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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:19 Removing pain 00:24 Lord, let my words 00:30 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:46 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:09 Hello and welcome to our special 01:11 3ABN Today program. 01:12 Happy Sabbath to you. 01:14 We're coming to you live here from West Frankfort, Illinois. 01:17 And our program title this evening is COVID-19 01:20 and the Christians Response. 01:21 We have a part of our 3ABN family with us, 01:24 some special guests with us here. 01:26 We know there's been an incredible week, right? 01:28 It seems like the news is absolutely filled 01:30 with the talk of COVID-19. 01:32 And what's incredible, 01:34 because we've talked about this already, 01:35 if you saw last night's, Thursday Night Live, 01:37 but it's a disaster 01:39 that the entire world is talking about. 01:40 Yes. 01:41 But not just because they're seeing what's happening 01:43 in someplace else. 01:44 It's actually because it's happening 01:46 to everyone individually. 01:47 It's absolutely incredible. 01:48 But we know that God is in control. 01:50 And so, we have hope in a future 01:51 to look forward to as well. 01:53 But as we go through these different fears 01:54 and things here in this life, 01:56 we want to talk about the Christians response. 01:57 But we also have a doctor on with us this evening. 01:59 We do. 02:00 Oh, yeah, this would be a great program. 02:02 It's going to go by quickly. 02:03 We have some special guests tonight 02:04 and the 3ABN family. 02:06 And we're so glad that you have joined us as well 02:08 for the special program. 02:10 I want to introduce our guests, 02:11 we're gonna start with Danny Shelton. 02:13 All right. 02:15 3ABN founder, corporate consultant, 02:16 you're not a guest. 02:18 Part of the family. The founder of family. 02:19 Yeah, part of the family. 02:20 So glad you can be here tonight. 02:23 And we want you to introduce who's sitting next to you 02:25 because this is a really special guest. 02:26 Special doctor in the house tonight. 02:28 Of course, we got Ryan, Pastor Ryan Day 02:29 and Pastor John Lomacang that everybody knows. 02:31 But we have Dr. Denton Davis. 02:33 Hello. And your wife, Alicia. 02:35 She's in the control room watching, I guess. 02:38 Yes. Yes, yes. We couldn't get her out here. 02:39 She's the prettiest part of the family. 02:42 So I hope if you don't mind me saying that 02:44 because I know I married up too, you know. 02:46 Just a great friend, Dr. Denton Davis. 02:49 He's my doctor and Yvonne's family doctor. 02:52 Yours and Angie's, Trinity's, her daughters, I mean, 02:55 I think Shelley and JD, 02:57 I don't know, a lot of 3ABN folk. 02:58 Yeah. 03:00 But, we're very happy that you're here. 03:01 I actually have known, excuse saying Denton, 03:06 but Dr. Davis, so I've known him 03:08 since he was a little boy. 03:09 In fact, his dad and I used to play ball together. 03:12 I think when we were like teenagers, late teenagers, 03:15 and in the 20s, we had independent ball team. 03:17 And the only trouble with his dad 03:19 was that he was really good. 03:21 He was too good to be playing with the rest of us. 03:23 But he was good. 03:24 He was great ballplayer and so is Dr. Davis. 03:26 Wow. 03:27 So, we've spent a lot of time, you and me and John 03:29 and even Ryan out 03:31 since Ryan has come along out to the basketball. 03:33 But I guess we're gonna have to curb that 03:35 for a little bit, right? 03:36 Yes, we are. 'Cause with this. 03:38 So, we have you here for a special reason tonight. 03:40 And so, we want to... 03:42 Go ahead, Jill. 03:44 I was just going to say, before we jump in 03:45 with all the questions for the doctor, 03:47 we have another special guest on tonight. 03:49 And we just wanna give a special greeting. 03:51 I believe he's joining us via Skype, 03:53 and we will talk with him later. 03:54 But tonight, we're also going to hear from Elder Ted Wilson. 03:57 Are you there, Elder Wilson? 03:59 The President of the General Conference 04:00 of the Seventh-day Adventists. 04:01 Are you there, Elder Wilson? 04:03 I think he's there via Skype. I'm here and... 04:05 Okay. Okay. 04:06 I'm here and a privilege to be with you. 04:08 Good. We're glad that you're here. 04:09 Thank you so much. 04:11 We're looking for... 04:12 This is, this is real, this is real social distancing. 04:16 Yes. It surely is. 04:18 We appreciate you taking the time 04:19 'cause we know you're busy. 04:20 And I know there's some updates from the General Conference 04:23 that you're gonna be sharing with us this evening as well. 04:25 But thank you again for joining us 04:27 from your home this evening. 04:28 So, if, keep your ears open, you might learn something 04:31 from our doctor here. 04:32 He's going to tell us what to do and what not to do. 04:35 So, Dr. Davis, I asked you about being on the program 04:40 and you said, 04:42 you know, what are we going to talk about, 04:43 of course, the COVID-19 virus. 04:45 But I think what you came up with and said, 04:47 why don't I talk about questions 04:50 my patients ask 04:51 and I don't know where you can get any better. 04:53 No use in us trying to write things down 04:55 because you're dealing with people every day. 04:57 Correct. 04:59 So, in the beginning, tell us a little bit about this virus 05:02 and how do I know if I have it, things like that? 05:05 And what should I do? 05:07 You know, tell us. 05:09 Our behavior has to be differently. 05:10 Yes. 05:12 And so, tell us a little bit about the virus 05:13 and maybe some things we can do to prevent it? 05:16 Well, as we know, the virus is very contagious. 05:19 You know, I tell my patients, 05:21 you know, they wanna know how I get it. 05:23 And I said, well, when you talk, 05:24 you spit droplets about three or four feet. 05:26 When you cough or sneeze, you spit in 10 or 12 feet. 05:30 I'll talk this way, Danny. 05:32 That's okay, go ahead. 05:34 And so, that's how you spread this virus. 05:37 Wow. 05:38 So that's why they are convincing 05:41 our population to try to do social distancing. 05:44 If you can stay away, that virus, 05:47 let's say it infects you, Danny, and we stay off 05:50 our social distance for a while. 05:52 You can't spread that virus to me and that virus 05:54 will eventually die off within you. 05:56 And so, if we do that social distancing, 05:58 the viruses will not be spread 06:00 and allowed to grow in a new person. 06:03 Okay. All right. 06:04 So, once we get it or in fact, if we think we get it. 06:08 What are some of the symptoms? 06:10 So, the main symptoms you want to look for is cough, 06:13 high fevers and shortness of breath. 06:15 You know, most are viral colds we have. 06:17 You mostly have runny nose, congestion, 06:20 scratchy dry throat. 06:22 And with this one, the difference is 06:24 you'll have similar symptoms 06:26 and some of the younger population 06:27 may just have the regular cold symptoms. 06:29 But the ones that we know are really in sick 06:31 and being affected, is when they developed 06:34 that shortness of breath. 06:35 That's the pneumonia and that's what you hear people 06:37 really having issues with 06:38 and having the difficulty breathing 06:40 and end up in the ICU and require ventilators. 06:43 No, Dr. Davis, I was wondering. 06:44 So, someone like for me that's in their 40s, 06:46 like I'm in my early 40s. 06:47 Do I have to worry about this? 06:49 I'm hearing maybe it affects more the older population? 06:51 It definitely is the older population, 06:53 like in most of the studies are showing right now. 06:58 And the research is, you know, 80% of the people 07:00 that are affected are 65 and older. 07:02 Okay. 07:03 The largest majority that are having 07:04 the serious complications are 85 and older. 07:06 Okay. 07:08 So, it's mostly your elderly population, 07:10 because I tell my patients, 07:11 you know, after the age of 50, 07:13 your immune system declines by about 10% every 10 years. 07:16 It's a kind of a rough estimate of how to do that. 07:19 And so, your immune system isn't as good 07:21 when you're older as it is. 07:22 And that's why we give some vaccines and things 07:24 to boost your antibodies to these different things. 07:28 So, if you're exposed to it, you can fight it off. 07:30 Sure. Well, that makes sense. 07:31 So, what can contribute to some of the cases 07:33 that are being heard now, 07:35 like there's some people between 20 and 44 07:38 are catching it, and some in their 30s? 07:40 I think some of the younger patients 07:42 are like, they had a 21 year old recently. 07:45 I heard on the news that had developed it 07:48 and developed respiratory distress 07:49 and eventually passed. 07:51 But he also was diagnosed with leukemia. 07:53 So, you're gonna have people that have 07:55 a decreased immune system. 07:57 That's your patients with COPD, heart disease, diabetes. 08:02 And they don't have the ability to fight this virus off, 08:05 and so the virus can overtake 08:06 their immune system very quickly. 08:08 And it grows so rapidly that it overtakes their system. 08:12 And that's what's causing the problem we're having. 08:14 Yeah. 08:15 So, Greg and I have a cat at home. 08:17 So, can you spread this to pets? 08:20 Or can pets spread it to you? 08:22 Or can pets spread it to humans. 08:23 Or how does that work? That's a very good question. 08:25 I've actually had some patients, so, 08:26 that's why I offered that question. 08:27 Okay. 08:29 They actually say, they really don't know, 08:32 but they say if you do acquire the COVID virus, 08:35 that you try to distance yourself, 08:36 you do social pet distancing. 08:38 Wow. 08:39 Really, so that you keep the pet away from you, 08:42 not directly in your face. 08:44 There's not been any known cases of transfer 08:46 from domestic animals to humans 08:49 in the United States that we know of. 08:52 Not that I've heard. 08:53 I saw on the news today, I think it was from Italy. 08:57 Somebody was walking her dog. 08:59 You know, they're totally locked down. 09:01 They were walking him with a drone. 09:03 They had him, hooked up his leash, 09:04 hooked up to the drone 09:06 and was getting his exercise around the one's got the drone. 09:11 You're not gonna make extra money after hours. 09:14 Going dog walking. 09:15 You know, what I think what's incredible to me 09:16 about this virus is that I can be a carrier 09:19 and yet show no symptoms. 09:20 At least that's what I've heard. 09:22 Yeah. 09:23 And I can actually spread it so I can feel that 09:24 I'm really well and healthy and go visit everyone to say, 09:26 hey, wow, I'm feeling strong and healthy, 09:27 but I could actually somehow be infected. 09:29 Is that correct? 09:30 And that's what's tough in our field is we, 09:32 I have my patients that, that want to be tested, 09:34 but we don't have enough tests. 09:35 And really the patients that are the young population 09:38 that have mild symptoms, they really could, 09:40 you know, they have mild symptoms. 09:42 And we often say that's just an upper respiratory cold. 09:43 Sure. Right. 09:45 And we'd like to test them, but they're saving those 09:47 for the people who meet the criteria. 09:49 And so that's why you pretty much 09:50 have to create the social distancing 09:52 and staying at home as we've seen it. 09:54 What they've done here in Illinois, 09:56 they're going to pass tomorrow. 09:57 Yes. Yes. 09:59 Because you can't test everybody. 10:01 You can't treat everybody. 10:02 So, if you can keep everybody away from each other, 10:04 you don't spread the virus. 10:05 Yeah, yeah, it's incredible. Wow. 10:07 Wow. 10:08 So, if I've got certain symptoms, 10:11 how soon is it? 10:13 Should I be calling you, in other words, 10:15 calling your health professional? 10:17 Because a lot of times I'm not as you said, 10:20 I'm not going to know the difference, 10:21 because sometimes I'll just get a cold. 10:22 Yeah. 10:24 But it seems like maybe people are starting to panic, 10:26 you know, me, if I start coughing, 10:28 I'm probably gonna be. 10:29 I've got his cell number, poor guy, 10:31 it'd 3:00 in the morning. 10:32 He'll say, go back to sleep, it's just a cold. 10:34 No. 10:35 But I mean, honestly, we should you know, 10:37 we realize there's a shortage of testing. 10:41 But yet on the other hand, 10:43 if you get something and you're not used to it. 10:45 A sore throat or you're running a little fever, 10:47 you're automatically, your mind wants to run away 10:49 with itself and say, I've got it. 10:51 So, what do I try to just watch it over a period of days. 10:54 Yeah, the best thing to always do is 10:56 try to contact your provider, your physician. 10:58 And I think you can do that very easily. 11:01 And run your symptoms by them. 11:05 And they kind of triage you. 11:06 They'll ask you, they already know your history. 11:09 You know, whether you have heart disease, diabetes, 11:11 that plays into the factor 11:14 of whether you need to be seen and tested. 11:16 So, if you're stable, 11:18 you're not having any trouble breathing. 11:20 Yeah. It's possibly you have the virus. 11:21 But the best thing to really do if you're stable to stay home. 11:24 Okay, so I come in 11:26 and I get tested and it's positive. 11:29 Yes. What now? 11:31 So, if you get tested and positive, 11:32 if you are stable, 11:34 you're not showing any signs of respiratory distress. 11:36 You're not 65 and older. 11:38 You don't have lung disease. 11:40 You don't have those risk factors. 11:41 Most likely, you'll be told to try to stay home. 11:43 Isolate yourself to a room. 11:46 If you have somebody help and take care of you. 11:48 They should probably wear a mask. 11:50 They should wash their hands after seeing you. 11:53 And if you share anything like drinks, glasses, 11:55 those all should be washed pretty thoroughly. 11:58 So, what if I get COVID-19 and I stay home 12:00 as you recommend and isolate 12:02 from other members of the household 12:03 and all of that. 12:05 And time goes on and I think I'm well and everything's good. 12:08 How do I know when I can go back to work or... 12:10 That's a very good question. 12:12 Or when I can get in society again? 12:13 Yes. 12:15 So, really, what you should always do again 12:16 is you would contact your physician 12:18 and probably even the local health department, 12:19 because if you have the diagnosis 12:21 and the test is positive, that changes the ballgame. 12:23 Okay. 12:24 The tough thing is they really don't know how long before, 12:27 for sure shedding the virus. 12:29 On the CDC website right now, they're saying if you have not 12:32 had a fever for 72 hours, 12:34 your symptoms of cough and shortness of breath 12:37 have resolved. 12:38 And it's been at least seven days 12:39 from when you developed symptoms 12:41 that you're probably okay to go out. 12:44 However, they still think you possibly could still be 12:46 shedding the virus. 12:48 The viral load is lower, 12:49 so it's less likely and your immune system 12:51 fought it off enough that you may not spread it. 12:54 But I would always talk to your local, local health department 12:57 because they may have regulations differently 12:59 depending on where you live. 13:00 It's about ten or eleven days ago. 13:02 My wife Yvonne had a hip replacement 13:05 and people had been sending flowers. 13:07 I said we have more flowers than when you go to a funeral, 13:10 usually it seems like they're all over the house 13:12 and we're happy about that. 13:14 Except when one of the people bring in the flowers 13:19 called and said we're doing a no touch thing. 13:22 So, I'm going to set the flowers outside 13:24 and I'll call you when you're there. 13:27 And I said, that's probably wise. 13:28 The very next when I heard my doorbell ring, 13:30 there's a lady like, here's your flowers. 13:32 Wow. 13:33 So, now I hadn't thought about it, 13:35 but after I got it, I took the vase in 13:36 and so I went inside and set it on. 13:38 Then I went and wash my hands. 13:39 Now, Yvonne, I think Amazon makes half of their money 13:44 through my wife 13:46 and maybe some of your other wives 13:47 'cause she buys, 13:48 she always finds something to buy. 13:50 But it's good stuff usually. 13:51 But so, packages are coming, you see these guys running in 13:54 and they're handling the packages now. 13:56 Should we be concerned at all? 13:58 Is there any way that we could catch that, 14:00 the virus on a package or on some flowers 14:02 or something somebody hands us? 14:04 Well, it's a good question. 14:05 You get packages from all over and some of them may 14:08 come from China. 14:10 They recommend if you do get packages, 14:12 you open them up outside. 14:14 And if you can wipe down things that you get like that, 14:17 and if it's any kind of clothing, 14:19 you could wash it in a hot, 14:20 hotter temperature to try to kill off the virus. 14:22 Some things it's impossible to wipe down everything. 14:25 Sometimes a big item or like a flower. 14:28 Yeah. 14:29 So, it is a tough, tough situation to figure out. 14:33 Okay, good. 14:34 We only have a couple more minutes, 14:36 but I'm wondering maybe if you could 14:37 look into the camera because we have people 14:39 from all around the world. 14:40 But here locally, I know a lot of people are watching. 14:43 What can you say to us 14:45 to kind of calm everybody's fear, 14:46 yet we have to be aware of the seriousness of this. 14:49 But is there anything that you want to say 14:51 to the folk at home? 14:53 Probably the main thing I would say is, 14:55 you know, practice the good hygiene. 14:57 If you have risk factors, you're 65 and older, 15:00 you have diabetes, you have heart disease, 15:03 you have lung disease. 15:04 Try to, you know, stay at home and stay away from the public. 15:10 You get this from respiratory droplets. 15:12 So, if you talk to somebody at the store, 15:14 you ride in a cab, 15:16 you ride with somebody in a car, 15:17 you're increasing your risk of getting that. 15:19 And your risk is much higher if you're 65 and older. 15:24 The younger population, 15:25 it's really hard to stress to them 15:27 that they can be carrying this to the people 15:29 that can get ill which is our older population. 15:33 And if they don't practice the isolation at home 15:36 during this process, 15:38 this virus will continue to spread. 15:41 We will get over this. 15:43 We've got a great amount of people here 15:47 in the world all over. 15:49 And we'll overcome this. 15:50 All right. Praise the Lord. 15:52 Well, thank you so much. 15:53 Any last question before we let him go. 15:55 Well I tell you, it's fantastic having you on. 15:56 I know you're busy, too. Well, thank you. 15:58 Yeah, it's been very busy. Yes. 16:00 But thank you, doctor. Thanks for having me. 16:01 Ryan? I had a question. 16:03 Can I have your cell phone number? 16:04 Sure, sure. 16:05 Just don't get it out right now. 16:07 All right, give it to Ryan. That's right. 16:08 Good job. 16:10 That's good, Ryan. Yeah. 16:11 Yeah, good question, Ryan. 16:12 We'll answer tonight though. I'm looking to. 16:14 We'll text it to you later, all right. 16:16 Yeah. Now, thank you so much. 16:17 Thank you, Dr. Davis. 16:18 You know, we may need you to come back in a week or two 16:21 depending on how things are going 16:22 and maybe give us some more advice 16:24 and talk to our folk, because... 16:25 Thank you for having me. 16:27 Fear is, you know, the panic, because when it first started, 16:28 you go to grocery store, everybody was buying TP. 16:31 And I mean, there's just like all the stores. 16:33 My daughter called me yesterday and said, 16:36 I can't get anything in Nashville where she lives. 16:38 They couldn't get toilet paper, you know, tissues. 16:41 Literally rolls of paper towels, 16:44 all that stuff. 16:46 I mean, hand soaps. 16:47 And she says she's germophobic. 16:49 Melody, if you're watching, she tells everybody that. 16:52 So, this was like a torture to her. 16:54 She couldn't find any. 16:56 So, I said, I think we got some here. 16:57 Every time I go, 16:59 the little Dollar general right here in Thompsonville, 17:01 they've been having stuff. 17:02 So, I went out there and got a whole lot of stuff 17:04 and her son took it down and she's a happy camper. 17:07 And I said all of Nashville didn't have anything. 17:08 And we have right here in Thompsonville, 17:10 but some way we could. 17:11 Little Thompsonville is our secret. 17:12 Yeah, the little. 17:14 Well, the other little Dollar Generals 17:15 and the Kroger's and all these people 17:17 have a lot of stuff here. 17:18 Some of the bigger ones, Walmart were out, so. 17:19 But what we're learning is then be calm, don't panic, 17:23 but be very preventative. 17:25 Correct. That's right. 17:26 Okay. Thank you so much. 17:27 Thank you very much. 17:29 We want to keep our medical professionals in prayer 17:30 because many of them on the frontlines 17:32 are putting their risk on the line 24 hours 17:34 and some of them are becoming victims of this. 17:38 So, that's something that we have to very careful of. 17:39 Let's have a prayer actually for Dr. Davis 17:41 and all the other medical people, 17:43 personnel out there 'cause you're right. 17:44 They are on the frontline. 17:45 This is like a war against the disease. 17:47 So, Pastor, you wanna. 17:48 Sure. 17:49 Loving Father in heaven, we thank You so much 17:51 that we are living in a day and age 17:53 where the technology 17:54 and the medical understanding is great, 17:56 far advanced than it's ever been. 17:58 We do pray for those who are actively 18:00 on the frontlines testing people. 18:03 They're trying to diagnose and encourage. 18:06 And we know that it's a scary time 18:07 in which to live. 18:09 So, we pray for Dr. Davis and his staff. 18:10 Yes. 18:12 And for all those nurses and doctors 18:13 and medical professionals that are just there 18:15 seeking to find answers, 18:17 to bring relief to the population of our world. 18:20 Keep them safe, Lord. 18:21 And many of them are making sacrifices 18:23 to socially distance themselves from their own children. 18:27 But we pray that you'll keep them through this. 18:29 And as we were told, when this passes, 18:32 because all storms pass. 18:34 Yes. 18:35 May we always give You the glory 18:36 for keeping our hearts calm and giving us people of wisdom 18:40 and professional skill like Dr. Davis. 18:42 In Jesus' name, we pray. 18:43 Amen. Amen. 18:45 Amen. Thank you. 18:46 It's a blessing to have the medical personnel actually 18:49 right on our set with us this evening. 18:51 And as we mentioned earlier, we want to transition now back 18:54 to you on Elder Wilson. 18:56 Are you still there with us via Skype, Elder Wilson? 18:59 Oh, yes. 19:00 I've been listening to the discussion 19:02 and hearing all the good advice from Dr. Davis. 19:04 Amen. All right. 19:05 Dr. Davis had to leave, of course, 19:07 he's got a busy schedule going right now, 19:08 been in the medical field. 19:10 But thank you for joining us. 19:11 We know that you have also had a very busy week. 19:14 And I just want to plug this right now too. 19:16 You were just at 3ABN a little over one week ago. 19:19 You and your dear wife are with us. 19:21 And we did a program, a Today program 19:23 that actually airs tomorrow. 19:24 It does at 8 AM Central and 3 PM Central 19:28 and 8 PM Central. 19:30 So, if you're watching tonight, 19:31 we want to encourage you to watch that special program 19:33 tomorrow with Elder Ted Wilson and his wife, Nancy. 19:36 Amen. 19:37 And so, again, the Coronavirus COVID-19, 19:39 Elder Wilson has been a big topic of the GC. 19:42 Of course, I know there's some updates that 19:44 if you'd like to share with us how things are going 19:47 pertaining also to the General Conference session 19:49 that was to be held in Indianapolis. 19:53 Well, let me just express a deep appreciation 19:57 to be with you on 3ABN today, 20:01 and it was just a few days ago 20:03 that we were right there in your studio. 20:05 That's right. 20:07 It's amazing how just a few days 20:11 makes an enormous world of difference. 20:14 In fact, the last I would say 20:19 four or five days 20:21 seem like we have accomplished and been involved in things 20:25 that normally would take months. 20:29 And the Lord has been with us. I want to tell you this. 20:33 Last week, I can just say I have seen God's miracles 20:38 take place. 20:40 People working together like never before, 20:42 unity among God's people 20:44 focused upon the immediate situation 20:49 and the rapid changes 20:54 that are taking place. 20:56 And you I think were referencing that 20:58 just a little bit ago. 20:59 Yes. 21:00 The rapid changes that are taking place 21:02 are just amazing 21:04 and almost unprecedented for most of us. 21:09 Now, I've been through, you know, a lot of interesting 21:12 and challenging things in life, 21:14 even as a 6 year old, getting shipped out of Egypt. 21:18 We lived there. 21:20 I was the son of a missionary family 21:22 and love, love Egypt and the Middle East. 21:25 But during the Suez Canal crisis, 21:28 I was shipped out, 21:30 6th Fleet of the United States, 21:31 came and took my mother and my sister and myself 21:35 and others and my father stayed in Cairo 21:40 to be with our people there. 21:42 But, you know, you live in places. 21:45 You have attempted coups, you have unrest, 21:48 you have all kinds of things. 21:50 But I have never seen anything quite like this 21:53 where everything is coming to a standstill. 21:57 Yes. 21:58 And to me, that is a momentous development 22:03 and certainly tells us how in the very last days, 22:08 in fact, if we have a little time 22:10 and a moment or so, 22:11 I'm going to read something from the scripture 22:15 and also from Testimonies Volume 9, 22:20 about how things really developed 22:24 in such a rapid way. 22:27 And I think this is a precursor 22:29 as to how things will develop according to biblical prophecy 22:35 as we understand it. 22:37 So, that each of us needs to be awake and wake up. 22:43 In fact, I think there are a lot of people 22:45 all over the world who are eyes and ears 22:49 waiting to know about God's precious truth and hope. 22:54 Well, I'm trying to encourage people 22:56 by telling them that Seventh-day Adventists 22:59 especially and, of course, all other Christians, 23:02 we ought to be anchors of stability 23:06 and pillars of hope during this time. 23:10 But yes, we've had some rather interesting things happening, 23:14 of course, this week, even as late as last week, 23:19 on Wednesday evening after we left you there 23:21 in Thompsonville area. 23:24 We drove to Indianapolis. 23:27 We took a tour of the convention facility 23:31 and of the Lucas Oil Stadium, 23:34 where General Conference session 23:35 was programmed to take place 23:38 beginning at the end of June 23:41 and into July to July 4. 23:44 And my senior fellow officers and I toured around along 23:50 with some others, 23:51 just seeing final review of that. 23:54 Very, very professional 23:57 and lovely setting for a convention. 24:01 And even that night, Wednesday night, 24:04 which is about, you know, nine days ago, 24:08 we had a very nice community 24:12 oriented program 24:15 with many community leaders helping them to understand 24:20 who Seventh-day Adventists are and trying to share with them 24:24 that when we do come, 24:26 we want to be of great help and assistance. 24:30 Also, the Lake Union Conference where you are located 24:35 has been very instrumental 24:38 in trying to focus on evangelistic outreach 24:43 and helping people the way Christ did in many ways. 24:47 In fact, a special Your Best Pathway to Health 24:51 was scheduled for April, early April in Indianapolis. 24:56 I was going to be in the Lucas Oil Stadium 24:58 and then there were gonna be public Bible lectures, 25:03 various ones. 25:05 I was even scheduled to have a special evangelistic meeting 25:10 just before the General Conference 25:12 there in Indianapolis. 25:13 And then the session would take place. 25:16 All of that has now been wiped off the calendar for now. 25:20 Wow. That's incredible. 25:22 Except the wonderful pastors in Indianapolis 25:27 from the Indiana, Conference, 25:30 from the Lake Region Conference, 25:32 from the Lake Union. 25:33 These people, these regional settings 25:38 of our church structure and our church members, 25:41 they have really focused 25:43 on trying to pull things together. 25:47 And it looks like the last report I heard, 25:49 they were going to try to have 25:51 a very, very wonderful Bible presentation 25:55 and evangelistic meeting on the Internet 25:59 during this period of time, 26:01 so that everybody is doing things 26:03 in an innovative way. 26:05 But it was just a little over a week ago 26:09 and we were still thinking everything would go all right. 26:12 I'll just take a few moments just to tell you that 26:15 things began to spiral into different directions. 26:20 Even on Thursday of last week and Friday, 26:25 we began to see the magnitude of how the ripple effect 26:29 of all the transportation cessation, 26:33 the flights being canceled, people not being allowed 26:36 into the country. 26:39 The visa arrangements in different countries. 26:42 I think Sunday morning we had, 26:45 we've had two very, very good consultations 26:49 with division presidents. 26:51 That's our regional sections around the world, 13 of them. 26:56 Two of those meetings, all by Zoom, 26:59 which is an electronic conferencing call. 27:02 And we're getting more and more proficient now 27:05 at using real social distancing 27:09 through conference calls. 27:12 But I remember listening 27:16 to one of those division presidents in a region 27:20 far from the United States. 27:23 And he was saying all the US consulates 27:26 are closed until April 20. 27:28 And you can imagine people trying to get visas 27:31 to come to the General Conference session. 27:34 They, they'll be now standing in longer lines 27:37 for these interviews. 27:39 And then perhaps the consul will say, no, 27:42 we're not going to give you a visa. 27:44 And then they have to come back and reapply. 27:47 And then finally they get a visa and then, 27:51 you know, General Conference session's over 27:53 by the time they get the visa. 27:55 So, there are so many factors. 27:57 And the Lord just started putting in our hearts 28:00 that we have to look at it very, very diligently 28:04 and in a focused way. 28:06 And things led to the point where finally we presented 28:12 to our administrative committee 28:15 to actually postpone the General Conference session, 28:19 which is the last thing I wanted to do 28:22 and most everyone else. 28:24 But we recognized it was absolutely necessary. 28:28 We had all... 28:30 We have already transitioned 28:33 to telework or telecommuting 28:36 for the General Conference 28:37 because of some compromised situation 28:40 within the building. 28:41 Some who may have been compromised 28:45 with the Coronavirus, COVID-19 28:48 and so we've become very adept 28:51 at holding meetings through this electronic means. 28:54 We had our administrative committee that way 28:57 and the General Conference Executive Committee 28:59 met yesterday. 29:02 And after explaining all of these factors 29:06 and that we had worked with the convention center 29:11 in Indiana and Indianapolis 29:15 to try to reschedule. 29:16 And one of the windows of opportunity 29:19 was May 20 to 25, 2021. 29:24 Okay, May 20... So, we have... 29:26 To 25, 2021 29:29 And so we've tried to lock that in 29:32 and it was voted yesterday by the executive committee 29:37 overwhelmingly, 29:38 so we received good support. 29:40 But I just want to tell you, 29:42 the Lord has been so close to us 29:45 and I've seen so many marvelous expressions 29:49 of commitment, of cooperation. 29:52 You know, in a time of trial and chaos around you. 29:58 If we are founded firmly 30:01 on the Cornerstone Jesus Christ 30:04 and we're connected to Him through Bible study, 30:07 through earnest prayer, 30:10 the Lord is going to answer our prayers. 30:13 And I want to tell you this last week has been 30:17 just so busy, 30:18 but I have seen God's hand working in so many ways. 30:23 Amen. Amen. 30:25 Let me just add one, one more little aspect 30:29 and then maybe you want to ask some questions. 30:32 And sometime, whenever it's appropriate, 30:35 I'd like to share some spiritual aspects 30:38 from the scripture and also from Spirit of Prophecy. 30:42 Sure. 30:43 But we, we and this whole process 30:46 began to look at how a General Conference session 30:51 is organized. 30:53 And over the years, it has become so large 30:59 and so costly 31:01 that we began to think maybe this is a good opportunity 31:05 to simplify things, 31:08 refocus on the business activities 31:12 of the church at a General Conference session 31:15 and lessen the amount of days 31:18 and also the footprint in terms of many ancillary meetings, 31:23 as well as 31:27 inviting thousands upon thousands of people. 31:30 I mean, today with live streaming 31:34 with programs like 3ABN, 31:37 Hope Channel and many others, 31:39 people can watch from a distance. 31:41 So, we began to also realize 31:44 that this unbelievable 31:49 Coronavirus COVID-19 situation is creating 31:55 unbelievable economic havoc, 31:57 not only in the United States but all over the world. 32:00 And so, we are looking towards really being able to save funds 32:06 for God's work and not spend them 32:10 in any frivolous manner. 32:12 So, we have now lessened 32:15 the 2021 General Conference session 32:19 to six days. 32:21 We will have no auxiliary or ancillary meetings. 32:27 We will have no special guest. 32:30 We had a whole category of almost 1,000 people, 32:34 900 and some people. 32:35 Wow. And those will not be invited. 32:38 They were not delegates. 32:41 They were, you know, people that divisions, 32:44 our regional areas thought they ought to come. 32:48 They were either sponsored by the division or themselves. 32:51 They would have no voice or vote. 32:53 But we are wanting to, to make the footprint smaller. 32:58 So, we're looking at a different setting. 33:02 And we're not going to be meeting 33:03 in the Lucas Oil Stadium, 33:05 which is a beautiful stadium, 33:07 but rather, we're going to be utilizing 33:09 the convention center itself. 33:11 There is a large area where we had exhibits. 33:15 This is perhaps a little bit of a surprise to people, 33:17 but we will no longer have any exhibits or booths there. 33:22 We are wanting to focus on the business, 33:25 which is spiritual evangelistic mission 33:30 focus of finishing God's work, 33:33 proclaiming the three angels' messages 33:35 and the business of electing leaders, 33:39 taking care of any fundamental belief adjustments. 33:42 We don't have any that are being proposed 33:44 for this time. 33:46 And also, the church manual adjustments 33:52 as well as any constitution and bylaws adjustments. 33:55 So, if we refocus our thinking and turn our perspective a bit, 34:00 I think we can accomplish those things 34:03 within a six day period. 34:05 It will involve one Sabbath. 34:07 And so that's kind of where we're at, 34:10 but we're of good courage. 34:12 We feel the Lord is working with us. 34:15 But, you know, we have a real challenge out there 34:18 to try and bring hope and healing and encouragement 34:21 to thousands and hundreds of thousands, 34:24 millions of people who seem to be 34:26 in the midst of chaos 34:29 and of a real panic situations. 34:33 So, we're of good courage. 34:36 And I know the Lord is going to bless His church 34:39 and allow the church to truly be a blessing. 34:41 Amen. Absolutely. 34:42 I think right now we would be up 34:44 for some good Spirit of Prophecy counsel. 34:49 Well, let me just share with you 34:51 if you don't mind. 34:52 Go, please. 34:54 First of all, it was amazing to me that yesterday, 34:59 I don't know how many are following 35:02 our special believe his prophets Bible reading, 35:06 a chapter a day. 35:08 I try to follow that very, very closely. 35:12 And yesterday, I was amazed on the very day 35:15 that we were going to vote this 35:18 rather challenging change in our schedule 35:22 for the General Conference session, 35:25 which has been planned for years. 35:27 Here it is, Psalm 46. 35:31 That was the chapter for yesterday, Thursday. 35:35 That's a good chapter. 35:36 I'll read just the first two verses 35:38 and the last two verses. 35:39 Okay. 35:40 "God is our refuge and strength, 35:43 a very present help in trouble. 35:45 Therefore, we will not fear 35:49 even though the earth be removed, 35:51 and though the mountains be carried 35:53 into the midst of the sea." 35:55 So, regardless of what we face, even if it's a pestilence, 35:59 even if it's a big problem, the COVID-19, 36:03 you know, look to the Lord as your refuge and strength. 36:07 He's a big help in time of trouble. 36:09 And we're really facing a lot of trouble here. 36:11 And this is the message we need to get out to those around, 36:15 friends and neighbors and others. 36:17 Yes, you need to keep your distance. 36:19 You know, four, five feet or whatever, six feet. 36:23 You need to make sure you wash your hands. 36:25 You need to, you know, use contrast, 36:30 hot and cold to keep your immune system up. 36:32 You need to eat leafy green vegetables. 36:36 And some people are saying zinc is really helpful 36:39 and all that kind of thing. 36:41 But you also, you need to interact with people. 36:44 We can't just go and hide and pretend that, 36:47 you know, people out there aren't really needing help. 36:50 In the last two verses in that chapter, Psalm 46, 36:53 beautiful verses, "Be still and know that I am God." 36:58 Amen. 36:59 "I will be exalted among the nations. 37:01 I will be exalted in the earth. 37:03 The Lord of Hosts is with us. 37:06 The God of Jacob is our refuge." 37:10 And that's a message we need to be sharing with people 37:13 and telling them that, 37:15 you know, this is only the beginning. 37:19 The next very near time 37:23 we're going to see all kinds of things. 37:24 And the Lord has predicted all of this in scripture. 37:27 That's true Amen. 37:28 Now, just a little, 37:32 a little thought from Testimonies Volume 9, 37:37 and that's "Testimonies for The Church" 37:40 written by Ellen White, 37:42 whom I believe was inspired by God, 37:45 the Spirit of Prophecy 37:47 is not to take the place of the Bible, 37:50 but it is to lead us to the Bible and to Jesus. 37:54 And in this section, beginning on page 11 37:59 of Testimonies for The Church, Volume 9. 38:02 And you can look at it in your hard, hardback, 38:06 or you can certainly download those things. 38:09 It's amazing what we can put into our iPhones these days. 38:13 It is. 38:14 But it says in, on page 11 and I'll just read a few lines. 38:17 I don't want to take too much time, but it's, 38:20 it's like it was almost written yesterday for today. 38:24 Wow 38:25 And it was written actually, put together, I should say, 38:29 because some parts were written a little bit earlier, 38:31 but it was compiled by Ellen White in 1909. 38:37 Now that's 111 years ago. 38:40 Yeah, a long time ago. And... 38:42 Yeah. And this was confirmed. 38:45 This was indicated by our White Estate Office to me 38:50 just yesterday, written in 1909. 38:54 We are living in the time of the end 38:57 fast fulfilling signs of the times declare 39:00 that the coming of Christ is near at hand. 39:03 Now this was 111 years ago. 39:05 What about today. 39:07 The days... 39:08 Now those were my words, I wasn't reading. 39:10 Okay. 39:11 The days in which we live are solemn and important. 39:14 The Spirit of God is gradually but surely being withdrawn 39:18 from the earth. 39:20 Plagues and judgments are already falling upon 39:23 the despisers of the grace of God. 39:26 The calamities by land and sea, the unsettled state of society, 39:31 the alarms of war are portentous. 39:34 They forecast approaching events 39:36 of the greatest magnitude. 39:38 Now listen to this. 39:40 The agencies of evil are combining their forces 39:43 and consolidating. 39:46 They are strengthening for the last great crisis. 39:50 Now, that last great crisis is still ahead. 39:52 The Coronavirus is not the last great crisis. 39:56 That's right. 39:57 But it's leading up to it, I still believe it. 40:00 Now, here's the sentence that is familiar 40:04 to many Seventh-day Adventists. 40:06 And it takes on new meaning in the Coronavirus, 40:09 which has spread so quickly. 40:12 This sentence says, 40:13 "Great changes are soon to take place in our world 40:18 and the final movements will be rapid ones." 40:21 Rapid ones. That's right. Yeah. 40:23 That's right. 40:24 Now, further on in this section, on page 13, 40:27 and I think this is a beautiful encouragement for us 40:31 to look to the Bible. 40:32 It says, "If men would give more heed 40:36 to the teaching of God's Word, 40:38 they would find a solution of the problems 40:41 that perplex them. 40:43 The scriptures describe the condition of the world 40:47 just before Christ's second coming." 40:50 And you know, Matthew 24 and so many other passages 40:54 tell us those particular signs. 40:58 Just another couple of sentences 41:00 here on page 14. 41:02 "The world is stirred with the spirit of war. 41:05 The prophecy of the 11th Chapter of Daniel 41:09 has nearly reached its complete fulfillment. 41:12 Soon, the scenes of troubles spoken of in the prophecies 41:17 will take place. 41:18 And then perhaps one final section, 41:23 because I don't want to be too doing too much reading here. 41:26 But I'm just telling you, this section is so appropriate 41:30 for what we're looking at now. 41:32 Not all, this is on page 15. 41:35 "Not all have become disloyal, 41:37 there are a faithful few who are true to God." 41:41 Where John writes, and this is from Revelation 14:12 41:44 from the first angel's message. 41:47 The three angels' messages are in Revelation 14. 41:50 This is the first one. 41:52 "Here are they that keep the commandments of God 41:54 and the faith of Jesus. 41:56 Soon the battle will be waged fiercely 42:00 between those who serve God and those who serve Him not." 42:04 And here is a sentence which many Seventh-day Adventists 42:08 will remember. 42:09 "Soon everything that can be shaken will be shaken, 42:15 that those things that cannot be shaken 42:18 may remain." 42:20 And I would just urge all our viewers on 3ABN, 42:23 all our members around the world. 42:26 Let us plant our feet firmly 42:30 on Christ the solid rock 42:33 and in His Word and through prayer, 42:36 so that through the power of God, 42:38 we will not be shaken even by Coronavirus 42:43 or by anything that may come our way. 42:46 Amen. Amen 42:48 So, I'm of really good courage. 42:50 And I believe that God is going to take His people through 42:55 in a marvelous way as we rely upon Him completely. 43:00 And I just want to encourage everyone 43:03 to be an anchor of stability and a pillar of hope 43:07 as you rely and lean completely 43:10 on our Lord Jesus Christ, because He will not leave us, 43:14 He's promised in Matthew 28, 43:16 to be with us to the very end of time. 43:18 Don't be afraid, be a witness for Him. 43:21 Amen. Amen. 43:22 Amen. 43:23 Elder Wilson, thank you so much for the encouragement. 43:25 And I wonder if we could just have a word of prayer. 43:28 You have an incredible job. 43:31 I mean, I can't imagine the weight 43:33 that that's on your shoulders. 43:35 And I know you have to give it to God 43:37 and because 20 some million, 43:40 but those are not Adventists joining us, 43:42 20 some million members worldwide. 43:45 And that's our world president. 43:47 So, I know that you have, 43:49 as you said in the last five or six days, 43:52 you've put in several years, 43:53 I think would be enough information for several years. 43:56 But God has put you exactly where He wants you 43:59 for these closing moments of earth's history. 44:01 Whatever is happening, we're no doubt it's God's will 44:04 for your life, for the life of the church 44:07 at this closing moments of earth's history. 44:09 And thank you for telling us we can't sit still. 44:12 Now we know we can't get out and do things, 44:14 but we know the church has it. 44:17 3ABN, we have plans to reach people 44:19 right where they are in their homes. 44:22 And so, with God's blessings, 44:23 evangelism will continue to go forward. 44:26 But I'm gonna ask Pastor John 44:27 if he would say a prayer for you right now. 44:29 Sure. 44:31 Loving Father in heaven, we bow our hearts in agreement 44:33 with Elder Wilson. 44:35 Lord, we know that the shoulders 44:37 that You've given to him 44:39 are shoulders on which Your hand rests, 44:42 in which wisdom from Your throne 44:44 flows into his heart. 44:47 And has guided his footsteps and will continue to guide. 44:50 Father, we thank You for the faithfulness 44:52 that we have seen in his life 44:54 and for the wisdom that permeates the decisions 44:57 that are being made 44:59 for the 20 plus million Adventists around the world. 45:02 We know tough decisions are not easily arrived at, 45:06 but we, Father, we thank You that 45:08 when the decisions are made, we can be sure 45:11 that this wisdom has come from above. 45:13 Yes. 45:14 We know that You'll prosper our president 45:16 and his committees, 45:18 and all of our division presidents, 45:20 and union presidents, and local presidents, 45:22 and church pastors. 45:24 We pray for unity in our church 45:26 in a time where the world is divided 45:28 as to how the answers will come. 45:30 Give us unity and a sense of firm confidence 45:35 that God is still leading. 45:38 Thank you for what he has shared with us tonight. 45:40 And may all the wisdom that we need for the future 45:43 continue to be imparted to our president 45:45 and to our world leaders. 45:47 And when the COVID virus is passed, 45:50 may we pause to remind ourselves 45:53 that You are still God 45:55 and You are the ruler of our world. 45:57 In Jesus' name, I pray. 45:59 Amen. Amen. 46:01 Thank you, Pastor John. 46:02 Thank you, Elder Wilson, for joining us this evening. 46:04 Again, we know you're busy. 46:06 We appreciate your leadership. 46:08 And God is using you in a powerful way. 46:11 In any way that 3ABN can continue to be of help, 46:14 because we're a supporting ministry 46:15 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 46:17 And again, what a blessing to be a working partner 46:21 with you and the world church 46:22 in spreading the gospel around the world. 46:25 It's a blessing to be part of this great Advent movement. 46:29 And we thank God for what 3ABN does to promote 46:33 the marvelous Gospel of Christ. 46:35 And the knowledge that Christ is coming soon. 46:38 Amen. Amen. 46:40 Amen. Thank you so much. 46:41 Have a wonderful Sabbath. 46:44 Bye-bye. 46:46 Blessed to have Elder Wilson, you know, with us, 46:48 because he is... 46:49 Absolutely. 46:51 A busy man and has, of course, a lot of weight, 46:52 as you said, on his shoulders. 46:53 But what's I think so encouraging. 46:55 I have to say for us younger people is to see, 46:57 you know, leaders that lead by example. 47:00 Yes. 47:01 You know, as far as his walk with God. 47:02 Even as he's talking about studying and trying to, 47:04 you know, keep his daily devotions going with God. 47:06 Even with all of the stuff that's going on. 47:09 Stay firm, planted on the rock, Jesus Christ for sure. 47:13 We want to remind you this is a live program. 47:16 And I know we're transitioning to some of what 3ABN is doing 47:20 in the midst of this COVID-19 crisis. 47:23 We have some brand new programming coming out 47:26 that we're excited about. 47:27 That's right. 47:29 We have a brand new booklet coming out. 47:31 This is brand new. "After COVID-19, What's next?" 47:34 So, we want to tell you how you can get involved 47:38 in evangelism with us. 47:39 So, Danny, tell us about what God put on your heart 47:42 and what's going on with this? 47:43 I mean, this is a project you've been working on 47:45 for the last few hours? 47:46 Few days... Few days at most. 47:48 But all night, some night ago. That's incredible. 47:50 Yeah, what an opportunity, though. 47:51 After Katrina, Hurricane Katrina, 47:54 Pacific Press asked me to write. 47:56 There you have it, After the Storm. 47:58 And so, then, we had that out. 48:00 Then as each storm came, a hurricane or disaster came, 48:05 then these were circulated. 48:07 I think there's been at least a couple million 48:09 or more circulated. 48:10 But just the other day, 48:13 I think we were taping a program 48:14 and then Greg and Jill came up and said, 48:16 you know, we really need another book. 48:18 We need one on COVID-19. That's right. 48:20 Evangelistic outreach tool that would speak to the people now. 48:26 And maybe you should do it. 48:28 So, I said, I don't know about. 48:29 This was only like two days ago. 48:30 Yeah, I know. It was. 48:32 I said, well, we don't let any grass grow under our feet. 48:35 John, so, I went home and told Yvonne 48:37 and I said now you could do the little medical part. 48:40 It'd just be a pamphlet, maybe 16 pages or so. 48:43 But you could talk about the virus and how it is. 48:46 And then what I answered and we're going to do 48:48 some of the same questions in a different way. 48:51 But some of the things that we addressed, 48:53 and people wanted to know 48:55 were, for instance, we put what happens. 48:59 The title is, What Happens Next. 49:01 That's right. 49:03 So, but people are asking questions like, 49:05 well, if there is a God, 49:07 why does He allow these disasters to happen? 49:09 Right. 49:10 Why do bad things happen to good people? 49:14 Why does God allow innocent babies to die? 49:17 Right. 49:19 I mean, the questions go on and on and on. 49:21 Who is responsible for all of this? 49:24 That's right. 49:26 The Bible has the answers for all of those things. 49:28 No matter what the topics are, the Bible has the answers. 49:32 People are even saying, 49:34 and I had someone just the other day that says, 49:37 well, you all say that God is a God of love. 49:40 But you preach that He burns people for eternity. 49:45 So how could a God of love torture somebody for eternity? 49:49 So, I was happy to tell him that's not the case. 49:51 Sin has to be done away with, but they're not burning. 49:55 You know, God is not a torturer. 49:57 The Bible says God is love. That's right. 49:59 So, what we decided to do, I said, well, we'll, we'll... 50:03 Let me think about it, go home, talk to Yvonne. 50:06 And so then I called Remnant Publication. 50:11 And so, I said, what if we put together 50:16 a book really quick, 50:18 something on the COVID virus 19 virus, 50:22 that would be like after the storm. 50:25 So, after doing for Pacific Press, 50:27 After The Storm, After COVID-19, What next? 50:32 And so, what we want to do, it's a small brochure, 50:34 but it will answer people's questions. 50:36 That's right. 50:37 It ends up saying that Jesus is the only answer 50:39 in this world's problems, no matter who you are, 50:42 how much money you have or don't have. 50:44 Whatever your background is, 50:45 we're all born with a terminal illness 50:48 and that is because of sin. 50:49 And so, of course, in the book we relate as we would, 50:55 that sin represents a virus like the COVID virus. 50:58 First time in history, 50:59 the whole world has been stopped, 51:01 literally stopped. 51:02 Tomorrow here in Illinois, 51:03 the governor is pretty well putting us 51:05 in our place, restricting. 51:06 That's right. 51:07 You know, thankfully, we're media. 51:09 So, I think media is allowed, health care professionals, 51:11 a number of people are. 51:12 But as far as business as usual or life as usual not happening. 51:16 No Tuesday night basketball, John. 51:19 We stopped that for more than a week now. 51:21 I have to get a little Nerf ball 51:22 and put it in a doorway like when we were kids, 51:24 we get it and play, but then we didn't have Nerf balls 51:27 so we made our own. 51:28 And you know what I'm excited about this book, 51:30 though, is because, okay, you know, 51:32 we could say, okay, great to have a pamphlet, 51:33 but we're having social distancing. 51:35 So how do we even get this book out there? 51:37 And that's what I'm excited about, 51:39 what Remnant Publications is going to do. 51:40 Yeah. 51:42 Let me tell you the miracle of all of this. 51:44 It's incredible. 51:45 I was talking to a few people and yesterday 51:49 actually somebody called and said, 51:54 what if I, what would it cost to print 51:58 a million, half a million? 51:59 Right. 52:01 They told me what they'd given said 52:02 how many books could you print? 52:03 So, I called them. We can print a half a million. 52:06 So, we have somebody who's donated the money 52:08 to print half a million books. 52:12 And this person came forward yesterday. 52:13 This person came forward yesterday. 52:16 I didn't ask for the money. 52:17 He called and said, 52:18 I've been thinking about that the need. 52:21 And I'd like to supply that need. 52:23 So, he and his family. 52:25 So, we said okay to that. 52:27 But now how do you do 52:28 like when we did the Ten Commandments 52:30 and the others? 52:31 We passed them out. We would let people. 52:33 The books were free. 52:34 We got donors to buy the books and they were free. 52:37 But then we got people to pay for the shipping, 52:39 which was only like 22 cents. 52:41 And it would go to churches. 52:43 Then people would pass them out. 52:44 Well, how do you do this now, 52:46 because California is locked down, 52:48 New York's about there. 52:49 Many states following suit, us, Illinois included. 52:52 And very soon, I'm sure your state, 52:54 if it isn't already. 52:56 How do you do it? 52:57 And the time in which we're living is just amazing. 52:59 Oh, it is. 53:00 This is absolutely, 53:01 the Lord knew all of this in advance, 53:03 Brother, Pastor John, 53:04 because here's what's going to happen. 53:07 For the price, and let me get this right, 53:10 because the way the Lord has worked this out, 53:12 for the price of one postage stamp... 53:14 Fifty five cents. 53:15 For the price of one postage stamp, 53:17 you can send two books, not one, 53:21 but two to two different people in your zip code 53:25 anywhere in America. 53:26 Does that include the postage and the book? 53:28 That includes the postage and the book 53:31 because the books are paid for. 53:32 Wow. Because the donor said. 53:34 But, so, here's what we're wanting you to do. 53:37 So, for you make a donation to 3ABN, whether it's $100, 53:41 $1,000, or maybe you could do more, some do less. 53:45 If you want books shipped to your zip code. 53:49 All you have to do, if you send $100 53:51 put on there and that'll do approximately 53:53 200 books to your neighbors and friends. 53:57 That includes the book and the postage delivered too. 54:00 You don't have to get off your seat, 54:02 but you're still evangelizing. 54:03 Yeah. Praise the Lord. 54:05 So just as much so as if you were walking around 54:07 passing these books out. 54:08 Now, is that incredible? 54:09 Is that God or what? That is God. 54:11 That we can do it for the... 54:12 If you have a stamp home, get it. 54:14 I looked at one I was gonna bring it. 54:15 It's about this big, 55 cents. 54:18 And I said, wait a minute, we can get two of these books, 54:20 buy the books and the postage to the zip codes 54:24 anywhere in America. 54:26 Wow. 54:27 So, if you just want to donate, 54:29 we want to hit cities like San Francisco. 54:30 We want New York, LA, Chicago, all of these cities. 54:35 So, if you donate, say, $100 or $1,000 to 3ABN. 54:39 You can just put COVI-19 if you don't know 54:42 how to spell it or say it like me, 54:44 I get confused at times. 54:45 Just put virus book or whatever you want to. 54:47 And we'll know what it is? 54:49 New virus book. 54:50 Well, we'll know what it is, but we're hoping 54:53 because we have a half a million. 54:55 Now, what I think maybe will happen 54:57 is like these others, 54:58 there have been two or three million going out, 55:01 so it may be more. 55:02 But for now, we have the funds to literally pay 55:06 for a half a million books. 55:08 To me, that's an incredible, that's a two hander for me. 55:10 It's a lot. 55:12 And the timing of this and then to think that 55:14 they can be sent out. 55:15 So, for $1,000, that's 2,000 books. 55:18 That's 2,000 homes. 55:20 Homes, which there's depending on the families. 55:23 That's right. Two thousand homes. 55:24 That's Incredible. 55:25 And that's the book and the postage 55:27 and to the zip codes of your choice. 55:28 If you don't have a choice, then we'll decide that 55:31 and try to hit, start hitting these cities, 55:33 dividing it up, not hitting all at once, 55:35 but going to all these major cities 55:37 around the country. 55:38 So, to me, I mean, some things are just 55:40 of the Lord and you know it. 55:42 You don't have to really think about it too long, 55:43 is this of the Lord. 55:45 The timing of this. 55:46 You guys asked us two or three days ago. 55:48 We've been working day and night. 55:50 I hate to admit that because older people 55:51 are more susceptible to this, 55:54 you should get your rest, but I can't sleep. 55:56 And so Sister Yvonne, she's been sitting a lot 55:59 because of her, you know, hip replacement. 56:02 But she's sitting up now 56:04 and she's been typing furiously. 56:06 I've been in the other room typing. 56:08 So, I'm working on the part of the cause 56:11 and effects of sin and all of these things. 56:12 And she's getting information about the COVID-19 virus 56:17 and some of the information that's pertinent. 56:19 And so, we're bringing it in that this whole world 56:23 has a virus and that's called sin 56:25 that was brought in by Satan. 56:26 And there's only one way out and that's through the name, 56:30 through the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucify. 56:32 So, this is evangelism tool, a witnessing, tool. 56:35 So, while we're sitting home, 56:37 you know, we can say, well, Lord, 56:39 we can't, we can't go to church. 56:40 The churches are closed. 56:41 Well, Greg, I really, 56:43 God doesn't expect me to do anything? 56:45 Well, guess what? 56:47 This Elder Wilson hit it, I believe, 56:48 the nail on the head. 56:49 This is just the beginning of sorrows. 56:51 That's true. And the Bible says that. 56:52 There's going to be something else. 56:53 That's right. 56:55 That's why we say after COVID-19, what next? 56:57 There'll be other things but their solution is the same. 57:00 And that's that our trust and faith in the Lord. 57:02 I want to read real quickly if I have it here, 57:05 someone just, just wrote me literally. 57:08 I read it before I came here. 57:09 And she says, my job may be gone. 57:13 I might even face homelessness. 57:15 My church has closed its doors, 57:17 but we should be more than a building. 57:20 My ability to go in capitals 57:23 may be suspended by travel restrictions, 57:26 but my faith and trust are in Him. 57:29 Praise the Lord. Amen. 57:30 Then she gives it, my people who are called by my name. 57:33 So, here's somebody that says I may lose my job. 57:37 I may be homeless, but my faith and my trust 57:41 is still in the Lord. 57:42 So, that's where we all have to be 57:44 is that so what we're gonna do, Jill? 57:47 How, how will they, they get the book when? 57:51 Absolutely. It's going to press. 57:52 We actually go on Monday. It's incredible. 57:54 So, it's going to be, going to press 57:56 and it'll take a couple of weeks or so 57:57 to before they start being shipped out. 57:59 I'm very excited about this book. 58:01 I want to see if we can put up that graphic one more time, 58:03 After COVID-19, What's Next? 58:07 By Danny and Yvonne Shelton. 58:09 I am excited about this book because when people are afraid, 58:13 when people don't have answers, 58:15 when you want to witness to your community, 58:18 but yet you're shut in 58:19 and you can't get out and witness, 58:21 here is a way that you can witness. 58:23 I'm holding up the After the Storm book 58:25 because we don't have the other book yet. 58:27 But we want to be able to witness in our communities 58:31 and hit the need where people feel it most 58:34 because everyone's wondering. 58:36 Everyone has a question. 58:37 So now is our opportunity. 58:40 So, we just invite you tonight. This is a live program. 58:43 Wanna invite you, you can email us right now 58:46 at live live@3abn.org. 58:52 That address again is live, live@3abn.tv. 58:58 I just looked at the address. 58:59 It's.TV 59:01 live, live@3abn.tv. 59:03 So just email us tonight and just say, 59:06 hey, I want to be involved. 59:08 I want to donate $500 for this particular zip code, 59:12 and we will get back in touch with you. 59:15 I know it's Friday night, so we don't really want to get 59:17 involved in those finances right now. 59:19 But all we want you to do is to email us right now 59:22 and say, I live in this community, 59:23 I live in this city. 59:25 I'm willing to donate X amount of money 59:27 and I want to do a zip code mailing for my community. 59:31 Just tell us what your community is. 59:34 Tell us your local zip code. 59:35 Tell us the city that you want to donate for. 59:39 And we will get back in touch with you next week. 59:41 Now on our website, it's not up tonight, 59:44 but it will be come Sunday. 59:46 If you go to 3ABN.TV, click on the donate tab. 59:50 You scroll down and it will be button 313 59:55 is the code and it was a COVID-19 book. 59:58 That's all you have to look for. 59:59 Just look for COVID-19 book. 01:00:01 Or as Danny said the virus book. 01:00:03 You just look for that 01:00:04 and then you'll be able to donate for that 01:00:07 and you'll be able to do that on our website. 01:00:09 Not tonight, but you'll be able to do that come Sunday. 01:00:12 The miracle of all that to me again and still, 01:00:15 I've seen a lot of miracles, right? 01:00:16 Yeah, you have. Thirty five years. 01:00:18 This as big as any of them, because it's timing. 01:00:21 Yeah. That's right. 01:00:22 We don't believe in coincidence here. 01:00:24 We always say, we believe in divine providence. 01:00:26 That's right. But the timing of this. 01:00:28 To be able to get somebody who says, 01:00:30 you know, we're gonna give enough money 01:00:32 and purchase half a million books, 01:00:35 then all the people at home, 01:00:37 you're just gonna pay the postage. 01:00:39 But two homes, two separate homes 01:00:43 for less than the price of a postage stamp. 01:00:46 It's about 50 cents. 01:00:47 So, you look in, I mean, to me, that's the book 01:00:49 and the mailing. 01:00:50 That's God. 01:00:52 And I believe right now we can put millions of these 01:00:54 because there's never been a time in my life 01:00:57 that so many people are gonna be home. 01:00:58 That's right. True. 01:01:00 That's right Right. 01:01:01 They're gonna be home and they may be open 01:01:02 because they're sitting like this woman. 01:01:04 What am I gonna do? Yeah. 01:01:06 They need something to read. 01:01:07 They need to see that there is hope after COVID-19. 01:01:10 That's right. 01:01:12 Yeah, and the other thing that I'm excited about, too, 01:01:13 is that at the back, it actually has 3ABN. 01:01:15 Yes. 01:01:16 So, if they're trying to find out more information. 01:01:18 They can actually get a hold of 3ABN. 01:01:19 They can look it up and say, oh, wow. 01:01:21 So, I think this is going to continue to grow and grow. 01:01:23 They're gonna be blessed by the book. 01:01:24 Inside the back cover, 01:01:26 it's gonna be all the information 01:01:28 how to get 3ABN television, radio, Internet, 01:01:31 all the ways you can get 3ABN. 01:01:33 So, yeah. 01:01:34 Also, if you just think about it, 01:01:35 if you took a letter in an envelope, John, 01:01:38 and you bought an envelope, you bought a stamp 01:01:41 and then you made a little ad, little paper, 01:01:44 five by three by eight, whatever it is, 01:01:46 folded it up, put it in that 01:01:48 it will cost you more money than two of these books 01:01:51 into the homes of the people ready to them. 01:01:54 So, for the people to have an audience 01:01:56 that's literally a contained audience of millions 01:02:00 and hundreds of millions of people. 01:02:02 That's what's amazing to me. 01:02:03 And what are they gonna be doing? 01:02:05 Everybody is used to doing something, going somewhere. 01:02:07 That's right. 01:02:09 And at a time when we're vulnerable. 01:02:10 Yeah. 01:02:11 When we say, man, what is going to happen to me? 01:02:13 I don't know how I'm gonna feed my family. 01:02:15 What am I gonna do? 01:02:16 I'm thankful that the government, 01:02:18 President Trump and the government 01:02:20 are gonna try to send checks out, that all helps. 01:02:22 But that's not the answer, the cure all. 01:02:24 That's right. 01:02:25 And so, it's our trust and faith in God 01:02:27 that's gonna have to pull us through this 01:02:30 because again, there may be something else. 01:02:31 So, people at home by the millions sitting there 01:02:35 wondering, what am I gonna do? 01:02:38 What am I gonna do? 01:02:39 And this shows up in their house. 01:02:41 Yep. After COVID-19. 01:02:43 That's what you're thinking. Yeah, and what's next. 01:02:45 What happens next? 01:02:46 So thank you Greg and Jill, it was your idea. 01:02:49 The Lord impressed. Now, thank you for writing it. 01:02:52 But we've got most of it. 01:02:53 And we're going on the same plan. 01:02:56 It's not the same book or the same inside, 01:02:58 but it's a similar to answer these questions 01:03:01 that as Dr. Davis answered the physical questions 01:03:04 people are answering. 01:03:05 This is word for this to answer these type of questions 01:03:09 for people that I believe will draw multitudes of people. 01:03:13 We might find that when our church is opened, 01:03:15 there are more people walking in 01:03:17 than we've ever seen before because of things like this. 01:03:20 Make sure 3ABN is not the only one, 01:03:23 but what we're doing that millions of these could go out. 01:03:25 So, it's really up to you as to how much because 01:03:29 the more that comes in. 01:03:30 Hopefully we can print another half a million books. 01:03:32 There is a lot of people to reach 01:03:34 and I just know God is in this thing. 01:03:36 So, thank you for that. And Yvonne's said I'll help. 01:03:39 So, she's working late night too on it, 01:03:42 sitting in her little bed, you know, sitting there 01:03:44 and getting up, she walks around getting exercise 01:03:46 and has to sit back down again and type some more. 01:03:49 And so, no, I think this is an incredible opportunity. 01:03:53 And we'll tell you more about it as we go, 01:03:55 but that fact that we can get millions of people 01:03:59 for less than the price of a postage stamp, 01:04:02 two books out. 01:04:03 I mean, to me that still. 01:04:05 And so, thank you to the donors who made this possible so far. 01:04:10 Now, all you have to do is tell us 01:04:12 what zip code you want to cover 01:04:14 and you can contact 3ABN 01:04:15 and they'll tell you all the ways 01:04:17 that you normally support 01:04:18 or give your tax deductible gift. 01:04:20 Amen. Amen. 01:04:21 And Pastor John and of course, Pastor Ryan, 01:04:23 we're gonna get to you, too. 01:04:25 Because again, this is a special 01:04:26 one and a half hour live program 01:04:28 it's Friday night, we realize it's Sabbath. 01:04:30 So, what a blessing because the week's been pretty crazy. 01:04:32 Yes. 01:04:34 But it's a blessing to come into the Sabbath from hours, 01:04:35 but to build a worship with you, 01:04:37 you're part of our family. 01:04:38 And, of course, 01:04:39 we're worshipping our creator, God. 01:04:41 What incredible things He is doing. 01:04:42 You know, what amazing opportunities are there. 01:04:44 We also want to recognize that there are many families 01:04:46 right now that are worried, 01:04:47 really, because their family members are in the hospital. 01:04:50 Yes. 01:04:51 Have family members that we have people that have lost 01:04:53 family members to the COVID-19, 01:04:55 so we want to remember all of you as well, 01:04:57 because we are getting responses 01:04:59 from around the world, from Italy, 01:05:01 South Korea and the countries go on and on and on. 01:05:04 Thank you for reaching out to us. 01:05:05 We put a... 01:05:07 Jill and I did a little promo earlier in the week. 01:05:08 If you would send an email to this email address, 01:05:11 it's mail, mail@3abn.org. 01:05:16 We would love to hear from you, 01:05:18 where you are watching 3ABN from. 01:05:21 We have a new lineup for tomorrow. 01:05:22 We want to talk about that really quick before we talk 01:05:25 to both of you all about what's happening 01:05:27 because 3ABN has been adjusting 01:05:28 and making some changes this past week. 01:05:30 I have to say thank you to the production crew. 01:05:32 On Monday, just a few days ago, 01:05:34 we had the concept for a church service, 01:05:36 3ABN worship hour. 01:05:38 The crew got together, they built a set, 01:05:40 they did the open, the close, the graphic package, 01:05:43 the music and Pastor John recorded the first message. 01:05:46 First thing that we need a good preacher, you know. 01:05:48 Pastor John already preached. I'm thinking right here. 01:05:51 So, I think we actually may be. 01:05:52 And Ryan did the music and it is already on YouTube. 01:05:54 It is. 01:05:55 Because as we're doing the program. 01:05:57 I saw it uploaded on YouTube. 01:05:58 It actually does not air on 3ABN until tomorrow. 01:06:01 But we put it on YouTube because of those in Australia. 01:06:03 Because there's people in Australia 01:06:04 and there's people in New Zealand 01:06:06 and there's people in the South Pacific 01:06:07 who you're already Sabbath morning, 01:06:09 going to church, but you're at home. 01:06:11 So, we knew you would need this sermon. 01:06:13 And I already heard about the sermon. 01:06:14 So, I'm gonna be watching it tomorrow too. 01:06:17 So, I don't even know if we have a picture 01:06:18 of what just took place I asked. 01:06:20 I know we're doing some communication, 01:06:22 will rely if you're on the set. 01:06:23 But do we have that picture of what took place on the set? 01:06:25 Oh, here we go. Yay! 01:06:27 Right, here we go. There you are Pastor John. 01:06:28 This was just a couple of. Look at that set. 01:06:30 Isn't that incredible? Yes. 01:06:31 Good enough. It's amazing. 01:06:33 So, the crew put that together 01:06:34 in just about two and a half days, 01:06:36 and that's unheard of. 01:06:37 But thank the Lord for everyone coming together to focus 01:06:38 on one thing, and that's to get the gospel out, 01:06:40 especially for those that are homebound right now 01:06:42 during this really big crisis. 01:06:44 You know what? 01:06:45 You know, the various sermon idea came 01:06:47 from before COVID-19 was even called a pandemic. 01:06:51 About three or so, four weeks ago, 01:06:53 I think, before we went to Trinidad, 01:06:54 I did a sermon called Pandemic and... 01:06:56 Yeah. 01:06:57 My wife said to me, why are you using that title? 01:06:59 There is no pandemic. 01:07:00 I said, Honey, I see where this is headed. 01:07:02 And when we came back, it was just aired on the news. 01:07:05 Now we have entered into a pandemic. 01:07:07 That's right. 01:07:09 And I thought, wow, you know, we are in pandemic mode. 01:07:11 And so what I did was conglomerated. 01:07:14 Holy Spirit was prompting you ahead of time. 01:07:15 The Holy Spirit was showing me ahead of time, 01:07:16 where this is headed because when you think 01:07:18 about what happened in China. 01:07:19 Yeah. 01:07:20 And then we see this jumping into Italy. 01:07:22 Oh, yeah. 01:07:23 And then we hearing, my family's in New York 01:07:25 and Florida and different parts of the world. 01:07:26 France is lockdown today. 01:07:28 France is locked, 01:07:29 Spain is having a burst of, of cases. 01:07:31 And so, we see this whole thing. 01:07:33 And I was reading about the three major pandemics 01:07:36 that took place. 01:07:38 The very first one was called the Justinian Plague. 01:07:41 Roman Emperor Justinian in fifth and sixth century. 01:07:44 He was the first one to catch this plague from a rodent, 01:07:48 but he didn't die. 01:07:49 And, but, but 200 but 200 million people 01:07:54 perished in the Mediterranean. 01:07:55 Two hundred million? Wow. 01:07:57 And they said, the reason he didn't die, 01:07:58 the saying was they said that he was so evil 01:08:01 that he caused this plague. 01:08:03 Obviously, we know he didn't, 01:08:04 but he didn't die was the first one to catch it. 01:08:06 And we had the bubonic plague or the black plague, 01:08:09 which wiped out one third of Europe. 01:08:11 But then we had a resurgence of that in America 01:08:14 in the early 1900s. 01:08:16 And so there were three major plagues 01:08:18 or pandemics in the world. 01:08:20 But this is the first time 01:08:22 that the whole world is involved. 01:08:23 Yeah, it's amazing. 01:08:25 I mean, this is the first time in human history that 01:08:27 it doesn't matter what you believe. 01:08:29 It doesn't matter your political persuasion 01:08:31 or religious beliefs, the entire world is touched 01:08:33 by this pandemic. 01:08:35 So pretty much what it is, is we're walking through 01:08:37 what we're facing. 01:08:38 But in answer to the questions that people have been asking, 01:08:41 what are the four most important things 01:08:43 that the people of God 01:08:44 should be doing during this time? 01:08:45 So, it's while the topic may sound ominous, 01:08:47 which it is, that's the atmosphere 01:08:49 we're living in. 01:08:50 It's filled with hope and filled with courage, 01:08:52 letting people know that there's one place 01:08:54 in the universe where the leader 01:08:57 is not scratching his head. 01:08:58 That's right. Thank you. 01:09:00 That's in heaven. All right. 01:09:01 The Lord has known. 01:09:02 And, you know, when you talk about this, Danny, 01:09:04 that is inspiration for the Lord 01:09:05 to move upon your heart too. 01:09:07 What do people do after COVID-19? 01:09:08 And I even said that in a sermon. 01:09:10 What next? 01:09:11 So, you guys answered the question, what next? 01:09:13 That's right. 01:09:14 But what about the people that are losing loved ones? 01:09:16 What about the person who is wondering, 01:09:17 what do I do with my job? 01:09:19 You know, the waitresses, many in the service industry 01:09:22 that live on tips. 01:09:24 What do they do? 01:09:25 Matthew 6. Look at this. 01:09:27 Matthew Chapter 6. 01:09:29 The Lord says, well, verse 25. 01:09:33 And I'm gonna say this to you if you're watching. 01:09:36 "Therefore I say to you." 01:09:39 And this is not a small statement. 01:09:41 I don't want you to think that this is just 01:09:43 brushing off the idea that 01:09:45 you're going through difficulty, 01:09:46 because when the Lord says this, 01:09:48 He's the one that can stand behind the provision. 01:09:49 That's right. 01:09:51 We've seen evidence after evidence 01:09:52 that God not only tells you not to worry, 01:09:54 but He brings a deliverance team. 01:09:56 I could tell you of stories where, 01:09:57 you know, Elder Brooks tells a story 01:09:59 when he was a young boy, his parents were going 01:10:00 through difficulty and his mom said, 01:10:01 we are just not going to do that. 01:10:03 We're going to wait. 01:10:04 And pretty soon, two hours later, 01:10:06 five church members came with bags of groceries 01:10:08 and she didn't call anybody. 01:10:10 Wow. 01:10:11 So, God can do things, that's just one story, 01:10:13 but we've seen that happen in our own lives. 01:10:14 I was praying once in Northern California 01:10:16 when I was a young pastor and I made only $500 a month. 01:10:21 And my sister, my brother-in-law and his wife 01:10:24 and his child were coming to stay with us for the week. 01:10:26 And I said to Angie, said, "We don't have any food. 01:10:28 We can hardly feed ourselves." 01:10:30 And I was sitting on the couch praying in my living room 01:10:33 saying, Lord, how are You going to provide this? 01:10:38 And I said, hold on. I'm praying. 01:10:40 Lord, how are you going to provide. 01:10:43 And I went to the door. 01:10:44 I cut my prayer short, and I saw a church member 01:10:46 that lived over the mountains 01:10:48 in Northern California 35 miles away. 01:10:50 She had to cross the mountain to come over. 01:10:53 And I said, what? 01:10:54 What are you doing here so early on Sunday morning? 01:10:56 She said, I woke up this morning, 01:10:58 had my devotions. 01:10:59 The Lord said to me, Pastor John has a need. 01:11:02 And she said, I have a habit of listening to God. 01:11:04 Here's some money. 01:11:05 God told me to give it to you before I prayed. 01:11:07 Praise the Lord. 01:11:08 So, I'm telling you what I know to be true. 01:11:09 Here it is. 01:11:11 Matthew 6:25, "Therefore, I say to you, 01:11:14 do not worry about your life, what you will eat. 01:11:18 This fits or what you will drink, 01:11:21 about your body, what you will put on it 01:11:23 is not life more than food 01:11:25 and the body more than clothing." 01:11:27 And you know, Danny, every day Angie and I feed our cardinals, 01:11:31 our sparrows, and they show up every day. 01:11:34 And here is what the Lord said He will do for us. 01:11:36 "Look at the birds of the air. 01:11:38 For they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, 01:11:42 yet your heavenly father feeds them. 01:11:44 Are you not more valuable than they?" 01:11:48 So, you don't know where it's coming from. 01:11:50 But then the one making the promise 01:11:51 is the one who can move mountains. 01:11:53 Amen. Some I'm saying you too. 01:11:54 You don't worry. 01:11:56 And our president's doing all he can. 01:11:57 Praise the Lord that our nation leaders 01:11:59 are pulling their heads together. 01:12:01 But the Lord says the earth is the Lord's 01:12:04 and the fullness thereof, the world 01:12:06 and they that dwell therein. 01:12:07 He says, "If I was hungry, I wouldn't even tell you." 01:12:10 And He does not count His cattle by heads. 01:12:12 He counts it by hills. All right. 01:12:14 So, the one that made the promise 01:12:16 is the one that can bring you through this difficulty. 01:12:19 Hold on. 01:12:20 Trust the Lord. The answer is on your way. 01:12:22 And He said, I will supply all of your need 01:12:24 according to my riches and glory. 01:12:26 So, trust God and just put your life before Him. 01:12:28 Say Lord, I have a need. 01:12:29 I'm opening my home up and my life to you, 01:12:31 and He will come to your aid. 01:12:33 Praise God for that. Amen. Praise the Lord 01:12:35 Pastor Ryan, what's on your heart? 01:12:36 Yeah. 01:12:37 You know where we're living in interesting times. 01:12:39 We are. 01:12:40 And it is just amazing to see what has transpired 01:12:43 in such a short time. 01:12:44 And, you know, I praise God that we have a president 01:12:48 who is willing to give the message 01:12:50 that he gave earlier, 01:12:51 because while we don't want to spark fear 01:12:53 and we don't want to put worry into people's hearts, 01:12:56 I pray and hope that this brings 01:12:58 about a spiritual awaking in each and every one of us. 01:13:00 That's right. This is a shaking time period. 01:13:02 Yeah, true. 01:13:03 We are living in times of shaking 01:13:05 and we're told that the shaking is going to occur. 01:13:07 In fact, that's probably what my sermon is going to be about 01:13:10 coming up this time, 01:13:12 these times of shaking that we're living in 01:13:14 and we're given counsel on that 01:13:16 and the Bible has much to say about these times of trouble, 01:13:18 these times in which God allows certain events to occur, 01:13:22 to wake us up and not to put fear in our hearts, 01:13:25 not to cause us to worry, 01:13:26 but spiritually awaken us 01:13:28 so that we flee to the throne of grace and say, okay, God, 01:13:30 we open up our hearts to Him 01:13:32 and say, come in, change me transform me, 01:13:34 prepare me for the times that are at hand. 01:13:36 You know, what I want to do 01:13:37 is I just want encourage people, 01:13:39 as Pastor John has clearly already established. 01:13:41 We don't need to worry. 01:13:42 And we have so many promises in God's Word. 01:13:44 This particular time period that we're living in 01:13:46 is going to test us. 01:13:48 It's going to test our faith. 01:13:49 It's going to push us into an area of thinking 01:13:52 in which either we're going to think more about self 01:13:54 or we're going to think more about God. 01:13:55 And I hope it draws us to think more towards heaven 01:13:58 rather than to ourselves. 01:14:00 I have to tell a little bit of a story. 01:14:01 You know, this morning, 01:14:02 never in my life did I ever think 01:14:04 it was going to be awkward going to the store 01:14:05 to buy toilet paper. 01:14:07 You know, praise. 01:14:09 And I know someone at home saying, what? 01:14:10 You found a store that sold toilet paper. 01:14:11 I did one of our local stores here. 01:14:14 And, you know, me and my wife, we're not hoarders. 01:14:15 We haven't went out 01:14:17 and stocked up a bunch of stuff. 01:14:18 But it's just been an interesting experience. 01:14:21 I walked into the local store. 01:14:22 We were getting down to our last few rolls. 01:14:24 And so, I thought, okay, let's just go see by chance 01:14:27 if we're able to find something. 01:14:28 It just felt awkward. 01:14:29 You know, you reach out to grab that pack off the shelf 01:14:32 and you look and there's like eight eyes staring at you 01:14:34 from all directions. 01:14:35 It's an awkward situation. 01:14:37 And this is the... Are you going to take that? 01:14:38 I didn't even take it up to the... 01:14:39 Are you taking my toilet paper? 01:14:42 And it said you could buy three or more. 01:14:44 I just grabbed one because I thought to myself, 01:14:45 Lord, there's got to be someone else that needs this. 01:14:47 So, I grabbed one pack, 01:14:49 was just walking to the counter, 01:14:50 you know, and putting it on the counter 01:14:52 and watching them. 01:14:53 You know, you get all these eyes at you like, 01:14:54 oh, you know, he needed toilet paper. 01:14:56 But it's strange times we're living in. 01:14:58 And we want to encourage people to go to God. 01:15:02 And that's what I wanted. 01:15:03 I want to share just a couple of text. 01:15:05 You know, there maybe someone at home, 01:15:06 as Brother Danny brought out just a few minutes ago. 01:15:08 There are people that's going to fear. 01:15:10 That's right. 01:15:11 There's people that may have lost their job 01:15:12 who may have contracted this or fear of contracting this, 01:15:15 who are put in an almost impossible situation. 01:15:17 Yeah. 01:15:18 I just want to share some counsel from God's Word. 01:15:20 Some of my favorite text, 01:15:21 we need to go back to the Bible, 01:15:22 believe in God's promises because God cannot lie. 01:15:25 The Bible says, He promised us that He will see us through, 01:15:28 Isaiah 41:10. Okay. 01:15:30 Oh, yeah. I love this. 01:15:31 And when I read this, I could. 01:15:33 I don't know what God's voice sounds like. 01:15:35 You know, some people say 01:15:36 they've heard the audible voice of God. 01:15:38 I know that thought, that impression 01:15:39 of the Holy Spirit of His voice speaking to me. 01:15:42 But I could just imagine God's powerful voice saying, 01:15:44 "Fear not, for I am with you. 01:15:46 Be not dismayed, for I am your God. 01:15:49 Yes, I will help you. 01:15:50 I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." 01:15:54 God has made that promise, and we can believe in that. 01:15:56 Another one, just a couple of chapters over, 01:15:58 Isaiah 43:2. 01:15:59 Here it is. 01:16:01 He says, "When you pass through the waters, 01:16:02 I will be with you." 01:16:03 That's right. 01:16:05 He goes on to say, "And through the rivers, you shall not, 01:16:07 there they shall not overflow you. 01:16:08 When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, 01:16:11 nor shall the flame scorch you." 01:16:14 And then I want to read one last one 01:16:15 before I shut up and be quiet. 01:16:18 No, this is good. This is great. 01:16:19 But this is, this is. 01:16:20 It's powerful stuff that I remind myself 01:16:22 of these as I see the world being launched 01:16:24 into hysteria and an excitement 01:16:27 that's going on around us and people fearing us 01:16:29 as we read earlier in last night's live program. 01:16:32 You know, Luke 21 tells us that men's hearts will fail them 01:16:35 for fear of the expectations of what is to come. 01:16:39 And so, you know, we can look at these promises 01:16:41 and put our faith in God and say, 01:16:42 Lord, you've got this, 01:16:43 you're going to get us through this. 01:16:45 You know, we don't have to fear. 01:16:46 Psalm 91, 01:16:48 this is probably the championship 01:16:51 passage of promises 01:16:53 when we are threatened with serious times of plague 01:16:58 or we know this isn't a plague, 01:16:59 but it's certainly a serious time to wake us. 01:17:01 Oh, my, yes. Signs of the times for sure. 01:17:04 But Psalm 91 this opening verses 01:17:06 I just want to read down just to probably the end of verse 3. 01:17:09 But it's interesting here. 01:17:11 "He says he who dwells in the secret place 01:17:12 of the most high," 01:17:14 this is verse 1, "shall abide 01:17:15 under the shadow of the Almighty." 01:17:17 And he says, "I will say of the Lord, 01:17:19 He is my refuge and my fortress. 01:17:22 My God, in Him, I will trust." 01:17:25 You could just put an exclamation point right there 01:17:28 because that's the key, right? 01:17:29 In Him, I will trust. 01:17:31 Coronavirus. 01:17:32 No Coronavirus. 01:17:34 It doesn't matter. In Him, I will trust. 01:17:36 And then notice verse 3. 01:17:38 "Surely, he shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler 01:17:41 and from the perilous pestilence." 01:17:44 Yeah. And so, we have these promises. 01:17:46 God says, "Wake up, My children. 01:17:48 I'm speaking to you. I've given you the promises." 01:17:50 Do you trust in the Lord? 01:17:52 That's what this test is all about. 01:17:53 God is, you know, 01:17:55 as Brother Ted Wilson read earlier, 01:17:58 that Mrs. White tells us that the Spirit of God 01:18:00 is being withdrawn from this planet. 01:18:01 That's right. 01:18:03 And during this time, the wheat and the tares 01:18:04 are beginning to start being separated. 01:18:07 And we need to put our trust in the Lord now. 01:18:09 And then I just pray tonight that, you know, God cleanse me, 01:18:12 cleanse me, create in me a clean heart, oh, God 01:18:16 and restore right spirit within me. 01:18:17 Yeah. 01:18:19 Isn't that neat to know that when we said it 01:18:22 before many times, 01:18:24 when Jesus was hanging on the cross, 01:18:26 He can look down the stream of time and see each of us. 01:18:28 Oh, absolutely. 01:18:29 See you and He knew us before we ever formed. 01:18:33 Yeah, that's powerful. 01:18:35 And he had a plan, and that plan is that 01:18:36 we are saved from this life 01:18:40 of which said earlier terminal illness. 01:18:43 That's right. 01:18:44 But to think that our creator God knew that, 01:18:47 and He allowed us to live in the closing, 01:18:49 you and all of us 01:18:50 at the very closing moments of earth's history. 01:18:53 When the devil says, 01:18:55 I'm going to shut this world down. 01:18:57 3ABN and I'm sure others cranks it up. 01:19:00 Yeah. Amen. So we're not quitting. 01:19:02 And we'll, the devil says we're gonna shut. 01:19:04 When I heard that churches were shutting. 01:19:05 I really, you know, I'm an old man now. 01:19:08 When I was young, young men dream dreams, 01:19:10 old men have visions. 01:19:11 But I never envisioned or dreamed that it'd be a time 01:19:14 in my life that all churches would be shut down. 01:19:17 It's incredible. 01:19:18 I mean, and then when I heard that, is that possible? 01:19:21 Right. 01:19:22 I mean, no Adventist churches, no Baptist churches, no. 01:19:24 You know, whatever churches, Catholic churches, 01:19:26 all the churches in America. 01:19:28 The devil was planning a heyday. 01:19:31 Where he says, man, I've got him now 01:19:33 because now that's so bad, 01:19:35 people aren't gonna be able to work. 01:19:37 They don't know where the money is coming from. 01:19:39 You know, I'm gonna have him curse God and die. 01:19:42 That attitude. 01:19:43 But, you know, the Lord knew ahead of time. 01:19:46 And 3ABN is here to say, you know what? 01:19:49 Thank you for your leadership of saying, let's go forward. 01:19:52 We're not quitting. 01:19:53 We're gonna go forward, 01:19:55 take the gospel to all the world. 01:19:56 So, the... 01:19:58 If you think about, 01:19:59 here we are able to reach millions of people 01:20:02 and you're able to reach as many people as you want 01:20:05 by simply for a postage stamp. 01:20:07 Yeah, that's incredible 01:20:09 You know, for two people, I mean, 01:20:10 for that postage stamp. 01:20:11 So, to me, for God to impress that on your heart, 01:20:14 because then I called call two or three people 01:20:16 and talk to you and some others and said, 01:20:18 well, do I really, do we need this? 01:20:21 Do we have time to do it? 01:20:22 Should I do it? 01:20:23 And I talked to a friend that I know and said, 01:20:27 he said, I think you should. 01:20:29 Absolutely. 01:20:30 And then later that evening, he said, excuse me. 01:20:33 I was thinking about the conversation 01:20:35 that we had today, 01:20:37 and those books need to be out there. 01:20:38 Amen. 01:20:40 And so, when he told me what his family had decided, 01:20:41 I made some phone calls. 01:20:43 They came back that 500,000 of these books 01:20:47 would be paid for. 01:20:48 And now to do that's a miracle. 01:20:50 It is a miracle. The timing of it. 01:20:52 And then to get this information, 01:20:53 to be able to put it together 01:20:55 and plan on going to press on Monday 01:20:57 and answering the questions that the people need to know. 01:21:00 Is your opportunity as well as ours. 01:21:02 We have one. 01:21:03 Yvonne said today, we just have to trust God. 01:21:06 That's right. We just have to trust God. 01:21:08 And so, I believe that people will respond 01:21:11 because the Lord knew ahead of time 01:21:12 that somebody would donate it, 01:21:13 donate enough for a half a million dollars 01:21:15 and more that comes in, we'll print more books. 01:21:18 As I said before, it's important to remember 01:21:20 everybody's home. 01:21:21 Almost everybody is gonna be home. 01:21:23 We have more time on our hands than ever. 01:21:25 We're gonna be worried. 01:21:27 People will be reading spiritual, the Bible, 01:21:29 spiritual books, watching Christian television 01:21:31 more than ever before, 01:21:33 because now they've finally many of us brought 01:21:36 low and say, I better be looking for the future. 01:21:39 That's right. 01:21:41 You know, I see something positive in 01:21:42 and I tried to figure out 01:21:44 why would it come to the point 01:21:47 where the churches are closing? 01:21:48 Yeah. 01:21:50 You know, you talked about the bars would close later. 01:21:53 Yeah, the mall closed later. 01:21:54 You know, the convenience store closed later. 01:21:57 Why was the church one of the first ones to close? 01:21:59 And something came to me as I was thinking about this. 01:22:02 Why would the Lord allow that? 01:22:04 You know, a lot of times 01:22:05 church has become a habit to people. 01:22:07 Yeah, that's true. 01:22:08 You know, we go to church out of habit. 01:22:10 Kind of a routine. It's a routine. 01:22:12 And now that you don't have someone else to lean on, 01:22:15 because I preach, you know, Ryan, you see. 01:22:18 And sometimes I'm in a congregation preaching 01:22:19 to people. 01:22:21 And I could tell some people are there out of habit. 01:22:24 They are dialed in to just show up at church 01:22:26 because it's habit. 01:22:27 But all of a sudden now it's about just them 01:22:29 and their relationship with God. 01:22:30 That's right. That's right. 01:22:32 And it will reveal to them what kind of faith they have. 01:22:33 It's a good point, Pastor. 01:22:34 When the Lord led His disciples go on the ocean 01:22:36 and He sat on the mountainside and watched them. 01:22:39 He didn't lose sight of them. 01:22:40 He was just, He let them go on the ocean by themselves. 01:22:44 And he sat and watched the boat floating away. 01:22:46 And then he said to them, when the storm hit. 01:22:49 They thought when he came to help them, 01:22:51 they didn't even recognize the Lord. 01:22:53 And there's some people that are accustomed 01:22:55 to recognizing God, Jesus when he's with them. 01:22:58 But when they go through storms, 01:23:00 they can't recognize the hand of God. 01:23:02 So, I want to make that point. 01:23:03 Right now, it's about your faith 01:23:05 and your relationship with Christ. 01:23:07 And one more thing, 01:23:08 because somebody kept asking the question 01:23:09 and I saw it on Facebook. 01:23:11 My wife showed it to me. I'm not a Facebook person. 01:23:13 But she said somebody said, 01:23:14 does Jesus believe in isolation? 01:23:16 And I got upset that the church, 01:23:18 that people are isolating, 01:23:19 does Jesus believe in isolation? 01:23:21 Well, when you read the Bible, there is, 01:23:24 isolation is throughout the Old Testament 01:23:26 and the New Testament. 01:23:27 For example, when Jesus healed a man, he said to them, 01:23:29 He said, "Go show yourself to the priest." 01:23:31 He said it to a leper because there was a principle 01:23:34 in the Bible when a leper was, 01:23:35 was infected, he was contagious. 01:23:38 He could affect everybody around him. 01:23:40 He was to be isolated for seven days. 01:23:42 And if the leprosy didn't subside 01:23:45 for seven more days, 14 day isolation. 01:23:48 And if the priest declared him clean, 01:23:50 then he was able to enter back into society. 01:23:52 So, the Lord says, 01:23:54 "Go show yourself to the priest." 01:23:55 And when the priest declared you clean, 01:23:57 you could go back into general society. 01:23:59 So, you'll see that in the Bible, in Leviticus 01:24:02 and in Book of Luke. 01:24:03 And lastly, King Uzziah, a great man at 68 years old. 01:24:08 The Bible says when he became a leper in 2 Chronicles 26:21. 01:24:12 "He dwelt in an isolated house because he was a leper." 01:24:17 Wow. So, the Bible talks about. 01:24:18 That's just the tip of the iceberg. 01:24:20 It talks about isolation when disease can be spread 01:24:23 from one person to the other. 01:24:24 That's right. We just... 01:24:26 So, some of these people who are in isolation 01:24:27 can receive the book 01:24:29 because these are just coming in. 01:24:30 I'm gonna go through very quickly. 01:24:31 My husband and I are going to donate 01:24:33 for a mass mailing to zip code in North Dakota. 01:24:37 The Calvary SDA Church is going to send 01:24:40 the new book to zip codes. 01:24:41 And they gave the zip codes they're going to send them to. 01:24:42 Praise the Lord. Happy Sabbath. 01:24:44 I want to donate for this zip code in Wisconsin. 01:24:47 My name is and I'm going to donate 01:24:49 to Boston, Massachusetts. 01:24:51 Yay! 01:24:52 And they give one, two, three, four, five, six, 01:24:55 seven zip codes they are giving to. 01:24:56 Praise the Lord. 01:24:57 This one, they're donating 2000 to cover a certain zip code. 01:25:00 This one says they're donating for a 1,000 of the COVID books 01:25:04 and they want to go to prison ministry. 01:25:06 So, we'll have to get in touch with you. 01:25:07 This one says I want, 01:25:09 our whole church were in contact. 01:25:12 We're gonna contact the church and be in touch. 01:25:14 They live in Kentucky. 01:25:15 Wow. Praise the Lord. 01:25:17 I just want to say, this is incredible. 01:25:18 With all the economic things that are going on, 01:25:20 I think about this family that stepped forward. 01:25:22 A lot of times people want to say, 01:25:24 I don't know what's happening, 01:25:25 let me just hang on to all the money I have. 01:25:26 You know, these are people that have the vision. 01:25:28 That's how God blesses you. 01:25:29 These are people forward, He blesses you. 01:25:31 They have the vision for evangelism. 01:25:33 They do. 01:25:34 That's powerful because the figures that we're seeing 01:25:35 right here, they're phenomenal, actually, that are coming in. 01:25:37 So, yeah. Praise the Lord. 01:25:38 Thank you for your vision and for your mission, 01:25:41 your commission to understand that God wants us 01:25:42 to spread the gospel around the world. 01:25:44 I want you to just recap what's happening tomorrow, 01:25:47 because, again, we have a special lineup 01:25:49 for our church service for you tomorrow. 01:25:51 So, tell us about that, please. 01:25:52 Elder Ted Wilson, his wife Nancy 01:25:54 will be on the 3ABN Today program. 01:25:56 That's at 8 AM Central. 01:25:57 Then at 9 AM, we have 3ABN's Sabbath School Panel. 01:26:01 10 AM is the brand new 3ABN Worship Hour 01:26:04 with Pastor John Lomacang preaching. 01:26:06 And I think Ryan did special music. 01:26:08 Then at 11 AM, we're re-airing this program tonight 01:26:12 and then it will continue throughout the day. 01:26:14 Make sure you check out at our website, 3abn.tv, 01:26:18 go to the COVID-19 3ABN resource center. 01:26:21 You can get the sermon and the Sabbath School panel. 01:26:23 You can get health resources. 01:26:25 And we've got a lot more there too. 01:26:26 You know, we do. We only have 15 seconds left. 01:26:28 But just in a couple of days, we're also going record 01:26:30 some programs pertaining to health. 01:26:32 How do you build your immune system? 01:26:34 What do you do if you get COVID-19. 01:26:36 We just want to say thank you for your prayers 01:26:38 and financial support for the ministry of 3ABN. 01:26:40 Thank you for being part of our family. 01:26:42 We'll see you next time. God bless. |
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