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00:09 Who was Jesus?
00:12 He had compassion for the weak and the hurting. 00:15 He loved every person He met 00:17 and taught them how to love. 00:20 His great heart helped all those who came near Him 00:24 but most of all He was a friend. 00:27 That was who He was. 00:29 Now find out who He IS. 00:39 Hello and welcome back to Summer Camp Meeting. 00:42 We're so blessed that you're able to join us this evening. 00:45 It's hard to believe that we're already into Thursday evening. 00:47 What an incredible spiritual high Camp Meeting is! 00:50 We're here saying "Amen! " at 3ABN 00:52 and we can hear you at home saying the same as well. 00:56 You know, but the key is when we're spiritually filled 00:59 we can't just keep it inside, right? 01:01 We have to share it with others. 01:03 So one way of doing that is to tell others like: "Hey! " 01:05 Your family, your friends, and as Mr. Danny always says 01:08 even your enemies. Tell them: "Tune in to 3ABN 01:11 on satellite, on Dish Network, Roku, 01:13 maybe even the new 3ABN+. " 01:15 Yes. There's many ways that they can get this programming. 01:17 OR you can always watch it video on demand. 01:20 That's on 3ABN+ or on YouTube as well. 01:23 You can watch these messages, the music hours over and over 01:27 again. But what a blessing to be able to join you 01:29 here for Summer Camp Meeting. 01:30 I love Camp Meeting - that's right - and I'm excited about 01:33 tonight's presentations with the sermons AND we're starting with 01:36 music hour. That's right! We're here of course with Danny 01:38 and Yvonne Shelton and a special guest. So John Stoddart. 01:42 Welcome... we're so glad to have you. 01:43 Thank you, thank you so much. Glad to be here, Jill. 01:46 Dr. Yvonne, you've known this gentleman for a number 01:48 of years? Yes. You know, I first... Several years ago 01:52 I was at Oakwood and I heard this man at the piano 01:58 singing. And I said: "Who is that? " 02:02 Incredible talent. Oh my! 02:04 And then after I met John and got to know him 02:07 and see his beautiful spirit... What an amazing gift 02:11 and what an amazing spirit of humility that the Lord has given 02:15 you. So we are so happy that you're here. 02:17 We worked him so hard the last time he was here! 02:21 It's terrible. One time he didn't bring enough clothes. 02:26 I think he ended up wearing T- shirts & I don't know what all 02:28 'cause she was going to work him while he was here. 02:30 It's like he's just so good we've gotta keep him in music. 02:35 You know, but we appreciate your attitude 02:37 and John, you've been blessed. As you know, God has gifted you. 02:40 Very few people I've ever heard or listened to have 02:43 such an incredible talent. I mean, music... you guys know 02:47 music. You know, not just your singing but your piano, too. 02:51 It's really not fair so it shows you 02:53 this life is not fair. But when we get to heaven 02:56 we're going to be up there with you. 02:58 We're beside you now, John, something. 03:01 See, we're gonna be over there together singing together 03:04 having a good time. Thank you so much for coming. 03:06 It's always a thrill to be here at 3ABN sharing with you guys 03:11 and getting to share with you. You brought your wife this time! 03:13 I did! I did! She's my biggest cheerleading section. 03:17 So I always sing a little better when she's here. 03:21 You're going to get a little something extra. 03:25 Great. You know, we appreciate your spirit, too. 03:27 Just adding on to what Mr. Danny said. 03:29 Your attitude's phenomenal. We were talking to some of the crew 03:31 before we went live here this evening 03:32 and just saying: "Wow! The spirit. " 03:34 'Cause there's a lot of talent but to have the attitude 03:36 and spirit that you love Jesus it just comes through. 03:38 The humility. You're absolutely right. 03:40 Mr. Danny, one project that we've been talking about is 03:43 the Focus on Truth project. We talked about it opening night 03:45 here. An incredible project of three brand-new little booklets. 03:49 We have an amazing update 'cause we actually have 03:52 a way that you can participate this very evening. 03:56 Why don't you tell us a little more about that 03:57 and Mr. Danny as well. Yeah, the Focus on Truth 03:59 project... Maybe, Danny, you want to talk to them about - 04:02 the project a bit - OK - and then I'll talk about the special 04:04 pricing amd the offers we have tonight. Good. 04:07 If there's ever been a time in the world where they need 04:09 truth it's today. That's right! Would you agree with that? 04:12 And so we put together some little books - 04:14 Yvonne and me working together - 04:16 on different Bible topics. One of them is What About Hell Fire? 04:20 There's so much out there among Christians 04:23 not just people that are not believing. Christians can't 04:26 decide what the Bible really says about the subject of 04:30 hell fire. About salvation. 04:32 Seems to be a simple simple: salvation is a free gift. 04:36 But even with the Christian church 04:38 there are so many different viewpoints 04:41 and so many different 04:42 I hate to use this word but angles that people come from. 04:45 Sometimes it's manipulative in how, why you should be saved 04:49 and all of these, but we just want to find out 04:52 what the Bible says about salvation. 04:55 We're going to talk about sanctification, justification, 04:57 righteousness by faith. I mean all of these are 05:00 so important. And we literally try to go back to the beginning 05:05 of time and even in heaven when war started you know 05:08 with Michael and His angels. So we get into salvation 05:11 then we go to the Ten Commandments. Tell them. 05:15 I love this booklet because it actually 05:19 gives us like a focus on truth about the Ten Commandments. 05:24 Are they still in effect? Do we still have to keep them? 05:27 Have they been nailed to the cross? 05:28 I mean all of these things are questions 05:31 or concerns and a little bit of controversy 05:35 that you know is within the Christian church 05:37 as well as people who are not in church. 05:40 So this will let us know what does the Bible say. 05:43 I think that opinion is neither here nor there. 05:46 We want to know what "Thus saith the Lord. " 05:49 And so that's what this is. 05:51 So we're doing a number. We might do 9 or 10 books total 05:54 but we've done 3... and so happy to get these done. 05:57 So we have Focus on the Ten Commandments... 05:59 We call them Focus on Truth 06:01 But like Focus on the Ten Commandments, 06:03 on Hell Fire, on Salvation... That's the first three 06:07 that we've got done. But it's something we've never 06:09 done before. I'm thankful that we have sponsorship. 06:12 People who've said... They've seen the project 06:15 and said: "We'll put up some money for that 06:17 so people don't have to buy. " 06:20 But we're going to make it easy for you to get them. 06:22 And maybe Jill you can tell us how to do it. 06:24 It's not an unlimited number but there's quite a few that... 06:28 That's right. Absolutely. I'm so excited about this 06:31 evangelistic opportunity that you have at home 06:34 to partner with the ministry of 3ABN in spreading the gospel 06:38 in sharing the Focus on Hell, the state of the dead, 06:42 Focus on the Ten Commandments and Focus on Salvation. 06:45 So right now as Mr. Danny already alluded to 06:48 people have sponsored the printing of a certain number 06:52 of the beginning of this process of the booklets. 06:54 So right now all you have to do 06:56 you can call us right now. 06:58 The Call Center is open. 06:59 That number is: 07:04 and there's two ways that you can partner with us 07:07 in evangelistically spreading 07:08 this booket. The first way 07:10 is to sponsor a zipcode mailing 07:12 in your community. 07:15 Now the zipcode mailing is 07:17 for all three of the booklets 07:18 so you're not sponsoring just 07:20 the booklet on the state of the dead 07:21 or just the booklet on the Ten Commandments 07:24 or just the booklet on salvation. 07:26 You would be sponsoring 07:27 all three booklets. They will be 07:29 put together in a full-color 07:32 envelope mailed to peoples' homes 07:34 and you can do that for 50 cents. 07:37 Oh my! For only 50 cents 07:39 per home you can send 3 of these 07:43 booklets to your neighborhood 07:44 or your community. And the shipping? 07:46 That's the shipping. Absolutely! 07:48 Fifty cents. Think about that, John. Less than the price of one 07:51 stamp. Wow! You get three books - fifty-page books - 07:55 packaged together 07:57 in envelopes - um-hmm - 07:58 mailed to the zipcode of your choice - that's right - 08:01 thanks to some of our donors 08:04 for less than the price of one stamp. 08:06 Is that right? That's right... 08:08 absolutely! Fifty cents for that. 08:10 Or if you want there's another 08:12 option if you want to distribute 08:14 the books yourself, you can 08:15 order them by the case. 08:17 And the cost is only $16.50. 08:21 That covers the shipping cost 08:23 per case of the booklets. 08:25 So you might say: "I would like 08:26 one case of the Salvation booklets. " 08:29 How many are in a case? 250 booklets. 08:31 250 for $16.50? Mailed to your house. 08:36 So then you can take the books 08:38 and you can pass them out 08:39 and you can distribute them in your community. 08:42 So right now the Call Center 08:43 is open. You can call and say: 08:45 "Yes! I want to be part of this 08:46 project! I want to sponsor 08:48 a zipcode mailing" or maybe 08:50 you want some of those cases. 08:51 So call us at: 08:55 or you can always order online at 08:59 and that's a great way, too. 09:00 You know, Mr. Danny, I was really excited about 09:02 this project because you think about it... 09:03 It's amazing. The three booklets. 09:05 The booklets are printed in four colors, 09:06 have beautiful illus- trations on the inside. 09:09 So you have these 3 different topics that you mentioned. 09:11 They're put inside of a full-color envelope. 09:14 It's incredible, right? 09:16 You've got three 4-color booklets in a beautiful envelope 09:18 that's shipped to a zipcode 09:20 for 50 cents! That's the three booklets, 09:22 the envelope and the postage 09:24 to a zipcode in your area 09:25 or of your choice. I mean that 09:27 is amazing because it costs me 09:28 55 cents to mail one little letter. 09:31 Right! Right! And it's amazing because the 09:34 sponsors have stepped forward, Mr. Danny. And that's what makes 09:36 this possible. I mean, it's phenomenal because 09:38 we know you love evangelism. 09:39 3ABN Camp Meeting we were talking just a few minutes ago 09:42 about sharing and spreading to others. 09:44 Well, this is one way that you can do that. 09:46 I praise the Lord for the opportunity to do this. 09:49 We've tried to take each subject 09:52 and write it not from our 09:54 perspective... from the Biblical 09:56 perspective but keeping in mind 09:58 what a lot of denominations... 10:00 And I've talked to other pastors. 10:01 Some of the books in the past 10:03 what I'd do is I sent like one 10:05 to eight different pastors not of our faith 10:07 and said: "What do you think about this? " 10:09 And they'd write back and say: 10:10 "Well, I don't agree with this" 10:11 or "I don't agree with that. " 10:13 So then we would way: "OK, thank you. " 10:14 We'd switch it and tailor it. 10:16 So we've tried to answer basically 10:18 every question you can on these subjects 10:20 in that short of a time. 10:22 Butwe prraise the Lord and we want to thank our 10:24 our viewers and our donors who made it possible 10:27 for the first I think close... We're gonna say at least a 10:30 million... that we're able to do this. 10:32 That's right! They say: "Well that's a lot! " 10:35 But this COVID book: there was over 6 million 10:37 of those that went out. Incredible! 10:38 So this one I would say that... 10:40 that as long as they're available 10:42 for 50 cents we'd love to do it 10:45 and zipcode of your choice. 10:46 Amen. Oh yeah, this is exciting. 10:48 We've got another music hour in store this evening 10:50 but we've also got some messages afterwards. 10:52 Tell us who we'll be listening to after the music hour. 10:54 Directly after the music hour we're going to hear from 10:56 Pastor David Shin. His message will be on 10:58 Jesus as our Servant Leader. 11:01 Then we're going to hear from Pastor Wintley Phipps. 11:03 Both of them are anointed men of God. 11:06 Pastor Phipps' message is specifically on 11:08 Jesus, the Suffering Servant. 11:11 Jesus our Redeemer. 11:13 I'm looking forward to what God's gonna do 11:15 in and through them. But first we have 11:17 we can say Pastor John Stoddart. Doctor. 11:21 He's going to minister to us through music. 11:24 So thank you. Thank you so much. 11:26 I'm so grateful we have a High Priest 11:29 who knows exactly how we feel, what we're going through. 11:33 Touched with the feeling of our inifirmities. 11:40 I can feel your pain in My side. 11:43 I can see the tears you can't cry. 11:50 Oh, oh, oh, oh... 11:53 I know sometimes you feel alone 11:56 I keep praying to the sky of stone. 12:03 Oh, oh... 12:05 But you never know how much you mean to Me... 12:12 how forever my love can be. 12:19 Have you ever been lonely? 12:22 Then I know how you feel 12:25 when the nearest help's a million miles away. 12:32 When you're lookin' for sunshine 12:36 in the middle of the day, 12:39 then I know how you feel... 12:44 But it's gonna be OK. 12:50 Oh thank you, Jesus. 12:53 I know all about your heartaches... 12:57 all the love you try to fake 13:02 without breakin' just breakin' down. 13:07 I've had one or two of those days 13:11 when no matter what you do or say 13:14 nothin's gonna stop the pain, Lord. 13:19 But you never know how much 13:23 you mean to Me 13:26 till you see Me at Calvary. 13:31 Have you ever been lonely? 13:34 Whoo! Then I know how you feel 13:40 when the nearest hug's a million miles... 13:44 million miles away. 13:47 When you're lookin' for sunshine 13:50 in the middle of the day 13:53 then I know how you feel. 13:58 But it's gonna be OK. 14:02 I'll never leave you... no, no... 14:09 I know the sun is gonna shine again 14:15 and I can tell you how the story's gonna end: 14:20 you're gonna make it. 14:27 Have you ever been lonely? 14:31 Jesus knows how it feels 14:34 when the nearest help's a million miles, so far away. 14:40 When you're lookin' for sunshine 14:44 in the middle of the day 14:47 then I know... I know how it feels! 14:53 Have you ever been lonely? 14:57 Then I know how you feel 15:00 oh when the nearest help's a million miles, a million 15:06 milies a way. 15:08 When you're lookin' for sunshine 15:11 in the middle of the day 15:14 oh then I know, 15:16 I know, I know how you feel 15:21 but it's gonna be, it's gonna be 15:25 it's gonna be OK. 15:28 It's gonna be, it's gonna be OK. 15:38 Are you grateful? 15:40 Be grateful for that promise today that not only does Jesus 15:43 understand what we're going through, 15:46 not only does He see and hear 15:49 and feels from a distance 15:52 but He empathizes... He's with us 15:54 right there in the middle of whatever it is 15:57 we're going through. He highs, the lows... 15:59 the fear, the disappointments, the struggles. 16:02 He's right there with us; He knows how we feel. 16:05 I tell you: I'm grateful that we have 16:08 this gift of grace... this gift that says 16:12 "You know what? I know John doesn't deserve it. 16:15 I know that John is messed up. 16:17 I know that John has a long way to go before 16:20 he looks like Me but I'm workin' on him. 16:23 Every day as he submits to Me. " 16:26 He's re-making us in His image. 16:28 And this gift of grace that He's given us 16:32 is something that allows us to wake up every morning 16:36 to try again. Not with the fear that 16:41 you know, "Man, if I mess up God's gonna strike me down. " 16:44 He's not waiting to punish me or to point out every 16:49 mistake that I make. 16:50 But His grace is there to allow me the strength 16:54 and courage to keep striving, 16:57 to keep pushing, to keep submitting and surrendering 17:01 myself to this awesome process of sanctification 17:04 where God is taking me right from where I am 17:07 and allowing me, re-shaping me 17:10 so that one day I'm going to look exactly like Him. 17:13 It's because of His grace that I'm able to do this. 17:17 Listen to the words of this next song. 17:34 Time measured out my days 17:41 Life carried me along 17:49 In my soul I yearned 17:53 to follow God 17:57 but knew I'd never be so strong. 18:03 I looked hard at this world 18:08 to learn how heaven 18:12 could be gained 18:17 just to end where I began: 18:23 where human effort 18:26 was all in vain. 18:32 Were it not for grace 18:41 I can tell you where 18:46 I'd be: 18:48 wand'ring down 18:50 some pointless road to nowhere 18:56 with my salvation up to me. 19:03 I know how that would go, 19:10 the battles I would face: 19:19 forever running 19:23 but losing the race 19:27 were it not for grace. 19:46 So here is all my praise 19:53 expressed with all my heart 20:00 offered to the Friend 20:05 who took my place 20:09 and ran a course I could not start 20:15 And when He saw in full 20:20 just how much 20:23 His love would cost 20:29 He still went the final mile 20:34 between me and heaven 20:38 so I would not be lost! 20:45 Were it not for grace 20:52 I can tell you where 20:58 I'd be: 21:00 wand'ring down some pointless road 21:06 to nowhere 21:08 with my salvation up to me 21:14 I know how that 21:17 would go 21:22 the battles I would face 21:31 Forever running 21:37 but losing the race 21:41 were it not for grace... 21:49 forever running 21:53 but losing the race 21:58 were it not 22:01 for grace. 22:18 Hallelujah! 22:21 I'm so grateful. You know, that is a gift 22:26 that we don't think enough about. 22:30 And I know I have to just remind myself. 22:32 That song always puts me back in the place 22:35 where I just realize... 22:40 You know, when you look in the mirror... 22:41 As a song... a song writer 22:43 you look in the mirror and you realize 22:47 when you're honest with yourself 22:49 that: "Man, if it were not for grace..." 22:54 And how dare we be impatient with other people? 22:58 When we think about the amount of grace that we require 23:02 it should prompt us to be lavish with the grace 23:06 that we dispense to others. 23:08 And I mentioned I was a song writer... 23:10 and that's a fancy word for storyteller. 23:15 So I want to share a song with you now 23:19 that I didn't write. It was written by a guy named 23:22 Chris Rice. But it's just a song that 23:25 for me it paints such a vivid picture. 23:29 And I'm not even going to tell you any more about it 23:32 other than that, but just listen to the words of this next song. 23:36 And close your eyes, and I'm going to try to paint a picture 23:39 and see if you can see this picture that I'm painting. 23:42 This is a song called My Tree. 24:01 On a hill far away 24:05 stood a tall mighty tree 24:09 where a boy and girl used to take turns 24:12 pushin' a tire swing. 24:15 I remember the pocketknife in hand 24:19 and her name in my heart 24:23 thinkin' there ain't no way for a boy to explain 24:27 the love that he feels inside. 24:33 So I carved her name into my tree 24:38 then I carved a heart around her name 24:45 Then I carved an arrow through the heart 24:52 just to say "I love you. " 25:01 On a hill far away 25:05 stood an old rugged cross 25:10 the emblem of suffering and shame. 25:17 I remember the nails through My hands 25:23 and your name in My heart. 25:26 How in their wordless way 25:29 the nails explain the love that I feel inside. 25:35 As they carved your name into My tree 25:41 where I wrapped My heart around your name 25:48 then I took your arrow through My heart 25:55 just to say "I love you... 26:01 I really love you. 26:04 Now while I can never forget 26:08 how much you mean to Me 26:12 since I will always remember 26:17 whenever I see 26:21 where they carved your name into My tree 26:28 where I wrapped My heart around your name 26:36 then I took your arrow 26:41 through My heart 26:50 just to say I love you. " 27:00 "How much I love you, child. " 28:13 You know that last song? Sing a little bit of it. 28:17 Yes, Jesus 28:20 loves me; 28:25 Yes, Jesus 28:29 loves me; 28:34 Yes, Jesus loves me 28:40 for the Bible 28:44 tells me 28:49 so. 28:54 What a precious gift! 28:56 What an indescribable gift! There are no words 29:00 when we begin to think about 29:05 what God did just to be able to be close to us... 29:10 to let us know how much God loves us. 29:14 I was speaking with a friend of mine. She's a theologian 29:18 and she's done a lot of research 29:20 and study on the topic of worship. 29:23 And she observed and remarked how the Psalms - 29:27 you know those are songs that were written 29:29 thousands of years ago - 29:31 and here we are these thousands of years later 29:34 we have record of the music - of the lyrics - 29:38 but not of the music. 29:40 And her theory is that 29:42 you know, the messages of the saints and the messages 29:48 of the Psalms are messages that are timeless. 29:52 And these messages are given to each generation 29:57 to put their own music to. 29:59 And, you know, as an arranger I love to hear that. 30:02 I love taking a song that maybe is an old song 30:06 and coming up with my own way of interpreting it 30:10 or way of making it my own. 30:11 And I'd like to do that with this next song I want to share. 30:14 It's an old hymn and it's one of my favorites. 30:19 Many of you will be familiar with this song. 30:21 And I hope as you reminisce on the words 30:24 and hear some new melodies and some new harmonies 30:27 that the message will continue to resonate with you 30:31 and perhaps the new music will allow you in a way 30:34 to grasp hold of this message once again. 30:37 To re-affirm, re-commit. 30:40 The name of this song is called Come Thou Fount. 30:59 Come, thou fount of 31:03 every blessing... 31:08 tune my heart to sing Your grace. 31:15 Streams of mercy 31:20 never ceasing 31:25 call for songs of loudest praise. 31:30 Teach me ever to 31:35 adore Thee. 31:40 May I still Thy goodness prove 31:49 while the hope of 31:53 endless glory 31:57 fills my heart with joy and love. 32:17 Here I raise my 32:21 Ebenezer; 32:25 hither by Your help I've come. 32:33 And I hope by... 32:37 by Thy good pleasure 32:42 safely to arrive home. 32:48 Jesus sought me 32:51 when a stranger 32:58 wand'ring from the fold of God. 33:07 He to rescue 33:10 me from danger 33:15 interposed His precious blood! 33:20 Oh! 33:33 Oh! Oh to grace how 33:39 great a debtor 33:44 daily I'm constrained to be. 33:51 Oh let Thy goodness... 33:55 goodness like a fetter 33:59 bind me closer, Lord, to Thee! 34:06 Prone to wander, Lord, 34:10 I feel it... 34:13 prone to leave 34:17 the God I love. Oh, 34:24 here's my heart, Lord, 34:27 please take and seal it... 34:32 seal it for Your courts above! 34:40 Prone to wander, Lord, 34:43 I feel it... 34:46 prone to leave the God 34:51 I love. Oh, 34:57 here is my heart, Lord, 35:01 please take and seal it... 35:06 seal it for Your courts above... 35:13 seal it for 35:15 Your courts above... 35:23 seal it for Your courts 35:28 above. 35:56 Amen! Thank you, Lord, so much. 35:59 I want to do another old song while we're in this space, 36:02 but I don't want to do it by myself. 36:04 I have some friends here: Reggie and Ladye Love Smith. 36:07 I know they are friends of yours. 36:08 But I just have been dying to sing with them 36:12 and when I heard that they were in the building 36:14 I said: "We've gotta do something. " 36:16 I don't even know what exactly we're going to do. 36:19 Let's pick a song and just... 36:21 You know, that's how you do it in church. 36:24 Let's do an Andre song... Andre Crouch. 36:25 An Andre Crouch song? Maybe The Blood. 36:27 OK. Let's do that... let's see what happens. 36:40 You'll do the first verse? 36:56 The blood that Jesus 37:02 shed for me 37:10 way back 37:13 on Calvary, 37:19 the blood that gives me strength 37:25 from day to day... 37:31 it will never lose 37:37 its power. 37:43 And it reaches to the 37:47 highest mountain. 37:55 And it flows 37:58 to the lowest 38:02 valley. 38:07 The blood 38:10 that gives me strength 38:14 from day to day... 38:20 it will never lose 38:25 its power. 38:33 It soothes my doubts 38:38 and it calms all of my fears 38:45 and it drives 38:50 away all my tears. 38:57 The blood that gives me strength - 39:02 yes it does - from day 39:05 to day 39:09 it will never lose 39:15 its power. 39:19 Oh, it reaches 39:24 to the highest 39:28 mountain... mountain. 39:34 And it flows to the lowest 39:40 valley. 39:45 Oh, the blood 39:48 that gives me strength 39:52 from day 39:55 to day 39:58 it will never lose... 40:04 it will never lose... 40:10 it will never 40:14 lose - sing it - 40:19 its 40:23 power. 40:30 Its power. Yes, ooo-ooo. 40:35 Brother thank you. That was so fun! 40:40 That's good stuff, but now you all need to go on now 40:44 and let somebody else do somethin'. 40:48 John Stoddart, what a wonderful man of God you are! 40:51 What a gifted man! Thank you for all of that. 40:55 What a gift! Love music, don't you Mel? 40:58 So let's sing some, all right? 41:12 A hungry little boy 41:16 gave his lunch away... 41:20 too young to know the difference 41:23 he could make. 41:27 He was just one among the many 41:33 in a crowded human sea 41:37 but his love for Jesus 41:42 met 5,000 needs. 41:49 Just a simple love for Jesus 41:54 is all the Father asks. 41:57 He can work His mighty wonders 42:02 in the smallest of our tasks. 42:08 Miracles will happen 42:12 when there's a child-like trust 42:17 and a simple love for Jesus 42:22 seen in us. 42:33 Daddy dropped his daughter off 42:36 at church that day. 42:40 He thought that he had better things to do. 42:47 But through the years she taught her father 42:52 with deeds and not just words 42:56 until her quiet witness 43:00 led him to the Lord. 43:07 Just a simple love for Jesus 43:11 is all the Father asks. 43:15 He can work His mighty wonders 43:19 in the smallest of our tasks. 43:26 Miracles will happen 43:29 if there's a child-like trust 43:33 and a simple love for Jesus 43:38 seen in us. 43:43 Just a simple love for Jesus 43:46 is all the Father asks. 43:49 He can work His mighty wonders 43:54 in the smallest of our tasks. 44:00 Miracles will happen 44:03 if there's a child-like trust 44:07 and a simple love for Jesus 44:12 seen in us... 44:18 a simple love for Jesus 44:23 seen in us. 44:40 Thank you, Melody. You know, Tim, I was thinking 44:42 about what we've been talking about here today. 44:45 And we live in this world where we have so much to do... 44:48 so many things that we rely on ourselves to do. 44:52 And as I sing this song I want to remind even those of you 44:54 who are living in this fast-paced world 44:57 that it's not in trying but in trusting. 45:00 It's not in running but in resting. 45:03 It's not in wondering but it's in praying 45:07 that we find the strength of the Lord. 45:20 Sometimes life seems like words and music 45:27 that can't quite become a song. 45:34 So we cry inside, 45:37 then we try again... wond'ring 45:42 what could be wrong. 45:47 Then we turn to the Lord 45:51 at the end of ourselves 45:54 as we've done a time or two before... 46:00 We find His truth is the same 46:03 as it's always been 46:07 and never we'll need more. 46:14 It's not in trying but in trusting; 46:21 it's not in running but in resting. 46:27 Not in wond'ring but in praying 46:34 that we find the strength of the Lord. 46:41 It's not in trying but in trusting; 46:48 not in running but in resting. 46:54 Not in wond'ring but in praying 47:00 that we find the strength of the Lord. 47:10 He is all we need 47:14 for our every need... 47:17 we never need be alone. 47:23 Still He'll let us go 47:27 if we choose to 47:31 live a life on our own. 47:37 Then the only good that can ever be said 47:43 of the pains we find ourselves in 47:49 There are places to gain 47:53 and the wisdom to say 47:57 "I'll never leave Him again. " 48:04 For it's not in trying but in trusting; 48:10 not in running but in resting. 48:17 Not in wond'ring but in praying 48:23 that we find the strength of the Lord... 48:30 it is not in wond'ring but in praying 48:36 that we find 48:39 the strength of the 48:44 Lord. 48:59 What a great God that gives us grace 49:04 to learn the lessons in life. 49:08 Sometimes it takes a lifetime to learn that very lesson 49:12 that John just sang. 49:14 But we have comfort that God is waiting on us 49:18 just to live life and carry us through life. 49:23 He is a great God. He loves you 49:25 and hopefully you have been able to sense some of that love 49:30 in these songs in this hour. 49:34 I love the scripture Psalm 71:19 49:37 says: "For your righteousness, O God, 49:39 reaches to the heavens. You who have done 49:42 great things. O God, who is like You? " 49:47 Makes me think of this song. 49:58 Come let us worship our King. 50:02 Come let us bow at His feet. 50:06 He has done great things. 50:12 See what our Savior has done. 50:16 See how His love overcomes. 50:20 He has done great things. 50:24 He has done great things! 50:30 O hero of heaven, You conquered the grave. 50:34 You free every captive and You break every chain. 50:39 O God, You have done great things. 50:43 We dance in Your freedom awake and alive. 50:48 O Jesus, our Savior, Your name be lifted high. 50:52 O God, You have done great things. 51:00 You've been faithful through every storm 51:05 and You'll be faithful forever more. 51:09 Oh You have done great things! 51:13 And I know You will do it again 51:18 for Your promise is "Yes" and "Amen. " 51:22 O You will do great things. 51:26 Just stick around, folks, for He's gonna do great things. 51:31 Oh hero of heaven, You conquered the grave. 51:36 You free every captive and You break every chain. 51:40 Oh God, You have done great things. 51:44 We dance in Your freedom awake and alive. 51:48 Oh Jesus, our Savior, Your name be lifted high. 51:53 Oh God, You have done great things. 51:59 It makes me think of this song: 52:01 Oh, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 52:05 let the earth hear His voice. 52:08 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 52:12 let the people rejoice. 52:15 O come to the Father 52:18 through Jesus the Son 52:22 and give Him the glory 52:25 great things He has done. 52:29 Oh sing at home now: Oh praise the Lord, 52:32 praise the Lord, 52:34 let the earth hear His voice. 52:38 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 52:41 let the people rejoice. 52:45 O come to the Father 52:48 through Jesus, the Son, 52:52 and give Him all glory 52:55 great things He has done! 53:01 Oh He is the hero of heaven, 53:04 He has conquored the grave. 53:06 He has freed every captive and He has broken every chain. 53:11 Oh God, You have done great things. 53:15 And we dance in Your freedom 53:18 awake and alive. 53:21 Oh Jesus, our Savior, Your name be lifted high. 53:25 Oh God, You have done great things... 53:31 Oh God, You will always do great things. 53:40 Great things You have done. 53:51 Amen! Wow Tim... I think you're convinced. I am! 53:54 You're not just singin' a song you're singin' an experience. 53:56 Truly. And this is what this Camp Meeting is about. 53:58 You know, the question is: "Who is Jesus? " 54:00 That's the question that has been asked 54:02 and each of our speakers hopefully 54:04 are answering that question: "Who is Jesus? " 54:06 Great things He has done! Marvelous works He's done. 54:10 And I, to be honest with you, when we get to heaven, 54:12 friends, we're not going to get to heaven and say: 54:14 "Well, we're here... " Um-hmm, that's right. 54:17 We're going to be so excited to have made the kingdom. 54:20 We're going to praise the Lord... give Him glory. 54:22 Shout His name, and I don't think we're going to shuffle 54:25 our feet. We're going to be praising God 54:28 to the highest. That's right. 54:29 For the first time we're going to join the angels 54:32 to find out what they have been doing throughout this 54:35 ceaseless ages of eternity. 54:37 The Bible says they don't cease day and night to 54:39 call, say: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty. " 54:45 You know, I think about how great God is. 54:48 And when you talk about the things He wants to do for us 54:50 God wants to do the same - yes - for every one of you. 54:55 The story that was going through my mind a couple of days 54:57 ago that I wanted to share with you briefly 54:59 is how we hold onto things in this life 55:03 thinking to ourselves that we finally have been able 55:08 to accomplish what we've been dreaming about. 55:11 But I was sitting in my car with my wife. 55:14 We were driving back from Marion once 55:16 and the text that came to our minds that brought tears 55:19 to our eyes for the first time was when we remembered 55:22 God says: "I know the plans I have for you. " 55:25 And my wife and I looked at it simultaneously 55:28 and the tears began to come 55:30 because he says God has plans for us? 55:32 God dreams about us? Amazing, right? 55:34 God thinks about us! 55:36 And so when we ask the question: "Who is Jesus? " 55:39 He is the God who thinks about you. 55:41 He is looking forward to not just thinking about you 55:46 but guiding your life to the place 55:48 where you can find freedom; where you can find hope. 55:52 Where you can know that you can let go of the things you have 55:56 and hold onto the eternal things that Christ is willing 56:00 to give to you. Like the little boy who was 56:02 standing in front of his father and he had a little tiny 56:06 teddy bear in his hand 56:08 and his dad had a big fuzzy one behind his back. 56:10 And he says: "Give me your teddy bear. " 56:12 And he said: "Unh-uh. " 56:13 He said: "Give me your teddy bear" 56:15 and the little boy said: "No! " 56:16 If he had only known what we behind his dad's back. 56:19 That's sometimes who we are. We hold onto the things 56:23 that seem to be valuable to us 56:26 not knowing who Jesus is. 56:28 And He has behind His back blessings that are abundant. 56:33 We want to encourage you as we continue with this Camp Meeting 56:35 to answer the question: "Who is Jesus? " 56:39 We're not just giving you the answers but the answers 56:42 are going to come to you through your own personal time 56:45 you spend with Christ. 56:47 Let me encourage you to take time. 56:49 When Camp Meeting comes and goes, people say how... 56:51 how high a mountain-top experience that was. 56:54 But you can have the same experience 56:57 if you take time in the Word with the Lord every day. 56:59 Amen. Take time in prayer. Talk to the Lord as to a friend. 57:03 And then repeat back to Him the promises 57:07 of His Word and then you'll find out 57:09 that who Jesus is will no longer be a question to you 57:14 but the answer will be clear. 57:15 He will be your Lord and your Savior, the One 57:19 who wants to bless you. The One who has blessings 57:21 untold behind His back. 57:24 Don't go away. Camp Meeting is continuing 57:27 and we pray that you'll stay with us. God bless you. 57:31 His body was broken 57:34 so that we could live 57:36 giving us the gift of eternal life. 57:40 He pursues us relentlessly with an everlasting love. 57:45 Regardless of our failures and mistakes 57:49 the One who loves us like no other. 57:53 THIS is who Jesus IS. |
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