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00:14 Hello and welcome to a very special program 00:18 that is an integral part of the Secrets Unsealed Summit. 00:24 This Program always takes place on Saturday evening 00:29 when we have our In-person Summit 00:32 and so, we've put it at that exact same time... 00:34 exact same time during the Virtual Summit. 00:38 So, we welcome you to a really important Program 00:40 and I say, "Very, very important Program" 00:43 because we get to share with you now, 00:46 some of the trials and some of the triumphs 00:49 of the last year and of Secrets Unsealed SUMTV 00:53 and we get to share with you some of the great things 00:56 that God is doing for... with... to... and through this ministry 01:00 and let me assure you... 01:02 God is doing some great things during the next hour... 01:06 we've got a lot to talk about. 01:08 I'm here with Pastor Bohr 01:09 and you see that smile on his face... 01:12 he is so excited because he knows... 01:14 he is just ready to let you know 01:16 of some of the things that God is doing... 01:19 some information that we've gotten 01:21 even in the last several hours... Pastor. 01:22 Stephen: Yes Sir... 01:23 CA Murray: That let us know that God is really working 01:25 through this Ministry. 01:27 Now, we are at the very nether edges of the Sabbath, 01:30 in fact, by the time I get through talking and have prayer, 01:32 the Sabbath will have slipped into history... into eternity 01:35 and we will have moved into a brand-new week. 01:38 Hopefully, you have been with us 01:40 throughout the course of the day... 01:41 many powerful messages have been preached. 01:44 We've been here most of the day in the Studio 01:46 and have had a wonderful time together... 01:48 we always have a wonderful time when we are together. 01:50 Stephen: All the time. 01:51 CA Murray: I thing that's because 01:53 we actually like each other, Pastor. 01:54 Stephen: I know we do. 01:55 CA Murray: And we praise the Lord for it 01:57 but we've talking about and rejoicing 01:59 in some of the blessings of the Lord 02:01 and we have got to let you know some of these wonderful things 02:04 that God is doing. 02:05 We've got a video coming up. 02:07 I think we're going to have prayer first 02:09 because we want to formally say, "Goodbye" 02:12 to this wonderful Sabbath day. 02:13 We'll come out of that prayer... say a couple of words... 02:16 then we're going to go into a video... 02:17 we're kind of set up what we want to talk about 02:20 and believe me, we've got a lot to share 02:22 that we want you to be a part of. 02:24 Pastor, would you pray for us please 02:25 as we say, "Goodbye" to this particular Sabbath day. 02:28 Stephen: Let's pray, "Father in heaven, 02:30 thank You for a glorious Sabbath day. 02:33 Thank You for the abundant blessings 02:35 that You have poured out in this day... 02:37 all of the messages that we've heard. 02:39 We've been edified in our spiritual experience 02:42 and now Lord, as we say, 'Goodbye' 02:45 to another Sabbath 02:46 and 'Hello' to a new week, 02:48 we ask Lord that You will bless us this week... 02:51 that You'll pour out Your Spirit upon us... 02:53 give us peace, joy and prosperity 02:57 and we thank you Father for hearing and answering our prayer 03:01 for we ask it in Jesus' name, amen. " 03:03 CA Murray: Amen and amen. 03:05 All right, now, to kind of set up 03:07 what we're going to talk about 03:08 and to sort of set the flavor of the hour, 03:11 our Production Team has produced a very beautiful video 03:15 and we want you to watch that now 03:17 and then we'll come back 03:18 and we've got a lot to talk about... 03:20 God bless you. 03:21 Music... 03:31 "Then Samuel took a stone, 03:33 and set it up between Mizpah and Shen... 03:36 he named it Ebenezer, saying, 03:39 'Thus far has the Lord helped us. '" 03:41 1st Samuel 7:12. 03:45 Secrets Unsealed began operations in the fall of 2002 03:48 in two small rooms 03:50 in the rear of the Fresno Seventh-day Adventist Church 03:53 originally conceived as a resource center 03:56 for equipping and strengthening the body of Christ. 03:59 By March of 2003, 04:02 the Ministry was receiving and shipping orders 04:04 for books, Study Notes and VHS tapes. 04:07 People began telling us that we were providing 04:10 the type of in-depth study sorely lacking 04:13 from many pulpits across the country. 04:15 Very early on, God showed us 04:18 why He had established Secrets Unsealed 04:20 and the unique role this particular ministry 04:22 was destined to play 04:24 and fortifying Adventists to meet the challenges 04:27 of these last days. 04:28 Though our target audience was the Adventist community, 04:32 we quickly found that the words of the Bible were true. 04:36 Christ said that if I be lifted up, 04:39 I will draw all men unto myself. 04:41 We began to receive word that scores of people 04:44 were attending Adventist churches 04:46 and being baptized. 04:47 Requests for sermons and other study materials 04:50 began to pour in. 04:52 This let us know that there was a hunger for the information 04:54 that Secrets Unsealed was supplying. 04:56 God affirmed very early in the life of this ministry 05:00 that we were fulfilling a niche and a need 05:02 within the body of Christ 05:04 and if we remain faithful to His calling, 05:06 He would bless His ministry with His presence and power. 05:11 In 2004, Secrets Unsealed began broadcasting on 3ABN. 05:15 Music... 05:20 In 2012, the ministry moved from its space 05:22 in the rear of the Fresno Seventh-day Adventist Church 05:25 to its current headquarters at 05:27 5949 East Clinton Avenue in Fresno. 05:31 God's leading was evident again as both the building 05:34 and the necessary production equipment 05:36 were purchased debt free. 05:38 During these years, the Anchor School of Theology 05:41 held at our headquarters was begun along with 05:45 Annual Secrets Unsealed Summit held each fall 05:48 at the beautiful Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite National Park 05:52 but God had more blessings in store 05:54 as His ministry continued to grow. 05:56 In 2007, Secrets Unsealed began to minister to 12 inmates 06:01 as it began a fledgling prison ministry. 06:04 Some ten years later, 06:06 that number grew to over 2,052 inmates 06:09 in 37 states. 06:10 So far, this year our numbers have topped 3,813 inmates. 06:16 We average between 100 to 200 letters each month. 06:19 We have witnessed baptisms 06:21 and numbers of incarcerated men and women 06:24 who have given their lives to Jesus. 06:26 Many offenders have told us 06:28 that their first contact with the gospel 06:30 was a tract... pamphlet... sermon... Study Guide 06:33 or Bible sent to them from Secrets Unsealed. 06:37 Secrets Unsealed was born as a print... CD... DVD... ministry 06:41 but it soon became evident that the Lord was calling us 06:44 to expand both our borders and our vision. 06:47 God was calling us to move into new areas of service. 06:50 We expanded to include YouTube, Facebook 06:53 and various other internet platforms 06:56 and even a 24-hour television network. 06:59 2017 saw the launch of SUMTV and SUMTV Latino. 07:03 The year prior... God had led in the purchase 07:08 of a Production Van 07:09 that we were able to fully outfit 07:11 and put into service completely free of debt. 07:14 This van aided us in providing on-the-road 07:17 and remote broadcast for network. 07:19 During these years, solar panels were installed 07:21 at our offices and the warehouse was completed. 07:24 Staff was added and we began to experience 07:27 inevitable growth pains... 07:28 a challenge that we wrestle with until today. 07:31 We are simply running out of work space. 07:33 The demands of the ministry are increasing 07:36 and we need more space... 07:37 more equipment and more personnel 07:40 to meet these demands. 07:41 People who produce television sometimes refer to it 07:44 as an insatiable monster 07:46 that is always eating and never satisfied. 07:48 It is true that the demands of full-time television 07:52 are daunting and can be stressful. 07:54 The need for space is an ongoing challenge. 07:56 As we increase our staffing capabilities, 07:59 this needs is becoming critical. 08:01 Another critical need is in the area of editing 08:04 and post production. 08:05 Currently we have four editors working in one room. 08:09 This cramped situation forced us to drastically reduce 08:12 our editing operations 08:14 during the recent COVID-19 shutdown. 08:16 Working so close together is not the best for general health 08:19 and encourages the spread of disease. 08:22 God has blessed thus far in keeping us disease free 08:26 but we don't want to be presumptuous 08:28 with His blessings or employee health. 08:30 In the last year, we have added one Associate Speaker, 08:33 CA Murray... 08:35 and will shortly add Pastor James Rafferty. 08:38 CA works at a small desk in the Call Center 08:40 and no space has been allocated for Pastor Rafferty as of yet. 08:44 All of these situations highlight the need 08:47 to convert what is now garage space 08:48 into much needed office space. 08:50 Nevertheless, we see God's merciful and gracious hand 08:54 moving to support and advance Secrets Unsealed. 08:57 One of the highlights of 2020 08:59 was a baptism... former Catholic priest, 09:02 José Antonio Yorka in the country of Spain. 09:05 He requested that Pastor Bohr perform the ceremony personally. 09:08 Also, we were able to conduct our 2020 Anchor's Class 09:12 which was the last public event 09:14 before the COVID-19 lockdown. 09:16 Pastors Bohr and Murray have had the privilege 09:20 of conducting scores of virtual meetings 09:22 and services across the United States in America, 09:26 South America and Europe. 09:28 So, the ministry continues to reach out 09:31 even in these unusual and trying times. 09:34 It is a blessing to get notices periodically that inform us 09:37 that people are coming to the Lord 09:39 and joining the Adventist family 09:41 through the ministry of Secrets Unsealed and SUMTV. 09:45 This is happening in the United States 09:47 and across the globe. 09:49 We have compiled a prioritized list 09:52 of the needs of the ministry. 09:54 These are tools that we need to do the work of the Lord 09:57 effectively and efficiently. 09:59 We know that with the blessings of God 10:01 coupled with your prayers and financial support, 10:04 we will be able to complete the task 10:07 that the Lord has given to Secrets Unsealed and SUMTV. 10:11 Office Space... 10:13 Post Production Editors... 10:15 Terra Block Expansion... 10:17 Graphic Designer... 10:19 Larger Video Switcher in Control Room... 10:22 Additional Lights... 10:24 Computer Upgrades. 10:25 If the Holy Spirit impresses you, 10:29 we invite you to prayerfully consider what you can do 10:32 through your prayers and financial gifts 10:34 to support the worldwide outreach 10:36 of Secrets Unsealed 10:38 and Secrets Unsealed Ministry Television. 10:40 Thank you so much for your prayers and support... 10:43 thank you... 10:48 Music... 10:53 CA Murray: So, you can see from the video 10:56 that God is doing some exciting things. 10:58 Now, we have an announcement, 11:00 I'm going to leave it to Pastor Bohr 11:02 to sort of kick it off. 11:03 We've gotten some information just in the last 24 hours 11:09 that has really excited us 11:11 but before I turn it over to him, 11:13 I just want to read the list of places that we've heard from 11:18 just in the last year or so 11:20 that we know we are reaching... 11:22 these are continents and cities that have contacted us 11:26 to tell us that our ministry is being a blessing. 11:29 They include: Abu Dhabi, Africa, Australia, 11:32 Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, 11:36 Canada, Columbia, Costa Rica, 11:38 Dominica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, 11:41 French Guyana, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, 11:44 Holland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, 11:48 Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, 11:50 Peru, Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, 11:52 Sao Paulo, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, 11:57 Spain, Saint Lucia, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, 12:02 Tobago, Trinidad, Uganda, United Kingdom, 12:06 USA... of course... and Zambia. 12:08 These are just some of the places 12:10 where Secrets Unsealed has been a blessing... 12:13 where SUMTV has been watched... 12:15 it has encouraged and changed the lives of individuals. 12:18 So, we know because they are telling us 12:21 that the ministry is being a blessing to them 12:24 and that it is an integral part of their walk with Christ 12:27 within their growth as Seventh-day Adventists 12:30 and we are happy to hear from all of these countries 12:33 and many, many more 12:34 where God has used this ministry to be a blessing. 12:37 Pastor Bohr, I know that 12:39 something very, very exciting happened 12:41 in the last 24 hours that we want to talk about 12:43 and I'll leave you to sort of launch that and kick it off. 12:47 Stephen: I'm chomping at the bit. 12:48 CA Murray: Laughter... 12:50 Stephen: I've got to stand for this one. 12:51 Folks, several years ago, 12:55 right after we started the ministry, 12:58 Aileen and I were speaking in her office 13:00 and we said, "Some day, 13:03 the Lord is going to impress someone 13:06 to donate a million dollars to Secrets Unsealed. " 13:10 Well, we haven't exactly gotten a million dollars 13:14 from any one donor, but we have good news 13:16 and that is, that on Friday, 13:19 we received notice from one of our supporters 13:23 that he is willing to put up a million dollars 13:26 on a matching basis 13:28 which means that if we are able to raise five thousand dollars, 13:33 it will equal ten thousand... 13:35 if we're able to raise a million... 13:38 it will be two million 13:40 and so, the prayers that Aileen and I 13:44 have been raising to the Lord for many, many years 13:46 have come to fruition 13:48 and so, any donations that are made during this Program 13:53 and actually after the Program as well, 13:55 will go towards that match of a million dollars. 13:59 So, God is working in a powerful way... 14:02 I trust that the Lord will impress our hearts 14:05 to be generous 14:07 so that we can not only receive the million 14:09 but two million 14:10 because the ministry has many, many needs at this time. 14:13 CA Murray: This is truly exciting news. 14:17 The idea that whatever is sent in... 14:22 whatever is raised... whatever you donate to the ministry, 14:25 will be matched up to one million dollars 14:29 and so, this is the kind of news that excites us 14:33 and lets us know that God is in control... 14:36 that the Lord is leading. 14:38 All we need now is your help... your cooperation... 14:42 your partnership to help us raise as much as we can... 14:46 as quickly as we can 14:48 so that it can be matched by this generous donor 14:51 and the work of God can continue. 14:54 As you saw at the end of the video, 14:56 we have a number of things that need to be done 15:00 and, of course, one of the most critical 15:02 and needed things is... is space... 15:06 we are growing... we are adding personnel... 15:10 we need more personnel and we need to convert space 15:14 into useable workspace 15:16 so that the work of God can be done. 15:19 Pastor, we were looking at and talking about 15:21 some of the things that Secrets Unsealed... 15:24 some of the services that Secrets Unsealed provides 15:27 and provides at very low cost... extremely reasonably... 15:33 I'm looking at the Prompter 15:35 and we have downloadable Study Notes. 15:38 Now, I have to... to, you know, they say, 15:40 "Give a person their flowers while they can smell them... " 15:43 and... and since arriving here 15:45 and, of course, I was aware of this before 15:48 but I became keenly aware since arriving here 15:50 you produced an extremely large amount of Study Materials 15:55 to go with the... the videos 15:58 and the different sermons that you preach... 16:00 I don't think you preach... 16:01 ever preach a sermon without producing Study Notes 16:04 to go with that 16:05 and... and dare I say, copious Study Notes 16:08 and we make them available. 16:10 They are available very reasonably, aren't they? 16:14 Stephen: You know, we have thousands of pages... 16:17 we have about 40 Study Notes in English 16:21 some of them as much as five or 600 pages 16:24 and we have several Study Notes also in Spanish 16:29 and, you know, at first we actually sold these 16:33 but we came into a problem and that is that 16:37 people who ordered them from other countries... 16:39 the shipping was more than the Study Notes... 16:42 and so, very few were benefitting from the Study Notes 16:46 so, we decided probably about three or four years ago, 16:50 that we would put them all online 16:52 and let people not only read them online 16:55 but also download them and share them if they want to 16:59 at no cost whatsoever to them. 17:01 So, we have them all on our website... 17:03 people can go to our website 17:05 and they can download these materials for free. 17:07 CA Murray: Hmmm... hmmm... so they at no cost to them 17:10 but there is some cost to us... 17:11 when you put things up and they are downloaded, 17:13 there is... there is some expense that is entailed 17:16 for the person providing that service 17:18 so, that's one of the things that also that we do... 17:22 that we like to do because it makes it available. 17:25 I like when I have notes in my hand... 17:29 I've always got to have a pen in my hand... 17:31 I like to add notes to those... kind of thing... 17:34 I cannot go through it without a pen or underliner 17:37 or a highlighter or a marker of some sort in... in hand, 17:41 so, you can get the sermon... 17:42 you can get the DVD... you can watch it on YouTube... 17:45 or any one of the platforms 17:48 and then you've got the notes right there to... to... 17:51 to make additional notes for yourselves 17:53 so that you can... you can teach it if you want... 17:55 you certainly can memorize it or make it part of your own life. 17:58 That's a service that is provided by Secrets Unsealed 18:01 that... that we do 18:03 because we know it is of benefit to those of you 18:07 who are watching and who are listening. 18:09 Stephen: You know, CA, before we go on with some of the things 18:12 that Secrets Unsealed is doing, 18:14 we firmly believe 18:16 that we are living in the last remnant of time... 18:19 and whatever we don't do now, we're not going to be able to do 18:23 because more and more we're seeing, for example, 18:27 freedom of speech curtailed 18:28 and with our message which is not super popular, 18:31 we know eventually, some day this is going to be shut down 18:35 and so, we feel a sense of urgency 18:38 to get the message out in as many ways that we can 18:42 while we can. 18:43 That's what drives us... 18:45 in other words, it's not just having a big empire 18:48 or great big Facility with lots of employees, 18:51 with business as usual... 18:53 our purpose for our existence 18:56 is to share the last message... 18:58 the three angels' message with the world 19:00 because we know the time is coming 19:01 when it's going to be much more difficult. 19:03 CA Murray: Yes, which is also why... 19:05 and in a little bit we're going to read some letters 19:07 while we are... we ask for... we are so happy to get letters 19:11 because they let us know... e- mails... 19:13 however you want to contact us or call us... 19:15 they let us know that what we're doing is of benefit... 19:19 you know, you're giving... you're writing... 19:21 you're studying... you're producing... 19:23 it's nice to hear back and to know... 19:25 "Yeah, what you're doing is a blessing 19:26 so when we get those... 19:28 we are... we are very covetous of getting responses 19:31 because they let us know that what we're doing 19:34 is being appreciated 19:35 and that God is using the Ministry 19:37 to bless so many lives. 19:38 Another thing that... service that we provide 19:43 are free Remnant Study Bibles for... for prisoners. 19:46 Stephen: Yeah. 19:48 CA Murray: A wonderful thing 19:49 and if you have seen or have heard of 19:52 or have handled a Remnant Study Bible, 19:55 you know that this is not a flimsy sort of... 19:58 when I was in New York... 20:01 we could get Bibles for as little as two dollars apiece, 20:03 you know. 20:05 Stephen: And they fell apart very quickly. 20:06 CA Murray: Yeah, that lasted for about a year or so, 20:08 but, you know, if you want to give out 20:09 a massive amount of Bibles, 20:10 you can go to the American Bible Society 20:12 and get Bibles in bulk for two dollars apiece. 20:14 The Remnant Study Bible is not a two-dollar Bible... 20:17 not even close. 20:18 Stephen: It's expensive. 20:20 CA Murray: It's an expensive Bible... 20:21 it's a well-put-together Bible. 20:23 The materials are... are... are well put together... 20:27 but then the information... it is a Study Bible 20:30 and you'll see in some of the letters 20:33 that we'll read in just a little bit... 20:34 it is very, very prized and coveted 20:36 particularly by prisoners 20:38 who don't often get a chance to get a Bible 20:40 and I don't think we've ever sent out a Remnant Study Bible, 20:43 Pastor, to a prisoner 20:44 who has not sent back and said, "Thank you for this Bible... 20:47 never had a Bible quite like this before in all my life. " 20:51 Stephan: Many of them do. CA Murray: Yes. 20:52 Stephen: And we not only provide free Study Bibles, 20:56 we also provide free DVDs... entire Series of DVDs... 20:59 so, they can watch our programming for free in prison. 21:03 CA Murray: Hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... 21:04 and it is a great blessing to prisoners... 21:06 many prisoners have stabilized their walk with Christ... 21:10 have come to the Lord 21:11 through the materials that they have gotten 21:13 from Secrets Unsealed and SUMTV. 21:15 Stephen: You know, we even get... 21:18 we even get donations from prisoners 21:20 and you know they don't make a lot of money in prison 21:24 but we get donations on a regular basis from prisoners 21:27 who get paid very little. 21:32 CA Murray: Very little... very little... very little... 21:34 another service that we provide, Pastor, 21:37 are the DVDs of just about everything that is broadcast 21:41 on SUMTV. 21:42 We have slashed prices on the DVDs... 21:46 talk to us a little bit about... about why that was done 21:48 and the mindset behind the slashing of prices. 21:51 Stephen: Yeah, when we started our ministry, 21:53 we were totally unknown, 21:55 so, how could we sustain the ministry financially? 22:00 We had to produce programming and DVDs and sell them 22:04 because we were unknown 22:06 but as time went by 22:08 and Secrets Unsealed became better known, 22:10 people started donating to the ministry 22:12 and we started making ends meet 22:17 and so, basically, what we decided is... 22:21 you know, we're not going to depend on sales any more, 22:23 because we're receiving donations 22:26 for the ministry to function 22:27 so, we decided that we would slash the prices 22:31 of all of the DVD Series. 22:32 If you go to our catalogue, you'll find that our DVDs 22:36 are the cheapest of any ministry that you have out there 22:39 and it's not... I'm not speaking badly about other ministries 22:42 but we want to provide the material 22:46 so that people share it and take it out. 22:49 You know, we don't want to make money... 22:53 we... of course we want to pay for the material... 22:55 we don't want to work at a loss 22:57 but we want the material to get out as much as possible 23:01 and that's why we want to make it as inexpensive as possible. 23:04 CA Murray: Hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... 23:05 and we thank the Lord for that... 23:07 that was a wise decision 23:08 and it helps get the materials out 23:10 into the hands of those who need to have it. 23:12 Now, while we are talking about monies going and coming, 23:16 perhaps we ought to take a moment 23:19 and talk about how our Viewers... 23:21 our listeners can send into this matching fund... 23:25 how they can contact us and become part of that 23:28 because we are... we are looking for contacts even now 23:32 while this Program is on... 23:34 we would be most blessed 23:35 and pleased to have you contact us even now 23:39 with your donation... with your gift 23:41 and all of this, of course, will be matched 23:43 by this generous donor who has pledged 23:46 this amount of money for matching funds 23:49 for upkeep and for 23:51 different things here at Secrets Unsealed 23:55 part of the million-dollar match. 23:57 Let's... let's... this is live TV 23:59 so let's... let's put this up on the screen 24:01 so we can see the different ways 24:03 that we can be contacted 24:08 for those who want to be part of our million-dollar match. 24:13 Stephen: I just want to mention CA that our Call Center is open. 24:16 CA Murray: Ah ha... 24:17 Stephen: We have individuals 24:18 who are going to be answering the phones... 24:20 if somebody wants to make a donation by phone, 24:22 they can do it now as we speak. 24:23 CA Murray: Hmmm... hmmm... and we would encourage you to... 24:26 to do that... to make that call 24:29 and I know it's coming 24:32 maybe while they're getting it together, 24:35 we can look at some of these other things 24:37 that we are trying to do. 24:38 Stephen: There it is... CA Murray: Ah there we go, okay, 24:41 Call Center open... 24:42 we're looking at: 559-264-2300 24:49 559-264-2300... 24:53 you can call that even as we speak while this Program is on, 24:57 and you can pledge an amount... donate an amount 25:02 and, of course, that will be matched. 25:04 You've got a letter... someone... 25:07 and this... this happened today in response 25:10 to an e-mail that went out that you may want to talk about, 25:14 that's an exciting letter. 25:16 Stephen: This is an amazing letter... 25:17 you know if people are watching on the screen, 25:20 you're going to find the different ways 25:21 in which you can donate... 25:22 I notice there that they can text to donate as well, 25:25 and you'll be seeing that as I read this letter 25:27 received this morning. 25:29 "Good morning, 25:30 today, I was about to continue reading my book, 25:34 The Great Controversy in Spanish 25:37 when I heard an alarm from my phone 25:39 and decided to open to check the e-mails 25:41 and I started reading the e-mails 25:44 sent by Secrets Unsealed 25:46 and the message said this, 25:49 'Urgent Need: we need your help now more than ever before 25:52 not only through prayer but with your financial support. 25:56 Here is the reason why: 25:58 A generous Secrets Unsealed Supporter has pledged 26:01 to match your tax-deductible gift 26:04 of any amount... dollar for dollar 26:06 up to a million dollars... '" 26:07 it continues: "After reading the e-mail" 26:10 this individual wrote, 26:12 "I opened The Great Controversy in Spanish 26:14 to continue reading where I left off previously... " 26:17 that's before I started reading the e-mail 26:20 and to my surprise the first page paragraph said this... " 26:24 I'm not going to read it in Spanish... 26:27 it's originally in Spanish, 26:28 I'm going to read the English translation, 26:30 "In this time of worldliness and pleasure seeking, 26:34 self-denial and self-sacrifice for Christ's sake 26:39 are almost wholly lost. 26:41 Some of the men and women now in active life 26:44 in our churches were educated when children 26:48 to make sacrifices 26:49 in order to be able to give or do something for Christ. " 26:53 That's the way it used to be. 26:55 Then he continues writing... 26:59 ah... let me see here... 27:03 okay, so, once again I'll go back... 27:06 "But if funds are wanted now, 27:09 nobody must be called on to give, 27:12 oh no! have a Fair... tableau... 27:15 mock trial... antiquarian supper... 27:18 or something to eat... 27:20 anything to amuse the people. " 27:22 That's the method these days... 27:24 and then he ends by saying, 27:25 "First I thought to give 1,000... 27:28 but after calling my wife 27:30 and asked her to read the e-mail from Secrets Unsealed, 27:34 and the page in the Spanish where I have explained above" 27:38 that is from The Great Controversy... 27:40 "I told her that I was planning to donate 1,000... " 27:43 praise the Lord for Godly wives... 27:46 "and she said, 'Give more... ' 27:48 so, I decided to donate $2,000. 27:51 May God bless you. " 27:53 CA Murray: Amen... amen... 27:54 so, that $2,000 will be matched by $2,000... 27:59 2,000 then becomes 4... 28:01 that's what we are encouraging you to do. 28:04 If you're looking at the bottom of the screen, 28:07 you see the sequence as to how you can contact us 28:09 through the various methods in the million-dollar match... 28:13 so, we encourage you. 28:15 Call us even now... the phones are open... 28:19 they will be open from 8 to 6 during week days 28:23 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday... 28:25 and that's Pacific time 28:27 and you can call and make your donation at that time 28:32 or you can contact us through these various other methods 28:37 and become part of this. 28:39 This is exciting and we are praying to God 28:42 for a rich bounty 28:44 as the Lord lays it upon your heart 28:47 to partner with us. 28:48 There's much there has to be done. 28:49 Stephen: By the way, the donor 28:51 has not given us a cut-off date 28:53 for when people can donate. 28:55 So, he's not saying, "You have to donate today 28:58 or else it won't be matched... " 29:00 he says... he's going to keep it open for several days. 29:02 CA Murray: Praise the Lord... 29:03 we'd like you to donate right now 29:05 but if you're praying about it 29:06 and you're planning on donating tomorrow morning, 29:09 it will still be there 29:10 and he hasn't given us a cut-off date... 29:12 praise the Lord for that. 29:13 Stephen: Amen. 29:15 CA Murray: For his generosity... 29:16 just a couple of other things Pastor 29:18 before we talk about our... our... our needs... 29:22 Pastoral Department that answers questions... 29:25 we have a number of individuals who answer questions 29:30 and sometimes for difficult questions, 29:31 they come through to me 29:33 or come through to you and... and... 29:35 we put in a little time with that also... 29:38 mostly because we realize that time is very, very short 29:41 and when people call in with pastoral questions, 29:44 they aren't usually very light questions... 29:46 they're very serious questions... 29:48 they're having problems... 29:49 they're having challenges in their life... 29:51 on their job... in their marriages... 29:53 in their homes... 29:54 things that they need to talk with someone 29:56 who has some experience in the Word of God, 29:59 so that is a service that is provided also. 30:02 Stephen: Yes and the person who responds 30:05 to most of the questions is Larry Pyburn, Aileen's husband. 30:08 CA Murray: Yes. 30:09 Stephen: We have Melvin do it once in a while too 30:11 and I'll answer a few questions, 30:12 I could never answer them all because we get 100s every week 30:15 but it's a service that we provide... a free service... 30:18 you can call in your questions or you can text your questions 30:22 or you can just send us your questions by snail mail 30:26 and we will get to them... 30:28 Larry is very good about answering the questions. 30:30 CA Murray: Here is something that is... is in my notes... 30:34 God has blessed this ministry 30:36 I want you to just talk about this for a second, Pastor, 30:38 if you will... 30:39 has operated in the black for 18 years... 30:42 we... we haven't spent money that we have not had 30:46 but God has always provided 30:48 so that we've had what we needed when we needed. 30:51 Stephen: And that's literally true. 30:53 CA Murray: Yes. 30:55 Stephen: You know, when we just got started, 30:57 the time came when we had to pay a certain amount 30:59 for a piece of equipment that we had ordered, 31:02 we didn't have the money until the very day 31:05 where we needed the money 31:06 and that happened more than once 31:08 and we have never, never had any debt. 31:12 Everything that we've done through the power of God, 31:16 has been debt free. 31:18 CA Murray: And we praise the Lord for that. 31:20 So, that's says that those making the financial decisions, 31:25 have been responsible 31:27 with the money that has been turned in. 31:30 Nobody is flying on private jets anywhere... 31:33 nobody is taking long, extravagant vacations... 31:37 in fact, you don't take much vacations at all. 31:40 Laughter... 31:42 Stephen: And I don't drive a Mercedes either. 31:45 CA Murray: Praise the Lord, and I've seen your car... 31:46 it's not a Mercedes and... and that's not the mindset here, 31:51 we are very, very cognizant of the fact 31:53 that Christ is coming soon. 31:54 Stephen: Amen. 31:56 CA Murray: And every dime that can be squeezed out in service 31:58 of that second coming is done so. 32:01 Stephen: And the people who donate to us, 32:03 they... they trust us 32:05 because when they send us money that's earmarked 32:08 for any certain thing, 32:10 they know that that money is going to go 32:12 specifically for that 32:14 and they know that we are fiscally responsible, 32:16 you know, that we're... we don't overspend... 32:19 we don't buy anything for luxury sake... 32:21 we buy what's necessary 32:23 and once again, it's all paid for. 32:25 CA Murray: Yes, praise the Lord. 32:27 The SUMTV App needs to be updated... 32:31 Secrets Unsealed App 32:33 and the cost of the Anchor Class... 32:37 you know there are a number of things that we are... 32:39 are providing... 32:40 a number of services that are being provided 32:43 that are of low cost or no cost to the consumer 32:46 but are certainly of cost to the ministry 32:49 and have to be paid for. 32:51 Stephen: Could I mention a couple of those... 32:52 I'd like to know... 32:53 that's a program that you and I do... 32:57 and pretty soon, James Rafferty is going to join us... 32:59 we're going to have a threesome there 33:01 to answer the questions that people send us, 33:03 you can send us questions 33:04 and, you know, to us specifically, 33:07 and we'll answer them on the air. 33:10 We have a live program... 33:12 half our program where we do that... 33:13 the other thing that I would like to mention is 33:16 our weekly Sabbath School Worship Service 33:20 during the... the COVID problem. 33:22 Do you want to say something about that CA? 33:24 CA Murray: Well, we started out actually... 33:26 we didn't know... 33:27 the world didn't know how long COVID was going to last, 33:30 so, we made the determination that we would do... 33:33 originally I think we were going to do eight weeks... 33:36 then eight weeks was extended... 33:38 that started in March... it is now latter end of October 33:42 and we're still doing it. 33:43 Every Sabbath... full service... 33:45 Sabbath School... Special Music... 33:47 Children's Story... 33:48 Worship Service... 33:50 and we have gotten... 33:51 we have gotten word from across the world 33:54 that this has been well-received... 33:56 well appreciated... 33:58 it's an integral part of the Sabbath worship experience 34:02 for many people who are homebound 34:04 and are not able to go to church. 34:06 Stephen: Yeah, in fact we get letters from people begging us 34:08 to not stop doing it. 34:10 Laughter... 34:12 CA Murray: I would say, "Praise the Lord. " 34:14 Stephen: Because we have a lot of people 34:16 that are shut-ins... 34:17 we have older people that are not able to go to church 34:20 and, you know, it's a blessing for them 34:22 to be able to tune in 34:23 and watch a full Sabbath School and a Worship Service. 34:26 CA Murray: Hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... 34:27 Stephen: So, you know, I... 34:29 I trust that we'll be able to continue 34:31 to provide this service free of charge 34:33 for everyone who wants to tune in. 34:35 CA Murray: Yes, we... you know, we talk about this... 34:37 this idea of producing for television... 34:40 it is a... an insatiable monster that has to be fed 24/7. 34:46 it takes a lot of input 34:49 to get 24 hours of output for viewing... 34:54 and when we... as we segue into what some of our needs are, 34:58 that is one of the most critical of our needs. 35:02 We're going to need personnel for editing... 35:05 and we're going to need space to get that done. 35:08 You want to talk a little bit about that? 35:09 Stephen: Yeah, let me say something 35:11 about post-production editing, 35:12 you know, when we do a Series like an Anchor's Series, 35:15 we... we broadcast it live 35:18 but then we don't continue broadcasting it after that. 35:21 because there's certain little details, you know, 35:23 it might start a little bit late 35:25 or there might be some graphic that was put up 35:29 that shouldn't have been put up... 35:31 so, there's post-production editing that needs to take place 35:34 to get it ready for television 35:36 and we have four post-production editors 35:38 but the problem is, they are also involved in camera work 35:43 in doing the productions, 35:44 so, we're constantly having to pull them away 35:47 from post-production editing to do cameras 35:50 and to do sound and to do other things 35:53 so, we desperately need to add another person 35:57 as a post-production editor 35:58 so that we can get the material out sooner 36:02 because as you mentioned, SUMTV is a beast... 36:05 I mean it wants... "Give me more programming... 36:08 give me more programming... " 36:09 and for that you need personnel 36:11 so, so... I would encourage people, you know, to give... 36:15 to help us be able to get not only that... 36:18 we need also a Graphic Designer. 36:19 You know, the Graphic Designer that we had, Jennifer Arruda, 36:24 who had done phenomenal job... those who have gotten... 36:26 those that know the type of work that she did, 36:29 unfortunately, she passed away at the age of 40 36:32 so, we are without a Graphic Designer now 36:35 and we really need one 36:36 because we need people to do the graphics 36:38 for the DVD presentations... 36:40 we need graphics for the Newsletter... 36:42 for other correspondence... 36:44 so, there's all types of needs that we really have right now. 36:47 CA Murray: When you talk about... 36:49 when one talks about what you see on television, 36:53 for every hour of finished product, 36:55 there are at least four or five hours of pre-production meetings 37:01 that take place... content meetings... 37:04 the actual production of that one hour... 37:06 and then post-production which is the final editing... 37:09 the tweaking... the adding the little things 37:10 or taking away things 37:12 to make it fit into a broadcast hour... 37:14 so, for every hour that you see, think about four or five hours 37:19 of pre-production and post-production 37:23 that go into that one hour. 37:24 So, for 24 hours of continuous production, 37:27 you've got times five... that have to be taken care of 37:32 in getting that final one hour. 37:34 So, it... it demands a lot of time... 37:36 the camera work 37:37 and of course there are only so many individuals 37:39 that can do that... 37:41 so, if you're producing... you can't be doing post-production, 37:44 you got to stop one and do the other 37:47 so, we are in critical need of adding some personnel 37:50 and then getting them room to work in. 37:53 We have them kind of... tucked together 37:57 on one... kind of small room... we mentioned that in the video, 37:59 which is not really the best of situations... health wise 38:03 breathing wise... air wise... space wise... 38:06 you need some room to create... 38:07 to do these kinds of things 38:09 so, we've got to use storage space or warehouse space 38:13 or garage space... that's got to be converted 38:15 into office space... working space... 38:18 and that is critical... 38:19 that's not something we can say, 38:21 "Well, we'll do that next year, 38:22 we'll do that the year after that... " 38:24 that has to be done now because it hampers our effectiveness 38:27 and our ability to do the work of the Lord. 38:29 These are things that have to be kind of addressed 38:32 fairly quickly and fairly resolutely. 38:34 Stephen: Unfortunately, we don't even have a place for 38:36 James Rafferty to get to lay his head. 38:38 CA Murray: Yes. All: Laughter. 38:41 Stephen: He doesn't... he doesn't have an office... 38:43 you know, because there's... we don't have any space, 38:45 literally, we've run out of space 38:47 and, you know, some people say, 38:49 "Well, you know, I don't want to give for infrastructure... " 38:51 but you really can't function without infrastructure 38:54 and without personnel... 38:56 CA Murray: Yes. 38:57 Stephen: It's all part of the evangelistic outreach 38:58 and we have 2,000 square feet that we added to this building 39:03 which basically... we store some things there 39:07 and we have our production van there that we... 39:09 it's parked... 39:10 but, we can use half of that to convert it into offices 39:13 and that's one of the projects that we have 39:16 with the funds that we raise 39:17 is to build five offices over there 39:20 so that we have a place not only for James 39:23 but we also want to add a Hispanic Evangelist to our team 39:27 and maybe I can mention something about SUMTV Latino. 39:31 CA Murray: Hmmm... hmmm... please do. 39:32 Stephen: We not only have SUMTV in English, 39:34 but we also have SUMTV Latino 39:37 which is a Spanish-speaking program... 39:40 Spanish-speaking television station 39:43 and so, we are serving the needs of the Hispanic people as well. 39:47 CA Murray: Yes... yes... very, very exciting. 39:50 These things are not wish-list things... 39:55 they are crucially important because without them 39:59 we cannot effectively prosecute the work of God. 40:03 God has given us a work to do 40:04 and we have seen by the responses that come in 40:07 that the Lord is blessing the work that we are doing 40:11 but we cannot expand the work... 40:13 we cannot grow the work... 40:14 we cannot increase what we have to do for the Lord 40:17 unless we have the materials... the facilities 40:20 and the personnel to do it 40:23 and God is working... He's bringing... 40:25 you know, we... we... we weren't looking to James Rafferty... 40:30 we kind of made contact and reached out to him 40:32 and the Lord just kind of really lined it up... 40:34 Stephen: Amen. 40:35 CA Murray: And it just worked out in such a beautiful way... 40:37 well, we get a new partner... we get a new person to work... 40:40 we got to put in some work somewhere... 40:42 he wants to do... he has ability to do... 40:45 God has given him great abilities... 40:46 we got to put him someplace 40:48 so... we... we got to have office space to do that. 40:51 Stephen: We don't want to put him in the warehouse. 40:54 CA Murray: No... we could put him in the van 40:57 but that would not be fair to them... 40:59 so... we... we... you know and then 41:01 we're looking at this wish list Pastor... 41:02 and I say wish list... this is not really a wish list, 41:04 and I want to leave that out there... 41:06 Terra block expansion... 41:07 here's the thing... 41:09 video... once you produce it, 41:14 a good video uses up a lot of computer space... 41:18 it... it... it... it just consumes computer space, 41:22 we've got to be able to expand our storage capability. 41:26 Thank goodness we don't have the old tapes 41:28 where you put tapes in the walls and tapes in machines 41:31 and we have walls and walls of tapes... I've seen that... 41:33 but the storage space has to come in computers 41:38 so, we have to have more storage space for programming 41:42 so that we can add programming and have programming 41:47 so, Terra Block Expansion is another critical need... 41:52 these are important needs that are critical 41:54 for the ministry and to do the work of the Lord. 41:59 You talked about a Graphic Designer... 42:01 Jennifer did such a fine job. 42:03 Stephen: Phenomenal... 42:04 CA Murray: And worked as long as she could... 42:07 beautiful young woman... just a... just a joy... 42:10 I did not know her but I had a chance to interview her husband 42:13 and, of course, you all knew her quite well 42:16 and universally has a good report among the brethren 42:20 and we lost her after a long and hard fight with cancer 42:24 and now we've got to replace her 42:26 because there are things that still need to be done 42:27 so, we're actively looking 42:29 for a person to do that too aren't we? 42:31 Stephen: CA, there may be someone who tuned in late 42:34 could you tell them about the match? 42:36 CA Murray: All right, we have a wonderful, generous donor 42:41 who called on yesterday and said 42:46 that they would be willing to match each and every donation 42:51 that comes in over the next little bit of time 42:55 up to one million dollars, 42:57 so, a match is on the table... 43:00 he has said, "I'm going to put this amount of money aside... 43:04 and I will match everything that is donated 43:08 to Secrets Unsealed up to a million dollars 43:11 and that's why we are so excited 43:13 because every dollar you send is going to be matched 43:17 from this generous donor so it would be doubled. 43:21 As we have read, we already got our first $2,000 43:24 you know, we praise the Lord for that 43:26 well, that 2,000 is going to be matched... 43:28 so, that 2,000 is now 4,000 43:31 and so, everything that you send is going to be matched 43:34 up to one million dollars and that's why we're so excited 43:38 because we see that as a blessing from the Lord 43:41 and we're so excited for that blessing. 43:43 Stephen: And you know, you've noticed on the screen 43:45 there are several different ways that people can donate. 43:47 CA Murray: Yes. 43:49 Stephen: You know, people can call right now... 43:50 our Call Center is open and you'll see it on the screen 43:53 in a few moments... 43:55 there are many other ways that people can donate 43:57 especially those who live overseas, 43:59 so, we would greatly appreciate your support 44:04 for these projects because 44:05 we want to reach as many people as possible 44:08 with God's present truth last-day message 44:12 because the window to present it is getting smaller and smaller. 44:15 CA Murray: Yes, the Call Center will be open until 8:30 tonight, 44:19 Pacific time... 44:20 we've got operators there... they are ready... willing 44:23 and more than able to get your calls... 44:26 to take your calls 44:28 and they want to hear what you have to say 44:29 and write it down, so, please... this is the... 44:32 the sequence is at the bottom of the screen 44:35 and if you see something that you can use to make contact, 44:39 do so because we are ready and we are waiting 44:42 and that again this generous donor has said, 44:45 "I'll match it all... " 44:46 and we praise the Lord for that. 44:48 We talked about Office Expansion... 44:50 critical... you've got to have places to put people 44:56 once you hire them 44:58 and we've got four guys working in one small room 45:03 and they're doing a fine job 45:05 but they need a little flex space... 45:06 a little room to do what they have to do. 45:10 Stephen: You know, I think that you have some testimonies 45:12 that... that you might want to share with everyone... 45:15 we receive many, many testimonies 45:18 from all over the world 45:19 as to how Secrets Unsealed has been instrumental 45:22 in bringing people to the Lord 45:24 or strengthening their relationship with the Lord, 45:27 do you want to read a couple of those for us? 45:30 CA Murray: Will be glad to do so here is one... 45:32 this one comes from South Africa, 45:34 "Good evening, 45:35 in the wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 45:38 just want at this time to thank God 45:41 of what He has done to me through Secrets Unsealed. " 45:46 Again, this is coming from South Africa. 45:48 "I have been an Adventist since 2010 45:51 but along the way, I was discouraged 45:53 by some church members... 45:55 ended up drinking and going out and partying 45:57 and even through all this, the truth was still resonating 46:03 within me... until one day I watched... " 46:06 and we get this over and over again... 46:08 "till I watched: Cracking the Genesis Code" 46:11 which is a fabulous Series that God moves you to do... 46:17 "it revived me... 46:19 ever since then I have never looked back... 46:21 I read the Bible every day and the Spirit of Prophecy... 46:25 I have 100 gigs of Secrets Unsealed sermons... " 46:31 so he's downloading stuff... 46:33 Stephen: Hallelujah... 46:36 CA Murray: "alone and... " he has some Amazing Facts' stuff 46:40 and he's saying, "Thank you to Pastor Bohr... 46:44 thank you to Secrets Unsealed... 46:46 thank you so much for allowing God to use you... 46:49 all of you and please send my greetings 46:52 to Pastor Bohr... Pastor Murray... 46:56 tell Pastor Bohr... he has a friend in me 47:00 and thank you for the Anchor Bible School also. " 47:04 This is coming from Senzo in South Africa. 47:07 Stephen: Wow! 47:09 CA Murray: Yeah, and we praise the Lord for that. 47:10 Stephan: Amazing! amazing! 47:12 CA Murray: Hmmm... hmmm... 47:14 got another one, this is Vira... 47:16 "Just want to take this opportunity to thank Pastor Bohr 47:19 for the current Series and the Ministry Updates 47:23 and Christian Standards videos... 47:26 also want to thank Dr. Milton Teske 47:28 for his encouragement 47:30 that I gleaned from the Divine Healing 47:33 and to Pastor Murray for the thorough Sabbath School Lesson 47:37 that I just watched this past week. " 47:39 He says... she says, rather... 47:41 "I suggest you three come together 47:44 and develop a Secrets Unsealed 47:46 Healing Ministry Bible Study Youth Guide for young people... 47:50 from Messages to Young People, 47:52 again, I realize you are all busy 47:55 but I really appreciate what you've done 47:57 and how God is blessing you and the ministry. 48:01 Your sister in Christ, Vira... V i r a. " 48:04 Stephen: Beautiful. CA Murray: Yeah praise the Lord. 48:06 Stephen: I have one from Denmark... 48:07 very, very secular country 48:10 and this is a very interesting one... 48:13 it says this, 48:16 "I have been involved in content from your site 48:20 for over half a year 48:22 because I have been touched by the first angel's message 48:26 for three years now, 48:27 I was born a Protestant Christian in Denmark. 48:31 Born in Denmark and today living in Denmark 48:34 and had followed a half-Catholic" 48:37 and he puts in parenthesis, "Papacy... 48:39 and half Protestant belief 48:41 as we have no other choice 48:44 by following our Governmental principle of Church and State. 48:47 However, since I woke up... " 48:50 it will be about waking up spiritually... 48:52 "since I woke up, I know that my way of glorifying God... 48:58 Jesus Christ... has been wrong 49:01 and bless our Lord that He has led me 49:04 to His remnant church. 49:05 I hope that you can guide me 49:08 to the approved Seventh-day Adventist Church in Denmark. 49:11 I wish to get baptized in the way our Lord did... 49:16 follow my Bible Study and glorify Christ till the end. 49:20 I have had Him in my heart 49:22 every single day in the past three years 49:25 and God willingly... I hope I always will. 49:28 Thank you... and may always God bless your work. " 49:32 CA Murray: Amen... amen. 49:33 You know I want to say something here... 49:35 those of you who are listening, 49:39 you're going to hear Pastor Murray... 49:41 Pastor Bohr quite a lot 49:42 and I like something that you said at the... 49:45 we had a little dinner the other day, 49:46 the staff gets together every now and then... and we have... 49:48 we get a chance to eat together... 49:50 but you said something to the staff 49:51 that I thought was very, very important... 49:53 very, very crucial... 49:54 you said that though our names... CA Murray... 49:59 Stephen Bohr are on the letters... 50:01 we may be the face of the ministry... 50:04 but our staff is the heart of the ministry. 50:07 Those people who don't get on camera 50:12 but without whom those of us who are on camera 50:16 could not function. 50:17 So, the letter says... CA Murray... Stephen Bohr... 50:22 but they're really written to everyone here 50:24 at Secrets Unsealed 50:26 and in a special way they are also written to those of you 50:29 at home 50:30 because without your partnership... 50:32 without your love... your prayers... 50:34 your financial support... 50:35 none of this could happen. 50:37 Someone has to be the head... someone's got to be the face, 50:40 but without the heart, the head cannot function. 50:44 So, we thank everybody here at Secrets Unsealed... 50:49 Aileen and the staff and Steve Junior 50:53 and Alejo and Alex and Ismail and Theresa and Terry 50:58 and Irma and... and Darren and John... 51:02 and I hope I've got everybody... did I leave somebody out? 51:04 Stephen: Prodigious memory you have! 51:06 Laughter... 51:08 CA Murray: It's long but it's also very short 51:09 that's why I hope I haven't left any name out 51:12 but... but... you understand my point 51:14 that without these individuals, we couldn't do what we do. 51:18 Without your prayers and financial support, 51:20 we couldn't do what we are called to do. 51:22 It's... it's the cooperation... it's the... the synergy... 51:26 it's the working together that gets the job done. 51:28 Nobody is running home at the... the... the stroke of 6 o'clock, 51:34 if we've got something to do, we stay till it's done. 51:36 We've... we've come in on weekends... 51:39 we've come in in the evenings... 51:41 we've come in in the mornings... 51:42 we've come in at... at odd times 51:45 because we are dedicated to doing the work of the Lord. 51:47 That's why we are so solicitous of your aid... 51:51 of your financial support... 51:53 because we cannot do what we are called to do 51:55 without you... without your partnership... 51:57 so, we thank you even now... 51:59 you're seeing the... the... the ways to contact on the screen. 52:02 Avail yourself of one of those ways 52:05 and help the program of God... 52:07 there's a lot more territory to be conquered 52:10 before Jesus comes again... 52:11 this gospel must be preached in all the world. 52:14 I'm reading a letter from India, Pastor, 52:17 "Dear Reverend Director... " 52:19 and this is coming from the Reverend Father Praveen... 52:22 this is a... a... a priest... 52:23 "Warm regards to you from Father Praveen. 52:26 I am an ordained priest in India... 52:30 I was ordained in the year 2013 for the Catholic Church" 52:35 he says, "I rendered my priestly service 52:37 in Parish and youth ministry. 52:40 Recently, I have come out of the Catholic Church voluntarily. 52:44 Now I feel to render my priestly service 52:47 in the Seventh-day Adventist Church... 52:50 I now request you to incarnate me into your church 52:57 so that I may render my priestly service. " 53:00 He gives us all of the things... his degrees... 53:03 and he's got a lot of them... 53:04 and the things that he's doing... 53:05 but he says... now, through Secrets Unsealed, 53:08 he's learning the truth... 53:10 he wants to walk in the truth... 53:12 he has sent us ordination photos... 53:14 this fellow is very serious... he's found something new... 53:17 he has turned his back on the Catholic Church... 53:19 has opened his heart to the Seventh-day Adventist message 53:22 and wants to be part of the Adventist church... 53:24 and he says, "Thank you, yours in Christ. " 53:25 Stephen: I've been corresponding with Him. 53:27 CA Murray: Praise the Lord. 53:28 Stephen: Yeah, he contacted us... 53:29 I think it was at the last Anchor in March 53:32 and so, I've been communicating with him... 53:36 I was supposed to go to India and... 53:38 that... that was in March 53:40 and of course, that was canceled. 53:41 CA Murray: Yes. 53:43 Stephen: I want to just support your comments 53:47 about our crew here... 53:49 we have a phenomenal staff. 53:50 CA Murray: Yes. 53:52 Stephen: You know, we are the face of the ministry 53:55 but a face without a head and a head without a body 53:59 doesn't do much, right? 54:02 So... so really... we're the Speakers... 54:05 but the driving force that makes it all possible... 54:09 of course it's the Lord ultimately... 54:11 CA Murray: Amen. 54:12 Stephen: But the whole crew that we have... 54:14 all of the personnel that we have here 54:16 which probably nobody will ever see... 54:18 or only those who come to the Summit or Anchor 54:20 but the majority of people are not going to see 54:22 everyone that's behind the ministry... 54:24 and so, we greatly appreciate all of our employees... 54:28 all of the individuals who worked so hard... 54:31 overtime... many times to get the message out. 54:32 CA Murray: Hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... 54:34 yeah, we all work together 54:36 and if anyone has any history with television, 54:40 you know, it can be stressful... it certainly is demanding 54:44 along with the print ministries, the video ministry... 54:47 the other things that take place here... 54:49 television kind of comes to the fore 54:51 because it has demands that cannot be delayed... 54:54 cannot be gainsay... cannot be pushed back... 54:57 television is a demanding beast that must be fed 55:00 and we are called to feed it and do the work of the Lord. 55:03 Stephen: So, once again, we have a million-dollar match. 55:05 CA Murray: Yes. 55:06 Stephen: In other words, we have a donor 55:08 who is willing to donate a million dollars... 55:09 up to a million dollars 55:12 if people will donate an equal amount 55:15 and so, I trust that those who are watching 55:20 will prayerfully... prayerfully come to the Lord 55:23 and ask the Lord what He would have them do... 55:26 that the Lord will guide them and we appreciate tremendously 55:29 your support and may God bless you for... 55:32 supporting this ministry. 55:34 CA Murray: Amen... amen. 55:35 In the last... 55:36 and this time again it's gone so very, very fast, 55:38 we want to assure you... every dime that is spent here 55:43 is done so prayerfully... 55:45 is done as a response to need and not just a wish 55:49 and certainly not a whim... 55:51 those things that money... your money is spent for 55:55 are things that are needed so that we can be effective 56:00 and efficient in doing the work of the Lord. 56:04 God calls us to expand our borders... 56:06 as you can see and have seen... 56:08 we are reaching the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. 56:13 We want to prepare Adventists to be more effective tools 56:17 by putting effective tools in their hands 56:20 for their growth and their witness 56:22 and then, we also want to lead those to Christ 56:27 who need to hear a word from the Lord. 56:30 The original goal was... 56:33 of the ministry was to prepare Adventists 56:36 but we quickly found that there is an evangelistic arm 56:41 to the ministry... 56:42 because when you lift up the name of Jesus, 56:44 Christ draws all men unto His precious bleeding side 56:48 so, we are very, very pleased with the expanded outreach 56:53 of Secrets Unsealed. 56:55 Pastor, when you started this in the back room 56:58 of the Fresno Church so many years ago, 57:00 I know you never knew where it was going to go 57:03 but God has taken you very far, very wide... 57:06 and God has blessed this ministry, hasn't He? 57:08 Stephen: Amen... we see it every day... 57:10 the Lord has... the Lord has really worked in a powerful way. 57:14 I want to encourage everyone 57:15 to download the free Secrets Unsealed App 57:17 and the free SUMTV App. 57:19 CA Murray: Hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... 57:21 Stephen: If you have it on your cell phone, 57:23 you can watch good Seventh-day Adventist 57:25 present truth programming 24 hours a day... 7 days a week, 57:29 365 and a quarter days a year. 57:33 So, please download the free Secrets Unsealed App 57:36 and the SUMTV App. 57:38 CA Murray: Yes... in our last... 57:40 and we are really down to our last several seconds... 57:42 would you please prayerfully pray 57:46 and ask God what He would have you to do 57:48 in support of this ministry. 57:50 We have come a very, very long way... 57:53 the title of the video was Ebenezer... 57:55 "Hitherto hath the Lord brought us... " 57:58 but he's got a long way for us to go 58:00 before He comes back to take His children home... 58:02 join with us if you will... 58:04 we pray that God will bless you 58:06 so that you in turn can be a blessing to us 58:09 and we can in turn be a blessing to the whole world. 58:12 Stephen: Amen. 58:13 CA Murray: God bless you... good bye 58:14 and may you stay with Jesus in all that you do. 58:18 Stephen: Bye. |
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