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00:42 >> Hello and welcome to It Is 00:44 Written Canada. 00:45 Thank you for joining us. 00:47 Many years ago, both Helen 00:50 Northcott and Linda Butt had 00:52 their lives transformed by the 00:54 truths of the Bible and watching 00:56 It Is Written. 00:57 >> They studied the Bible study 00:59 guides diligently and they gave 01:02 their hearts to the Lord and 01:04 were baptized, but they didn't 01:05 stop there. 01:06 They felt compelled to dedicate 01:09 their lives to serving God as 01:11 Bible workers and to serving 01:13 people wherever God led them. 01:16 >> Our guests on It Is Written 01:18 Canada today are both trained 01:20 Bible workers who have taught 01:21 men and women, boys and girls, 01:24 the life-giving truths of the 01:26 Bible and led them to put their 01:28 faith in Jesus as their Lord 01:31 and Saviour. 01:33 Helen and Linda, welcome to 01:36 It Is Written Canada. 01:38 >> Thank you, it's really a 01:39 pleasure to be here. 01:41 >> So, Linda, you and Helen have 01:44 been friends for quite some 01:46 time, both Bible workers. 01:49 Can you tell us where you met 01:52 and what kind of outreach you've 01:53 done together? 01:55 >> Okay. 01:55 Well, we met at Hope Camp 01:57 Meeting in BC and we've been 02:00 friends for probably about 40 02:01 years and we've done outreach in 02:04 the community, door-to-door 02:05 Bible studies, we've done 02:06 vegetarian cooking schools 02:08 together, and we endeavoured to 02:11 begin a branch Sabbath School in 02:14 Port Perry, and we had 02:18 vegetarian demonstrations, we 02:20 had Daniel seminars, we had a 02:23 church... 02:26 ...church services going and 02:29 we've really enjoyed doing 02:31 door-to-door and visiting people 02:32 in the community and we tried to 02:34 find out what their interests 02:35 were to see, you know, where 02:38 we could do programs, like with 02:40 spiritual things or vegetarian 02:42 healthy things, we tried to find 02:44 out what they were interested 02:45 in doing. 02:46 >> So you've really done some 02:48 work. 02:49 Being a Bible worker has to be a 02:50 hard work thing. 02:51 I know Jesus said to His 02:53 disciples, "The harvest truly is 02:56 great, but the labourers are 02:57 few," and then He says, 02:59 "Therefore pray the Lord of the 03:01 harvest to send out labourers 03:03 into His harvest." 03:04 That's something that I pray for 03:07 on a daily basis is that men and 03:10 women, women like yourselves, 03:11 will become Bible workers. 03:13 So what does it take to be a 03:15 good Bible worker? 03:18 >> I think a good Bible worker 03:19 has to really believe in the 03:21 Bible and love the Bible, love 03:24 studying the Bible and has a 03:27 strong belief that there's other 03:29 people out there that really 03:31 would like to study the Bible. 03:33 And so that inspires you to go 03:35 out and find them. 03:37 And it's only the Holy Spirit 03:39 that inspires people to want to 03:43 know spiritual things and to 03:45 study the Bible. 03:46 And so we've really depended on 03:48 the Holy Spirit to sort of bring 03:50 us together, right? 03:51 [LINDA] It takes prayer, a lot 03:53 of prayer, a lot of 03:53 perseverance, there's a lot of 03:55 obstacles out there. 03:56 And I think if you have a solid 03:59 relationship with Christ and a 04:02 real desire to share the truth 04:04 with others, I believe that this 04:06 is very important, you have to 04:08 be in love with Jesus yourself 04:11 and love people so that you can 04:13 share with them. 04:15 [MIKE] So both of you have 04:17 a love for the Bible, 04:19 thatbvious. 04:20 Where did it start for you? 04:22 >> Well, when I started 04:24 studying, I first went to the 04:27 Baptist church, my mother sent 04:28 me to the Baptist church because 04:31 it was the closest one to us, it 04:32 was five minutes away. 04:34 And I really enjoyed going there 04:36 because we learned about Jesus 04:39 and we learned about the Bible 04:40 and that's basically where I 04:42 found Jesus as my Saviour, was 04:44 in that church. 04:46 So I really enjoyed going there 04:49 and I had a lot of questions 04:52 about different things. 04:53 The Holy Spirit was leading me 04:55 to study further into the 04:56 scriptures and so what happened 04:58 was I decided-- I was studying 05:00 Daniel and Revelation around age 05:02 19 and I thought, you know, I'm 05:04 looking at these beasts and I 05:05 thought, "What does this mean? 05:07 Somebody somewhere must know 05:08 what this means." 05:09 So I went to the pastor and I 05:10 asked him and he says, "Oh, 05:12 that's a closed book," he said, 05:13 "We can't understand that." 05:15 And I said, "Well, you know, 05:16 somebody somewhere must 05:18 understand this. 05:18 I cannot believe that God would 05:20 write a book and not explain 05:22 it to us." 05:23 So the next year I decided I 05:25 would start my search, studying 05:29 the Bible and searching for a 05:31 group of people who would 05:32 understand what this message 05:33 meant. 05:34 And it seems that my mother was 05:36 praying for me during this time 05:38 which I didn't really know about 05:40 and she saw my deep interest in 05:43 the scriptures. 05:45 And so she had some really old 05:46 Voice of Prophecy lessons, they 05:48 were all yellow, and she says, 05:50 "Well, here," you know, I says, 05:51 "Mom, how come you have all the 05:52 answers and the pastor doesn't?" 05:54 So she handed me these lessons 05:56 and I said, "Oh, good!" 05:57 So I was reading them and 05:59 writing them and then I said, 06:00 "Well, some are missing," so I 06:01 sent away for the missing 06:03 lessons. 06:03 Well, they started me at lesson 06:05 one, took me right through 06:06 Daniel, Revelation, all the way 06:08 through the whole series and it 06:10 was such a blessing to study 06:11 those lessons. 06:12 Also during this time I was 06:15 viewing It Is Written with 06:16 George Vandeman on television 06:17 and so impressed with the truth 06:19 and the knowledge that he had 06:21 and his spirit and so I watched 06:24 that and also I went to 06:25 evangelistic meetings with 06:28 evangelist, Lawton Lowe, and 06:31 then I was baptized by Pastor 06:33 Shonder on March 31st, 1974 and 06:36 I became an Adventist with the 06:39 Seventh-day Adventist Church and 06:40 became a member. 06:41 So it was quite a process and 06:43 the Lord was leading me every 06:44 step of the way. 06:45 [HELEN] Mm-hm, amen. 06:47 >> Linda, you discovered 06:48 something about your mom 06:50 and dad. 06:51 Can you tell us what you learned 06:53 about your parents and how 06:55 they've changed? 06:57 >> Well, my mother was always a 06:58 Seventh-day Adventist and I 07:01 didn't know that until I started 07:02 searching the Bible and she saw 07:03 my interest. 07:05 And my father was not, 07:07 he was a Methodist. 07:08 He promised my mother that he 07:11 would join the Adventist Church, 07:12 but he never did. 07:14 He had a bad experience which 07:15 affected him when he was young 07:17 and it turned him off of all 07:18 churches so he really wasn't 07:21 going to join any church. 07:22 And so then my mother kept 07:28 praying for me and my dad, he-- 07:32 she wanted him to take him to 07:33 church, but my mother couldn't 07:35 drive 'cause in those days the 07:36 women didn't drive and he would 07:38 not take her. 07:39 So she just, I guess, kept 07:40 praying that he would change. 07:43 He never did while she was 07:45 alive, but when my mother died, 07:49 he started reading the Bible and 07:52 The Great Controversy and Desire 07:53 of Ages and he was very 07:56 impressed with it and he 07:58 believed what he read and he was 08:01 looking forward to Jesus' 08:02 return. 08:03 So it's a shame my mother did 08:06 not see that, but I was able to 08:08 witness it so I was happy 08:09 about that. 08:10 >> I think she will see it 08:11 one day. 08:12 [LINDA] Yeah, she will. 08:13 [laughter] 08:14 >> So that's why your mom gave 08:16 you the Voice of Prophecy Bible 08:19 studies because she had them at 08:20 home because she was an 08:21 Adventist. 08:22 [LINDA] Right. 08:23 My mother had-- she was a lay 08:25 Bible worker in St. John's, 08:27 Newfoundland where she's from 08:29 and she worked with the pastor. 08:31 And to see my interest in Bible 08:34 really did her heart good. 08:37 >> What about you, Helen? 08:39 >> Yes. 08:40 I had a very excited uncle, very 08:44 passionate about the Word, 08:46 you know? 08:46 And he was always sharing, I was 08:49 a young girl and, you know, he 08:51 was sharing, talking about the 08:52 Bible and things like that. 08:55 But, you know, he started-- 08:56 stirred up an interest in that. 08:58 And I think in my early teens I 09:01 was watching television and I 09:03 saw the It Is Written telecast 09:05 and it was George Vandeman and 09:09 I liked what he was sharing on 09:10 there and they offered free 09:12 Bible study guides and so they 09:14 mailed them out and you filled 09:15 them in and then send it back, 09:17 you get corrected and send you 09:20 some more and then you get a 09:21 certificate, you know? 09:23 And, "Hey, this is fun, this is 09:24 great," you know? 09:25 And I'm learning, you know, and 09:27 I'm learning more things and so 09:29 finally Pastor Eric Juriansz 09:32 came by to check out how my 09:36 interest was going. 09:38 And so he wanted to study the 09:39 Bible, I says, "Okay, fine," 09:41 you know? 09:41 He invited the family to be 09:42 there, you know, I said, "Yeah, 09:44 okay." 09:44 But then, you know, the next 09:46 time he came, you know, they'd 09:47 hear the car coming in the 09:48 driveway and say, "Helen, the 09:50 pastor's here for your Bible 09:51 studies," you know? 09:52 And they'd all stay in their 09:53 rooms, you know, so it was just 09:54 pastor and I that were studying. 09:56 And so he introduced me to 10:00 Kingsway College so I said, 10:02 "Okay, let's go up and see what 10:04 Kingsway College is, I'm really 10:05 kind of interested in a 10:06 Christian education." 10:08 And I had already put in my 10:10 application at a St. Clair 10:12 College 'cause I was interested 10:14 in legal, legal secretarial. 10:17 And so I said to-- I was 10:20 interested in Christian 10:21 education, but I wanted to know. 10:23 I said, "Okay, God, so if You 10:25 want me to go up there for 10:26 Christian education then 10:29 St. Clair College will give me b 10:31 my entrance moneys." 10:34 And when I wrote them a letter 10:35 and told them what I was gonna 10:36 do and things like that, they 10:37 sent me back my money so I knew 10:40 that God wanted me to come to 10:41 Kingsway College. 10:43 >> So, Helen, can you tell us 10:45 what led you to being baptized? 10:49 >> Being out here, I became 10:51 friends with the pastor's 10:52 daughter and they had me over 10:54 for dinner and so we began 10:57 talking. 10:58 It was very comfortable and, of 11:00 course, I'd been doing all of 11:01 this studying before and things 11:03 like that and so he just asked 11:05 me if I'd like to be baptized 11:07 and I said, "Yes, I would." 11:09 So he obliged and we studied and 11:11 I was baptized here at College 11:13 Park Church, and February the 11:15 13th, 1971, that's when I was 19 11:19 years old and never looked back, 11:22 never looked back. 11:23 >> And then, Helen, what led you 11:27 to become a Bible worker? 11:29 >> Okay. 11:30 So... 11:32 I was working here as a medical 11:35 secretary and I was going to 11:38 prayer meetings and you go to 11:40 prayer meetings, you know, usual 11:41 kind of prayer meetings, but 11:43 this particular time and I think 11:44 it was the only time it ever 11:45 happened, someone came there and 11:47 they were-- they came and said, 11:48 "We're gonna teach you how to 11:50 give Bible studies and everybody 11:52 who comes tonight is gonna go 11:54 out with somebody tonight and 11:56 you're gonna go give-- do some 11:57 Bible study work and then you're 11:59 gonna come back here to the 12:00 church and you're gonna tell us 12:01 your experience." 12:02 Great! This is fantastic! 12:06 I've never done this before and 12:07 I got, you know, I got the Bible 12:10 work, you know, bug burning in 12:12 me, you know, 'cause I really 12:14 like doing this, you know? 12:15 And so even when I was working 12:18 in town, I decided that, you 12:20 know, I wanna go out and be 12:22 trained. 12:23 So I went to CUC and that's when 12:24 I completed my Bachelors of 12:28 Theology out there and I was 12:30 hired by the Alberta Conference 12:32 and I worked for them for two 12:34 and a half years. 12:35 And part of my experience was 12:37 when I came back, I was coming 12:39 back to Toronto and I worked 12:40 with Tracy Bravo and Henry 12:43 Feyerabend and the work that 12:45 they were doing for the 12:46 Portuguese people. 12:47 And I loved it, it's like I 12:48 went-- John the Baptist, I went 12:50 before the evangelist, you know? 12:51 I'd go into areas and try and 12:53 prepare people for the 12:54 evangelistic meetings and things 12:56 like that. 12:57 And I also wrote for the 12:59 St. Paul newspaper 13:01 for over ten months. 13:03 I actually got a letter from It 13:05 Is Written, saying, "Thank you 13:06 so much for writing these 13:08 articles in the paper about 13:10 Daniel 11." 13:11 It was just an encouragement 13:12 again from It Is Written Canada 13:14 to keep on doing this kind of 13:16 work of sharing the Bible with 13:18 people, so... 13:20 >> I see that both of you have 13:21 your Bibles with you. 13:23 So we've been talking about your 13:24 experience, now let's look in 13:26 the Bible itself. 13:27 Is there a Bible text that both 13:29 of you have, probably different 13:31 Bible texts, that you go to, 13:33 that's kind of a favourite Bible 13:34 text or an encouraging Bible 13:36 text or maybe even a story in 13:38 the Bible. 13:39 >> Yes. 13:40 My favourite is not just a text 13:42 but is Psalm 103 and it says... 14:16 So this is my favourite. 14:18 [laughs] 14:19 No matter what age I am, it's-- 14:22 everything's there. 14:24 Forgiveness of sins, the healing 14:27 of diseases, giving me things to 14:30 satisfy my mouth. [laughs] 14:32 And it's just the promise of 14:35 renewing, you know, our strength 14:38 in the Lord. 14:39 >> And there's a praise there, 14:41 right, like it's praising, 14:43 "Bless the Lord," and you 14:44 continue to repeat that. 14:46 I think that's good for us, 14:47 isn't it? 14:47 [HELEN] Absolutely. 14:48 [MIKE] Just to be grateful. 14:50 When you're grateful, you know, 14:51 it encourages your own heart. 14:54 And what about you, Linda? 14:55 >> Well, my favourite book in 14:56 the Bible has always been the 14:57 book of John and I chose this 15:01 verse because I think it kinda 15:02 sums up what the book of John is 15:04 about. 15:05 And it's John chapter 20, verse 15:08 31 and it says... 15:19 It's kind of like a sister text 15:20 to the It Is Written text, you 15:22 know, about what is written in 15:24 the Bible. 15:25 And also I had another text, 15:27 John 14:6 and it says... 15:38 And I think of Jesus, He's the 15:40 eternal way, He's the eternal 15:42 truth, He's the eternal life. 15:44 And He lives today, He's in 15:47 heaven preparing a place for us 15:49 and I can't wait to see Him. 15:51 [HELEN] Amen! 15:52 >> And I know for people who are 15:53 watching, you know, Jesus does 15:55 love you and He wants you in His 15:58 kingdom as well. 16:02 ♪ Give me the Bible ♪ 16:05 ♪ star of gladness gleaming ♪ 16:07 ♪ To cheer the wand'rer ♪ 16:10 ♪ Lone and tempest tossed ♪ 16:12 ♪ No storm can hide that ♪ 16:15 ♪ peaceful radiance beaming ♪ 16:17 ♪ Since Jesus came to ♪ 16:20 ♪ seek and save the lost ♪ 16:23 ♪ Give me the Bible ♪ 16:25 ♪ holy message shining ♪ 16:28 ♪ Thy light shall guide me ♪ 16:30 ♪ in the narrow way ♪ 16:32 ♪ Precept and promise ♪ 16:35 ♪ law and love combining ♪ 16:37 ♪ 'Til night shall vanish ♪ 16:40 ♪ in eternal day ♪ 16:44 ♪ Give me the Bible ♪ 16:46 ♪ when my heart is broken ♪ 16:49 ♪ When sin and grief have ♪ 16:51 ♪ filled my soul with fear ♪ 16:54 ♪ Give me the precious ♪ 16:56 ♪ words my Jesus spoken ♪ 16:59 ♪ Hold up faith's lamp ♪ 17:01 ♪ to show my Saviour near ♪ 17:04 ♪ Give me the Bible ♪ 17:07 ♪ Holy message shining ♪ 17:09 ♪ Thy light shall guide me ♪ 17:12 ♪ in the narrow way ♪ 17:14 ♪ Precept and promise ♪ 17:16 ♪ law and love combining ♪ 17:19 ♪ 'Til night shall vanish ♪ 17:21 ♪ in eternal day ♪ 17:26 ♪ Give me the Bible ♪ 17:28 ♪ all my steps enlighten ♪ 17:31 ♪ Teach me the danger ♪ 17:33 ♪ of these realms below ♪ 17:36 ♪ That lamp of safety ♪ 17:38 ♪ o'er the gloom shall brighten 17:41 ♪ That light alone ♪ 17:43 ♪ the path of peace can show ♪ 17:47 ♪ Give me the Bible ♪ 17:49 ♪ holy message shining ♪ 17:51 ♪ Thy light shall guide me ♪ 17:54 ♪ in the narrow way ♪ 17:56 ♪ Precept and promise ♪ 17:59 ♪ law and love combining ♪ 18:01 ♪ 'Til night shall vanish ♪ 18:04 ♪ in eternal day ♪ 18:12 >> Linda, can you tell us how 18:14 you became a Bible worker? 18:17 >> Well, I was working downtown 18:19 Toronto at an insurance company 18:22 and during that time I became an 18:26 Adventist because I went to the 18:28 meetings. 18:29 And I was not totally content 18:32 with the job I had, I wanted to 18:33 do something more, the Spirit 18:35 was leading me to do something 18:36 more. 18:37 And so I went to one of the 18:39 bosses and I told him that I was 18:41 going to leave, I explained why, 18:42 I'd become a Christian and I 18:45 wanted to do something for the 18:47 Lord to serve Him. 18:48 And they said, "Oh, you're 18:49 making a very big mistake," 18:50 you know. 18:51 "Well, we'll give you a job as," 18:54 you know, "in the accounting 18:55 department, we'll train you to 18:56 be in charge of accountant," 18:57 and, you know, they had all 18:58 these glorious career job ahead 19:01 of me, and I said, I says, "No," 19:03 I says, "I really believe the 19:05 Lord is leading me 19:06 someplace else." 19:08 And so what I did was I quit my 19:11 job and I went to Kingsway for a 19:13 year, then I went to CUC for 19:15 four years and I took Theology. 19:18 I just felt drawn. 19:20 I really wanted to tell others 19:21 about Jesus and so what I did 19:24 was I went to CUC and I studied 19:28 for four years. 19:29 And while I was there, I had the 19:31 opportunity of going to Yellow 19:32 Knife to go door-to-door to 19:34 reach the Cree indigenous people 19:38 up there, I also had the 19:40 opportunity to go to Conklin, 19:41 Alberta to a indigenous, 19:44 another, again, a Cree village 19:47 to do a VBS with the people 19:49 there. 19:50 And I really enjoyed working 19:52 with the indigenous people. 19:55 And so then, soon after that, 19:59 during our training, my roommate 20:01 and I went to-- door-to-door 20:04 with our training, went knocking 20:06 door-to-door and my roommate and 20:07 I found this lady who was 20:08 interested in studying the 20:09 Bible. 20:10 So we started studying with her. 20:12 And she told us one day, she 20:14 said, "My husband's in prison, 20:16 could you go visit him?" 20:17 So we thought, "Yeah, sure!" 20:19 So we got the two of us and two 20:21 other male students, the four of 20:24 us went to the prison, and we 20:25 visited the inmates, we started, 20:27 we had singing, we had a little 20:29 sermonette, and we talked with 20:31 the inmates and they really 20:33 enjoyed the personal 20:34 conversation, you know 'cause 20:35 they really wanted someone to 20:36 listen to them. 20:38 And we started that ministry, 20:39 that was about the mid-1970s and 20:42 that ministry kept on until 20:44 COVID today. 20:45 So it was something that was, 20:47 you know, that lasted. 20:49 You know, when you're a Bible 20:51 instructor and you're a female, 20:53 there aren't many jobs in the 20:55 ministry for us and so I really 20:57 prayed that the Lord would give 20:58 me work and then the BC 21:00 Conference decided to hire me as 21:03 a Bible worker. 21:05 It was like a self-supporting 21:06 type of a setup, and Brad Thorpe 21:09 was running it and he taught us 21:11 personal evangelism, how to, you 21:13 know, work with evangelistic 21:14 meetings, and Elsa Cook who has 21:17 since passed away, was a lay 21:19 Bible instructor and she was 21:22 training me in doing 21:23 door-to-door work. 21:24 And then from there I was sent 21:26 to Kelowna, BC where I worked 21:28 there for three years. 21:29 This is where I met Nora and her 21:31 daughter, Amber, was on your 21:33 program just a, I guess a few 21:35 months back, and so Nora and I 21:37 studied together and she was 21:38 really a joy to work with, she 21:39 was just so open to the truth 21:41 and she just loved the Lord. 21:42 And she decided that she would 21:46 become baptized and become a 21:47 member. 21:48 To me, there's nothing more 21:50 beautiful than watching someone 21:52 give their heart to Jesus. 21:54 That just, to me, it's the most 21:56 satisfying work you can 21:57 possibly do. 21:58 [HELEN] Yes. 21:59 >> Helen and Linda, how are you 22:01 both involved in your local 22:04 churches now? 22:05 >> My local church is Chatham, 22:07 Ontario and I was instrumental 22:10 in getting a branch Sabbath 22:12 School started there. 22:14 There used to be a little church 22:15 there years ago, probably like 22:17 35 years ago now, and so it's 22:22 been wonderful because God has 22:24 just brought people that are 22:26 Filipinos and there's some 22:28 Spanish people and it's just-- 22:31 we started out with about five 22:32 or seven of us and now it's 22:34 grown to 25. 22:36 And so we're just really excited 22:39 to keep it growing and we have 22:43 been blessed by places to meet 22:47 and we're continuing to work on 22:48 that aspect of it as well. 22:50 >> That's really awesome. 22:51 So you're in the Chatham church, 22:53 but you started your branch 22:54 Sabbath school in the Dresden, 22:56 Ontario area. 22:58 That's beautiful. 22:59 We've been there and it's just 23:02 growing and you're really 23:03 instrumental in being a part 23:05 of that. 23:06 [HELEN] Amen, thank you. 23:07 >> What about you, Linda? 23:08 >> I'm currently, I'm teaching 23:10 Sabbath school via Zoom and also 23:14 a church member and myself are 23:16 studying the Bible with a lady 23:18 who's very interested in 23:19 studying the Bible and loves the 23:20 Lord so we're studying with her. 23:23 [MIKE] That's awesome. 23:24 So we've got two final 23:25 questions. 23:26 First of all, as Bible workers, 23:28 do you see that people are more 23:31 or less interested in receiving 23:33 Bible studies today? 23:34 >> I feel that different decades 23:37 there's different responses, but 23:39 I think with people looking at 23:41 the environment and seeing 23:42 things happening today that they 23:44 are really starting to question 23:46 things and questioning where 23:47 they're coming from and is there 23:49 really a God and I believe the 23:51 interest is growing. 23:53 >> Mm, they're seeing wars, 23:54 they're seeing unexplainable 23:56 things, sickness... 23:57 [LINDA] Earthquakes, people 23:59 having more problems with their 24:00 health and their mental peace 24:04 and they're just feeling that 24:06 there's gotta be more. 24:07 [MIKE] So they're looking for 24:08 answers. 24:09 [HELEN] Yeah, I think the key is 24:11 responsiveness and the Holy 24:14 Spirit works with people on a 24:16 very personal, individual basis. 24:19 For us to number that, to try to 24:20 put a number on, you know, 24:22 whether they're more responsive 24:24 or not responsive, I don't know. 24:26 It's kinda like limiting the 24:27 Holy Spirit because we need to 24:29 be working with the Holy Spirit 24:31 because if the Holy Spirit's 24:32 working with them, then we 24:34 should be able to be matched up, 24:36 right? 24:37 >> Sure. 24:37 And Jesus said the harvest is 24:38 plentiful so there's a lot out 24:40 there who are looking, we just 24:42 need more people like yourself. 24:43 I really like what you're doing 24:44 'cause it's, like you said, it's 24:46 a heart of love and love means 24:49 hard work, getting out there and 24:50 doing that work. 24:52 >> Do you have any final 24:54 thoughts that you would like to 24:55 share with our viewers? 24:57 [LINDA] I would like to say at 24:58 the time when I was in the 25:00 Baptist church, I remember 25:01 standing on the balcony and 25:03 looking around the church and 25:05 realizing that this is the last 25:06 time I was going to worship in 25:07 this church. 25:09 And so it was not easy to leave, 25:12 but I knew I had to follow my 25:13 heart, I had to follow the Holy 25:14 Spirit and I had to follow 25:16 the truth. 25:17 So I left that church and I had 25:19 prayed that one day this church 25:21 would become a Seventh-day 25:23 Adventist church. 25:24 And many years later, it was 25:26 sold several times, and 25:28 amazingly enough, the 25:29 Seventh-day Adventists actually 25:31 purchased that church. 25:32 So when I went back to visit 25:34 again later, I went there not as 25:36 a Baptist, but as a Seventh-day 25:37 Adventist. 25:38 The Lord really answered that 25:39 prayer. 25:40 And I'd just like to say that, 25:42 you know, those of you who are 25:43 searching and who are looking, I 25:45 just want you to know that Jesus 25:47 loves you, He died for you, He 25:49 was resurrected for you, He's 25:50 living for you in heaven and 25:51 preparing a place for you and He 25:53 can't wait to share that place 25:55 with you. 25:55 [MIKE] Mmm. 25:56 Thank you, Linda. 25:57 So gonna give the final word, a 26:00 prayer, I want you to pray for 26:02 us, Helen. 26:03 Pray for our viewers. 26:05 [HELEN] Yes, absolutely. 26:06 >> There may be someone who's 26:06 struggling right now and they're 26:08 listening and maybe they're 26:09 struggling to believe in God or 26:11 to believe that there is some 26:13 answer to what they're going 26:15 through. 26:16 Maybe you can pray for them 26:17 right now. 26:17 >> Yes, let's do that. 26:19 Heavenly Father, we thank You 26:20 for Jesus, we thank You for the 26:22 work of the Holy Spirit, we're 26:24 thankful for It Is Written, 26:25 we're thankful that they offer 26:27 the Bible studies that people 26:28 can find the answers that 26:30 they're looking for. 26:32 Help those that are struggling, 26:34 Lord. 26:35 May they respond to that measure 26:38 of faith that You've put in 26:39 their hearts so that they can 26:43 find their way to You and find 26:45 Your way to the people of God 26:48 that love Jesus and keep the 26:50 commandments. 26:52 Continue to bless each one at 26:55 It Is Written. 26:56 You know everyone's 26:57 responsibilities here and we 26:59 pray that You will continue to 27:02 bless and guide them and help 27:04 them to share their faith so 27:06 that people will know that Jesus 27:08 is coming soon and we want to be 27:11 ready and we want to help others 27:14 to be ready as well. 27:15 We pray this in Jesus' name, 27:17 amen. 27:18 [MIKE & RENÉ] Amen. 27:20 >> Helen and Linda, thank you so 27:22 much for joining us on It Is 27:24 Written Canada today and for 27:26 sharing your experience as Bible 27:29 workers with us. 27:30 >> Thank you, it's been a real 27:32 privilege. 27:32 We really enjoyed it. 27:34 >> Yes, thank you. 27:34 It's been a pleasure and we've 27:36 really enjoyed it very much. 27:40 >> Friends, you, too, can 27:41 experience the kind of 27:43 transformation that only God's 27:45 Word offers. 27:46 So our free offer today is our 27:48 Bible study guides. 27:50 >> Whether you want to learn the 27:51 major teachings of God's Word or 27:54 Bible prophecy, we can assist 27:56 you to find answers for how to 27:58 face the issues and challenges 28:01 you may be dealing with 28:03 right now. 28:05 >> Before you go, we would like 28:06 to invite you to follow us on 28:07 Instagram and Facebook and 28:09 subscribe to our YouTube channel 28:11 and also listen to our Podcasts. 28:14 And if you go to our website, 28:15 you can see our latest programs. 28:18 >> You, too, can experience the 28:20 fullness of life found in the 28:22 words of Jesus when He said, "It 28:25 is written, 'Man shall not live 28:27 by bread alone, but by every 28:30 word that proceeds out of the 28:33 mouth of God.'" 28:34 ♪♪ |
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