Participants: Pr. John Carter
Series Code: CR
Program Code: CR001101
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00:09 the Carter Report presents 00:10 the living word around the world. 00:16 Hello, I'm Dave Deno 00:18 for John Carter and the Carter Report. 00:20 Here to encourage you to be a part of this ministry, 00:23 to be a partner in this ministry, 00:25 to know the joy of giving. 00:28 God's Word tells us 00:29 that it is more blessed to give than to receive. 00:32 And I believe that it is more joyful to give 00:35 than to receive, 00:36 but the only way that you will know this 00:38 is to do it yourself, 00:39 to come and join us in this wonderful ministry 00:42 of bringing the gospel to hundreds, thousands, 00:45 tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people 00:48 in areas around the world 00:50 that perhaps you and I 00:51 may never have the opportunity to travel to. 00:54 This is a way 00:55 that you can support the preaching of the gospel 00:58 that you can support new lives in Christ. 01:02 Now we're very grateful for your participation, 01:05 and we want to show you that appreciation 01:07 by sending something back to you 01:09 to say, thank you for your gift. 01:13 One would be a terrific book that is written by John Carter 01:16 called The Fate of the Heathen. 01:19 And this is a great book, not only for you to read, 01:21 but also to share with family members 01:23 and with friends. 01:24 It's very direct, very to the point. 01:27 And then another book that John's a little shy about 01:30 is the history of John Carter and the Carter Report. 01:34 You can send your gift to the Carter Report 01:36 at PO Box 1900, 01:39 Thousand Oaks, California 91358. 01:43 In Australia, you can send it to Terrigal, 01:47 New South Wales and the box is on the screen. 01:50 I encourage you to be a part of this ministry. 01:54 Write to us again 01:55 at the Carter Report, Box 1900, 01:58 Thousand Oaks, California 91358. 02:01 And in Australia at Terrigal, New South Wales. 02:06 Again, the box number is on the screen. 02:09 Thank you. 02:10 Thank you so much 02:11 for being a part of this ministry. 02:18 I want to give you the warmest welcome today 02:21 to this extraordinary program. 02:24 We've just come back from Johannesburg, 02:26 where we saw the mighty power of God. 02:31 The people over there tell us 02:33 things happened in those meetings 02:35 that they had never seen before in the history of South Africa. 02:41 I'm here to tell you today 02:43 that the blood of Jesus has not lost its power. 02:48 And can you say amen? 02:51 Amen. And praise the Lord. 02:52 I'm going to invite up a beautiful lady 02:55 that I had the privilege of baptizing 02:57 some time ago in Philippines, 02:59 Sharon Verde. 03:00 Would you like to come, Sharon? 03:02 Would you all please 03:05 give our beautiful Sharon the warmest... 03:09 Good morning, Sharon. 03:10 Good morning, Pastor. Happy Sabbath. 03:12 It's nice to see you. 03:13 It's nice to see you again too. 03:15 It's always nice to see you, Sharon. 03:17 Now tell me, 03:19 give me your impressions from the heart 03:22 about the Johannesburg campaign? 03:26 I wasn't sure about the place, 03:28 of course, you know, when you think about Africa, 03:30 it's always the jungle, the Safari, 03:33 but it's such a lovely place. 03:34 We got there, of course we, you know, 03:36 it's a 16-hour flight or maybe longer than that, 03:38 but it was very refreshing 03:41 to see the people to see the place, 03:43 it's such a gorgeous place, very friendly people. 03:46 And so, I was really glad 03:47 to be able to go to the mission. 03:49 And we saw the power of God. 03:52 Of course, every night. 03:55 And the first few weeks that we were there, 03:57 the first week that I was there it was raining every night, 04:00 and I was kind of scared 04:01 that people are gonna stop coming, 04:03 but the place is packed every night. 04:06 And I was so happy for that. 04:07 And I praise God for that. 04:09 And we want to send greetings to the people in South Africa 04:11 who are watching this telecast. 04:13 You're going to sing for us now? 04:14 Yes. 04:15 So glad that you're here, Sharon. 04:31 Every day they pass me by 04:38 I can see it in their eyes 04:44 Empty people filled with care 04:51 Headed who knows where 04:58 On they go Through private pains 05:04 Living fear to fear 05:11 Laughter hides Their silent cries 05:18 Only Jesus hears 05:25 People need the Lord 05:30 People need the Lord 05:36 At the end of broken dreams 05:43 He's the open door 05:49 People need the Lord 05:55 People need the Lord 06:01 When will we realize 06:07 People need the Lord 06:27 We are called to take His light 06:33 To a world Where wrong seems right 06:39 What could be too great a cost 06:45 For sharing life With one who's lost 06:51 Through His love Our hearts can feel 06:57 All the grief they bear 07:03 They must hear The words of life 07:09 Only we can share 07:15 People need the Lord 07:21 People need the Lord 07:26 At the end of broken dreams 07:33 He's the open door 07:39 People need the Lord 07:44 People need the Lord 07:50 When will we realize 07:56 That we must give our lives 08:02 For people need the Lord 08:19 People need the Lord 08:43 I want you to notice this testimony 08:45 from a man who was baptized at the close of the meetings. 08:49 My name is Glenn Osha, turned 50 three months ago. 08:53 And today, 08:55 I had the wonderful opportunity 08:56 of not only being able to be baptized, 09:00 but to choose to be baptized 09:03 in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. 09:06 I'm a young Jewish boy 09:07 that got born again 21 years ago, 09:10 at the age of 29. 09:12 And I know for 21 years 09:13 I've been putting off keeping the Sabbath 09:16 coming from a Jewish background. 09:18 And with all the teachings that I've had in the church 09:20 to just stay in faith and the law is gone. 09:23 I'm so excited because 09:25 when I was confronted 09:27 to be baptized today, this morning, 09:31 last night, and yesterday was 09:33 one of the worst days of my life, 09:35 'cause Satan tried to almost kill me. 09:39 And I told my precious wife, 09:41 I'm gonna pray 09:43 and God's Holy Spirit is gonna lead me 09:45 and can give me peace to get baptized. 09:47 So I'm so excited 09:49 to be in the Seventh-day Adventist's baptism, 09:52 not only because I come from a Jewish background 09:54 'cause when I was a Jew without Christ's forgiveness, 09:57 I was lost in the Sabbath. 09:59 But now today that I'm born again 10:02 and baptized 10:03 into the Seventh-day Adventist in Christ. 10:06 It's fantastic 10:07 because here where the Son says 10:09 free shall be free indeed. 10:10 And I'm so glad at the age of 50 10:13 to have been given a chance by God, 10:14 He's so long suffering and patient with all of us. 10:17 And especially with me, 10:19 He's never let me down for 21 years. 10:21 And I know that best is yet to come 10:23 because a lot people have been teaching 10:25 in this Seventh-day Adventist group. 10:28 Just think a moment, you cannot do away with any, 10:32 you can't murder, you can't lie, 10:35 you can't have other gods, 10:37 you can't commit adultery, covetousness. 10:39 Now, what about the Sabbath seventh day? 10:42 So the seventh day is Saturday 10:45 is the other one that I'm now completed 10:47 in the ten beautiful Ten Commandments. 10:51 And what we learned here was not only commandments, 10:54 but it's a testimony, it's... 10:57 We overcome by the blood of the Lamb 10:58 and the word of our testimony 11:00 is Christ in us, the hope of glory, 11:02 His testimony, 11:04 His Ten Commandments by grace through faith. 11:07 Can I keep it? 11:08 Not because I have to, 11:10 but because I really passionately want to. 11:13 So I thank God for His grace and mercy on my life. 11:16 And God bless the team all over the world, 11:19 as they keep shining 11:20 and show the Muslims and the Jews 11:22 and everybody else, 11:24 the truth of the Word of God, 11:26 which is coming out 11:27 of this beautiful Seventh-day Adventist. 11:29 God richly bless you. 11:31 Thank you. 11:34 On one occasion, 11:35 I was attending a tremendous series of meetings in Sydney. 11:40 I was just a boy going to college. 11:42 I was 18 and 19 years of age, 11:45 and the preacher was a great American preacher. 11:47 You can guess who he was, Dr. Billy Graham. 11:50 And there was a crowd there of 120,000 people. 11:55 He had a choir that seemed to be 10,000 people, 11:58 quite a big show. 12:00 He said, 12:01 "Out there today, there's a man or a woman 12:05 and you're empty inside." 12:07 And he said, 12:09 "I want you to know something, 12:10 only Christ can fill that emptiness." 12:14 Never forgotten that. 12:16 I wanna say it to you today too. 12:18 As this Jewish man testified, 12:20 without Christ we are empty inside. 12:24 And if you feel today that you're empty inside, 12:27 remember that Jesus can satisfy. 12:31 Nothing can satisfy except Christ in God, 12:35 not going to church in a formalized way. 12:40 Not sex, 12:43 not religion is so much of it in the world. 12:47 Not movie after movie, after movie, 12:51 not booze as they call it in some places, alcohol, 12:56 not sport 12:57 or football in America 13:00 or cricket in Australia. 13:03 Those things don't satisfy, not for long, anyhow, 13:06 not money and riches. 13:10 The Bible tells us that the love of money, 13:12 not money itself, 13:13 but the love of money is the root of all evil. 13:18 Isn't it amazing 13:19 that so many people are mesmerized by gold, 13:24 silver and the dollar and not drugs? 13:29 We know, and this is a terrible thing. 13:32 We know that some 30,000 Mexicans 13:35 have been murdered during the last few years. 13:39 We've got terrible drug wars, 13:40 just a few miles from this church, 13:43 you know, down at Tijuana on the Mexican border. 13:48 And there's this terrible warfare 13:50 going on in Mexico 13:52 because so many people are here in the United States believe 13:57 that drugs can somehow satisfy, 14:01 but drugs do not satisfy, 14:04 but the presence of Christ in the life. 14:07 I want you please to take your Bibles 14:09 and turn to a wonderful text. 14:11 It's the Book of Ecclesiastes 14:13 3:11. 14:18 And I want you please to take a moment 14:21 and turn with me to the text. 14:22 These are the words of Solomon and the text is Ecclesiastes. 14:28 That's about halfway through the Bible. 14:31 Have you got it? 14:32 Ecclesiastes 3:11. 14:40 And the preacher said in the Book of Ecclesiastes, 14:44 "He has made everything beautiful 14:46 in its time. 14:48 He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, 14:55 yet they cannot fathom 14:56 what God has done from beginning to end." 15:00 I want to put this text 15:01 or the theme of this text over here 15:03 in the, on the blackboard. 15:05 The Bible says that God, the Creator 15:11 has set eternity... 15:16 He said eternity 15:18 in the hearts of men. 15:27 So when Dr. Billy Graham said, 15:29 there's a person out here 15:31 and you're feeling empty inside, 15:33 it's because God has set eternity 15:38 in the hearts of men. 15:41 You know, the very reason you're here in church today 15:45 is because God has set eternity in your heart 15:49 and you're here because there's a longing inside you 15:52 to get to know God. 15:55 Sin has played havoc with our souls. 16:00 Jesus said, you being evil, 16:03 which is a pretty strong thing to say 16:05 our hearts without God are hardened, they're blind. 16:10 But nevertheless, 16:11 there is in every person 16:13 I think are yearning to be better, to do better, 16:18 to rise higher and to live for eternity. 16:21 That's why we're here today. 16:23 And that's why we went to South Africa. 16:27 And I want to give you today 16:29 a report of the Johannesburg campaign 16:32 that just finished only just a few weeks ago. 16:37 Johannesburg is really a great city. 16:43 It is a city of some 4 million souls. 16:47 It is a city of affluence, magnificent malls, 16:52 better than we have. 16:53 I think here in California, 16:55 magnificent motorcars, 16:57 so many good cars and so many magnificent homes. 17:04 It is also a place of tremendous contrast. 17:10 You have dreadful, dreadful shantytowns. 17:15 Now you have these magnificent hotels 17:17 and magnificent malls and magnificent theaters, 17:22 but you go just a little distance 17:24 and you come upon these dreadful shantytowns, 17:29 where so many people live 17:32 in awful, awful, terrible poverty. 17:38 It is also a city like South Africa itself 17:42 of walls and wires. 17:44 It's a city. It's a land of tensions. 17:48 South Africa has got to be 17:50 one of the most beautiful countries 17:52 in all the world. 17:54 When God gave out the riches, the natural riches, 17:57 He gave so much to Africa and especially to South Africa, 18:04 but it is a land of terrible crime. 18:09 We stayed in a very nice hotel, 18:12 but we couldn't walk out the gates of the hotel 18:14 and go down to the nearest shop 18:17 because they said, 18:18 it's not a case of if you'll be mugged, 18:21 it's a case of how you'll be mugged. 18:25 And so, the hotel, 18:27 every decent home 18:29 is surrounded by a tremendous, tremendous wall. 18:33 And on the top of those walls, you have electric wire. 18:40 So it's very hard to get people, 18:41 at least people who live in those homes, 18:44 it's very hard to get those people 18:45 to come out to meetings. 18:48 We felt, we were there for exactly five weeks. 18:52 And even though we had a tremendous experience 18:55 and loved those people, 18:56 we felt as though 18:57 we had been locked up in a prison for five weeks. 19:02 And I was glad to come back to Los Angeles 19:05 where it seemed to be so extraordinary safe. 19:10 And it is compared with South Africa 19:13 and Johannesburg. 19:14 Johannesburg, of course, 19:15 is the most dangerous city in all of Africa. 19:18 Africa is the most dangerous continent 19:21 in all the world. 19:23 And Johannesburg is the most dangerous city 19:27 on the face of the continent. 19:30 And the people there like us, they need the Lord. 19:34 The only solution to the problems of South Africa 19:37 is Jesus and His love, not politics. 19:41 They've changed governments, 19:43 but they haven't changed the human heart. 19:45 Would you come over with me please to Romans 5:5-8? 20:02 This is a really a wonderful marvelous text. 20:05 Romans 5:5-8 Paul says, 20:08 "You see, at just the right time, 20:11 when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 20:16 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, 20:19 though for a good man 20:20 someone might possibly dare to die. 20:24 But God demonstrates His own love for us in this 20:27 while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." 20:33 Listen, in South Africa, 20:38 I met some of the most beautiful people 20:41 I've met anywhere in the world. 20:44 Black people, colored people and white people. 20:48 What a tragedy it is that people segregate themselves 20:52 because of their color. 20:55 Remember what Martin Luther King said, 20:58 "A man should be judged not by the color of his skin, 21:02 not by the content, not by the pigment of his skin, 21:05 but by the content of his character." 21:08 But over there, everybody sort of segregates willingly 21:13 because that's how they want it to be. 21:15 And so, you have black people 21:18 and you have people 21:20 who call themselves colored people, 21:22 and then you have white people. 21:26 I told the folks over there a little story. 21:29 I said, I want you to know something. 21:33 I don't believe 21:35 there are going to be any white people in heaven. 21:40 And the audience was very quiet 21:44 because it was a mixed audience. 21:46 I was invited to go to South Africa 21:48 in the days of apartheid. 21:50 They said, 21:51 "We want you to come to Cape Town 21:52 and run a campaign 21:54 in the days of apartheid." 21:55 I said, "Will there be segregation?" 21:57 They said, "Absolutely. 21:58 There'll be meetings for whites. 21:59 There'll be meetings for blacks. 22:01 There'll be meetings for colored folks, 22:02 but they won't meet together." 22:03 I said, "Then I won't be coming." 22:07 So I would not go to a place where people were segregated. 22:11 It is against the gospel of Christ. 22:15 It's so wrong, 22:17 whether it's done by the law as South Africa did, 22:21 or whether it's done voluntarily, 22:23 it shows there's something wrong 22:25 with the human heart. 22:26 I said to the folks, 22:28 "There's gonna be no white people in heaven." 22:30 There was a desolate pause. 22:31 And then I said, 22:32 "What's more, 22:34 they're going to be no colored people 22:36 in heaven either." 22:37 And there was a little more noise 22:39 because I was getting pretty close. 22:43 And then I said to them, 22:44 "What's more, 22:45 there's not gonna be any black people in heaven." 22:49 I said, "Do you want to know why? 22:52 Not going to be any white people in the heaven, 22:54 not going to be any colored people in heaven, 22:56 not going to be any black people in heaven, 22:58 only red people in heaven, 23:00 because they're all covered by the blood of Jesus." 23:03 And when we get to heaven, my friend, 23:05 we're not going to see people through the eyes of racism, 23:10 but we're going to see them through the blood of our Lord, 23:14 Jesus Christ. 23:16 So I believe that Jesus meets the need of black people, 23:21 colored people and white people. 23:25 And they are going to be no white people in heaven, 23:27 just red people. 23:29 Steve Sauza, the head elder of this church came 23:31 and, Steve, you are a blessing. 23:33 I want you to come out now and I want you to... 23:36 Would you please welcome Steve today? 23:39 Steve, I'm glad to see you. 23:41 Tell me what were your overall impressions 23:45 of South Africa 23:47 and the Johannesburg campaign for Christ? 23:50 It was just an amazing time there. 23:52 I could see God had a great plan there 23:55 and nothing was gonna stop Him from completing that plan. 24:00 Tell me the people... 24:03 Tell me how you saw the people and what happened in your heart 24:07 when you saw the crowds coming? 24:09 It was so nice to see people get there early. 24:12 They were there an hour before the program started. 24:16 They sat through the whole program 24:17 an hour and a half. 24:18 They did not move. 24:21 There was no noise. You could hear a pin drop. 24:23 They were interested in the subject. 24:25 They were just absorbing what was being said. 24:30 The Holy Spirit was working in their heart. 24:32 Something else, Steve, 24:33 the local people told us, 24:35 they'd never seen so many Afrikaan people, 24:39 they are white people come to the meetings. 24:42 This was something new in South Africa. 24:45 Our advertising was aimed at black people, 24:48 colored people, everybody, 24:50 but there was a vast number of white people 24:53 came Afrikaans 24:55 and they do not normally come, but they came. 25:00 And how did they respond? 25:03 It's amazing. 25:04 Like I said that 25:06 they just wanted to come every night. 25:08 It rained and here in California, 25:11 if it starts raining, nobody shows up. 25:13 Everybody still showed up an hour before the program. 25:16 And they sat through the whole program. 25:19 The people that were organizing this 25:21 were just astounded that Afrikaans would come. 25:24 They weren't expecting that, 25:26 but God has His own plans of who He should invite 25:29 and His own purposes on who should be saved, 25:32 so that he could influence the whole country. 25:34 Steve, you are a blessing and God bless you, Steve. 25:37 Thank you for coming with us. 25:39 You are a blessing. 25:45 I believe this today. 25:47 And I say this from my heart. 25:49 I don't say it 25:51 because I'm some sort of an armchair theologian 25:54 or a person who's just into theory. 25:58 I said, because I've seen it. 26:00 I believe that the blood of Jesus 26:03 has not lost its power. 26:06 I believe the gospel is still the power of God 26:09 for the salvation of men and women. 26:11 I want you to come over here with me to John 12:32-33. 26:24 These are beautiful words. 26:25 And these words come from our Lord Himself, 26:28 John 12:32-33. 26:35 It is, here we go. 26:38 You got this? 26:40 "But if I, but I, when I'm lifted from the earth, 26:44 will draw all men to myself.' 26:49 He said this to show the kind of death 26:52 He was going to die." 26:54 Jesus said, 26:56 "If I be lifted up from the earth, 27:00 I will draw all men unto me. 27:05 There is an amazing attraction 27:09 that Christ has for people. 27:13 It's an amazing thing. 27:15 When people would come out in spite of crime 27:19 and flooding rains and everything else, 27:22 what brings those people? 27:23 It can't be a person except Christ 27:28 because Christ alone 27:30 meets the needs of the human heart. 27:34 This is wonderful. 27:35 These people who came 27:37 were a cross section of South African society. 27:40 We wanted the advertising to reach everyone. 27:43 And so, we had beautiful black people, 27:46 beautiful colored people and beautiful white people. 27:50 Church leaders were astounded 27:53 that so many Caucasians attended 27:55 because these people, 27:57 the wealthy people live in beautiful homes 28:00 behind these high walls and wire. 28:02 Some call them a neglected minority. 28:08 So these people just don't come up 28:09 to religious meetings, 28:11 but they came 28:13 and I will tell you why they came. 28:16 It was my aim by the grace of God 28:19 not just to preach doctrine, but to preach Christ. 28:24 And Christ has this tremendous attraction 28:28 for people to the human heart. 28:31 I met a beautiful pastor over there. 28:34 His name is Pastor Samuel Misiani. 28:37 He gave me this book. 28:41 He watches our television program 28:44 in South Africa. 28:47 Pastor Samuel, 28:48 I want to send you my greetings 28:50 and I have read your book through. 28:53 And this book has blessed me, 28:56 especially the dedication. 29:00 The book is dedicated, says to my mother 29:04 Mikhai Damaris Ajuga Misiani. 29:10 That's not how to say it either. 29:12 My greatest prayer warrior 29:14 who nurtured me in the Christian faith 29:16 from childhood. 29:18 When I turned away from God as a teenager, 29:21 she did not give up on me. 29:22 Neither should we give up on teenagers, 29:25 but she kept on praying. 29:27 She prayed for over 20 years 29:30 that I should be a minister of the gospel. 29:34 She prophetically spoke my future 29:36 when she named me Samuel. 29:40 God answered. 29:41 I want to read you just a little bit about 29:43 out of this book, 29:45 because it has some real theology in it. 29:49 Real theology from the heart of Africa. 29:53 Christ made human like us in every way. 29:56 He is the Lamb of God who bore your sins and mine. 30:00 He suffered the death that you and I deserve, 30:03 so that we may receive the life that He alone deserves. 30:07 My friend, 30:08 that is the glorious news of our union with Christ 30:11 through his death. 30:12 We read from the scriptures. 30:14 The love of Christ constraineth us 30:17 because we thus judge, 30:19 that if one died for all, then we're all dead. 30:26 By the design of God, 30:28 all participated in the death of His Son. 30:31 That is the conclusion of the matter. 30:34 In fact, the law requires 30:35 and nearly everything to be cleansed with blood 30:39 and without the shedding of blood, 30:41 there is no forgiveness. 30:42 Think these words are coming from the very heart of Africa. 30:46 The Word of God explains this further in the same chapter 30:49 by saying that 30:51 as it is appointed for men to die once, 30:53 but after this, the judgment. 30:55 So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. 30:59 Jesus paid it all. 31:03 By the will of God, 31:05 we were all in Christ Jesus 31:07 as the corporate head of humanity, 31:09 just as Adam was. 31:12 Just as Adam sin affected the entire human race. 31:16 So God's salvation through Christ 31:18 affects us too. 31:21 Christ is both representative and our substitute 31:27 through the disobedience of the one man, Adam, 31:30 sin and death entered into the world 31:33 and passed unto all men. 31:35 Through the obedience of the one Man, Jesus Christ 31:38 many will be made righteous heirs 31:41 of eternal life. 31:43 That, my friend, is the gospel. 31:46 And it comes to you today 31:49 from this wonderful black African pastor 31:53 to whom God has revealed the gospel. 31:58 It's a wonderful thing. 32:01 When you go on a campaign like this, 32:04 that you rub shoulders with people 32:07 who are not like yourself. 32:12 I wasn't just talking to white people 32:16 or Australians or Americans, 32:19 I was talking to God's family and God's family, my friend, 32:24 is made up of every color you can think of. 32:27 And there must be no racism in God's church. 32:31 Can you say amen? Amen! 32:33 Come over here to the Book of Galatians, 32:35 where Paul talks about racism, 32:38 Galatians 3:26 and onwards. 32:47 "You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, 32:50 for all of you who were baptized into Christ 32:53 have closed yourselves with Christ. 32:56 There is neither Jew nor Greek, 32:59 slave nor free, male nor female, 33:03 for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 33:06 If you belong to Christ, 33:08 then you are Abraham's seed 33:11 and heirs according to the promise." 33:14 Listen to me, 33:16 I know this is not politically correct 33:18 what I'm going to say to you. 33:21 I'm glad I don't go to a church that's racist. 33:27 I'm glad I don't go to a church where there's only one color. 33:33 I'm glad only one nationality. 33:35 I'm glad I'm a part of a church that is colorblind 33:40 because it sees people through the blood of Jesus. 33:44 So there must be no racism in the church. 33:47 Now, Beverley came with us 33:49 and Beverley visited some of the... 33:52 visited an orphanage, 33:53 and she's going to come and she's going to tell you 33:57 what her eyes saw. 33:59 Welcome, Beverley. 34:03 The continent of Africa is magnificent. 34:06 Made more so by its three great treasures, 34:10 one it's people 34:12 and two, 34:13 the amazing variety of fantastic animals 34:17 and three, 34:18 the gold, diamonds and oil that runs through its veins. 34:23 Sadly, many of the people in that great land 34:27 with the help of many in the West 34:29 have placed number three, 34:31 the gold, diamonds and oil on the top of importance. 34:36 And millions have died 34:38 from the resulting wars and poverty. 34:41 Another tragedy in recent years 34:43 has been the curse of HIV and AIDS. 34:46 Nearly 14 million Africans have died 34:49 since the beginning of the epidemic. 34:52 Of the 52 countries in Africa, 34:55 South Africa has been one of the hardest hit 34:58 with close to 6 million infected 35:02 and millions have died. 35:04 And in South Africa they say 35:05 there's perhaps up to 2 million orphans. 35:09 Now these orphans have four possible options. 35:12 Number one, there are a few institutions, 35:15 some good, some not so good. 35:18 Two, there are grandmothers 35:21 who are taking these orphans into their homes 35:24 and they are doing all they can to help. 35:26 God bless them 35:27 because they don't have much themselves. 35:29 Number three, 35:31 there are people like Joy Mann and her husband 35:34 who live in a small rented house 35:36 on the outskirts of Johannesburg. 35:39 And even though they don't have much money, 35:41 they have taken in 17 orphans. 35:44 Several of them have HIV. 35:47 As I visited with them, I couldn't help, 35:50 but be impressed 35:52 and inspired by their loving and caring spirit. 35:56 And even though it was a poor home, 35:58 the children were well-kept and well-behaved. 36:02 Joy has worshiped with them every day. 36:04 She takes them to church 36:05 and she sends the older ones to school, 36:08 believing that 36:09 an education will help to build their self-esteem 36:12 and while also give them 36:13 the best opportunity of getting a good job 36:16 when they leave her. 36:18 Now, the government gives a small amount 36:20 for each child each month, 36:22 but at the time of my visit, 36:24 she hadn't received anything for over six months. 36:27 And so, we were glad to be able to help. 36:30 Now the fourth group of orphans 36:33 are siblings left on their own with no one to help. 36:37 The eldest one takes 36:39 or looks after the rest of the children. 36:42 And there are millions in this situation. 36:44 And I think, or I believe 36:46 the following letter tells it all. 36:48 My sister is six years old. 36:50 There are no grownups living with us. 36:53 We need clothes and shoes and water 36:55 also inside the house, which is just one room, 36:58 but especially somebody 37:01 to tuck me and my sister in at nighttime, 37:03 signed Apoa, aged 13. 37:07 Dear friends, 37:08 this is one of the reasons 37:10 that we must continue to work together 37:12 to make a difference. 37:23 Did Beverley tell you? 37:25 I think she did, but they say that in Johannesburg, 37:29 this is pretty hard to believe. 37:32 There are 500,000 young people out on the streets, no homes. 37:36 Now you can understand why there's crime. 37:39 You'll see strong young people lying around under the trees. 37:43 Said "What are they doing?" 37:46 And the man said to me, I said, "What are they doing?" 37:48 "They're watching you to see when you come and when you go, 37:51 so they can rob you." 37:53 So, folks, I want you to know something. 37:57 This is probably be politically incorrect to say 38:00 that politics doesn't seem 38:01 to change a lot of things in the world and all that. 38:03 You know what the world needs? 38:05 The world needs Jesus. 38:07 And when people come and hear about Jesus, 38:09 then it changes their lives. 38:11 Now, you may say, 38:13 what do you preach in your meetings? 38:15 Now we run meetings, not like anywhere else I think, 38:18 we open on biblical archeology 38:22 and this always gets not a little crowd. 38:26 This gets a tremendous crowd. 38:29 People have said to me, 38:30 but why don't you open on religious subjects? 38:32 Well, because we're trying to reach people for Christ 38:35 who don't know anything about religion. 38:37 We're trying to reach atheists, unbelievers 38:39 and people who don't go to church. 38:42 And in our meetings in South Africa, and in Russia, 38:46 and in Ukraine, 38:48 we have record breaking crowds. 38:50 It becomes a national event. 38:52 People come. 38:53 So we open on the wonders of ancient Egypt. 38:57 And then we moved down into subjects like this, 39:00 the Jew, the Arab in Jerusalem, 39:03 the Jewish man who gave his testimony 39:05 came along and heard that. 39:07 Then we talk about the wonders of astronomy. 39:09 The heavens are telling visitors from other worlds. 39:13 I believe 39:14 I know this gets some people little mad at me. 39:17 I believe in preaching the whole message of God. 39:22 I just believe in preaching whole of the message of God, 39:25 I believe in preaching the three angels' messages. 39:28 I know some people got so mad at me. 39:30 They say, "But you shouldn't do that." 39:31 I say, "Well, I take my orders from God. 39:34 Don't take them from you, you see." 39:36 But we talk about the man who wrote His own life story 39:39 before He was born, 39:40 they're the prophecies about Jesus. 39:42 And then I move 39:44 into the rise of the dreaded Antichrist 39:46 is Daniel 7. 39:48 Antichrist in action, 39:49 dark deeds of Antichrist reveal. 39:51 People say, 39:52 "Why on earth do you preach that stuff? 39:54 Somebody wrote me a letter in South Africa, 39:56 one of the saints said, 39:58 "We don't want you to preach any of that stuff." 39:59 I said, once again, 40:01 "I'm not working for you, 40:02 I'm working for God, you see." 40:04 And in Revelation 14, it has a picture. 40:06 You know what it is of the three angels 40:09 and the three angels. 40:11 Number one is the gospel. 40:12 So in our meetings, 40:14 we make the gospel first and foremost, 40:16 and then we move 40:18 into the great prophecies of the Bible. 40:20 And the Bible talks about the beast and his image. 40:22 People say, 40:24 "Do you really preach that stuff?" 40:25 Well, I want to be true to Jesus, you see. 40:28 And the Bible says that 40:30 message is going to be preached in the last days. 40:32 And so, I preach it, 40:34 but we wrap it up in the blood of Jesus. 40:37 We wrap it up in Calvary. 40:39 These are other subjects, 40:40 is it necessary to be baptized to be saved, 40:43 a Christian view of sex, the mark of the beast. 40:45 You preach the mark of the beast? 40:47 Yeah. 40:48 That's the third angel's message. 40:50 Where are the beloved dead? 40:51 The sin is to world or the occult. 40:53 What and where is heaven? 40:54 We try to preach the whole message of God. 40:58 So we will not be guilty or blamed 41:03 for the blood of men and women. 41:10 I'm gonna tell you something else 41:11 that's a little different. 41:15 My primary reason in running campaigns 41:18 is not to get people to join my church. 41:21 They will say, 41:22 well, that's the main reason you ought to preach, 41:24 get people to join your church. 41:26 My main reason is to get people to join Jesus. 41:29 Amen. 41:30 And I figure if they join Jesus, 41:33 everything else is going to take place 41:36 in its right time. 41:38 People asked me this question. 41:39 They say, they put in, 41:42 I got more questions in South Africa 41:44 than I've ever had before in my life, 41:46 hundreds and hundreds of questions. 41:47 What is your religion? 41:49 I would tell, well, first and foremost, 41:52 I'm a Christian. 41:53 Oh, you're a Christian. 41:55 I say, I'm not a very good Christian. 41:57 I make mistakes. 41:59 And I'm, you know, I'm not very good Christian. 42:03 But then I say to them, 42:05 I've never met too many people who are very good in anything. 42:09 But first and foremost, I'm a Christian. 42:11 And then secondly, I tell them, well, I'm also a Protestant. 42:16 Oh, what on earth is that? 42:18 Well, I believe in the Bible and the Bible alone. 42:22 I don't believe in hierarchies. 42:26 I'm a Protestant. 42:28 I'm a Protestant Christian, 42:29 I believe in the authority of the Bible. 42:32 And then I tell them, I am an Adventist. 42:37 Well, what's an Adventist? Or who's an Adventist? 42:40 Well, an Adventist is a person who believes in the advent, 42:43 the coming of the Lord. 42:45 I believe that Jesus is coming soon. 42:49 So I'm an Adventist. 42:50 And I believe in keeping the Ten Commandments 42:54 and I keep the Sabbath. 42:57 That makes me, this is my religion. 43:00 I am a Christian, Protestant, Sabbath keeping Adventist. 43:07 So that's my religion. 43:09 And I try to explain this to people 43:11 so they will want to follow Jesus 43:14 because all the meetings, my friends, 43:17 the meetings are about Jesus. 43:20 What were the results? 43:24 Well, when I had an altar call 43:25 and I remember we're talking here to sophisticated people, 43:28 we're not preaching out in the bush 43:30 and we're not preaching under trees. 43:33 We were preaching in the best theater 43:36 in Johannesburg. 43:38 I was preaching in the best theater 43:41 I've ever preached in any time in my life 43:45 as a minister of the gospel. 43:48 A thousand came forward in the altar call 43:51 to accept Christ. 43:54 Nine hundred came forward 43:56 to indicate a desire to be baptized. 43:59 And already hundreds of people have been baptized. 44:03 But I want you to know this, 44:06 only eternity is going to tell the results 44:12 of the South African campaign. 44:16 When I was running those meetings, 44:17 it seemed as though 44:19 the Spirit of God spoke to me one night 44:23 and I thought of the words of the great Apostle Paul. 44:25 He said, 44:27 "God didn't send me to baptize." 44:29 He said that. 44:30 He said, "He didn't send me to baptize, 44:33 but to preach the gospel of Christ." 44:38 You see, I figure this 44:39 is not much good baptizing people 44:41 unless they know Christ. 44:44 Now, when they know Christ, they will want to be baptized. 44:48 But, my friend, why baptize huge numbers of people 44:52 if they don't know the gospel of Jesus? 44:57 So, the emphasis in my ministry today 45:02 is to preach Christ and Christ 45:04 and Christ and the cross of Christ, 45:06 because if Christ is lifted up, 45:09 He will draw all men unto Himself 45:12 and we will see many baptized. 45:14 We will see the church growing. 45:18 Now, a person who came with us who was not a big blessing, 45:21 but a super big blessing was Pastor Willie G. 45:26 Now, Pastor Willie G is famous 45:30 in the United States of America. 45:31 Did you know this? 45:33 He had a fan club in South Africa. 45:36 They said, "Is this the real Willie G?" 45:40 I said, "Do you think there's a substitute somewhere? 45:43 No, this is the real Willie G." 45:48 And when Willie G walks out on the stage. 45:53 He knows how to talk and sing to the unchurched. 45:59 Mm-hmm, yes he does. 46:02 Willie G, 46:03 would you please welcome Pastor Willie G. 46:12 My brother, 46:14 I am glad that you are here today 46:17 and you were a super blessing to the people in Johannesburg. 46:23 What were your impressions? 46:25 I was overwhelmed. 46:27 I met not only the least of my expectations, 46:33 but it went far beyond anything I expected 46:37 of a country of a people. 46:40 And certainly, 46:41 God's Word was revealed to me 46:44 in a very new 46:45 and intimate dynamic in my life. 46:50 You know, we're gonna give you a job on our team. 46:52 Heard people saying things like that. 46:54 I mean, what a commercial. 46:56 Now, you were a super blessing. 47:01 When Pastor G sings, he connects with people. 47:06 I'm not gonna do it 47:07 'cause you don't do that in church, 47:09 but he's going to now sing you a song. 47:10 Would you please welcome him as he sings? 47:20 Oh, let us be 47:24 The generation 47:28 Of reconciliation and peace 47:35 And let us be 47:39 A holy nation 47:43 Where pride and prejudice Shall cease 47:50 Let us speak the truth in love 47:54 To the lost and least of these 47:58 Let us serve the Lord in unity 48:02 So others will believe 48:05 Let us be the generation 48:10 Of reconciliation and peace 48:20 And let us be the generation 48:28 Of reconciliation and peace 48:35 And let us build 48:38 On one foundation 48:43 Till He comes And the wars of men shall cease 48:50 Let us share the love of Jesus 48:54 Without hypocrisy 48:58 Let mercy and forgiveness 49:02 Begin with you and me 49:05 Let us be the generation 49:10 Of reconciliation and peace 49:20 Have we not one Father 49:28 Have we not one faith 49:35 Have we not one calling 49:43 To become one Holy race 49:50 Let us be the generation 49:54 Of reconciliation and peace 50:01 And let us pray for restoration 50:09 And seek the Lord together On our knees 50:16 Oh, let us keep our hearts From evil 50:20 And cling to what is good 50:24 Let us honor one another 50:28 And love the brotherhood 50:32 Let us be the generation 50:36 Of reconciliation and peace 50:43 Let us be the generation 50:47 Of reconciliation and peace 50:58 Let us be the generation Of peace 51:11 I wanna thank all the folks 51:13 who took part on the program over there. 51:14 I wanna thank particularly Hope Network. 51:18 They televised programs around South Africa, 51:21 150 downlinks 51:23 and right across the great content 51:24 of South Africa 51:26 and then 3ABN 51:27 through the leadership of Jim Gilley, 51:29 picked up the signal 51:31 and broadcasted around the world. 51:33 So I wanna thank Jim Gilley. 51:35 I wanna thank Andre of Hope in South Africa in Cape Town, 51:39 and these two television crews that did such a tremendous job. 51:43 I want to thank Beverley, and David, and Don, and Susan, 51:47 Javier, Pastor Harold Harker, Masi Rood, Steve Sowers, 51:51 Carlos Leon, Daniel Bergos 51:54 who with Carlos put up the pictures. 51:57 Sharon Verde 51:58 and Mr. and Mrs. Yonka Goodtrudeala, 52:00 and Hal Chesney from the great state of Texas. 52:05 I'm going to invite another person who came, 52:07 person has done such a great job 52:09 down through the years. 52:10 Would you please welcome Susan Piraino? 52:18 Susan, we're glad that you came. 52:20 Tell us from your heart, 52:22 what were your overwhelming impressions 52:26 of the Johannesburg campaign in South Africa? 52:29 Well, every time we go somewhere around the world, 52:32 we're always wondering what will the results be 52:35 and how will people respond? 52:37 And South Africa was no different 52:39 than any other place we've been around the world. 52:41 People came 52:43 and that's all because of the advertising 52:45 and the Spirit of God, obviously, 52:48 even the local Pastor Dave Spencer, 52:51 who is the conference president there told me, 52:54 he said, I've never seen so many people come 52:56 to a religious gathering. 52:59 And we had over almost 8,000 for the opening meeting 53:02 which was just amazing. 53:04 That was just incredible to see 53:07 the response and the interest in people. 53:09 And when you preach night after night, 53:11 like Steve said, 53:12 you could hear a pin drop in the room. 53:14 No one would stir. 53:15 It was just like in Russia. 53:17 And I was amazed 53:18 because I thought 53:20 it would be different, but it wasn't. 53:21 These people were captivated by the Word of God. 53:24 And it actually was piercing the heart 53:26 and changing and transforming them. 53:28 Were you personally blessed? 53:30 Oh, I'm always personally blessed. 53:32 And for me, these campaigns are like a shot in the arm 53:36 and they give me reason to keep going 53:39 and they make me really understand 53:41 that the focus of this work and the ministry 53:44 should be out there to proclaim the gospel. 53:46 Some of us think that we spend, 53:48 a lot of us spend too much time playing church 53:51 and it doesn't really accomplish anything. 53:54 But when we abate Jesus and go into all the world, 53:58 preach the gospel, and throw our hearts into it. 54:01 When people put money into it, 54:03 then we see the power of God and we see souls saved. 54:09 And I think, especially with this campaign, 54:11 because it was a live telecast throughout Africa, 54:14 and then with 3ABN throughout the world, 54:17 I think we have no idea 54:19 of the impact that this has had worldwide 54:21 among people everywhere. 54:22 So, I praise God for the opportunity 54:24 to be a part, 54:26 to play a small part in such a great work. 54:27 Thank you for coming Susan. 54:29 God bless you. God bless. 54:30 She also helped Daniel with the pictures every night. 54:33 Now, folks, 54:36 we're going to show you the testimony. 54:38 This winds it up. 54:40 The testimony of a little boy who came to the meetings. 54:45 Let me say this to all of you. 54:48 You and I are not an ordinary church. 54:52 I couldn't pastor or belong to an ordinary church 54:57 that plays church. 55:00 We are making by the grace of God, 55:03 an impact for Jesus around the world. 55:08 So now listen to this little boy 55:10 who came to the meetings. 55:13 Hi, my name is Kelly Lupolt and I'm from South Africa, 55:18 Johannesburg. 55:20 The John Carter meeting has been blessing everybody, 55:23 especially me. 55:25 It's touched my heart. 55:26 It's brought me closer to Jesus. 55:29 And I'd like that same opportunity for you. 55:31 Thank you. 55:37 That's okay. Isn't it? 55:38 Is that good? 55:40 Yes, it is good. 55:42 Now I bring you back to my opening remarks. 55:45 Remember, 55:46 God has set eternity in the hearts of men. 55:50 Now, you and I have got eternity in our hearts 55:54 and things, money, activities, 55:57 nothing will satisfy, but Jesus. 56:00 And if you haven't taken Jesus into your heart, my friend, 56:03 take Him in 56:05 and come to church on the Sabbath, 56:07 come to church on the Lord's Day 56:09 and be part of the people of God. 56:13 One day, there's going to be a great get together, 56:18 really is, 56:20 going to be a great get together. 56:22 People are going to be there from every nation, 56:25 kindred, tongue, and people. 56:28 And by the grace of God, you and I, 56:31 with 3ABN and Hope 56:32 are helping to take the news of Christ 56:35 to a perishing world. 56:38 And the good news is Jesus is coming. 56:43 Can you say it? 56:44 Maranatha, Jesus is coming. 56:49 Yes. Jesus is coming. Let us believe it. 56:51 Let us live it. 56:57 I am amazed 56:59 At Your glory Embraced 57:04 By Your mercy Oh Lord 57:08 I live to worship You 57:15 Oh Lord, I live to worship You 57:29 I live to worship You 57:43 It's the most high place. |
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