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Secrets Unsealed Facility Dedication

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Participants: Stephen Bohr

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00:32 We want to welcome everyone 00:34 to this special service this afternoon. 00:38 With the cutting of this ribbon, 00:41 we begin the dedication service 00:44 of the Secrets Unsealed Facility. 00:48 The honor and the glory 00:50 be to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 01:16 Faith of our fathers, living still 01:22 In spite of dungeon, fire and sword 01:28 O how our hearts beat high with joy 01:34 Whene'er we hear that glorious word! 01:40 Faith of our fathers! Holy faith! 01:47 We will be true to thee till death! 01:54 Our fathers, chained in prisons dark 02:00 We're still in heart and conscience free 02:06 And blest would be their children's fate 02:13 If they, like them should die for thee 02:20 Faith of our fathers! Holy faith! 02:26 We will be true to thee till death! 02:34 Faith of our fathers, we will strive 02:40 To win all nations unto thee 02:46 And through the truth that comes from God 02:52 Mankind shall then indeed be free 02:59 Faith of our fathers! Holy faith! 03:05 We will be true to thee till death! 03:13 Faith of our fathers, we will love 03:19 Both friend and foe in all our strife 03:26 And preach thee, too, as love knows how 03:33 By kindly words and virtuous life 03:39 Faith of our fathers! Holy faith! 03:46 We will be true to thee till death! 03:56 Amen. Amen. 04:02 Good afternoon and happy Sabbath. 04:04 What a wonderful way to finish off 04:06 a beautiful Sabbath day here in Fresno. 04:09 Shall we bow our heads for prayer? 04:12 Our most wonderful and gracious heavenly Father, 04:16 we come before Your presence humbled 04:18 by Your goodness and Your mercy. 04:20 We are odd with how You have grown this ministry 04:23 in such a very short time. 04:25 And we are thankful that You have given each of us 04:27 the opportunity to serve You 04:28 through the work of Secrets Unsealed. 04:31 We ask that You continue to open the doors 04:33 so that Your message can be heard around the world, 04:36 and to bring Your light where there is darkness, 04:39 and Your message to those who are seeking truth. 04:42 Hastening our Lord and Savior's return 04:44 to gather us together 04:46 and bring us to that land of glory, 04:48 Your heavenly kingdom. 04:50 OH, we long for that day, Lord. 04:52 Now, Father, as we are gathered here as one, 04:54 united by our love for You, 04:56 I ask that you bless Elder Bohr as he speaks Your words. 05:00 Give him strength and guidance, 05:02 send the indwelling of the Holy Spirit 05:04 into our hearts 05:05 and in this place to allow our minds to be opened 05:08 and receptive to the message 05:09 you have so graciously provided through Your Messenger. 05:13 Bless this meeting, Lord. 05:14 We ask all of this 05:16 in the precious name of our Jesus, amen. 05:18 Amen. 05:27 Our Scripture reading this afternoon comes 05:30 from the Book of Revelation 14:6-12. 05:38 It reads "Then I saw another angel 05:43 flying in the midst of heaven, 05:46 having the everlasting gospel to preach to those 05:50 who dwell on the earth, 05:52 to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people 05:57 saying with a loud voice, 05:59 'Fear God and give glory to Him, 06:03 for the hour of His judgment has come, 06:07 and worship Him who made the heavens, 06:10 the earth, the sea, and the springs of water.' 06:15 And another angel followed, saying, 06:18 'Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, 06:24 because she made all nations drink of the wine 06:29 of the wrath of her fornication.' 06:32 Then a third angel followed them, 06:35 saying with a loud voice, 06:37 'If anyone worships the beast and his image, 06:42 and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 06:48 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, 06:55 which is poured out full strength 06:59 into the cup of His indignation. 07:02 He shall be tormented with fire 07:06 and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels 07:10 and in the presence of the Lamb. 07:14 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever, 07:20 and they have no rest day or night, 07:26 who worship the beast and his image, 07:29 and whoever receives the mark of his name.' 07:33 Here is the patience of the saints, 07:38 here are those who keep the Commandments of God 07:43 and the faith of Jesus." 07:45 May God add a blessing to the reading 07:47 and the hearing of His word. 07:49 Amen. 07:57 Greetings. 08:00 What a beautiful sight to see all of these friends 08:03 and supporters of Secrets Unsealed 08:05 throughout the course of many years. 08:08 It's a real pleasure to have all of you here 08:10 this afternoon for this glorious occasion. 08:13 In the next few minutes 08:14 I want to share with you some of the important dates 08:20 in the history of Secrets Unsealed. 08:23 Some of these might appear to be a little bit tedious, 08:26 but I think it's a good idea for you to gain understanding 08:31 of how Secrets Unsealed got started 08:34 and how it has progressed and what lies in the future. 08:40 So I'm going to go through a timeline 08:43 in the next few minutes. 08:45 June 5, 2002, I was invited to present a series of sermons 08:52 at the Meadow Vista Church near Weimar Institute. 08:57 Providentially the meetings were postponed. 09:01 I was supposed to speak there 09:03 on December 6th through 7th, 2012, 09:06 but I was not able to go at that time. 09:08 That was providential 09:09 because if I'd spoken at the original date, 09:13 I would not have met Edmond Matevosian 09:15 whom you will hear about in a few moments. 09:19 August 23 to 30 of 2002, I had the privilege of visiting 09:25 River Plate University in Argentina 09:28 where I preached a series 09:29 on the Three Angels' Message in Spanish. 09:32 This series was produced 09:34 by the South American division media center. 09:38 And I was given masters and this was the first series 09:41 that Secrets Unsealed had to mark it, 09:44 even before we produced anything. 09:47 January 17 and 18, 2003, 09:51 is when I finally went to the Meadow Vista Church. 09:54 If you remember on June 5, 2002, 09:57 they invited me I was supposed to speak 09:59 December 6th through 7th, 2012, but I ended up speaking 10:03 January 17 and 18 of the year 2003. 10:08 I presented a five part series there on the Book of Genesis. 10:14 And while I was there, I met Victor and Lauren Gabriel 10:19 and I also met Edmond Matevosian. 10:23 After one of my presentations, 10:24 I don't remember which one it was, 10:27 Edmond came up to me and he said, 10:29 "Pastor Bohr, you really need to take these presentations, 10:34 you need to do them professionally 10:35 for television broadcast." 10:37 And he offered his services. 10:40 He is very, very savvy when it comes to technology 10:45 and so Edmond said, "Pastor Bohr, 10:47 I'm willing to help you establish a ministry 10:50 where you can produce these presentations 10:53 for television broadcast." 10:55 Present there also were Larry and Aileen Pyburn. 10:58 So this idea actually originated with the Pyburn's 11:02 and it originated with Edmond 11:05 and with the Gabriel's and myself there at Weimar. 11:09 On January 18, 2003, 11:12 I remember exactly where I was, 11:13 I was in the restroom 11:14 there at the Meadow Vista Church. 11:18 An individual came up to me 11:21 and he did not know about our conversation with Edmond 11:23 and with the Gabriel's and with Larry and Aileen. 11:26 And he said, "Pastor Bohr, 11:28 I would like to give you this donation for your ministry." 11:32 And he gave me a check for $25. 11:35 That was an indication by God 11:37 that God was putting a down payment 11:39 for a future ministry. 11:42 Now on January 27, 2003, 11:46 a small group of Fresno Central Church members 11:50 met to consider the possibility of establishing a ministry 11:55 at Fresno Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. 11:58 And at that time also we had a great number of volunteers 12:01 that signed up to help 12:03 if we started a ministry at our church, 12:06 that was in January 27, 2003. 12:08 We kept a record of all of these dates 12:10 because we knew that perhaps someday 12:12 we would have to share with you 12:15 the history of Secrets Unsealed. 12:18 On March 1st, 2003, 12:21 I preached a sermon at Fresno Central Church 12:24 to throw up a challenge about starting a ministry. 12:28 At this point, the church had not bought in to the project. 12:32 I presented how God had led our family 12:36 to Fresno Central Church in a miraculous way, 12:40 how the Lord had led in my life, 12:41 I told them the story about what happened at Weimar 12:44 and at Meadow Vista, and I said 12:48 we need to establish a video ministry here 12:50 at Fresno Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. 12:53 At the end of the service 12:54 as I was greeting the people at the door, 12:58 an individual and I think 13:00 I might be able to mention his name Irwin Lebo, 13:03 some of you know him. 13:05 He came to the door and he shook my hand 13:08 and he gave me a fresh brand new $100 bill. 13:12 That was a second way in which God was saying, 13:15 even though it was a little, God was saying 13:17 we want you to start this ministry. 13:20 On April 22, 2003, Fresno Central Church Board 13:25 voted 13:28 for the purchase of video production equipment 13:31 to be installed at Fresno Central Church. 13:34 That was an awesome undertaking 13:36 because we also had to put in a brand 13:38 new parking lot and as those of you 13:41 who belong to Fresno Central know 13:43 we're always behind in our church budget. 13:45 But the church stepped out in faith 13:48 and it said we believe that this is what God wants us to do. 13:52 And so the church board voted April 22, 2003, 13:57 to raise 14:01 to buy the production equipment. 14:04 On May 12, 2003, 14:06 we had a special business session at the church 14:08 because something like this has to go 14:10 through the church and business. 14:12 And the church and business almost unanimously 14:14 also voted 14:19 to establish a video ministry at Fresno Central Church. 14:24 The next month on June 2 through 5 of 2003, 14:28 I was invited to speak at Weimar Institute, 14:31 it was actually during a break, there were no classes, 14:36 and the Gabriel's invited me to go up there 14:38 and speak in the little chapel that they used to have. 14:40 Now, you know, 14:42 it's been converted into kind of a classroom. 14:44 But they invited me to speak to a group of people 14:48 from the community and Lauren Gabriel said, "Pastor Bohr, 14:52 this group wants you to pick up an offering." 14:55 And I told her, you know, 14:56 I really feel uncomfortable picking up 14:58 an offering in a church that's not my church. 15:01 She said, "We want you to pick up an offering." 15:03 Those of you who know Lauren, 15:05 you know that she doesn't pick no 15:06 for an answer, right, Edmond? 15:08 And so she kept insisting and I kept on saying no, 15:11 I don't want to pick up an offering here, 15:13 these are not my members. 15:15 And she said, "Listen, I've been talking to them 15:17 about the video project and you can feel safe 15:20 about picking up an offering." 15:23 So I spoke about the ministry, 15:25 explained what we had in mind. 15:27 And that evening with a group of perhaps 20 people 15:31 that were gathered there, 15:32 we picked up an offering of $22,000. 15:36 The Lord was telling us that the video ministry 15:39 was in His plan for us. 15:42 On August 3, 2003, 15:45 a small group of volunteers met to discuss 15:49 how to give the ministry a structure. 15:51 And I like to mention that our first president Terri Lutz 15:55 who had our invocation today, 15:57 she is tremendous when it comes to organizing things. 16:01 And she was of invaluable help 16:03 when it came to structuring the ministry. 16:05 Of course, Edmond was there 16:07 and we had several other individuals there. 16:09 It was a real blessing 16:10 and so we talked about the departments 16:12 that we needed to establish, distribution, 16:15 production, marketing 16:16 and all of the suborders under that. 16:18 And so that took place August 3, 2003. 16:25 Then October 24 through 26 16:28 and also October 30, 2003, 16:31 we had a visit from 3ABN to Fresno Central Church. 16:35 Some of you might remember that. 16:37 Actually they came before the weekend program 16:41 that where they were here with Danny Shelton 16:44 and with Linda Shelton and they produced a series 16:46 called New Perspectives and the Spirit of Prophecy 16:49 which Secrets Unsealed still carries. 16:53 And during the week they produced that series 16:55 and then on Sabbath the 30th of November, 17:00 we had there on-the-road program at Fresno Central Church. 17:05 This was invaluable to us 17:08 because 3ABN has been functioning for years. 17:11 They provided all kinds of very valuable information 17:14 about technical matters, about lighting, 17:18 and about cameras, and about production, 17:20 and we're thankful to 3ABN, C.A., 17:23 for coming and helping us during that period. 17:29 Then the fall of 2003, 17:33 we contracted with an electronics company 17:36 in California called Schneider 17:37 it's one of the premier electronic companies 17:39 in California. 17:41 And they came and they installed all of the equipment 17:44 that we have at Fresno Central Church. 17:47 You know if you are visiting from out of town, 17:50 I would recommend that at some point 17:51 before you leave if it's possible 17:54 that you give us the opportunity 17:56 to take you over to Fresno Central Church 17:58 so that you can see how our people operate there. 18:02 It's amazing. 18:03 There is a little cubical upstairs 18:06 and in that little cubical, 18:07 you have to enter practically walk-in sideways 18:11 and you have three or four people 18:12 and they are doing production and, 18:14 you know, even though there is an air-conditioner, 18:16 it gets kind of warm in there, 18:18 but all of the equipment was installed to the last inch, 18:22 everything was planned by an engineer. 18:25 And so everything fits in place 18:27 and Schneider installed all of the equipment there 18:30 and the cameras et cetera. 18:32 The second week of December of 2003, 18:36 our technical crew as well as the cinematographers 18:40 or the camera operators were trained. 18:43 And on December 20, 2003, 18:46 we have the first videotaping 18:49 of a Fresno Central worship service. 18:52 It had no sound, but the video looked good. 18:58 We were still learning to operate the system. 19:00 So somebody forgot to turn on some switch 19:03 somewhere I suppose. 19:06 Now the good news is that on December 31, 19:08 remember that at the beginning of 2003 19:10 we had launched the campaign 19:13 to raise the funds for the video ministry. 19:15 December 31, 2003, Fresno Central Church 19:19 had raised along with the $22,000 19:21 and a few other donations 19:27 for the video ministry. 19:29 Besides that we put in a new parking lot 19:32 without any indebtedness 19:34 and we ended $14,000 in the black 19:37 in our church budget. 19:39 It's one of the greatest years financially 19:41 that Fresno Central has ever had at least 19:44 while I've been here. 19:46 On February 29, 2004, 19:49 we adopted our name Secrets Unsealed. 19:52 They were many, many names that were suggested, 19:54 but you know we had a company search to see 19:57 if those names were taken and every time that we searched, 20:00 the name was taken. 20:01 But finally we suggested Secrets Unsealed 20:05 and the reason why is because 20:07 God reveals His secrets through the prophets 20:10 and the little Book of Daniel 12:4 20:13 unsealed in the time of the end. 20:14 So we have a specific biblical reason 20:16 why we are called Secrets Unsealed. 20:20 February 29 through March 27 of 2004, 20:24 we did our first series production. 20:27 We produced the Three Angels' Message series, 20:31 that is the original series not the one 20:34 that we have available to the public now, 20:36 it is the original series which we no longer carry 20:40 because we were still learning the technology. 20:43 You look at the first several presentations 20:46 and I looked like Casper the Ghost. 20:49 My face is all washed out 20:50 and the color balancing isn't good 20:52 and there's issues with the sound, 20:54 but at least we had already launched 20:56 the idea of producing series, 20:59 longer series which eventually we expanded to 25 parts, 21:04 which is the series that we have now. 21:06 On March 16, 2004, 21:09 Secrets Unsealed board members were voted in. 21:13 We've had to establish the board, 21:14 we need it to have that 21:15 in order to gain a nonprofit status. 21:18 And on March 31st 2004, 21:22 we were finally, 21:23 we finally signed the papers of incorporation 21:26 as a 501c3 nonprofit organization. 21:31 On May 8, 2004, 21:33 we had Secrets Unsealed video equipment 21:37 dedication Sabbath at the church. 21:39 Some of you might remember that. 21:41 We dedicated a whole Sabbath to have a special service 21:46 to dedicate our equipment to the Lord. 21:49 And I might say that even though 21:52 that equipment has been there for about 10 years, 21:55 we have that very few problems with our system at the church. 22:00 We've had problems with our streaming, 22:02 but we have not have hardly any problems 22:04 with the production equipment 22:06 that we have there, in fact it is still functional. 22:10 It's the equipment that we use for the production this morning. 22:13 So it's amazing how 22:14 when we dedicate something to the Lord, 22:16 Lord is going to bless. 22:20 2004 also we established 22:24 kind of a small distribution department 22:26 where things will duplicated and were shipped 22:31 and that of course started at Fresno Central Church 22:34 in the room where some of us had lunch today 22:37 that's where the distribution center used to be. 22:41 And also in 2004, 22:43 Secrets Unsealed began its operations in two small rooms 22:48 which you are watching on the screen 22:50 at Fresno Central Church. 22:52 It's amazing how cramped it was. 22:56 Sometimes we had as many as four or five people 22:58 working on the call center, just a little cubical of a room 23:01 and the distribution center was just a small room 23:05 and we operated there actually 23:08 until we moved over to this building. 23:11 In 2005, the call center was officially moved 23:16 from the Pyburn residence 23:18 because the call center functioned 23:20 in Aileen and Larry's house. 23:22 It was moved there to this room at Fresno Central Church. 23:27 And we had two volunteers come in and work there 23:31 in the call center on a volunteer basis. 23:34 I might say that and this is very important 23:37 that we've had three individuals 23:38 that worked for Secrets Unsealed 23:40 as volunteers for three years 23:42 fulltime without any remuneration. 23:44 One of those people was Aileen Pyburn, 23:47 she operated the call center there in her home 23:50 Virginia Flores helped her there as well. 23:54 We also had Darren Vecchiarelli, 23:56 he worked also without any remuneration 23:59 for three years and my son Steve 24:01 also worked for the same period of time 24:03 as pure volunteers almost fulltime. 24:07 And they kept on saying "When are you gonna pay us?" 24:11 And I kept on saying just be patient, 24:13 just be patient, you will be paid 24:16 and so I have fulfilled my promise. 24:19 And the Lord has been very, very good to us. 24:22 On November 11, 2005, 24:25 Danny Shelton, we called Danny Shelton 24:27 because we wanted to be on 3ABN. 24:29 We knew that to have worldwide exposure 24:32 we needed to be on the television channel. 24:34 And so Aileen spoke with Danny Shelton 24:38 on November 11, 2005, 24:41 and Danny Shelton made it possible financially 24:44 along with Mollie Steenson for us 24:48 to broadcast our programming 24:50 at a drastically discounted rate. 24:53 And we are eternally thankful to Danny Shelton 24:57 and to Mollie Steenson as well as everyone at 3ABN 25:02 for their willingness to work with us 25:05 while we didn't have a lot of financial backing. 25:08 3ABN has been just a blessing to us all the way through 25:11 we've had a wonderful working partnership with them 25:15 and we praise the Lord that the Lord has raised up 3ABN 25:20 for a time such as this. 25:22 That was on November 11, 2005, 25:25 and then December of 2005, 25:28 we signed a contract with 3ABN 25:31 to begin broadcasting our programs in English. 25:35 And January 1, 2006, 25:38 Secrets Unsealed began broadcasting 25:40 Cracking the Genesis Code on 3ABN. 25:45 And of course Aileen I call her dollar signs Aileen 25:50 because she has dollars signs in her eyeballs 25:53 and of course that's her job, 25:54 she is the marketing director, right? 25:57 But anyway, you know, while we were on the air, 26:00 the first day she received a call 26:02 from one of the viewers to make an order. 26:05 She was just totally elated. 26:07 She was jumping up and down 26:09 knowing that our programming had already made an impact. 26:13 On February 1, 2006, 26:15 we began broadcasting on 3ABN Latino, in Spanish, 26:20 and as you know I have the privilege of speaking 26:24 the language of heaven Spanish, 26:26 don't get mad at me now. 26:28 It's a much more consistent language than English, 26:31 but really I think we're gonna speak English in heaven 26:33 because Americans can't learn any other language they say. 26:38 Anyway on February 1, 2006, 26:40 Secrets Unsealed signed a contract 26:43 to broadcast on 3ABN Latino. 26:47 March 2006, we had our first two individuals 26:51 that we add into our payroll 26:53 which were Darren Vecchiarelli, 26:55 our distribution director till this day 26:57 and Steve, my son, 26:58 who is the director of the production department 27:01 of Secrets Unsealed. 27:02 As I mentioned they had worked for three years 27:05 without any remuneration 27:07 because they believed in what we were doing. 27:10 And then on September 2006, just a few months later, 27:14 Aileen Pyburn was added to our payroll 27:17 and she became our marketing director 27:19 and thus we had the three main departments of Secrets Unsealed 27:24 which is marketing, distribution, 27:26 and production in place. 27:29 Now December 2008, 27:32 we decided that we would begin a project 27:35 to raise funds to get a better facility than just the two rooms 27:40 that we had at Fresno Central Church. 27:42 Because we are severely outgrown 27:44 our two rooms over at the church. 27:47 And so we began a fundraising campaign 27:50 which we called phase number one. 27:53 And basically the idea was to raise enough 27:57 money to purchase a building. 27:59 Now I'll tell you a little bit more about 28:00 that in a few moments. 28:02 2009, I'll go little bit ahead 28:05 and then I will come back to the fundraising campaign. 28:07 2009, we had our first Secrets Unsealed summit. 28:12 Basically that's our yearly convention, 28:14 we had it at Tenaya Lodge. 28:16 And by the way this year again Lord willing 28:19 we are going to have our summit at Tenaya Lodge 28:23 during the weekend of Halloween, 28:26 the last weekend of October. 28:28 And so, you know, if you are interested in coming, 28:30 it's a wonderful place to go, 28:32 we have wonderful speakers that are gonna be coming, 28:34 we have Randy Skeete and we have Neil Nedley 28:37 that are gonna be coming and special guest speakers, 28:40 there'll be a lots of good food, 28:41 lots of fresh air, beautiful scenery. 28:44 And so I encourage you 28:46 if you can to come to our summit. 28:48 The first summit we had 207 people 28:51 that attended besides all of our staff. 28:55 In July 2010, something else happened 28:58 that showed that God was helping us and blessing us. 29:03 I had gone up to speak in Washington State 29:06 at the GYC event and there was a gentleman there 29:10 and I can mention his name, his name is Phil Dieter 29:13 and he had setup complete production studio 29:16 with HD cameras and everything. 29:19 And he had not used it because the speaker 29:22 that he had planned to tape, 29:24 it didn't pan out and so he had this room 29:27 full of brand new production equipment 29:29 with all of the cameras and the switcher 29:33 and just everything. 29:34 And so he asked me there 29:36 whether we would be interested in having that equipment 29:39 and he said, "I'm willing to donate it." 29:42 And so he donated, 29:43 I think it was close to maybe $80,000 29:46 worth of brand new equipment. 29:48 And we were able to use this equipment to tape our summits 29:52 because it's the kind of equipment 29:54 that you can carry on the road. 29:56 And so as we did our summits 29:58 throughout the course of the years, 29:59 we cannot move the equipment 30:01 that we have at the church because it's set in place, 30:03 but now we had a system 30:05 where we could carry it wherever we went. 30:08 And so Steve and I rented a truck 30:11 and we went up there and picked up 30:13 all of the equipment and came down 30:15 and unloaded the equipment here the church 30:19 and actually restored it in Daryl's mini storage. 30:23 June of 2011, this is a key date, 30:26 Aileen and Larry had been looking 30:29 for a place for Secrets Unsealed to function in a better way 30:35 and they drove by this building 30:37 and there was a sign in front 30:38 that said, "For sale or for a lease." 30:41 The building was selling for $729,000. 30:47 So, Larry and Aileen, you know, they decided 30:49 that they would come and make an appointment 30:51 and look at the building. 30:54 And as Larry and Aileen walk through the building 30:56 they said this is absolutely perfect 30:59 for what Secrets Unsealed needs. 31:01 All of the offices, if you haven't taken a tour 31:05 I would recommend that after the program 31:08 you take a tour of our facility 31:09 it's very beautiful and very nice. 31:12 All that is beyond this area was already there. 31:17 All of the offices were already there which is amazing. 31:21 The exact configuration that we needed 31:23 to operate was already here. 31:26 God already knew that we needed this place. 31:29 And so on November 3, 2011, Ivan Morford who is a realtor 31:36 here in town Seventh-day Adventist, 31:37 Aileen Pyburn, and myself sat down with Ron Rodgers, 31:41 the owner of this building, 31:44 to potentially begin negotiations 31:47 to purchase this building that we're in right now. 31:51 And it sounded pretty good and on November 29, 2011, 31:58 we actually signed a purchase contract 32:02 with Ron Rodgers to purchase this building. 32:05 That was November 29, 2011. 32:08 On February of the year 2012, escrow closed 32:15 and we took ownership but not occupancy 32:20 because we still did not have the money 32:23 to finish paying for this building. 32:26 By the way the final price of the building was $675,000 32:33 and that's quite a bit less than the $729,000. 32:36 It was at the time when real estate was not doing real well. 32:40 And so it was a blessing for us 32:42 to get this facility for $675,000. 32:47 And I might say that he also left 32:50 the chairs and the table in the conference room. 32:52 Very beautiful table and very beautiful chairs 32:57 as well as all of the desks that are found in my office 33:01 were actually donated by him. 33:02 And something else that he did, he totally painted the facility 33:07 and he gave it to us in pristine condition. 33:10 And we thank Ron Rodgers for that, 33:12 Ron Rodgers painting here in town. 33:15 On June 4, 2012, we're getting nearer to our time now. 33:19 The seller permitted us to enter this place 33:23 even though we had not fully paid for the building. 33:27 We needed to make some changes 33:29 especially in the call center area. 33:31 We needed to reconfigure something 33:33 that we needed to purchase some furniture. 33:35 And he let us come in to do that. 33:39 We owed $50,000 still on the building. 33:43 This is June 4 and we had to pay by June 15. 33:49 The interesting thing is God has the sense of humor. 33:53 You know, what happened was 33:56 at the very next week after June 4, 33:59 we had a gentleman that called 34:01 from one of the states in the United States 34:04 and he said, "You know, I've been reading 34:07 about your construction project, 34:09 about your purchasing the building 34:11 and I was wondering how much money you still owe." 34:15 And I said, well, you know, we owe at least $50,000. 34:19 He said, "You can count on the $50,000." 34:23 And so in two or three days 34:26 we had a check in the mail for $50,000. 34:31 $40,000 was to finish paint for the building 34:34 and $10,000 was to help 34:37 make all of the configuration changes in the call center. 34:41 Simply amazing. 34:43 On June 15, 2012, that's a watershed date, 34:47 June 15, 2012, we moved into this building, 34:54 5949 East Clinton. 34:57 And when we moved in we moved in totally debt free. 35:03 In other words we owe, 35:04 we have no mortgage on this building. 35:09 Now September-- actually June 18, 2012, 35:14 we began operations in this building. 35:17 See we entered on June 15, 35:18 but we've began operating on June 18. 35:22 In September, 2012, we had our Secrets Unsealed sign 35:27 placed in front of the building. 35:30 You'll notice that it has a big seal 35:32 with the Three Angels. 35:34 And we have had people coming off of the street 35:38 to ask us what it's all about. 35:40 You know, we even had one person come in 35:42 and saying "Is this some type of lingerie company?" 35:47 And we said, no, no, no, it isn't. 35:50 This is a Christian ministry 35:52 and we were able to witness to them 35:54 and they were impressed about the kind of work that we do. 35:59 So on September 2012, we put up our sign with the logo 36:04 which is a living testimony to this area 36:08 about what we are all about. 36:11 But this half of the building was totally empty, 36:15 it was a great big warehouse. 36:18 We had nowhere to do production 36:20 and we had no place really 36:22 to adequately distribute and store our material. 36:26 So we began what we called phase two. 36:30 And phase two had the purpose of raising enough funds 36:33 for production studio, a distribution center 36:36 and all of our production equipment. 36:39 For this we needed 36:43 to build the studio the way you see it 36:45 and the distribution center next door 36:48 as well as purchasing all of the cameras, 36:50 as well as all of the equipment 36:52 that we have in the production area 36:55 and we did not have any money. 36:57 But we started our fundraising. 37:00 On June 3, 2013, we signed a contract 37:06 with Don Pickett & Associates, 37:08 one of the premier building companies 37:11 here in the Fresno Area. 37:14 And August of 2013, the construction of the studio 37:18 and the distribution center began. 37:22 We had a summit in October 2013 and we made a pledge there, 37:27 we asked our supporters to donate 37:33 to the new production center and the distribution center. 37:37 And when we picked up the offering at the summit, 37:40 this was October of last year, 37:42 we had received $150,000 in one offering 37:47 to build this production center 37:49 and to build the distribution center. 37:52 October 2013, the building project began 37:57 and it was completed debt free. 38:00 One thing that we decided to do from the very start 38:04 is that we are going to operate without any debt. 38:07 We are going to operate debt free 38:10 and that's the best way to do it we believe. 38:13 And I think that people who donate to our ministry 38:17 respect that view that we have. 38:21 In March of 2014, building project 38:24 of the phase three which is a production studio 38:27 and the distribution center was finished. 38:31 Our campaign to raise the funds for the building, 38:33 the production studio and the distribution center 38:36 lasted for five years and three months. 38:39 And in the process of five years and three months, 38:42 we had donations in the amount of $1.5 million to setup 38:48 what we have here at Secrets Unsealed. 38:51 From March 17 to 22 of 2014, 38:55 we had our first Anchor School of theology. 38:59 You see we want to run a theology school 39:01 where we have a one week intensive at least each year 39:03 to cover one of the fundamental doctrines 39:05 of the Adventist Church. 39:07 And so we had that and interestingly enough, 39:10 we had 49 students that attended the Anchor School of theology. 39:16 They came from 5 countries and 14 states of the United States. 39:20 Then on May 8 through 11, 2014, 39:24 we had the first session 39:26 of the Spanish Anchor Bible School. 39:29 We studied Daniel Chapter 2, Daniel 7, Revelation 12, 39:33 Revelation 13 and Revelation Chapter 17. 39:36 We had people from El Salvador 39:38 and from many states in the United States. 39:42 And of course today is June 14, 2014, 39:48 and it is our dedication Sabbath. 39:50 We want to dedicate this building 39:52 to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 39:55 Praise the Lord for everything that He has done. 39:59 We can't help but marvelous 40:01 we see how God has led His leading and undoubtedly 40:05 will lead in the future. 40:09 Was that helpful? Yes. 40:11 I hope it was helpful. 40:13 Now I would like to take the opportunity 40:15 now to recognize the founders of Secrets Unsealed. 40:22 Those are the core group 40:24 that had the vision to start this ministry. 40:27 And the founders are and we have the some of them present here. 40:32 First of all, Alfred Brown. 40:34 Do you know Al Brown? Yeah. 40:36 You know, Al Brown has a lot to say about me being here. 40:42 I was invited to the Clovis Seventh-day Adventist Church 40:45 to present a series that was before I came to Fresno Central. 40:49 Several central members went over there. 40:51 The church Fresno Central at that time 40:53 was without a senior pastor. 40:55 When they listened they said, 40:57 "We'd like you to come to Fresno Central." 40:59 And so I ended up here 41:01 and I've been here close to 19 years, 41:02 going on 19 years now. 41:04 And so, Al Brown had a lot to do 41:06 with the founding of this ministry. 41:09 Yesterday we went to his house, we visited him 41:12 and we took this beautiful picture of him 41:15 with a semi-smile on his face. 41:18 Another founder is Edmond Matevosian. 41:21 He is right here in front. 41:22 You'll be meeting him in a few moments. 41:25 He was at the Meadow Vista Church 41:29 when we were there and the idea came up 41:31 and then we have Victor and Lauren Gabriel, 41:34 they sent their greetings, they are not able to be here. 41:37 And finally we have Larry and Aileen Pyburn 41:39 who were there at Meadow Vista 41:42 when this whole idea was planted in our minds by the Holy Spirit. 41:46 And so I want to recognize the founders, 41:48 we're thankful to God for them. 41:50 And at this time you will be introduced 41:53 to the board members of Secrets Unsealed. 42:08 Thank you, pastor. 42:09 What a spiritual journey, amen. 42:10 Amen. 42:12 I've had the privilege and continue have 42:14 the privilege of working with godly board members. 42:17 I would like to invite the following to come forward 42:19 so you can meet them face to face. 42:22 We have a lot of means behind the scenes 42:24 and when we participate in these meetings 42:26 we always want to make sure that we're serving the ministry. 42:29 So I'd like to share some thoughts with you 42:31 before I invite the board members to come forward. 42:33 This is found in the book Mark 10:45, 42:41 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, 42:45 but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." 42:49 Our whole philosophy if you had a chance 42:52 to look in your program it talks about service. 42:55 Making sure that the ministry is a God filled ministry, 43:00 it's an Adventist ministry that's truth-filled 43:03 not only does it direct the spirit of the Lord locally 43:06 but throughout the world. 43:08 So in this particular verse I've just read to you 43:11 is very important as to then connect into your program 43:14 that you have this afternoon 43:15 that talks about the goals of service 43:18 and how we want to make sure that the ministry is worldwide 43:21 and it's been met and delivered throughout the world. 43:24 So I like to just introduce to you 43:25 at this time our board members. 43:27 First of all you've already met our president. 43:30 So, Pastor Bohr, we'd like to have you come back up please. 43:37 Thank you, pastor, for your tremendous ministry. 43:39 Appreciate you very much. 43:43 And you've already heard from Pastor Bohr 43:46 about one of our founders, Edmond Matevosian. 43:49 Please come forward. 43:50 And he is actually the secretary of the board. 43:54 Keeps us together with all our good minutes 43:56 and making sure we're on track, 43:57 so thank you, Edmond, very much. 44:00 Next we have the chairman of our finance committee, 44:02 Jean Hops, helps us greatly with finances making sure 44:07 that we're faithful stewards with the moneys 44:09 that are coming into Secrets Unsealed. 44:12 Thank you, Jean. 44:15 Unfortunately, Pastor Jim Finn 44:18 who's been very, very instrumental 44:20 in our Secrets Unsealed Ministry with working 44:23 on constitution bylaws from very beginning, 44:25 he could not be with us this evening 44:27 because they have a family medical emergency. 44:29 But he is actually the chair of our personal committee. 44:34 Next we have Terri Lutz. 44:37 Terri Lutz was our first president 44:38 that you already heard this evening. 44:40 And, Terri, thank you so much. 44:42 We did a lot of work behind the scenes to make sure 44:44 that we could go through all the paper work 44:48 to get us in this building. 44:49 We spent many hours going back and forth. 44:51 I remember all those time set. 44:53 Terri is a nurse we met at her hospital, 44:55 we worked through a lot of paper work making sure 44:58 that we are good stewards of your moneys 45:01 to make sure that this facility would meet God's cause. 45:04 So thank you, Terri, for all behind the scenes work. 45:09 And Dr. Milton Teske, 45:11 not an unfamiliar face to the ministry. 45:14 You've seen him many times with the health presentation. 45:17 So, doctor, thank you so much 45:19 for your ministry and your presentations. 45:25 One of our new members to the board, Rick Perez. 45:29 Rick, thank for coming on board now. 45:32 It's always good to have new talents 45:34 coming in serving this ministry. 45:37 Not the last person 45:40 but one of the best persons on our board. 45:43 I'd like to Aileen want you to come forward. 45:46 Aileen, always faithful, she serves a many committees, 45:50 one of our personal committee members. 45:52 Thank you for working behind the scenes 45:54 as we're working to make sure 45:55 we have the best staff serving God's cause. 45:59 So these are your board members, these are your-- 46:04 God appointed servants for Secrets Unsealed 46:06 and making sure that the ministry is a part 46:09 of what we need to do in taking care of God's will. 46:15 And this is Ken Bullington, the chair of the board. 46:20 He is also the associate superintendent of education 46:23 of the Central California Conference. 46:26 Thank you, pastor. 46:27 And behalf of the board, 46:28 we just want to thank you for your thoughts, 46:30 your prayers and your faithful stewardship 46:32 to make sure that we're taking care of God's ministry 46:36 and spreading the gospel throughout the world. 46:38 So continue keep us in prayers 46:40 and we appreciate you very much. 46:41 God bless you. Amen. 46:53 Thank you, Ken, 46:55 for that lovely introduction of our board members. 46:57 At this time for those of us that are here 46:59 I'd like to invite you to open up to your program, 47:02 there you're gonna find a picture 47:04 of all of our staff members here at Secrets Unsealed. 47:07 And it's gonna be my pleasure this evening 47:09 to introduce them to you. 47:11 We originally wanted them 47:13 to be present here on the platform 47:15 but most of them are either 47:17 behind the camera or in the control room 47:19 so you get to see who they are on the screen 47:22 for those of you who are at home 47:24 and also here in the studio in your program. 47:26 I'd like to start with Steve Bohr Jr., 47:28 he has been with the ministry from the very beginning 47:30 as you have already heard. 47:32 He's our production director, our technical director 47:35 and I'm not sure he understands how much we depend on him. 47:40 He is awesome. 47:41 When you walk through his office 47:42 this is what I called ground controlled 47:44 because there are computer screens everywhere 47:46 and anytime that we have issues with our computers, 47:49 he is there to help us out. 47:51 Our next department head is Darren Vecchiarelli. 47:55 Darren has also been around since the beginning of time, 47:59 he does a phenomenal job. 48:01 Darren is responsible for shipping, 48:03 for receiving, for distribution, for packaging, for duplicating 48:08 and by the way we are duplicating 48:09 over 10,000 DVDs, CDs and MP3s every single month 48:14 that are going out around the world. 48:17 Darren is an awesome help. 48:18 He also helps to make sure 48:19 that when we are on the road 48:21 at different events like ASI and GYC, 48:25 he is the one that makes sure that we get our materials there 48:27 so that we can make them available to the public. 48:30 On the next page we have Pastor Daniel Mesa. 48:34 And he is new to our staff, 48:36 we just recruited him to be the marketing assistant 48:39 and what a blessing he has already turned out to be. 48:43 He's an ordained minister 48:44 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 48:46 and he has a plethora of talents as far as media, 48:50 not to mention that he is a handyman 48:52 as well and a pastor 48:54 and so I'm sure that in the future 48:55 you're gonna be able to listen to him preach as well. 48:59 Terri Rusk is heads out our call center. 49:03 When you phone in that is probably 49:05 who you are speaking with either her or Virginia. 49:07 Terri has been with us 49:08 since September of seven or six years ago 49:13 and she is just awesome, awesome. 49:18 People who call love her because she is very gentle, 49:23 she is very sweet, she takes time to pray, 49:26 to add encourage and to go far beyond 49:31 her call of duty in the call center. 49:33 She literally talks to people 49:35 all around the world as well as emails 49:37 and I have gone to love her 49:39 and appreciate her very much, thank you. 49:42 Virginia Flores has been us since the beginning of time. 49:45 She is on our staff page 49:47 although she is a fulltime volunteer. 49:49 She is here couple of days a week, 49:51 she has been doing that for over 10 years now. 49:54 And she handles our emails 49:57 and she used to go on the road with me 49:59 when I would go to different events 50:01 but we need her here, 50:03 we need her answering those phones 50:05 because she does really well. 50:07 And we appreciate her very much. 50:09 Margaret Edwardson also works in the call center. 50:13 She takes care of all of our data entry 50:15 and so I look forward to seeing her 50:18 come in every time I come back from the road 50:20 because I get to give her all the cards to input 50:22 so that everyone can receive 50:23 our newsletters and fundraising letters. 50:26 So this is Margaret and we appreciate her. 50:29 Larry Pyburn is my husband, 50:31 he works in the pastoral department. 50:33 He is also a volunteer but he is a fulltime volunteer, 50:37 so he is here every single day and answers questions, 50:41 he prays with people, he counsels with people 50:45 and when the phones get crazy, 50:47 he assists Terri with answering the calls 50:49 and Terri has to translate things and type things up 50:53 because he hasn't learn to type yet. 50:55 We're still trying to convince him he needs to do that. 50:59 Melvin Blue is also part of our pastoral department 51:02 and Melvin comes in once a week to answer 51:05 the difficult questions that we receive 51:08 and to be an encouragement to callers 51:10 when they are needing prayer or counsel. 51:13 And we are thankful for his ministry 51:15 and his service and he is an awesome chorister. 51:18 If you've ever been to one of our summits, 51:20 he really brings it out of you to sing and joyfully 51:24 and we just appreciate Melvin very much. 51:28 Maurice Graham is also new to our staff, 51:30 he joined us earlier this year 51:32 and he is part of our pastoral department 51:37 and he does so much more than that. 51:39 He is gonna help us out with an app 51:41 that eventually we're going to release 51:43 and he's been very instrumental 51:46 in getting things setup for media, 51:49 so that we can advance in those areas. 51:52 Teresa Bonilla who is our floor manager today. 51:55 She has been with us now for almost a year, 51:59 it will be year in August that she has been here 52:02 and she takes care of all of our accounting 52:05 and I am forever grateful that she is here 52:08 because I don't have to do that anymore. 52:10 And so she keeps her records straight, 52:13 she keeps our books straight and she does a phenomenal job. 52:17 Jon Teske has been working part-time 52:19 in our distribution department 52:21 and we have grown to depend on him 52:24 and appreciate him very much. 52:26 He is very quiet, he's as quiet as a mouse. 52:29 So he kind of tries to sneak in but we don't let him. 52:33 I usually try to stop him and say hello. 52:35 But Jon helps Darren in the distribution department 52:39 and he does a lot of the shrink wrapping 52:40 and the packaging and the shipping 52:42 and sometimes we drive him crazy, Jon. 52:47 Christopher Vecchiarelli also is the part-time assistant 52:50 in the distribution department 52:52 and Christopher is, you know, 52:55 he comes and he goes and he does his work, 52:56 he helps a lot with a lot of the editing 52:59 of our study notes and preparing them 53:02 for me as Jane Johnson 53:04 who is sitting here also does for us. 53:07 We thank you for everything that you do, Jane. 53:10 Chris is a tremendous help. 53:11 He has been working out for about six years 53:14 and that's our distribution department. 53:19 Ismael Teron is Teresa's husband 53:23 and he is assisting Steve in the production department. 53:27 He does the editing, he does videos, intros 53:31 and we also call on him 53:33 when we have computer issues because usually he can fix it. 53:38 Karl Kramer is a very faithful and loyal volunteer. 53:42 Karl can be called on at anytime 53:45 and he is here to assist in anything that we need. 53:48 He and Steve have put a lot of hours into the studio, 53:51 they have worked many times until midnight 53:54 trying to get everything prepared 53:56 and always with the smile on his face, never complaining, 53:59 always happy to help and to serve 54:02 and I know that the Lord is gonna repay him 54:04 greatly for his service. 54:07 Last but not least, you will see two pictures of Dasher. 54:11 Dasher is here with us every single day, 54:15 when he is here guarding his ball 54:18 it's because our break time is over. 54:21 We have played and his responsibility 54:23 is to make sure that we take breaks 54:25 because most of us are so passionate 54:28 about everything that we do here in this ministry 54:31 we forget that we need to take a break 54:34 and so he actually come into my office 54:37 or anybody else's office, he will take the ball, 54:40 he will bounce it and insist 54:42 that you get up and play with him. 54:44 And I have come to appreciate that 54:46 because if it wasn't for that, 54:47 we would be sitting way to long 54:49 all day long we would be sitting 54:50 and we wouldn't be taking our breaks 54:52 and so he will always be found here. 54:56 By the way that is Pastor Bohr's grand-dog. 55:02 We have plethora of volunteers that shouldn't go unnoticed 55:05 but too many to mention all by name 55:09 and so I just want to shout out a special thank you 55:13 to every single one of our volunteers 55:14 that assist us in so many ways. 55:18 They are here at the drop of a dime 55:21 to help when we call, when there is a need 55:24 and many times they even offer before we recognize the need 55:27 and so we have been very blessed to have a staff and volunteers 55:32 that are passionate about this message. 55:35 They are passionate about the second coming of Christ 55:37 and they are passionate about what Secrets Unsealed does 55:40 and its mission and ministry 55:42 and we praise God for that 55:44 because every individual that is here He has selected 55:47 and we give Him all the honor and the glory. 55:50 Thank you. 55:58 Now a special moment has arrived. 56:01 As I mentioned before, Secrets Unsealed has had 56:04 a very close working relationship with 3ABN. 56:10 You know, I've always said 3ABN is a phenomenal outlet 56:15 of the Three Angels' Message, the central message 56:17 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 56:19 And since our inception 56:21 we have had a phenomenal working relationship with 3ABN. 56:26 In fact last Thursday evening, we had a panel discussion here. 56:29 How many of you were able to watch 56:31 that on 3ABN about ecumenism? 56:33 We had Jim Gilley here and C.A. Murray was there 56:36 and yours truly was also there as well. 56:39 And so at this time I would like to take the opportunity 56:42 to thank 3ABN for everything that you've done for us 56:49 which we could never repay. 56:52 We have a special plaque that we have prepared 56:56 and we hope that they'll hang it on the wall there at 3ABN. 57:00 Basically the plaque says "Secrets Unsealed 57:04 in appreciation to 3ABN for its constant support 57:09 and partnership with Secrets Unsealed 57:12 in taking the Three Angels' Message to the world, 57:15 presented to 3ABN at the Secrets Unsealed 57:19 facility dedication service Sabbath June 14, 2014." 57:25 C.A., it's an honor to have you here. 57:27 It's an honor to work with 3ABN. 57:30 We love you, guys, very, very much. 57:33 It is a great honor to be here, 57:35 but I dare say, Brother Pastor, you started a fight 57:38 because I don't know if this is going to be 57:40 in Jim's office or Danny's office 57:43 I know they both will want it 57:44 perhaps you'll have to make another 57:46 or we'll have to put it in the hall 57:48 so that everybody can see it. 57:51 Some 30 years ago and 3ABN will celebrate, 57:54 begin celebrating its 30th anniversary, 57:57 this November, 30 years of broadcasting 58:00 when the Lord instructed Danny to build a television station. 58:06 He knew that it came from the Lord. 58:09 The station was to preach 58:10 an undiluted Three Angels' Messages 58:14 one that will counteract the counterfeit. 58:17 And during the past 30 years 58:19 we have looked for people 58:22 whose message followed in that trajectory. 58:26 We looked for people who are preaching 58:28 a pure undiluted, unashamed gospel message. 58:34 And I think that is why we talk about a marriage made in heaven. 58:39 When Danny heard Pastor Bohr preach, 58:43 he realized that he was in the presence of a man 58:46 who was preaching an undiluted message, 58:48 who was preaching a pure and straight gospel, 58:51 that's the kind of person that we want on 3ABN. 58:55 So that when you turn on 58:57 Three Angels Broadcasting Network, 58:58 you know that the people who are putting 59:03 their message into your ears and into your heart 59:06 and into your head are getting their truth from the Bible, 59:10 from God and are giving the truth the whole truth 59:14 and nothing but the truth. 59:15 And of course we salute Pastor Bohr 59:18 because since we have known him, 59:22 he has been preaching the truth. 59:24 I said the other night that Danny Shelton 59:25 actually knew Pastor Bohr in high school 59:29 and Danny tells me that even in high school, 59:33 when young men were playing pranks, 59:36 you know how young people are 59:38 that this young man was a godly young man, 59:43 was an example to his fellows, 59:46 was one who even at an early age showed maturity in the word. 59:51 So when 3ABN brought him on board, 59:55 we knew we are getting a quality person 59:57 one who loved the Lord 59:59 and one who would preach the truth. 01:00:01 So we are so very, very happy for this partnership 01:00:05 that is gone on for so many years 01:00:07 and we believe it will continue 01:00:09 to go on until Christ calls us from labor to reward. 01:00:13 As many of you know Danny Shelton could not be here, 01:00:17 he and Jim Gilley were attending this evening 01:00:19 the memorial service of one of our longstanding 01:00:22 board members Pam Rhodes 01:00:24 who passed just several days ago. 01:00:26 He did however produced a video 01:00:29 that he asked me to introduce and said, 01:00:31 he wanted you to see it because his love and respect 01:00:34 is great for this ministry as is the love and respect 01:00:38 of Mollie Steenson and Jim Gilley 01:00:41 and all of the 3ABN family, 01:00:43 we love Stephen Bohr quite a bit. 01:00:46 He is a favorite at 3ABN. 01:00:49 We will do anything with him and for him 01:00:52 except perhaps drive in a car with him. 01:00:55 Anything else we will do and are glad to do 01:00:59 because we know that this is indeed a man of God. 01:01:01 And you can run that video just now. 01:01:05 Hi, Pastor Steve, and Fresno congregation, 01:01:08 and those of you that traveled 01:01:09 from quite a distance to be there, 01:01:11 I'm really sorry I couldn't be with you this weekend. 01:01:15 I had intended to be there, 01:01:17 I know it's gonna be a beautiful 01:01:18 and has been a beautiful weekend so far 01:01:21 and but I received some bad news a day or two after camp meeting 01:01:25 that Pam Rhodes, one of our great friends 01:01:27 and board members, had passed away. 01:01:29 She had been ill for a number of months 01:01:31 and so they've asked me, 01:01:33 the family's asked me to come and be a part of the funeral. 01:01:36 And so I'm going down the Collegedale 01:01:38 for the funeral this Sabbath. 01:01:40 So I'm not able to come and be with you 01:01:42 but praise the Lord for technology 01:01:45 because you really can't be in two places at once. 01:01:48 So while physically I'll be in Chattanooga area 01:01:51 in Collegedale, in the spirit 01:01:54 I also can be with you 01:01:55 and by video can be with you. 01:01:58 I just want to take a moment or two and tell you 01:02:02 how pleased I am hesitate to use the word proud 01:02:06 but the Pastor Stephen Bohr now 01:02:08 we go back along ways all the way back to 1967. 01:02:13 I went to academy one year, I'm from Southern Illinois 01:02:15 but I had some cousins 01:02:17 who went to the academy up in Wisconsin, 01:02:20 the long ways away from Southern Illinois 01:02:22 but they said you'll love the school, 01:02:24 why don't you come? 01:02:25 So I was able to go up 67 and 68, I was the junior. 01:02:28 I think you Steve were senior that year. 01:02:31 I noticed that even back then, Steve was a very studious person 01:02:36 that he took his education seriously, 01:02:39 I probably should have a little more, 01:02:41 I kind of was more out want to play basketball 01:02:43 or whatever I could do out there 01:02:46 but I appreciated your seriousness for the gospel. 01:02:49 Even as a teenager I knew that you 01:02:53 had been called by God to do something 01:02:55 but who would know 30 years later, 01:02:58 you and I would both be in ministry. 01:02:59 Then in the 70s, I think late 70s, 01:03:03 the Lord called Pastor Bohr 01:03:05 to pastor a little bitty church here 01:03:07 in Southern Illinois and West Frankfort, Illinois 01:03:10 and I think even Du Quoin maybe Eldorado 01:03:14 and little churches in the area 01:03:16 that brought us together once again. 01:03:18 My mother's pastor here 01:03:20 I was going to Michigan for a few years 01:03:22 but so going back over the years, 01:03:25 God is kind of always across, had path seemed to cross 01:03:29 and now for the last several years, 01:03:32 it's been amazing to be able to work together with you. 01:03:36 I want to tell you this, I want to encourage you 01:03:38 that what you're doing is heard and seen 01:03:41 and it's making an impact around the world. 01:03:45 Secrets Unsealed is an amazing ministry. 01:03:49 People who want to know truth 01:03:50 are watching your programs around the world. 01:03:54 I'm thankful for what you're doing as a pastor, 01:03:57 senior pastor there at Fresno, 01:03:59 but am I so thrilled that God has called you 01:04:02 not only to pastor a congregation locally 01:04:07 but to literally be reaching 01:04:09 and teaching people around the world. 01:04:11 I travel around the world a lot, 01:04:13 I go many places around the world 01:04:16 almost everywhere I go, Steve, 01:04:18 I want you to know that people say-- 01:04:21 I guess they think since you're on television all the time, 01:04:23 they say as that we must live close to each other. 01:04:26 They'll say please tell Stephen Bohr 01:04:29 what a blessing he is been in my life. 01:04:31 Many, many individuals have come and said 01:04:33 thanks to Pastor Stephen Bohr, I came in to the truth. 01:04:37 They may have been Baptists, they may have been Catholic, 01:04:40 they may have not been a Christian period, 01:04:43 but they said I started watching 3ABN 01:04:45 and thanks to Pastor Stephen Bohr, 01:04:48 I'm now a Seventh-day Adventist Christian. 01:04:51 I'm so pleased and happy to hear about your new studios, 01:04:55 I wanted to see them personally 01:04:57 maybe if you'll give me the opportunity 01:04:59 I've got my plane tickets are good for a year 01:05:02 on Southwest, you know, 01:05:03 so maybe I can come out another time 01:05:05 and enjoy a weekend with you there, 01:05:07 see your new studios. 01:05:09 I'm so pleased what God is doing 01:05:11 and I want to thank all of you there 01:05:13 locally for what you're doing in support 01:05:15 our brother Stephen Bohr and the ministry 01:05:18 that he has Secrets Unsealed 01:05:20 because if there were ever a time in earth's history 01:05:23 that this ought to be happening, 01:05:25 these secrets and it shouldn't be 01:05:27 because there are so many Christians 01:05:28 but all everybody out there as you know 01:05:31 is not telling the whole truth but God has called us 01:05:34 the Seventh-day Adventist Christians 01:05:37 to unseal the books of Daniel and Revelation, 01:05:40 He's opened these so that now 01:05:42 we can share the truth to lost and dying world. 01:05:45 And what is that simply? 01:05:46 It's simply this, that Jesus is coming very soon 01:05:50 and that there is no reason for anybody to be lost 01:05:53 that God has made a plan of salvation 01:05:55 that each and everyone of us 01:05:57 as we accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of our life 01:06:01 and we simply say Lord save me, 01:06:03 then He says go and tell what you've done for Me. 01:06:06 And that's all God expects us to do. 01:06:09 But the great news is the devil that has no control over you. 01:06:13 I've read the back of the book and I love telling people this 01:06:16 and I want to encourage you there 01:06:17 in the Fresno area never be discouraged. 01:06:20 Yes, the devil is out to steal, kill and to destroy, 01:06:23 he may rob you of your home, 01:06:25 may rob you of all kinds of things your finances, 01:06:28 he can rob you of your health 01:06:30 but he cannot rob you of your soul, 01:06:32 your soul belongs to God. 01:06:34 God created you, your soul is His 01:06:37 and as long as you stay fast to the truth 01:06:40 and you submit and commit you life to Jesus, 01:06:43 heaven is assured for you. 01:06:45 So I want to encourage you 01:06:46 and I tell people this a lot of times, 01:06:48 it's like a lot of folk read a book, 01:06:51 they stop in a bookstore, they read the back of the book 01:06:53 John and Mary, it says, you know, John and Mary 01:06:57 rode off into the sunset happily ever after. 01:06:59 Well, the book is 200 pages 01:07:02 you get into the middle of this book about a 100 pages 01:07:05 and John and Mary fall over a cliff, 01:07:07 they are hanging on a limb that's about to break. 01:07:09 You don't say oh, no, 01:07:11 John and Mary is gonna die, why not? 01:07:13 You've read the back of the book, 01:07:15 your saying now wow, this is exciting, 01:07:17 how is this author gonna get John and Mary out of this jam? 01:07:20 Well, you know what? 01:07:22 It's exactly that way in our Christian experience, 01:07:24 our Christian walk with the Lord, 01:07:26 because of pastors like Stephen Bohr 01:07:29 who tell us the truth, 01:07:30 who're unlocking the keys literally unlocking 01:07:33 Daniel and Revelation in a truthful, 01:07:37 honest, straight, truthful loving way. 01:07:40 People around the world can now not be discouraged, 01:07:43 I don't have to wonder, oh, what's gonna happen. 01:07:46 We know what's gonna happen. 01:07:48 What happens is we've read the back of the book 01:07:50 and the back of the book says 01:07:51 when it looks like you're over that cliff, 01:07:54 there is no place to go, the back of the book says 01:07:56 and they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb 01:07:59 and by the word of their testimony. 01:08:01 Folks, it's a great time to be alive and be encouraged, 01:08:04 never be discouraged, know that Jesus 01:08:07 when He was on the cross you were on His mind. 01:08:10 He created you for such an hour as this. 01:08:13 Thank you, Stephen Bohr, 01:08:15 for what you do for the cause of God. 01:08:18 God's blessing's on you 01:08:19 and your entire congregation and again I know that 01:08:23 you're having a great spiritual beautiful weekend, 01:08:26 I look forward to seeing your new studios. 01:08:28 I just want to say a prayer with you and for you right now. 01:08:31 Heavenly Father, I just pray right now 01:08:34 that you will continue to lead, 01:08:36 guide and direct Pastor Bohr and his entire crew, 01:08:40 the congregation there as they've been so supportive 01:08:43 and this ministry of television and radio ministry 01:08:46 that literally is taking the gospel of the kingdom 01:08:49 and into all the world. 01:08:51 It's fulfillment, its fulfillment. 01:08:53 I know that when Jesus was hanging on that cross 01:08:55 and He looked down the stream of time 01:08:57 He could see those who would be willing to stand up 01:09:00 and give their lives unto death if necessary. 01:09:02 Praise God that Stephen Bohr is one of those that he saw. 01:09:06 Thank you God, I pray you continue to bless him mentally, 01:09:09 physically, spiritually, financially and everyway 01:09:13 that he can continue put a protective 01:09:15 legion of angels about him that he can continue 01:09:18 to take this great gospel of the kingdom 01:09:21 into all the world. 01:09:22 We ask these things and give you honor 01:09:26 and glory and praise 01:09:27 in Jesus name, we pray, amen. 01:09:30 God bless you, until we see you next time, 01:09:32 may the Lord richly bless you 01:09:34 abundantly more than you could ever ask or think. 01:09:55 How can I say thanks 01:10:02 For the things 01:10:06 You have done for me? 01:10:11 Things so undeserved 01:10:17 Yet You gave 01:10:20 To prove Your love for me 01:10:25 The voices of a million angels 01:10:32 Could not express 01:10:36 My gratitude 01:10:40 All that I am 01:10:43 Or ever hope to be 01:10:50 I owe it all to thee 01:10:56 To God be the glory 01:11:04 To God be the glory 01:11:11 To God be the glory 01:11:18 For the things he has done 01:11:26 With His blood He has saved me 01:11:34 With His power 01:11:37 He has raised me 01:11:41 To God be the glory 01:11:49 For the things He has done 01:11:56 Just let me live my life 01:12:03 Let it be pleasing Lord to thee 01:12:10 And if I gain any praise 01:12:17 Let it go to Calvary 01:12:25 With His blood 01:12:29 He has saved me 01:12:32 With His power 01:12:36 He has raised me 01:12:39 To God be the glory 01:12:46 For the things He has done 01:12:54 For the things 01:12:58 He has done 01:13:25 Well, I recognize two special people 01:13:27 that we have here this afternoon, 01:13:28 all of you are special, 01:13:31 but I also want to express a word of appreciation 01:13:35 to the Central California Conference. 01:13:38 Central California Conference has been very, very supportive 01:13:43 of Secrets Unsealed. 01:13:45 And I'm not talking about financially, 01:13:48 but they've been very supportive in allowing 01:13:52 me to travel more than a pastor would normally travel. 01:13:58 And they've been very, very supportive 01:14:00 also in encouraging us 01:14:03 to take the message to the world. 01:14:06 And we have two representatives from the conference. 01:14:08 We have Ron Rasmussen who is the secretary 01:14:12 of Central California Conference. 01:14:13 Ron, we're glad you're here. 01:14:15 Could you please stand so that people can see you? 01:14:17 We're glad that you took this moment to be with us. 01:14:20 And we have Mayra Thompson 01:14:22 who is the treasurer of Central California Conference 01:14:26 and Mayra has done some of us our auditing 01:14:29 in times past, but I got to be so large that we had to retain 01:14:32 the services of John Berg and his wife. 01:14:36 So, you know, he is a CPA 01:14:38 so it outgrew she couldn't do 01:14:41 both things Secrets Unsealed 01:14:43 and Central California Conference. 01:14:45 And so we're thankful 01:14:47 that you took the time to be with us, Ron and Mayra. 01:14:53 Secrets Unsealed has a distinctive mission, 01:14:59 a distinctive message and a distinctive method. 01:15:07 Our mission is found in Matthew 24:14, 01:15:13 it says there "And this gospel of the kingdom 01:15:17 will be preached in the whole world 01:15:20 as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come." 01:15:27 So basically our mission is to go into all of the world. 01:15:31 No corner of the world excepted, 01:15:35 but what are we supposed to go and do? 01:15:38 Okay, we're supposed to go to the world, 01:15:39 what are we supposed to do in the world? 01:15:42 We have a distinctive message that God has given 01:15:47 the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 01:15:49 And that distinctive message 01:15:52 is the Three Angels' Message of Revelation Chapter 14. 01:15:57 That is the reason 01:15:58 for the existence of Secrets Unsealed. 01:16:02 If at any time we should forget 01:16:05 what the reason for existence is 01:16:08 we would have no reason to exist. 01:16:12 I'd like to read a statement 01:16:15 from the writings of Ellen White 01:16:16 about what our message is. 01:16:20 And by the way you'll see 01:16:22 the Three Angels logo everywhere 01:16:24 here at Secrets Unsealed. 01:16:26 You'll see it as you come into the office, 01:16:28 you'll see it outside, you'll see it on our stationary, 01:16:31 you'll see it on our programs. 01:16:32 We want to highlight that God has raised us up 01:16:36 to preach the Three Angels' Messages. 01:16:40 Ellen White has this statement 01:16:42 in Volume 9 of the Testimonies page 19. 01:16:46 "In a special sense Seventh-day Adventists 01:16:51 have been set in the world as watchmen and light bearers. 01:16:56 To them has been entrusted 01:16:59 the last warning for a perishing world. 01:17:03 On them" on Seventh-day Adventist 01:17:06 "is shining wonderful light from the word of God. 01:17:10 They have been given a work of the most solemn import-- 01:17:15 the proclamation of the first, second, 01:17:19 and third angels' messages." 01:17:22 And then she says this. 01:17:24 "There is no other work of so great importance. 01:17:31 They are to allow nothing else to absorb their attention." 01:17:37 I guess you could say 01:17:38 that Ellen White had a one track mind. 01:17:41 And that is to share 01:17:43 the Three Angels' Message to the world. 01:17:46 It is not the common message that is being proclaimed 01:17:49 by the religious world today. 01:17:51 You know, you hear people say well, 01:17:53 the mission of the Adventist church 01:17:54 is to take the gospel to the world. 01:17:56 But it's the gospel 01:17:57 in the context of the Three Angels' Message 01:18:01 which is a message that no other church 01:18:03 in the world is presenting today. 01:18:06 And God has raised up Secrets Unsealed 01:18:09 to highlight the special message 01:18:12 that God has given for these last days 01:18:15 in the history of the world. 01:18:16 We are all firmly convicted and persuaded of that reality. 01:18:22 So our mission is to go to the world 01:18:26 and the message is found in Revelation 14:6-12. 01:18:30 What is our method? 01:18:33 You know, the Seventh-day Adventist Church 01:18:34 has a unique way of interpreting Bible prophecy. 01:18:39 As far as I know it's the only church in the world 01:18:41 that has that still conserves this special method. 01:18:45 You know, Protestants had this method 01:18:48 when Protestantism first began. 01:18:50 Martin Luther, John Calvin, Zwingli, others believed 01:18:54 that a prophecy fulfills in a chain of events 01:18:58 without any interruptions or parenthesis, 01:19:00 it's known as the historicism 01:19:03 or what I call the historical flow method. 01:19:06 You can follow the sequence of Bible prophecy 01:19:09 from the times of the prophet till the end of time. 01:19:12 You can follow the sequence as prophecy moves along. 01:19:17 The Seventh-day Adventist Church is the only church 01:19:19 that still conserves and preserves 01:19:23 this special method of explaining Bible prophecy. 01:19:28 And that is the method that drives Secrets Unsealed. 01:19:32 We want to hold high our mission, 01:19:35 we want to hold high our message 01:19:39 and we also want to hold high our method 01:19:45 of interpreting Bible prophecy. 01:19:48 And I challenge all of those who are gathered here 01:19:50 and those who are watching on live television worldwide. 01:19:54 I challenge you to study Revelation 14:6-12 01:19:59 and take these messages to the world 01:20:02 because that is what the world needs. 01:20:05 No other message should absorb our attention. 01:20:09 We should not be distracted from this central mission. 01:20:12 There are many distracts in the church today 01:20:15 but we cannot afford to be distracted. 01:20:17 We must fulfill the mission for which God has called 01:20:22 the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 01:20:24 And so I challenge you this afternoon to be faithful 01:20:30 to our mission, to be faithful to our message 01:20:33 and to be faithful to our method 01:20:35 and to take every opportunity to go out 01:20:39 and share with our neighbors, with our friends, 01:20:42 with our acquaintances the marvelous news 01:20:45 that Jesus is coming soon 01:20:48 and that people might know the events 01:20:49 that will take place immediately before His coming 01:20:52 so that they can prepare for the great events 01:20:55 that soon will crash upon the scene of this world. 01:21:32 Oh, when shall I see Jesus and reign with Him above 01:21:39 And shall hear the trumpet sound in that morning 01:21:46 And from the flowing fountain drink everlasting love 01:21:53 And shall hear the trumpet sound in that morning 01:22:01 Shout of glory for I shall mount above the sky 01:22:09 When I hear the trumpet sound 01:22:14 In that morning 01:22:26 And you'll hear the trumpet sound in that morning 01:22:38 And you'll hear the trumpet sound in that morning 01:22:44 O, shout glory I shall mount above the skies 01:22:50 When I hear the trumpet sound in that morning 01:22:59 Our ears shall hear with Gladness 01:23:01 The host of heaven sing 01:23:04 And shall hear the trumpet sound in that morning 01:23:10 Our tongues shall speak the praises 01:23:13 Of our immortal King 01:23:15 And shall hear the trumpet sound in that morning 01:23:21 O, shout glory I shall mount above the skies 01:23:27 When I hear the trumpet sound in that morning 01:23:32 O, shout glory I shall mount above the skies 01:23:38 When I hear the trumpet sound in that morning 01:23:43 O, shout glory 01:23:47 I shall mount above the skies 01:23:55 When I hear 01:23:58 The trumpet sound 01:24:04 In that morning 01:24:11 Amen. 01:24:17 Several years ago my wife made a trip 01:24:22 to Fresno and to Secrets Unsealed, 01:24:24 I was not with that production crew. 01:24:27 And when she returned really have I seen her so excited 01:24:31 and so effusive in her praise of a ministry. 01:24:36 She had spent time with Aileen and Larry 01:24:39 and stayed in their home 01:24:41 and had met Pastor Bohr and his lovely wife. 01:24:44 And my wife doesn't get that excited about thing 01:24:47 but she could not stop talking about this ministry 01:24:51 and Pastor Bohr and his preaching. 01:24:53 And subsequently I was treated to meeting them all 01:24:58 and realized that the half was not told. 01:25:02 Ellen White says "There are no great men in Adventism, 01:25:06 but there are those who are greatly used. 01:25:09 There are those who through submission to Christ 01:25:14 are enabled to do great things for Him. 01:25:18 Not because they are great but because God is great. 01:25:24 And He will use those who allow themselves 01:25:28 to be used to touch the world." 01:25:31 This facility is testament not to Pastor Bohr, 01:25:36 his wife or the persons here, 01:25:39 it is testament to a God who is desperate 01:25:43 to save men and women. 01:25:45 And we realize that at 3ABN, 01:25:48 3ABN goes around the world 01:25:50 not because we are so good or so great, 01:25:54 but because God is desperate, 01:25:56 He is desperate to save souls and wants none to be lost. 01:26:03 I ask you now to bow your heads with me 01:26:05 as we formally dedicate this facility 01:26:09 all that it is and all that it does 01:26:13 and all that it will ever do 01:26:16 to the glory of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 01:26:23 Gracious Father, we stand now 01:26:27 at the junction of two conflicting emotions. 01:26:33 We are exhilarated and happy 01:26:36 and glad and excited to see what you have done. 01:26:43 And yet at the same time we are humbled, 01:26:48 so very, very humbled to see what you have done. 01:26:57 Father, you have asked us to join hands with you 01:27:02 in the greatest work ever entrusted to the feeble 01:27:07 and frail hands of men and women 01:27:10 and that is the lifting up of the mighty 01:27:15 and matchless name of Jesus. 01:27:18 Lord, we realize that we are not sufficient 01:27:22 for these things. 01:27:24 We can't preach enough, we can't teach enough, 01:27:28 we can't study enough. 01:27:31 We cannot go far enough, nor fast enough 01:27:36 to do the work that must be done 01:27:40 unless You give us holy boldness, 01:27:45 holy unction and Holy Spirit. 01:27:50 Father, we now dedicate this facility to You. 01:27:57 We ask You to come in 01:28:00 and fill it with Your presence 01:28:03 first of all so that those traversing these doors 01:28:08 will know that this is a place where Jesus dwell 01:28:13 and where His Holy Spirit abides, 01:28:16 a place that seeks only to do the will 01:28:20 of our Father who is in heaven. 01:28:23 Then we ask, Lord, that You would bless 01:28:26 all of the technical equipment, the cameras, 01:28:31 the switchers, the audio, the video, 01:28:34 every piece of technical equipment. 01:28:36 Lord, keep it working just as long 01:28:40 as you need it to until the last person on earth 01:28:45 has had a chance to make a decision for Jesus. 01:28:48 And as the children of Israel wore shoes 01:28:52 that did not wear out for 40 years 01:28:55 and clothes that did not tear or break for 40 years, 01:28:59 keep it working long past its warranty time. 01:29:05 Keep it working, keep it functioning, 01:29:08 keep it producing materials that will change lives. 01:29:13 Then, Father, for he who You have called 01:29:15 to be the leader of this ministry 01:29:20 may be we all follow Stephen Bohr 01:29:23 as he follows Christ. 01:29:26 May the words that come from his lips be Your words, 01:29:31 may his thoughts be Your thoughts, 01:29:35 may his living be but the outworking of Christ 01:29:39 living in him and what we ask for him 01:29:45 we ask for every member of the staff, 01:29:50 volunteers and everyone 01:29:53 whoever touches a piece of equipment here, 01:29:56 who has anything to do with Secrets Unsealed, 01:30:00 who has been called to help lift the burden here. 01:30:06 O Father, may their hands be consecrated hands, 01:30:12 may their hearts be consecrated hearts. 01:30:16 We want no doubters here, Lord. 01:30:18 No dissenters here, Lord. 01:30:20 No unbelievers here, Lord. 01:30:22 May those who are called to this ministry 01:30:27 be children of the most high God. 01:30:32 And then give the messages that leave this place 01:30:37 Holy Spirit power to change lives, 01:30:41 to rearrange destinies, 01:30:44 to shine light in the dark lives of those 01:30:48 who need to know about Jesus. 01:30:51 Keep this ministry open and working 01:30:55 and alive and flourishing. 01:30:58 May it be a tool in the hand of God 01:31:01 for the salvation of the souls of men and women. 01:31:06 O Father, we give now Secrets Unsealed to You 01:31:12 and ask You to use it as You see fit. 01:31:17 O Lord, bless it. 01:31:19 We don't ask for trouble free lives or trial free lives, 01:31:25 we ask for faith to surmount every trial, 01:31:30 every trouble that will come our way. 01:31:33 Sure in the knowledge 01:31:35 that victory has already been one in Jesus. 01:31:41 Help us, Lord, to take hold of Your unchanging hand this day 01:31:45 and hold on to that hand 01:31:47 until we see You face to blessed face. 01:31:53 And then, Father, o dear Father, 01:31:57 long after the last prayer has been prayed, 01:32:02 long after the last sermon has been preached, 01:32:07 long after the last video 01:32:12 has been taped and broadcast, 01:32:16 long after the doors of 3ABN and Secrets Unsealed 01:32:22 and so many other ministries are closed never to open again. 01:32:30 May we look into the face of a glorious coming Lord 01:32:35 and hear from His blessed lips, well done, 01:32:43 the good and faithful servant, you preached, 01:32:46 you taught, you served, you wrote, you broadcasted, 01:32:52 you allowed me to speak through you 01:32:55 and now you will enter into the joy of your Lord. 01:33:03 Keep us faithful to that day, dear Jesus, 01:33:05 o please, keep us faithful. 01:33:10 And everyone in this ministry and all of these ministries 01:33:14 that You have erected to do a special work 01:33:17 in these special times. 01:33:20 O dear God, we dedicate all we have to you 01:33:24 and ask you to use us 01:33:26 until the day you call us from labor to reward. 01:33:31 And we thank You, mighty Father, 01:33:35 in the blessed and worthy name of Jesus, 01:33:40 our Lord, our Savior and soon coming King. 01:33:45 Amen. 01:33:47 And amen. 01:33:53 I want to take advantage of this opportunity 01:33:55 and tell you a little bit about our beloved president, 01:33:59 our pastor, our leader, our friend, our mentor. 01:34:06 Most of you only get to see the preaching side of him, 01:34:10 but those of us that work closely to him 01:34:13 have the awesome privilege of seeing a person 01:34:17 who has a very sincere, very passionate, 01:34:23 and loves his flock worldwide 01:34:26 like I've never seen anybody truly love. 01:34:31 I have been around pastors most of my life 01:34:34 and unfortunately have seen the bad, the good and the ugly. 01:34:38 And I'm here to testify for God's honor and glory today 01:34:42 that our pastor, Pastor Stephen Bohr 01:34:46 is a genuinely sincere loving man 01:34:49 who truly takes his responsibility of 01:34:52 preaching the gospel 01:34:53 and having the love for his flock seriously. 01:34:57 I want to tell you about a little experience. 01:35:02 Usually when he's on the road, 01:35:05 we have church members that pass away, 01:35:08 it's kind of become a bad job between us but it's there. 01:35:12 And I remember one evening, 01:35:15 when a long member of Fresno Central Church 01:35:18 was on her deathbed. 01:35:22 I called him up and at insane hour of the morning 01:35:25 through his son Steve 'cause he was with him 01:35:29 and I said, Pastor Bohr, Cristina is gonna die tonight, 01:35:33 you need to talk to her. 01:35:35 And do you know that after he got over me crazy 01:35:39 calling him at 3 o'clock in the morning his time 01:35:42 he picked up the telephone from England 01:35:44 to call a church member 01:35:46 that he would not be speaking to ever again. 01:35:50 That is a genuine love for his flock. 01:35:55 This is something that comes from him that is very sincere. 01:35:59 He cares about his staff like nobody does. 01:36:02 He takes time with every single one of us, 01:36:06 every single day that he's here 01:36:09 and nothing escapes his attention, 01:36:12 because he loves the ministry, he's passionate about it 01:36:16 and he wants to make sure that we are happy 01:36:19 and have everything that we need in order to function properly. 01:36:23 I'd like to take that a step further. 01:36:26 He has an incredible ability to not only 01:36:29 oversee everything here at Secrets Unsealed 01:36:32 whether he is on the road or here physically 01:36:35 but he also has that ability 01:36:37 to do that with his church members. 01:36:40 He's gone a lot, he's on the road a lot 01:36:42 but I'm here to tell you that when he is here in town, 01:36:45 he is doing visitation, 01:36:47 he is seeking out to see who is discouraged, 01:36:50 who is sick, he goes to the hospitals. 01:36:52 I know this because my husband Larry goes with him. 01:36:56 And this is a man that I just can't say enough about 01:37:01 he's a blessed and have to work with, 01:37:03 we have a lot of fun, we enjoy what we do. 01:37:08 It is a very happy environment 01:37:11 but it is an environment in which we are learning 01:37:14 and we are watching him closely 01:37:17 and he is mentoring us and helping all of us 01:37:20 to become better Seventh-day Adventist Christians. 01:37:24 It is an honor, it is a pleasure, it is lots of fun. 01:37:28 We are very thankful for you, Pastor Bohr, 01:37:30 for your leadership, for your mentorship. 01:37:34 He's the best dad I've ever had. 01:37:37 And so I just thought I'd share that side of him, 01:37:41 because many people think that he's on the road a lot 01:37:44 and how could he possibly be taking care of his church. 01:37:47 I'm here to tell you that he takes care of his church. 01:37:50 He knows exactly what is going on 01:37:52 in every department that is there 01:37:55 from cradle roll to the adult Sabbath school class 01:37:58 not because he has to but because he cares. 01:38:02 And I believe that people around the world 01:38:04 when they meet him, 01:38:05 when they have the ability to speak with him 01:38:07 and touch him and give him a hug, 01:38:10 they see that sincerity 01:38:12 and I just praise God for that 01:38:14 because that is a rare quality to find in a pastor. 01:38:19 And so, Pastor Bohr, 01:38:20 we are here to hold your hands up high. 01:38:22 We pray for you all the time when you're gone, 01:38:24 when you're here. 01:38:26 And we thank you for putting up with all of us. 01:38:35 By the way did I ever tell you about the time 01:38:37 that Aileen almost broke my ribs? 01:38:41 I'm not gonna tell the story, don't worry. 01:38:45 But I'd also like to say that I have a very patience wife. 01:38:50 She would have to have the patience of the saints, 01:38:54 literally, because of all the travel that I do 01:38:57 and I'm away from home, when I'm home, 01:39:00 I try to do my honey-do duties 01:39:04 but I'm gone a lot and this year 01:39:08 we will celebrate our 43rd wedding anniversary, 43 years. 01:39:15 I just don't know how she's been able to put up 01:39:17 with me that long. 01:39:19 Well, you know, Seventh-day Adventist meeting 01:39:21 can never end without an offering. 01:39:25 So that is our time now. 01:39:28 I like to mention four projects 01:39:32 that still are outstanding on Secrets Unsealed. 01:39:37 You see we' not only want to share theology, 01:39:41 we also want to share physiology 01:39:46 and we have an outstanding instructor in Dr. Teske. 01:39:52 So we've asked Dr. Teske to spearhead 01:39:55 the growth of a health side of Secrets Unsealed. 01:40:01 And one of the things that we want to do 01:40:03 is build a kitchen set. 01:40:05 We already have the architectural plans 01:40:07 but we're still fundraising to prepare a kitchen set, 01:40:11 professionally done where we can have cooking demonstrations 01:40:15 and where he can present his lectures. 01:40:18 That's one of the projects that we have 01:40:19 that project is going to cost probably 01:40:22 in the neighborhood of $20-25, 000 01:40:25 to have the kitchen set built. 01:40:26 That area that you find open over there, 01:40:30 you might say why they'd configured the room that way, 01:40:32 that's where we're gonna have our kitchen set 01:40:34 over in that area. 01:40:36 The second thing that we want to do fundraising for is 01:40:40 we really need another production camera in here. 01:40:43 That camera that does the audience shots 01:40:45 is an old camera, 01:40:47 it's not as clear as the other cameras 01:40:50 and so we really need another production camera. 01:40:54 Also you'll notice that we only have partially set up 01:40:57 our light grill-- grid. 01:41:00 We would like to set up lights in all of the studio 01:41:03 because it takes about a whole day 01:41:06 to reconfigure lights for an event such as this. 01:41:10 And you know, our technicians have to get on ladders, 01:41:13 they have to move them, they have to adjust them. 01:41:15 And we're looking forward to the time when we'll have 01:41:18 lights all over the studio and we don't have to do 01:41:21 any reconfiguring when we do production here in the studio. 01:41:25 And then lastly our big dream 01:41:29 is to purchase a production truck 01:41:33 where we can go on the road 01:41:34 and produce programming on the road. 01:41:36 You say why would you want to do that, 01:41:37 you got this beautiful studio? 01:41:39 Let me explain the reason why, 01:41:41 I travel in California to invitations that I've had 01:41:46 mainly to Hispanic speaking churches. 01:41:49 And when I go there 01:41:52 I'll preach maybe a series of five or six sermons 01:41:55 and the people there a benefited by the study of God's word 01:41:59 but basically nothing is produced. 01:42:02 They just you know they listen to the sermons 01:42:05 and you know maybe they record them locally 01:42:08 but it doesn't go beyond that. 01:42:10 If we had a production truck, 01:42:12 we could go to all of these places 01:42:14 and we could produce live on site. 01:42:18 And we can produce these programs 01:42:20 for later broadcast on 3ABN Latino 01:42:24 and other Spanish speaking stations. 01:42:27 So if we could travel with the truck 01:42:29 and the truck has the satellite, we could even do uplinks, 01:42:33 live uplinks with 3ABN and another television stations. 01:42:37 You're saying well, how much does this project cost? 01:42:40 Well, the camera probably will cost 01:42:42 in the neighborhood of $30,000, 01:42:45 the light grid probably around $20-30,000, 01:42:49 the kitchen set already mentioned about $25, 000 01:42:52 and the production truck is a lot pricier, 01:42:55 it would cost about $300,000 to get the production truck. 01:43:00 And so this afternoon we're gonna pickup an offering 01:43:04 and we're gonna have a word of prayer 01:43:06 to ask the Lord to touch hearts, 01:43:08 you know probably we have a lot more than what we need 01:43:12 and you know if we have a little extra sitting around 01:43:15 eventually it's gonna burn with when Jesus comes. 01:43:18 And so there is nothing better than investing in God's cause 01:43:21 and I believed that this is God's cause Secrets Unsealed. 01:43:25 So I would encourage you to take out the card 01:43:28 that you had in your program 01:43:31 and you can put your name 01:43:33 and your address, your phone number et cetera, 01:43:36 if you want to make a donation through credit card, 01:43:38 there the information is. 01:43:39 It's very secure here at Secrets Unsealed. 01:43:42 The information is destroyed after it's processed 01:43:45 so you don't have to be worried about putting your information, 01:43:50 your credit card information. 01:43:51 So at this time we're gonna ask the deacons 01:43:55 to pickup an offering as soon as we have the prayer 01:43:58 and Ed Wagner who is our pianist 01:44:00 and he's been with us I think from the first summit, 01:44:02 haven't you, Ed? 01:44:03 From the first summit he comes and he plays for us, 01:44:07 he presents a mini concert usually. 01:44:10 We're very thankful that he's able to be here. 01:44:12 He will play while the offering is being picked up. 01:44:15 Let's shall bow our heads for the word of prayer. 01:44:18 Father in Heaven, we thank You so much 01:44:20 for the privilege of working in Your cause, 01:44:23 as we look at the world 01:44:24 we see that everything is unraveling at the seams, 01:44:28 things are falling apart, nature's rebellious, 01:44:32 human beings are rebellious, shootings everywhere 01:44:36 and just open boldface defines of Your holy name. 01:44:42 And Father, the world needs Your message. 01:44:45 The world needs the Three Angels Message. 01:44:48 People need a reason to live. 01:44:51 And I ask, Father, You will bless us 01:44:52 as we receive this offering 01:44:54 that You will touch minds and hearts 01:44:57 and that we will be able to do 01:44:59 what we can and perhaps even go beyond 01:45:03 what we individually care to help with these projects 01:45:07 so that we can reach the world with our unique message. 01:45:11 We thank You, Father, for hearing our prayer 01:45:14 for we ask it in the precious name of Jesus, amen. 01:48:32 "To God be the glory" is the song 01:48:34 that's in your program. 01:48:37 Turn to the back page of your program 01:48:38 and sing with us, "To God be the glory." 01:48:58 To God be the glory, great things he hath done! 01:49:04 So loved he the world that he gave us his Son 01:49:10 Who yielded his life an atonement for sin 01:49:16 And opened the life-gate that all may go in 01:49:22 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord 01:49:25 Let the earth hear his voice! 01:49:29 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord 01:49:31 Let the people rejoice! 01:49:35 O come to the Father thru Jesus the Son 01:49:41 And give him the glory, great things he hath done! 01:49:48 O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood 01:49:54 To every believer the promise of God 01:50:00 The vilest offender who truly believes 01:50:07 That moment from Jesus a pardon receives 01:50:13 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord 01:50:16 Let the earth hear his voice! 01:50:20 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord 01:50:23 Let the people rejoice! 01:50:26 O come to the Father thru Jesus the Son 01:50:32 And give him the glory, great things he hath done! 01:50:40 Great things he hath father, great things he has done! 01:50:47 And great our rejoicing thru Jesus the Son 01:50:53 But purer, and higher, and greater will be 01:50:59 Our wonder, our transport, 01:51:03 when Jesus we see-- Sing it up now. 01:51:06 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord 01:51:09 Let the earth hear his voice! 01:51:13 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord 01:51:16 Let the people rejoice! 01:51:19 O come to the Father thru Jesus the Son 01:51:26 And give him the glory, great things he hath done! 01:51:38 Amen. Amen. 01:51:45 And this brings our dedication service 01:51:47 to a close and let's close it with a word of prayer. 01:51:51 Bow your heads with me. 01:51:53 Dear God, it is with a deeps sense of gratitude 01:51:58 and thankfulness that we are here today. 01:52:02 For all that You have accomplished 01:52:04 so far here for what we have seen You accomplish 01:52:08 and moving this work forward. 01:52:11 We also come with a heart full of gratitude 01:52:13 and thankfulness for giving Your life for us, 01:52:18 for Your life here on this earth 01:52:20 to make possible the conclusion of evil in this world. 01:52:25 And we're honored and full of all 01:52:30 that You have working with us 01:52:32 to have a part in this final work in this world. 01:52:37 And now we ask You especially Your spirit upon Pastor Bohr 01:52:41 and upon each member of the staff here, 01:52:44 each volunteer that we can be fully dedicated 01:52:47 and fill it with your spirit to move forward 01:52:51 and accomplishing what You would have us to accomplish 01:52:53 in these last days as we finish up the work 01:52:57 that needs to be done, we realize 01:53:00 these are exciting times, there are sometimes 01:53:03 that everyone has been looking forward 01:53:06 to throughout the 1,000 years of Bible history 01:53:09 pointed forward to these final days. 01:53:12 And we look forward that the conclusion 01:53:15 when we can see You coming in the clouds 01:53:17 and we look forward to that and it was with that thought 01:53:21 that we close this asking all this 01:53:24 in the precious name of Jesus who we hope to see soon, amen. 01:53:29 Amen. 01:53:36 We'd like to-- this concludes our program 01:53:39 but we'd like to invite all you to share 01:53:41 with some refreshments with us 01:53:44 as you go out the door here to your right, 01:53:47 there is pavilion out there and some refreshment 01:53:50 and an opportunity to fellowship and to share 01:53:54 and an in informal way with all of us 01:53:56 and we with you and we thank you all 01:53:59 for coming and being part of this dedicatory service. 01:54:04 Well, we still have about three minutes left 01:54:06 to the program this afternoon, everything has worked 01:54:10 like clockwork and I just want to express 01:54:13 my great appreciation to all of you 01:54:16 for coming to this great celebration this afternoon. 01:54:19 And I want to thank all of you 01:54:21 for your support of Secrets Unsealed. 01:54:25 And I'm not only talking about financial support, 01:54:28 I'm talking about your prayers. 01:54:30 We really need and cover your prayers 01:54:34 because there is power in prayer. 01:54:36 You know God is the owner of the silver and the gold 01:54:40 and if we pray God is going to provide the silver and the gold 01:54:44 but we need to come to Him in prayer 01:54:48 and we need to ask and the Bible says 01:54:50 that if ask we will receive. 01:54:53 I certainly hope that all of us are planning 01:54:56 on staying for some fellowship, 01:54:59 we got-- have a canopy outside 01:55:02 and we have some food for us all to share, 01:55:06 some good healthy food, 01:55:09 Dr. Teskey, you know we do have him present 01:55:13 and he's supervising here so we have to make sure 01:55:15 that we have healthy food. 01:55:17 I want to thank all of our production crew, 01:55:21 you didn't see them, 01:55:23 they are in the booth back there, they have-- 01:55:25 oh, I don't know, eight or nine people 01:55:27 doing the sound and doing the video 01:55:29 and doing different things and they are in the booth. 01:55:32 If you see them make sure that you thank them 01:55:34 for their service this afternoon. 01:55:38 I want to thank everyone who came, 01:55:40 Ed Wagner for playing the piano, 01:55:42 chorister Aileen, Terri, the board members, 01:55:47 and probably forgetting somebody 01:55:48 but I want to thank you all for your great support 01:55:53 and your energy in support and helping Secrets Unsealed. 01:55:59 I also want to thank the three Issa girls, 01:56:02 we're blessed, praise the Lord. 01:56:06 I always ask them to do something to sing 01:56:09 and by the way one of them is a poet. 01:56:12 Kamiel, Kamiel is a poet, she writes beautiful poetry. 01:56:16 So anyway we're glad that you came, 01:56:19 we wish the Lord's special blessing upon each of you 01:56:22 as we begin this new week may we live for the Lord, 01:56:27 may we take advantage of every opportunity 01:56:29 that we have of sharing God's special message 01:56:33 for this time, because time is short. 01:56:36 The science and the world tell us 01:56:38 that Jesus is even at the doors. 01:56:40 And so we can't waste anytime, 01:56:42 we must go out and proclaim 01:56:45 God's special message for this time. 01:56:48 Once again thank you everybody for coming. 01:56:51 I hope you enjoyed the program 01:56:52 and we hope to see a lot more of you here 01:56:56 at the Secrets Unsealed studios. 01:56:58 Please continue to pray for us, 01:57:00 we appreciate your financial support. 01:57:02 May God bless and keep all of you in His loving care. 01:57:07 Thank you so much.

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