Participants: Lonnie Melashenko
Series Code: VOPS
Program Code: VOPS000021
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00:33 High above a cliff, overlooking the emerald
00:36 blue waters of the Mediterranean, 00:38 is an ancient Portuguese monastery. 00:41 I've been to some of those, 00:42 they're right up on a pedestal. 00:45 The only way to get to the top of this particular one 00:47 is to climb into a wicker basket, 00:49 an old basket, tied to a rope, 00:51 and be hoisted up by an aged monk up there 00:54 who turns the wheel. 00:56 Well, one day a world traveler, 00:58 leaving his tour of the monastery, 00:59 he stepped into that basket for the descent 01:02 and as the monk started lowering him over the wall 01:04 to the jagged rocks far below, 01:07 well, that nervous tourist noticed 01:09 that the rope was frayed, pretty seriously tattered 01:13 and so he called up, 01:15 "How often do they replace the rope?" 01:19 "When the old one breaks," the monk calmly replied. 01:24 Ladies and gentlemen, we only have one health rope. 01:30 Problem is, when it snaps, 01:32 often there is no second chance. 01:36 A quadruple bypass may save your life, 01:38 but it'll leave your bank account completely penniless. 01:41 And yet every day, in North America 01:44 in particular, in Europe, Australia, 01:45 millions live life in the fast lane. 01:48 Pressure, cup of coffee and a donut. 01:50 We sow wild oats all week long 01:52 and we pray for a crop failure on the weekend. 01:56 No exercise. No rest. 01:58 Medical care is by far now the costliest thing 02:02 that people spend their money for. 02:04 What is it worth to be well? 02:07 Well, you ask the cancer patient, 02:10 or the person suffering from AIDS, or diabetes. 02:13 Ask the parents of a child dying from leukemia, 02:17 or arthritis victims. 02:19 Ask my dad who just underwent 02:20 triple bypass open heart surgery. 02:23 They'll tell you, good health is absolutely priceless, 02:27 and we never really appreciate it until it's lost, right? 02:30 Queen Elizabeth I once cried out on her death bed, 02:34 "All my possessions I'd give for one moment of time!" 02:40 But ladies and gentlemen, 02:41 did you know that medical science now says 02:44 that you can reverse disease and damaged health? 02:50 In fact, books are coming out that you can actually 02:53 choose to live 12 happier, healthier years longer. 02:58 This one happens to be a book on 02:59 "Live 10 Healthy Years Longer" 03:00 we've talked about this on the Voice of Prophesy. 03:03 You can live without any cancer, 03:05 no heart attack, no stroke, 03:08 really less cholesterol and none of the major killers. 03:12 Back where I come from, in Las Angeles, 03:13 Dr. Breslow of UCLA, he did research over nine years 03:18 and he asked 7,000 people 03:20 just 7 questions relating to health and habits 03:24 and then he observed these patients. 03:25 Seven simple questions. 03:27 One, do you smoke? 03:29 Do you drink alcohol, and if so, to what extent? 03:33 Do you get regular exercise? 03:35 How much sleep do you get every night? 03:38 How much do you weigh? 03:39 Are you eating breakfast regularly? 03:42 And do you snack between meals on a regular basis? 03:46 Now, the startling results of his documented research 03:51 is that those with simple health habits 03:53 relating to those seven questions 03:55 lived 11.5 years longer than those who did not. 04:00 What would you give, 04:02 for nearly 10 or 12 quality years 04:05 added to your life? 04:08 The American Medical Association says 04:09 what I'm about to share with you this morning, 04:12 could do exactly that. 04:15 You see I'm a guinea pig for three major health studies 04:20 at The John Wayne Cancer Institute, 04:23 Loma Linda University, 04:24 where a million dollar study was authorized 04:27 by President Jimmy Carter a few years ago, 04:29 when I first got in the study, 04:31 and it's proving that lifestyle can save America 04:34 billions and billions of tax dollars. 04:37 It's based on a 40-year health study 04:39 with over 27,000 participants. 04:43 And the results coming in they're absolutely stunning. 04:47 But Jeannie and I have just become guinea pigs 04:49 in a third new study of 125,000 participants, 04:54 one of the largest groups ever to be studied, scientifically. 04:58 Because once again, the Voice of Prophecy speaks, 05:03 this morning, with scientific facts, 05:05 I want you to listen up 05:06 because these are simple health laws 05:08 from the world's finest health experts, 05:11 coming up now, all based on Bible principles. 05:16 Are you surprised that God 05:18 might be concerned about our health? 05:20 Don't be, for if we'll listen, He promises in 3 John 2 05:25 to actually help us turn back the clock. 05:30 He says, "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things 05:34 and be in health, even as your soul prospers." 05:39 And Jesus said over in John 10:10. 05:43 I have come that they might have life, 05:46 and that they might have it more abundantly. 05:50 You see, friend, Jesus who made us, 05:51 not only wants us to have spiritual health, 05:55 but He wants us to enjoy maximum physical health. 05:57 Happy, joyful, living life to its absolute fullest. 06:02 The Bible spells out just eight important, 06:05 essential guidelines. 06:07 Up-to-date modern medicine is scrambling to catch up. 06:11 In fact, are you ready for this? 06:12 All 7 of the Colombia Space Shuttle astronauts 06:16 practiced most of them. 06:18 But first a little bit of background. 06:21 For decades, medical researchers 06:23 have shown considerable interest 06:24 in the lifestyle of Orthodox Jews. 06:28 Now we know that they follow dietary laws 06:30 from the Old Testament. 06:31 But guess what? 06:32 Orthodox Jews' cancer mortality rate is practically zero. 06:36 They're less prone to all the catastrophic illnesses 06:39 that we die of, 06:40 practically immune to today's leading killers. 06:43 How come? Is it hereditary? 06:45 Is it in their genes? No. 06:48 Because when those same Jews begin eating 06:52 the same food as the rest of us, 06:53 steaks and junk food and alcohol and smoking-- 06:56 oops, their cancer rate and all other diseases zoom 07:00 right up to the same as other people. 07:02 Why? 07:03 Well, medical science has discovered 07:05 that the secret lies in their health practices 07:08 and a lifestyle found in the Bible. 07:12 You see, 3,500 years ago God wrote out to Moses, 07:15 some important medical prescriptions for wellness 07:18 and doctors in today's space shuttle astronauts 07:21 are fascinated with God's most remarkable promise, 07:24 you find it there in Exodus 15:26. 07:27 If you will diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God 07:30 and do what is right in His sight, 07:32 give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes. 07:35 I will put none of the diseases on you 07:39 which I have brought upon the Egyptians. 07:40 For I am the Lord who heals you. 07:44 And he says to anyone 07:45 who will follow these instructions in Leviticus, 07:48 or I should say Exodus 23:25. 07:51 And I will take away sickness from the midst of you. 07:54 And scientists are saying hey, did you catch that? 07:57 That's significant. 07:58 It's saying if you follow this, 07:59 you can reverse the effects of disease." 08:03 A scientific formula effectively 08:05 reduced a simple term so everybody can try. 08:08 It's so amazingly and wonderfully 08:12 forthcoming for the future. 08:15 Effective. Psalm 105:37. 08:17 Says, There was not one feeble person among their tribes. 08:21 Well, a bunch of dubious physicians said, 08:23 well, you know, that's probably the Egyptians 08:25 didn't have the same diseases that we have today. 08:28 Wrong. 08:29 So, back in 1975 a team of medical specialists 08:32 from around the world 08:34 performed autopsies on Egyptian mummies 08:36 in the Manchester England Medical School. 08:38 These Mummies dated back to 1900 B.C. 08:44 Guess what they found on these 4,000-year-old bodies? 08:48 Remarkably, those ancient 08:49 Egyptians suffered the very same illnesses 08:52 common to modern men and women. 08:54 Heart disease, cancer, vascular disease, arthritis, 08:57 hepatitis, tetanus, trichinosis, and others. 09:00 But here's the irony. Here's the rub. 09:03 The puzzle is Moses lived at this very time. 09:10 When Egypt was the intellectual, 09:11 it was the educational, 09:12 the cultural center of the world. 09:14 Science, mathematics, history, geology, astronomy, physics. 09:17 In fact, today's rocket scientists 09:19 still haven't figured out 09:21 how they could have possibly built the Pyramids or Sphinx. 09:25 Oh, but their medical knowledge in Egypt? 09:29 Their health remedies were absolutely 09:31 deplorable, atrocious. 09:34 I want you to listen 09:35 to just some sample voodoo prescriptions 09:37 found way back in 1552, time of Moses, 09:42 in a famous medical book called 09:44 The Papyrus Ebers listing scores of medical prescriptions 09:49 for diseases, and infections, and accidents 09:51 and I don't think any of you 09:52 would want to use one of these prescriptions. 09:55 For example, for deep slivers, 09:58 they said, rub worm's blood 10:02 and horse dung into the wound. 10:05 It's no wonder that they found that tetanus took a hefty toll. 10:11 Oh, they said for snake bite, 10:12 you should drink water that was poured over an idol. 10:16 They even had a cure for baldness. 10:19 Rub into the scalp, a potion made of horses' hooves, 10:23 date blossoms, and Abyssinian bloodhound heels boiled in oil. 10:28 Now folks, listen, listen. 10:30 When Moses grew up there in Pharaoh's court, 10:33 that is what he was taught. 10:36 Acts 7:22 clearly tells us 10:38 that Moses was educated 10:40 in all the wisdom of Egypt. 10:43 He was educated with those medical doctors 10:44 in Egypt's medical schools. 10:46 In fact, 20th century physician, 10:48 Dr. S. I. McMillen, in his book, 10:50 "None of These Diseases", says this about Moses. 10:54 "There is little doubt that he was well acquainted 10:57 with the medical knowledge of his time. 10:59 Many thousands of the Israelites also knew 11:02 and no doubt had used some of the common remedies 11:04 mentioned in The Papyrus Ebers. 11:07 But in your Bible, in those five books of Moses, 11:12 that he wrote, what he wrote is diametrically 11:15 opposite to what he learned in the medical school. 11:19 In startling contrast, these medical descriptions 11:23 are thousands of years ahead of their time. 11:27 In fact, they're filled with 11:28 21st century medical instructions 11:30 that doctors never heard of until modern times. 11:34 Amazing insights concerning sanitation, 11:36 quarantine, personal hygiene, and shockingly, 11:41 not once does Moses in the Bible 11:44 ever prescribe one of those cures 11:46 that he learned in medical school 11:48 that's found in "The Papyrus Ebers." 11:50 So my question this morning 11:51 is where did he get these amazing health guidelines? 11:56 Ah, friend, God gave him inside information. 12:00 And modern medicine is now realizing 12:02 how important God's health principles 12:04 have been throughout history. 12:06 You take the plagues, during those Dark Ages, 12:12 the Black Death, leprosy, 12:13 most terrible scourges of all during the Middle Ages. 12:17 You know, doctors back then didn't know what to do. 12:19 Medicine finally turned to church 12:21 and the priests and the leaders and they said, "We need help. 12:24 We don't have answers." 12:25 What does the Bible recommend? And they looked it up. 12:28 For contagious diseases, 12:29 the Bible said quarantine these people. 12:33 They'd never heard of it. 12:35 Bingo, when they did cure it every time. 12:38 Public sanitation, toilets, sewers, disinfectant, 12:42 like washing your hands before surgery? 12:45 Doctors weren't doing these things 12:46 and didn't know they were in the Bible. 12:49 Dr. George Rosen wrote in the History of Public Health 12:52 and I'm quoting. 12:53 Leadership was taken by the Church, 12:55 as the physicians had nothing to offer. 12:57 The Church took as its guiding principle 12:59 the concept of contagion 13:01 as embodied in the Old Testament. 13:04 This idea and its practical consequences 13:07 are defined with great clarity in the Book of Leviticus. 13:12 But I say what a tragic shame 13:14 that 60 million people had to die from these plagues, 13:18 when the Bible principles of public health 13:19 were there all the time. 13:22 You see ladies and gentlemen, 13:23 God knows how we can avoid disease. 13:26 He designed our bodies, he knows exactly 13:29 what's necessary to keep us healthy 13:30 and at peak efficiency. 13:32 You know you save money 13:34 to buy a brand new car, don't you? 13:36 Inside the glove compartment is always an owner's manual. 13:40 Tells how to care for your new car, 13:41 keep it running tip-top for many, many years. 13:44 Of course if you want, you can ignore the instructions 13:47 and say I know how to drive a car. 13:49 That's too much bother. 13:51 Oh, forget the oil, 13:52 forget to check air pressure in the tires. 13:55 I'll just put sand in the gas tank, 13:57 if I run low and roar around completely out of control. 14:00 You know your car won't last very long 14:01 before it needs expensive repairs, right? 14:05 But yet, we do the same thing with this wonderful machine 14:08 that God has given us, this body of ours. 14:12 We blow it up. 14:14 You'd think we'd want to follow 14:16 the owner's manual, the instructions. 14:19 'Cause one trip to the hospital 14:20 can wipe out a lifetime of savings. 14:23 But God's owner's manual outlines 14:25 just eight simple prescriptions to guarantee good health. 14:30 You've heard us refer from time to time 14:32 to Weimar Institute there in Northern California. 14:34 It's invented a nice little acronym 14:36 I want to borrow, called NEWSTART. 14:38 Our doctor here, 14:39 Dr. Arnott, from the Lifestyle Center of America, 14:41 he recommends these, too. 14:43 But I want you to say these with me out loud and NEWSTART. 14:47 "N" is for nutrition, say it. 14:51 "E" is for exercise, "S" is for sunshine, 14:59 where is the sunshine? 15:00 There it is. 15:02 "T" is for temperance, "A" is for air, 15:07 "R" is for rest, "T" is for trust in God. 15:12 All right I want to zoom in with you 15:14 on these eight amazing prescriptions, 15:15 straight out of the owner's manual. 15:18 If you want to turn back the clock, 15:20 you want to achieve maximum health 15:21 and increase your life nearly 12 quality years, 15:25 notice what's behind door number 1. 15:27 "N" is for nutrition. 15:30 Hey, what's more important than food, right? 15:32 Doctors tell us, of course, 15:33 that diet is the foundation of good health. 15:36 It's the most direct link to disease. 15:40 So as Paul Harvey would says, page 1, 15:42 God's manual takes us in nutrition, 15:45 right back to the Garden of Eden, 15:47 Genesis 1 for the "Chef's Special," 15:49 God's original secrets. 15:51 Genesis 1:29 it says. 15:54 And God said, 'See, I have given you every herb 15:57 which yields seed which is on the face of the earth, 16:00 and every tree whose fruit yields seed 16:03 to you it shall be for food. 16:07 Now medical science is scrambling 16:09 to adjust the food pyramid by the way, 16:11 to the latest 20th and 21st century scientific research, 16:16 which continues to endorse a plant-based diet, 16:19 in agreement with the Bible. 16:21 Eat fruits, grains, nuts, vegetables, food from plants. 16:25 All that you can. 16:28 Did you know that even the Columbia 16:29 Space Shuttle astronauts were into a vegetarian diet? 16:33 I want you to listen to this paragraph 16:35 from the February 3, 2003 Las Angeles Times. 16:39 Article called, "In Space but Down to Earth." 16:43 Talking about how in the Apollo and Mercury days, 16:46 those astronauts were pretty wild characters. 16:48 They used to pre-order racks of rib and pitchers of beer. 16:51 Today those same proprietors say, 16:54 'They're all vegetarians.'" 16:57 And just this January 2003, the latest issue, 17:02 for you scientists and scholars out there 17:03 and PhD's and medical doctors, "Scientific American" announced 17:07 that we have now turned 17:09 the whole food pyramid upside down. 17:13 I want you to look at this leading article called, 17:15 "Rebuilding the Food Pyramid." 17:17 Go home and get it. 17:18 Sweeping, revolutionary changes 17:20 from what we were taught, as recently as 1992, 17:23 and when some of your kids went to school. 17:25 New in 2003, a switch, basically back to what 17:29 the Bible spelled out in the book of Genesis, 17:32 fruit, grains, nuts, vegetables. 17:35 That was man's original diet for 2,000 years, 17:38 the Bible says until the great flood. 17:41 God's said, "That's good." 17:43 That's the epitome. Eat up. 17:46 Well, someone says, was that vegetarian diet adequate? 17:50 Evidently. 17:52 'Cause people on God's diet 17:53 lived to be nearly 1,000 years old. 17:57 Genesis 5:27 tells us the longest person 18:00 who ever lived in the Bible. 18:01 "All the days of Methuselah 18:03 were nine hundred and sixty nine years; 18:05 and he died." 18:07 Pause, somebody says wait a minute, Lon, what? 18:10 No Big Mac, no turtle stew, no chitlins and gravy? 18:16 That's right. 18:17 Only later when the flood came 18:20 and there was no vegetation left, 18:21 did God permit meat-eating, 18:23 but he gave it as an emergency measure. 18:26 Well, guess what? 18:28 Men and women liked the taste of it so much, 18:29 we've been eating it ever since. 18:32 But Genesis 6 says, one of the reasons 18:34 God introduced meat eating was to shorten man's life, 18:38 it's actually Genesis 9, Genesis 9. 18:42 But sure enough, as soon as he started to eat meat, 18:45 the sinners' age spans began drop like a rock. 18:49 Noah's son, Shem, he lived only 600 years, 18:52 his grandson, 239 years, his great-grandson, 175 years, 18:58 and by the time of King David, 18:59 man's lifespan decreased to 70 years. 19:03 And in the Middle Ages it was down to 36 years. 19:09 Well, some will say what, wait a minute, what about meat? 19:10 Is it okay? Yes, sort of. 19:16 But if you're going to insist on eating flesh food, 19:18 God knows that not all animals are fit for food. 19:20 So He specifies exactly which meat is somewhat 19:23 safe to eat, and which is not. 19:25 In the Bible he calls it "clean" or "safe" 19:28 and "unclean", "not safe." 19:31 By they way, it's a very simple formula. 19:34 Easy to remember. All scavengers are unclean. 19:39 Well, you say, which ones would those be? 19:40 Not to worry. 19:41 Leviticus 11, Deuteronomy 14 list 19:44 which scavenger animals, which scavenger fish, 19:47 which scavenger birds. 19:49 Let's take animals, for example. 19:51 Just two criteria. Two simple, basic guidelines. 19:56 If an animal has a split hoof and it chews its cud, 20:01 it's safe for food. 20:04 You see, some chew the cud 20:07 but they don't have a split hoof, 20:09 God say's not that animal is a garbage collector. 20:11 Don't eat him, he's bottom of the food chain. 20:15 "Trust Me," God says, "I know. 20:16 I made 'em." 20:18 Take for example Mr. Oink, the pig. 20:24 Leviticus 11:7. 20:26 " And the swine, though it divides the hoof, 20:28 having cloven hooves, 20:29 yet does not chew the cud, is what?" 20:32 Unclean to you. 20:33 You know, folks, we don't ask why anymore, 20:36 when it comes to pork. 20:37 Remember just last summer? 20:38 Another terrific food scare over improperly cooked pork? 20:43 "Good Morning America", 20:44 "The Today Show" swarmed with doctors saying, 20:46 "Folks, Americans, just leave it alone, don't eat it." 20:49 Medical science now realizes 20:51 God wasn't withholding anything good 20:53 when He gave these guidelines. 20:55 Psalm 84:11 says, 20:57 "...No good thing will He withhold 20:59 from those who walk uprightly." 21:02 Well, someone says, I like to go fishing, 21:04 what about fish? 21:05 Same instructions, don't eat scavengers, 21:08 the big, bad, bottom-lovers. 21:10 Two checkpoints. Deuteronomy 14:9, 10. 21:14 "These you may eat of all that are in the waters: 21:17 you may eat all that have fins and scales. 21:20 And whatever does not have fins and scales 21:22 you shall not eat..." 21:23 It is what? "Unclean." 21:25 Two clear guidelines easy to remember. 21:28 Does it have fins? Does it have scales? 21:31 Uh-oh. 21:33 Most sea foods that people enjoy eating 21:36 have no fins, no scales. 21:39 Mr. Lobster, Mrs. Shrimp, 21:43 shark, whales, eels, oysters, octopus, turtles. 21:48 Oh, you say, are they really unsafe? 21:50 I love turtle stew. 21:52 Well, you ask our American servicemen 21:54 coming back from the Middle East. 21:56 You know, if they're ever stranded on an island 21:58 and if they wonder, 21:59 well, which fish would be safe to eat, 22:00 which were toxic? 22:02 Did you know the U.S. Government 22:03 did research to determine 22:05 which fish our servicemen can eat for survival? 22:07 And Dr. Bruce Halsted's research concluded 22:10 that the rule of thumb for the U.S. Army, 22:13 for the Navy, for the Marines, 22:14 and the Air Force is to follow the same formula 22:17 God gave the Israelites 3,500 years ago. 22:20 "Of all the creatures living in the water, 22:22 you may eat any that has fins and scales." 22:27 Okay, now you hunters, up there in Canada 22:30 and in the north land of our country. 22:31 Maybe you're asking, well, what about birds? 22:34 Time to go hunting here in the fall. 22:36 Which ones can we eat? Same formula. 22:40 No scavengers. 22:42 Deuteronomy 14:11, 12. "All clean birds you may eat. 22:46 But these you shall not eat:..." 22:47 And God proceeds to list them, 22:50 owls, buzzards, ravens, herons, bats, vultures. 22:55 Don't eat scavengers, 22:57 don't eat the garbage collectors. 22:59 In fact, He even details 23:00 which insects in Deuteronomy 14:19. 23:03 "Also every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; 23:08 they shall not be eaten." 23:11 I don't care about what they do on Survivors on TV, folks. 23:15 The Bible also says, don't drink blood. 23:19 As in rare steaks. Notice Leviticus 3:17. 23:24 "...you shall eat neither fat nor blood." 23:28 We would say today, well, that means kosher is best. 23:32 And now we know why. 23:33 Doctors have been telling us, 23:35 nutritionist doctors know that these all contribute 23:37 to vascular and heart disease, 23:40 which is our number one cause of death. 23:44 So to summarize what's behind door number 1, 23:46 in God's Owner's Manual of His specifications 23:49 for our health and happiness, nutrition, say it, nutrition. 23:54 Bible says eat up, folks, but eat right. 23:57 Do it all to the glory of God. 23:59 And by the way, that counsel costs you nothing, 24:01 it's absolutely free in this book. 24:05 What's the second God given principle in that NEWSTART? 24:08 To promote health. The "E." 24:10 Remember the second acronym from NEWSTART? 24:13 "N" is for Nutrition. 24:14 "E" is for the same thing that "Good Morning America" 24:18 the doctors there are prescribing it, 24:19 what Dr. Joyce Brothers says is the number one way, 24:22 most important way even, to get good sleep. 24:25 And it's the best prevention for all disease. 24:29 Exercise. 24:31 In fact, did you know that as soon as God created 24:33 Adam and Eve back there in the beginning, 24:35 and He gave them His diet, His nutrition plan, 24:38 He told them, get out there and exercise. 24:42 Strenuous physical activity for health. 24:44 Genesis 2:15, "Then the Lord God took the man 24:49 and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and keep it." 24:55 Wasn't punishing 'em. 24:57 He knew that action is a law of life. 25:01 God knows that exercise 25:02 is our very best health insurance plan. 25:04 He designed exercise to protect the body from disease, 25:07 improve muscle tone, firm up blood vessels, 25:10 helps the lungs process more air with less effort. 25:13 'Cause the heart can pump fresh blood. 25:15 Exercise is a crucial part of God's formula 25:18 for turning back the clock. 25:21 In fact, did you know that after Adam and Eve sinned, 25:26 God increased the prescription for more exercise, 25:30 he wrote out a brand new formula, 25:32 with more physically demanding work. 25:35 Now Genesis 3:19 says. 25:37 "...In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread 25:40 till you return to the ground..." 25:42 And Genesis 3:18 says. 25:44 "Both thorns and thistles 25:46 it shall bring forth for you..." 25:47 Not to punish you, no, but for your good. 25:51 It's your life insurance. 25:53 I want you to notice why He cursed the grounds 25:55 with thorns and thistles. 25:57 It's so that-- Genesis 3:17 25:59 "In toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life." 26:04 'Cause it's going to tone up your body, 26:05 it'll keep you out of trouble. 26:07 And it too, by the way, is free. 26:10 Next prescription, number 3, the "W," water. 26:14 Why does the Bible, why does our doctor 26:16 preach so much about water? 26:18 Because our body is 70% water. 26:21 Keeping it well-hydrated 26:22 is essential to cut down heart attacks, 26:25 keep kidney stones down to zero. 26:27 Water helps prevent constipation, and headaches, 26:29 and many other problems that doctors talked about. 26:31 You know, health spas are rediscovering 26:34 hydrotherapy enhances circulatory functions 26:38 and it's all done with plain water. 26:42 It's still free too, last I heard. 26:45 What's behind Door number 4? "S" for sunlight. 26:50 God created the sun to be a crucial 26:52 energy source to sustain life. 26:54 As the doctors said, just 15 minutes of sunlight 26:57 provides you with ample amounts of Vitamin D, 27:00 which is extremely important for our body's metabolism 27:02 and hormonal balance. 27:04 Proper sunlight. 27:06 Last I heard, it was still free, 27:07 I haven't seen it lately around here, 27:09 but it's there. 27:11 Number 5, "T" for temperance, 27:14 or we would use the word balance. 27:17 That means using good things, 27:18 moderately and avoiding the bad. 27:21 So obvious, you know, 27:22 but it's so hard to practice sometimes. 27:24 Can eat just one Cheetos? Not me. 27:28 So Lon, God say's in 1 Corinthians 9:25, 27:32 be "...temperate in all things..." 27:35 Bible is big on self control. 27:38 Lon, go ahead, eat up, drink up, 27:40 but remember, moderation in all things 27:42 because our bodies are holy. 27:44 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. 27:47 "Or do you not know that your body 27:49 is the temple of the Holy Spirit 27:51 who is in you, 27:52 whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 27:55 For you were bought with a price; 27:57 therefore glorify God in your body 28:00 and in your spirit, which are Gods." 28:03 We're God's property. By creation, by redemption. 28:08 Read this with me, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 28:10 from the screen, everyone. 28:12 "So whether you eat or drink 28:14 or whatever you do, do as you please. 28:20 Do it all for the glory of God." 28:22 Why? 1 Corinthians 3:17 says. 28:24 "If anyone defiles the temple of God, 28:28 God will destroy him. 28:29 For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are." 28:36 He's saying we're going to self-destruct, 28:38 if you ignore that. 28:40 Because tell me honestly, friend, 28:41 can you drink a six-pack of Hamm's to the glory of God? 28:47 Knowing its results are strewn on our highways 28:50 and filling our prisons? 28:52 And that in more than half of all murders, 28:54 somebody's been drinking. 28:56 Alcohol impairs our body's ability to use vitamins 28:59 and fight infection. 29:00 Alcohol causes cirrhosis of the liver; 29:02 lifespan is shortened by at least 12 years. 29:05 Just one drink can kill brain cells 29:07 and I don't know about you 29:08 but I don't have any extra to spare. 29:11 Alcohol causes birth defects 29:13 and we've pay billions of tax dollars every year 29:15 for damages done by alcohol. 29:18 But you know, friend, for the Christian, 29:21 the use of alcohol has far more serious moral repercussions 29:24 because God created our brain 29:27 as the control center of our lives 29:29 and our conscience is there. 29:31 And Satan knows alcohol not only impairs judgment, 29:34 it deadens our ability to distinguish right from wrong. 29:37 So alcohol becomes more than a bad habit, 29:41 it's a moral problem. 29:43 Which is why Proverbs 20:1 says. 29:46 "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; 29:49 and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." 29:52 And again, Proverbs 23:31. 29:56 Lonnie, it says, "Don't look upon the wine 29:58 when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, 30:01 when it swirls around smoothly, 30:03 at the last it bites like a serpent 30:05 and stings like a viper." 30:09 Well, someone asked us, does the Bible maybe 30:11 specifically talk about smoking, drugs. 30:14 Marijuana. I believe it does. 30:18 3,500 years ago in Deuteronomy 29:18 it says. 30:24 "Never let there be among you a root 30:27 that beareth a poisonful herb." 30:31 That's in the margin of the King James. 30:34 I think that's talking about drugs and tobacco. 30:37 I was listening one morning, 30:38 as I was getting ready to go to work to a lady on 30:39 "Good Morning, America," a doctor, this physician said, 30:42 "If I had one wish for America 30:44 it would be to eliminate smoking, 30:46 especially in females." 30:49 Huge problems are coming upon females, she said. 30:53 She stated that female smokers have a thousand percent 30:56 greater chance of dying from lung cancer. 30:58 But it gets more complicated she said, 31:00 when it get's into women 31:01 and she listed dozens of major health problems, 31:03 all related to smoking. 31:05 Things like senility, 31:07 babies damaged during pregnancy, 31:09 newborn deaths, they zoom up to 27% higher. 31:12 In fact she said, even our pets are suffering 31:14 the same diseases as smokers now. 31:18 Folks you know, smoking is just another form of murder 31:22 that's killing 500,000 people in America alone every year. 31:28 God said, in the Commandments, "You shall not murder," 31:30 but we're killing ourselves by the things we eat, 31:32 things we drink, things we smoke. 31:35 Perhaps you're saying, help, what can I do? 31:39 Let the Bible help me, well, that's coming right up. 31:41 But behind door number 5 God says, Lon, 31:44 you take a careful look at everything 31:45 you're eating and drinking. 31:47 Temperance, that's free too. 31:51 Let's move to door number 6, air. 31:55 That's the most essential resource for all of our body. 31:57 Air. 31:58 In fact, it's more important than food, 32:00 it's more important than water. 32:02 And it's still free, sort of. 32:05 Big cities like Los Angeles, 32:06 it's getting tougher to find some air 32:09 and we're paying the price. 32:10 But proper breathing and pure air 32:12 are fundamental to good health. 32:14 Fresh, clear mountain, South Carolina air. 32:18 Number 7, "R" is for rest and relaxation. 32:22 Did you know that even Jesus believed in vacations 32:24 and getting away from the pressure 32:26 after a hard day's work. 32:27 Crowds of people, He said to the disciples in Mark 6:31. 32:31 "...Come aside by yourselves 32:34 to a deserted place and rest a while..." 32:38 See Jesus want's us to balance work with relaxation. 32:42 That's why, by the way, He gave us the Sabbath. 32:45 Time to forget our problems and our work 32:47 and just spend some quality time off with Him. 32:51 Sometimes maybe go to a restful beach, 32:53 or, a remote area in the mountains 32:55 where there are tall trees and the deep lakes 32:56 that can calm our anxious hearts. 32:59 Wherever it is, we need to find a spot, 33:02 Jesus says, away from the crowds 33:03 and noisy freeways. 33:05 'Cause God wants us to have a little bit of heaven here, 33:07 right now, so you'll be ready to live on the earth 33:09 made new with Him. 33:10 Can you say Amen? Amen. 33:13 So someone is saying, "Okay, Lon, I'm-- 33:16 I get what you're saying, 33:17 but what about all of my bad habits I've got? 33:19 I mean, I'm into smoking, I'm into drinking, 33:21 I've had chemical dependency, drugs, sex, pornography, 33:24 gambling, coffee, donuts, weight. 33:27 I'm a TV couch potato." Maybe you're a tomato. 33:33 Video games. 33:34 You know what, friend? None of these are your problem. 33:39 The Devil's got all of us 33:41 hooked on these and zillions of others. 33:44 And the wages of sin is what? 33:46 The Bible says, hey, you are history. 33:48 But that's why Jesus is come, 33:51 because He wants to take your problem, 33:53 make it God's problem. 33:54 And that's why God gives us 33:56 this final specification for our health and happiness 33:59 to help us get rid of all our bad habits. 34:01 Every one of them, in fact Paul, 34:03 God's great champion for liberty and freedom says, 34:06 folks, you can't get rid of your bad habits, 34:08 you can't do it on your own. 34:09 He said, I've tried. 34:10 What's the secret? 34:12 "T", trust in God, divine power. 34:17 You know, even hospitals today in their 12-Step programs, 34:20 chemical dependency programs, 34:22 they're actually utilizing this final 34:24 and most important principle of all. 34:26 I wonder if you've watched "60 Minutes", 34:28 they've had a rerun on this too, of how special now, 34:32 prayer has been scientifically, directly linked 34:35 to physical recovery for surgery patients. 34:38 And this is one gift God never refuses to give us 34:41 whenever we ask for it, divine aid. 34:44 It helps lead us to right choices 34:47 and you know what, that one is free too. 34:49 Listen to Proverbs 3; 5-6. 34:53 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, 34:55 and lean not to your own understanding; 34:57 In all your ways acknowledge Him, 34:59 and He shall direct your paths." 35:03 God says, friend, trust Me, 35:04 if you're having problem with too much caffeine. 35:06 Trust Me with your weight. 35:08 If you can't be fit as a fiddle, 35:10 because you're shaped like cello, trust Me. 35:13 God says. Trust Me with your food. 35:16 It's good for you, I made it. 35:18 But you don't need to torture 30 feet of intestine, 35:21 to please 3 inches of tongue. 35:25 God say's, I know how to help you, 35:26 I can heal you, I can give you strength, 35:28 I can give you will power, I can give you victory. 35:31 You say well, that sounds really good to me, 35:33 I want to be healthy, I want to change. 35:35 But I can't. I've tried. 35:37 I'm an addict. I'm hooked. 35:39 I'm bulimic, I'm anorexic, I'm a binge eater, 35:42 I've smoked for 60 years. 35:44 friend, God does not expect you to do it on your own. 35:48 God wants you to give Him your habit. 35:51 He wants your weight problem, he wants you, today, now. 35:55 In fact, Jesus says in John 15:5. 35:58 "...without Me you can do nothing." 36:02 Friend, in our own strength, we can't overcome wrong habits. 36:05 Uh-huh. That's why the Savior came. 36:09 He's here, He's longing to help us, 36:10 His promises, our enabling, 36:13 that we can claim with the apostle Paul, 36:15 say this with me, from Philippians 4:13. 36:18 "I can do all things through Christ 36:22 who strengthens me." 36:24 You believe that? 36:25 Friend, with His help you can live an abundant, 36:28 healthy, joyful life, right here, right now, 36:31 and enjoy eternal life in the earth made new. 36:34 Will you reach out to Jesus? He's reaching out to you. 36:39 While our appeal song is sung, 36:40 I want you to use your power of choice and choose Jesus. 36:44 Will you trust in divine aid? Make the decision of your life. 36:50 Trust Me, God says, to help you turn back the clock. 36:58 To make our life complete 37:02 Is just like my Lord 37:10 To give up peace, so sweet, 37:13 Is just like my Lord 37:20 To take a man who's wrecked by sin 37:26 and then make him whole again 37:31 It's not unusual 37:36 It's just like my Lord 37:42 I've seen Him take a broken heart 37:48 And make it smile 37:53 I've seen Him make a poor lost sinner's life 38:00 Worthwhile 38:04 Lives that once were dulled by sin 38:10 At His touch, now glow again 38:14 Oh, praise His holy name 38:19 Is just like my Lord 38:29 Amen, let us pray, Father in heaven, 38:32 Lord I want to thank you 38:33 for the adequacy of Your plan, for us, 38:36 through the voice of prophesy 38:38 that covers every dimension of our lives. 38:41 For our happiness, thank You for Your grace, 38:44 to help make some changes as we choose 38:46 to turn our problems and our habits over to You. 38:49 You're the great physician, Lord, You never make a mistake. 38:54 Give us the strength and the power as we choose You, 38:57 to set aside the impure things 38:59 that fog up our brain and disease our bodies, 39:01 so that we can let the lovely sunshine of Jesus 39:05 shine through us instead. 39:07 Help us to be Christians not only in name and profession 39:10 but in whatsoever we eat and drink. 39:13 May it be, from now on, to the glory of God. 39:18 I pray that you'll accept every sincere commitment here, 39:21 as we pray now. 39:23 As our heads are bowed, 39:24 I want those row captains to pass the containers 39:27 and ask you to take a commitment card, 39:30 it's very important that in you 39:32 hearing a presentation like this, 39:35 we make a tangible response to God. 39:38 I hope, if you haven't been familiar 39:40 with filling out a card, you will do one today. 39:42 It's kind of like the old temperance cards 39:44 we had years ago, 39:45 writing something down sends a message to your brain 39:48 and later on you can claim victory, 39:51 as you say, Lord I sign that, 39:52 You give me the power to put it into practice. 39:54 I want everyone to take one right now, 39:57 two responses, number 1, 40:00 I hope everyone will check, 40:01 I would like to have a happy life in Christ. 40:06 Would you check that one? 40:08 And the second one, I would like to have help 40:10 with tobacco, alcohol, other problems. 40:15 Check number 2 if you need some help. 40:16 We have doctors and individuals, 40:18 counselors who can assist you 40:19 and provide you some additional assistance. 40:21 Check number 2 and we'll be sure to get in touch with you. 40:25 Number 3 I hope it's clear now, from the Scriptures, 40:28 what the Bible teaches, 40:30 for example about unclean meats, 40:32 if that was clear please check number 3. 40:36 And finally there may be individuals 40:37 who see some things more clearly than ever before, 40:40 and they'd like to check number 4, 40:41 I would like to unite with a group of people 40:43 who follow all the scriptures. 40:45 We had a baptism this morning, 40:47 we're having one right after this service, 40:49 having another one tonight. 40:50 Many of the down linked locations, 40:52 please check those and put them in that container 40:54 as it goes by. 40:56 And let's continue to pray. 40:58 Heavenly Father, Lord, You know every secret 41:01 and these people who are making their commitments 41:05 and Jesus gave His life for them, 41:07 His love for them is greater than ours 41:09 and it may be perhaps, for Your glory 41:12 and the good of each person, 41:14 we accept Jesus and His plan for our lives, 41:16 to restore us. 41:19 Lord, keep us in your heart of love, in Jesus name. 41:24 Amen. 41:25 Before we make a little transition 41:27 into our anointing service, 41:29 I want to just remind all of our audiences, 41:32 all around the world, remember, tonight, at 7:15, 41:35 the presentation "The best is yet to come." 41:40 And now I want you to invite everyone here, 41:43 including wherever you are in your downlink locations 41:45 to stay by for our healing service. 41:49 This is a New Testament Anointing service. 41:53 And I want to tell you that an anointing service 41:54 is one of the most solemn services 41:56 that I have ever conducted 41:57 and I usually get a little chocked up 41:58 because it is so special, 'cause miracles happen. 42:01 Always. 42:03 But I'm encouraged in the book of James 5: 14-16 42:07 that Christians ought to do this, 42:09 because by the way, even our Seventh-day Adventist church 42:12 unfortunately has become very much 42:14 like the Roman Catholic faith in believing that 42:16 this is like last rights. 42:19 This is extreme unction, 42:20 you don't do this till the person's dying. 42:23 That is not what James tells us. 42:26 James says this should be 42:27 shared with people all the time, who feel sick. 42:32 And he say's this, "Is any sick among you? 42:35 Let him call for the elders of the church 42:37 and let them pray over him, 42:39 anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, 42:41 and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, 42:44 and the Lord shall raise him up and if he have committed sins, 42:48 they shall be forgiven him. 42:49 Confess your faults one to another, 42:51 and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. 42:54 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." 43:00 Now, I want to explain 43:01 what this healing service is all about. 43:04 Jesus did more healing than He did preaching, by the way. 43:07 But not all who are anointed today, with oil, 43:11 which is the symbol of the Holy Spirit, 43:13 not all will be instantly cured 43:14 or immediately healed at this service. 43:18 Yet this service is designed, as we just read, 43:21 to draw everyone who's anointed closer to God, 43:25 and our sins will be forgiven. 43:28 And we will be healed in terms of spiritual healing. 43:33 God knows that some of us, 43:34 if we were given perfect healing 43:36 and perfect life again, 43:37 we would not be able to endure 43:38 whatever trials are down the road 43:40 so He knows what's best, doesn't He? 43:41 That's why we always pray, "Thy will be done." 43:44 And Revelations 14: 3 43:46 has a very interesting passage that says, 43:49 "Blessed are those who die in the Lord from henceforth." 43:53 Blessed are the dead, those who have to die. 43:56 So just because a person may be ill, 43:59 or have to perish or die, doesn't mean 44:02 you don't have enough faith. 44:05 We're promised in John 14: 14, John 12: 26 44:10 that the prayer of faith, God will hear. 44:14 And that if we want to chose to serve Him, 44:16 he will hear us. 44:17 He is honored to hear us. 44:19 Psalm 66:18 says it can't be 44:22 just sort of a half hearted, partial faith. 44:24 It's the kind of faith, as I had the chair here, 44:26 you got to put your whole weight on Jesus. 44:28 Can't be presumptuous, 44:30 and we can't go on maybe disregarding health laws 44:33 and say well, you know I'm eating 44:34 just everything wrong. 44:36 I'll maybe cash in my chips here 44:38 and see if the anointing will make me well. 44:40 But I don't intend to stop drinking or smoking 44:42 or living a awful life. 44:44 See God knows in some cases, if He would heal us 44:47 it would just be encouraging us to keep on sinning. 44:51 We got to consider some spiritual laws. 44:53 He tells us we need to confess our sins, 44:55 we may need to go out and make something right with someone 44:57 that we'd got something against. 44:59 I can't read your heart up here, this morning, 45:01 so you can do that quietly 45:02 because 1 John 1: 9 says if we confess our sins 45:06 He's faithful to forgive us our sins. 45:08 Something important though, 45:09 especially if we're in poor health, 45:11 we need to make sure that we're cheerful. 45:13 And we trust God regardless of our disease. 45:17 Because a merry heart does good like a what? 45:19 A medicine. 45:20 We don't go around gloomy and say, 45:21 well, I didn't feel anything happen to me 45:23 so I must be headed for whatever. 45:25 No, we pray, God, Your will be done 45:27 and in Your own time, and ladies and gentlemen, 45:29 I want you to listen to me very carefully. 45:31 Every sincere prayer here now 45:33 as we anoint you for healing, will be heard. 45:36 And God promises He will answer that prayer. 45:39 For healing, some of that could happen here today, 45:43 I have seen it happen in our meetings 45:45 we've had individuals who are crippled, 45:47 who jumped up and they started running 45:48 and they're perfectly normal again. 45:50 We've seen that. Miracles. 45:53 But some miracles are a little bit slower. 45:55 Jesus even healed some people, 45:57 it took a little bit more time for them to gradually recover. 46:00 But it will still take place, somewhere down in the future. 46:03 And fine that we know that if we've asked for healing, 46:06 for sure, God will answer that prayer 46:07 if He forgives our sins and we have eternal life 46:10 He will give us perfect life in our future to come, 46:12 isn't that right? 46:14 So we're going to ask the elders and the pastors 46:16 to come down right now to the front. 46:19 We want then to line up here, 46:20 right in front of the platform 46:22 and they're going to administer the oil 46:26 for each person who'd like to participate. 46:28 As they come and take their places, 46:30 those of you and I hope many of you-- 46:32 we'd like to invite everyone, if you'd like to, 46:34 we'll move now right from the middle here to the sides, 46:37 wherever you're located in your downlink sites. 46:40 Your elders, your pastors are assembling 46:41 at the front of this auditorium. 46:43 You move to the sides of your church. 46:45 Ladies and gentlemen, just go right ahead, 46:46 move up and to the sides, we'd like to invite anyone 46:49 who'd like to come forward to participate 46:51 and receive this sacred anointing service. 46:55 Just move right to the sides, 46:56 near the-- on both sides there, 46:58 near the grand stands, and the curtains. 47:02 We have enough to serve you here 47:04 so it shouldn't take very long. 47:06 We're going to do a part of this 47:07 right here on satellite, 47:09 I'll give you just a moment to move into positions 47:12 so then we can have our special anointing prayer, 47:15 committing your life, 47:17 and your particular case to the great physician, 47:21 and Jesus never makes a mistake. 47:24 I'd like to invite you. 47:25 Whether you're a member of this church or not. 47:27 If you feel your heart 47:28 would like to be consecrated to Jesus, 47:31 and during this special anointing service, 47:33 feel the assurance of peace that He's forgiven your sins 47:37 and knowing too that then God 47:39 will have answered your prayer in His own timing 47:40 as to when to give you that particular anointing 47:44 and that re-vivifying health and vigor. 47:49 It could be physical, it could be mental, 47:51 it could be emotional. 47:53 You come forward. 47:54 Assist the person who's beside you, 47:56 who perhaps would like to come 47:57 and doesn't feel like they're able to get in line 48:00 and we'll come forward here. 48:01 Let's have a prayer right now 48:03 as we bring the first group of candidates forward here 48:06 and have them take their places 48:08 right in front of these pastors and these elders. 48:12 Think we have some marshals 48:13 at each side to bring them in groups. 48:18 Take your places there 48:19 and we'll bow our heads for a prayer. 48:22 Come on right down the first 6, first 8, 48:25 someone should be giving them some direction if they would. 48:28 On each side let's have some individuals. 48:30 Maybe our hostesses can help. 48:31 Keep them coming. All right, let's pray together. 48:33 Lord, precious savior, Jesus, 48:38 you know every secret of our lives, 48:41 you know every one of these people, 48:43 Jesus gave His life for them, 48:46 His love for them much, much greater than ours. 48:49 And if it could be to your glory, 48:51 Father to the good of each person 48:53 just now who's asking for anointing 48:55 by the elders of the church, 48:58 we ask in the name of Jesus 48:59 that you'll reach out and touch their heart. 49:02 If not healing today, 49:06 give us the grace to be comforted 49:07 to know that underneath of the everlasting arms 49:10 that will never let us go. 49:12 And may your presence sustain us. 49:15 Please accept every sincere commitment just now 49:18 as we submit ourselves to You. 49:21 For Your healing touch, in Jesus' name. 49:25 Amen. 49:32 Why don't we sing that song 49:34 that Phil is playing right now, just quietly. 49:36 My Jesus I love thee. 49:39 We're going off the air on our telecast 49:41 as we sing this song, but everyone together, 49:43 wherever you are, sing it with me. 49:45 My Jesus, I love Thee 49:51 I know Thou art mine 49:57 For Thee all the follies of sin 50:04 I resign 50:07 My gracious Redeemer 50:13 my Savior art Thou 50:18 If ever I loved Thee 50:24 my Jesus 'tis now 50:31 Hum that softy wherever you are. 50:33 Just hum it. |
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