Participants: Danny Shelton (Host)
Series Code: 17HC
Program Code: 17HC000001A
00:41 Hello and welcome to 3ABN Fall Camp Meeting.
00:44 I can't believe Mollie Sue and Yvonne 00:46 and the rest of you that Fall is here officially. 00:50 Now in southern Illinois it hasn't felt like it 00:52 till today. This morning was a little cool 00:54 but it's been just like summer. But I love it! 00:57 I would like Fall except I know Winter's coming. 00:59 That's true. And so it's beautiful with all the colors 01:02 and all of those things. 01:03 But thank you for joining us those of you at home 01:06 and for those of you who have traveled... 01:08 and I know some of you quite a few miles. 01:10 And as the weekend begins to continue here - 01:14 we get tomorrow and Friday night and Sabbath - 01:16 we're going to have a packed house here. 01:19 And we've got some great speakers. Elder John Bradshaw 01:23 is our featured speaker. We have a number of others 01:26 here... not that ya'll are "unfeatured" but 01:28 we won't go through that tonight. 01:30 And then we have on Sabbath a special guest: 01:33 Little Richard. Yeah... that's right, 'cause 01:35 in town... Mollie, has anybody noticed this besides me? 01:40 We'll say... We'll be at a market or somewhere 01:42 and say: "Oh, it's something about 3ABN. " 01:44 We'll say: "Why don't you come out this Sabbath? 01:48 Eleven o'clock Little Richard's going to be there. " 01:50 And they'll go: "Who? " "Little Richard. " 01:52 "THE Little Richard? " We say: "Yes! " And they 01:55 say: "Like the singer? " One lady said: 01:59 "Like the guy who gets up on the pianos? " 02:00 I said: "Not any more. " 02:02 "At 84 years young he doesn't get on the piano any more. " 02:05 But yes, he's going to be here. What an incredible testimony! 02:08 We interviewed him. Oh, he was incredible 02:11 and so transformed by the power of God. 02:14 So transformed. I'm super excited. 02:17 For those who didn't see the interview, 02:19 you're going to be so blessed by what he says. 02:21 It's a blessing. Amen! So we're planning on having 02:24 a great weekend together. And for those of you who've 02:26 driven a long ways or flown here 02:28 it's going to be a great Camp Meeting. A very spiritual 02:30 Camp Meeting. Amen! And we get to know each other better. 02:33 We get to draw closer to the Holy Spirit. 02:35 For those of you at home, if you have an opportunity - 02:39 we don't know where you're you're from - catch a plane, 02:41 get a car... whatever you've got... a bicycle 02:43 and come and join us here at 3ABN. 02:47 We're excited today. We just had a board meeting. 02:49 Brian: come up here a minute. 02:51 He's our treasurer. You can tell how a board meeting goes 02:55 by looking at the treasurer's face. 02:57 Anybody know what I mean? Am I making that up? 03:00 OK, look: several people agree with me on this. 03:02 This was a happy day. It's a happy day? 03:04 Yeah. All right. Well, you know, Danny, 03:07 my step-father, Lyndon McNeilus, 03:10 told me in my youth. He said: 03:12 "The gospel never goes forward without determined opposition. " 03:16 Oh... OK. And that is true. 03:19 And for 3ABN, we are on the front lines of the battle 03:24 for proclaiming the gospel to all the world. That's right! 03:26 And so we get more than our share of opposition. OK. 03:31 But at this board meeting we could give a report 03:33 on God's marked blessing - OK - on 3ABN 03:38 and what we are doing to spread the gospel. 03:41 And so we could take joy in His power 03:44 to overcome opposition. 03:46 And that was neat. That was just a great time we had together. 03:50 Absolutely. See, it must have been a good board meeting 03:53 and things must be going well 'cause he's smiling. 03:56 That tells you a lot. Mollie Sue... 03:58 Well, I like the word that he said: determined opposition. 04:02 But you know what? We're even more determined! 04:04 That's right! And we are deter- mined because we are overcomers. 04:07 And God has shown Himself so faithful, hasn't He, Danny, 04:11 Yvonne? So faithful to this ministry. 04:13 Over the last few years specifically, I guess 04:16 I'm thinking about, but for the last 33 years 04:19 God continues to show Himself faithful. 04:22 And you know what the litmus test is? All those souls 04:26 that are coming out of darkness and into light. 04:29 We praise God for that! 04:31 All right. Now we made some changes today 04:35 in the board meeting and people in different positions. 04:39 And maybe you should introduce a couple and tell us what 04:41 their new positions are. I would love to! 04:43 We have a general vice presi- dent. His name is Greg Morikone. 04:48 Greg. And we also have a corporate secretary. 04:53 Now these are corporate officers of 3ABN. 04:58 And the corporate secretary is none other than Jill Morikone. 05:02 All right! So we are continuing to grow. 05:05 Danny, more people are coming in to put their shoulders 05:08 under the weight of this ministry to help us carry it 05:11 and we praise God for that. Amen! 05:12 Greg or Jill: give us a little word over here. 05:16 They're instant in season and out of season. 05:19 We are now! 05:20 You know, it's a blessing to be a part of the ministry of 3ABN, 05:23 isn't it? I mean, you guys are team members as well. 05:25 So Jill and I are so blessed to be a part of 3ABN. 05:29 It's interesting... Just yesterday I was telling Jill 05:31 today at lunch time... Eighteen years ago, 05:34 so September 27, 1999, 05:37 I stepped foot into the offices of 3ABN 05:41 right over here. And it's just neat. You know, 05:44 you don't know where God's going to lead you in anything 05:46 that we do, right? All God is asking us to do 05:49 is to be faithful, right? In whatever that is. 05:52 And so we're all a part of the spreading of the gospel 05:55 around the world, and what a privilege it is. 05:57 So it's a blessing. Jill and I love being here at 3ABN. 06:00 It's a tremendous blessing. But it's a blessing to meet 06:03 each one of you. It really is because you're part of the 06:06 3ABN family. So we're blessed to be here. 06:09 Amen! Greg came to 3ABN because he was called of God 06:13 to come here. And I wish I could say that 06:15 but I came here because of him. 06:17 And that's a good reason. She was called of God 06:20 to come here 'cause I needed her! 06:21 She just didn't know it at the time. 06:24 I needed her badly. I was a bachelor cook. 06:26 Oh, she's changed my life WAY POSITIVE! 06:30 So anyways... when I 06:35 When I came I just came because I loved him 06:38 and I knew that God had called us together in marriage 06:41 and I thought "Well, that meant ministry, too. " 06:43 But I wasn't really sure what that meant here. 06:46 But I love the ministry of 3ABN because it changes lives! 06:51 We hear of letters, we hear phone calls, 06:53 we hear from people all over the world 06:56 whose lives are changed and touched for eternity. 06:58 Just tonight I met this couple right here. 07:01 And they are brand new baptized Seventh-day Adventist 07:06 Christians because of the ministry of 3ABN. 07:11 That's what this ministry does, and what an incredible 07:14 privilege to have a part in this ministry. Wow! 07:17 Where are you from? Where ya'll from? 07:19 Des Moines, IA. Des Moines, IA. All right! Praise the Lord! 07:22 Welcome to the family for sure. Amen! 07:25 Thank you. Brother Bruce. We have the chairman of our board. 07:30 Bruce and Jacki. Jacki, you can come up too. 07:33 Don't be bashful just 'cause I am. 07:36 Give us the word, Bruce. 07:38 Our picture's a lot better with Jacki in it. 07:41 Amen! Yeah! 07:46 As with Danny and Mollie, what they said about 07:51 Greg and Jill. No company goes forward without 07:56 undermanagement coming up. 07:58 And Greg and Jill have been in the trenches here 08:01 learning different jobs and different aspects 08:03 of this, and I have great confidence in them. 08:06 I'm thankful that they've accepted the call 08:08 that they have. Amen! And I praise Jesus for this ministry. 08:11 Jacki and I have a couple of radio stations 08:15 that run 24 hours a day. One Spanish and one English 08:18 from 3ABN. And we're very thankful 08:20 that that's going on, 'cause while we're sleeping 08:22 the good news is being spread. 08:25 Not just in our little hometown 08:27 but around the world that's going on. 08:30 And each one of us standing here and out there 08:33 and everyone that works here at 3ABN is part of that. 08:37 It's just an... Just think about you - your donation - 08:40 is putting someone to work 24 hours a day 08:43 spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. 08:45 Thank you very much. Honey, tell them what you think. 08:48 I am very thankful to be here tonight... 08:51 for the opportunity. And I praise the Lord 08:55 for bringing all of you here. And thank you for coming. 08:59 Thank you for loving Jesus. 09:00 Brenda, tell us quickly what's happening with you. 09:04 The whirlwind we call her. All right. 09:06 Well, I am really excited because... and I'll give you 09:09 more of an update tomorrow night... but a lot of things 09:11 have been happening - moving and shaking - 09:12 for Kids Network. And I've got some exciting updates 09:15 for you. I've also been busy in speaking 09:19 in churches all around the world. I've been to many of 09:21 your neighborhoods if you're watching. 09:23 And I'm excited because week after next 09:29 I'm going to be doing a Week of Prayer. 09:30 I don't get to go very often to do a whole Week of Prayer 09:33 at a school. But it just so happens that my son-in-law 09:37 is the principal of the Holland Adventist Academy. 09:41 And when he took that job this year 09:43 he said: "Can we get Miss Brenda to come? " 09:46 And of course, I'm going to go support. 09:48 So I'm going to be there for the whole Week of Prayer. 09:51 And I'm really excited about that. 09:52 All right. We're glad you're here, too. 09:54 Roy, what's happening? Today you had some good reports. 09:57 Roy and Earlenne, tell the folk what you do 10:01 and maybe they want to talk to you. 10:03 Well, we sure hope so 'cause we love to see the smiling faces 10:07 that are out here in our audience. 10:10 And we know that the audience and our listeners on the radio 10:15 are smiling. And we know that because of the donations 10:20 that come in and also the annuities, charitable gift 10:24 annuities and the trusts that are written. 10:27 And we had the pleasure of writing a $500,000 annuity 10:33 yesterday. Amen! 10:35 And that's something that we say "Praise the Lord! 10:38 every time. That's good. Pastor John and Angie. 10:41 Give us a word. Well, they told me "step forward in the light. " 10:46 And you know, when we look at 3ABN Camp Meeting 10:51 we pause and ask ourselves: "How long has it been? " 10:54 And now it's been 14 years that we have been here. 10:59 Time flies when you're having fun... blessed. 11:03 And so we don't know what the future holds 11:06 but we do know that God holds the future. 11:08 Amen! But what I like about this ministry is 11:10 that from the very inception till now... 11:14 A few months ago I did a sermon called: "Why? " 11:18 This ministry has not forgotten why it exists. 11:21 And when you don't forget why you exist 11:25 you have a continued purpose for existence. 11:28 And so no matter what the year is Danny will always say 11:32 "We exist to preach an un- diluted three angels' messages: 11:38 one that will counteract the counterfeit. " 11:40 And that shapes everything we do. 11:43 This is not a ministry that apologizes for a straight 11:46 message. Can I get an amen for that? 11:48 Because we're too close to the end to meander in the maze 11:51 of mediocrity as I said to someone earlier. 11:53 So thank you, Danny, for even allowing the Lord to 11:56 put our names in your mind 11:59 to be a part of a ministry that will one day 12:02 if we continue to be faithful we'll hear the words: "Well done 12:05 thou good and faithful servant. " So, anything, Honey? 12:10 I'm just honored to be a part of this ministry and I praise 12:14 God to be here at 3ABN. 12:17 This is the movers and shakers of the world, right? 12:20 And so I'm honored and thankful. I work for 3ABN Radio. 12:24 And I'm so happy to be working there. 12:29 And remember Jay Christian in your prayers. 12:32 He's going through treatments right now and just remember him. 12:36 He's our fearless leader for radio. 12:39 And we thank you for your prayers. Amen. 12:41 Amen. Shelley and J.D. What have ya'll got to... 12:45 J.D., you're doing some great new venture. What are you doing? 12:48 Well I am very very fortunate that I'm getting to call 12:52 people like yourself. In fact, I see some people 12:54 out here that I've talked to. 12:56 You know, there are a lot of people that love the Lord 13:00 with all their heart. And when you love something 13:02 you put your money where your mouth is. 13:04 And there are so many people that actually donate to 3ABN 13:09 and I'm having the opportunity to call these people. 13:12 And you are these people. 13:14 And it just absolutely just... 13:17 I cannot believe the response that we're getting because 13:21 they're just so pleased that someone is calling them 13:23 thanking them for what they are doing. 13:26 And then, of course, we always have prayer. 13:28 Amen! 13:30 Well, J.D. and I thank God every day... 13:33 We pray all the way to work and we're always so thankful 13:36 that we get to live a life of purpose and for the privilege 13:39 of being here. Every year Danny announces 13:43 at our Day of Prayer when we get all of the 13:48 company together and we pray. But he announces a theme 13:53 for the year. Last year it was Year of Evangelism... 13:56 Evangelism. This year it is the Year of Sacrifice. 14:01 So you will notice that is actually our theme for this 14:04 Camp Meeting is Sacrifice: His and Ours. 14:08 And this is something that I just want to thank 14:12 everybody who is a member of the GO! Evangelistic Team. 14:18 Thank you for what you're doing in your neighborhoods 14:22 passing out the information that we send, 14:25 the resources that we send you. 14:27 And thank you for your support because this is a team effort. 14:32 We couldn't do what we do without you. 14:35 And so we thank you all so very much. 14:38 We love you. Thank you. 14:40 Brother Kenny and Chris: you guys have been on the road 14:44 for the last few weeks. Give us a little update. 14:46 Well, we've enjoyed ourself. It's been quite an honor 14:49 to be able to be in service of the King. 14:52 We do believe that He's coming soon. 14:54 We believe we're in the last hours of earth's history. 14:56 We believe that we need to be doing everything 14:58 we possibly can to hasten His coming. Amen! 15:01 So that's why we're very grateful and thankful to be 15:04 part of 3ABN. We feel like that from the bottom of our heart. 15:08 Very grateful and thankful to have the opportunity to get 15:10 the message to the world. 15:13 I think about that every day. 15:14 We thank God for it every day. Yes! 15:16 And it still like goes over my head. I keep thinking 15:19 this message is going around the world! 15:21 People are accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. 15:25 And that's all around the world 24/7. 15:27 So what a blessing that is. I'm still just "addled" by it 15:31 and very grateful and thankful to God 15:33 that He's keeping us busy. 15:35 Glad to be part of the family of God 15:37 and certainly part of this family here. We love each one. 15:40 And we love you! So nice to see people 15:42 that we saw at the Spring Camp Meeting and so on. 15:45 And so we're glad that you're here and glad you joined us 15:48 at home. Amen! Amen! What a blessing to be a part 15:52 of God's... There is no better work... NO BETTER WORK 15:56 than to be working for our Lord and Savior! 15:58 And brothers and sisters, we are seeing things happening 16:01 in this world that we never dreamt about. 16:04 And it just is another sign showing us 16:07 that our time is short and we don't have time to get old. 16:10 We don't have time to get sick. 16:12 We've gotta keep going and get fast. 16:14 Many of you know, 2017... Why did she look at me 16:17 when she said old? 16:19 I saw that. 16:21 You know, 2017 started out as a very very rough year. 16:26 And my brother and sister here, they were with us 16:29 and we grieved and we cried. 16:31 And we didn't know if God was finished with us yet. 16:34 But one thing that the Lord told Pastor Kenny 16:37 in the middle of the night... He said: "Kenny, 16:40 you shall not die but you SHALL live to proclaim the gospel. " 16:45 And by God's grace we are seeing that being restored. 16:49 And God is the restorer of all things. 16:51 And bit by bit He is doing that. 16:54 And we're so grateful 'cause we're not ready to lay down 16:57 and quit just yet. Amen! Amen! 17:00 Yeah, they've been gone the last several weeks ministering. 17:03 We almost sent search and rescue for you. 17:05 But we found out everything was OK. 17:07 I might add you didn't do that but you sure went over 17:10 and mowed my yard when I needed it. 17:12 Well that's all right... needed to be done. 17:14 By the way, I'm going to be in Russia for a whole week 17:16 Kenny. We're leaving Sunday... 17:20 this Sunday and we'll be gone for eight days. 17:24 Anyway... Well, you know, brother thing. 17:27 You know how we do. 17:29 Dr. Murray: give us some good words. 17:32 You know, God is so good. Twelve and a half years ago 17:36 we used to say: "How do you get to 3ABN? " 17:39 "You go to nowhere... make a left. " 17:43 And now it occurs to me that the gospel is going from nowhere 17:47 to everywhere. All right! And God is blessing. 17:50 Irma's not with me tonight. She's home "doping up" on 17:53 Goldenseal and Echinacea. 17:55 She got a little scratch in her throat. 17:57 But over the last couple of weeks she's heard her name 17:59 called more than ever in her life. 18:01 Someone left a message on her phone: "Irma, you're tearing 18:04 my house apart. " Hurricane Irma was going through. 18:06 "You're tearing my world apart; you need to slow down, Irma. " 18:10 And I said: "You know, you do need to slow down. " 18:13 But you can't slow down for the Lord because these are 18:15 the last days. And we are all convicted that there's just 18:19 time enough to do the work of God... 18:22 to get the work of God done. 18:24 And as I look at this wonderful group of people 18:26 nobody is here by accident. 18:28 And you are not here by accident. 18:30 We are all ordained of, called by, 18:32 and assigned to a task by God. 18:36 And if we will but do our job, 18:39 just do what's in front of you, 18:41 Jesus will come and we can go home. 18:43 Because as much fun as Camp Meeting is here 18:47 it doesn't hold a candle to that great Camp Meeting in the sky. 18:51 Right! And we want to get there and be part of that. 18:54 Yvonne? One of the things that I love about 3ABN 18:58 is that it is truly a channel of blessing. 19:00 So you don't just see "3ABNers" on 3ABN. 19:05 You see all different ministries coming together 19:09 with the truth, with the message that Jesus is coming 19:13 back. We have all kinds of programming that really meets 19:18 people where they are. And so I am so thankful 19:21 to be a part of this family and we are a team. 19:24 I feel like this is a family. 19:27 We are all part of God's family. 19:29 And we all have a work to do. 19:32 And that's why we're here now and that's why you're here. 19:36 It's not a coincidence that you're here right now. 19:39 God ordained for you to be here tonight. 19:42 And so we're just thankful for you; we love you! 19:45 We're thankful that you watch and support 3ABN. 19:48 And we solicit your continued support of 3ABN 19:51 so that we can get the gospel out to a lost and dying world. 19:55 Amen... Amen. I'm going to give you a little 19:59 little example of some... You think about this for a minute. 20:02 What if I told you that... 20:05 Well, let's say you got a nice car. 20:07 I don't know what kind of car you got. 20:08 Let's just say it's a Cadillac; you got a nice Cadillac. 20:11 All right. Somebody said "uh-huh" behind me. 20:13 OK. You got a nice Cadillac. 20:16 And I said to you: "I'm going to buy that Cadillac 20:19 from you. I'll give you more than probably what it'll 20:23 appraise for and I'll let you keep it for 5 years, 20:27 maybe 8 years. And you can own it. You can do everything 20:31 that you did. You don't even have to pay your gas. 20:36 You don't have to pay when it needs repaired. " 20:39 Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? 20:42 Right? "It's your car but I'm going to buy it from you 20:45 but I'm going just to let you use it just like you always did 20:48 at no cost. " How many would do that? 20:50 That's not a trick question. How many would do it? 20:53 If you're not raising your hands up maybe you don't have one. 20:55 So right? 'Cause I know we're all thinkers. 20:58 So I know sometimes we set you up. 21:00 Well, that's what happened to us. We've been praying 21:03 the last several years. We said: "Lord, we have been spending 21:06 more money that's coming in. We really need something. " 21:09 And without going into the detail, we've have someone... 21:11 We have some downlink stations that are free to air. 21:14 Has nothing to do with Dish Network and cable and satellite. 21:18 For free to air stations in different cities. 21:20 We had some people come to us and said: "I'll buy a number of 21:24 these. We'll buy them from you and we'll give you what you're 21:27 asking for them but we'll let you keep them. 21:30 Only we'll pay all your upkeep. We'll pay... Which is almost 21:35 get this: $75,000 a month. Wow! 21:39 I'm going to get out. I don't think they heard me. 21:41 All right. $75,000 a month! 21:45 OK... they heard; they heard. 21:49 They heard. But they said: "We're going to let you 21:52 stay on the air. You use it like you always did. 21:55 But if anything goes wrong with the tower, the antenna, 21:58 the maintenance, the transmitters, we'll fix them. 22:01 But you stay on the air for free. " 22:04 Now how many of you would sell those stations? 22:06 Now... does that sound like a "God thing? " 22:09 Amen! That's what happened already 22:11 and the money is in the bank. 22:13 So God made up the difference. We said: "By the end of the 22:15 year... " For years we've said: "We always end up in the black. 22:19 We've never been in debt. We won't borrow money; 22:20 we won't beg for money. " The last several years 22:23 have been a struggle, and guess what God is doing. 22:24 He's putting us right back where He always did 22:27 in ways that you wouldn't believe. 22:29 So... it's amazing! Amen! 22:32 You know, it reminds me... Last Camp Meeting 22:35 we were able to announce to the whole world 22:38 that we were going on all over Europe, 22:40 Uganda and other areas of the world where God, 22:45 just by the power of His Spirit, had miraculously got us on 22:50 where multiple millions of people were hearing the gospel 22:53 that couldn't hear it before. 22:54 And now... this Camp Meeting: something good always happens! 22:59 And now we're telling you that once again, 23:01 God has moved mightily on our behalf. 23:04 We're continuing to be on and God is just blessing us 23:09 abundantly. Amen! I want to make one statement... 23:11 correction. Now get this: Some of the leases... 23:14 like when we are on television stations... 23:17 we lease a tower and we pay the rent and what have you. 23:20 Some of those are like $3,500 a month. 23:23 Well with the latest these new stations 23:27 they just bought, I said: "We don't pay anything. 23:30 It's now a station is $100 a month. " 23:35 One station is $100 a month so 13 stations = $1,300 a month. 23:40 That would have been thousands and thousands and thousands 23:43 of dollars and still on the air. I'm telling you: 23:45 God is still in the business. Yes! Because who wouldn't want? 23:48 Now let me ask you again: if you got a beautiful car 23:52 and you're making payments on it and I said: "Let me buy that car 23:55 and you use it. It's your car. I'll have nothing to do with it. 23:58 I'll pay all your gas; I'll pay your insurance. 24:01 If anything goes wrong with it, I'll fix it. " 24:03 How many would accept that offer? Amen! All right! 24:05 Now look at all the hands that went up! 24:09 Ah! 24:12 You know, of course I'm speaking theoretically. 24:18 As my dad said... he used to say... 24:21 We'd say: "Dad we need lunch money. We're going to school. 24:24 You got any lunch money? " He'd say: "Boys, I'd love to 24:26 give you some money but I am financially embarrassed. " 24:29 He would say. So that meant: no, we didn't have any money. 24:32 So I'm financially embarrassed, Bruce. 24:36 Anyway... But you get the idea. 24:38 God is so good! And she said: "Putting us 24:41 on areas... We used to pay $34,000 a month 24:44 to reach into Europe to several million homes. 24:48 Now it's costing us a few thousand a month 24:53 to reach almost 2/3 of all the people in the whole UK. 24:58 That's people in the inner cities. People in London 25:01 that we never could reach when were were there just 2 years ago 25:04 saying: "Lord, how are we going to reach all these people? " 25:06 It was impossible to buy time, Christian foreigners, 25:10 to buy time for a Christian station just 2-3 years ago 25:14 or so. And now God opened that up 25:17 and we're on these stations - several channels - 25:20 24/7 reaching approximately 2/3 of all the people in the UK. 25:24 I mean, is that? Is somebody with me or is that exciting? 25:27 Amen! That's called God. 25:30 That's called God. 25:32 Well guess what? We're all in this together. 25:34 We're all family. We're all in this together. 25:36 We couldn't do it without you. Without your love, 25:39 your prayers, your financial support. 25:41 But we're all soldiers and we're all on the front lines 25:45 of the gospel. So thank you at home for what you do. 25:47 All of you here. Tim, we need to sing something. 25:49 What are we going to sing? Let's do Onward Christian Soldiers. 25:51 Let's see if we can get it up on the screen,, OK? 25:53 All right. If you don't know the words, lip it... 25:56 act like you do, right? 26:55 Amen! Just a little while we'll be going home, right? 26:58 Yes! Just a little while. I saw a great group of... 27:00 probably the greatest group of young people in the history 27:03 of the world are right back here in this corner. 27:05 Raise your hands back there. We've got NAPS group with us! 27:08 They come here. Camp Meeting would not be the same 27:13 without NAPS. And I'm going to ask everybody to do something. 27:16 I'm going to ask you when you see these young folk 27:18 walking around, just walk up... You say: "Lord, what would You 27:21 have me do? " and just write them a check. 27:23 I promise you the money that you give to this group 27:25 will be... 100% of it goes to the gospel. 27:29 So you think about it. We don't need an offering... 27:31 take up an offering here or there. 27:33 We can do that for them, too, if you don't. 27:35 Forgive me for this. I was at a church one time... 27:39 Years ago we used to sing gospel music. 27:43 Tommy and Melody's mother before her accident. 27:47 And we were singing together and we were in a church... 27:49 it was a Pentecostal church. 27:51 And the pastor was so glad to have us. 27:53 "The Shelton Trio is here tonight! " 27:55 We got through singing, NAPS, and he said: "Now let's take up 27:58 an offering for the Shelton Trio. " 28:00 So, that's normal... they do. They took up an offering. 28:03 He sat up there and he counted it. He said: "That's not good 28:05 enough. We're going to take up another one. " 28:07 So he said: "These folk came all the way... " We came 6 miles! 28:11 "They came all the way here from their home 28:14 and we're going to do some more. " So they took up 28:17 another offering. They took up the third... 28:20 So he started saying: "You know what? I'm going to 28:22 take up one more offering and if it's not a good one 28:25 I know those of you who have money in my church 28:27 and I'm going to call you by name! 28:29 So... If you don't want me to call you by name, 28:32 you give a good offering. " We got a good offering that time! 28:35 So I don't want to call any of you by name, but for NAPS 28:38 over here I probably would. So this group of young folk: 28:42 they're the best in the world. They are used by God 28:45 to do great and mighty and marvelous things. 28:47 They're going to be giving a testimony a little bit later on. 28:50 All right. Why don't we have a good prayer, C.A.? 28:53 Another prayer for this whole Camp Meeting. 28:55 Then we're going to have Bro. Tim Parton bless us 28:57 in some music. Shall we pray? Father God, 29:00 we do not now solicit Your presence and Your blessing 29:05 because FEEL Your presence and Your blessing. 29:09 We just ask that You would be the honored guest. 29:13 Would you, dear God, be pleased 29:16 to accept our prayers, our preaching, 29:20 our singing, and our worship? 29:24 And in exchange for these give us Your presence 29:29 and Your power. Oh, dear Father, 29:32 bless all that happens here over these next several days. 29:37 But more than that, may a fire be lit in each of our hearts 29:42 that will burn brightly and ever brightly 29:47 as the darkness seeks to close in. 29:50 Help us, Lord, to shine for Jesus 29:54 and to keep on shining until the light in our souls 29:59 is reflected in the light in Your eyes 30:03 as we see You face to blessed face. 30:07 Keep us, Lord, faithful. Loving You, 30:11 working for You, walking with You, 30:14 holding on to Your unchanging hand 30:18 until You take us from labor to reward, 30:23 from trial to triumph 30:26 to the day we see You in glory. 30:30 And we thank you, Father, for what You're going to do 30:34 over these next several days in answer to the prayer of faith. 30:38 In Jesus' name, Amen and Amen. 30:42 All right. We're blessed to have Bro. Tim Parton. 30:45 He's the director/general manager of our music channel. 30:50 Praise Him! And Yvonne, Tim won't say this about himself 30:55 and I'm glad he doesn't. But we know that he's one of the most 30:59 gifted musicians in the world, actually. 31:02 And what a blessing to have him here! 31:03 And he loves Jesus, and he always has such an 31:06 up-beat spirit. And so we're so thankful for you, Tim, 31:09 and what you do for the cause of God 31:11 and the gifts that God has given you and you share 31:14 for the Master. Amen! Thank you so much. Thank you, Danny. 31:17 It is a privilege of mine to be a part of the team 31:20 here at 3ABN. I'm very humbled by what they allow me to do 31:25 as far as music. And we're finding that 31:27 music... the scientists are saying that music has such 31:31 a vital role in Alzheimer's, 31:37 in diseases of the mind. 31:40 And it's such an amazing thing that we read in the Bible 31:45 about David singing way back when. 31:50 And he knew that there was something about music 31:56 that soothed Saul's soul. 32:01 So it's a privilege to be a part of the music ministry 32:05 here at 3ABN. Just last week I had the privilege 32:08 of giving a call to a lady out in San Diego who was 32:12 102 years old. And she sang to me 32:17 a song and she personalized it. 32:20 There's a song that says: "I am so glad that Jesus loves me. " 32:25 Every time the word me came up she said "Tim. " 32:28 Jesus loves Tim; Jesus loves Tim. 32:31 I am so glad that Jesus loves Tim... 32:34 Jesus loves Tim and me. 32:38 102! How sweet. And the Word of God says 32:41 that "We love Him because He first loved us. " 32:48 All I have to offer the world through my music 32:51 is Jesus. 32:54 If the ship of your life 32:58 is tossing on the sea of strife, 33:02 you need Someone. 33:07 And if you feel so all alone 33:11 and your house is not a home, 33:14 you need Someone. 33:21 If it seems life isn't fair 33:24 and there's no one left to share 33:27 all those lonely days and nights 33:31 and things just won't turn out right, 33:35 and you need Someone to care... 33:39 Someone who'll just be there... 33:43 you need Someone. 33:49 I give you Jesus! 33:55 He's the peace 33:58 that passes all understanding. 34:05 I give you Jesus! 34:09 He's the perfect love 34:11 that casteth out all fear. 34:18 I give you Jesus! 34:23 He's the water that you'll drink 34:26 and never thirst again. 34:32 I give you Jesus! 34:37 My friend: 34:40 I give you Jesus! 34:51 If the pressures all around 34:53 keep your spirits to the ground, 34:57 you need Someone. 35:03 And if your body is in pain 35:06 and your health you can't regain, 35:10 you need Someone. 35:16 And if at times when you have tried 35:19 with all the strength you had inside 35:22 and it seems that you have failed 35:25 remember on the cross He nailed 35:28 all the bitterness and grief 35:32 to bring you peace and sweet relief... 35:37 He is that Someone that you need! 35:42 I give you Jesus! 35:47 He's the peace 35:49 that passes all understanding. 35:56 I give you Jesus! 36:00 He's the perfect love 36:02 that casteth out all fear. 36:09 I give you Jesus! 36:13 He's the water that you'll drink 36:16 and never thirst again. 36:22 I give you Jesus! 36:27 My friend: 36:30 I give you Jesus! 36:38 And here are some reasons why I give you Jesus. 36:41 You can sing along with me. 36:43 For Jesus paid it all... 36:50 all to Him I owe! 36:55 Sin had left a crimson stain: 37:02 He washed 37:04 it white as snow. 37:11 And He walks with me 37:17 and He talks with me... 37:21 and He tells me 37:24 I am His own. 37:30 And the joy we share 37:34 as we tarry there 37:39 none other 37:42 has ever known. 37:51 Jesus is the sweetest name 37:56 I know! 38:00 And He's just the same 38:05 as His lovely name. 38:12 That's the reason why 38:15 I love Him so. 38:22 For Jesus is 38:25 the sweetest name 38:29 I know. 38:35 Jesus, 38:39 Jesus, 38:41 Jesus! 38:46 There's just something 38:49 about that name! 38:56 Master, 38:58 Savior, 39:00 Jesus: 39:04 like the fragrance 39:07 after the rain. 39:14 Jesus, 39:17 Jesus, 39:19 Jesus! 39:23 Let all heaven and earth 39:28 proclaim. 39:33 Kings and kingdoms 39:38 will all pass away 39:43 but there's something 39:47 about 39:49 that name! 39:54 So I give you Jesus! 40:00 He's the peace 40:02 that passes all understanding. 40:08 I give you Jesus! 40:11 He's the perfect love 40:14 that casteth out all fear. 40:20 I give you Jesus! 40:24 He's the water that you'll drink 40:27 and never thirst again... no, never again. 40:34 I give you Jesus! 40:38 My friend... 40:40 I give you 40:44 Jesus! 40:53 Amen. 40:58 Amen! You know, back in 1986... 41:03 Thank you so much, Tim. Amen again? 41:05 Amen! Back in 1986 41:08 when my wife and I were in the Heritage Singers 41:10 we were down in I think Mexico. 41:12 And you know, when you have 15 people traveling on the bus 41:16 and there are just a few inches or sometimes a few feet between 41:18 each one of you. We just had one of those weeks 41:21 where just we could not stand each other. 41:23 Everybody wanted to leave for whatever reason. 41:26 And I had an assigned section. Each of the guys had 41:29 a section in the bus that they were to load the equipment in 41:32 every night. And while I was loading the equipment in 41:35 my wife and I were thinking, I was thinking to myself: 41:37 "I want to leave. I'm just done with being on the road. " 41:40 And as I was loading the bus the Lord poured this song 41:45 into my mind. And I walked on the bus 41:48 and you know, people were ready to talk. I said: "Shh, shh! " 41:51 Ran to my locker. Got the lyrics. 41:54 Got the sheet out and wrote all the lyrics down. 41:56 And now this song has become a song to remind me 42:01 that way back in 1986 42:03 the Lord saw my life 30+ years later. 42:08 And the message in Isaiah 43 "Fear not for I have redeemed 42:12 you; I have called you by My name. " 42:15 And the song title is: And You Are Mine. 42:36 There are times I wonder 42:40 why I'm here. 42:44 And I wonder if 42:47 He really cares. 42:51 Then I wonder if He died for me 42:58 when He gave His life 43:02 on Calvary. 43:05 Then I see 43:08 the sun begin to shine 43:13 and the warmth I feel 43:17 brings peace of mind. 43:21 Through the rays He says 43:23 "I love you so... 43:27 you are Mine. " 43:32 He said to me: 43:35 "You are Mine; 43:39 for you I died on Calvary. 43:43 You are Mine; 43:46 through My blood I set you free. 43:50 So when the clouds begin to gather 43:56 remember you are Mine. " 44:05 My Lord, I want to understand 44:11 just how I fit 44:14 into You master plan. 44:19 If the fruit I bear is 44:23 from Your tree, 44:26 and if the world 44:29 can see Your love through me. 44:33 But now I know, 44:36 my Lord, just why I'm here. 44:41 And it's plain to see 44:44 You really care. 44:48 So I thank you now 44:51 because I'm glad to know 44:55 that You are mine. 45:00 He said to me: 45:03 "You are Mine... 45:07 for you I died on Calvary. 45:11 You are Mine... 45:14 through My blood I set you free. 45:18 So when the clouds begin 45:22 to gather 45:24 remember you are Mine. " 45:32 "You are Mine... 45:36 for you I'm coming back again. 45:40 You are Mine... 45:44 I'll be with you to the end. 45:48 Through your life I know 45:51 that the world will understand 45:55 that you are Mine. 45:58 And oh, 46:02 you are Mine... 46:06 I have saved you through My grace 46:09 and I know 46:13 one day you'll see Me face to face. 46:17 So when the clouds begin 46:21 to gather... 46:23 when the clouds 46:27 begin to gather... 46:31 and when the clouds 46:34 begin to gather 46:37 remember you are 46:41 Mine! " 46:56 You know, one of the greatest blessings 46:58 is to work at a place that is inhabited by the Lord. 47:04 And there is so much turmoil in the world today, 47:07 much of it tinged with racial undertones. 47:13 It is so good to work in a ministry 47:17 where everybody loves everybody - 47:21 hear me - and everybody loves the Lord. 47:27 Are you hearing what I'm saying? 47:29 The rumors are true. 47:33 We really do love each other 47:35 and we love each other in Christ. 47:38 And there's no better place to work than a place 47:41 where everybody loves everybody 47:44 and everybody loves Jesus. 47:48 And the message, the burden of this ministry 47:51 has always been, is now, 47:55 will always be Come To Jesus. 48:16 Weak and wounded sinner, 48:20 lost and left to die. 48:23 Raise your head, for love 48:27 is passing by. 48:30 Come to Jesus; 48:34 come to Jesus; 48:37 come to Jesus 48:42 and live. 48:46 Now your burden's lifted... 48:50 carried far away. 48:53 His precious blood has washed away your stain. 48:59 So sing to Jesus; 49:03 sing to Jesus; 49:07 sing to Jesus 49:11 and live. 49:16 Just like a newborn baby 49:20 don't be afraid to crawl. 49:23 Remember: when we walk 49:25 sometimes we fall. 49:30 But... fall on Jesus; 49:33 fall on Jesus; 49:37 fall on Jesus 49:42 and live. 49:47 Sometimes the way gets lonely, 49:52 steep, and filled with pain. 49:56 So if your sky is dark 49:58 and pours the rain 50:02 then cry to Jesus; 50:05 cry to Jesus; 50:09 cry to Jesus 50:14 and live. 50:20 And when the love spills over 50:25 and music fills the night 50:29 and when you can't contain the joy 50:32 inside, then dance for Jesus; 50:38 yes... dance for Jesus; 50:41 dance for Jesus 50:46 and live! 50:59 And when your life is over 51:04 and your work is done 51:08 rest in peace and wait 51:12 until He comes. 51:18 Then fly to Jesus; 51:22 fly to Jesus; 51:26 fly to Jesus 51:32 and live! 51:42 Fly to Jesus 51:49 and live. 52:36 On Christ the Solid 52:39 Rock I stand 52:43 All other ground is sinking sand... 52:49 All other ground 52:52 is sinking sand. 53:02 My hope is built 53:05 on nothing less 53:07 than Jesus' blood and righteousness. 53:14 I dare not trust the sweetest frame 53:19 but wholly lean on Jesus' name. 53:25 On Christ the Solid Rock I stand 53:29 All other ground is sinking sand... 53:34 all other ground is sinking sand. 53:46 When darkness veils His lovely face 53:51 I rest on His unchanging grace. 53:57 In every high and stormy gale 54:02 my anchor holds within the veil. 54:07 On Christ the Solid Rock I stand 54:12 All other ground 54:14 is sinking sand... 54:17 All other ground is sinking sand. 54:29 His blood... 54:32 it fills me. 54:36 He then is all my hope and stay! 54:42 When He shall come 54:47 with trumpet sound 54:51 O may I then 54:53 in Him be found 54:56 dressed in His righteousness alone, 55:02 spotless to stand 55:04 before His throne. 55:12 All other ground is sinking sand... 55:17 All other ground 55:19 is sinking sand. 55:23 On Christ the Solid Rock I stand 55:28 On Christ the Solid Rock I stand 55:32 All other ground is sinking sand... 55:38 On Christ the Solid Rock 55:43 I stand! 55:59 Amen! Thank you, sis. What an incredible blessing! 56:05 Don't you love to hear Yvonne sing? Amen! 56:07 Every time she does it ministers to my heart. 56:10 Praise the Lord for our first hour! 56:12 For the music, for the anointing of the Holy Spirit. 56:15 Every time we come into Camp Meeting Greg and I 56:18 always go before the Lord and say: "What do You have for us 56:21 at this Camp Meeting? What can You show us 56:24 in our hearts and lives? " God wants us to come before Him 56:28 with open hands and an open heart. 56:31 He wants to give us clean hands and a pure heart. 56:35 He wants to change our lives and pour out His Holy Spirit 56:39 so that this work can be finished in this generation. 56:44 My grandfather is 98, and he was told when he was a kid 56:48 "Jesus is coming soon. " And you know what? 56:50 I believe He is going to come in this generation. 56:53 So thank you all for being here with us. 56:56 Thank you at home for joining us. 56:58 Don't go away. In two minutes we have the next hour. 57:02 We're going to have Bible Question Panel 57:04 and then we're going to hear from Elder John Bradshaw. 57:07 So what a blessing this Camp Meeting has been! 57:09 We will be right back. |
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