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Series Code: HC
Program Code: HC180002A
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00:48 Hello and welcome back to 3ABN Fall Camp Meeting
00:53 2018. I'm so excited to be here 00:56 with the chairman of our board: Bruce Fjarli. 00:59 I'm Jason Bradley and we have a wonderful panel 01:03 where they will be answering questions - Bible questions - 01:08 that have been submitted by some of you 01:11 and some of the viewers at home. 01:13 So we have Pastor John Lomacang. 01:16 We have Pastor C.A. Murray. 01:18 We have Shelley Quinn and we have Pastor Ryan Day. 01:23 So... Bruce, are you going to ask our first question? 01:27 It's good to be here with everyone here 01:29 and everyone at home. 01:31 Our first question is for the panel, and panel: 01:34 we've gotta go quick 'cause we have a lot of questions. 01:38 Where is it in the Bible written 01:40 "to strengthen your unbelief? " 01:44 Where is it written in the Bible 01:46 "to strengthen your unbelief. " 01:49 In one of the gospels... I know that. 01:53 I think the problem is that the text doesn't read 01:56 "strengthen your unbelief. " 01:58 Someone asked "strengthen my unbelief. " 02:02 I think that's what we're dealing with. 02:04 Well I think the quote is when he said: "Lord, I believe. 02:07 Help Thou my unbelief. " 02:10 Yeah... so... 02:12 I don't think that we can strengthen our own belief. 02:15 That's in Mark 9:24. 02:17 There you go... thank you. Mark 9:24. 02:21 Mark 9:24 and the Bible reads as follows. 02:26 Here it is... Mark 9:24: 02:29 I like the fact that you guys got right to the questions. 02:33 Yeah, we have a lot of questions. 02:34 "Immediately the father of the child cried out and said 02:38 with tears: 'Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief. ' " 02:42 Mark 9:24. 02:44 Technically you don't want to strengthen your unbelief. 02:47 You want to strengthen your belief. 02:49 So he asked for strength in his belief. 02:51 He had some faith... he wanted stronger faith. 02:54 And you know we really... It is God that works in us 02:59 to will and to do His good pleasure. 03:00 So He is the One we want to call on just as this man did. 03:04 "Lord, help Thou my unbelief. " 03:07 But Romans 10:17 says "Faith comes by hearing 03:12 and hearing by the Word of God. " 03:14 So if you want to strengthen your belief 03:18 get into the Word of God 03:21 and learn to claim His promises 03:24 and pray them back to Him. And you will not believe 03:28 how God will work in you to strengthen your belief. 03:32 Amen! OK, so now we have a question that says: 03:36 "Will there be a secret rapture? " 03:40 No. 03:43 Care to elaborate? 03:47 "As the sun shineth from the east to the west 03:50 so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be. " 03:52 Nothing secret about the second coming of the Lord. 03:54 It will come as a thief in the night, true, but you've got to 03:56 keep on reading: "In the which the elements shall melt 04:00 with fervent heat. " So there's nothing secret 04:02 about the second coming of the Lord. 04:03 He's not trying to sneak in here. 04:05 When He comes we'll all know. 04:08 The description comes to my mind when people ask that question 04:12 first of all I rarely have some- one call it a secret rapture. 04:15 I think that's more something that we've kind of tagged 04:18 to that because that's essentially the idea 04:20 that people are communicating: the fact that Jesus is going to 04:22 come kind of quietly, very suddenly 04:25 and you know people are going to start vanishing out of nowhere. 04:29 But all through the New Testa- ment and even parts of the 04:32 Old Testament we have those texts where we are shown 04:36 the events or the details given to us pertaining to the second 04:39 coming of Jesus. One of those that stick out to me 04:42 is I Thessalonians chapter 4. 04:44 And I like to call it the loudest verse in the Bible. 04:46 This is definitely not a secret rapture or a secret coming 04:50 at all for it says here in verse 16 04:55 "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a? 04:58 shout, with the voice of an archangel, with the trump of God 05:01 and the dead... " It's going to be so loud 05:03 and non-secret that it's going to wake the dead up 05:06 because it says: "the dead in Christ will rise first. 05:09 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up 05:11 together with them in the clouds... " 05:13 So that's not secret! 05:14 "to meet the Lord in the air and thus shall we always be 05:18 with the Lord. " And I always like to read the last verse, 05:20 verse 18: "Therefore comfort one another 05:22 with these words. " It's comforting to know 05:24 that Jesus isn't going to sneak up on us. 05:26 He WILL be know when He arrives. 05:29 That's right. And Psalm 50 and verse 3 05:34 speaking about the coming of the Lord: 05:35 "Our God shall come and shall not keep silent. " 05:39 Not only will He not be silent 05:40 as pointed out by I Thessalonians 05:42 but it says: "A fire shall devour before Him 05:45 and it shall be very tempestuous all around Him. " 05:48 So you see that if He's coming back... 05:52 Why would the most important event in human history 05:57 be a silent event? 05:59 Nothing that happens in humanity... 06:01 You have the World Series, the whole world knows. 06:03 You have the NFL championship, everybody knows. 06:06 The presidency, anything that's happening in Congress, 06:09 the whole world is watching. 06:10 Why would the King of the Universe tiptoe back 06:14 when that's the most important event in human history? 06:17 That's right. He'd never come quietly. 06:19 If you read Luke's gospel of the first coming, 06:21 you've got angels, you've got a star. 06:24 He's never snuck in... 06:25 He's certainly not going to sneak in the last time. 06:27 I'm looking forward to that day. Our next question 06:30 is on forgiveness. Does Jesus forgive someone 06:33 who does not want forgiveness? 06:35 And part two... this is a two-fer... 06:38 part two is: Should we forgive someone 06:40 who does not want forgiveness? 06:46 I John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, 06:48 He is faithful and just to forgive. " 06:50 Predicated on confession. 06:54 Now that's Jesus. 06:57 We're not quite there yet 06:59 so we need to forgive for our own salvation and our own sake. 07:04 Ellen White says that one of the reasons we don't 07:06 forgive is because we carry around - she uses the term - 07:08 "a big old bucket of pride. " 07:11 That's why we don't want to for- give: because they did it to me. 07:15 And if we can get rid of our pride 07:17 and be humble as servants 07:19 we would find it a little bit easier - a LOT easier - 07:21 to forgive. 07:22 Not forgiving someone is you taking the poison 07:26 and hoping they die. 07:27 OK. And forgiveness, really, 07:31 the first thing about forgive- ness is it frees the person 07:33 who extends the forgiveness. 07:35 You know, Jesus said: "Father, forgive them, for 07:37 they know not what they do. " And we know, we can look back 07:39 now on His closing life's record, 07:41 and not say that He ended His life with malice 07:45 or with anger or with hatred. 07:47 He extended forgiveness to those who didn't even know 07:50 what they did. And a lot of times 07:52 the reason why we extend forgiveness is because people 07:54 don't understand the impact of what they've done on us. 07:57 But the person as you said, Bruce, 07:59 thank you for sharing that line, 08:01 the first person that becomes free is the one that extends 08:04 the forgiveness... because to reiterate 08:06 you can take poison all your life, and in many cases - 08:10 as a matter of fact in ALL cases - 08:12 you'll die before the other person does. 08:15 And the other thing about that: you'll carry with yourself 08:17 a burden when other people have mentally and emotionally 08:21 moved on... and you're carrying burdens. 08:24 We find people many, many years later... 08:26 That's why the Lord was met by the paralyzed man and his 08:30 friends brought him to the Lord as they broke open the roof. 08:33 One of the first things Jesus said: "Your sins be forgiven 08:35 you. " Because that man's condition was based on something 08:39 that brought about this need for being forgiven. 08:43 And the thing that gave him the freedom was the Lord 08:45 forgave him first which facilitated the healing 08:49 that was the next aspect in his experience. 08:52 So forgiveness leads to not only spiritual wholeness 08:55 but physical healing. 08:57 Amen! Now here's a question that you hear asked a lot. 09:01 Is it a sin to be tempted? 09:04 No. The Bible says that Jesus was tempted in all ways 09:08 as we are. Uh-huh. The sin... You know, it's interesting 09:13 because when you think of lust 09:19 people will call lust a temptation. 09:23 No... lust is a sin. 09:24 Jesus said that if you lust after another woman 09:30 or someone who's not yours, 09:32 then you've already committed adultery in your heart. 09:36 The temptation comes... Let's say that someone 09:39 walks in front of you scantily clad 09:42 there's a temptation. You've got to turn your eyes away. 09:46 Turn your eyes to Jesus 09:48 and not let lust come into your heart. 09:52 You know you've heard the saying that you can't stop a bird 09:56 from flying over your head 09:58 but you can stop them from nesting. 10:00 And so that is something that the Bible tells us in Hebrews 10:04 that He was tempted in all ways as we are yet without sin. 10:08 And we've got to hang onto that. 10:12 The passage that comes to my mind when I'm asked this 10:15 question is James chapter 1 verses 14 and 15. 10:19 It actually gives us the clear differentiation 10:22 between sin and temptation. 10:24 Verse 14 says: "But each one 10:27 is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires 10:31 and enticed. " I think all of us fall into that category. 10:33 But notice verse 15. It says: "Then 10:36 when desire has conceived 10:39 it gives birth to sin. 10:43 And sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death. " 10:46 So it's not a sin to be tempted. 10:48 We're all tempted as she said Christ was tempted. 10:50 But when we give in to that... 10:52 when we succumb to those desires and that temptation... 10:54 then sin is born. 10:56 Ryan, include verse 13 because that gives such a beautiful 11:00 picture I think that answers the question directly. 11:02 Oh, yeah... I like this: "Let no one say when he is 11:04 tempted 'I am tempted by God, ' for God cannot be tempted 11:08 by evil nor does He Himself tempt anyone. " 11:11 Amen! So don't converse with your temptations. 11:19 Next question: how do you explain reincarnation? 11:25 How do you explain reincarnation? 11:28 Spiritualism. 11:30 Yeah, go ahead. I was going to say it's a form of spiritualism. 11:35 Reincarnation is not Biblical, 11:37 so the quick answer that I would give to someone 11:39 is that it's not Biblical. 11:41 You can't find one text in all the Bible 11:44 that spells out that kind of ideology or concept. 11:50 I would just say reincarnation is a myth. 11:54 I mean, the Bible is very clear 11:56 that when we die we sleep. 12:00 We're not awakened till... John 5:28-29. 12:05 When Jesus returns all who are in their graves 12:10 will hear His voice. 12:11 Death is a sleep, so reincarnation is a myth. 12:17 "If a man dies, shall he live again? " 12:20 In all of the ancient languages, all of the ancient countries 12:23 there is something akin to reincarnation. 12:26 The Jews had it. They had this idea that if you lived 12:29 one way in this life you would live the opposite way 12:31 in the next life. It is a perversion of a Bible truth. 12:36 The truth is we will be... and I say this advisedly... 12:40 "reincarnated" after the second coming. 12:43 But that is a work of God under the auspices of Jesus 12:49 not some karma outworking that we do ourselves. 12:53 Hmm. Incarnate means inherent. 12:59 Jesus was incarnate God... 13:04 unborrowed, underived. 13:06 The incarnation aspect pre- supposes that there is something 13:10 in you that never dies. 13:13 That's why you reincarnate. 13:15 But there's nothing in humanity that continues to exist 13:19 after death. 13:21 And so the Lord made it very clear. I'll just give you 13:24 a couple of examples here. In Genesis 3:19 13:27 the Lord said to Adam: "In the sweat of your face 13:29 you shall eat bread till you return to the ground. 13:33 For out of it you were taken; for dust you are 13:35 and to dust you shall return. " 13:37 Returning to life... another form of life... 13:41 is not what the Bible supports. 13:42 Returning to your condition before you were created 13:45 is what the Bible says... not reincarnation. 13:48 That's returning... returning to dust. 13:50 And you stay there. You are not reincarnated 13:53 by your own inherent... I know what Pastor C.A. meant. 13:56 He made a very clear point 13:58 that the life that you experience again 14:01 comes from the Lifegiver. 14:03 And the trumpet of God brings that back to life. 14:06 So when Paul says: "You died and your life is hidden with Christ" 14:09 "hidden with Christ in God... " 14:11 he is saying "Every record of every human life, 14:14 everybody that ever was born, 14:16 the record of their existence is kept by God. 14:19 And I used to think that... The one thing I learned 14:21 and Ellen White made this very clear 14:24 we would say "OK, nothing survives death. " 14:26 That's true. There's no soul that continues to go on. 14:30 You don't live in a different location 14:32 and there is no existing afterlife. 14:34 But the one thing that survives your death is your life record. 14:41 That is what determines 14:43 which resurrection you are going to be in. 14:45 And that life record is what Christ keeps. 14:51 Every man shall receive a reward according as his work shall be. 14:55 "Behold I come quickly and my reward is with Me. " 14:57 Your life record continues to go on 15:00 and that determines which resu- rection you are going to be in. 15:03 Amen. OK, Shelley and then we have to move on. 15:05 Yes... I just want to add this: 15:07 Reincarnation presupposes immortality. 15:11 The Bible tells us in I Timothy 6:16 15:14 "God alone has immortality 15:18 who lives in an unapproachable light that no man has seen 15:22 or can see. " And then in I Corinthians 15 15:25 it tells us when we put on immortality. 15:30 If you come up in the first resurrection, 15:32 I Corinthian 15:51 says: "We shall not all sleep - " 15:37 as in death - "but we shall all be changed 15:40 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye 15:42 at the last trumpet... " When Christ returns... 15:45 "For the trumpet will sound and the dead will rise 15:50 incorruptible and we shall be changed. 15:54 For this corruption must put on incorruption 15:57 and this mortal must put on immortality. " 16:02 But that happens at the first resurrection. 16:07 Amen! 16:08 OK... now how many of you have heard this question asked 16:13 before? Why do bad things happen to good people? 16:19 Why do bad things happen to bad people? 16:23 You know, the sun shines on the just and the unjust; 16:28 the rain falls on the just and the unjust. 16:31 No one is excluded from the results of sin. 16:35 And that's the answer to that. 16:37 No one is excluded from the results of sin. 16:40 The difference between those who have not accepted Christ 16:43 and those who have is the results of sin for us 16:47 are only temporary, but the benefits of righteousness 16:50 is eternal. For those who have not accepted Christ 16:54 the results of sin are eternal 16:56 and the benefits of Christ - the sun and the rain - 16:59 are temporary. So it happens to all. 17:02 Solomon, the wise man, speaking about humanity, he said 17:06 "Death happens to all. " The dog, the lion, 17:09 the human... it all happens to all. 17:11 But the one thing between the dog and us 17:13 is we have the promise of eternal life. 17:15 I think the presupposition is erroneous. 17:19 Christ said: "Why callest thou Me good? 17:21 There is none good but the Father which is in heaven. " 17:24 We look at a person's life. They seem to be going well. 17:27 Things seem to be going... we say "Oh, that's a good person. " 17:29 But you never really know what's going on inside. 17:32 Our righteousness is a gift of God through the justification 17:36 experience. And then, of course, He calls us righteous 17:39 and then sets about making us what He calls us 17:41 through the sanctification experience. 17:43 So who is inherently good? 17:45 Who inherently has righteousness? 17:47 No, not one. 17:49 Ryan, you got something? 17:51 You know, when this question is asked 17:53 the passage that comes to my mind is the parable of 17:56 the wheat and the tares. 17:58 And I just want to read these couple of texts here. 18:01 It says: "The kingdom of heaven is likened to man 18:04 who sowed good seed in his field. While men slept... " 18:07 notice... "his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat 18:10 and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted 18:13 and produced a crop then the tares also appeared. " 18:16 Now verse 27 is interesting: 18:17 "So the servants of the owner came and said to him: 18:22 'Sir, when did you not sow good seed in your field? 18:26 How then does it have tares? ' 18:29 And then notice verse 29 here: 18:31 "But he said... " No... excuse me... yep. 18:36 He says: "No, lest while you gather up the tares... " 18:38 Excuse me... I've lost my spot. 18:40 Oh, verse 28. I skipped it: 18:43 "He said unto them... " these few words here... 18:46 "An enemy has done this. An enemy has done this. " 18:50 Verse 27 there's almost like an implied accusation 18:53 against the character of God there. 18:54 You know, sometimes when we ask that question 18:57 "Why do bad things happen to good people? " 18:59 we always want to also ask the question right along with it: 19:02 "Why doesn't God keep it from happening? " 19:04 And truthfully God was asked that question. 19:07 "Hey, Lord... didn't you sow good seed? 19:09 And how did these tares get here? " Almost like 19:11 "Did you have something to do with this? " 19:13 But of course the answer was: "An enemy has done this. " 19:17 Yeah... the enemy. We have an enemy, and he's... 19:20 he wants to destroy us - Absolutely! 19:23 to keep us from choosing Jesus. 19:25 Um-hmm. That almost reminds me back with Adam and Eve... 19:28 You know, Adam was saying: "Well, it was the woman that 19:31 You gave me. " You know, trying to blame God. 19:33 What other questions do you have? 19:36 What does the Bible say about cremation? 19:41 I was just listening to Pastor C.A. because 19:43 the point he made I really grasped onto it 19:45 but I don't know if you caught it 19:47 because he made a point that was really powerful. 19:49 He said: "It presupposes that we're good. " 19:52 But there's nobody good... 19:53 so bad things can't happen to good people. 19:59 There you go. I know they didn't get it. 20:03 Ain't nobody good! 20:04 Bad things can't happen to good people 'cause 20:06 there's nobody good. Yeah. 20:10 That's right. So... back to our next question. 20:14 There are a couple of examples or texts 20:19 and I cannot think of them - I don't know if you all can - 20:21 of cremation in the Bible. 20:24 We've done a lot of study on this because my husband and I 20:28 have determined we will be cremated. 20:30 And so we wanted to make certain 20:32 that that was scriptural. 20:34 But I'm sorry that I can't think of the text. 20:37 Can you? I can't think of a specific text in the Bible 20:41 that addresses the concept of cremation. 20:44 The fact that... I mean, if there's one I would love for 20:46 someone to show me. But as far as my knowledge 20:49 there's not one that I'm aware of. 20:51 And so I think it really just is up to the individual, 20:54 the person, to make that decision. 20:57 I know a lot of Christians who try to 21:01 make that sound bad or make others feel bad about 21:04 making that decision to be cremated 21:06 because it's our tradition here in Western culture 21:10 for the most part to bury the dead in the ground. 21:13 Again, as the pastor read earlier: "Unto dust you shall 21:15 return. " But you know, I had a gentleman one time 21:19 he kind of stopped me in one of my seminars 21:22 and he was rebuking me. "How could you tell someone 21:23 that they can make that decision on their own? 21:26 They should be buried as we should be buried. 21:28 Unto dust they return. " And I brought up the point: 21:30 "You know, there's a lot of people in the Dark Ages 21:32 that didn't have that choice. 21:34 They were burned at a stake 21:35 and they were martyrs for Jesus and they gave their life 21:38 for the gospel of Jesus Christ. 21:40 And I don't know how God's going to do it, but I know that 21:42 He can just speak the word and that person can appear 21:45 with a brand new body and they WILL go to heaven. " 21:47 Your text is: "In the beginning God created the heavens 21:50 and the earth. " And if past is prologue, 21:53 what He did before He can do it again. 21:55 Is it any harder for God to recreate a body that has been 21:58 burned to ashes or that over the centuries 22:01 has disappeared through the natural process? 22:04 If God can do one, God can do the other. 22:07 Ashes to ashes... dust to dust. 22:09 Whether you create the ashes or nature creates the ashes 22:12 they're still ashes... and God has the power 22:14 to make something out of nothing. 22:17 Um-hmm. 22:19 OK... excellent answers. 22:23 Now people want to know "Where is God when I am hurting? " 22:29 Psalm 34... let's go there. 22:34 The question is: "Where are you in your attitude 22:37 about God when you're hurting? " That's really the issue. 22:40 God has often been praised for the blessing 22:42 and blamed for the pain. 22:46 That's the sad reality even among Christians. 22:49 I said to someone and Pastor C.A. talked about this. 22:53 You know, we go back... Before the Internet I've known Pr. C.A. 22:57 Just to kind of give you an idea and he's known me that long too. 22:59 Wow! But the point I'm making is... Yeah, before the Internet. 23:02 Before Al Gore created the Internet we've known each other. 23:06 See all this gray hair he has? 23:08 Notice I have none. 23:11 This is called "evolution. " 23:14 But what were we talking about? What was the question? 23:19 Oh boy... see what happens when you take exits? 23:22 What was I saying? 23:23 That's a part of aging. Where is God when I am...? 23:25 Where is God? Psalm 34. 23:27 Psalm 34. One of the reasons why the Lord doesn't allow 23:30 some people to go through trials is because they will deny God. 23:36 Psalm 34... look what the Bible says. 23:40 Psalm 34... we're going to start with verse 17. 23:47 "The righteous cry out and the Lord hears 23:52 and delivers them out of... " How much? 23:55 "all their troubles. " 23:57 Where is the Lord? Verse 18: 23:59 "The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart 24:03 and saves such as have a contrite spirit. " 24:08 Where is God? Verse 19: 24:10 "Many are the afflictions of the righteous 24:14 but the Lord delivers him out of them all. " 24:17 Amen! Amen. So don't tell your 24:22 God how big your afflictions are. 24:25 Tell your afflictions how big your God is. 24:27 Amen! It is the same issue the disciples had. 24:31 In the storm Jesus didn't leave the boat. 24:34 He was just taking a nap. 24:36 The boat rocked Him to sleep but to them it was a storm. 24:39 So many times we look at our trials and not our God. 24:42 That's why Ellen White says in the Desire of Ages 24:44 "The Lord allowed the lightning to flash to remind them 24:47 in their darkness that Jesus had not changed His location. " 24:50 Um-hmm. They saw Him sleeping and they woke Him up. 24:53 Said: "Do You not care that we perish? " 24:54 It's those ridiculous questions that don't get an answer. 24:57 He didn't say: "Of course I care! " 24:59 He said: "Why are you so fearful? How is this that you 25:02 have no faith? " And you'll discover in those 25:04 moments when your faith is challenged 25:06 it's your faith that's challenged... not your God. 25:08 Um-hm.. Amen. That's right! 25:10 Psalm 3:3 says: "You, O Lord, are a shield 25:13 for me, my glory, and the One who lifts up my head. " 25:18 Your head has to be downcast to be lifted. 25:21 And I believe with all of my heart that 25:24 God allows things to come into our life 25:27 for our eternal benefit. 25:30 The worst year of my life 25:33 I can look back on now 25:35 and say was the best year of my life. 25:39 Because this is when God taught me to return His Word 25:43 to Him in prayer. 25:45 And His Word does not return void. 25:48 He taught me the power of His Word. 25:51 And so I am now... I mean, God was... 25:55 He cupped His hand under my chin and He lifted my face 25:59 to look at Him full-faced. 26:02 And I now can look back on that horrible 26:06 year of trial. It was a horrible year of illness. 26:10 It was everything, but I look back and I say 26:14 "Thank you, Lord, for allowing that in my life. " 26:19 Because it taught me to be totally dependent upon Him 26:23 but He also taught me truly that II Corinthians 1:20 26:27 "All of His promises are yes and amen in Christ Jesus. " 26:31 Amen. Ryan? Yeah. You know, the Great Commission. 26:35 What does Christ say? "Lo, I am with you? " 26:37 "Lo, I am with you always. " 26:40 Christ is indeed in the heavenly sanctuary 26:43 but He is omnipresent through the Spirit. 26:46 And I love the beautiful imagery that we have in 26:49 Revelation chapter 5 where we see that baby Lamb 26:53 that appears before the throne slain. 26:55 But the Bible says that there you find the seven eyes 26:58 within that Lamb which are the seven Spirits of God 27:01 that go throughout all of the world. 27:03 So Christ is present through the omnipresent Spirit 27:08 and He's with us. And so the Bible says that 27:11 the Father... Well we are told that the Father was with Christ 27:15 while He was hanging on the cross suffering. 27:16 You know, I have to believe that the Spirit of God was with 27:19 His people when they were suffering through the scripture. 27:21 And so I believe that same thing for us. 27:23 He is with us always. It is very difficult 27:26 to just put a period on some of these things. 27:28 I love Hebrews 13:5-6. 27:31 One: there is a reassurance that God will be our Helper. 27:34 That He will never leave us nor forsake us. 27:37 And then it say we can boldly say 27:40 "God is our Helper. " So even in those tough times 27:43 when it seems like you're alone 27:44 you can boldly state "God is my Helper; 27:47 I'm not doing this alone... He is by my side. " 27:49 I have learned... in 2008 was a bad year for me, 27:54 Shelley. I don't know what year was bad for you 27:56 but 2008 was bad for me. 27:58 And I learned to praise Jesus for the problems I was having 28:02 and He gave me great comfort through that. 28:05 Amen... Amen. And one last thing. 28:08 Shelley talked about this in the first hour of the program. 28:11 That very question that was posed 28:14 about why do bad things happen to good people, 28:15 where is God when hurt comes 28:17 is what I'm addressing with the sermon Coming With Clouds. 28:21 Because we live in clouds. I'm not going to say any more. 28:23 It's addressed in the sermon Coming With Clouds. 28:26 I encourage you to be here. 28:27 But I want to give one more text in Revelation 3. 28:29 Look at this text in Revelation chapter 3 28:32 and verse 8. 28:35 This was the message to the church of brotherly love... 28:39 the church He had nothing negative to say about. 28:41 Look what He says in verse 8. 28:43 "I know your works. 28:47 See, I have set before you an open door 28:50 and no one can shut it. " 28:51 Look at this: "For you have a little strength, 28:55 have kept My Word... " And here's the key: 28:58 "and have not denied My name. " 29:00 So often when trials come 29:02 Christians are the first to deny His name. 29:06 And when blessings come 29:07 they're the first ones to praise His name. 29:09 We've got to decide. We cannot be the fountain of bitter water 29:12 in times of difficulty and sweet water 29:14 in the times of prosperity. 29:16 Because the world is looking to us, our inconsistency will 29:19 result in somebody's loss. 29:21 That's why Lot's wife was lost: his inconsistency. 29:23 Um-hmm. So we have to know that when difficulty comes 29:25 God wants us to reveal to the world in our difficulty 29:28 that we serve a God greater than the god of this world. 29:31 Um-hmm. OK... next question. 29:33 Where in heaven does Jesus live? 29:38 Where in heaven does Jesus live? 29:41 I'm not sure where He lives but I know where He works. 29:46 OK. And if we study Daniel we understand 29:50 that His occupation now is in the sanctuary. 29:54 He's pleading cases... looking at cases. 29:56 We believe in a pre-advent judgment 29:59 from Revelation 22. 30:01 "I am coming and My reward is with Me. " 30:04 That means it's already been decided who's gonna 30:06 get that reward. So He is taking care of business 30:09 in His Father's house even as we speak. 30:11 Amen. 30:14 OK... well, this question: 30:17 Will we be keeping the Sabbath in heaven and the new earth? 30:28 Isaiah 66 verses 22 and 23. 30:33 Don't you just love the way they know the verses 30:35 right off the top of their heads? I just... 30:38 John gives me a blank stare 30:41 and then he goes to the text. It's wonderful. 30:46 Why are you in Psalm 12? 30:49 Isaiah 66 verses 22 and 23. 30:52 You're getting old, man... that's Isaiah. 30:55 Oh, you're in Isaiah 12. It's the gray hair. It's OK. 30:59 All right. Isaiah 66 verse 23 speaking of the new earth: 31:05 Excuse me, my voice is crackling. 31:08 "It shall come to pass from one new moon to another 31:12 and from one Sabbath to another 31:15 all flesh shall come to worship before Me says the Lord. " 31:20 That's right. So that is... You know, 31:22 when you think - I think it's Revelation 22- 31:27 that says all will see His face in the New Jerusalem. 31:33 I don't know about you, but I can't wait 31:35 for face-to-face communication with the Lord. 31:39 So when the New Jerusalem comes down to earth 31:42 we're going to have not only our home in the city 31:47 but Isaiah says we're going to go out and we're going to build 31:50 places. We'll have a country home; we'll have a city home. 31:53 We'll be coming in to the New Jerusalem 31:55 every Sabbath - any time you want - with absolute access 31:59 to God. But every Sabbath 32:02 we're going to have the most incredible worship service 32:08 in the New Jerusalem. That's right. 32:10 You know, she just... That verse that we just read 32:13 in Isaiah 66 clearly tells us that we will be keeping Sabbath 32:18 in heaven. I have run across a lot of Christians 32:21 who say: "You know what? I have no problem keeping 32:23 Sabbath in heaven. I just don't have to keep it 32:25 right now on earth. " We run into this quite often. 32:28 But the passage that comes to my mind that I love to bring up 32:31 and it's so simple and that's The Lord's Prayer. 32:34 When they asked Him "Lord, teach us how to pray" 32:36 what did He say? Yeah. They even made a song to it. 32:40 "Our Father, which art in heaven, 32:42 hallowed be Thy name. " 32:44 Now this next part: "Thy kingdom come; 32:47 Thy will be done... " Where? 32:49 "On earth as it is in heaven. " 32:53 So we should be keeping it now 32:55 as we will and as they are keeping it in heaven. 32:59 I'll be glad when I get to heaven 'cause I'll be able 33:01 to sing. I like that. 33:07 Here's a confirmation scripture 33:08 that it's going to be kept in heaven. 33:10 I Chronicles 17:27. 33:12 "For You have blessed it, O Lord, 33:14 and it shall be blessed forever. " 33:17 There's nothing wrong with the Sabbath. 33:19 It was blessed in perfection; it will not be eliminated 33:23 in perfection. It was blessed in a perfect environment; 33:26 it will not be deleted in the next perfect environment. 33:31 OK... next question: Is it important 33:35 to attend church services? 33:38 Is it important to attend church services? 33:42 Hebrews 7:25. 33:45 No.. not 7 is it? Wow! 33:48 See, as young folks see what we would do is we would think 33:50 a hashtag and put goals by that. 33:52 See, you just knew Hebrews 7:25! 33:57 Hashtag goals. "Forsaking not the assembling of ourselves 34:00 together as the manner of some is 34:02 but all the more... " That's right. 34:06 Don't forsake the assembling. Now Hebrews 7:25 is 34:08 "He is able to save to the uttermost. " 34:11 It's not... Yeah, it's not 7:25. 34:15 No? It's good to be... Anyway, it's Hebrews 10:25. 34:21 10:25. Hebrews 10:25. 34:23 OK, go ahead and read it. 34:25 Oh, oh. Well you quoted it right just had the reference wrong. 34:30 OK. Praise God for that. 34:34 Encouragement is the word. 34:38 Are you going to read it? Don't all jump in at once. 34:41 I think we're trying to be kind to each other here. 34:44 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together 34:47 as is the manner of some but exhort one another 34:53 and so much more as you see the day coming. " 34:57 You know, the reason that... Well, first of all 35:00 why do we go to church? 35:04 Why do we go to church? To worship God. 35:07 If we don't... I ask audiences sometimes 35:10 and people will say: "Oh, to hear the Word. " 35:13 "To fellowship. " 35:16 If we're not going to church to worship the Lord, 35:20 we're not going to church for the right reason. 35:23 We should be going to worship. 35:25 But there is something about corporate worship and the 35:29 fellowship that when we get together... 35:33 You know, Peter said that the devil is "like a roaring lion 35:38 seeking whom he may devour. " 35:41 When we were in South Africa we saw a lion 35:46 single out its prey. 35:49 And what they do is if there's one that's not 35:53 quite with the herd then the lions start circling it. 35:58 And they get them isolated and that's when they take them down. 36:02 The reason we should be going to church 36:05 is because it buoys our faith. 36:09 It builds us up. 36:11 We go and worship with others, and you can maybe be having 36:15 a down day. Somebody else can pray with you. 36:18 But when you let Satan isolate you 36:23 and keep you away from church 36:25 watch out, 'cause your enemy is like a roaring lion 36:30 seeking whom he may devour. 36:32 We've got two things: diaconia - which is a teaching; 36:35 and koinonia - which is a fellowship. 36:36 You need them both. If you're in a church 36:38 that's all teaching and no fellowship, 36:39 it's kind of dry. If you're in a church that's all fellowship 36:42 and no teaching, it's kind of dry. 36:47 That's right. 36:48 You need them both. 36:49 You need Spirit and truth. 36:52 Absolutely. I just want to add to that 36:54 go back to our previous point we made earlier. 36:57 On earth as it is in heaven. 36:59 We just read a text that says "from one Sabbath to another 37:03 all flesh will come and worship before Me 37:08 saith the Lord. " So we're going to be coming 37:10 before God and worshiping Him in heaven. 37:12 And we should now. Why wouldn't we? 37:15 In Revelation 4:8 we should take an example from the angels. 37:18 You know, this is not a good question for me 37:20 because I have a soapbox. People don't see it, 37:22 but I have it. 37:24 I just don't know why people don't like to come to church. 37:27 And I used to think it was me but it's not. 37:30 Because Elder Brooks said: "Sun melts butter and hardens clay. " 37:34 It's the condition of the human heart. 37:37 I have taken off of my shoulder 37:40 the burden that it's maybe what I said. 37:43 You know, somebody once said to me... I remember 37:45 as a matter of fact it was Mike Tucker. 37:47 We were down in Texas at the pastor's meetings 37:49 in 2015, and he said to me: 37:52 "John, are you staying out of trouble? " 37:54 I said: "No... why should I? " 37:56 And he said.. I said: "Well the disciples 37:58 were always in trouble; Jesus was always in trouble. " 38:00 And He said that If you live a righteous life, 38:03 you will suffer persecution so why should I? 38:05 And he said: "I like that! I'm going to preach that 38:07 from now on. " And here's the point: 38:09 when you don't have a love that has to do more 38:15 than with just a few hours in the day... 38:17 The Sabbath is a day of fellowship. 38:20 It's not a day of visitation; it's a day of fellowship. 38:23 And sometimes we have the idea... 38:26 It's amazing to me that Catholicism is pushing for the 38:29 whole day of Sunday to be holy 38:31 and we find Adventists that are pushing for less of the day 38:34 to be observed as holy. 38:35 What better place should it be found among those except 38:39 who say they keep the Sabbath? 38:41 We should show the world how it should be kept. 38:44 And the angels in Revelation 4:8 there's a text here: 38:47 "The four living creatures each having six wings 38:49 were full of eyes around and within. " 38:51 And listen to this: "And they do not rest day nor night. " 38:54 The word there rest is the day for Sabbath. 38:57 They do not rest day nor night 38:59 but what are they doing? They're worshiping God all the time. 39:02 If you don't worship God during the week, 39:04 then Sabbath is not going to be a substitute for what you 39:06 don't do other days. Um-hmm. 39:08 Now, you're married. Correct? Right? That's right. 39:12 Shelley, you're married. Pastor Murray, you're married. 39:14 Pastor Lomacang, you're married. 39:16 And Bruce, you're married, too. Correct? 39:19 That's correct. Are you? No, I feel singled out. 39:26 Now.. will there be marriage in heaven? 39:31 YES! 39:32 Amen. 39:35 Yes. Now, can I add 39:38 you know, God is not going to say to Angie 39:40 "Drop John when you get to heaven. " 39:43 Praise God, 'cause my wife and I have a saying 39:46 "Together forever... eternity in view. " 39:52 Marriage was instituted before sin entered the world 39:55 just like the Sabbath. 39:56 And since the Sabbath is eternal so is marriage. 39:59 We get mixed up. We're going to go to heaven for 1,000 years. 40:02 There won't be weddings there. You know why? 40:04 We're going to heaven to address the final stage 40:06 in the eradication of sin. 40:09 God is not going to say: "Sorry, C.A. 40:12 Irma don't want you any more. " 40:15 No... there won't be weddings performed in heaven. 40:18 That's what's being said. 40:19 And I won't be giving... If you ever go there, 40:21 you won't be saying to somebody: "You want to marry my 40:22 daughter? " Not during the thousand years in heaven. 40:25 Marriage will not be annulled in heaven 40:28 any more than the Sabbath. 40:30 Wow! I'd better get married before I go, then. 40:35 He got it. He heard you, Pastor. 40:38 You had something, Ryan? 40:40 Yeah, I just... I like Pastor Doug's response to this. 40:43 He says: "I can't picture Jesus handing out 40:46 divorce slips as we're walking through the pearly gates - 40:49 you know - to all of the couples. " 40:51 You know, and I can't see that either. 40:52 I got back to the idea that we are told 40:57 in inspiration and even in the Bible that 40:59 just as God began the scripture as we see there 41:02 where God creates a beautiful, perfect atmosphere 41:04 before sin ever entered the picture 41:06 what did God establish in the Garden of Eden? Two things: 41:08 marriage and the Sabbath. 41:10 So I don't see any evidence where we see that God is 41:14 going to reverse that or get rid of it. 41:16 I think that it's going to continue on, and I'm going to 41:18 look forward to living with my sweetheart in my mansion. 41:21 You just want some points! 41:26 Well technically we'll have two mansions, so we'll just 41:28 go back and forth, right? 41:30 She'll have a mansion; I'll have a mansion. 41:32 We'll go back and forth at the same time. 41:34 Right, the same time. 41:36 OK. All marriages in heaven will be happy marriages. 41:40 Amen... Amen. That's right, brother. That's right. 41:42 Sometimes some of us are bur- dened with an unhappy marriage. 41:45 Not myself. But... when you get to heaven 41:49 your marriage will be happy. 41:51 That's right. You'll be having a wonderful marriage. 41:53 OK. Who is Michael? 41:56 Is He Christ? 41:59 Prove it from the Bible. 42:01 OK. Who is Michael? Is He Christ? 42:06 Prove it from the Bible. 42:07 Text and verse. Yeah. 42:10 I would like to start in Exodus 42:15 chapter 3 42:20 if I can get there. 42:25 In Exodus chapter 3 we see a conversation 42:29 happening between Moses and this 42:32 what appears to be... it says an angel of the Lord 42:35 but we are told later that it is none other than God Himself 42:37 speaking from this bush. 42:39 And of course in this same passage, and I'm trying to find 42:42 the specific verse, but if you look here in chapter 3 42:45 the person speaking from the bush tells Moses 42:49 "Take off your sandals for where you are standing 42:53 is holy ground. " And we know that the presence 42:56 of God makes that holy ground. We know that he was speaking 43:00 to God. I'm trying to find that specific verse here. 43:03 Let's see if I can... Yeah, right here, verse 5: 43:05 "And He said: 'Do not draw near to this place; 43:07 take off the sandals from your feet 43:10 for the place where you stand is holy ground. ' " 43:13 We find the same thing happening in Joshua chapter 5. 43:17 If you go to Joshua chapter 5 43:19 and you said to prove it from the Bible 43:20 so I'm going to give my take on it. 43:22 And then Pastors, feel free to - and Shelley, feel free - 43:25 to jump in here. Joshua chapter 5 43:27 we have an interesting scene happening 43:29 between Joshua and this interesting character 43:33 that shows up with his sword drawn. 43:36 And he tells him... let me see if I can find it here... 43:42 While he's looking for it - I say that respectfully - 43:46 while he's looking for it, if you find 3 confirming scriptures 43:50 in the Bible that are unequivocal. 43:53 Who else can stand in behalf of His people 43:57 during the time of trouble other than Christ? 44:00 "At that time shall Michael stand up, 44:03 the great Prince which stands for the children of Thy people, 44:07 and there shall be a time of trouble. " 44:10 Michael there in the Hebrew as well as in the Greek 44:13 means "One who is like God. " 44:16 And there is no one else. Another one: Jude. 44:19 "Yet Michael, the archangel, in contending with the devil... " 44:23 Who can contend over the body of Moses 44:25 other than the One who owns the body of Moses? 44:28 And then Revelation: "Michael and His angels 44:32 fought with the dragon and the dragon and his angels 44:34 fought. " Who could fight against the devil 44:36 other than Christ? 44:39 And then the voice of the archangel. 44:42 Who is that? "The Lord Himself 44:46 shall descend from heaven with a shout... 44:49 with the voice of the archangel. " 44:52 That's right. The One who is above the angels. 44:54 That is Christ and His name is Michael. 44:59 Daniel 10 and I'm at verse 13 45:02 about half-way through. The Bible says: 45:05 "Michael... One who is like God. " 45:07 And that means One who exercises the same authority 45:10 as God. The one thing we know about Michael 45:13 in Revelation 19 when John fell to worship 45:17 that being the angel said: "See that thou do it not. " 45:20 Because angels don't accept worship. 45:23 The only One that is worthy to be worshiped, 45:25 the only One who accepts worship is Michael. 45:28 So that says that He is a being to be worshiped. 45:31 That means He is God. Amen. That's right. 45:33 You found that? Well, I was just going to make the connection 45:35 right here in Joshua chapter 5 45:37 where in the latter verses - verses 13 through 15- 45:40 we see that Joshua is having this encounter with 45:43 this individual who identifies Himself as the Commander 45:47 of the army of the Lord. So we know that Michael 45:49 the archangel... archangel in the original Greek 45:52 is simply the word archangelos which simply means 45:55 chief of the angels. So He's not a normal angel. 45:59 The original word for angel is angelos, which is 46:01 just simply messenger. But the chief of the messengers, 46:04 the chief of the angels, is Michael. 46:06 Now in Exodus 3 this same individual that says: 46:10 "Take off your sandals for where you stand is holy ground" 46:12 this same individual refers to Himself at the Great I AM. 46:16 "Who do I tell them that You are? " 46:18 "I am that I AM. " This same character in Joshua 46:22 tells Joshua to take off his sandals for where he stands 46:26 is holy ground. So this is no normal angel. 46:28 This is a holy individual. And we know that Christ 46:31 I believe it's John chapter 8 or John chapter 10 46:34 where He refers to Himself as the "I AM. " 46:37 He says: "Before Abraham was, I AM. " 46:39 And of course, as pastor brought out, 46:41 we are told in I Thessalonians chapter 4 I believe it is 46:44 that Christ is coming back with the voice of the archangel. 46:48 So there's no doubt that He is Michael the archangel. 46:50 And in the Hebrew the term I AM used in the present tense 46:52 like that is an indication that the person speaking 46:55 is calling Himself or naming Himself God. 46:58 We know that the angel of the covenant 47:01 in Exodus was Christ Jesus Himself. 47:05 See, we get... I think we get confused 47:08 because we think of angel as being a created being. 47:12 And the ministering spirits are created beings. 47:15 That's right. But angel means messenger. 47:17 I mean the angels are messengers of God. 47:19 And we're not the only, by the way... We're not the only 47:23 denomination or church that believes that Michael 47:27 is Jesus Christ. There's many many Bible scholars 47:32 who agree on that. Well I think you guys gave ample 47:35 Biblical proof - Amen - in answer to that question. 47:40 So this one is a two-part question. 47:43 Is it true we are saved by grace 47:46 but works is mixed in there somewhere? 47:49 So if we are saved by grace, 47:51 are we judged by our works? 47:53 Ephesians 2:8-10 says that we are saved by grace 47:58 through faith... NOT by works that we should boast. 48:01 And then 10 backs it right up, yes. 48:04 We are created for the good works that God prepared 48:08 in advance for us to do. 48:10 In Romans 6:16 48:15 the Bible says, or Paul says that 48:18 we are slaves to whom we obey. 48:23 We're either slaves to righteousness 48:26 or we're slaves of sin. 48:30 In I John 2:3-4 48:35 it says that if anyone says 48:38 he knows Him - he knows Jesus Christ - 48:41 yet does not keep the commandments 48:44 he is a liar and the truth is not in him. 48:48 Hebrews 5:9 says that Jesus Christ is the author 48:53 of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. 48:58 So when you think about... You know, people get so 49:02 upset when we talk about obedience 49:06 but obedience is by grace 49:07 because Philippians 2:12-13 says 49:11 He works in us. It is God who works in us 49:14 to will and to do His good pleasure. 49:18 So we are saved... 49:22 Salvation belongs to God alone. 49:25 Um-hmm. But the Bible says that our rewards 49:29 will follow them. Yes, we are going to have our rewards 49:34 because of our obedience. We don't obey to be saved; 49:39 we obey because we ARE saved. 49:43 And one more point: the Ten Commandments 49:46 in Exodus chapter 20 49:49 are written in the future tense. 49:52 That means they were promises. 49:55 God is saying to us that if we're in covenant relationship 50:00 with Him we're not going to have any gods before Him; 50:04 we're not going to bow down to idols; 50:06 we're not going to take His name; we're going to be so 50:09 excited to worship on the Sabbath with Him. 50:12 We will honor our parents. 50:16 We won't commit murder, adultery. 50:18 We won't steal; we won't bear false testimony. 50:20 We won't covet. Why? 50:23 Because that's what living in covenant relationship with Him 50:27 is all about. He came to save us from our sin. 50:33 That's right for sure. Works is not what gets us saved, 50:39 works is what shows up when we are saved. 50:43 That's right. It's the evidence of our salvation 50:46 not the method of our salvation. 50:49 I used to think I had to keep the commandments. 50:53 Now I feel I GET to keep the commandments. 50:57 I don't have to... I get to. They're a privilege. 51:01 A privilege to keep the commandments. 51:03 That's right. And forgiveness is available when I mess up. 51:08 All right, panel: How do you know God's will for your life? 51:13 How do you know God's will for your life? 51:17 I don't need to know God's will for my life. 51:20 That's one of the things that... Go to Philippians. 51:26 Go to Philippians with me. 51:27 I don't need to know God's will for my life. 51:29 That's one of the questions we ask when in fact we couldn't 51:31 even accomplish God's will if we knew it. 51:34 How many of you could accomplish it? 51:37 "For it is God who works in us 51:42 both too will and to do of His good pleasure. " 51:46 Paul made it very clear. 51:48 Some people use that almost as a hindrance to doing anything. 51:52 "I wonder what God's will for my life is? " 51:55 Get up and do something 51:57 and God will work out His will in your life. 52:00 You can't say: "I wonder which way to go" 52:02 and you're sitting in your car without the engine turning on. 52:04 The will of God is appointed... 52:07 Let's just go ahead and make it clear here. 52:08 In Philippians - here I am - 52:11 2... Look at this: Philippians 2:12. 52:14 "Therefore my beloved: as you have always obeyed 52:18 not only in my presence only but much more in my absence 52:21 work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. " 52:24 That's often what people see. 52:25 Verse 13: "For it is God who works in you 52:28 both too will and to do of His good pleasure. " 52:32 We cannot do God's will. 52:34 God does His will through us. That's right. 52:37 We are the vessel out of which He works. 52:39 We don't work to become His vessel... 52:41 we become His vessel and He works through us. 52:44 Ooh... but I do have a scripture. 52:46 I Thessalonians 4 verse 3 says: 52:49 "This is the will of God 52:53 for your life, and that is your sanctification. " 52:59 See, we are justified by the blood of Jesus Christ, right? 53:05 We're forgiven of those past sins. 53:07 But God's will for our life 53:10 is that we walk just as Jesus walked 53:16 on the earth, that we walk in the narrow path. 53:20 That we walk in the path of His life 53:24 where we will see pleasures at His right hand forever more. 53:29 So God's will for our life 53:32 is simply that we yield to the Holy Spirit 53:37 and He will work in us to will and to do 53:41 His good pleasure and Philippians 1:6 says 53:45 that He will complete the good work He's begun. 53:48 Amen. OK, now we only have a few minutes left 53:52 so we have to get through these next couple questions 53:55 rather quickly. One person said: I am 53:59 anxious all the time. Can I really trust in Jesus? 54:07 II Thessalonians chapter 2 verse 16. 54:10 Paul writes these beautiful doctrinal theses 54:14 but he couches them in some poetic language 54:17 all through the book of I Thessalonians. 54:19 "Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself 54:21 and our God and Father 54:22 who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation. " 54:27 Which are two words I just love. 54:29 We can have everlasting consolation 54:32 "and good hope by grace comfort your heart 54:37 and establish you in every good word and work. " 54:41 So consolation is promised. 54:44 Comfort is promised. 54:46 A settling in and establishment is promised. 54:49 Good words, good works follow from that. 54:53 So be anxious for nothing. 54:56 He wants to establish you, to comfort you, 54:59 and to console you even in troublous times. 55:02 Amen! What do you have, Ryan? 55:04 Yeah, Proverbs chapter 3 verses 5 and 6. 55:07 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart 55:09 and lean not on your own understanding; 55:12 In all your ways acknowledge Him 55:14 and He shall direct your path. " 55:16 A person who's anxious perhaps may be suffering from anxiety 55:20 or whatever that might be. 55:21 You know, God just wants us to trust Him. 55:23 I think that's what this entire book is about. Amen! 55:25 From cover to cover God is pleading 55:28 with His children - with His creation - 55:30 to trust Him. I think if we do that 55:33 while the devil may throw his fiery darts at us 55:36 we know that God is in control. 55:39 And Isaiah 26:3 says: 55:43 "You will keep him in perfect peace 55:47 whose mind is stayed on You 55:51 because he trusts in You. " 55:53 So as we... When I feel myself getting anxious 55:57 I realize I've got my eyes on the problem 56:01 not on the Problem Solver. 56:03 Amen. So I return... You know, I often say: 56:05 "Lord, help me keep my eyes focused on You. 56:08 Increase my trust, Lord. 56:10 Let me not lean on my own understanding. " 56:13 And you know, He will bring that peace that transcends 56:17 all understanding. We've got about a minute left. 56:20 If you can't trust God, who can you trust? 56:23 Amen! And you know what? I think that God has given us 56:26 ample proof in His Word of why we should trust Him. 56:30 That's right. You know, Jesus came and died on the cross 56:33 for our sins. While we were yet sinners 56:36 He came and died for us. 56:38 And He is the same today, yesterday, and forever 56:42 so we know that what we see here is the way He still is. 56:46 Amen! The answers the panel provided tonight 56:48 shows we can trust God. 56:49 God's Word shows we can trust Him. 56:51 Absolutely... absolutely. 56:53 Man, I wish we had more time because, you know, 56:56 what I would love to ask you guys, all of you that speak: 57:00 "How do you prepare your sermons? " 57:02 Well, maybe we can ask that at another time 57:06 'cause I think that's a deep question that's going to require 57:08 quite a while to answer. Here's the answer: 57:11 we just trust God. There you go! 57:14 All right... well, there's the CliffNotes. 57:18 That's right... that's very good. 57:21 Well, thank you guys so much for answering these Bible questions. 57:25 And I hope that everybody's questions were answered. 57:27 And we are in store for a blessing with Pastor Ty Gibson. |
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