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00:02 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:00 Mending broken people 01:15 Hello and welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:19 My name is Angela Lomacang. 01:20 And I'm so glad that you have decided to tune in today. 01:24 Thank you for your prayers and your financial support 01:27 of this program that is going into the whole world. 01:31 Well, speaking of the whole world, 01:33 you are going to be blessed by our guest today, 01:35 Melody Mason. 01:37 Welcome, Melody. 01:38 Thank you. It's good to be back. 01:40 Yes, yeah. You've been on this program few times. 01:43 And when I say this program, 01:44 you've been here at 3ABN a few times. 01:45 Yes. 01:47 It's always good to have you here. 01:48 Thank you. 01:49 And also, Melody, 01:51 we, you and I have met before, haven't we? 01:53 We met. 01:54 We met on a flight to Australia. 01:56 I was dreading flying across the ocean. 01:59 And there I saw John and Angela Lomacang, 02:02 I was so excited. 02:04 So we flew across the ocean together. 02:05 Yes, we did, that very long flight. 02:08 Yeah. 02:09 And you have been involved in prayer ministries 02:11 for some time. 02:12 Yes. 02:13 But you are also a registered nurse. Is that correct? 02:15 Yes, that's correct as well. 02:16 Now, how did that transition come about 02:18 from registered nurse to prayer ministries? 02:20 Yeah. 02:21 So well, I was just working as a nurse 02:23 and then was getting more and more involved in ministry 02:26 and prayer ministry began to grow. 02:28 And then pretty soon I had so many requests 02:30 and obligations with a prayer ministry 02:32 that I realized I needed to either work 02:35 or do prayer ministry. 02:36 So I stepped out of nursing back in 2012, 02:39 and started working full time prayer ministry 02:41 and now, of course, working with the General Conference 02:43 prayer ministry. 02:45 So, it's been an amazing adventure. 02:46 I'm sure it has. 02:48 I'm sure you have lots of stories to share about 02:51 how prayers were answered in so many different ways. 02:53 And we're going to be talking about that today. 02:56 Well, before we go on, we have a wonderful rendition 02:59 of People Need The Lord by Mary Grace. 03:03 You're going to be blessed. 06:36 Thank you, Mary Grace, 06:37 for that beautiful rendition of People Need The Lord. 06:42 Is that ever true now more than ever before? 06:45 We do need the Lord. 06:47 Anyway, Melody, it's always good to have you here, 06:51 back again. 06:52 And you have written a couple of books 06:56 called Daring To Ask and Daring To Ask, 07:00 or actually Daring To Ask For More, 07:02 not just Daring to Ask and Daring To Ask For More. 07:05 Tell us a little bit about these two books. 07:07 And then we'll share a little bit 07:08 about the present book we're gonna talk about. 07:11 Yeah. 07:12 Daring To Ask For More was basically written 07:14 out of the journey that God took me on in prayer. 07:18 Just, I just recognized I had grown up in the church 07:22 of Laodicea, as we all have, 07:24 and that there was something lacking in my life. 07:26 And I just began seeking the Lord with all my heart 07:29 just with my open Bible before me I would, 07:32 I would be reading the Bible, 07:34 and I'm just, I recognize something was missing. 07:36 And just be praying and pleading 07:38 with tears coming down my face 07:40 and just saying, "Lord, I want more. 07:41 I don't know what that looks like, but I want more." 07:44 So that is the journey that launched me 07:46 on basically into prayer ministry, 07:48 and into writing that book, 07:50 which is all about teaching people 07:51 how to go deeper in their prayer life. 07:53 That's beautiful. 07:54 Practical tools. 07:56 How many languages and distribution has this? 07:58 Yeah. 08:00 So Daring To Ask For More, from what I know so far, 08:04 close to 100,000 copies in print. 08:05 Praise the Lord. 08:07 And it's in about 10 languages. 08:08 Wow. Yeah. 08:09 And now what about this small book, 08:11 as you said, it's a companion book? 08:12 Yes, that is the sharing version, 08:14 the Pacific Press just produced, like a year ago, 08:18 which is just great to share with friends, family, 08:23 just across the board, just kind of gives a little, 08:25 it's a condensed version 08:26 of Daring To Ask. 08:28 So it's, it's the same, but just a condensed version, 08:31 like eight chapters out of the main book. 08:33 So that's a great book just to share out on the street 08:36 or with people that are interested 08:37 in growing their walk with God. 08:38 Amen. Yeah. 08:40 It's beautiful. We all need prayer. 08:41 Amen. 08:43 And we all need that relationship 08:44 with the Lord through prayer. 08:45 That's right. 08:47 And I like this less talk more prayer. 08:48 So you want to pick that up. 08:49 Now, this is the newest book, 08:51 Daring To Live By Every Word. 08:55 And what is the inspiration for you writing this book? 08:59 Yeah, well, I'm just recognizing, 09:02 and I'm sure that you are, you do as well, 09:04 that, we're just, 09:05 we're living in a society that's disconnected. 09:09 And I'm not just talking about society, 09:10 but even the church. 09:11 I feel like oftentimes, you know, we're told 09:14 that we're the people of the Book, 09:15 we're the people of the Word. 09:17 That's our history as believers. 09:20 But I've just been recognizing more and more 09:23 that there's a lack when it comes 09:26 to practical Christianity 09:27 and how we actually apply the Word. 09:29 Of course, we'll talk more about that. 09:31 But there's a story that really inspires me 09:35 and it's a very old story. 09:37 God kind of leads me to these stories. 09:39 I started Daring To Ask For More 09:41 with an old story as well. 09:43 But this story that I start to Daring To Live By 09:47 comes from about 320 AD. 09:50 Wow. 09:51 And actually, the Emperor Constantine 09:54 had made an edict that, excuse me, 09:57 Christianity was approved 10:00 and encouraged across the Roman Empire. 10:03 But he had a co-rival Licinius, 10:06 on the eastern side of the Roman Empire 10:08 that tolerated this for a while. 10:10 But then he broke the alliance. 10:13 And he said, "No, we're going to stamp out Christianity. 10:16 We don't want Christianity." 10:17 And so kind of his rival, began persecuting the Christians. 10:21 And he decided that he was going to send his army, 10:25 you know, to wreak havoc on the Christian world. 10:28 But he realized before he did this, 10:30 he had to get the Christians out of his army. 10:33 He had to remove them, 10:34 or there would be mutiny in the ranks, right? 10:37 Well, there was a group of soldiers, about 100 soldiers 10:41 that were camped around a lake, outside the city of Sebasteia, 10:46 which is now modern day Turkey, Sivas, in modern day Turkey. 10:49 Right. 10:50 And so, the emperor had a message 10:52 sent to the commander of the army. 10:54 So one night, this messenger comes up, 10:57 and this was in wintertime, so it's cold, it's freezing, 11:01 and just uncomfortable, the lake is frozen. 11:03 And this messenger comes riding up 11:05 and gives a message to the captain of the army. 11:09 And this was the message, 11:11 I want you to call all the men into rank and to line, 11:14 and I want you to build an altar. 11:16 And you're going to give every man a cup of wine, 11:20 and they're to go around the altar, 11:22 and to pour out that wine in reverence, 11:25 and worship, and kind of adoration to the emperor. 11:30 And those that don't, those that refuse to do that, 11:34 they're going to be killed. 11:36 And so, yeah, this was a very serious implication, 11:40 because he knew the Christians wouldn't do that. 11:42 Right. 11:44 And that would separate the Christians from the other, 11:46 the other soldiers. 11:47 So that's exactly what happened. 11:49 They sounded the bugle and called the men into line, 11:52 it was dark, you know, evening and cold 11:55 and they built the altar. 11:56 And then they passed out the cups of wine, 11:58 and the men start going around and pouring out the wine. 12:00 Well, after, I think the second or third person, 12:03 the fourth man refused, 12:05 and he just poured it out on the ground. 12:07 And the commander, you know, pushed him aside, 12:10 okay, you stand over there. 12:11 And they went through and out of those 100 men, 12:14 40 of them chose to dump their wine out on the ground, 12:19 they were not going to worship the emperor, 12:22 because they knew we can have no other gods before us. 12:26 God is our God. 12:27 And, you know, they might not have 12:28 had the Bible like we have now. 12:30 But they knew the Ten Commandments, 12:32 and they knew that God is God. 12:34 And so, that night what happened 12:38 was those men were stripped of their clothes, 12:40 and they were sent out on the lake to die. 12:44 And as they were out on the lake, they started singing 12:46 and just beautiful songs coming from the lake. 12:49 And the captain tried to, tried to pull them back, 12:52 you know, by making these warm fires 12:54 out along the edges of the lake 12:56 so that they could come back and be warm 12:59 and escape their freezing death. 13:01 But the men stayed out there and they kept singing. 13:03 And then as the singing gradually faded away, 13:07 one man broke rank. 13:09 And he came back to the edge of the lake, 13:12 he came off the lake and just collapsed 13:14 by one of the fires, a deserter. 13:17 Well, the guard that was watching 13:19 to make sure that the soldiers, 13:21 you know, stayed out on the lake, 13:22 you know, the ones that were, were being forced to die. 13:27 He was so convicted that he threw off his clothes. 13:31 And he said, "I am a believer in the God of these men, 13:35 and I'm going out to join them." 13:36 So he took the place of the man that had deserted. 13:40 So in the morning, there were 40 men 13:43 that had died in honor to God. 13:47 And in just seeking to not bow down to any other God, 13:51 but the God of heaven. 13:53 And that story, I mean, it's a tough story to tell. 13:56 And you're like, oh, you know, 13:58 these type of stories are tough. 13:59 But I really see that we are in a time of testing. 14:05 And we're in the great controversy battle as we know. 14:07 Right now. 14:08 And it's increasing. 14:09 Yes. 14:11 And we're in a battle today, you know, over how we worship 14:13 and over parental authority and ecclesiastical authority 14:17 and how we take care of our bodies. 14:19 There's this battle going on. 14:20 And the big question is, 14:22 you know, who are we going to bow to? 14:24 And I really believe that the biggest battle 14:27 is between self, 14:29 and the authority of God's Word. 14:31 So are we going to bow to what God tells us in His Word? 14:35 Or are we going to go after our own inclinations 14:38 of our heart and do what we want to do? 14:41 And that's what, 14:42 you know, that's, that's what the world is doing. 14:44 It's just, it's just falling apart. 14:46 Right. 14:47 We're living in perilous times, 14:49 times that we have read about in the Word of God 14:52 and Spirit of Prophecy. 14:54 And now we're alive to see these things happen. 14:56 Yes. 14:57 I mean, the story you told was amazing. 14:58 You know, these were martyrs 15:00 that gave their life for the Lord. 15:02 But we know that blessed are those who die 15:05 and they will have their reward when Jesus returns, 15:09 so they are resting from their labors. 15:11 Yes. 15:12 Wow. Okay. 15:13 Now, this book Daring To Live By Every Word. 15:19 It took you a few years to write this book, didn't it? 15:21 Yes, it did. 15:23 But the timing is right. 15:24 That's right. 15:25 God's timing is perfect. 15:27 Yes. 15:28 But it was a struggle to get this book out. 15:30 It was real, real struggle, honestly, 15:32 about four years of battle to get it written. 15:36 But then when it finally came out, 15:38 just ahead of the COVID pandemic, 15:42 I felt like it was very, very perfect timing 15:45 because we're in a time of great testing of our faith. 15:50 And we're all under trials. 15:51 I mean, multiple things are happening. 15:53 And we don't know what's happening. 15:54 And we don't, you know, we don't have the same security. 15:56 We don't have the same peace that we have previously. 15:59 And God is teaching us through these times. 16:02 Yes. 16:03 Can we trust Him? Will we trust Him? 16:05 Will we honor His Word? 16:06 Yeah, we'll be dependent. 16:07 Yeah. 16:09 I really love there's just different scriptures 16:11 we see throughout the Bible, 16:12 you know, we're told to love Him with all our heart, 16:15 body, mind and soul. 16:18 And it's not just about going to church on a specific day. 16:21 It's not just about paying our tithe or doing this. 16:24 It's a holistic, it's a whole body, 16:27 heart, mind and soul experience. 16:29 And yes, you know, what you're just saying, 16:32 they're about a relationship. 16:34 God is saying, and Jesus is saying in His Word, 16:37 you know, you call Me Lord, 16:39 but you don't do the things that I say. 16:42 And you say that you love Me, but you don't keep My Word. 16:44 Amen. 16:46 And so, where is that, and so I was really convicted 16:51 just by things I saw happening in my own life, 16:53 and things I was experiencing, and things I'm seeing, 16:57 you know, that are happening around me, 16:59 that we need as Christians to learn 17:03 how to take God's Word practically, 17:06 and how to really make it personal to our lives. 17:09 And this book, I'll just, 17:10 you know, I'll just give you a disclaimer, 17:12 this is not a book of to-do list of. 17:16 You know, this is what you need to do, 17:17 and this is what you need to do. 17:19 And, you know, and I'm not the role model. 17:22 You know, Jesus is the role model. 17:24 He is the role model. 17:25 I love that. 17:27 And it's not a book of righteousness by works, 17:29 it's about righteousness by faith. 17:31 But having said that, our faith is evidenced by how we live. 17:36 There you go. 17:38 And it's really about worship. It's... 17:40 We honor Him, we honor His Word 17:43 by how we live our lives, that is worship. 17:46 And so... 17:47 I love that, but let's go back to the Garden of Eden, 17:50 about the Word of God. 17:51 Share with us with our viewers and listeners 17:53 about the Garden of Eden, how the Word was tried back then? 17:57 Exactly. 17:58 Well, in the Garden of Eden, you know, we know the story 18:01 of Adam and Eve and how God said don't touch 18:05 and you have all this, all this garden, 18:08 all this amazing paradise. 18:11 Imagine we've been placed in paradise. 18:13 Yeah. 18:14 But this is not for you. 18:16 Don't touch it. 18:17 If you touch it, if you eat it actually is what God said, 18:20 "If you eat it, you will die." 18:22 It's like a child. 18:24 You tell the child don't touch the stove, 18:26 you're gonna get burned. 18:27 What do you want? What do we do? 18:29 And that's the one thing they become intrigued with. 18:30 Yes, the stove. 18:31 Exactly. 18:33 Yeah, but go ahead. 18:34 Yeah. 18:35 You don't tell them don't eat it. 18:37 So that story, I think is symbolic, 18:39 what happened in the Garden of Eden? 18:41 What happened in the Garden of Eden is symbolic 18:43 with what we have seen happen ever since. 18:46 It's been a battle over the Word. 18:49 Will we go by what God says in His Word? 18:52 Or will we go by what the tempter is saying 18:55 and the temptation is saying? 18:56 And he, you know, he says, "Oh, did God really say? 19:00 Exactly. 19:01 And, you know, if you do that, you're not gonna die. 19:04 Die, yeah. 19:06 But we're told the wages of sin is death. 19:08 We're told, you know, what is going to happen as a result? 19:12 He's given us these things as safeguard, His Word. 19:14 Yes. 19:16 So I just believe that the Garden of Eden paints a picture 19:19 of the great controversy that we see even today. 19:23 And that's the battle. 19:25 And, of course, when we get to the end of time, 19:26 which I believe that we're living in the end of time, 19:29 the whole battle is over the Word. 19:31 Yes. 19:32 Will we trust what God says in His Word. 19:34 The key is trust. 19:36 Yes. 19:37 Will we trust? 19:38 Yes. 19:40 That's the thing today, so many people are not trusting 19:41 in the Word of God. 19:42 That's right. 19:44 But there's so many versions of the Bible out there. 19:45 Yeah, that's true. 19:47 Tell us about the Jefferson Bible? 19:48 Yeah, the Jefferson Bible is, I didn't know about this. 19:53 I don't neither. 19:54 Yeah, the Jefferson Bible, basically, 19:55 Thomas Jefferson was a professed believer of God. 19:58 And, but he went through the Bible 19:59 and he started clipping and cutting. 20:01 Well, now, that, no, that's not right. 20:04 And he started cutting and making his own Bible. 20:07 So he cut out the parts he didn't like, 20:09 which was much of the gospels. 20:10 Yeah. 20:12 And said, and so he pieced together his own Bible and... 20:16 Can't do that. 20:17 No, we can't do that. 20:19 But you see that happening in society today. 20:20 It's all about what we believe. 20:22 Truth is relative. 20:24 Truth is like, well, what I think 20:25 and what I believe, this is truth. 20:27 The designer's Bible, isn't it? 20:28 It's a designer's Bible. 20:30 And it's Satan's poison, 20:32 because, he gets people to take it 20:34 because they have a little bit of what? 20:36 Well, this is good, you know? 20:38 But then, you have the deception 20:40 that comes in with it. 20:41 And we cannot rewrite the scriptures. 20:44 We have to, as you, the book says, 20:46 we have to dare to live by every word. 20:49 That's right. 20:50 And that's why you wrote this book, every word. 20:52 That's right. 20:54 What about the disclaimer? 20:55 Yeah, just, just the fact that... 20:59 I really have a big burden 21:02 that people understand the righteousness 21:04 by faith message, because we do not have within ourselves 21:09 the ability to be who God has called us to be. 21:11 Exactly. 21:13 We don't have the strength. 21:14 We don't have the willpower. 21:15 We don't have the grit and determination. 21:17 Oh, if I can, you know, I can do it 21:19 for a certain amount of time, 21:20 but it's always gonna fall short. 21:22 And we know God tells us in His Word, 21:24 I think it's Isaiah 64, 21:26 that our righteousness is as filthy rags. 21:29 But we do have what we need in Christ, 21:32 and He is our perfect righteousness. 21:34 And so, the key is not to focus on ourself, 21:39 but to keep focused on Him. 21:41 And as we stay focused on Him 21:42 and stay in His Word, He's changing us. 21:46 He's growing us to be more like Him and to reflect Him. 21:50 But, of course, we're always under the righteousness 21:52 of Christ, it's never. 21:54 Yeah. 21:55 And so that's what I'm continually 21:57 trying to bring out again and again as we go through, 21:58 because I do talk about a number of topics 22:00 that deal with our life and principles 22:03 and trying to help people, 22:05 you know, how do we apply Scripture? 22:08 How do we apply the principles of Scripture to our lives? 22:11 It actually go through the book, 22:12 I have different Bible studies at the end of each chapter, 22:15 that people can study out 22:17 what we've discussed and see for themselves. 22:20 That's right. 22:21 Romans 12, we all know Romans 12:1-2, 22:24 "I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, 22:28 that you present your bodies a living sacrifice," 22:31 how should it be? 22:33 "Holy, acceptable to God, 22:37 which is your reasonable service. 22:39 And do not be conformed to this world, 22:42 but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." 22:45 And the battle is always over the Word of God. 22:47 Yes. 22:48 In the beginning was the Word 22:50 and this is what the struggle is today, 22:52 the Word of God, thus saith the Lord. 22:55 People are not listening to what the Lord says anymore. 22:58 It's what I want to do it. 23:00 That's why I said it's a designer's Bible. 23:02 That's right. 23:03 You know, you pick and choose what you want, 23:04 but you can't do that, can we? 23:07 I love. 23:08 I have a quote that I wrote down. 23:09 This comes from one of my favorite authors, 23:13 Ellen White in the book Christian Service. 23:15 And she says, "Holiness is not rapture: 23:18 it is an entire surrender of the will to God, 23:22 it is living by every word that proceeds 23:24 from the mouth of God, 23:26 it is doing the will of our heavenly Father, 23:28 it is trusting God in trial, 23:30 in darkness as well as in the light, 23:33 it is walking by faith and not by sight, 23:36 it is relying on God with unquestioning confidence, 23:40 and resting in His love. 23:41 It's beautiful, but I underlined the part, 23:45 trusting in God in trial, 23:47 in darkness as well as in light. 23:49 So many people don't like the darkness and the trials. 23:51 Yes. 23:53 Well, I don't like them either. 23:54 Right. None of us do, right? 23:55 Yeah. Yeah. 23:57 We don't like to go. 23:58 We don't like these awful fiery trials 24:00 that we're going through. 24:01 That's right. 24:02 Yeah. But we got to trust Him. 24:04 That's right. 24:05 That's the key. 24:06 Now, share with us about the Waldensians? 24:08 Yeah. 24:09 So I had the privilege a couple years ago. 24:12 This would have been about the time actually that 24:14 we met on that flight to Australia 24:16 because I came back from that trip and ended up 24:19 going to Europe and did a Great Controversy tour. 24:22 And it was just awesome. 24:24 I always wanted to do that. 24:25 Yes. 24:26 I just, if there's ever an opportunity to do that, 24:29 it's so building. 24:30 I mean, we were following in the steps of the reformers. 24:33 And I'm reading the Great Controversy and looking, 24:35 you know how they had gone and I'm just weeping and crying 24:38 and it was just beautiful. 24:40 But my favorite place was in the Waldensian valleys. 24:43 Of course, we got to go up and see 24:44 the caves where many of them hid, 24:46 where many of them were killed and their homes, 24:48 they're still there. 24:50 Rocks, made of rocks after hundreds and hundreds of years. 24:53 Still there. 24:54 Yeah, still there. So it was so inspiring. 24:56 But one story that I share 24:58 that it's just really inspired me is, 25:01 there was a group on the side of the mountain there. 25:04 The soldiers came in to wipe them out. 25:07 And they were collecting all the Bibles 25:08 and burning them and everything. 25:10 And there was a family Bible 25:11 that someone was trying to save. 25:13 And so instead of putting it in the fire, 25:16 they actually threw it over a cliff. 25:19 And in the process, they were killed. 25:21 So the person that threw the Bible over the cliff died. 25:24 And everyone scattered and left. 25:26 Fifty years later, some of the group and family 25:30 began to move back into the area. 25:32 And they discovered the Bible 25:34 in the bushes over the edge of the cliff. 25:37 It had survived in wind, rain, snow and storm for 50 years. 25:42 And it was still intact. 25:44 What, 50 years? 25:46 It was still intact. 25:47 I should have brought a picture to show that Bible 25:49 because I have a picture with that Bible. 25:51 And it was just so inspiring, seeing 25:55 how people are willing to give up their life 25:57 for the Word of God. 25:59 And that's the kind of faith, I don't feel like I'm strong. 26:02 I don't feel like but, but that's the kind of faith I pray 26:05 for, Lord, I want to stand for Your Word. 26:08 If the heavens fall, I want to be faithful even to death. 26:12 Will I defend Your Word? 26:13 Well, God says, "Well, you know, if you want to be, 26:16 you know, strong in the future, 26:17 well, how are you honoring My Word today? 26:19 How are you living by My Word today?" 26:21 Because if you can't follow what I'm showing you today, 26:25 then how are you going to stand strong tomorrow? 26:27 Tomorrow? 26:29 So that's back to the whole. Yeah. 26:30 That's right. Wow. 26:32 That's powerful. 26:33 And, you know, it's, 26:35 as I said, that early our relationship with the Lord. 26:37 That's right. 26:38 And so one to one relationship. 26:40 Years ago, I used to say, 26:41 oh, I could ride on John's coattail to heaven. 26:43 That was foolish. 26:44 I cannot ride on no one's coattail to heaven. 26:46 That's right. 26:48 It's me and the Lord, I cannot. 26:50 So anyway, let's go down, 26:52 let's break down the overall four sections 26:54 of Daring To Live By Every Word? 26:57 So, yeah, basically, I broke the book into four parts. 27:03 And we'll kind of talk through as we have time here, 27:05 a few illustrations from each part, but the word that breaks, 27:10 the word that restores, the word that transforms, 27:14 and the word that empowers. 27:16 And that's how I go through. 27:19 And I'm very real and vulnerable 27:22 as I go through this book, sharing with people, 27:26 you know, challenges that I've had, 27:27 and how I've struggled with some of the principles 27:31 and how God has, has grown 27:33 and is growing me through the process. 27:35 And one of the first testimonies that I share, 27:40 I don't know if I should, yes, but anyway, 27:42 people can go back and read it again. 27:44 But it is, I was leading in prayer ministry. 27:49 And I was at a very large event, we had a conference, 27:51 and there were a lot of people there. 27:52 And I was supposed to lead prayer time this next morning. 27:56 And in the process of praying and preparing, 27:58 God brought something to my mind 28:00 that was not right with Him. 28:01 Something that I needed to not just confess and repent, 28:05 but I needed to do something about. 28:06 Right. 28:07 And I realized I can't, I can't take care of this before I do 28:10 prayer ministry tomorrow, and maybe I shouldn't, 28:12 maybe I shouldn't go up and lead and I was just like, 28:15 oh, Lord, please forgive me, I'll get somebody else. 28:17 And I was crying and praying and, 28:19 and so I went to sleep that night, and I'm like, 28:21 I'm gonna get somebody else to replace me. 28:22 But then in the morning, I woke up, 28:24 and I just felt the Holy Spirit telling me, "Melody, 28:26 I want you to lead the prayer time in the morning." 28:28 I'm like, "No, Lord, I can't, you know, 28:30 and, you know, how could I share, you know?" 28:35 And I just felt him convicting me, 28:36 you just need to be real and honest. 28:39 You know, it's not about what people think 28:40 you are or who people think you are. 28:43 It's about calling them with you to the foot of the cross, 28:47 just be real, just be vulnerable, 28:48 and call them with you. 28:49 And so I went forward that morning, 28:51 and I was just crying. 28:53 And I was so humiliated, 28:55 because here I am as a leader in ministry, 28:57 and I'm going before people and I'm saying, you know what? 28:59 God convicted me of something last night 29:01 that's not right with Him. 29:03 And so I'm coming today not as someone who's there, 29:06 but as someone that's in need of a Savior, 29:08 and I'm inviting you to come with me 29:10 to the foot of the cross. 29:11 So we had this beautiful prayer time that morning. 29:15 Everyone came forward, we had this beautiful time of prayer. 29:17 And it was just, I think it's one of the most powerful 29:21 prayer services that I've been part of. 29:24 A lot of people came up afterwards. 29:25 And you would open. I love the openings. 29:27 So you were opening? 29:29 Yeah, yeah. 29:30 Yeah, straight, I love that. 29:31 When it was very, it was very humbling experience, 29:35 but God uses those times. 29:38 And it was so neat, because afterwards, 29:40 a lot of people came up to me and they shared how things 29:42 that they had been convicted to make right with God. 29:44 And this old man, this old man even came up and he says, 29:47 "You know, I've always felt like 29:49 it's a little bit of a show, 29:50 you know, you go to events and everybody's, 29:52 you know, they've got the perfect Christian life, 29:54 but you can't ever get, but I saw as you were real 29:57 and as God was breaking you and showing you 29:59 your sins and changing you 30:02 that He could do the same for me. 30:03 And I've decided to give my life to Christ." 30:06 And it just broke me. 30:07 And I was like, "Lord, forgive me 30:08 if my pride ever again gets in the way 30:11 of what You want to do." 30:14 So the whole premise that I'm starting the book off 30:17 is with the beauty of brokenness, 30:20 roof off, walls down. 30:22 We have to be broken before God and be willing to be broken 30:27 before our brothers and sisters. 30:29 And the beginning of true revival is brokenness. 30:31 Amen. 30:32 And we have to be broken by the Word. 30:34 And that's the whole. 30:35 So that's the whole start, 30:37 where we get off, beauty of broken. 30:39 Sacrifices of God of broken spirit, is that, 30:42 that one that Bible says broken and contrite heart. 30:44 Yeah. 30:46 And I'm glad you mentioned that verse 30:47 because Psalms 51:17 talking about that sacrifice in broken. 30:52 If you actually look up the Hebrew for that brokenness, 30:58 I didn't realize but it's actually a grinding to powder. 31:02 It's actually dust. 31:04 Now think about this. 31:06 When you grind something to powder, 31:08 you can't glue it back together. 31:10 No. 31:11 You can't like tape it back together. 31:12 No. 31:14 It's dust. 31:15 It's broken. 31:17 It's broken. 31:18 And that's really symbolic, I believe of what God wants us 31:21 as Christians to be totally humbled before His throne. 31:26 And this is not a, you know, woe is me, self-deprecation. 31:30 This is recognizing who we truly are before God, 31:35 His holiness, our unholiness. 31:37 That's right. 31:39 And I talked about the fact that, 31:40 you know, He's called us to holiness, 31:42 and we don't have that. 31:44 But again, as we were talking about earlier, He does. 31:46 He does. It's like Humpty Dumpty. 31:48 Everybody knows Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. 31:50 Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. 31:52 All the king's horses and all the king's men 31:54 couldn't put him get back together, but who could do it. 31:57 Jesus could do it. 31:58 Jesus can. Amen. 32:00 No matter how far you feel like you've fallen. 32:03 I'm too bad and too sinful. 32:04 I've done so much horrible stuff. 32:07 No, God will pick that, those pieces up 32:10 and put them together like he did for Humpty Dumpty. 32:13 That's right. 32:14 And He could do that for us. 32:16 You know, when people talk with me, I am sharing, 32:20 you know, I have a lot of people 32:21 that talk with me in ministry, 32:22 and I know you and your husband do as well. 32:24 And they're just like, I just feel so broken, 32:27 and how could I ever, 32:28 and I say it's the best place to start is being broken. 32:32 So if you feel like you're in a wilderness experience, 32:35 if you feel like you're dry, if you feel like 32:38 I have nothing to give, then that's great. 32:42 That's the point where He can... 32:44 You know, Ellen White makes a statement 32:45 in the book, Ministry of Healing. 32:47 She says, "Our only claim to His mercy 32:50 is our great need. 32:51 Our only claim to His mercy." 32:53 And so until we are broken of self, of pride, 32:57 of everything. 32:58 This is not about anything of us and who we are. 33:01 I mean, we got to totally be humbled and broken, 33:04 then that's when He can begin to do His work in us. 33:07 Yes. 33:09 And it's a continual process. 33:10 It's not just one time, you know? 33:11 No, I like that. 33:13 Yeah. 33:14 Good point it's continual. 33:15 A few years ago, my husband and I were, we were broken. 33:18 And I tell you, that's when we said, "Lord, we are broken, 33:22 we cannot do, we cannot go any further." 33:25 He started to work in us, 33:27 to restore us, to build us back up. 33:29 Amen. 33:31 And it wasn't us, but we came naked before the Lord. 33:34 We just said, "Lord, help us." 33:36 You know, when I say naked in our mind, in our soul, 33:39 we just lay bare before the Lord. 33:41 So, but He could also restore us again. 33:44 Yes, yes. 33:45 And that's where the beauty of the Word 33:47 that restores come in, comes into the picture. 33:51 I share in this part some of my journey 33:55 and just recognizing the sweeter song, 33:58 you know, we tend to desire this and we desire that, 34:02 and we desire things that are not good for us. 34:06 But God wants to teach us that what He has is better, 34:10 and not just better, it's the best. 34:12 That's what we... I like that, not just better. 34:14 Yeah, it's what we really, really, truly need. 34:18 And there's a story of a young man, he's still alive. 34:21 His name is called Brother Yun, a Chinese Christian. 34:26 In fact, he has a book, The Heavenly Man, 34:29 some of our audience may be familiar with. 34:31 It's a powerful story of faith and prayer. 34:33 But this man grew up in China 34:35 where they didn't have access to the Bible. 34:37 And he was just hungry and thirsty 34:39 and pleading for a Bible. 34:40 He knew that they existed, but he didn't have one. 34:43 And he prayed and fasted for like 100 days. 34:46 And this is in an area where if you have a Bible, 34:48 you could be imprisoned or even killed or very, very difficult. 34:52 Yeah. 34:53 And God brought him a Bible. 34:55 Wow. 34:56 And this man could not even read, 34:57 but he began looking up character, 34:59 one character after another, and began reading the Word 35:03 and then he began memorizing the Word. 35:05 And just as his life changed, people started, 35:08 you know, flocking to hear and he began preaching, 35:11 and starting these little house churches 35:13 and just thinking about the hunger of... 35:18 The hunger he had for God and His Word 35:20 has just been so inspiring for me. 35:21 And that's what I really believe that God wants to, 35:24 to give each one of us. 35:25 And as we immerse ourselves in the Word, of course, 35:28 He's changing us and making us more like Him. 35:32 Amen. 35:34 I've been thinking about the fact that... 35:36 Well, actually, this morning when I was reading 35:38 in my own devotional time, I was reading Hosea 4, 35:42 and it says, "My people are destroyed 35:45 for lack of knowledge." 35:46 And I was thinking about the fact, 35:49 we have a coming famine. 35:50 We have a famine coming for the Word of God. 35:53 Yeah. 35:54 And so, now, God is giving us opportunity to prepare, 35:59 to grow close in our walk with Him, 36:01 because when He comes back to take us home, 36:04 it's not going to be like, what did you do? 36:06 How many books did you write? 36:08 How many sermons did you preach? 36:09 You know, where have you been around the world? 36:12 It's not going to be any of that for us. 36:14 It's going to be like, do I know you? 36:16 Amen. 36:17 Do you know me? 36:18 Are you honoring Me? 36:20 And that is evidenced by our life. 36:21 Amen. 36:22 It's the fruit. It's the fruit. 36:24 It's not the root. 36:25 He's the root, but the fruit 36:26 of how we live our life in honor to God's Word. 36:30 And so, I'm just wanting to share and show people 36:34 how the Word changes you as you spend time in it. 36:38 Yeah. 36:39 I like that as you spend time. 36:41 You have to make time, the world will swallow you up 36:44 if you don't make time for the Word of God. 36:45 That's right. 36:47 And we do that every morning. 36:49 We say we have to get in the Word of God and evening, 36:52 even throughout the day, 36:53 you have to spend time with the Lord. 36:55 You spend time with your children, 36:56 people spend time with their spouses, 36:59 their parents, whatever. 37:00 Spend time in the Word of God. 37:02 How about the word empowers? 37:04 The word that transforms. 37:06 Transforms. Okay, I forgot about that one. 37:08 Yeah. 37:09 So, the word that breaks, the word that restores, 37:12 the word that transforms. 37:14 Okay. 37:15 Well, this is all about virtuous living 37:17 in an unvirtuous world. 37:18 Okay. 37:20 We've already talked about that disconnecting. 37:23 God really inspired me a few years ago, 37:27 and He's still inspiring me today with the process. 37:30 He really wants to do a makeover, 37:31 not just a makeover, a complete renovation in our lives. 37:36 And I like to equate it with a home, 37:39 because we all have a home. 37:40 So think about the fact, we have a home 37:43 and we invite Jesus to come into our life and we say, 37:45 you know, come in, make yourself at home here. 37:49 The living room's clean. 37:51 That's usually where we have guests and it's, 37:52 right, make yourself at home. 37:54 Here's some books to read. 37:55 Now I'm gonna go do my business 37:56 in the kitchen or bedroom or wherever. 37:59 Well, Jesus begins knocking on doors. 38:02 And He's like, you know, yeah. 38:04 You don't want to go in that room. 38:05 Yeah, exactly. 38:07 And you're like, you're gonna come into the kitchen. 38:09 Don't tell me you're gonna start touching... 38:11 Our cabinets? Or our plumbing... 38:13 Yeah, what I cook or what I put on my plate. 38:15 Yeah. 38:16 You're gonna come in, oh, Lord, this is private. 38:18 Don't look in that closet, you know? 38:20 And the whole point is He, He is to influence 38:25 every area of our life, in every room of our life. 38:31 And it's a countercultural message actually, 38:36 if you think about it, it's upside down. 38:40 It's an upside down model of Christianity. 38:42 Yes. 38:43 How we are to live as Christians 38:44 because, of course, the world says you know, 38:46 if you want to be get somewhere, 38:48 then you got to push your way 38:49 and you got to push others down. 38:51 And He says we're to deny ourselves. 38:53 And so, it's opposite. 38:56 And so, I'm really encouraging in a number of practical ways. 38:59 You know, like, how are our digital devices 39:03 affect us in our time. 39:05 You're touching a point there. 39:07 That's right. 39:08 How much is this leading us in contrast to this. 39:12 Thank you. 39:14 Talking about just everything, every aspect of our life. 39:18 I have a little verse over my closet. 39:22 It's Romans 14, and it says, 39:25 "Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, 39:26 and make not provision for the flesh." 39:30 And the whole point is, really, what is this? 39:33 Is this to glorify self or is this to glorify God? 39:37 How is our life? 39:39 And especially this gets difficult 39:43 when we talk about the ways that we've been wounded, 39:45 the ways we've been hurt. 39:47 There's a story I'll share very, very briefly 39:49 about a woman who this happened 39:51 during the genocide in Rwanda back in 1994. 39:56 And you might have heard the story, 39:57 it's a story Mark Finley actually tells about a church 40:00 where they came in, the Hutu-Tutsis and the... 40:03 I don't know if I'm saying it right, 40:05 there're two different tribes. 40:06 Yes. 40:07 And one tribe came in and killed the other one. 40:09 Yep. 40:10 A woman survived, her husband had been killed. 40:12 And she barely lived, but she survived. 40:14 And she began to regain health and come back. 40:17 And then when she got strong enough, 40:19 she wanted to minister to those that had killed her husband. 40:22 And so, she started going to the prison and feeding them. 40:25 And eventually, one man fell down at her feet weeping 40:27 and said, "You know, can you ever forgive me? 40:29 I'm the one that killed your husband." 40:31 Oh. 40:32 And she says, "I already forgave you." 40:34 You know I... I've prayed for you. 40:36 See, that's a tough one. 40:38 Yes. 40:39 I mean, how can we do that? 40:40 We can't naturally do that 40:42 except through the power of the Holy Spirit. 40:44 And so not only did she forgive him, 40:46 but eventually the government gave amnesty 40:49 to those prisoners that they and they were set free. 40:52 And that man, his family have been killed 40:55 in the genocide as well, so he had nowhere to go. 40:57 So he went and knocked on her door. 40:59 And she had been, become his friend. 41:00 And she'd been studying the Bible with him. 41:02 He actually was baptized. 41:03 So now at this point, he was already in the church. 41:06 And he came knocking on her door, "What do I do?" 41:08 And she says, "You can come and live with me. 41:10 Together we will wait for our loved ones." 41:12 Isn't that beautiful? 41:14 Yes. So she adopted the man that killed her husband. 41:16 Killed her husband? 41:18 Yeah. 41:19 Wow. That's a tough one. 41:20 Yes. 41:22 But like you said, it's only through the Spirit of God 41:23 that you can do that, 41:24 and you can't do that in your human flesh. 41:26 That's right. 41:27 No. What's the next section? 41:29 So the final section is the word that empowers. 41:32 And that is really, you know, what we have been called 41:36 through acts, you know, He says, 41:38 you know, He's calling the disciples, 41:41 wait, and you will receive power to go to Jerusalem, 41:43 and Judea, and Samaria, 41:45 and unto the uttermost parts of the earth. 41:46 And there's different stories I share in this testimony. 41:51 But one really inspirational story 41:53 that's still ongoing and happening 41:55 is, is about a church in Kenya, Eldoret, Kenya, 41:59 who, they've been implementing 42:01 a lot of the different initiatives, 42:04 the prayer ministries and things 42:05 that we have been encouraging for the last 10 plus years 42:08 with the church. 42:10 And it's just been so inspiring to see. 42:11 So five years ago, when we had 100 days of prayer, 42:15 we had 100 days of prayer leading up 42:17 to the big General Conference, one of our big meetings. 42:21 And they started meeting together to pray. 42:24 And first, it was a group of 50 people, 42:26 and then it was a group of 75, and then 100. 42:29 And they had to keep making more room. 42:30 And they ended up with about 400 people praying together, 42:33 and people from the community heard, 42:36 you know, the Holy Spirit is really with this group 42:37 and come and join. 42:39 And so they had many believers of multiple faith 42:42 that were coming to pray together. 42:44 And so they... 42:47 The pastors were just so impacted, 42:51 the pastors of these other denominations in faith 42:54 were so impacted by what they saw happening in the group. 42:56 And they asked the leaders, they said, 42:58 "Can you share with us? 42:59 You know, what do you believe? 43:01 What do you believe as a church?" 43:03 And so the leaders began studying with them 43:06 what we believe and they saw how 43:08 it's rooted in God's Word. 43:10 It's about the Word, it's biblical. 43:12 It goes according to the Word. 43:14 And these pastors were so convicted, 43:16 and these are of other denominations and faith 43:19 that they were convicted to become baptized 43:22 into Seventh-day Adventist Church. 43:25 And so there were like, of 30 pastors, 43:27 there were 16 at that time that came in, 43:29 now there's been over 100. 43:31 Wait a minute. 43:32 You said pastors from different denominations? 43:34 Yes, other denominations. 43:35 Wow. 43:37 Yeah. 43:38 So there's all these... 43:39 Well planned, beseeching in the Lord. 43:41 Yes. 43:42 And it's just through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 43:43 And that group was just seeking the Lord. 43:46 And they saw there's something different here. 43:48 We want to know, what do you believe and why. 43:50 And it's just led to this beautiful revival 43:52 that's still ongoing. 43:54 They have a health ministry, their center of influence, 43:56 their multiple... 43:58 This is in Kenya? 43:59 In Kenya, Eldoret, Kenya. 44:01 Oh, my. Have you gone there? 44:03 I have not been there yet personally. 44:05 Yeah, they keep asking me to go and haven't been able to go. 44:07 But I keep hearing reports. 44:09 And it's just, and, of course, we know, 44:12 this is going to happen in a much greater degree. 44:16 People are coming, people are coming to the truth, 44:19 but this is very key. 44:21 Yes. 44:22 Ellen White makes a statement, if we have not lived up 44:25 to the light that we know, 44:28 how are we going to receive the latter rain when it comes? 44:33 If we've not lived up to the light, 44:34 it will be falling all around us. 44:37 So we won't receive it if we've not lived up 44:39 to the light we know. 44:40 And so that's why we have to get back to the Word. 44:42 So align our lives, and our hearts, and our minds 44:45 and, Lord, please help me. 44:47 Oh, that is so true. 44:49 I don't want to be... 44:50 I was reading, my husband and I were reading 44:53 Great Controversy while flying home. 44:56 And we were reading on the plane 44:58 and it was about not having 45:01 that one to one relationship is called... 45:04 What does she call it, just like superficial Christians, 45:07 you don't want to be that. 45:08 You want to know the Lord personally. 45:11 And that's my prayer to you, viewers and listeners, 45:15 you want to know the Lord personally. 45:16 And that's my desire to continue 45:18 that relationship with the Lord. 45:20 Oh, boy, that we have so much to cover. 45:22 What about the... Is that little one? 45:24 It's okay to die, the martyr story, it's another one. 45:27 Yeah, it's very interesting. 45:30 The final chapter in Daring To Live By Every Word 45:34 is titled It's Okay To Die. 45:37 The best is yet to come. 45:38 And in that chapter I share, I share stories. 45:41 Wait a minute, back up, back up. 45:43 Yes. 45:44 When did this book come out? 45:45 So it came out in the spring of 2020. 45:48 What time in? 45:49 Like March, right? 45:51 Basically, when the pandemic hit. 45:52 Yes. 45:53 This book was just, had just finished rolling off the press. 45:56 God's timing is perfect. 45:57 Oh, my. 45:58 I know, I get goosebumps thinking about it. 46:00 Me too. 46:01 But go ahead, continue it. 46:03 Yeah, and I just, I just feel like, like I shared before. 46:07 Was trying for four years, 46:09 but it just didn't come together. 46:10 And then it finally did. 46:11 And it was such a spiritual battle, the whole process. 46:14 Literally, I don't feel like 46:17 I've ever been part of something that's taxed me 46:19 so much spiritually, physically. 46:20 There's been a lot of different things that have happened 46:23 while this last year since the book came out, 46:26 which has just reminded me how important 46:28 and crucial the message is, it's okay to die. 46:30 You know, ultimately, unless we are in that final group 46:35 that lived to see Jesus, we are going to eventually, 46:38 but the best is yet to come. 46:39 Thank you. 46:40 There's nothing to fear. 46:42 He tells us again and again, fear not. 46:44 We know in the world we're going to have tribulation, 46:46 but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. 46:48 So... I like that, it's okay to die. 46:50 Yes. 46:51 There's so many people, oh, no, no, I want to live. 46:54 But that's not the end of the story. 46:55 Once you die, your chapter is not completely finished. 46:58 That is true. 47:00 What would I say? 47:01 There is another part to the story, right? 47:03 Yes, the better part. 47:05 The best is yet to come. 47:06 The best is yet to come. Exactly. 47:08 The best is yet to come. 47:09 So you were spiritually attacked? 47:10 Yeah, just in the whole process 47:13 of writing the book was a real challenge. 47:15 And I have a... 47:16 I have kind of a closing thoughts 47:18 where I share about that. 47:19 But after the book was published, 47:23 I went through a real health crisis. 47:26 My mom who's been struggling with cancer, 47:28 praise the Lord, she is still with us. 47:30 But she came close to dying several times. 47:33 My brother was in a very tragic accident, 47:36 which should have killed him. 47:38 It was just like, thing after thing after thing 47:41 began to hit and fall apart. 47:44 And I was coming face to face with some of the things 47:47 that I'd written about because I'm encouraging people 47:49 and I'm excited about these things. 47:50 And then suddenly, I'm like, I'm not ready for this. 47:55 Yes, exactly. 47:56 To be honest here I'm encouraging people, 47:57 it's okay to die. 47:59 And I'm like, I'm not sure if I'm ready to die. 48:02 I'm not sure if I'm ready to see my family die. 48:05 And I just began crying out to the Lord. 48:07 This last year has probably been 48:08 one of the most challenging of my life, 48:11 just crying out to the Lord and like, Lord, help me. 48:14 And it's, it's been a good experience 48:17 what the enemy's meant for evil, 48:19 God is turning to good. 48:21 But it's been challenging. 48:23 And it's just... 48:24 Yeah, yeah, but God's growing us. 48:27 And you know, this really brings me 48:29 I think to the closing thought that I really want to share 48:34 with the audience. 48:36 We are in a time of testing, 48:37 and it's not going to get easier, it's gonna get harder. 48:40 It's gonna get harder. 48:42 And so God is growing us by little challenges 48:44 and little trials now to stand firm, 48:47 and to stand upon His Word, not on our feelings, 48:50 not on our fears, but faith in His Word. 48:53 He's teaching us to stand on His Word. 48:55 And there's a story that I love 48:56 that's really, really encouraged me 48:58 and it comes from Daniel 3:17. 49:01 It's basically where Daniel's three friends are paid, 49:06 are placed in a very, very important trial. 49:09 But let me back up really quick. 49:11 Yes. 49:12 When Daniel and his friends were taken to Babylon 49:15 as captives, they had a very important test. 49:19 Yes, they did. 49:20 Between them and God, and that was, 49:23 what are we going to? 49:24 How are we going to take care of the temple 49:25 that God has given us? 49:27 And they purposed in their heart 49:28 that they would not defile the temple 49:30 that God had given him? 49:31 Yes. 49:33 And God honored that. 49:34 Yes, He did. 49:36 And I believe that obedience to God and His Word 49:37 about how they honored Him with their temple, 49:40 prepared them to be a living sacrifice. 49:43 Wow. 49:44 So Nebuchadnezzar saying, 49:46 "If you don't bow down and worship me," 49:48 you know, fast forward, the dream, 49:50 the image and everything. 49:51 "If you don't bow down and worship me, 49:52 I'm gonna throw you into the fiery furnace. 49:54 And I love the challenge that Daniel and his, 49:58 well, his three friends, 49:59 Daniel wasn't part of this, it was the three friends. 50:02 But they were prepared for this 50:03 by their surrender and obedience. 50:05 And that is they told the king, they said, 50:07 "Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us 50:10 from the fiery furnace. 50:12 But even if He doesn't, we will not bow down." 50:16 Amen. 50:18 And that's what I believe we have to come 50:19 to in our walk with God today 50:21 as we serve a God who is able to deliver. 50:23 We serve a God that's able to get us through the fire 50:27 but will we stand for Him even if it doesn't not seem 50:32 that He's with us, even it seems like He's forsaken us. 50:35 And God said, "He will never leave us, 50:37 He will leave forsake us." 50:39 It's the promise from the Word of God. 50:42 And also these were men of implicit trust. 50:46 The three Hebrews, they were, 50:47 they trusted the Lord no matter what. 50:50 And I've to share this really quickly. 50:53 It's in Prophets and Kings, page 508, 50:55 it says, "From the history of their fathers, 50:57 the Hebrews, they had learned that disobedience to God 51:02 results in dishonor, disaster, and death, 51:06 and that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, 51:11 the foundation of all true prosperity." 51:14 And this is a part I have underlined here. 51:17 "Their faith strengthened as they declared 51:21 that God would be glorified by delivering them, 51:24 and with triumphant assurance born of implicit trust in God, 51:30 they added, 'But if not.'" 51:33 And some of you are going through your 51:35 but if not experiences right now. 51:37 Remember, this is not the end of the story. 51:41 God is with you. 51:43 Well, we're gonna have to take a break right now. 51:45 So we will be right back. 51:49 For more information about Revival and Reformation, 51:52 you can write to them at 12501, Old Columbia Pike, 51:57 Silver Spring, Maryland 20904. 52:01 You can call them at (301) 680-6000. 52:06 That's (301) 680-6000. 52:12 Or visit their website at RevivalAndReformation.org 52:16 That's RevivalAndReformation.org 52:19 You can also email them 52:20 at MasonM@gc.adventist.org |
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