1 00:00:01,100 --> 00:00:04,970 God has promised that if we draw near to Him, He will draw 2 00:00:04,970 --> 00:00:08,500 near to us. The Bible tells the story of a Father longing to 3 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:11,950 be reunited with his wayward son. And of the Father's joy 4 00:00:11,950 --> 00:00:14,850 when his son finally returns home. 5 00:00:14,850 --> 00:00:18,140 This touching illustration reveals God's desire to have us 6 00:00:18,140 --> 00:00:21,870 come close to Him. Let's draw near to God and He 7 00:00:21,870 --> 00:00:25,630 will draw near to us. 8 00:00:31,590 --> 00:00:34,280 Good evening again everybody! 9 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,840 Welcome! Good to see you here tonight! 10 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,690 We're glad that you came out to join us. 11 00:00:38,690 --> 00:00:42,430 This revival series it's called "Drawing near" 12 00:00:42,430 --> 00:00:45,510 And we are claiming the promise that if we draw near to God, 13 00:00:45,510 --> 00:00:47,020 what will He do? 14 00:00:47,020 --> 00:00:48,890 He will draw near to us. 15 00:00:48,890 --> 00:00:52,090 To those of you who are joining us Live via Satellite, we'd like 16 00:00:52,090 --> 00:00:54,240 to extend a very warm welcome to you as well. 17 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:55,890 Thank you for joining us. 18 00:00:55,890 --> 00:00:58,950 We trust that you'd also receiving a reach blessing were 19 00:00:58,950 --> 00:01:02,180 you are just as we are here in Forth Worth. 20 00:01:02,180 --> 00:01:05,380 Now, one announcement we want to remind you of this coming 21 00:01:05,380 --> 00:01:09,040 Saturday, there will be a very special broadcast at 10:30 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,840 Central standard time, a special Sabbath morning service, and we 23 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,380 hope that those of you who are watching, and those of you who 24 00:01:15,380 --> 00:01:18,420 are here, will join us this coming Sabbath morning. 25 00:01:18,420 --> 00:01:22,450 And then at 6:00 Saturday afternoon, it's going to be a 26 00:01:22,450 --> 00:01:25,870 special musical program, that will also be broadcast live. 27 00:01:25,870 --> 00:01:29,910 So be sure to be here at 6:00. Then 7:00 we will have our final 28 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,250 meeting to wrap up this revival series. 29 00:01:32,260 --> 00:01:35,490 And even though the meetings will be finishing this weekend, 30 00:01:35,490 --> 00:01:39,250 I hope the revivals that have started in your heart and in 31 00:01:39,250 --> 00:01:42,690 your life will continue for the weeks and the months ahead. 32 00:01:42,690 --> 00:01:44,130 Cause that's what's the point of this. 33 00:01:44,130 --> 00:01:46,840 Not only to come here for one week and to be spiritually 34 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,130 filled, but rather we want that filling to go on; as we make 35 00:01:51,130 --> 00:01:54,160 those changes in our life to bring us closer and closer to 36 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:55,030 to God. 37 00:01:55,030 --> 00:01:59,650 Tonight pastor Doug's ceremony is entitled "Stuck in reverse" 38 00:01:59,660 --> 00:02:02,950 But before we have Him come and share with us let's stand and 39 00:02:02,950 --> 00:02:06,860 sing our theme song together once more "Revive us Lord." 40 00:04:42,020 --> 00:04:45,220 This evening our prayer will be brought to us by Dr. Willis, 41 00:04:45,220 --> 00:04:47,990 who is the chairman of the religion department at South 42 00:04:47,990 --> 00:04:50,990 Western Adventist University. We'll kneel together on the 43 00:04:50,990 --> 00:04:55,390 platform you remain standing as go before the Lord in prayer. 44 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,380 Our loving Father in Heaven. What a privilege it is for us to 45 00:05:02,380 --> 00:05:05,800 be here tonight. To be able to participate in 46 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,580 this revival. To be a part of it. 47 00:05:08,580 --> 00:05:13,530 You have made promises to us. And so we come in expectancy 48 00:05:13,540 --> 00:05:18,180 knowing that you wish to draw us into a closer relationship with 49 00:05:18,190 --> 00:05:19,470 You. 50 00:05:19,470 --> 00:05:22,350 We pray for a special blessing on the speaker that elder 51 00:05:22,350 --> 00:05:26,240 Bachelor will be able to lead us in the understanding of 52 00:05:26,250 --> 00:05:28,350 Your word and the commitment of our lives. 53 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:32,840 We know that decisions have been made and are being made and we 54 00:05:32,840 --> 00:05:36,950 pray that that will be a part of service this evening in our 55 00:05:36,950 --> 00:05:41,820 hearts. Not only those of us who are here, but those who are a 56 00:05:41,820 --> 00:05:46,260 part of this program far and near who are also participating 57 00:05:46,260 --> 00:05:48,240 with us here. 58 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:52,490 This is a troubled world. There are so many tragic things 59 00:05:52,490 --> 00:05:57,160 happening in the world around us, so much of terror, and 60 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:02,850 desisted, and yet through these meetings we can be drawn into a 61 00:06:02,850 --> 00:06:05,720 relationship with You that gives us security. 62 00:06:05,730 --> 00:06:07,620 Gives us peace of mind. 63 00:06:07,620 --> 00:06:11,890 Gives us hearts that are set not just on this world, but far more 64 00:06:11,890 --> 00:06:15,270 on the world to come. So we pray tonight for Your 65 00:06:15,280 --> 00:06:20,350 presence to be here, to be felt by each of us. 66 00:06:20,350 --> 00:06:25,370 We asked these in Jesus name Amen! 67 00:06:26,380 --> 00:06:28,460 You may be sited! 68 00:06:30,460 --> 00:06:33,680 Thank you John, Kelly, Dr. Willis. 69 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:37,480 Want to welcome everybody again tonight both here in the 70 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,960 Will Roger's auditorium in Forth Worth and our friends who are 71 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:46,120 watching on television, on Hope Channel, 3ABN, the internet. 72 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,590 And we're just very thankful that you are participating with 73 00:06:48,590 --> 00:06:50,430 us. Are you reading your Bibles? 74 00:06:50,430 --> 00:06:51,570 Yes!! Amin! 75 00:06:51,570 --> 00:06:54,130 Are you praying more? Yes! 76 00:06:54,130 --> 00:06:56,610 Are you sharing your faith? Yes!! 77 00:06:56,610 --> 00:07:01,160 Pray every day. Say Lord, give me that heavenly radar. 78 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:05,100 Help me to recognize people who are opportunities to share You 79 00:07:05,100 --> 00:07:06,410 with. 80 00:07:06,410 --> 00:07:09,150 And He'll do that for you. If you ask Him. 81 00:07:09,150 --> 00:07:11,890 The Bible says: The harvest is great, the labors are few. 82 00:07:11,890 --> 00:07:14,160 If you say: Lord I am willing to be a labor for You. 83 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,460 And your faith will get stronger as you share it with others. 84 00:07:17,460 --> 00:07:18,440 Amen! 85 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:21,460 Well, we've got some important things to do tonight, to share 86 00:07:21,460 --> 00:07:25,130 tonight, we have some free offers, but pastor Rots we want 87 00:07:25,130 --> 00:07:27,040 to get to our Bible questions again. 88 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,340 Yes. Thank you everybody to sending your Bible questions. 89 00:07:30,340 --> 00:07:32,660 Those of you here in the audience if you have questions 90 00:07:32,660 --> 00:07:35,640 that you would like pastor Doug to answer be sure to get them 91 00:07:35,650 --> 00:07:39,030 to the ushers as the offering is collected this evening or in the 92 00:07:39,030 --> 00:07:41,140 back there will be someone to collect it. 93 00:07:41,140 --> 00:07:44,700 Pastor Doug our first question is: "The Bible says that the 94 00:07:44,700 --> 00:07:47,640 Second Coming of Jesus will be like the days of Noah and only 95 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:51,570 a few were saved." The question is: Will only the 144,000 be 96 00:07:51,570 --> 00:07:53,350 saved? 97 00:07:53,350 --> 00:07:57,760 Well. In the days of Noah there were only 8 saved. We don't know 98 00:07:57,770 --> 00:08:01,900 exactly what percentage that 8 was of the existing population 99 00:08:01,900 --> 00:08:03,760 in the world. 100 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,680 But I don't think when Jesus said: "as it was in the days of 101 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,510 Noah, He does not go on to accentuate how few they were, 102 00:08:11,510 --> 00:08:15,210 meaning just Noah, He goes on to talk about the condition in 103 00:08:15,210 --> 00:08:18,590 the world will be similar as they were. 104 00:08:18,590 --> 00:08:21,900 And the Bible does not teach that the only one saved when 105 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:25,440 Jesus comes back is the 144,000 in number. 106 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,610 I do think that there is a special significance to the 107 00:08:28,610 --> 00:08:32,070 number of 144,000, matter of fact I think we have a book, 108 00:08:32,070 --> 00:08:34,990 we're going to give away before our series is over on that 109 00:08:34,990 --> 00:08:39,600 subject. But the 144,000 are the last day 110 00:08:39,610 --> 00:08:44,210 apostles if you were, who under their spirit filled influence a 111 00:08:44,210 --> 00:08:47,350 great multitude is converted. When Jesus comes back again, 112 00:08:47,350 --> 00:08:51,400 and catches the redeemed up in the air, it is not going to be 113 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,320 a defeat, it is going to be a victory. 114 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,690 So there will be a great multitude who were saved 115 00:08:57,690 --> 00:09:01,550 from those who've come out of tribulation and that's in 116 00:09:01,550 --> 00:09:04,230 Revelation Chapter 7 I believe. 117 00:09:04,230 --> 00:09:08,120 The next question comes from Luke chap. 17. And it's verse 118 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:12,630 34-36 you're familiar with the passage that talks about two 119 00:09:12,630 --> 00:09:15,860 man being one bed, one taken the other left, two women 120 00:09:15,860 --> 00:09:18,570 grinding together at the meal, the one is taken the other is 121 00:09:18,580 --> 00:09:21,990 left, and then two man in the, field one's taken the other is 122 00:09:21,990 --> 00:09:23,570 left. The question is: What is this mean? 123 00:09:23,580 --> 00:09:25,570 And how is it relate to the second coming? 124 00:09:25,570 --> 00:09:27,930 Ok thank you! This scripture is frequently 125 00:09:27,930 --> 00:09:31,140 use; you'll find this also in Mathew 24 except Luke mentions 126 00:09:31,140 --> 00:09:33,660 two man sleeping in the bed, then in Mathew 24 does not 127 00:09:33,660 --> 00:09:39,260 mention that. It's often use as support for the secret rapture. 128 00:09:39,270 --> 00:09:42,910 Teaching that two people will be hourly doing the same thing, 129 00:09:42,910 --> 00:09:45,930 and puff one of them disappears and he's caught up the rapture. 130 00:09:45,930 --> 00:09:48,010 And the other one is left behind. 131 00:09:48,010 --> 00:09:51,560 And two man sleeping in the bed, two man working in the field. 132 00:09:51,560 --> 00:09:54,980 I don't think this is what Jesus is talking about at all. 133 00:09:54,980 --> 00:10:00,670 Those three analogies are very vivid symbols in Bible symbols. 134 00:10:00,670 --> 00:10:04,250 A woman is a symbol for a church. How many kinds of 135 00:10:04,250 --> 00:10:06,460 woman in Revelation? Two! 136 00:10:06,460 --> 00:10:11,180 Revelation 12. God's church. Revelation 17. Babylon and her 137 00:10:11,180 --> 00:10:17,030 daughters. Is 2. Two oaths. two choices. There is two kinds 138 00:10:17,030 --> 00:10:19,490 of messages out there. The Truth and the False. That's all there 139 00:10:19,490 --> 00:10:21,670 is. Some people say: 140 00:10:21,670 --> 00:10:23,950 Oh, all rivers lead to the ocean, it doesn't matter what you 141 00:10:23,950 --> 00:10:27,330 believe as long as you're sincere. That's just not true! 142 00:10:27,330 --> 00:10:30,220 When Jesus comes is only two groups. One group has the seal 143 00:10:30,220 --> 00:10:32,650 of God, one has the mark of the beast. 144 00:10:32,650 --> 00:10:35,450 Two man sleeping in the bad. What the sleep represent in the 145 00:10:35,450 --> 00:10:37,480 Bible? 146 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,570 Death. "Our friend Lazarus is asleep." 147 00:10:39,570 --> 00:10:42,540 How many kinds of people are asleep now? Two! 148 00:10:42,540 --> 00:10:45,710 The dead in Christ and the others. 149 00:10:45,710 --> 00:10:47,550 Which are the wicked right? 150 00:10:47,550 --> 00:10:51,310 When Jesus comes back one is save, one is lost. The dead in 151 00:10:51,310 --> 00:10:52,870 Christ rise first. 152 00:10:52,870 --> 00:10:54,530 Two man working in the field. What's the field? 153 00:10:54,530 --> 00:10:57,210 Jesus said: "The harvest is great, the labors are few, pray 154 00:10:57,210 --> 00:11:00,520 the Father to send more workers into the field, the harvest. 155 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,490 How many kinds of Gospels are being preached out there? 156 00:11:03,490 --> 00:11:05,540 Two. True and the False. 157 00:11:05,540 --> 00:11:08,070 And so this is all that Christ is saying. 158 00:11:08,070 --> 00:11:10,860 That hourly they appear to be doing the same thing, but God 159 00:11:10,860 --> 00:11:13,060 looks on the heart. 160 00:11:13,070 --> 00:11:15,350 And some will be lost and some will be saved. 161 00:11:15,350 --> 00:11:18,600 It doesn't mean... it doesn't say puff anywhere in the text. 162 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:21,070 So hope that helps. 163 00:11:21,070 --> 00:11:24,270 The next question: Do you have to be a vegetarian 164 00:11:24,270 --> 00:11:26,910 to be saved? 165 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,530 Well God practice for Heaven, because everybody there is a 166 00:11:31,530 --> 00:11:32,760 vegetarian. 167 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,510 Obviously there's going to be a lot of people in Heaven that 168 00:11:35,510 --> 00:11:38,580 were not vegetarians including Jesus, who ate fish. 169 00:11:38,580 --> 00:11:42,800 It is the ideal diet Biblically, cause it was the original diet 170 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,570 for man and I'm glad I'm living in a generation... 171 00:11:45,570 --> 00:11:48,260 you know, few generations ago, people thought that you 172 00:11:48,260 --> 00:11:51,370 just can't survive without meat, and now, you know the evidence 173 00:11:51,370 --> 00:11:57,230 pretty clear that those who go to a fruit and vegetable, grain 174 00:11:57,230 --> 00:12:01,810 nut, legume diet they have a lot less of all types of cancer 175 00:12:01,810 --> 00:12:04,630 practically, they live longer, they have less disease 176 00:12:04,630 --> 00:12:07,170 they have more energy. So the evidence is pretty strong in 177 00:12:07,170 --> 00:12:10,770 favor of that now. But when you connected to the salvation issue, 178 00:12:10,770 --> 00:12:13,850 God looks on a person's heart to see if they're walking in the 179 00:12:13,850 --> 00:12:17,340 light that God is giving them. Whatever that light might be. 180 00:12:17,340 --> 00:12:20,950 And just know, your maize will get ready for Heaven 181 00:12:20,950 --> 00:12:23,940 because there's going to be no Burger King up there. 182 00:12:23,940 --> 00:12:27,060 Less is a veggie burger cake. 183 00:12:26,980 --> 00:12:29,620 Are we going to eat vegetables in Heaven? 184 00:12:29,620 --> 00:12:33,050 Tofu vegetables... No! 185 00:12:33,050 --> 00:12:36,560 The question is because you know... You get the nuts and the 186 00:12:36,560 --> 00:12:40,470 fruit in the Garden of.. I hope not... I hope we don't 187 00:12:40,470 --> 00:12:41,960 have any... No Brussels sprouts! 188 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,050 Oh no! 189 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,480 That is a result of sin. No is not... 190 00:12:50,500 --> 00:12:54,000 We'll remember our earthly falls and short comings when we in 191 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,590 Heaven? And the regrets and the poor decisions that we made here 192 00:12:57,590 --> 00:12:59,020 on Earth? 193 00:12:59,020 --> 00:13:02,300 Well there is that passage in Isaiah 65 speaking of the New 194 00:13:02,300 --> 00:13:05,060 Heaven, where he tells us that the former will not come into 195 00:13:05,060 --> 00:13:08,600 mind. And I think he is talking about after the millennium when 196 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,720 we enter eternity. It's after the millennium God wipes away the 197 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,340 tears from our eyes. In Revelation 21. 198 00:13:14,340 --> 00:13:18,080 Right when we're raise God is not goanna completely brain wash 199 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,400 us where we don't noticed that some people aren't there. 200 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,720 Right when we're raised their may be times when we think 201 00:13:24,730 --> 00:13:27,510 you know..there could be some regrets but we think: Oh I wish 202 00:13:27,510 --> 00:13:30,730 I had done more share, more... God is not just going to make 203 00:13:30,730 --> 00:13:32,790 us zombies where we don't remember any of these things. 204 00:13:32,790 --> 00:13:35,210 If He' going to brain wash us, I wish He brain wash me now, 205 00:13:35,210 --> 00:13:38,250 And I won't remember the mistakes I've made. 206 00:13:38,250 --> 00:13:41,190 So there may be a period of time between the resurrection 207 00:13:41,190 --> 00:13:44,640 and the end of the millennium, where we are pondering things 208 00:13:44,650 --> 00:13:48,040 on this earth. But as we enter eternity and God's wiped away 209 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,820 all the tears, none of those painful memories will ever 210 00:13:50,820 --> 00:13:54,810 plague us again. And we won't be pinning forever over friends 211 00:13:54,810 --> 00:13:57,310 or loved once who aren't there. Amen! 212 00:13:57,310 --> 00:13:59,430 No sadness then! No sadness... 213 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,330 Next one has to do with the tithing. 214 00:14:01,330 --> 00:14:03,480 Two parts of the question. 215 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:07,200 The first one is: Is the tenth percent tithe 216 00:14:07,210 --> 00:14:10,260 thought in the New Testament? And the second part is: 217 00:14:10,260 --> 00:14:12,410 Can we pay tithe to the poor? 218 00:14:12,410 --> 00:14:15,560 Ups! Big question. I hope I'll have time to cover that. 219 00:14:15,560 --> 00:14:19,720 First of all. Yes the New Testament supports the 220 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:24,610 10% tithe. Jesus said. I think is Mathew 22:23: 221 00:14:24,610 --> 00:14:27,350 You pay tithe of mint, dill and cumin and you've omitted the 222 00:14:27,350 --> 00:14:29,700 way to your matters of the Law. Justice, Mercy and Faith. 223 00:14:29,700 --> 00:14:32,000 These you ought to have done and not leave the other undone. 224 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,780 The very fact He says not leave the other undone, he says don't 225 00:14:34,780 --> 00:14:39,820 forget to pay tithe! But don't neglect the priorities of 226 00:14:39,820 --> 00:14:41,460 justice, mercy and faith. 227 00:14:41,460 --> 00:14:46,120 And the very fact that no place in the New Testament is tithe 228 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,470 nullified or abrogated. It's very clear in the New Testament 229 00:14:49,470 --> 00:14:52,550 that circumcision is nothing, uncircumcision is nothing, 230 00:14:52,550 --> 00:14:54,610 but keeping the commandments of God, it dealed with a lot of 231 00:14:54,610 --> 00:14:58,120 the ceremonial laws, but tithe predates Moses. 232 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,350 Tithe goes back to Abraham and Jacob. 233 00:15:01,350 --> 00:15:05,170 And so it is a principle for the support of ministry. And do we 234 00:15:05,170 --> 00:15:07,360 still need the support of ministry? 235 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,430 But I would submit to you that the New Testament teaching is 236 00:15:10,430 --> 00:15:12,830 much more than tithe not less. 237 00:15:12,830 --> 00:15:16,720 The New Covenant does God require less, or does it says in 238 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,280 Acts chapter 5 that the disciples, and Acts chapter 4 239 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,600 the last few verses. They sold their possessions. 240 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,660 Houses and lands. No man said that of that he had 241 00:15:25,660 --> 00:15:28,190 was its own. Brought it and laid it at the disciples' feet. 242 00:15:28,190 --> 00:15:31,200 The degree of sacrifice in the New Testament was much more 243 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,250 then 10%. Tithe is like, you know, kindergarten for Christian 244 00:15:34,250 --> 00:15:37,920 now. And so is it still thought in the New Testament? Yes is 245 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,340 it the basement it's a bear minimum. 246 00:15:40,340 --> 00:15:44,720 You look at the sacrifice of our movement of the New Testament. 247 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,600 Teachers and... You're almost embarrassed to talk to people 248 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:52,590 about...you know, God owns a 100%. You might not give Him 10% 249 00:15:52,590 --> 00:15:54,830 back? Amen! 250 00:15:54,830 --> 00:15:57,240 What about paying tithe to the poor? 251 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,030 I believe is in Deuteronomy and I don't have the scriptures 252 00:16:01,030 --> 00:16:03,720 tip of my tongue, but there is a passage where it talks about 253 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:07,590 a going up to the Feast of the Lord, and they used to spend a 254 00:16:07,590 --> 00:16:11,360 second tithe on the provisions for the feast, and some of that 255 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,200 could be given to the Lord, but scholars I've talked to have 256 00:16:15,210 --> 00:16:19,250 said they thought that that was a second tithe and it's not 257 00:16:19,250 --> 00:16:22,670 the tithe that was of the first fruits for the ministry. 258 00:16:22,670 --> 00:16:25,440 All right. Next question has to do with baptism. 259 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,160 Two parts. The first part: How old do I have to be 260 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,230 to be baptized? And the second part: 261 00:16:30,230 --> 00:16:33,550 When is rebaptism acceptable? Or when should a person be 262 00:16:33,550 --> 00:16:36,010 rebaptised? Ok very good! Good questions! 263 00:16:36,020 --> 00:16:39,900 Matter of fact I'll mention at this point that Amazing Facts 264 00:16:39,900 --> 00:16:42,500 does have a book you can read for free online. 265 00:16:42,500 --> 00:16:45,220 Baptism is it necessary? And there is a lot of information 266 00:16:45,220 --> 00:16:48,030 there. These questions we just sort of give you the tip of the 267 00:16:48,030 --> 00:16:51,230 iceberg, there's always a lot more to some of these questions 268 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,510 then we're able to cover. 269 00:16:53,510 --> 00:16:55,590 What was the question again? 270 00:16:55,590 --> 00:16:58,940 Oh! How old do you have to be to get baptized? 271 00:16:58,940 --> 00:17:04,750 There is no distinct age given in the Bible. 272 00:17:04,750 --> 00:17:08,550 And I remember hearing James White said somewhere... 273 00:17:08,550 --> 00:17:12,080 When some children were getting baptized somebody elbowed him 274 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,210 as they were going to the river and they said: Elder White 275 00:17:14,210 --> 00:17:16,830 aren't some of those children a little young to get baptized? 276 00:17:16,830 --> 00:17:20,060 And He said: Are they old enough to be lost? 277 00:17:20,060 --> 00:17:22,730 And they said: Oh yes! Well then, they are old enough 278 00:17:22,730 --> 00:17:24,400 to be saved! 279 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:29,630 So when a child reaches the age of accountability where 280 00:17:29,630 --> 00:17:32,990 they understand the demands of Christ and the gospel they are 281 00:17:32,990 --> 00:17:35,810 able to comprehend the basics of salvation, they should be 282 00:17:35,810 --> 00:17:39,470 able to have their own personal devotional life. I think they 283 00:17:39,470 --> 00:17:42,500 should be old enough to be able to read the bible. And one of 284 00:17:42,500 --> 00:17:45,470 the things I asked children is: Do you have your own devotional 285 00:17:45,470 --> 00:17:48,700 life? I think they should be old enough to do that. 286 00:17:48,700 --> 00:17:52,260 Jesus went to the Temple when He was twelve. 287 00:17:52,260 --> 00:17:54,920 If you wanted me to give you a specific age. That might be a 288 00:17:54,930 --> 00:17:57,620 guiding point. But different children mature at different 289 00:17:57,620 --> 00:18:02,490 ages. And some people let's face it never mature! 290 00:18:02,490 --> 00:18:05,640 I don't even mean to be funny. I'm talking about people who 291 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,050 are born with birth defects. God will probably judge them as 292 00:18:08,050 --> 00:18:10,810 children before the age of accountability. You know what 293 00:18:10,810 --> 00:18:14,450 I'm saying? So it varies. 294 00:18:14,450 --> 00:18:19,020 Girls sometimes tend to mature spiritually faster than boys. 295 00:18:19,020 --> 00:18:21,990 Alright second part of that question. What about rebaptism? 296 00:18:21,990 --> 00:18:24,810 Oh, Thank you! Is it appropriate? Yes! 297 00:18:24,810 --> 00:18:29,160 Acts 19 talks about when 12 believers were rebabtised, 298 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,530 they've been baptized by the John the Baptist, by immersion 299 00:18:31,530 --> 00:18:35,020 the right kind of baptism. They came into a whole new 300 00:18:35,020 --> 00:18:38,590 understanding of the truth, and then they were baptized 301 00:18:38,590 --> 00:18:41,960 accepting Jesus. Paul preached to them about Jesus. 302 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,710 There might be baptisms like marriage to the Lord. 303 00:18:44,710 --> 00:18:48,020 It might be appropriate to be rebabtised if a person has 304 00:18:48,020 --> 00:18:51,940 forsaken the Lord, and gone off in the world and reproached. 305 00:18:51,940 --> 00:18:54,950 Basically they've divorced the relationship with Jesus and the 306 00:18:54,950 --> 00:18:58,610 church. When they come back they should be remarried and 307 00:18:58,610 --> 00:19:01,600 robotized as a public expression of that. 308 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,670 There's really three reasons I think the Bible supports for 309 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:09,110 rebaptism: One is: If you're not baptized Biblically by 310 00:19:09,110 --> 00:19:12,730 immersion you should follow the example of Christ and the 311 00:19:12,740 --> 00:19:15,020 teaching of the Bible and be baptized by immersion. 312 00:19:15,020 --> 00:19:18,600 The type of baptism is important the symbols. 313 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:22,440 If you've have been baptized but you left the Lord, and I don't 314 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,530 mean that you missed church a couple weeks and you lose your 315 00:19:24,530 --> 00:19:27,230 temper so you run... Some people get robotized for 316 00:19:27,230 --> 00:19:31,050 I think minor things. Communion will cover that. 317 00:19:31,050 --> 00:19:34,140 When we celebrate the Lord's supper and foot washing. 318 00:19:34,140 --> 00:19:38,150 And the third reason for rebaptism is: You just have 319 00:19:38,150 --> 00:19:40,660 coming into a whole new understanding of the truth and 320 00:19:40,660 --> 00:19:46,290 a new beginning and it could signal, be significant of that 321 00:19:46,290 --> 00:19:49,270 and symbolize that. That should be Acts 19. 322 00:19:49,270 --> 00:19:51,830 With all of the things happening in the World today. The natural 323 00:19:51,830 --> 00:19:55,800 disasters and just violence and so on. A lot of folks are 324 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,590 wondering about the battle of Armageddon. Are we in the bring 325 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,420 of something, some battle taking place in the Middle East. What 326 00:20:01,420 --> 00:20:03,410 is the battle of Armageddon? 327 00:20:03,410 --> 00:20:05,490 A lot o churches think that the battle of Armageddon is the 328 00:20:05,490 --> 00:20:09,230 battle that is going to rage between Russia and China. 329 00:20:09,230 --> 00:20:12,180 Karen and I went to China with the boys this year and I sure 330 00:20:12,180 --> 00:20:14,570 hope we don't get to scrap with them. 331 00:20:14,570 --> 00:20:18,680 That's the Country that it is exploding with people and 332 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,660 technology and resources, but that's really a myth. 333 00:20:22,660 --> 00:20:27,260 It's springs from something that general Douglas McArthur said: 334 00:20:27,260 --> 00:20:29,480 He said that "if we don't develop a way for peace, 335 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:32,380 Armageddon is at our door". Because he spoke of Armageddon 336 00:20:32,380 --> 00:20:36,000 in the context of World War III, everybody picked up on that. 337 00:20:36,010 --> 00:20:39,110 But biblically the battle of Armageddon is explained there in 338 00:20:39,110 --> 00:20:42,800 Revelation chapter 12 it says: "The dragon makes war with the 339 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,400 woman." 340 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,500 It is not a battle that is fought in the valley of Megiddo, 341 00:20:47,510 --> 00:20:51,680 but God is taking us back to I think two things: 342 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,670 The word Armageddon is only one found in the Bible. 343 00:20:54,670 --> 00:21:00,470 And Moffat the bible scholar connected it with Armaghidion. 344 00:21:00,470 --> 00:21:05,330 The hill of Gideon which also happen to take place in Megiddo. 345 00:21:05,340 --> 00:21:07,560 And here you've got an example where God's people are 346 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,180 completely outnumbered by a threefold enemy: 347 00:21:10,180 --> 00:21:14,400 The Amalechites, the medianites and the people of the East. 348 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:17,140 Revelation says there will be a threefold enemy: 349 00:21:17,140 --> 00:21:20,210 The beast, The false prophet and the dragon. 350 00:21:20,210 --> 00:21:22,660 And it looks like they're completely outnumber, but God 351 00:21:22,660 --> 00:21:26,970 fights for them using the declaration of the trumpet, that 352 00:21:26,980 --> 00:21:31,050 the word, the sword that's the word, and the lamp that's the 353 00:21:31,050 --> 00:21:33,530 word. Those three symbols in the battle of Gideon. 354 00:21:33,530 --> 00:21:37,350 So God's fights for us and we're victorious by staking our stand 355 00:21:37,350 --> 00:21:39,570 And I think God will do for us in the battle of Armageddon 356 00:21:39,570 --> 00:21:41,610 what He did for the Israelites. Stand still and see the 357 00:21:41,610 --> 00:21:43,770 salvation of God. What He did for Gideon. 358 00:21:43,770 --> 00:21:46,200 So that's the battle of Armageddon. Is when the dragon 359 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:49,550 tries to eradicate the church, at the very end and God fights 360 00:21:49,550 --> 00:21:50,580 for us. 361 00:21:50,580 --> 00:21:52,950 I think we have time for one more question: 362 00:21:52,950 --> 00:21:56,420 Why don't we see miracles today like the disciples did in their 363 00:21:56,420 --> 00:21:59,020 days? Ok! Good question. 364 00:21:59,020 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaking of Gideon I chuckle sometimes when I read the 365 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,540 account in Gideon. I think is Judges chapter 6 when an angel 366 00:22:06,540 --> 00:22:09,060 meets with Gideon and Gheden says to the angel: "How could 367 00:22:09,060 --> 00:22:11,260 we don't see miracles like we use to see?" 368 00:22:11,260 --> 00:22:14,960 Think of all the great waves and ages of miracles that came after 369 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:18,420 Gideon! It appears in the Bible that the miracles of God 370 00:22:18,420 --> 00:22:21,950 come in waves during times of revival. And by the way, 371 00:22:21,950 --> 00:22:24,210 a lot of miracles happen for Gideon. 372 00:22:24,210 --> 00:22:28,020 So, and here he was saying: "Where are all the miracles?" 373 00:22:28,020 --> 00:22:30,230 Miracles do happen today. How many of you would say that 374 00:22:30,230 --> 00:22:33,070 I've have experienced a miracle in my life. 375 00:22:33,070 --> 00:22:37,780 And I mean there are things of God's deliverance and angelic 376 00:22:37,780 --> 00:22:41,190 intervention. But some of the miracles of healing, and you 377 00:22:41,190 --> 00:22:44,830 know the part in devotion maybe we haven't seen those in a while 378 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:48,070 but God does the work miracles. And I see you're going to see 379 00:22:48,070 --> 00:22:50,840 more before Jesus comes back. Amen! 380 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,450 Well, I think we're out of time. Thank you pastor Doug. 381 00:22:53,450 --> 00:22:55,980 We'd like to remind you folks. Those of you who are watching 382 00:22:55,980 --> 00:22:58,170 us if you would like to send in the question. 383 00:22:58,170 --> 00:23:03,150 You can do so by simply going to www.05Revive.com 384 00:23:03,150 --> 00:23:06,180 And you can post the question there and we will get it. We'll 385 00:23:06,180 --> 00:23:08,710 try and work it in to the question answer period. 386 00:23:08,710 --> 00:23:11,360 We have a free offer that we'd like to make available to you. 387 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:13,330 And it's entitled, the little booklet it's entitled "The sign 388 00:23:13,330 --> 00:23:17,830 of Jonah written by pastor Doug Bachelor. And sometimes you've 389 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:20,360 come across people and they've asked you: "What is it mean when 390 00:23:20,360 --> 00:23:23,420 Jesus said: I will give you the sign of Jonah. As he was in the 391 00:23:23,430 --> 00:23:26,820 belly of the whale for three days, three nights so also shall 392 00:23:26,830 --> 00:23:28,700 the Son of man be in the heart of the Earth. 393 00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:32,260 This little book addresses that question and help to explain it. 394 00:23:32,270 --> 00:23:35,280 It's called "The sign of Jonah.' If you'd like to get this book 395 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:40,900 You can go to our website again www.05Revive.com. You can get it 396 00:23:40,900 --> 00:23:43,460 there or you can call our resource number. 397 00:23:43,460 --> 00:23:49,900 It's 866 905 Revive. That's 7384. 398 00:23:49,900 --> 00:23:54,740 And ask for offer 149. And you'll be able to get "The sign 399 00:23:54,740 --> 00:23:55,960 of Jonah." 400 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:59,520 Well at this time we'd like to give you an opportunity once 401 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,680 more to help cover the expenses of these meetings. And so I'm 402 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:05,550 going to ask for ushers to come forward. Those of you in the 403 00:24:05,550 --> 00:24:08,650 various sides if there's an offering taking up there, this 404 00:24:08,650 --> 00:24:11,550 will be a good time to do it. And once more if you're watching 405 00:24:11,550 --> 00:24:14,160 online and you'd like to help meet some of the expenses 406 00:24:14,170 --> 00:24:18,430 of this meeting. You can go to the website 05Revive or Amazing 407 00:24:18,430 --> 00:24:22,290 Facts or 3ABN to help cover some of the costs. 408 00:24:22,290 --> 00:24:24,830 John is going to lead us in our song for our worship. 409 00:24:24,830 --> 00:24:27,620 Thank you Kelly for accompanying him on the piano. 410 00:24:35,570 --> 00:24:43,950 We know not the hour, of the Master's appearing. 411 00:24:43,950 --> 00:24:51,720 The signs all foretell that the moment is nearing. 412 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:59,880 When He shall return, tears of promise most cheering. 413 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:06,930 But we know not the hour. 414 00:25:06,940 --> 00:25:15,250 But He will come. So let us watch and be ready. 415 00:25:15,250 --> 00:25:19,580 He will come. 416 00:25:19,580 --> 00:25:27,640 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, He will come in the clouds of 417 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:38,600 His Father's bright glory. But we know not the hour. 418 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:47,520 There is life for the wives who are seeking salvation. 419 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:55,450 There is truth in the book of the Lord's revelation. 420 00:25:55,450 --> 00:26:03,090 It's prophecy points to the great consolation, 421 00:26:03,090 --> 00:26:10,380 But we know not the hour. 422 00:26:10,380 --> 00:26:13,670 He will come. 423 00:26:13,670 --> 00:26:21,010 So let us watch and be ready. He will come. 424 00:26:21,010 --> 00:26:29,970 Sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah, He will come in the clouds of 425 00:26:29,970 --> 00:26:39,960 His Father's bright glory. But we know not the hour. 426 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:43,410 He will come. 427 00:26:43,410 --> 00:26:51,290 So let us watch and be ready. He will come. 428 00:26:51,290 --> 00:26:59,030 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, He will come in the clouds of 429 00:26:59,030 --> 00:27:11,520 His Father's bright glory. But we know not the hour. 430 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:24,420 Yes we know not the hour. 431 00:27:24,420 --> 00:27:27,490 Amen! 432 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,700 Thank you John, Kelly! 433 00:27:32,700 --> 00:27:34,740 Jesus is coming soon. 434 00:27:34,740 --> 00:27:39,180 No man knows the day and the hour, but it is soon. 435 00:27:39,190 --> 00:27:42,540 And it is sooner than it ever has been. Amen?! 436 00:27:42,540 --> 00:27:47,020 I do believe... You won't think I'm setting dates if I tell you 437 00:27:47,020 --> 00:27:49,330 I think this is the generation it's going to witness the second 438 00:27:49,330 --> 00:27:50,870 coming. Amin! 439 00:27:50,870 --> 00:27:52,910 Do you believe that? Amen! 440 00:27:52,910 --> 00:27:58,010 Some of you may pass away first, but not too many from old age. 441 00:27:58,010 --> 00:28:01,180 I think Jesus is coming very soon. 442 00:28:01,180 --> 00:28:03,710 I want get right into our study for this evening. 443 00:28:03,710 --> 00:28:05,440 "Stuck in reverse" 444 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,040 More specifically we're going to be talking about Jonah 445 00:28:08,050 --> 00:28:10,020 chapter 1. 446 00:28:10,020 --> 00:28:11,920 We've talked a little bit last night, I know it sounds like 447 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:14,020 got it backwards about Jonah chapter 2. 448 00:28:14,020 --> 00:28:17,390 But there are some other lessons here that I think will be 449 00:28:17,390 --> 00:28:21,090 productive. And... So, would you join me again let's 450 00:28:21,090 --> 00:28:25,570 ask for God's blessings as we specially focus on the Holy Word. 451 00:28:25,570 --> 00:28:31,360 Dear Lord You've promised to speak to us. 452 00:28:31,360 --> 00:28:35,900 And the primarily vehicle is: The Word. 453 00:28:35,900 --> 00:28:40,620 And then you are using human humble instruments as vehicles. 454 00:28:40,620 --> 00:28:45,550 Preach us Lord. I pray that you will use this one. Please touch 455 00:28:45,550 --> 00:28:50,070 hearts. We ask that the power of the word will not be obstructed 456 00:28:50,070 --> 00:28:53,640 in anyway, but Christ will be both seen and heard through 457 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:55,090 this message. 458 00:28:55,090 --> 00:28:58,240 And decisions will be made, life will be changed that could 459 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,880 be measured in eternity. We asked this in Christ name, 460 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:05,280 and we thank You. Amen! 461 00:29:06,530 --> 00:29:10,850 You know Jesus made some very important statements. 462 00:29:12,870 --> 00:29:16,140 The generation when He was ministering frequently came to 463 00:29:16,140 --> 00:29:18,840 Him and said: "What sign do you give us?" 464 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,160 Sometimes He said: "No sign is going to be given!" 465 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,010 Mathew 12. "An evil and adulterous generation seeks 466 00:29:24,010 --> 00:29:27,530 after a sign, but then He goes on and says: "No sign will be 467 00:29:27,530 --> 00:29:29,890 given but the sign of the prophet Jonah!" 468 00:29:31,830 --> 00:29:35,680 And in Like chapter 11 verse 29,30. Jesus said: "No sign will 469 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:39,730 be given but the sign of the prophet Jonah!" 470 00:29:39,730 --> 00:29:42,840 As Jonah was a sign to the ninivites. 471 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:46,010 And then in Mathew chapter 12 Jesus said: 472 00:29:46,010 --> 00:29:50,510 "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the 473 00:29:50,510 --> 00:29:53,360 great fish so the Son of man will be three days and three 474 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,400 nights in the heart of the Earth. 475 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,700 And I'll tell you right now I think it's unfortunate the 476 00:29:57,700 --> 00:29:59,910 people will do get so hanged up in three days and three nights 477 00:29:59,910 --> 00:30:02,900 which was really not the enfaces of what the Christ was saying. 478 00:30:02,910 --> 00:30:06,000 The enfaces was: The sign of Jonah. 479 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:13,870 And many have wondered: Why would Jesus chose that reluctant 480 00:30:13,870 --> 00:30:18,600 prophet to be the primary sign given to that generation?!" 481 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:21,520 Well I'm not going to give you the answer right away you got 482 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:22,620 listen. 483 00:30:22,620 --> 00:30:27,220 It's coming. Why don't you turn with me to this book. 484 00:30:27,220 --> 00:30:29,970 Jonah chapter 1. There is only 4 chapters you can read it very 485 00:30:29,970 --> 00:30:33,100 quickly. Probable 15 minutes. 486 00:30:35,570 --> 00:30:38,340 And I want to start with the first verse. 487 00:30:38,340 --> 00:30:44,770 "Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai 488 00:30:44,770 --> 00:30:46,310 saying: 489 00:30:46,310 --> 00:30:50,980 Arise and go to Nineveh that great city and cry out against 490 00:30:50,980 --> 00:30:54,710 it. For their wickedness has come up before Me. 491 00:30:54,710 --> 00:30:59,300 First notice that the word of the Lord says: Arise! 492 00:30:59,300 --> 00:31:05,560 God's word lifts us. It directs our attention upward. 493 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:10,200 Jesus says: "If we will lift up our eyes and look at Him. If He 494 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:14,380 is lifted up all men will be drawn to Him." 495 00:31:14,380 --> 00:31:17,740 The word of God elevates people. 496 00:31:17,740 --> 00:31:22,590 It ennobles people, it restores the dignity that sin has robbed 497 00:31:22,590 --> 00:31:25,590 us from. And the whole purpose of the plan of salvation is to 498 00:31:25,590 --> 00:31:29,070 restore us into the image of God and that is an elevating 499 00:31:29,070 --> 00:31:30,300 experience. 500 00:31:30,300 --> 00:31:33,460 The word of God says: Arise! 501 00:31:33,460 --> 00:31:37,000 Arise and go! 502 00:31:39,630 --> 00:31:44,420 Now, I've told you that the Gospel is summarize very simply 503 00:31:44,430 --> 00:31:50,530 in two great utterances: Mathew 11-The great invitation. 504 00:31:50,530 --> 00:31:51,820 "Come on to Me!" 505 00:31:51,820 --> 00:31:55,150 Mathew 28-The great commission. "Go and tell!" 506 00:31:55,150 --> 00:31:59,590 The purpose of life is revolving around loving the Lord; 507 00:31:59,590 --> 00:32:01,440 Come to Me! Loving your neighbor. 508 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:03,080 Go tell him! 509 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:07,450 The cross deals with the vertical love relationship. 510 00:32:07,450 --> 00:32:11,140 And the horizontal love relationship. 511 00:32:11,140 --> 00:32:13,340 And this is what God is trying to teach us. 512 00:32:13,340 --> 00:32:17,350 The purpose of life is to learn to love God and each other. 513 00:32:17,350 --> 00:32:20,450 Every commandment can be summarize in some way; 514 00:32:20,450 --> 00:32:23,750 loving God and each other. And if you can't explain any 515 00:32:23,750 --> 00:32:26,090 commandment in loving God and loving your neighbor. 516 00:32:26,090 --> 00:32:29,070 It's probable not worth much. 517 00:32:29,070 --> 00:32:32,960 He said: Arise and go! 518 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:36,080 But! 519 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:39,620 But! It's too bad! It's in there! 520 00:32:39,620 --> 00:32:42,720 You know sometimes you'll talk to someone about accepting 521 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:45,400 the Lord. They come to a meeting, I made an appeal, I go 522 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:48,270 visit him. And they say: Oh these meetings have been really 523 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:51,220 good and these subjects have been really interesting and I 524 00:32:51,220 --> 00:32:53,290 start listening. You know what I'm listening for? 525 00:32:53,290 --> 00:32:55,210 I can tell by their body language they are getting ready 526 00:32:55,220 --> 00:32:58,770 to give me that three letter word. - BUT! 527 00:32:58,770 --> 00:33:01,980 Well, you know, I don't know what my wife will think if I 528 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:04,800 make this decision right now or my husband. And you know my 529 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:08,300 job I could lose it. And then they began to give the excuses 530 00:33:08,300 --> 00:33:10,080 and it always breaks my heart when I hear that. 531 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:11,270 But! 532 00:33:11,270 --> 00:33:15,200 God called him to go, but instead of going East to save 533 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:19,900 people and work for the Lord, he turned around and went West. 534 00:33:19,900 --> 00:33:23,180 The word of the Lord said: Go to Nineveh! 535 00:33:23,180 --> 00:33:28,230 Now you can understand his reluctance. It's a scary charge. 536 00:33:28,230 --> 00:33:33,280 Because you know, its like asking an Israelite today to go 537 00:33:33,290 --> 00:33:39,130 to the Palestinians or Iraq or something. It might not be 538 00:33:39,130 --> 00:33:40,740 welcome. 539 00:33:40,740 --> 00:33:44,020 And the innovates and the Israelites war at war as much 540 00:33:44,020 --> 00:33:46,020 back then as they are today. 541 00:33:46,020 --> 00:33:48,540 Of course they are not called ninivites today. 542 00:33:48,540 --> 00:33:52,710 And so just would not have been a popular thing to do. 543 00:33:52,710 --> 00:33:58,250 So not only does he not go; he goes in reverse. 544 00:33:59,920 --> 00:34:02,920 No face up! Show me your hands! 545 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:05,780 How many of you have been driving and you come to a stop 546 00:34:05,780 --> 00:34:09,300 and instead of getting the automatic the stick shift in 547 00:34:09,300 --> 00:34:12,450 the forward gear you get it in reverse? And it takes you 548 00:34:12,450 --> 00:34:15,400 a moment to realize you're going the wrong way? Come on! 549 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,710 Never?! I saw someone... - I never done that! 550 00:34:18,710 --> 00:34:21,410 You must not drive! 551 00:34:21,410 --> 00:34:24,010 If you have driven for any length of time. 552 00:34:24,010 --> 00:34:27,290 And I seem to remember having one or two vehicles. A lot of... 553 00:34:27,290 --> 00:34:30,300 You know! Cars have done a lot for my faith. 554 00:34:30,300 --> 00:34:32,940 Because the first few automobiles that I owned I had 555 00:34:32,940 --> 00:34:34,720 to pray every time I turned the key. 556 00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:37,960 Any of you had of those vehicles? 557 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:43,410 I'm serious! I had couple of vehicles I always had to park 558 00:34:43,420 --> 00:34:45,210 them on a hill cause I had to jump start them. 559 00:34:45,210 --> 00:34:48,410 Anyone have been there before? 560 00:34:48,410 --> 00:34:52,730 And I found out you can jump start some of them in reverse. 561 00:34:52,730 --> 00:34:54,830 That's a little harder. 562 00:34:54,830 --> 00:34:59,080 But Jonah got stuck in reverse. 563 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,630 He not only didn't go, he went the other way. 564 00:35:01,630 --> 00:35:05,210 Hopping that God wouldn't notice that he wasn't there anymore. 565 00:35:05,210 --> 00:35:07,990 Running from his conscience. 566 00:35:07,990 --> 00:35:11,210 And He rose to flee to Tarses. 567 00:35:11,210 --> 00:35:12,530 A little trivia for you. 568 00:35:13,610 --> 00:35:17,280 My mother's made name, my grant parents were Tarses. 569 00:35:17,990 --> 00:35:20,620 And that's the Jewish side of our family. 570 00:35:20,620 --> 00:35:24,960 And my grant father tells us he says: We're related to Jonah 571 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:27,640 and the apostle Paul. 572 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:29,940 Cause it's says Paul is from Tars and they're wondering if 573 00:35:29,940 --> 00:35:32,200 that's a Greek derivative of Tarses. 574 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:35,100 I don't mind so much baying related to Paul if that's true, 575 00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:38,040 but it worries me that I could be related to Jonah. 576 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,990 Because he went the wrong way. 577 00:35:40,990 --> 00:35:45,990 And Jonah rose to flee to Tars from the presence of the Lord. 578 00:35:45,990 --> 00:35:48,130 Now here's a question: 579 00:35:48,130 --> 00:35:51,720 Can you really flee from God's presence? 580 00:35:51,720 --> 00:35:54,720 Where do you go where God doesn't see you? 581 00:35:57,130 --> 00:35:59,490 Let me read something to you from the Psalms. And you know 582 00:35:59,490 --> 00:36:02,510 this one Psalm 139. I'll start with verse 7. 583 00:36:02,510 --> 00:36:05,030 "Where can I go from Your spirit? 584 00:36:05,030 --> 00:36:07,260 Where can I flee from Your presence? 585 00:36:07,260 --> 00:36:09,200 If I ascend to Heaven You're there! 586 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:11,590 If I make my bed in Hell, Behold You're there! 587 00:36:11,590 --> 00:36:13,950 If I takes the wings of the morning and dwell in the 588 00:36:13,950 --> 00:36:17,320 uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me 589 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,150 and Your right hand shall hold me. 590 00:36:19,150 --> 00:36:22,150 You can't run from God! 591 00:36:22,150 --> 00:36:26,740 But some people, somehow, forget that God is always there and 592 00:36:26,740 --> 00:36:28,210 He's watching. 593 00:36:28,210 --> 00:36:30,390 You know I think one of the keys that separates the 594 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,380 genuine Christian from a hypocrite is the genuine 595 00:36:33,380 --> 00:36:38,190 Christian is living before an audience of One. 596 00:36:38,190 --> 00:36:41,170 They're more concerned with what God thinks, and they know 597 00:36:41,180 --> 00:36:42,650 that God always sees. 598 00:36:42,650 --> 00:36:48,220 Christ dealed with that when He began His ministry by identifying 599 00:36:48,220 --> 00:36:51,420 these areas of hypocrisy. He said to the religious leaders: 600 00:36:51,420 --> 00:36:54,010 "You fast to be seen of men. 601 00:36:54,010 --> 00:36:57,440 You give to be seen of men. You pray to be seen of men. 602 00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,450 You're so preoccupied and consumed with what people 603 00:36:59,450 --> 00:37:02,260 think of you and you're not worried about what God thinks 604 00:37:02,260 --> 00:37:04,320 of you. And they had it so bad, 605 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:07,110 that even when Jesus rose from the dead they've paid off 606 00:37:07,110 --> 00:37:11,730 the soldiers that witnessed it to say; they didn't see it. 607 00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:15,040 Because they were more worried about what the people saw and 608 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:17,890 though than what God saw. 609 00:37:17,890 --> 00:37:26,080 What kind of insanity is it for us to...be doing these 610 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:30,650 ridiculous pantomimes for humans... they... you can't save 611 00:37:30,650 --> 00:37:33,630 anybody and I can't save anybody; and forget what God 612 00:37:33,630 --> 00:37:35,910 sees. 613 00:37:35,910 --> 00:37:38,650 He always sees us. 614 00:37:38,650 --> 00:37:41,530 He not only sees where you are and what you're doing, 615 00:37:41,530 --> 00:37:45,200 He sees what's in your heart; what you're thinking. 616 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:48,740 God and God only knows the thoughts of the sons of men. 617 00:37:48,740 --> 00:37:51,110 He can't flee from His presence. What kind of prophet 618 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:53,290 was he? Its theology. 619 00:37:53,290 --> 00:37:56,330 Must have been off a little. 620 00:37:56,340 --> 00:37:59,470 Can't flee from the presence of the Lord! 621 00:37:59,470 --> 00:38:01,370 But that's what he tried to do. 622 00:38:01,370 --> 00:38:06,580 You know! I don't want rush pass a very simple truth. 623 00:38:08,150 --> 00:38:11,600 Jonah had some hard experiences ahead of him. 624 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:16,540 And it's very simply because he did not do what God told him to 625 00:38:16,540 --> 00:38:19,140 do. Would you think that's being 626 00:38:19,140 --> 00:38:21,200 legalistic from me to draw that conclusion? 627 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:25,910 God said Go East! He went West and he got into trouble. 628 00:38:25,910 --> 00:38:29,780 God wants us to do what He asks us to do. 629 00:38:29,780 --> 00:38:33,080 And you will not be happy if you know what the will of the Lord 630 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,410 is and you're not doing it. 631 00:38:35,410 --> 00:38:39,540 Jesus said that in the last days one of the big things that 632 00:38:39,540 --> 00:38:43,420 separates the save from the lost it's not that the lost don't 633 00:38:43,420 --> 00:38:46,920 know the truth. Did you noticed that? 634 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:50,080 He said: They're fools! But why are they fools? Cause they don't 635 00:38:50,090 --> 00:38:54,720 know? Or they don't do what they know? 636 00:38:54,720 --> 00:38:57,980 He said: "The wise man is the one who hears these words of 637 00:38:57,980 --> 00:39:01,210 Mine and does them. He is building on the rock. 638 00:39:01,210 --> 00:39:05,560 The fool. He hears the words too, he builds on the send. 639 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:09,810 You noticed that they all hear His word and a storm comes to 640 00:39:09,810 --> 00:39:12,550 wise man and the fool. 641 00:39:12,550 --> 00:39:15,850 But the difference is; the wise man is not afraid of the storm, 642 00:39:15,850 --> 00:39:18,410 cause he's build on the rock. Cause he is a hearer and a doer 643 00:39:18,410 --> 00:39:20,930 of the word. Jesus said: "Why do you say 644 00:39:20,940 --> 00:39:24,370 to me Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say! 645 00:39:24,370 --> 00:39:26,670 And not everyone that says Lord. Lord, will enter the kingdom of 646 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:30,530 Heaven but they that do the will of my Father in Heaven. 647 00:39:30,530 --> 00:39:33,830 Why are we hearers of the word and not doers. If we hears only, 648 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:36,730 we're deceiving ourselves. We might then be deceiving 649 00:39:36,730 --> 00:39:40,320 some other people. But we're not deceiving God. 650 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:44,320 Are there areas in your life where you're fleeing to Tarses? 651 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:47,290 You know what God wants you to do and you're trying to ignore 652 00:39:47,290 --> 00:39:50,330 His voice hopping it will go away?! 653 00:39:52,060 --> 00:39:54,440 Oh! What happened to Jonah? 654 00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:58,510 "So he went to flee to Tarses from the presence of the Lord, 655 00:39:58,510 --> 00:40:01,970 and He went down to Jape. 656 00:40:01,970 --> 00:40:05,860 And he found a ship going to Tarses and He paid the fare and 657 00:40:05,860 --> 00:40:08,200 he went down into the ship." 658 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:12,440 Now he's going down twice so far just in two verses. 659 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:15,290 The word of the Lord said Arise! And he is going down, down. 660 00:40:15,290 --> 00:40:17,260 He's getting ready to go down into the ship. And then he goes 661 00:40:17,260 --> 00:40:21,220 down into the belly of the fish, he goes down to the bottom of 662 00:40:21,230 --> 00:40:23,580 the mountains. When he doesn't do the will of 663 00:40:23,580 --> 00:40:25,940 the Lord he goes down, down, down, down, down and no one 664 00:40:25,940 --> 00:40:28,810 ever went farther down than Jonah. 665 00:40:28,810 --> 00:40:29,540 Why? 666 00:40:29,540 --> 00:40:32,580 Cause he knew what God wanted him to do and he didn't do it. 667 00:40:32,580 --> 00:40:35,250 Your life is going the wrong direction. 668 00:40:35,250 --> 00:40:38,530 Jesus came to lift us up. 669 00:40:38,530 --> 00:40:42,600 He wants us ultimately to be cut up to meet Him in the air. 670 00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:43,950 Amen! 671 00:40:43,950 --> 00:40:47,210 If you're not doing the will of the Lord you're going down. 672 00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:54,170 And it says: "he went to the ship and he paid the fare." 673 00:40:54,180 --> 00:40:56,670 He was willing to pay. 674 00:40:56,670 --> 00:41:00,340 To not do the will of the Lord. 675 00:41:00,340 --> 00:41:02,160 Sin is expensive. 676 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:04,110 There's a cost. 677 00:41:04,110 --> 00:41:07,560 And if you run from God, you'll have to pay. 678 00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:11,430 The devil will take you the wrong direction and then he'll 679 00:41:11,430 --> 00:41:13,480 bill you for it. 680 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:16,320 That's right! 681 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:23,630 And he paid the fare, and he went down to the ship, 682 00:41:23,640 --> 00:41:30,290 verse 4: "but the Lord". I like this.."but Jonah", but the Lord. 683 00:41:30,290 --> 00:41:33,020 Jonah didn't want to do the will of the Lord, 684 00:41:33,020 --> 00:41:35,550 but God didn't want to lose Jonah. 685 00:41:35,550 --> 00:41:40,880 So it says: "but the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea. 686 00:41:40,890 --> 00:41:45,740 And there was a mighty tempest on the sea. So the ship was 687 00:41:45,740 --> 00:41:48,420 about to be broken up." 688 00:41:48,420 --> 00:41:52,020 Now why did God send the storm? 689 00:41:52,020 --> 00:41:54,440 The Lord sent the storm right? 690 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:56,830 Why did the Lord sent the storm? 691 00:41:56,830 --> 00:42:02,670 Was it to be a judgment to show His anger and His wrath? 692 00:42:02,670 --> 00:42:07,570 If you read the whole story it's quick to discern that God 693 00:42:07,570 --> 00:42:11,990 sends the storm because He wants to save. 694 00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:16,760 Have we've seen some storms in the last few years? 695 00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:21,010 Just think about how things have changed since 9/11. 696 00:42:21,010 --> 00:42:24,580 Of course there are storms of terrorism that are this very 697 00:42:24,580 --> 00:42:29,120 night. More bombs today. Jordan, France is terrorism 698 00:42:29,120 --> 00:42:31,940 around the world. And of course we remember what happened. 699 00:42:31,940 --> 00:42:35,580 And everybody remembers where they were for 9/11. 700 00:42:35,580 --> 00:42:41,220 And I think that may be more disturbing for some than others. 701 00:42:46,970 --> 00:42:50,870 It's hard for me in a special way, because I grew up in New 702 00:42:50,870 --> 00:42:55,500 York City and in '99 Amazing Facts as you know, we went there 703 00:42:55,500 --> 00:42:58,720 and we went to the top of the World Trade Center three times 704 00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:01,810 and looked over the city and prayed. And sense that 705 00:43:01,810 --> 00:43:03,960 something ominous was happening, but we didn't think it'll be 706 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:05,610 that! 707 00:43:05,610 --> 00:43:10,010 And, then after we went back and broadcast the program and John 708 00:43:10,010 --> 00:43:16,320 and I went down to ground 0. We thought. You know this is 709 00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:18,420 like the beginning of the end. 710 00:43:18,420 --> 00:43:21,500 And then you look at the natural disasters. The tsunami. 711 00:43:21,500 --> 00:43:24,740 Here in North America, you know we became preoccupied with our 712 00:43:24,740 --> 00:43:26,470 hurricanes and they were devastating. 713 00:43:26,470 --> 00:43:29,140 I remember when we came here a few weeks ago next door they 714 00:43:29,140 --> 00:43:32,420 had refugees. But the Tsunami... 715 00:43:32,420 --> 00:43:37,040 What is the last count? 250,000 people?! 716 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:40,550 Can you imagine the scope of that? Died! 717 00:43:40,550 --> 00:43:44,410 Many have to figure they're still up and not even sure. 718 00:43:44,410 --> 00:43:47,050 They're still.....? from that on that part of the world! 719 00:43:47,050 --> 00:43:50,350 Now we know about the string of hurricanes that we've had, 720 00:43:50,350 --> 00:43:52,050 and people ask me the question frequently: 721 00:43:52,050 --> 00:43:55,020 Doug is the Lord sent this storms as a judgment? 722 00:43:55,020 --> 00:43:58,200 Yes! It is a judgment. But is not a judgment to destroy 723 00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:00,310 it is a judgment to save. 724 00:44:00,310 --> 00:44:01,810 Amen! 725 00:44:01,810 --> 00:44:07,240 I've seen the hurricanes. Several of them. The floods and 726 00:44:07,240 --> 00:44:11,860 New Orleans and different parts of the Country. 727 00:44:11,860 --> 00:44:14,910 Tornados just since we've been here; deadly tornados went 728 00:44:14,910 --> 00:44:16,510 through in Nebraska. 729 00:44:16,510 --> 00:44:20,370 Since we've been here they've had more earthquakes. 730 00:44:20,380 --> 00:44:24,810 The earthquake in Pakistan. Just a couple months ago. 731 00:44:24,810 --> 00:44:29,610 Even still a matter of weeks ago. 80,000 people. 732 00:44:29,610 --> 00:44:34,800 And then you look at the images that were seen... 733 00:44:34,810 --> 00:44:38,710 Of military vehicles rolling up and down the streets armed 734 00:44:38,710 --> 00:44:42,530 in our country. It's not hard to imagine things can get to the 735 00:44:42,530 --> 00:44:46,100 place where the final events in the small time of trouble could 736 00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:48,070 materialize very quickly. 737 00:44:48,070 --> 00:44:51,130 Why is God doing this? Is it just me? 738 00:44:51,130 --> 00:44:56,070 No! The news reporters. Who many of them are very secular, 739 00:44:56,080 --> 00:44:59,590 are saying: What does all this mean? Why has nature going 740 00:44:59,590 --> 00:45:02,100 wild? That's an exact quote from several of them. 741 00:45:02,110 --> 00:45:07,560 FOX, MSNBC, CNN. I was flipping through and I heard them all say 742 00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:09,660 What is these mean? Is nature going wild? 743 00:45:09,660 --> 00:45:13,050 Is it a normal cycle? Why is this happening? 744 00:45:13,050 --> 00:45:15,530 They see that something is happening. 745 00:45:15,530 --> 00:45:20,140 You know I'll submit to you that the Bible teaches that 746 00:45:20,140 --> 00:45:22,930 before the coming of the Lord the world will be delivered. 747 00:45:22,930 --> 00:45:28,230 And the apostles compare it to the world grown in travails. 748 00:45:28,230 --> 00:45:29,880 And that's the language of birth. 749 00:45:29,880 --> 00:45:36,040 And you know before a baby is born. There are occasional pains 750 00:45:36,040 --> 00:45:39,730 and even sometimes a month or so before the baby is born. 751 00:45:39,730 --> 00:45:42,290 Mother might have what they called Braxton Hicks contraction 752 00:45:42,290 --> 00:45:44,450 the sort of preparatory contractions getting the body 753 00:45:44,450 --> 00:45:46,790 ready. That doesn't mean that's going to come yet! 754 00:45:46,790 --> 00:45:51,140 But then you start having the contraction every now and then 755 00:45:51,140 --> 00:45:56,240 and then they really start coming close together and they 756 00:45:56,240 --> 00:45:59,870 get closer and closer and closer Well friends I think what're 757 00:45:59,870 --> 00:46:02,950 seeing is like the labor pains begun. 758 00:46:02,950 --> 00:46:05,770 But God is not sending these storms to destroy, He is 759 00:46:05,770 --> 00:46:07,930 sending them to save! 760 00:46:07,930 --> 00:46:11,980 Of course the economy it's been very valent. It just seems like 761 00:46:11,980 --> 00:46:16,180 is up and down. Pretty pathetic when you get excited about 762 00:46:16,180 --> 00:46:19,510 gas $2/gallon? 763 00:46:19,510 --> 00:46:23,350 Wau it went down to $2/gallon! 764 00:46:23,350 --> 00:46:26,990 Is Jesus trying to tell us that time is running out? 765 00:46:26,990 --> 00:46:29,480 He is trying to get our attention. 766 00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:32,970 These signs that we see I believe are being sent by God 767 00:46:32,970 --> 00:46:36,650 to awaken the church, because the church is doing the same 768 00:46:36,660 --> 00:46:39,870 thing that Jonah did. 769 00:46:39,870 --> 00:46:40,620 What did he do? 770 00:46:40,630 --> 00:46:45,380 Paid the fare, went down into the ship and the Lord sends this 771 00:46:45,380 --> 00:46:52,460 great storm. And it was a storm that even terrorize the sailors. 772 00:46:52,460 --> 00:46:55,510 They can hear the boat creaking and growing as was as dough 773 00:46:55,510 --> 00:46:58,450 was about to explode in the smite rims from the crushing 774 00:46:58,450 --> 00:47:01,850 waves as they rose and fell in the truffle. 775 00:47:01,850 --> 00:47:04,880 And the mariners were afraid. 776 00:47:04,880 --> 00:47:09,430 It says: "Every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo 777 00:47:09,430 --> 00:47:13,340 that was in the ship into the see the lighten the load, but 778 00:47:13,340 --> 00:47:17,150 Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship and it 779 00:47:17,150 --> 00:47:20,460 laying down and was fast to sleep." 780 00:47:20,460 --> 00:47:23,960 Now evidently as you read through the whole story of Jonah 781 00:47:23,960 --> 00:47:30,780 Jonah is the only believer in the true God on the ship. 782 00:47:30,780 --> 00:47:34,210 And everybody on the ship knows that the end is near 783 00:47:34,220 --> 00:47:36,580 except Jonah. 784 00:47:36,580 --> 00:47:41,530 Everybody on the boat is praying. 785 00:47:41,530 --> 00:47:42,570 Except Jonah. 786 00:47:42,570 --> 00:47:47,230 Might be praying to the wrong God, but they're praying. 787 00:47:47,240 --> 00:47:49,680 They know they need to pray. 788 00:47:49,680 --> 00:47:52,370 I mean, most people even atheists seem to pray in a 789 00:47:52,370 --> 00:47:55,270 foxhole with bullet buzzing over their head. 790 00:47:55,270 --> 00:47:58,590 And Jonah is sleeping. 791 00:47:58,590 --> 00:48:02,530 They're making sacrifices. 792 00:48:02,530 --> 00:48:06,060 They figure: You know, this ship is growing through these waves 793 00:48:06,060 --> 00:48:09,580 because we've got all this cargo, and even though the cargo 794 00:48:09,580 --> 00:48:12,190 was very valuable; it probably had a lot to do with the purpose 795 00:48:12,190 --> 00:48:15,110 of the trip. They were hopping to make a profit. 796 00:48:15,110 --> 00:48:17,560 But they realized what profit it is if you gain the whole world 797 00:48:17,560 --> 00:48:20,920 and lose your soul. So in order to live they were willing to 798 00:48:20,920 --> 00:48:24,730 unload and they begin to throw everything overboard. 799 00:48:24,730 --> 00:48:27,470 You now they tells similar story in the New Testament. 800 00:48:27,470 --> 00:48:30,810 The book of Acts end with another storm at sea. 801 00:48:30,810 --> 00:48:33,710 A matter of fact Bible begins with a storm at see. 802 00:48:33,710 --> 00:48:35,350 Noah! 803 00:48:35,350 --> 00:48:37,300 Right? 804 00:48:37,300 --> 00:48:40,090 Only took what was precious on the ship... 805 00:48:40,090 --> 00:48:44,190 And then the book of Acts. Paul is in the ship that's bound 806 00:48:44,190 --> 00:48:46,780 for judgment and they get caught in the storm. 807 00:48:46,780 --> 00:48:49,700 And when they realized they were going to perish, they threw 808 00:48:49,700 --> 00:48:52,800 everything overboard little by little until finally they're 809 00:48:52,800 --> 00:48:55,800 even throwing over the tackle ling, the robs that help 810 00:48:55,800 --> 00:48:58,560 them to manage the ship and then finally they realized 811 00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:01,060 we're going to perish, they eat their last meal and they throw 812 00:49:01,060 --> 00:49:03,060 the wheat overboard, their food. 813 00:49:03,070 --> 00:49:10,790 The things that we tend to collect, that keep us from doing 814 00:49:10,790 --> 00:49:12,900 the work of the Lord. I know I've touched on this, but 815 00:49:12,900 --> 00:49:14,300 there's a lot more I could say. 816 00:49:14,300 --> 00:49:19,090 Materialism is suffocating the church. 817 00:49:19,090 --> 00:49:24,060 We are being buried under an avalanche that is paralyzing us. 818 00:49:24,060 --> 00:49:26,090 You know what an avalanche does? 819 00:49:26,090 --> 00:49:28,590 Is even though you think snow is so harmless and soft; 820 00:49:28,590 --> 00:49:31,180 and a little bit. It's fluffy and pretty. 821 00:49:31,190 --> 00:49:33,840 But if you get covered with it it packs like concrete and you 822 00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:36,240 can't move you can't dig your way out, if you get covered 823 00:49:36,240 --> 00:49:37,430 in an avalanche. 824 00:49:37,430 --> 00:49:39,600 It's hard. 825 00:49:39,600 --> 00:49:43,000 And a lot of people all their stuff has paralyzed them. 826 00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:45,110 They become a prisoner to the possessions, they got spend 827 00:49:45,110 --> 00:49:47,860 all their time watching, worrying, girding, oiling, 828 00:49:47,860 --> 00:49:49,800 increasing their possessions. 829 00:49:49,800 --> 00:49:52,510 And they can't serve the Lord cause they got so much stuff. 830 00:49:52,510 --> 00:49:54,630 We become prisoners. 831 00:49:54,630 --> 00:49:57,790 These men realize the end is near and all of a sudden that 832 00:49:57,790 --> 00:50:00,640 stuff was worthless and they begin to hive it overboard 833 00:50:00,640 --> 00:50:03,360 because they have their priorities recalibrated. 834 00:50:03,360 --> 00:50:06,910 What profit is it if you gain all these stuff and you drown! 835 00:50:06,910 --> 00:50:10,160 Reminds me of a story of a ship called The California. 836 00:50:10,160 --> 00:50:13,820 They discovered it. I was a steam ship that had been doing 837 00:50:13,820 --> 00:50:18,370 some gold mining in South America. 838 00:50:18,370 --> 00:50:23,380 And on the way back they spring the leak. 839 00:50:23,380 --> 00:50:26,900 And some of the people. A lot of more minors who were returning 840 00:50:26,900 --> 00:50:29,500 and they hidden their gold in their clothes, because there was 841 00:50:29,500 --> 00:50:33,110 no where else safe onboard. And they knew they had to jump 842 00:50:33,110 --> 00:50:35,030 in the water and swim to the life boats, but they won't let 843 00:50:35,030 --> 00:50:39,310 go of their gold and of course they went down like an anchor. 844 00:50:39,310 --> 00:50:42,250 Because they won't let go of their gold. 845 00:50:42,250 --> 00:50:46,110 And that's happening to a lot of people in the church. 846 00:50:46,110 --> 00:50:48,370 We don't know when to unload. 847 00:50:48,370 --> 00:50:52,990 And I think God's calling upon us especially in these last days. 848 00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:57,650 To invest in His Kingdom to convert our resources into the 849 00:50:57,650 --> 00:50:59,350 currency of Heaven. Amen! 850 00:50:59,350 --> 00:51:02,210 I mean where is your treasure? 851 00:51:02,210 --> 00:51:08,120 It's like this wealthy ? I read about who took John Wesley on 852 00:51:08,120 --> 00:51:11,060 a tour of his ranch which took several hours to just see the 853 00:51:11,070 --> 00:51:15,590 small portion of it. Got back to his home in New England there 854 00:51:15,590 --> 00:51:19,170 and he asked pastor Wesley: So what do you think? 855 00:51:19,170 --> 00:51:21,580 And Wesley said: I think you're going to have a hard time 856 00:51:21,580 --> 00:51:24,360 leaving these behind! 857 00:51:24,360 --> 00:51:27,390 And some of us our treasure is here. 858 00:51:27,390 --> 00:51:30,370 We're not looking forward to Heaven because we can't let 859 00:51:30,370 --> 00:51:33,140 go what is here and is going to sink us. 860 00:51:33,140 --> 00:51:38,790 There are so many resources to do the work of the Lord. 861 00:51:38,790 --> 00:51:41,640 That's the good news. The bad news it's still 862 00:51:41,640 --> 00:51:44,000 in the pockets and the accounts of the people. 863 00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:48,990 And our knuckles are white because we don't want let go. 864 00:51:48,990 --> 00:51:51,970 The mariners prayed and they threw overboard. 865 00:51:51,970 --> 00:51:54,120 To lighten the ship. 866 00:51:54,120 --> 00:51:56,990 Ship sails a lot better when it's not heavy. 867 00:51:56,990 --> 00:52:04,550 "But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship." 868 00:52:04,550 --> 00:52:08,400 and then lying down, and was fast asleep." 869 00:52:08,400 --> 00:52:10,620 He is in a deep sleep. 870 00:52:10,620 --> 00:52:14,180 Now the problem with sleep is: 871 00:52:14,180 --> 00:52:17,790 That when you're doing it, you don't know you're doing it. 872 00:52:17,790 --> 00:52:20,600 Have you ever had a problem going to sleep? 873 00:52:20,600 --> 00:52:23,700 And you're laying there... I struggle sometimes sleeping. 874 00:52:23,700 --> 00:52:27,370 And don't send me all your curers! Last time I mentioned 875 00:52:26,540 --> 00:52:32,280 You stand on your head for 5 minutes pastor Doug, before you 876 00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:35,060 go to sleep and it just clears your head and sleep better. 877 00:52:35,060 --> 00:52:38,640 I tried standing on my head, I couldn't get my foot up there. 878 00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:42,910 But I got all these stuff you're suppose to drink. 879 00:52:42,910 --> 00:52:47,210 But anyway. When you try to go sleep, if you have trouble 880 00:52:47,210 --> 00:52:50,220 sleeping you're laying there and you're going: 881 00:52:50,220 --> 00:52:52,610 Am I sleeping? 882 00:52:52,610 --> 00:52:56,370 When you ask that question, you're obviously not asleep. 883 00:52:56,370 --> 00:52:58,530 And sometimes I'm worried so much about Am I sleeping? 884 00:52:58,540 --> 00:53:01,440 That I know. I'm not sleeping cause I'm asking myself if I'm 885 00:53:01,440 --> 00:53:06,730 sleeping! Right? Come on am I the only that's done that before? 886 00:53:06,730 --> 00:53:09,260 So the problem with sleeping is: You don't know when you're doing 887 00:53:09,260 --> 00:53:11,130 it! 888 00:53:11,130 --> 00:53:13,420 And whenever I tell the church: You need to wake up! The people 889 00:53:13,420 --> 00:53:15,450 who need to wake up they're not hearing me! 890 00:53:15,450 --> 00:53:19,390 It's the Holy Spirit who's got to wake us up! 891 00:53:19,390 --> 00:53:23,440 The disciples were sleeping it seems always at the critical 892 00:53:23,440 --> 00:53:28,290 moments. On the mount of transfiguration when 893 00:53:28,290 --> 00:53:32,130 Moses and Elijah are there they slept through part of it. 894 00:53:32,130 --> 00:53:35,580 Jesus wanted them to pray. In the Garden of Gethsemane 895 00:53:35,580 --> 00:53:38,340 Jesus said: "Pray with me!" Several times. And they went 896 00:53:38,340 --> 00:53:42,330 back to sleep. Just before the cross they were sleeping. 897 00:53:42,330 --> 00:53:44,920 That was during the first coming. 898 00:53:44,920 --> 00:53:49,450 Jesus tells us in Mathew 25 with the 10 virgins: "What percentage 899 00:53:49,450 --> 00:53:53,620 of the 10 virgins were sleeping when their bridegroom call came? 900 00:53:53,620 --> 00:53:56,680 100%! So friends don't say: Pastor Doug you're being 901 00:53:56,680 --> 00:53:59,540 negative! Its Biblical friends. The church is asleep. 902 00:53:59,540 --> 00:54:03,040 But it needs to wake up. And does something wake up the 903 00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:06,280 church? There is a call that says: The bridegroom is coming! 904 00:54:06,280 --> 00:54:08,280 Well friends, if you haven't heard it before let me tell you 905 00:54:08,280 --> 00:54:10,940 now the bridegroom is coming! We need to wake up! 906 00:54:10,950 --> 00:54:15,410 Jesus is coming soon! No before I rush pass this point 907 00:54:15,410 --> 00:54:18,880 of Jonah sleeping it's probably a good place to talk about the 908 00:54:18,880 --> 00:54:21,680 sign of Jonah that Jesus talked about. 909 00:54:21,680 --> 00:54:25,950 What did Jesus mean when He said: "No sign will be given, 910 00:54:25,950 --> 00:54:30,330 to this evil and adulterous generation except the sign of 911 00:54:30,330 --> 00:54:31,980 Jonah." 912 00:54:31,980 --> 00:54:34,040 Think about it for a moment. 913 00:54:34,040 --> 00:54:40,250 Jesus was asleep in the boat during the storm. 914 00:54:40,250 --> 00:54:43,950 And He was awaken that they might be saved. 915 00:54:43,950 --> 00:54:49,540 Jonah end up being the vehicle to save those in the storm on 916 00:54:49,540 --> 00:54:51,540 the boat. 917 00:54:51,540 --> 00:54:53,220 I'll get to that in a minute. 918 00:54:53,220 --> 00:54:56,750 You know I after Jonah's episode and the fish I hope I'm not 919 00:54:56,760 --> 00:55:00,160 ruining the story for everyone here. Do you know that happen? 920 00:55:00,160 --> 00:55:04,130 Ok! When he was swallowed, and the fish burped him back up and 921 00:55:04,130 --> 00:55:08,010 he went to Nineveh. It says Nineveh was a great city, of 922 00:55:08,010 --> 00:55:10,560 three days journey. 923 00:55:10,560 --> 00:55:13,700 That means from wherever he was deposit it by the fish it took 924 00:55:13,700 --> 00:55:17,090 three days to get to Nineveh. And then it says He entered the 925 00:55:17,090 --> 00:55:21,800 city a day, half a days journey. And he preached that in forty 926 00:55:21,800 --> 00:55:24,560 days it would be destroyed. Isn't that right? 927 00:55:24,560 --> 00:55:28,430 Now follow me! No sign will be given, Jesus said to the Jewish 928 00:55:28,430 --> 00:55:32,570 nation except the sign of Jonah. Jesus like Jonah came to worn 929 00:55:32,570 --> 00:55:36,180 them of impending judgment. He ministered three and a half 930 00:55:36,180 --> 00:55:38,550 not days, three and a half years. 931 00:55:38,550 --> 00:55:41,210 And he said: "This generation will not pass away until these 932 00:55:41,210 --> 00:55:44,420 things are fulfilled been, not one stone left upon another and 933 00:55:44,430 --> 00:55:48,420 the Temple cause it was destroyed forty years latter. 934 00:55:48,420 --> 00:55:55,030 Jonah went three and a half days from the fish to the city, and 935 00:55:55,030 --> 00:55:56,950 then preached in forty days it will be destroyed. But the 936 00:55:56,950 --> 00:56:00,940 people in Nineveh repented! Jesus said: "They're going to 937 00:56:00,950 --> 00:56:03,200 rise up in the Judgment against this generation cause they 938 00:56:03,200 --> 00:56:06,060 repented at the preaching of Jonah, but a better than Jonah 939 00:56:06,060 --> 00:56:08,450 is here and you're not listening. 940 00:56:08,450 --> 00:56:12,790 So what is the sign of Jonah? Jesus said that Jonah is a 941 00:56:12,790 --> 00:56:15,700 hey to understand what my ministry is, but I've come to 942 00:56:15,700 --> 00:56:17,850 give a warning that you might be saved. 943 00:56:17,850 --> 00:56:19,370 But there is more! 944 00:56:19,370 --> 00:56:21,980 Now maybe, just in fairness I ought to deal with the three 945 00:56:21,980 --> 00:56:24,190 days and three nights that you find in Mathew. 946 00:56:24,190 --> 00:56:27,740 People I think have really misunderstood that. 947 00:56:27,740 --> 00:56:31,190 When Jesus said in Mathew chapter 12: 948 00:56:31,190 --> 00:56:35,460 "As Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the 949 00:56:35,460 --> 00:56:38,670 great fish so the son of man will be three days and three 950 00:56:38,670 --> 00:56:41,080 nights in the heart of the earth." 951 00:56:41,080 --> 00:56:44,690 Everybody automatically assumes that must mean: 952 00:56:44,700 --> 00:56:47,890 That he'd been in the tomb three days and three nights. 953 00:56:47,890 --> 00:56:50,170 And if He was crucified Friday and He was; 954 00:56:50,170 --> 00:56:54,100 and He rested in the tomb. Even on the Sabbath, Jesus kept the 955 00:56:54,100 --> 00:56:56,390 Sabbath even in death. He died before the Sabbath and rose 956 00:56:56,390 --> 00:56:59,180 right after it. He rested from saving us on the Sabbath. 957 00:56:59,180 --> 00:57:00,790 Isn't that wonderful? 958 00:57:00,790 --> 00:57:03,760 And then He rose Sunday morning. You can say part of three days 959 00:57:03,770 --> 00:57:05,970 but no matter how you cut it, there were not three nights in 960 00:57:05,970 --> 00:57:08,590 it distinctly says three nights. 961 00:57:08,590 --> 00:57:12,000 So people get very worried and they try to move the date for 962 00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:15,510 the crucifixion and they say the Bible can't be trusted and.. 963 00:57:15,510 --> 00:57:18,980 First of all a little tip! Don't ever build a theology on one 964 00:57:18,990 --> 00:57:20,790 verse! 965 00:57:20,790 --> 00:57:24,320 It's a bad practice in the mouth of two or three witnesses, you 966 00:57:24,320 --> 00:57:27,010 don't stand on one leg very well, it's easy to get pushed 967 00:57:27,010 --> 00:57:30,900 over with a finger. And some people will build theologies on 968 00:57:30,900 --> 00:57:33,700 one verse. I tried to avoid doing that! 969 00:57:33,700 --> 00:57:35,300 But what does it mean? 970 00:57:35,300 --> 00:57:38,060 Well I submit to you that there's nowhere else in the 971 00:57:38,060 --> 00:57:40,870 Bible that the heart of the earth is called the tomb. 972 00:57:40,870 --> 00:57:41,870 Nowhere! 973 00:57:41,880 --> 00:57:44,760 Comes from the word cardia in Greek. It's where you get 974 00:57:44,760 --> 00:57:48,380 the word heart and the world the earth. 975 00:57:48,390 --> 00:57:50,880 The devil is called the prince of this world. 976 00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:54,800 When did Jesus begin bearing our sins? 977 00:57:54,800 --> 00:57:57,800 Let suppose that when you say the Lord's prayer: "Thy will be 978 00:57:57,800 --> 00:58:01,790 done in earth. You're not talking about the tomb... 979 00:58:01,790 --> 00:58:03,920 Are you talking about the tomb when you say: "Thy will be done 980 00:58:03,920 --> 00:58:05,710 on earth as it is in heaven?" King James Version. No! 981 00:58:05,710 --> 00:58:08,300 And it does say that! 982 00:58:08,300 --> 00:58:13,450 In the earth means in the midst of this lost world. 983 00:58:13,450 --> 00:58:16,080 When did Jesus began bearing our sins? 984 00:58:16,080 --> 00:58:18,460 Was it when they drove the nails through His hands? Or it was 985 00:58:18,470 --> 00:58:19,550 before that? 986 00:58:19,550 --> 00:58:22,990 Did He start suffering... You see the penalty for sin is not 987 00:58:22,990 --> 00:58:25,600 just death. The penalty for sin is suffering and death. 988 00:58:25,600 --> 00:58:29,680 Will the wicked who are judged just expire. Or do they suffer? 989 00:58:29,680 --> 00:58:31,840 Is it suffering involved? 990 00:58:31,840 --> 00:58:34,700 Did Jesus suffered for our sins or just died? 991 00:58:34,700 --> 00:58:38,130 When did His suffering began? 992 00:58:38,140 --> 00:58:43,750 After He sealed the New Covenant, Thursday night. 993 00:58:43,750 --> 00:58:46,600 He went to the Garden. Three times He says, you look at the 994 00:58:46,600 --> 00:58:48,460 gospels where it says: "Now was the hour, now was the hour, 995 00:58:48,460 --> 00:58:50,120 now was the hour." 996 00:58:50,120 --> 00:58:53,520 And when the mob came to arrest Him for the first time in His 997 00:58:53,520 --> 00:58:56,630 life, the Heavenly Father did not intervene. No angels 998 00:58:56,630 --> 00:58:58,970 intervene to protect Him. 999 00:58:58,970 --> 00:59:01,570 Other times the mob tried to stone Him, or throw Him of the 1000 00:59:01,570 --> 00:59:03,690 cliff He passed through their midst. 1001 00:59:03,690 --> 00:59:05,570 But now it didn't happen! As a matter of fact Judas was 1002 00:59:05,570 --> 00:59:08,310 hopping He'll do something like that. 1003 00:59:08,320 --> 00:59:12,450 Instead He was bound and they began to abuse Him! 1004 00:59:12,450 --> 00:59:16,070 And He began to suffer the humiliation and the physical 1005 00:59:16,080 --> 00:59:21,830 agony or our sins. In the garden of Gethsemane He began to suffer. 1006 00:59:21,830 --> 00:59:23,840 Perspiring blood. 1007 00:59:23,840 --> 00:59:28,660 Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night, He was in the 1008 00:59:28,660 --> 00:59:32,520 heart of the earth. As Jonah went were the whale took him, 1009 00:59:32,520 --> 00:59:34,500 Jesus went where the mob took Him. 1010 00:59:34,500 --> 00:59:37,220 Is not talking about just the tomb. Tomb was certainly 1011 00:59:37,220 --> 00:59:40,120 part of that. Is talking about He was in the clutches of the 1012 00:59:40,120 --> 00:59:41,860 devil. 1013 00:59:41,870 --> 00:59:45,620 He was like the property of the devil and the demons were 1014 00:59:45,620 --> 00:59:49,160 able to vent all of their rage against the Son of Man Jesus 1015 00:59:49,160 --> 00:59:51,580 for three days and three nights. 1016 00:59:51,580 --> 00:59:53,960 In the heart of the earth. In midst of the world, in the hands 1017 00:59:53,960 --> 00:59:56,870 of the clutches of the devil. You got it? 1018 00:59:56,870 --> 01:00:00,210 Everybody automatically assumes that it's talking about the tomb 1019 01:00:00,210 --> 01:00:03,650 and then they change the theology and I think it's very 1020 01:00:03,650 --> 01:00:05,460 confusing that way. 1021 01:00:05,460 --> 01:00:09,240 As Jonah so Jesus. 1022 01:00:09,240 --> 01:00:13,620 Jonah is teaching us something about the plan of salvation. 1023 01:00:13,620 --> 01:00:17,010 So the captain comes to Him verse 6. 1024 01:00:17,010 --> 01:00:20,110 and he says to him: He probably going down to the 1025 01:00:20,110 --> 01:00:23,050 wholes of the ship, but... Jonah is in the lowest parts of 1026 01:00:23,050 --> 01:00:25,300 the ship. O by the way it says: Jesus was in the stern when He 1027 01:00:25,300 --> 01:00:29,440 was sleeping during the storm. Which is the lowest part. 1028 01:00:29,440 --> 01:00:33,160 So he says, "What do you mean, oh sleeper? 1029 01:00:33,160 --> 01:00:35,550 Captain is looking for something to throw overboard and He finds 1030 01:00:35,550 --> 01:00:39,350 another sack and it turn out is not a sack it's Jonah. 1031 01:00:41,080 --> 01:00:44,080 And you can see the indignation and the shock that here is one 1032 01:00:44,080 --> 01:00:46,560 of the passengers and there is so... You know... 1033 01:00:46,560 --> 01:00:50,560 a frightened by this storm, this supernatural storm and they are 1034 01:00:50,560 --> 01:00:52,950 throwing overboard. How could someone be sleeping 1035 01:00:52,950 --> 01:00:55,170 through that!? 1036 01:00:55,170 --> 01:00:58,330 I remember in 1964 I was living with my father in Miami Beach. 1037 01:00:58,330 --> 01:01:01,530 And hurricane Betsy came through. 1038 01:01:01,530 --> 01:01:04,130 And you couldn't sleep through that it was very loud. 1039 01:01:04,140 --> 01:01:07,810 Except one of my neighbors. I had a friend named Gland Beret. 1040 01:01:07,810 --> 01:01:11,150 His bedroom was in the second storey of their house there in 1041 01:01:11,150 --> 01:01:15,360 the island and a palm frown from a coconut tree blew horizontally 1042 01:01:15,370 --> 01:01:19,420 through his window lend it on his bed. Everybody in the house 1043 01:01:19,420 --> 01:01:22,050 rushed upstairs and Gland was still asleep. 1044 01:01:22,050 --> 01:01:24,600 They thought it did kill him, he was just sleeping and huh... 1045 01:01:24,600 --> 01:01:26,540 Sleeping through the storm. 1046 01:01:26,540 --> 01:01:30,840 But you know when you're 10 years old you sleep like that right! 1047 01:01:30,850 --> 01:01:35,510 "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, (here's where things 1048 01:01:35,520 --> 01:01:41,310 begin to turn). Arise, and call on your God; (capital G), 1049 01:01:41,320 --> 01:01:45,790 perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish." 1050 01:01:45,790 --> 01:01:48,550 You remember when they woke up Jesus: 1051 01:01:48,550 --> 01:01:54,020 They said: "Lord carriest not that we perish!" 1052 01:01:54,020 --> 01:01:57,250 Probably one of the strangest questions ever asked in the Bible 1053 01:01:57,250 --> 01:02:00,410 that you'd ask Jesus: Don't You care that we're going to 1054 01:02:00,420 --> 01:02:03,540 perish?" Call on your God that we may not 1055 01:02:03,540 --> 01:02:06,560 perish. And friends; what that captain said to Jonah, Jesus 1056 01:02:06,560 --> 01:02:09,330 says to you. Call on your God! 1057 01:02:09,330 --> 01:02:14,040 It may be that He'll hear you and you will not perish. 1058 01:02:14,040 --> 01:02:16,740 If we don't call on Him. Pray. 1059 01:02:16,740 --> 01:02:20,470 It's a storm. Things aren't going to get better friends! 1060 01:02:20,480 --> 01:02:23,180 Cheer up is going to get worse! 1061 01:02:23,180 --> 01:02:26,040 The labor pains are going to get closer together. 1062 01:02:26,040 --> 01:02:30,050 The Bible has told us there is a time of trouble coming. 1063 01:02:30,060 --> 01:02:34,640 And in many cases. And preachers are notorious for this. We try 1064 01:02:34,650 --> 01:02:39,980 to frighten people, take a mole hill and turn it into a mountain. 1065 01:02:39,980 --> 01:02:42,100 But when it comes to the time of trouble and things ahead of 1066 01:02:42,100 --> 01:02:44,040 us that's not possible. 1067 01:02:44,040 --> 01:02:46,680 And I'm standing on the words of Jesus who said: 1068 01:02:46,680 --> 01:02:49,360 There never has been a time like it before. 1069 01:02:49,360 --> 01:02:51,580 There's also in the book of Daniel chapter 12. 1070 01:02:51,580 --> 01:02:53,300 Nor will there ever be again. 1071 01:02:53,300 --> 01:02:55,650 There's going to be a time of trouble such as it never has 1072 01:02:55,650 --> 01:02:59,470 been and it's coming. I believe during this generation. 1073 01:02:59,470 --> 01:03:02,420 And now it's a time for us to arise and call upon our God 1074 01:03:02,420 --> 01:03:04,560 especially for asleep. Amen! 1075 01:03:04,560 --> 01:03:07,630 And ask Him to wake us up! That's what this revival song 1076 01:03:07,640 --> 01:03:10,890 "shake us and wake us". Makes me think of Peter there 1077 01:03:10,890 --> 01:03:14,580 on death row. Chained between two soldiers and the angel had 1078 01:03:14,580 --> 01:03:16,790 to... hit him, wake him up. 1079 01:03:16,790 --> 01:03:21,770 Sometimes God sends storms and trials to save us. 1080 01:03:21,770 --> 01:03:26,500 I'm not just talking about the environmental things and 1081 01:03:26,510 --> 01:03:29,630 the terrorism. I'm talking about trials and storms that God may 1082 01:03:29,630 --> 01:03:32,810 send to your life. Because He loves you. And he wants to save 1083 01:03:32,820 --> 01:03:34,450 you. 1084 01:03:34,450 --> 01:03:39,830 You know there is a popular, but false teaching that circulates 1085 01:03:39,830 --> 01:03:43,270 through a lot of the churches, that because the Lord loves the 1086 01:03:43,270 --> 01:03:45,240 church too much we're going all to be raptured, you know, 1087 01:03:45,240 --> 01:03:47,430 He wouldn't want us to suffer. 1088 01:03:47,430 --> 01:03:54,440 Acts 14:22. Paul said: "We must through much tribulation enter 1089 01:03:54,440 --> 01:03:58,960 the Kingdom of God. Not we may with the little." 1090 01:03:58,960 --> 01:04:02,490 I don't want to frighten you friends, but there is 1091 01:04:02,490 --> 01:04:06,460 tribulation. And we go through personal tribulation and it's 1092 01:04:06,460 --> 01:04:11,050 through that God is shaping us and making us jewels for His 1093 01:04:11,050 --> 01:04:15,450 use. It is through pressure and hit you take a lump of coal and 1094 01:04:15,450 --> 01:04:17,160 make a diamond. 1095 01:04:17,160 --> 01:04:19,790 And if you want to be fit for God's use then He's going to 1096 01:04:19,790 --> 01:04:22,720 hammer you. And you need to just invite it. 1097 01:04:22,720 --> 01:04:25,610 But don't get discouraged by that. 1098 01:04:25,610 --> 01:04:28,310 There are trials for the saved and there are trials for the 1099 01:04:28,310 --> 01:04:31,520 lost. Don't forget! Jesus said: The fool builds on the sand, 1100 01:04:31,520 --> 01:04:35,540 storm hits him too. Amen! 1101 01:04:35,540 --> 01:04:38,240 Jesus said: "I send not only the sunshine to the good and bad, 1102 01:04:38,240 --> 01:04:41,550 He sends the rain, the storms, to the good and bad so don't say 1103 01:04:41,550 --> 01:04:43,510 Well Doug, I don't want to go through tribulation, I don't 1104 01:04:43,520 --> 01:04:47,530 want to be a Christian! Well it's going to be worse for you! 1105 01:04:47,530 --> 01:04:51,320 Another words. There is trouble in lives. But God wants to use 1106 01:04:51,320 --> 01:04:55,090 the trouble to shape you if you cooperate with Him. 1107 01:04:55,090 --> 01:04:58,870 And you know. It's always a lot easier if you draw near 1108 01:04:58,870 --> 01:05:02,550 the one who holds the rod. 1109 01:05:02,550 --> 01:05:05,640 I know my mother became infuriated with me one time. 1110 01:05:05,640 --> 01:05:07,570 And it was sort of laughable when she wanted to spank me 1111 01:05:07,570 --> 01:05:10,920 because she was only 5 foot 3. My brother and I both got bigger 1112 01:05:10,920 --> 01:05:13,530 than her eventually. 1113 01:05:13,530 --> 01:05:18,770 And she physically was not an athlete. 1114 01:05:18,770 --> 01:05:21,190 She was an actress. 1115 01:05:21,190 --> 01:05:22,460 Don't critic. 1116 01:05:22,460 --> 01:05:24,900 And so her trying to spank us, like I said, was almost 1117 01:05:24,900 --> 01:05:26,610 laughfable. 1118 01:05:26,610 --> 01:05:28,770 One time she got frustrated, she just tried to choke me cause she 1119 01:05:28,780 --> 01:05:30,900 didn't have no what else to do. 1120 01:05:30,900 --> 01:05:33,660 And I'll never forget she was shaking me, didn't even hurt. 1121 01:05:33,670 --> 01:05:38,460 I felt sorry for her. She says: I love you, but I don't like you! 1122 01:05:38,460 --> 01:05:41,120 I won't ask if you're ever... 1123 01:05:41,120 --> 01:05:46,010 Anyway. So she tried to spank me and I found the closer I got the 1124 01:05:46,010 --> 01:05:48,920 less it hurt. You get out here with a centrifugal force takes 1125 01:05:48,920 --> 01:05:51,750 over it really stings. 1126 01:05:51,750 --> 01:05:55,060 You draw near the one who holds the rod. And it's lessens the 1127 01:05:55,060 --> 01:05:59,020 blow. And so if you're going to some trials and it may be a 1128 01:05:59,020 --> 01:06:01,820 health issue, or it might be a crisis to your family, it might 1129 01:06:01,830 --> 01:06:05,110 be something financial; draw near to God and you'll find He 1130 01:06:05,110 --> 01:06:07,580 will always makes it easier. 1131 01:06:07,580 --> 01:06:10,710 And then praise Him for your trials. 1132 01:06:10,710 --> 01:06:12,600 Thank Him for your trials. 1133 01:06:12,600 --> 01:06:14,620 You would say: Doug, that's easy for you to say! No it's not 1134 01:06:14,630 --> 01:06:17,380 easy for me to do either! But I know that works and the Bible 1135 01:06:17,380 --> 01:06:19,130 commands it. 1136 01:06:19,130 --> 01:06:22,080 It just. It lessen the burden. 1137 01:06:22,080 --> 01:06:24,400 He is sending these trials to save us. 1138 01:06:24,400 --> 01:06:29,190 "Arise, oh sleeper and call upon your God!" 1139 01:06:29,190 --> 01:06:33,810 "Perhaps He will consider us, that we may not perish!" 1140 01:06:33,820 --> 01:06:37,070 And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots, that 1141 01:06:37,080 --> 01:06:41,280 we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us." 1142 01:06:41,280 --> 01:06:44,660 They said: "This storm..." These sailors had been the sea 1143 01:06:44,660 --> 01:06:48,500 before; they've done everything they can humanly do, they tried 1144 01:06:48,500 --> 01:06:51,000 to adjust the ship, they lightened the load, they were 1145 01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:54,000 praying and sacrificing, they were making vowels to their gods 1146 01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:58,740 promising never to do it again. And I've seen this before. 1147 01:06:58,740 --> 01:07:07,270 I have been in a storm on the Mediterranean with a boat load 1148 01:07:07,270 --> 01:07:09,470 of pagans, they're atheists many of them. 1149 01:07:09,470 --> 01:07:13,640 We thought there we're going to die and they become so 1150 01:07:13,640 --> 01:07:17,110 frightened, they become believers in something. And they 1151 01:07:17,110 --> 01:07:20,040 start making promises and vowels. 1152 01:07:20,040 --> 01:07:21,120 Lord, if You will just save me! 1153 01:07:21,130 --> 01:07:23,070 And they always know what it is they need to repent of... 1154 01:07:23,070 --> 01:07:27,820 Even people who say: "There is no God!" When they are under the 1155 01:07:27,820 --> 01:07:31,190 threat of death and they make a promise, it's like they say: 1156 01:07:31,200 --> 01:07:34,520 I've got these chips I'm willing to offer. They always know what 1157 01:07:34,520 --> 01:07:36,990 they are. And the chips are: Lord I promise not to do this... 1158 01:07:36,990 --> 01:07:38,940 and I'll do this right, I'll throw over that, I'll give my 1159 01:07:38,940 --> 01:07:42,670 neighbor's right back, and whatever may happens to be. 1160 01:07:42,670 --> 01:07:44,910 Because they know when they're hard of hearts. 1161 01:07:44,910 --> 01:07:47,950 And all of them; they've done everything they can do and they 1162 01:07:47,950 --> 01:07:51,450 say: This is a supernatural storm! Let's cast lots! 1163 01:07:51,450 --> 01:07:55,170 Now, you might wonder what that means and as near as they 1164 01:07:55,170 --> 01:07:58,460 can tell they had a variety of ways of trying to determine 1165 01:07:58,460 --> 01:08:01,250 somebody or pick somebody. We roll dice, even drawing 1166 01:08:01,250 --> 01:08:03,610 straws and whoever gets the short straw... 1167 01:08:03,620 --> 01:08:08,970 Evidently in the fenician world, they would have a clay jar and 1168 01:08:08,970 --> 01:08:13,470 they would take however many people were represented in the 1169 01:08:13,470 --> 01:08:16,900 survey, they take these stones and they were all white, except 1170 01:08:16,900 --> 01:08:21,380 one which was black. And they'd shake the jar, and 1171 01:08:21,380 --> 01:08:23,760 they shake out... The mouth was just big enough for one these 1172 01:08:23,760 --> 01:08:28,040 little rounds stones to come out. They shake one at the time. 1173 01:08:28,040 --> 01:08:31,330 They go to you, shake one out, hopefully you didn't get the 1174 01:08:31,330 --> 01:08:34,590 black stone and... So as they were casting lots for all the 1175 01:08:34,590 --> 01:08:39,530 sailors, Jonah got the short end of the stick, so to speak. 1176 01:08:39,530 --> 01:08:42,290 He got the short straw. He got the black stone. 1177 01:08:42,290 --> 01:08:46,960 And they all looked at him and began to fire questions at him 1178 01:08:46,960 --> 01:08:50,090 to explain why did God point to you? 1179 01:08:50,090 --> 01:08:52,060 Notice their questions: 1180 01:08:52,060 --> 01:08:55,400 Then they said to him, "Please tell us! For whose cause 1181 01:08:55,410 --> 01:09:02,250 is this trouble upon us? For whose cause is this storm? 1182 01:09:02,250 --> 01:09:04,480 You know, so much of what happens in this world, happens 1183 01:09:04,480 --> 01:09:06,860 or doesn't happen because of the influence of God's people. 1184 01:09:06,870 --> 01:09:10,240 You know why some cities are being spared right now? 1185 01:09:10,240 --> 01:09:13,370 Because there's more than 10 righteous. Amen! 1186 01:09:13,370 --> 01:09:16,040 Don't ever underestimated the influence of God's people on 1187 01:09:16,040 --> 01:09:17,830 those around them. 1188 01:09:17,830 --> 01:09:23,220 Isn't that what the Bible teach us about Lot and his influence? 1189 01:09:23,220 --> 01:09:27,910 And not only is it true that the righteous influence of the 1190 01:09:27,910 --> 01:09:33,970 godly can have a preserving influence on people. 1191 01:09:33,970 --> 01:09:39,020 The rebellion of the godly invites judgment. 1192 01:09:39,030 --> 01:09:42,470 Because God lost His representatives. 1193 01:09:42,470 --> 01:09:45,730 He's lost His ambassadors. 1194 01:09:45,730 --> 01:09:48,030 When a country no longer has ambassadors, they get their 1195 01:09:48,030 --> 01:09:49,780 people out. 1196 01:09:49,780 --> 01:09:54,250 A country that doesn't have ambassadors the military never 1197 01:09:54,250 --> 01:09:56,100 protects. 1198 01:09:56,100 --> 01:09:57,960 We want our government to protect another country? 1199 01:09:57,960 --> 01:10:00,760 We have an ambassador there! No ambassadors the army is out. 1200 01:10:00,760 --> 01:10:04,290 You want angels to protect you, your family, your country? 1201 01:10:04,290 --> 01:10:07,100 God needs representatives. 1202 01:10:07,100 --> 01:10:08,590 For whose cause? 1203 01:10:08,590 --> 01:10:12,430 He said well, what is your occupation? 1204 01:10:12,430 --> 01:10:14,210 Oh, prophet running the wrong way. 1205 01:10:14,210 --> 01:10:16,340 Explain that. 1206 01:10:21,010 --> 01:10:23,120 I want to...I feel impress to say something that you don't 1207 01:10:23,120 --> 01:10:25,320 hear very often. 1208 01:10:29,060 --> 01:10:32,070 We don't have enough preachers. 1209 01:10:32,070 --> 01:10:33,200 You think we have too many! 1210 01:10:33,200 --> 01:10:36,130 We'd probably have too many on the payroll. 1211 01:10:36,130 --> 01:10:37,760 But we don't have enough. 1212 01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:41,710 Let me reward that, ministers. 1213 01:10:41,710 --> 01:10:46,590 In the beginning every Christian in the new Testament was 1214 01:10:46,600 --> 01:10:48,440 a minister. 1215 01:10:48,440 --> 01:10:53,250 Now we sort of relegated it to a few who...I'm one of them. 1216 01:10:53,250 --> 01:10:57,310 So I don't need to condemn the pastors in our midst. 1217 01:10:57,310 --> 01:11:02,510 But I think that God's design is that every member be a minister. 1218 01:11:02,510 --> 01:11:06,060 God needs more workers in His field. 1219 01:11:06,060 --> 01:11:09,350 And I know for a fact that one of the reasons that we have so 1220 01:11:09,350 --> 01:11:13,770 few workers, it's because some of us like Jonah are running 1221 01:11:13,770 --> 01:11:15,810 away from our calling. 1222 01:11:15,810 --> 01:11:17,670 Now I think some of you maybe have been called the fulltime 1223 01:11:17,670 --> 01:11:20,670 ministry. There are young people. I think there are a lot 1224 01:11:20,670 --> 01:11:22,980 of young people that God is calling to the ministry. 1225 01:11:22,980 --> 01:11:25,630 And they got the gifts for ministry. But because of the 1226 01:11:25,640 --> 01:11:28,590 pressure of the world, may be their friends, because of the 1227 01:11:28,590 --> 01:11:31,260 materialism that they keep harping on. 1228 01:11:31,260 --> 01:11:35,790 That how could I ever... you know, keep up with everybody. 1229 01:11:35,800 --> 01:11:38,610 and have all the toys and the good life and be a success; 1230 01:11:38,620 --> 01:11:43,810 on a pastor salary. Well, I've got to educate for success and 1231 01:11:43,810 --> 01:11:46,220 good income. 1232 01:11:46,220 --> 01:11:49,920 And it use to be among the lot of the Christian schools. 1233 01:11:49,920 --> 01:11:53,660 When people went to a Christian school. Do you know Harvard 1234 01:11:53,660 --> 01:11:57,110 when it started was principally for training ministers? 1235 01:11:57,110 --> 01:12:00,920 And it's a very small part of their program if it all anymore, 1236 01:12:00,920 --> 01:12:03,550 I don't even know if they train ministers anymore, but you 1237 01:12:03,550 --> 01:12:05,410 should read some of their founding articles it was all 1238 01:12:05,410 --> 01:12:07,210 about training people for ministry. 1239 01:12:07,210 --> 01:12:10,160 And there's this trend that as schools go on they start 1240 01:12:10,160 --> 01:12:11,930 drifting away from what the vision is. 1241 01:12:11,930 --> 01:12:15,260 Is to prepare people to serve and to minister to win souls. 1242 01:12:15,270 --> 01:12:17,920 God needs more missionaries. 1243 01:12:17,920 --> 01:12:20,330 More Christian teachers. You may not have all the benefits 1244 01:12:20,330 --> 01:12:23,200 and of the public school teachers, but we need Christian 1245 01:12:23,200 --> 01:12:28,340 teachers. Some of you may work in the public schools. Amen! 1246 01:12:28,340 --> 01:12:30,340 We need them there too. 1247 01:12:30,350 --> 01:12:34,350 And I just feel impress to say that there are some people who 1248 01:12:34,350 --> 01:12:36,990 are listening. A lot of young people. 1249 01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:40,320 And God is calling you to mission work. 1250 01:12:40,330 --> 01:12:43,370 It's calling you to go somewhere that may not be easy, may not 1251 01:12:43,370 --> 01:12:45,530 be convenient, may not be comfortable. 1252 01:12:45,530 --> 01:12:48,310 It's calling you to minister. May be its calling you to 1253 01:12:48,310 --> 01:12:51,960 Evangelism or Bible work. And you're running from Jonah, 1254 01:12:51,970 --> 01:12:55,750 and you're wondering why all these storms are in your life? 1255 01:12:55,750 --> 01:12:58,500 God can't bless you, cause your out of His will. 1256 01:12:58,500 --> 01:13:00,690 You're going the wrong way. 1257 01:13:00,700 --> 01:13:03,790 And you know who you are. Let the Holy Spirit speak to 1258 01:13:03,790 --> 01:13:07,280 to you tonight. Call Amazing Facts and join our evangelism 1259 01:13:07,280 --> 01:13:10,890 college. Go to South-Western and get into theology program. 1260 01:13:10,890 --> 01:13:13,990 Amen! Do something! Everybody can do something. 1261 01:13:13,990 --> 01:13:16,340 Every member should be a minister. 1262 01:13:16,340 --> 01:13:19,390 God is giving us gifts for what? For ministry. 1263 01:13:22,330 --> 01:13:24,380 "Where do you come from?" 1264 01:13:24,390 --> 01:13:28,030 Well, I came from Israel, I'm running from God. 1265 01:13:28,040 --> 01:13:30,480 "What is your country? Who are your people?" 1266 01:13:30,480 --> 01:13:33,950 Now think about these questions. Are 7 questions. 1267 01:13:33,950 --> 01:13:37,650 For whose cause is this trouble? What is your occupation? 1268 01:13:37,650 --> 01:13:39,850 Where do you come from? What is your country? 1269 01:13:39,850 --> 01:13:42,770 What are your people? Why have you done this? 1270 01:13:42,770 --> 01:13:44,610 What shall we do to you? 1271 01:13:44,610 --> 01:13:46,390 Isn't that interesting? 1272 01:13:46,390 --> 01:13:50,150 Take a fresh look at these with maybe a spiritual slang. 1273 01:13:50,150 --> 01:13:52,930 For whose cause is this trouble come upon us? 1274 01:13:52,930 --> 01:13:56,270 The church is neglecting it's work. 1275 01:13:56,270 --> 01:14:00,740 Jonah. And even the Jewish people realize that Jonah was 1276 01:14:00,740 --> 01:14:02,630 type of their nation. 1277 01:14:02,630 --> 01:14:06,800 God have called off the Jewish nation to be a light to the 1278 01:14:06,800 --> 01:14:09,910 gentiles. But they neglected their work and that's why they 1279 01:14:09,910 --> 01:14:12,320 went through so much trouble. 1280 01:14:12,330 --> 01:14:16,900 Jonah is a type of the church. God called the church to share 1281 01:14:16,900 --> 01:14:20,500 the gospel with the world, but when she neglects her work we 1282 01:14:20,500 --> 01:14:22,290 get in troubles. 1283 01:14:22,290 --> 01:14:26,230 You know the parable of the rich man and Lazarus? 1284 01:14:26,230 --> 01:14:31,780 Rich man is feasting. Poor man at his gate begging. 1285 01:14:31,780 --> 01:14:35,390 Poor man who appreciates the brad of life he goes to 1286 01:14:35,390 --> 01:14:39,080 Abraham's bosom. The rich man who's got all the treasures of 1287 01:14:39,080 --> 01:14:41,840 truth he goes to Hades. 1288 01:14:41,840 --> 01:14:45,550 It seems like a measure role reversal. 1289 01:14:45,550 --> 01:14:48,470 What is that represent? Jesus is saying: First of all 1290 01:14:48,470 --> 01:14:51,540 to the audience listening: The Jewish nation was the rich 1291 01:14:51,540 --> 01:14:53,760 man. He'd given them the truth, but they were holding among 1292 01:14:53,770 --> 01:14:56,420 themselves. And not sharing it with the gentiles that lay at 1293 01:14:56,430 --> 01:14:58,680 their gate desiring the crumps that fell off of their table. 1294 01:14:58,680 --> 01:15:00,690 They had so much truth. 1295 01:15:02,330 --> 01:15:05,670 And today it's a symbol for the church for Christians. 1296 01:15:05,670 --> 01:15:08,170 We've got the bibles. We don't even read them. 1297 01:15:08,170 --> 01:15:12,430 We argue and feast among ourselves and the lost world 1298 01:15:12,430 --> 01:15:15,880 around us that are hungering for the truth, we don't invest 1299 01:15:15,880 --> 01:15:17,890 in sharing the gospel with them. 1300 01:15:17,890 --> 01:15:21,140 When Jesus comes who goes where? 1301 01:15:21,140 --> 01:15:24,540 Those who had the opportunities, that do not share Christ. 1302 01:15:24,540 --> 01:15:28,580 They don't go to Abraham's bosom. I'll leave it with that. 1303 01:15:28,580 --> 01:15:30,120 Right? 1304 01:15:30,120 --> 01:15:34,060 Jonah like us running from God. 1305 01:15:34,060 --> 01:15:36,930 And he said: I am a Hebrew." 1306 01:15:36,930 --> 01:15:38,530 What are your people? 1307 01:15:38,530 --> 01:15:41,150 And I fear the God of Heaven who made the sea and the dry 1308 01:15:41,150 --> 01:15:43,610 lend. Oh man, their knees began to smite together when he said 1309 01:15:43,610 --> 01:15:46,640 that because he said: "I worship the God that made everything 1310 01:15:46,640 --> 01:15:49,280 the storm made out off." 1311 01:15:49,280 --> 01:15:50,830 You got this? 1312 01:15:52,900 --> 01:15:55,490 For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, 1313 01:15:55,490 --> 01:15:57,610 because he had told them. Then they said to him, 1314 01:15:57,620 --> 01:16:01,060 "What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?" 1315 01:16:01,060 --> 01:16:04,790 for the sea was growing more tempestuous. 1316 01:16:04,790 --> 01:16:07,270 You noticed it says: A great wind. 1317 01:16:07,270 --> 01:16:11,110 A mighty tempest. More tempestuous. 1318 01:16:11,110 --> 01:16:13,960 And he said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into 1319 01:16:13,960 --> 01:16:17,070 the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. 1320 01:16:17,070 --> 01:16:22,840 For I know that this great tempest is because of me." 1321 01:16:22,840 --> 01:16:26,970 You know why there is so much trouble in the world today? 1322 01:16:26,970 --> 01:16:29,440 I mean they compared Jonah to Jesus for a minute. 1323 01:16:29,440 --> 01:16:31,350 Why does the devil gives you such a hard time? 1324 01:16:31,350 --> 01:16:33,630 Cause of Jesus. 1325 01:16:33,630 --> 01:16:35,800 Did you ever think about it that way? 1326 01:16:35,810 --> 01:16:38,160 I'm not saying I want you to blame Jesus, but He is the 1327 01:16:38,160 --> 01:16:40,940 reason that devil hates Jesus. 1328 01:16:40,940 --> 01:16:44,540 And in his effort. It's almost like that storm was sent 1329 01:16:44,540 --> 01:16:48,940 to destroy Jonah; in his effort, why do you think that storm 1330 01:16:48,940 --> 01:16:51,170 came on the sea of Galilean? The devil wanted to destroy 1331 01:16:51,170 --> 01:16:53,460 Jesus. He didn't care if he took the apostles with him. 1332 01:16:53,460 --> 01:16:55,440 He wanted to destroy Jesus. 1333 01:16:55,440 --> 01:16:58,840 Why did the Pharaoh kill all the babies in Egypt? 1334 01:16:58,850 --> 01:17:01,650 He thought the Messiah is coming. 1335 01:17:01,650 --> 01:17:03,300 Wanted to destroy Him. 1336 01:17:03,300 --> 01:17:05,860 Same reason the Herod killed all the babies in Bethlehem. He hates 1337 01:17:05,860 --> 01:17:09,800 Jesus. The great controversy is between Michel and the dragon. 1338 01:17:09,800 --> 01:17:13,600 And the reason the devil brings the storm to you; is because 1339 01:17:13,600 --> 01:17:16,480 Jesus is in your boat. 1340 01:17:16,480 --> 01:17:19,850 He wants to hurt Jesus by hurting you. 1341 01:17:22,020 --> 01:17:24,500 If you want to hurt somebody best way to hurt him is hurt 1342 01:17:24,500 --> 01:17:27,250 that is precious to him. 1343 01:17:27,250 --> 01:17:32,870 You want to hurt me? Hurt my children, hurt my wife. 1344 01:17:32,880 --> 01:17:35,210 That really hurt. 1345 01:17:35,210 --> 01:17:38,460 If you want to hurt Jesus, hurt His children. 1346 01:17:38,460 --> 01:17:42,790 He said: I know it's from my sake. 1347 01:17:42,790 --> 01:17:44,270 "What do we do?" 1348 01:17:44,270 --> 01:17:45,600 Toss me overboard! 1349 01:17:45,600 --> 01:17:48,760 I often thought; why didn't Jonah say: Well let me save you 1350 01:17:48,760 --> 01:17:51,700 the trouble I'll dive!" I'll just jump! 1351 01:17:51,700 --> 01:17:54,830 Now he said; "that's not going to work"; he said, "you must 1352 01:17:54,830 --> 01:17:59,310 toss me. I can't just say I am going to jump in your behalf! 1353 01:17:59,310 --> 01:18:01,750 I mean wouldn't that have achieved the same thing? 1354 01:18:01,750 --> 01:18:03,840 He said I am the problem, so I'm going to commit suicide! 1355 01:18:03,840 --> 01:18:06,450 But now he said, "You must throw me overboard!" 1356 01:18:06,450 --> 01:18:09,350 They didn't want to do that at first. 1357 01:18:09,350 --> 01:18:13,450 "Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, but 1358 01:18:13,450 --> 01:18:18,030 they could not, for the sea continued to grow more 1359 01:18:18,030 --> 01:18:20,440 tempestuous. It was roaring, it was raging, 1360 01:18:20,450 --> 01:18:22,920 it was like an animal. They got worse and worse and the boat 1361 01:18:22,920 --> 01:18:25,060 is getting ready to buckle and in their desperation they 1362 01:18:25,060 --> 01:18:29,800 thought: What've we got to lose if we don't try this we're all 1363 01:18:29,800 --> 01:18:33,230 going to be end soon enough. 1364 01:18:33,230 --> 01:18:36,530 They tried to save themselves. 1365 01:18:36,530 --> 01:18:39,150 They couldn't save themselves. They tried to find another way 1366 01:18:39,160 --> 01:18:43,110 to get to land. They rowed. There is no other way, but 1367 01:18:43,110 --> 01:18:44,490 throwing Jonah overboard. 1368 01:18:44,500 --> 01:18:45,820 You know what the message is here? 1369 01:18:45,820 --> 01:18:48,210 Who am I companying Jonah to? 1370 01:18:48,210 --> 01:18:50,450 Jesus said: "No sign will be given but the sign of Jonah!" 1371 01:18:50,450 --> 01:18:56,240 The only way for the people on that ship to live, was to offer 1372 01:18:56,240 --> 01:18:58,150 somebody. 1373 01:18:58,150 --> 01:19:00,500 Offer God's prophet. 1374 01:19:00,500 --> 01:19:02,140 Pass him overboard. 1375 01:19:02,140 --> 01:19:07,390 The only way for you and I to live is to offer Jesus. 1376 01:19:07,390 --> 01:19:12,550 You and I must take Him up and cast Him into the sea. 1377 01:19:12,550 --> 01:19:17,270 These were pagans and they didn't want to do that. 1378 01:19:17,270 --> 01:19:20,850 And even though they knew he said, "I'm a rebellious prophet, 1379 01:19:20,850 --> 01:19:21,690 they even not want to do it. 1380 01:19:21,690 --> 01:19:25,380 It was a struggle. They've waited until the very end. 1381 01:19:25,380 --> 01:19:30,650 Therefore they cried out to the LORD and said, "We pray, O LORD, 1382 01:19:30,650 --> 01:19:34,440 please do not let us perish... (don't let us perish!) is that 1383 01:19:34,440 --> 01:19:38,310 sound familiar like John 3:16? ...for this man's life, and do 1384 01:19:38,310 --> 01:19:40,860 not charge us with innocent blood." 1385 01:19:40,860 --> 01:19:44,850 You know that Bible says that Jesus was innocent blood? 1386 01:19:44,850 --> 01:19:48,430 "...for You, oh Lord have done as it pleased You." 1387 01:19:48,430 --> 01:19:54,090 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the 1388 01:19:54,090 --> 01:19:58,600 sea ceased from its raging." Just as by the word of Jesus 1389 01:19:58,600 --> 01:20:02,600 when He said: "Peace!" The sea flatten down it became calm. 1390 01:20:02,610 --> 01:20:04,240 It became calm for them. 1391 01:20:04,240 --> 01:20:07,620 And the Bible says: "The men feared the Lord exceedingly 1392 01:20:07,620 --> 01:20:10,480 and they made a sacrifice to the Lord and made vowels. 1393 01:20:10,480 --> 01:20:13,970 Because He was willing to lay his life down, everybody on the 1394 01:20:13,970 --> 01:20:16,820 boat were saved and they were convert it to the God of Israel. 1395 01:20:16,820 --> 01:20:18,500 They're making promises now to Jehovah. 1396 01:20:18,500 --> 01:20:20,770 They said: "We're going to worship Jonah's God." 1397 01:20:20,770 --> 01:20:22,870 He is the God that made everything else; the other gods 1398 01:20:22,870 --> 01:20:25,880 are made out off. We're going right to the top. 1399 01:20:28,870 --> 01:20:32,070 So even when He was going the wrong way, Lord used him to save 1400 01:20:32,070 --> 01:20:34,220 others. 1401 01:20:34,220 --> 01:20:37,630 You know, I am just throwing that in because I know there 1402 01:20:37,630 --> 01:20:40,390 were times where there've been areas in my life where I was 1403 01:20:40,390 --> 01:20:43,640 still out of God's will and God still give me opportunity to 1404 01:20:43,640 --> 01:20:45,460 witness for Him. 1405 01:20:45,460 --> 01:20:48,030 He'll use you right now friends, and it will be part of your 1406 01:20:48,030 --> 01:20:51,440 conversion process. Did it change Jonah's direction? 1407 01:20:51,440 --> 01:20:53,600 Yeah, He ought to change the direction. 1408 01:20:53,600 --> 01:20:56,450 He repents in the belly of the whale. He ultimately goes to 1409 01:20:56,450 --> 01:21:00,130 Nineveh. And a city with thousands of people to save 1410 01:21:00,130 --> 01:21:02,890 because he finally does what God tells him to do. 1411 01:21:02,890 --> 01:21:07,840 One person who finally submits to do what God tells him to do, 1412 01:21:07,840 --> 01:21:11,690 obverts judgment for a whole city. The capital of an empire. 1413 01:21:11,690 --> 01:21:15,550 Don't underestimate what God can do through you. 1414 01:21:15,550 --> 01:21:19,000 But in order for those people to have peace. The sailors did not 1415 01:21:19,000 --> 01:21:22,660 have peace until they've sacrificed Jonah. 1416 01:21:22,660 --> 01:21:25,980 You will not have peace, until you realize that you held the 1417 01:21:25,980 --> 01:21:28,460 hammer that drove the nails. 1418 01:21:28,460 --> 01:21:32,560 You must say: "Christ is not just a sacrifice, but He died 1419 01:21:32,560 --> 01:21:34,030 for me." 1420 01:21:34,030 --> 01:21:37,700 Would you like to make a decision to except Jesus tonight? 1421 01:21:37,700 --> 01:21:41,730 That's the sign that's given. The judgment is coming. 1422 01:21:41,730 --> 01:21:44,490 The only way for us to have peace through this coming storm 1423 01:21:44,490 --> 01:21:47,530 is to offer Jesus for our souls. 1424 01:21:47,530 --> 01:21:50,820 When you make His soul an offering for sin that's when you 1425 01:21:50,820 --> 01:21:52,410 find peace. Amen! 1426 01:21:52,420 --> 01:21:54,140 When you came in tonight. 1427 01:21:54,140 --> 01:21:57,270 You may have noticed there's a card that was planted into your 1428 01:21:57,270 --> 01:21:59,070 seat, I'm hoping that you were able to find that. 1429 01:21:59,070 --> 01:22:00,570 I'd like for you to grab that now! 1430 01:22:00,570 --> 01:22:02,840 Those of you who are watching you will also find this in the 1431 01:22:02,840 --> 01:22:07,270 05Revive website. I want to give you an opportunity do do 1432 01:22:07,270 --> 01:22:11,290 something tangible and make a decision tonight. To say: 1433 01:22:11,290 --> 01:22:13,820 I want to do something to come back to Jesus, to except Jesus. 1434 01:22:13,820 --> 01:22:16,880 Any here if you don't have the card, we've got some ushers that 1435 01:22:16,880 --> 01:22:18,790 will be happy to give you one. There should be one in about 1436 01:22:18,790 --> 01:22:21,230 every seat. Those who are watching, you can download this 1437 01:22:21,230 --> 01:22:24,190 and fill it out, or even fill it out online. 1438 01:22:24,190 --> 01:22:25,660 Write your name and address on there. 1439 01:22:25,660 --> 01:22:28,610 I'd like to ask you some questions. 1440 01:22:34,640 --> 01:22:37,790 Are you feeling the holy spirit speak to you? 1441 01:22:37,790 --> 01:22:39,620 Check that here. 1442 01:22:39,620 --> 01:22:41,020 Second one. 1443 01:22:44,950 --> 01:22:48,300 In order for this revival to be lasting and real; let's make a 1444 01:22:48,300 --> 01:22:51,580 commitment to do what we can. To spend time with the Lord and 1445 01:22:51,580 --> 01:22:54,430 keep it. It will bring a lasting revival. 1446 01:22:54,430 --> 01:22:56,430 Check that if you're willing to say that. 1447 01:22:56,430 --> 01:22:59,390 Some of you are visiting. We know we have people from 1448 01:22:59,390 --> 01:23:01,940 different persuasions. You've heard us. You know this is 1449 01:23:01,940 --> 01:23:03,840 sponsored by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. 1450 01:23:03,840 --> 01:23:06,520 Maybe you would like to know more about SDA Church. 1451 01:23:06,520 --> 01:23:09,200 Check that and give us your name or phone number or e-mail. 1452 01:23:09,200 --> 01:23:11,300 We'll try to contact you. No one is going to push you or bother 1453 01:23:11,300 --> 01:23:12,550 you. 1454 01:23:12,550 --> 01:23:14,710 Next question 4. 1455 01:23:16,750 --> 01:23:19,410 Some who are watching maybe have never dedicated their lives. 1456 01:23:19,410 --> 01:23:20,950 There might be some young people. 1457 01:23:20,950 --> 01:23:23,850 We're getting e-mail from kids, that I know are watching. 1458 01:23:23,850 --> 01:23:26,080 Have you made a decision for baptism? You can make that 1459 01:23:26,080 --> 01:23:29,030 tonight and then plan it with your pastor. For baptism. 1460 01:23:29,030 --> 01:23:31,130 Or e-mail us if you don't know where to go. We'll try and help 1461 01:23:31,130 --> 01:23:32,440 you. 1462 01:23:32,440 --> 01:23:34,610 Some of you maybe have come back to the Lord. 1463 01:23:34,610 --> 01:23:36,630 You've been away. You need a new beginning. 1464 01:23:36,630 --> 01:23:38,900 If you're interested in rebaptism. 1465 01:23:38,900 --> 01:23:41,760 I want you to be praying about how you mark your card right now. 1466 01:23:41,760 --> 01:23:44,840 And I will invite John to come up and sing. 1467 01:23:45,790 --> 01:23:47,760 Main decision is: 1468 01:23:47,760 --> 01:23:49,950 Would you like to follow Jesus? 1469 01:23:49,950 --> 01:23:51,990 Go where He's telling you to go. 1470 01:23:51,990 --> 01:24:20,670 I have decided to follow Jesus. 1471 01:24:20,670 --> 01:24:30,320 No turning back, No turning back. 1472 01:24:31,150 --> 01:24:34,430 I'd like to invite everybody here to bow your heads please. 1473 01:24:34,430 --> 01:24:38,940 Just ask God through the Holy Spirit to isolate you from any 1474 01:24:38,940 --> 01:24:41,830 thing that might be around you. Please forget there is ushers, 1475 01:24:41,830 --> 01:24:46,070 the cameras or lights. Just you and the Lord. 1476 01:24:46,070 --> 01:24:48,330 Those who are watching if you do the same. 1477 01:24:48,330 --> 01:24:50,620 You might even be watching on TV, the internet, listening on 1478 01:24:50,620 --> 01:24:54,240 the radio just... if you're driving be careful, but be 1479 01:24:54,240 --> 01:24:58,010 praying in your heart. And that the Holy Spirit has spoken to 1480 01:24:58,020 --> 01:25:02,570 to you tonight. Some area of your life where maybe you are 1481 01:25:02,570 --> 01:25:05,070 going the wrong direction. God has told you: 1482 01:25:05,070 --> 01:25:08,070 I want you not only to be a hearer but a doer of the word. 1483 01:25:08,070 --> 01:25:10,650 But we can't do anything without Jesus. 1484 01:25:10,650 --> 01:25:14,810 Allow Him to activate the power of His presence and spirit in 1485 01:25:14,810 --> 01:25:18,650 your life. Say Lord, I'm accepting the blood of Christ, 1486 01:25:18,650 --> 01:25:22,750 I want to follow Jesus. I want to go trusting that You're going 1487 01:25:22,750 --> 01:25:25,450 help me do Your will. 1488 01:25:25,450 --> 01:25:28,090 Is that you're prayer friends? Would you like to lift your 1489 01:25:28,090 --> 01:25:30,410 hands and say: Lord that is my decision! 1490 01:25:30,410 --> 01:25:33,460 Mark it on your cards. Is the first question in your card. 1491 01:25:33,460 --> 01:25:36,950 And don't forget. John is going to sing another verse: 1492 01:25:36,950 --> 01:25:41,420 Tonight as you leave. For those in this location who leave 1493 01:25:41,420 --> 01:25:42,800 leave your cards with the ushers. 1494 01:25:42,800 --> 01:25:45,180 Those who are watching you can e-mail them through the 1495 01:25:45,180 --> 01:25:47,000 internet to us if you tilled them out there. 1496 01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:49,870 And we'll be praying for you and try to supply the resources 1497 01:25:49,870 --> 01:25:51,670 to your request. 1498 01:25:51,670 --> 01:26:12,290 The world behind me. The cross before me. 1499 01:26:12,290 --> 01:26:21,990 Though none go with me, Yes I will follow, 1500 01:26:21,990 --> 01:26:31,040 No turning back, No turning back. 1501 01:26:31,040 --> 01:26:32,120 Let's pray! 1502 01:26:32,120 --> 01:26:36,080 Loving Father in Heaven. Dear Lord. 1503 01:26:36,080 --> 01:26:40,270 Our hearts are amazed of how real the words of Jesus 1504 01:26:40,270 --> 01:26:44,280 were when He said that Jonah will be given as a sign of His 1505 01:26:44,280 --> 01:26:47,530 very life and ministry. 1506 01:26:47,530 --> 01:26:50,800 Lord I pray that each of us can see the only way to survive 1507 01:26:50,810 --> 01:26:53,620 the storm and to have that peace that passes understanding is to 1508 01:26:53,620 --> 01:26:57,380 accept Jesus as our sacrifice. 1509 01:26:57,380 --> 01:27:04,460 To embrace our culpability in His death and to toss Him over, 1510 01:27:04,460 --> 01:27:07,570 that we might have peace Lord. As much as it greats us to say 1511 01:27:07,570 --> 01:27:11,560 Lord, I am offering You for my soul and accepting the gift of 1512 01:27:11,560 --> 01:27:15,280 His life. Bless these people with a calm sea in their hearts. 1513 01:27:15,280 --> 01:27:18,170 There might be a storm raging around them, but help them know 1514 01:27:18,170 --> 01:27:21,290 they can have peace in Christ and continue to pour out Your 1515 01:27:21,290 --> 01:27:22,290 Spirit on this revival. We asked in Jesus name, Amen!