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00:39 Previously on Law of Love & Liberty:
00:44 We are standing 00:47 in His presence 00:52 on holy... 00:55 on holy 00:57 ground. 01:01 If God can cause The Red Sea to open up 01:04 and let His people cross that thing on dry land, 01:07 then God can move in your life. 01:09 He's not only Sovereign over the wind and the waves 01:12 He's Sovereign over what's going on in your life, too. 01:15 The word "but" indicates a contrast. 01:19 Here He's actually saying: "Look, I did not come to 01:22 destroy the law... I came to magnify the law. " 01:25 God's means of salvation has always and only been 01:30 salvation by grace through faith. 01:32 The entire Bible - Genesis to Revelation - 01:35 is the progressive unfolding of God's covenant. 01:40 The law is made for the unrighteous we're told. 01:42 That's what it's made for... that's what it's for. 01:44 Let the law do what the law is supposed to do. 01:47 Let the law convict you and let Jesus save you. 01:55 Amen! Good evening and welcome to 3ABN Spring 01:58 Camp Meeting: Law of Love & Liberty. 02:01 Have you been blessed already? Amen! 02:03 What an incredible time we have had! 02:06 I have felt the anointing of the Holy Spirit. 02:08 I have grown spiritually. 02:10 And just to get to spend time with each one of you! 02:13 To get to know you. I met somebody today, and he said 02:16 "You always say I look at you through the screen" 02:19 but now I get to see you face to face. 02:21 To me it's just a foretaste of what heaven is going to be like. 02:25 We are so glad that you have tuned in tonight, 02:28 and I'm just excited about Camp Meeting. 02:30 Oh, Camp Meeting is a really exciting time. It's a blessing 02:32 to meet each one of you. We're hearing incredible stories 02:34 already from the audience that are here. 02:36 Some people just came... Well, first time here. 02:39 Became Seventh-day Adventists, learned about the truth, 02:41 baptized 2017. They're here... very first time at Camp Meeting. 02:45 Amen? Talked to a couple that's here in the local community. 02:49 They're staying in a hotel, and they took a box of 02:52 Ten Commandments Twice Removed books to the manager of the 02:54 hotel here locally and said: "Would you be willing to put 02:56 these in the little drawers with the Bibles? " 02:58 And he said: "Absolutely. " So here in the local community 03:01 praise the Lord. So witnessing is happening right here. 03:03 Exciting things are happening here locally as well. 03:06 So that's a "Go ye... " We ate lunch with 03:10 the Phippses and Frieda today - yes - and on the way up from 03:14 Oakwood she - Frieda? yeah - her car hydroplaned 03:18 Oh boy! and went into the guard rail across the road. 03:21 Totaled her car and she's eating lunch with us today. 03:24 I said: "Are you sore? " She said: "No... not really. " 03:27 I said: "I'm sore when I just get up in the morning 03:29 even if I didn't have an accident. " 03:31 She's doing fine. That's a miracle, folks! 03:33 Amen! A car gets that damaged and totaled out 03:36 and the Lord had a place for her to be: 03:38 it's right here! Amen! We're so happy. We want to thank 03:41 all of you at home for your love and your prayers 03:43 and financial support. Thank you for what you do for the cause 03:46 of God. And you'll be so excited to learn that everybody 03:49 here in the audience has brought big donations for 3ABN 03:53 and they're going to give them to us a little later on. 03:54 We don't even have to ask. They're just going to 03:56 walk to each of us up here and hand us checks. 03:59 Isn't that? I didn't hear one Amen in here! 04:01 Amen! I said: "There you go! That's a good idea! " 04:04 You all have been "Amening" a lot, and then 04:05 all of a sudden it got quiet in there, right? 04:07 Well we're having a great time and we're so thankful 04:10 that you're coming from states all over and numerous countries. 04:13 And we're here to have a great time. 04:15 We're going to have first hour a lot of music. Yes. 04:18 We've got people like they're first-timers to 04:21 maybe sing in public like Wintley Phipps. 04:23 Right... right. 04:26 He sang a few times before. Big Gene McDonald is... 04:29 has sung around the world, and a lot of folks see him with 04:31 the Gaithers. He's here. And we have a number of other... 04:33 Ryan Day's father's going to be here. Yes! 04:36 First time to sing on 3ABN: Randy. 04:38 Great voice and guitar player. 04:40 And we've got other folk back there, so we'll keep that 04:42 a surprise. Pastor John, got a little quick word for us? 04:46 Yes. Keep praying for me. I'm ready to speak; 04:49 I'm not ready to sing... but we have enough singers 04:52 and I know the Lord has blessed anyway. 04:54 I think that we should just recognize God's presence 04:56 as He's been here from meeting to meeting 04:58 and ask the Lord to bless us tonight. 05:00 Should I just have a prayer? Yeah, sure! OK. 05:02 Let's just bow our heads. Loving Father in heaven, 05:05 we are just instruments. You are the One 05:08 who moves in us. In You we live and move 05:11 and have our being. And Lord, we don't want to use 05:13 any of Your gifts to rob You of Your glory. 05:16 And so, Lord, through this Camp Meeting 05:18 let each manservant, maidservant, everyone 05:20 You've called to ministry, whether the spoken word 05:23 or the word communicated through the ministry of music 05:26 may it be a part of Your grand plan 05:28 to draw someone closer to You. 05:30 And we give you the praise for the theme of the messages. 05:33 May souls be changed, converted, and prepared for 05:36 eternity by Your grace. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. 05:41 Amen! Thank you. And Brother Kenny, you got 05:42 a real quick word for us? 05:43 Oh, I do. You know you were talking about the excitement 05:46 of Camp Meeting and I said: "If I could put them in order 05:49 how would we order it? I would say number one 05:51 we need the power of the Holy Spirit. Right? Number one. 05:53 Yes! You know, number two is certainly 05:55 the spoken word and the music that's so wonderful 05:59 and the third, just in my opinion, is you. 06:02 It's each one, because we have just so enjoyed 06:05 people coming by the booth and meeting people 06:07 and talking with them. Seeing old friends and making 06:11 new friends: that to me is so exciting. 06:14 So thank you for stopping by the booth. 06:16 Thank you for stopping by and patting us on the shoulder 06:18 and having a word in due season. 06:20 Let's don't stop. We've got the rest of the 06:21 Camp Meeting to do it. Amen! Amen! 06:23 OK, Sr. Yvonne... you singing tonight? 06:26 I am! Oh good! What are you going to be singing? 06:28 Alabaster Box. Oh, I love to hear her sing. 06:31 Incredible, incredible voice. 06:33 Sr. Shelley, have you said anything for us tonight here? 06:36 Give us a word. Well, my thought was this: 06:38 as sweet as the fellowship is 06:41 don't forget that we're here to worship the Lord. 06:45 And that's what Camp Meeting is all about is so that we can 06:49 grow spiritually but that we can return our praise to Him. 06:53 That's right... great. Well right after a short video 06:56 the next thing that we're going to have is... we're going to 06:59 have... Bro. Gene McDonald is going to come out and sing 07:01 for us. 07:04 I remember being in a suburb in Chicago, 07:08 Idalia, many many years ago. 07:09 Um-hmm. And we were looking for a parking space. 07:13 And there was this sign that caught my attention. 07:16 Um-hmm. And it said: Do not even think 07:19 of parking here. So I said to myself: 07:23 "Well, that sounds, you know, very threatening. " 07:26 But when I think about the Ten Commandments 07:29 it's a totally different picture 07:31 because it's a message from God 07:36 telling us He wants us to be happy. Um-hmm. 07:39 Well, we know that it reveals God's character... 07:43 God's love for us. Um-hmm. 07:45 I personally struggle every day to keep the Ten Commandments. 07:49 But by God's grace, you know, the Bible also tells me 07:52 that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 07:55 Amen. So don't be discouraged. Just trust in the Lord that 07:59 the Lord will give you the desire of your heart. 08:02 And the Ten Commandments? I thank the Lord for them 08:05 because it's a guide - yes - you know, and also it shows us 08:09 how the Lord protects even us. Um-hmm. 08:12 So when I think about that sign in Chicago 08:14 and I think about what God tells us, 08:16 Jesus said: "If you love Me, keep My commandments" 08:20 I say: "This is a wonderful plan. 08:22 This is a totally different picture God is trying to bring 08:25 to us because it really prepares us to be in companionship 08:28 with angels and people of other worlds. " 08:31 And I really believe it is truly a law of love 08:35 and liberty. Amen. 08:37 All right! Thank you John and Idalia. 08:40 So great to have Bro. Gene with us tonight. 08:43 Thanks for lettin' me be here. 08:44 Gene, you come all the way from? Originally from Kennett, MO. 08:48 Kennett, MO. Not too far. That's still in distance of 08:51 the Lambert's home-throwed rolls, right? That's right. 08:54 All right. Anybody been down there? 08:55 Not that far from southern Illinois. 08:57 Now you do a lot of... You've traveled around the world. 09:00 You do a lot of singing. You do concerts on your own 09:03 and you sing with the Gaithers a lot - 09:05 yes, sir - and travel with them 09:07 'cause Reggie tells me all about it. 09:08 And he loves you. You know he and Ladye love you a lot. 09:11 But what an incredible talent this man has. 09:15 What an anointing that he has! 09:18 And I look at him as a brother in the Lord. 09:20 It's great to be a friend and great to have you here tonight 09:23 to minister to our folks. You going to do a couple songs 09:25 to begin with? What are the names of the songs? 09:28 Love Lifted Me and He Kept Lovin' Me. Love it! 09:30 All right! Thank you. 09:34 Love lifted me! Love lifted me! 09:37 Love lifted me! 09:41 I was sinking deep in sin 09:45 far from the peaceful shore. 09:48 Very deeply stained within... 09:52 sinking to rise no more. 09:55 But the Master of the sea 09:59 heard my despairing cry. 10:02 From the waters lifted me 10:05 now safe am I! 10:09 Love lifted me! 10:13 Love lifted me! 10:16 When nothing else could help 10:19 love lifted me. 10:23 Love lifted me! 10:27 Love lifted me! 10:30 When nothing else could help 10:34 love lifted me. 10:37 Souls in danger: look above. 10:41 Jesus completely saves. 10:44 He will lift you by His love 10:48 out of the angry waves. 10:51 He's the Master of the sea, 10:55 billows His will obey! 10:58 He your Savior wants to be... 11:01 be saved today. 11:05 Love lifted me! 11:09 Love lifted me! 11:12 When nothing else could help 11:16 love lifted me. 11:19 Love lifted me! 11:23 Love lifted me! 11:26 When nothing else could help 11:30 love lifted me. 11:33 Love lifted me! Love lifted me! 11:37 Love lifted me! 11:46 Great song! Thank you so much. 12:09 I was lost. With loving hands 12:14 He reached for me. 12:19 So tenderly 12:21 He sought to give me victory. 12:29 Yet suddenly 12:32 I would not heed 12:35 the Savior's plea... 12:40 patiently 12:42 He kept lovin' me. 12:50 He kept right on loving 12:54 when there was no love in return. 13:00 He kept right on pleading 13:05 when His voice I would spurn. 13:10 And though I went my selfish way 13:15 and I failed Him miserably 13:21 patiently 13:23 He kept lovin' me. 13:36 Today I know 13:39 that it was only grace 13:42 that set me free. 13:46 God could have just 13:49 as easily gave up on me. 13:55 But persistently 13:59 He dealt with me 14:02 until I let Him in. 14:06 Oh, I thank my God 14:10 that He kept lovin' me! 14:17 He kept right on loving 14:21 when there was no love in return. 14:27 He kept right on pleading 14:32 when His voice I would spurn. 14:37 And though I went my selfish way 14:42 and I failed Him miserably 14:48 patiently 14:50 He kept lovin' me... 15:00 Praise the Lord! 15:03 He kept lovin' 15:10 me! 15:29 Hi! I'm Pr. Kenny Shelton along with my wife, Chris Shelton. 15:32 Hi. We're talking about the Ten Commandments 15:35 and our love for the Ten Commandments. 15:37 And I'm very grateful and thank- ful we have this opportunity 15:40 and privilege to be able to just share a little bit 15:41 and hopefully encourage somebody about what the commandments 15:44 mean to them. Yes. It really means to me 15:46 life and death. It means love; it means encouragement. 15:49 It means strength. It points out things in my life 15:51 that need to be changed, you know. I was raised in it, 15:54 praise God... you weren't. No... not all the time. 15:57 I certainly wasn't, no. In fact, only when I was at 16:00 my grandmother's house... And I did live with my 16:01 grandparents for a while. And back then it was more like 16:04 the do's and the don'ts... just kind of an outline 16:07 where you can't do this at this time 16:09 and you can do that. And I have learned as I've 16:12 grown older and grown closer to Christ 16:15 that they are really a hedge of protection. 16:18 They're a love letter as it were 16:20 to us from our heavenly Father. 16:22 He want so much to protect us... 16:24 to protect us from evil... and to re-create in us 16:28 His character. And they're a transcript of His character. 16:31 Amen. One of my mother's favorite verses was John 14:15. 16:35 And Jesus says: "If you love Me, 16:37 keep My commandments. " And I have learned to love Him. 16:40 I hope you're learning to love Him, too. 16:42 Amen. You know, the commandments... He talks about 16:44 first one is our duty to God. Yes! 16:48 And He said the second is our duty to man. 16:50 And very interesting... I was just reading the other day 16:52 how interesting it is. When that's really completed 16:54 in us: love God supremely; 16:57 love your fellow man, you know, as yourself 16:59 then the work of Christ will be complete in us 17:02 and we'll be ready for heaven. Amen! 17:04 So I have some growing to do. I don't know about you. 17:06 But I'm looking forward to this weekend spending time together 17:09 about the commandments and about loving Jesus. 17:11 They're a moral absolute. 17:13 I don't know what we would do without them. 17:15 We would have no moral guide. 17:17 And I hope that you will continue to study more about God 17:21 and accept His commandments as your moral guide 17:24 'cause He loves you so very very much. 17:29 Praise the Lord! Such an honor for me to introduce 17:32 my father, Randy Day. 17:34 A big inspiration to me musically and spiritually. 17:37 And the song we're going to sing is entitled Joy in the Morning. 17:40 A song that my mother used to stand beside his side and sing 17:44 and I want to sing it with him today. 18:23 Tears often fall 18:27 from my face of sorrow 18:33 as I walk on 18:37 through the long, lonely nights. 18:42 And often I cry... 18:47 it seems no one hears me. 18:52 But then through the shadows 18:55 I can see 18:57 the dawning of light. 19:02 Though shadows may fall 19:07 and my cross is heavy 19:12 and sometimes it seems I'll never see 19:17 another day dawning. 19:21 But I remember God's Word 19:26 though the night finds me weeping 19:31 'cause He's promised me 19:34 surely there'll be 19:37 joy in the morning. 19:43 Soon this old life 19:47 and all of its trials 19:52 will be left behind. 19:57 There's a new day a'dawning. 20:02 Those shadows of sin 20:07 will vanish forever 20:12 and forever I'll find 20:15 where the sun always shines 20:17 joy in the morning. 20:22 Though shadows may fall 20:27 my cross gets heavy 20:32 sometimes it seems 20:35 I'll never see another day dawning. 20:41 But I remember God's Word 20:46 though the night finds me weeping 20:52 'cause He's promised me 20:54 surely there'll be 20:57 joy in the morning... 21:02 He's promised me 21:04 surely there'll be 21:09 joy in the morning. 21:22 Amen! 21:27 The next song I'm going to sing: 21:30 God's Love Is Real. 21:32 God's love IS real, isn't it? 21:37 Amen! 21:44 Some of my songs 21:48 just come out love songs. 21:54 It could be 21:56 because that's all I feel. 22:04 I've got no place for feelin' down... 22:08 have no place to wear a frown 22:13 since I discovered that 22:16 God's love is real. 22:22 I've discovered that 22:25 God's love is genuine. 22:31 It's not a fantasy 22:35 or just a state of mind. 22:40 But it's the kind of thing 22:44 you can see and hear and feel. 22:49 In every way and every sense 22:54 I've found God's love is real. 23:01 All my friends have noticed 23:04 such a change in me 23:09 since my new attitude 23:13 has been revealed. 23:18 There's something about this Christian walk 23:23 affects how I live and talk... 23:26 since I discovered that 23:30 God's love is real. 23:35 Oh, I've discovered that 23:39 God's love is genuine. 23:44 It's not a fantasy 23:48 or just a state of mind. 23:52 Oh, but it's the kind of thing 23:57 you can see and hear and feel. 24:02 In every way 24:05 and in every sense I've found God's love is real... 24:13 in every way 24:15 and in every sense 24:17 I've found God's love is real. 24:29 Amen. 24:33 When I hear the Ten Commandments I remember of a story 24:36 that my grandfather told me when I was four years old 24:38 trying to cross the street. 24:40 My grandfather told me: "Un-uh, you'd better not 24:42 cross that street. " And I, of course, went ahead 24:45 and crossed that street. And he had to take me aside 24:48 and have a little discipline talk with me 24:50 on why I needed to stay off the street. 24:53 It was for my protection just like the Ten Commandments 24:56 is a protection for His loving people. 24:58 He wants to show His love for us. 25:00 It's interesting that the fourth commandment starts with 25:03 "Remember the Sabbath day. " 25:05 Again, that's talking about a relationship between us and God 25:09 just like the first four commandments are. 25:11 The fifth commandment says: "Honor your father 25:15 and your mother. " Again, you need to have time 25:18 with your parents. Just like God wants time with us on Sabbath 25:21 we need to have that time with our parents to honor them. 25:24 And we want to have that relationship with Christ. 25:27 So the Ten Commandments for me is all about relationships 25:30 and our protection that God wants to show with His people 25:34 and how much He loves us. 25:36 I look at the Ten Commandments in a little different way 25:40 but the same way: 25:42 as our relationship with our heavenly Father 25:44 and our relationship with our brothers and sisters. 25:48 It's interesting how the first four talk about 25:51 how our relationship with Jesus and with our heavenly Father 25:55 are very important. 25:56 When I look at our heavenly Father and He says: 25:59 "I'm a jealous God" I used to think that is 26:02 something that wasn't too good. 26:03 But then I realized how much Jesus loved me 26:06 and I thought: "Wow! He's a jealous God because 26:09 He wants to spend time with us. " 26:12 When I look at the other six commandments and I look at 26:15 how we should, like you said, honor our mother and father, 26:18 we shouldn't steal. You know, we don't want to lie. 26:22 And what does that do if we did do that? 26:24 It would break up relationship; it breaks up trust. 26:27 And to avoid that these Ten Commandments 26:31 are there for us to build a relationship 26:33 not only with our heavenly Father 26:35 but with our brothers and sisters. 26:48 I'm satisfied with 26:53 just a cottage below... 26:57 a little silver 27:01 and a little gold. 27:05 But in that city 27:09 where the ransomed will shine 27:13 I want a gold one 27:17 that's silver lined! 27:22 I've got a mansion 27:26 just over the hilltop 27:30 in that bright land where 27:34 we'll never grow old. 27:38 And someday yonder 27:43 we'll never more wander 27:47 but walk on streets that 27:51 are purest gold. 27:56 Don't think me poor or 28:00 deserted or lonely. 28:04 I'm not discouraged... 28:08 I'm heaven bound. 28:12 I'm but a pilgrim 28:16 in search of a city. 28:20 I want a mansion, 28:24 a harp, and a crown! 28:28 I've got a mansion 28:33 just over the hilltop 28:37 in that bright land where 28:41 we'll never grow old. 28:45 And some day yonder 28:49 we'll never more wander 28:54 but walk on streets that 28:58 are purest gold... 29:02 Oh, I've got a mansion 29:06 just over the hilltop 29:11 in that bright land where 29:15 we'll never grow old. 29:19 And some day yonder 29:24 we will never more wander 29:28 but walk on streets that 29:32 are purest gold! 29:37 Purest gold! 29:46 Amen! Hallelujah! 29:52 Amen! I look forward to spending eternity 29:56 with the One who means the world to me. 29:59 He's the Lion of Judah, 30:02 the sweet Rose of Sharon, 30:04 the fairest of ten thousand, 30:06 the Ancient of Days. 30:08 Alpha, Omega, 30:10 the King of all glory, 30:12 the bright Morning Star, 30:14 and the God of my praise. 30:17 Who can describe everything that He is? 30:21 All I can say is: "He's mine and I'm His. " 30:26 'Cause the One who walks on the wings of the wind 30:31 walks beside me. 30:35 And the One who's holding the world in His hand 30:40 holds my heart. 30:43 He spoke, and the world was created in space 30:48 and yet He was willing to die in my place! 30:52 Redeemer, Deliverer, 30:54 the ransom that sets my soul free... 31:00 Hallelujah! 31:02 What a Savior He is to me! 31:08 Anybody agree? Oh, yeah. 31:12 He's the strength in my weakness, 31:15 the joy in my sorrow, 31:17 the peace like a river that flows in my life. 31:21 He's new morning mercies 31:23 and hope for the journey 31:25 and love that will conquer the struggle and strife. 31:29 Who can describe everything that He is? 31:33 All I can say is: "He's mine and I'm His! " 31:39 'Cause the One who walks on the wings of the wind 31:44 walks beside me. 31:47 And the One who's holding the world in His hands 31:51 holds my heart. 31:55 He spoke, and the world was created in space 32:00 and yet He was willing to die in my place! 32:04 Redeemer, Deliverer, 32:06 the ransom that sets my soul free... 32:12 Hallelujah! What a Savior 32:15 He is to me! 32:20 Oh, I can't describe everything that He is. 32:24 All I can say is: "He is mine and I am His! " 32:31 'Cause the One who walks on the wings of the wind 32:35 walks beside me. 32:39 And the One who's holding this world in His hands 32:43 holds my heart. 32:47 He just spoke, and the world was created in space 32:51 and yet He was willing to die in my place! 32:55 Redeemer, Deliverer, 32:57 the ransom that sets my soul free... 33:02 Hallelujah! What a Savior 33:06 He is to me... 33:10 What a Savior 33:13 He is 33:17 to me! 33:32 Rosemary, you know for me the Ten Commandments 33:35 are so unique. The Bible tells me that God actually 33:38 wrote the Ten Commandments with His finger on stone. 33:42 It's something that is lasting; it doesn't disappear. 33:46 But what's interesting, I find, Rosemary, is that 33:48 the Ten Commandments are a revelation of God's character. 33:52 The God who made us set in place a system 33:55 for us to live happily, joyfully, 33:58 and peaceably upon this earth. 34:00 Laws are important. Wherever we go in society 34:03 there are laws. Not just for people making laws 34:06 but it's for the good of the whole society. 34:08 And God in His wisdom 34:09 saw that men have ways of twisting the laws 34:13 and perverting them. So God wrote them in stone 34:16 for you and I to know how to live a life 34:18 that He intended for us on this earth. 34:20 And that same law governs the universe. 34:25 The laws are the laws of love 34:27 and each one of us needs to grab hold of them, 34:30 learn them, memorize them. 34:32 Well for me, one of the things I think about with the 34:34 Ten Commandments is that a lot of Christians don't realize 34:40 that they are important. Jesus said: 34:43 "I give you two new commandments. " They say: 34:46 to: "Love God with all your heart and soul and mind 34:48 and to love your neighbor as yourself 34:50 and you don't have to keep the Ten Commandments. " 34:52 But Romans 13:8-10 tell me 34:56 that the Ten Commandments are all about loving your neighbor 35:01 as yourself. Verse 9 talks about some of the commandments 35:06 and finishes by saying: 35:08 "And if there be any other commandment 35:10 it is briefly comprehended in this saying, 35:13 namely: 'thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. ' 35:16 Love worketh no ill to his neighbors. 35:18 Therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. " 35:21 And in I John 4:8 it tells us that God is love. 35:25 It's a transcript of His character 35:27 and it is the law of God and we need to keep it. 35:30 We certainly do. Amen! 35:33 Thank you John and Rosemary all the way from Down Under 35:36 from Australia. 35:38 Shelley and I wrote a book some time ago 35:40 called The Ten Commandments Twice Removed. 35:42 We're going to have to do a new edition called 35:44 The Ten Commondments Twice Removed. 35:48 Thank you, Rose, for helping me. 35:50 I always called it Ten Commandments 35:51 but I found out it's Ten Commondments. 35:53 All right. Standing with me needs no introduction 35:56 but Bro. Wintley Phipps. Anybody know Br. Wintley? 35:59 Yes! All right... there you go. 36:01 And Wintley is here. We're so thankful he's here. 36:04 He's going to be preaching. When are you preaching? 36:05 In a few moments. All right, you're going to be right after 36:08 this. We're looking for that. 36:10 OK. Now... you're going to be doing a song 36:13 that literally, man, I'm hearing things about it 36:16 around the world. A song written by Lanny Wolfe. 36:20 And actually, Yvonne is co-writer with him - 36:22 right - called Glorious Church. Yes. 36:25 Tell us a little bit about it. Lanny Wolfe wrote it 36:27 and we had a number of other people we were looking at. 36:30 He said: "Only one person can deliver this 36:32 the way it should be, and that's Bro. Wintley Phipps. " 36:35 My, my. And he said to us, he said to us 36:37 "I've written over... " Lanny wrote Surely The 36:39 Presence of the Lord is in this Place, 36:41 and Whatever It Takes, and More Than Wonderful. 36:43 All of those songs. He said: "I've written over 700 songs. 36:47 This is the only song that God took the pen 36:50 from my hand and wrote it straight from the Bible. " 36:53 And so we're so thankful that you're here 36:57 and that this song when you heard it 36:59 you didn't hesitate, right? Absolutely not! 37:01 It's a song that tells about the triumph of the church of God 37:06 over Babylon, 37:10 confusion, and foolishness. 37:14 And I love singing it all over the world. 37:18 Wherever I go I share this song. 37:20 And it's one of those songs where we put our message 37:23 in really miniature in a song. And so I love doing it, Danny. 37:28 That's great. All right. 37:48 The shining jewel of the ancient world: 37:53 Babylon worshiped gods of stone. 38:00 Power and pride were evil twins 38:06 which ruled her heart and throne. 38:15 She was likened to a harlot; 38:20 fornication was in the wine 38:27 that filled the cup from which she drank 38:33 sins of every kind. 38:53 The golden head of Daniel's vision 39:00 would topple given time 39:06 as would nations, kings, and merchants 39:11 intoxicated by her wine. 39:21 The prophets tried to warn her: 39:27 "Read the writing on the wall. 39:32 Turn from her wicked ways 39:36 before the day 39:39 the wrath of God would fall. " 39:48 Oppressor of God's people: 39:54 Babylon so powerful and strong. 40:00 She thought she was invincible 40:06 but God would 40:09 prove her wrong. 40:24 An angel filled with glory 40:30 shall descend, with a shout proclaim: 40:36 "Babylon the great is fallen; 40:42 she will die in sin and shame. " 40:51 Another voice from heaven 40:57 will be heard across the earth 41:02 to give a warning loud 41:06 and clear to those 41:09 who claim to be God's church. 41:18 "Come out of her, My people. 41:24 Be not partakers of her sin. 41:30 For I'm coming back 41:33 for a glorious church 41:36 undefiled and pure within. 41:42 To him that worships Me 41:46 in spirit and truth 41:48 and is faithful to the end 41:53 I will say 'Well done! ' 41:59 'A crown of life you've won. ' 42:04 'Come sit and reign with me 42:10 throughout eternity' 42:16 thus saith 42:18 the Lord. " 42:24 "To him who worships Me 42:28 in spirit and truth 42:31 and is faithful to the end 42:36 I will say 'Well done! ' 42:42 'A crown of life you've won. ' 42:48 'Come sit and reign with Me 42:54 throughout eternity' 43:00 thus saith 43:04 the Lord. " 43:10 For Thine 43:14 is the kingdom, 43:17 and the power, 43:20 and the glory 43:24 forever! 43:32 God's 43:34 glorious church! 43:39 Oh Amen... 43:43 Amen! 44:25 The room grew still 44:28 as she made her way to Jesus. 44:32 She stumbled through the tears that made her blind. 44:40 She felt such pain 44:44 Some spoke in anger 44:47 Heard folks whisper: "There's no place here 44:51 for her kind. " 44:56 Still on she came 44:59 through the shame that flushed her face 45:02 until at last she knelt 45:05 before His feet... 45:09 and though she spoke no words 45:13 everything she said was heard 45:17 as she poured her love for the Master 45:22 from her box of alabaster. 45:27 I've come to pour 45:32 my praise on Him 45:34 like oil 45:38 from Mary's alabaster box. 45:43 Don't be angry 45:46 if I wash His feet with my tears 45:49 and dry them with my hair. 45:56 You weren't there 46:00 the night He found me 46:03 You didn't feel what I felt 46:06 when He wrapped His arms around me 46:10 And you don't know the cost 46:14 of the oil 46:16 in my alabaster box. 46:32 I can't forget 46:34 the way life used to be. 46:37 I was a prisoner 46:39 to the sins that had me bound. 46:44 And I spent my days 46:48 pouring my life without measure 46:51 into a little treasure box 46:53 I thought I'd found. 46:58 Until the day when Jesus came to me 47:04 and healed my soul 47:06 with the wonder of His touch. 47:11 Now I'm giving back to Him 47:14 all the praise He's worthy of. 47:17 I've been forgiven 47:19 and that's why I love Him so much! 47:27 I've come to pour 47:32 my praise on Him 47:34 like oil 47:37 from Mary's alabaster box. 47:42 Now don't be angry 47:45 if I wash His feet with my tears 47:48 and I dry them with my hair. 47:53 Oh, you weren't there 47:58 the night my Jesus found me 48:02 You didn't feel what I felt 48:05 when He wrapped His arms of love all around me. 48:09 And you don't know the cost 48:12 of the oil... 48:14 no, you don't know the cost 48:18 of my praise... 48:23 you don't know the cost 48:26 of the oil 48:30 in my alabaster 48:36 box. 48:48 Amen! 48:50 Thank you. Beautiful! 48:53 Wow! You've been blessed? 48:55 Amen! 48:56 Well I sat back there gettin' the goose bumps off of me. 49:00 I feel anointing of the Holy Spirit here. How about you 49:02 tonight? We've got a few more minutes. 49:04 And so we're going to be blessed... Tim, I'm sorry 49:07 I didn't introduce you earlier with Gene. 49:09 I didn't know you were playing. 49:10 One of the greatest piano players in America, honestly. 49:14 Incredible. 49:16 What a very very humble guy also. If you try to brag on him 49:20 he will like turn his head away. He won't, won't look at you. 49:23 Whatever. But amazing, amazing talent. 49:26 And we want to ask Big Gene to come out again. 49:30 That be all right? Big Gene... there he is. 49:31 I don't know why they call him Big Gene. He doesn't look 49:34 any bigger than me. So... let me see. 49:37 We're lookin' eye to eye. I see his eyes 49:39 and he sees mine, so there we go. 49:42 I'll lift you up so you can see more forward. 49:46 Thank you. Hey, what are you going to sing for us? 49:49 He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need. Oh, I love that! 49:52 Love it. Thank you. 50:00 Amazing grace 50:06 shall always be 50:10 my song of praise 50:14 for it was grace 50:20 that bought my liberty. 50:27 I do not know 50:33 just why He came 50:36 to love me so 50:41 He looked beyond 50:46 my fault and saw my need. 50:53 I shall 50:56 forever 51:00 lift my eyes 51:03 to Calvary 51:07 to view the cross 51:13 where Jesus died for me. 51:20 How marvelous 51:26 the grace that bought 51:29 my fallen soul! 51:35 He looked 51:37 beyond my fault 51:41 and saw my 51:45 need. 51:49 How marvelous 51:55 the grace that bought 51:59 my fallen soul! 52:09 He looked beyond 52:15 my fault 52:17 and saw 52:20 my 52:26 need. 52:38 Praise the Lord! Thank you! That was absolutely beautiful! 52:42 How many octave range do you have? Don't go away. 52:44 Come on up here a minute. We've got a couple minutes. 52:46 I work on a 2-1/2... maybe a little bit over. 52:50 Sounds like you've got about a four octave range! 52:52 Isn't that beautiful? Amen! What an amazing talent. 52:55 Aren't you glad he's on God's side? 52:57 I am for sure. 52:59 Tim, we haven't heard the folks sing out here 53:02 so I think we should do like He Touched Me. 53:05 Whatever song. Gene, what key do you like it in? 53:08 Whichever one you choose. 53:10 E flat, whatever Gene does. And then we're going to get 53:14 you all to sing He Touched Me with us, right? 53:16 You do the first verse, Gene. 53:20 Shackled by a heavy 53:25 burden, 53:29 'neath a load of guilt 53:33 and shame. 53:38 Then the hand of Jesus 53:43 touched me 53:46 and now I am no longer 53:52 the same. Let's sing it with him: 53:56 He touched me! 53:59 Oh, He touched me! 54:05 And oh, the joy 54:09 that floods my soul! 54:15 Something happened 54:20 and now I know 54:25 He touched me 54:27 and made me whole! Second verse: 54:35 Since I met this blessed 54:40 Savior, 54:44 since He cleansed 54:47 and made me whole 54:54 I will never cease 54:58 to praise Him! 55:03 I'll shout it 55:06 while eternity rolls! 55:12 Because He touched me! 55:16 Oh, He touched me! 55:22 And oh, the joy 55:27 that floods my soul! 55:32 Something happened 55:37 and now I know 55:42 He touched me 55:45 and made me 55:50 whole! 55:55 Heavenly Father, we thank you for Your many wonderful 55:57 blessings. We thank you, Lord, that 56:00 You could look down and see us as fallen, sinful man 56:04 and that You would make a plan of salvation 56:06 where we could someday be restored to the way 56:09 You created us, to rule and reign with You forever. 56:12 Father, I'm praying for each viewer, each listener 56:15 of 3ABN tonight that as this music has been imparted 56:18 by the different singers, the folk that are here, 56:21 and the sermons that are being preached 56:23 that Father, somewhere there'll be people around the world 56:26 be drawn closer to You and accept You as Lord and Savior 56:30 of their life. And tonight for each and every one of us 56:32 Lord, I rededicate my life and I ask You 56:35 for that brand new touch that only You can give. 56:38 Thank you for touching us. 56:40 Thank you for healing us, for making us whole. 56:43 In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. 56:46 All right. Last chorus one more time; we got it. 56:50 He touched me! 56:53 Oh, He touched me! 56:57 Sounds good, y'all. 56:59 And oh, the joy 57:04 that floods my soul! 57:09 Something happened 57:14 and now I know 57:19 He touched me 57:21 and made me 57:26 whole. |
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