Participants: Karen Thomas (Host), Java Mattison
Series Code: IAADD
Program Code: IAADD000026A
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00:27 Welcome to Issues and Answers.
00:29 Today we're going to be talking about Mega Book Ministry. 00:34 And our guest today is Java Madison. 00:36 He's the publishing director for South Central Conference. 00:39 He's a graduate of Oakwood University 00:41 and Andrews University 00:43 and he is here to give us practical tips 00:45 on how to get involved in the Mega Book Ministry. 00:49 Welcome to the program, Java. 00:51 Hey welcome. Thanks for having me. 00:52 God bless you. 00:53 So tell me now, 00:55 have you done Mega Book Ministry yourself? 00:57 Yes, I actually have. 01:00 God has blessed me for the past 15 years 01:03 to be involved in the Mega Book ministry. 01:07 Oh really, so tell me how did you get involved 01:10 as a literature evangelist 01:12 you know from the early days until now? 01:14 I'm glad you asked. 01:15 It's a real phenomenal story 01:17 that still brings tears to my eyes. 01:20 You know my first couple years at Oakwood University 01:24 were almost like my wonder years. 01:26 I started to go to school. 01:29 I chose a degree field that I really have a passion for. 01:34 I really didn't know who I wanted to be just yet 01:38 and of course like the prodigal son, 01:40 I squandered my first two years there. 01:42 I squandered my time, my mom's money, 01:44 and you know got involved into activities 01:48 that kind of just made me not want to really be in school. 01:52 But praise the Lord for a praying mother. 01:55 Amen. 01:56 Yes, my mom, she prayed for me 01:58 and I went back home for about a few months 02:02 and I continued to go down this prodigal lifestyle 02:07 that I was leading. 02:08 And God met me on that road 02:11 and during that process, 02:14 it was almost like He knocked me off of my feet. 02:16 On several occasions, 02:18 major events happened in my life 02:20 that just brought me to a point of submission. 02:23 You know when I was younger, 02:24 my grandmother used to watch wrestling and... 02:28 Your grandmother? Yeah, my grandmother. 02:31 I used to sit down there by the side of her bed 02:34 and we would watch people on wrestling. 02:37 Great figures, I am sure you would know 02:38 if I would call them. 02:39 And, you know, they would put each other in a hold 02:43 and once they got their hold on you 02:46 where there was a leg lock, you know, 02:49 or a choke hold you know. 02:50 They would hit the canvas 02:52 and then they would raise their hand up 02:53 and if their hand kept falling that meant you were out. 02:56 And that's what God did to me, you know. 02:57 I just gave up, I just said you know what, 02:59 I am not fighting God anymore. 03:01 I said God just come into my heart, 03:03 come into my life and never before... 03:07 I remember it after I gave my life to the Lord, 03:10 I had this awesome experience with Jesus 03:12 but yet I still had this void 03:14 because again I wasn't in school. 03:16 So I was going to work 03:18 but I didn't have that quite purpose in my life. 03:21 And I remember like it was yesterday. 03:24 One morning I could remember the blue and yellow flags 03:27 that were flying, still do, 03:30 at Oakwood University during registration 03:32 and alumni weekend. 03:34 And I began to bawl and weep 03:38 because of that opportunity that I had squandered 03:40 and I asked God, I said God please allow me 03:43 an opportunity to go back to school. 03:45 And I kid you not, 03:47 immediately as I was praying that prayer, 03:51 tears in my eyes, 03:52 my mother called me and I tried to wipe my eyes 03:57 because I didn't want my mom to know I was crying. 03:59 I didn't want her to ask me for what reason. 04:01 And she told me that I had a scholarship 04:03 to go back to Oakwood. 04:05 That was the first time 04:06 I had a real direct encounter with God 04:09 where I prayed and He answered. 04:13 And I called my job and said, you know what, 04:16 I got a scholarship to go to school. 04:18 If I don't come back in three days then 04:22 I ask that you accept this is my resignation. 04:25 And so, as I was preparing to go back to Oakwood, 04:28 I heard God speak to me again, and this is what he told me. 04:32 He said, "I have something special for you to do." 04:36 My eyes lit up. 04:37 I was excited because I was beginning 04:39 to be aligned with my purpose. 04:42 And that semester, I was just looking, 04:45 what was it that God would have me to do. 04:47 I was looking for that voice. 04:49 And I can remember it like it just happened today, 4 a.m. 04:53 in the morning that spring semester, 04:56 I was about to go back home to the people 04:58 I had just up and left in my life. 05:00 And I met a gentleman there at a vending machine 05:05 and this individual said Brother Madison... 05:09 It's 4 a.m. in the morning. 05:11 I had just packed my clothes up to go home. 05:13 Are we dreaming or is this real life 05:14 4 a.m. in the morning? 05:16 This is reality. 05:17 You know that the life of a college student 05:18 can really go into the wee hours 05:21 but I had just finished up all my assignments, 05:24 and I was packing my clothes, and I was about to retire, 05:27 but I wanted to get something to drink. 05:28 And I met this guy, he asked me, he said, 05:30 we have one more spot to go to New Orleans 05:34 to go on a literature evangelism program. 05:38 Right then I became angry. I was upset. 05:40 I was furious because that voice 05:42 that I had been becoming accustomed to I heard 05:45 as this gentleman was speaking to me. 05:48 It wasn't him I was hearing but it was God. 05:51 Wow. And I didn't want to go. 05:53 And I said you know what the first thing 05:55 I'm going to think about in the morning 05:56 is what I'm going to do. 05:58 Well long story short, the first thing that I heard 06:01 when I woke up in the morning 06:03 wasn't the voice of God saying go to New Orleans. 06:05 It was a friend saying when are we going to Atlanta, 06:08 which is where I'm from 06:09 and I told him, I said you know what, 06:11 I think God wants me to go to New Orleans. 06:14 Let me call you back and pray on it. 06:15 I decided that moment to go to Louisiana, New Orleans. 06:21 I didn't call anybody. 06:22 I cut my phone off. 06:24 I didn't tell anybody where I was going. 06:26 My mom was waiting on me all day. 06:28 But I was a no show. 06:29 And it wasn't until 9 p.m. 06:32 that night I showed up 06:33 at the church called New Life Seventh-day Adventist Church, 06:36 there in New Orleans and I called my mom and said, 06:39 Mom, I decided to go and tell other people about Jesus 06:43 on my spring break program. 06:44 And that was my first experience 06:46 as a literature evangelist 06:48 and from that experience again I heard God during that week 06:54 telling me that He was calling me into ministry. 06:57 And so it's been a beautiful experience since then. 07:00 So now, I have this great relationship with Jesus 07:03 and I've got purpose in my life. 07:06 And from that moment I started sharing 07:08 God's word through literature. 07:09 Wow, so you started, that's an amazing story to me. 07:13 So you went from New Orleans, 07:16 so what did you do next after that? 07:18 Did you continue with the literature ministry or... 07:23 How did you get to where you are now... 07:24 You're the publishing guy... Yes. 07:26 Okay, you're the publishing man for South Central Conference 07:28 from no I'm not going to go to New Orleans 07:31 to publishing guy. 07:32 How did that happen? 07:33 Well, you know, God is amazing and it makes me, 07:35 it humbles myself every time when I'm think about the text 07:38 when the Bible says the steps of righteous 07:40 man or woman are ordered by the Lord. 07:42 We don't know what that next thing is 07:45 that God has for us in our life. 07:47 But we'll never know 07:48 if we're not willing to take the steps 07:50 that He is telling us right now in our lives. 07:52 Wow. Say that again. 07:53 That's powerful, that's powerful. 07:55 You know the steps of righteous man or woman 07:56 are ordered by the Lord. 07:58 We don't know every thing that God has in store for us. 08:01 But we'll never know what it is that 08:02 God has in store for us 08:04 if we're not willing to take those small steps now. 08:07 By his grace I could go through so many accounts in my life 08:11 where if I hadn't taken that small step, 08:14 for example, I would never met my wife... 08:16 Wow. Praise the Lord. 08:18 I am glad that I took that small step. 08:20 You just never know God's plan 08:21 but you've got to take the small step 08:23 and that's what I did. 08:24 And since then I decided this one thing 08:27 that I was going to be committed to follow that voice 08:31 until he tells me to do something different 08:35 and 15 years later 08:36 He hasn't told me to do anything different 08:38 and that's why I'm still 08:40 in the publishing ministry today. 08:42 Wow, that is, what a wonderful story. 08:44 Yes. 08:45 So you are the person now 08:47 that's in charge of helping other students? 08:49 Yes, you know I live my life now 08:52 to see God manifested 08:55 in the lives of other young people 08:58 like I've come to see him manifested in my life. 09:02 I had no clue that these decision 09:05 to serve the Lord in mission work 09:09 was critical to the development of who I am today. 09:12 I serve the Lord by His grace faithfully 09:15 and so my passion today is to provide 09:19 and foster atmosphere 09:21 where other young people can come to know God 09:24 in their life through an atmosphere 09:27 of mission service oriented acts of love to other people. 09:32 That's where the purpose I have now 09:36 in my life was developed 09:37 and I know that's critical for other young people 09:40 to come to know God 09:44 by being in these type of missionary programs. 09:46 So that's why I love literature evangelism. 09:48 And I love the Mega Book Ministry 09:50 because it provides purpose for individuals 09:53 that are seeking God in their life. 09:55 So in other words, a person, 09:57 a young person doesn't have to be totally perfect? 10:02 You're saying that you see this ministry 10:05 as being able to help invest in that young person's life 10:10 as well as to draw them closer to God. 10:12 Yes. 10:14 See you cannot know 10:17 what it is God is calling you to become, right, 10:23 unless you're submitted totally to Him. 10:26 Paul said it to Timothy in this way, 10:29 you have to stir up the gift that's in you. 10:31 And one of the ways that the gift 10:33 that God places through the Holy Spirit 10:34 in the lives of everybody is stirred up 10:38 is when you are living your life 10:41 as Jesus did for somebody else. 10:44 And that's what happens 10:45 when you are involved in missionary service 10:49 and the best place to start is in our schools. 10:52 That's where it started for me. 10:53 Wow. 10:55 Well, I tell you, I'm a firm believer 10:57 in the Mega Book Ministry... 10:58 Yes, Ma'am. 10:59 And my daughter wanted to go to France to Cologne... 11:02 Okay. 11:03 And she was trying to figure out how to get there. 11:05 And she ended up going through the publishing ministry 11:08 where she was able to go out 11:09 and become a part of this Mega Book program. 11:12 So I want you to tell us about the Mega Book program 11:16 and what you're doing? 11:17 I see that cool T- shirts over there. 11:19 You've got gear. 11:21 You know just break it on down. 11:22 Just tell us all about what's involved 11:25 because there's lot of mystery, 11:26 you know, some people think, oh, it's just for some. 11:28 But you know... 11:29 Well, let me share this with you, 11:31 service to Jesus is for everybody. 11:34 And the good thing I like about it is 11:38 telling other people about Jesus 11:40 is not some special spiritual gift. 11:43 It's actually a call that everyone is to participate in. 11:46 For example think about it, 11:48 when Jesus met the woman at the well. 11:52 When he told her about her life 11:55 and she came to know him as that life spring, 11:59 that well that never runs dry 12:01 and in her spirit flowed fountains of living water. 12:05 She went immediately, dropped her water 12:07 and she told everybody about Jesus. 12:11 That's what everybody to be involved in. 12:15 And so what you need to understand 12:16 about the Mega Book Ministry, 12:18 it is literature evangelism, 12:20 particularly for young people, all right. 12:23 And I would like to read this quote to you, 12:26 it says, "The very best education 12:27 young men and women can obtain 12:30 is by entering the canvassing field, 12:33 all right, for doing house to house work." 12:37 And why it's so important for house to house work 12:39 is because it's personal ministry, 12:41 all right. 12:42 It's young people who are in our schools 12:45 learning about Jesus 12:46 taking that knowledge from the classroom 12:48 and applying it to everyday life circumstances. 12:52 And so how do you explain 12:54 that God became flesh to a person 12:58 who is hurt because their loved one died? 13:02 How does that translate? 13:03 You've got to come down to their level, 13:05 so it teaches them how to be courteous, 13:07 literature evangelism does. 13:09 It teaches them how to meet all classes of people. 13:12 It allows them to make their faith real. 13:16 See that's the difference. 13:17 See Samuel, the Bible says, 13:19 he was raised in the house of God, 13:23 but he had not yet heard the voice of God. 13:27 So there's a difference from being raised in church 13:31 and coming to know the Lord of the church. 13:35 When I was a literature evangelist, 13:37 it would stump me all the time 13:38 when people would ask me questions 13:40 that I was not prepared for. 13:43 What it did was it allowed me to go back 13:46 and study and ask God, 13:47 God, how could I have reached that person. 13:50 I feel like I lost him. 13:51 I feel like I didn't do well enough. 13:53 In that agonizing, 13:54 God was transferring His feelings 13:58 for lost souls to me and so the hurt of rejection, 14:03 the hurt like when the rich young ruler walked from Jesus 14:07 that Jesus felt the travail of his soul, 14:09 I was able to know what it was like 14:12 for the shepherd to lose a sheep 14:14 or for the woman to lose a coin 14:16 and so my love for souls expanded. 14:18 And this is what literature evangelism 14:20 does for our young people. 14:22 It allows them to come into contact 14:24 with the real heart of Jesus. 14:26 Wow, that is just awesome. 14:29 I like the way you said that it... 14:31 So it's experiential. 14:33 It's experiential. 14:34 So there's not like a class or something 14:36 that a person takes in school 14:38 to be a part of a literature evangelism. 14:39 I'm glad you asked. 14:40 One of the first qualifications 14:43 for becoming a literature evangelist 14:45 is having a desire and love for God. 14:48 If you have experienced the love of God, 14:51 then you can become a literature evangelist. 14:54 Because you have experienced God, 14:56 now you're qualified to go tell somebody else about God. 14:59 Now we do have instructional training. 15:03 We do teach you a canvas. 15:05 We do introduce you to the books 15:07 that you're going to show 15:08 because you can't tell somebody else 15:10 about what you haven't experienced yourself. 15:12 So we do go through some formal training, 15:14 but most importantly Jesus, 15:16 we're told is the master teacher. 15:19 It's like on-the-job training. 15:21 You get to meet Jesus in action 15:24 as He is already engaged in the lives of people 15:27 that you're going to knock on their door. 15:29 What you find out is that Jesus is already there 15:33 and more so importantly you're learning something 15:36 more than you're telling somebody else about Jesus. 15:40 So the young people are benefiting from like you said, 15:44 they take it from the classroom 15:45 what they're learning at school 15:47 and then they're actually able to apply it. 15:49 And they're getting public speaking skills, 15:52 courtesy, how to relate socially to, 15:55 like you said, all walks of life. 15:56 Exactly. 15:57 I can tell you right now that 15:59 young people watching the show 16:00 and seeing that gear over there, 16:02 they're going to want to know one question. 16:03 How do I get those clothes? 16:05 How do I get that shirt? 16:07 How do I get all that, you know? 16:09 That's kind of exciting, nice logo and everything. 16:10 Yes. Tell us about that? 16:12 What is that all about? I'm glad you asked. 16:14 Now, this is Youth Excel Scholarship Program 16:19 because this ministry has two purposes. 16:22 The first purpose we are told is to instruct the students 16:26 that they are laboring for the advancement 16:29 of the kingdom of Christ. 16:31 This is paramount. 16:32 This ministry is about mission, 16:35 it's about sharing the gospel of Jesus. 16:37 So first, we're advancing God's kingdom 16:39 and secondly we are raising donations 16:43 from the books that we share 16:44 to help us go to school. 16:46 And so one of the challenges in my life is that 16:49 I couldn't go to school 16:50 because I had wasted all my mother's money. 16:54 So she said done. 16:55 She was done, she was tapped out. 16:57 She didn't have any more money. 16:59 And so, that's why God introduced me to this ministry, 17:01 so that I could learn how to earn funds for myself 17:06 by sharing my passion for Jesus. 17:08 And when you have a passion for Jesus, 17:10 the funds come naturally 17:12 because God wants us to share this ministry 17:15 more than we want to share it. 17:17 And so then He equips you with a uniform. 17:19 Good, I'm going to come over. Come on over. 17:21 All right, I'm going to come over and check it out. 17:23 Let's see here now. 17:24 'Cause I'm also a teacher and I've got students 17:26 that would like to know about all of this good stuff. 17:28 Yes. 17:29 So tell me about this one first. 17:31 What is this? 17:32 Well, first of all this is your ID badge, 17:34 because we want to be professional. 17:37 And so, this allows people to identify you 17:40 with a bonafide, legitimate organization, 17:42 because there are so many scammers that are out there. 17:45 People are nervous when you come to their door 17:47 so we want to dispel and break down any barrier. 17:50 So you have an ID badge that has a number 17:52 that you can contact the main office. 17:54 It has a website address where people can go 17:57 and even donate after 17:59 you have shared books with them. 18:00 Okay now. How about this one? 18:02 I'm going to come down a little bit 18:03 because I don't want to take away 18:04 from this great looking shirt here. 18:06 Now this is a shirt that allows you to breathe. 18:10 It says Youth Excel Scholarship Program. 18:14 So we want you to excel in their spiritual life, 18:17 we want them to excel in their educational work. 18:19 We want them just to excel as people, loving people. 18:24 You know, there's an idea that's out there now, 18:27 character versus content, all right? 18:30 So basically businesses are more concerned 18:34 that you have character development, 18:36 all right, than the content of knowledge 18:40 that you have acquired in school. 18:41 There are so many professionals today 18:43 who have the content, 18:45 but they don't have the character and so this... 18:48 This is another shirt? 18:50 Yes, now this is our shirt that we like to go have fun, 18:52 all right. 18:54 So let me just say this. 18:55 We invite students on their off seasons 18:59 when they're not in school 19:01 because Spirit of Prophecy tells us 19:03 that when the school is out, 19:05 the student should go into more practical fields of labor 19:08 doing house-to-house work as a literature evangelist. 19:10 So on their spring breaks, on their summer breaks, 19:13 which is a 10 week program. 19:15 So for 10 weeks 19:16 we'll house you, we'll feed you. 19:18 Really? Yes. 19:20 House you, feed you? House, feed. 19:22 So let me see now. So the parents... 19:23 This is interesting. Yes. 19:25 Let me come over here and get little closer. 19:27 Okay, so you house the kids? 19:29 Yes. 19:30 You feed them? Yes. 19:31 You transport them to where they need to go? 19:33 Yes. Really? 19:34 All we ask is that they show up. 19:36 Okay, tell me about this bag here, 19:38 I'm going to pull this out a little bit 19:40 before we get into these cool little books here. 19:42 The Mega Book program is what we're talking about. 19:45 I'm really excited about this. 19:46 Okay, tell me about this bag? 19:48 So this is our bag. 19:50 This is the bag that holds and house the literature, 19:53 all right? 19:54 It has our logo on it. 19:56 It allows our students to look professional. 19:59 Here is... 20:00 What's this here? Is this a walkie talkie? 20:01 Yes. 20:03 They get a walkie talkie too? 20:04 They get a walkie talkie too. 20:06 It takes a lot of funds to actually make this work. 20:08 These are high frequency, business radios, all right? 20:12 And so, we can get about a five mile radius. 20:15 So this is for safety because we want to make sure 20:17 that our young people are safe, 20:19 that we get them back home to their parents. 20:20 And so God has really been blessing. 20:22 So they have a bag. 20:23 They have an ID badge. 20:24 They also have a radio and they have a shirt. 20:27 Now do they go by themselves 20:29 or are they in groups or partners 20:30 or how does it work. 20:32 You know, you're talking about cities. 20:33 That's kind of a big deal, safety issues. 20:35 Safety is important, and so this is how it works. 20:37 The concept is community. 20:39 We go and minister in community 20:42 so a band of seven students 20:44 will go to a targeted area in the city. 20:47 A lot of times we'll link up with local area pastors. 20:50 Because not only are we sharing literature, 20:52 we're also gaining Bible studies. 20:54 We're also offering prayers. 20:56 We're also passing out advertisement 20:58 for any evangelistic or community 21:00 outreaches of those churches. 21:01 All right, so these are some of the things that we do. 21:05 So we go out in community in a band of seven. 21:07 The leader goes and monitors each student's activity, 21:12 so we may place them say in a parking lot, 21:15 some type of business. 21:17 We may place them in a small enclosed subdivision 21:20 one way in and one way out and we keep track. 21:23 Most of the time I'll position people 21:25 on either side of the street 21:27 so they can always keep each other in contact view. 21:30 And in worst case scenario, 21:32 they're not in each other's view, 21:33 the leader who is driving up and down the roads 21:35 has the radio and we stay in contact that way. 21:38 Ooh, that's pretty good. Yes. 21:39 So now these books, tell me a little about... 21:43 These are the Mega Books right here? 21:44 Yes. Okay. 21:45 So one of my favorite. I see you have one. 21:48 That's one of my favorite... Bible Answers. 21:49 Bible Answers. 21:51 Now, this is very important, Bible Answers, 21:53 it answers questions people most commonly 21:55 ask about the Bible. 21:56 So for example my generation, 21:59 there's a rapper named Tupac 22:01 that a lot of people may have heard of who has passed. 22:04 He had a question, he had... 22:05 Can you hold this one? 22:07 Yes, his question was is there a heaven for a thug? 22:09 Very fundamental Bible question. 22:13 He is basically asking God understanding my lifestyle, 22:17 knowing that you know everything, 22:19 Only You Can Judge Me is one of his favorite songs, 22:22 only God can judge me now. 22:23 He wanted to know God, 22:25 is it possible for somebody like me to be saved. 22:27 What a fundamental question? 22:29 And so, this book right here has questions 22:32 most commonly asked about the Bible. 22:33 One fundamental question that's asked is about 22:36 who is the Creator. 22:37 And so it gives you question in dark print 22:39 and answers come from the Bible. 22:41 So we're going to go through these pretty quickly here now. 22:43 So Man of Peace. 22:44 Now, Man of Peace is one of my favorites. 22:46 This goes over the life of Jesus 22:48 from the Matthew, Mark, Luke and John gospels 22:51 and it creates a complete story. 22:52 Watch this, out of 10,000 volumes 22:54 in the Library of Congress on the life of Jesus, 22:57 this is the one most read outside of the Bible. 22:59 Wow. And this is Desire of Ages. 23:00 Desire of Ages. Look at this. 23:03 This is beautiful. 23:04 Okay, now, I've got to tell you this one. 23:06 Yes. 23:07 The Great Controversy. 23:08 I gave this to someone in Memphis, 23:12 who, like you said, 23:14 was not a person went to church. 23:15 Tell us about this book? He loved it. 23:17 He liked the cover, you know, America and all that stuff. 23:19 This is our best seller 23:22 and it's selling by leaps and bounds 23:24 because it's easy to sell it 23:25 because everybody realizes the tension for freedom. 23:30 So many places live without freedom. 23:32 So many countries don't have freedom 23:35 that we in America cherish 23:37 and this book traces the path of freedom 23:40 throughout the annals of history 23:42 but shows us ultimately 23:44 the love of God triumphs in the end. 23:45 And so I love this book. 23:47 This is a great read. 23:48 This book has helped thousands 23:50 to understand the Book of Revelation. 23:51 Wow. So this is all part of. 23:52 And then of course the last one we have. 23:55 What is this, living...? 23:56 Yes, yes, one of my favorite. 23:59 So in other words, is that's 24:00 what's in the pack that they get? 24:01 That's what's in the bag. 24:03 We're looking at what's actually in the bag. 24:04 Yes, this is what's in the bag. 24:05 This one is a part of this? 24:07 Lessons for Living. 24:08 Now Lessons for Living is going to be 24:09 on the parables of Jesus. 24:11 So Jesus, His teachings are lessons 24:14 that actually help your life 24:16 live out a better existence than what you now have. 24:19 Lessons on love, lessons on peace, 24:22 lessons on persistence, 24:23 lessons on the love of God. 24:25 So many people view God as a harsh God, 24:27 but He is such a God of love. 24:29 How about that book over there? 24:31 Yes, now this is a new one. I like it. 24:33 I mean, there are couple of these here. 24:34 Okay, tell me about that one? 24:36 This is a book on Happy Couples. 24:37 It actually gives... It's new? 24:39 It's new, yeah, it's new. 24:40 It lets people who are interested in courtship, 24:44 relationships at every level, whether it's dating 24:47 or whether it's in marriage, the cycles of relationship, 24:50 how to build effective communication skills. 24:52 So this is a really hot one here. 24:54 Wow, okay, so we've got Peace in the Storm... 24:58 Peace in the Storm. Prince of Peace. 24:59 Okay, so, now I've got to ask you another question 25:01 that a lot of people want to know... 25:03 And I know I ask these questions too. 25:05 What about the canvas? Yes. 25:08 You know, does a person have to be 25:09 an excellent public speaker 25:11 to be able to be a part of the Mega Book program? 25:14 You know, can people... 25:15 Is there like this mad long thing 25:17 that they've got to memorize? 25:19 Tell us about that? I'm glad. 25:20 First of all I want to let you know this. 25:23 Ellen White says 25:25 that it is not the capabilities you now possess 25:29 or ever will possess that will make you successful. 25:33 It is that which God can do for every believing soul. 25:39 Your key to success in this ministry is your faith. 25:43 That's why I love it 25:45 because it's an exercise in the faith 25:46 and so, yes, you do have to learn to canvas 25:49 but if you believe, there is no limit, 25:52 she says, that you can't achieve. 25:57 The sky is immeasurable which lets us know 26:02 and believe that anybody can do this ministry if you believe. 26:06 There's no limitations on God. 26:07 And so we will teach you to canvas. 26:09 I'm going to drill you, 26:11 I'm going to make you know the canvas. 26:15 I'm going to be rougher on you than somebody else would be. 26:18 Is this a little bit of a boot camp 26:20 in a nice Christian way 26:22 with food and everything and exercise? 26:25 Yes, you get all of that. 26:26 But then you spread the love of Jesus. 26:27 Yes, yes. 26:29 Discipline is one word that a lot of young people lack. 26:33 So they get that also? 26:34 This ministry will show you how to be disciplined. 26:37 For example, you count money every day. 26:40 Yes, we count money. 26:42 Very quickly, it seems we've got 26:43 like a couple minutes left in the show. 26:45 Money, very quickly, 26:46 how much money can a person make doing 26:48 the Mega Book program? 26:49 I'm glad you asked. 26:50 My first time doing it in 10 weeks, 26:52 I raised $8,500... 26:54 Seriously? 26:56 And that was a long time ago. 26:57 Now just recently I had a young man in 10 weeks, 27:00 all right, that's two months, 27:01 I get paid once a month. 27:03 So in two checks, he made $16,000. 27:07 The anointing of God was definitely upon him. 27:09 So there's no limit to what God can do. 27:12 And so I ask and invite all young people to give it a shot. 27:15 Trust me, God is going to treat you better than Starbucks, 27:19 He's going to treat you better than McDonalds, 27:20 any job you can find in any profession, 27:22 I guarantee you, God can beat it. 27:24 You can't beat His giving. 27:25 Well, I tell you, I'm going to talk to the folks at home. 27:28 We'll say okay. Here we are. 27:30 Thank you guys for kind of going around with us today 27:32 as we were talking about the Mega Book program. 27:35 And I got to tell you, my daughter participated in it 27:38 and he is telling the truth. 27:40 In three weeks out with the Mega Book program 27:42 she earned enough money to be able to travel 27:44 over to France for a whole year. 27:47 So just contact us, 27:51 contact Java Madison at South Central Conference. 27:54 You can find out more about the Mega Book program 27:56 or your publishing director. 28:00 Call the conference to find out about 28:02 how does Mega Book program is nation wide. 28:04 Is that right? 28:05 Yes, it's nationwide, if you go to youth excel, 28:07 youthexcel.info, 28:11 Youthexcel.info go there and apply today. 28:14 Thank you so much for coming to the program 28:16 and for joining us today in Issues and answers. |
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