our love...
40:20 our confidence in Him will be more constant
40:23 and our love will be quickened. "
40:24 My dear Friends,
40:26 this is the only way to last till the end
40:29 is to fall in love constantly with our Savior
40:33 day after day after day.
40:35 With this being said, I'd like to request
40:37 the congregation to be on their knees
40:40 as we spend a short moment in prayer.
40:43 Pause...
40:45 more pause...
40:48 Song: I love you Lord,
40:52 and I lift my voice
40:58 to worship You
41:04 O my soul rejoice
41:10 Take joy my King
41:16 In what You hear
41:22 Make me a sweet, sweet sound
41:29 in Your ear.
41:34 "O dear Father,
41:36 we love You O Lord,
41:38 and dear God, we pray that as we continue
41:42 to spend each and every waking hour of the day with You,
41:46 may you draw us closer
41:48 and closer and closer to Your heart, O Lord,
41:52 may what we have learned in this Conference
41:55 will never stay here in Texas,
41:57 please Lord, help us to bring it back to our homes...
42:01 bring it back to our churches...
42:03 let the fire go on until the end, O Lord,
42:07 dear Father, may our lives be fully surrendered to you,
42:13 teach us Lord to lay it all on the altar
42:16 and help us Lord to be inspired
42:19 of the sacrifice that you have done for us,
42:21 help us Lord to sacrifice everything for You
42:24 because it is a joy to sacrifice for our Master,
42:27 pause...
42:30 more pause...
42:32 Song: Thank you Lord for saving my soul
42:39 thank you Lord for making me whole
42:47 thank you Lord for giving to me
42:53 Thy great salvation so rich and free.


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