FALL WEEK OF PRAYER 2021 | Sabbath, October 2nd | Northern Caribbean University

it is an awesome privilege to be alive this morning to be able to sing praises to god's name so this morning we're going to begin our sabbath school with our praise and worship but before we begin singing we're going to ask adrian to pray for us okay let us pray their most righteous and eternal father we're here giving you praise and thanks for the many things that you have done for us lord please with us as we lift praises to your name in jesus name i pray amen amen we will begin with wake the song number 34. [Music] [Music] every thought of once again with friends [Music] with us [Music] we will change precious all for the mercies [Music] [Music] upon [Music] the song of joy [Music] amen and our second and final hymn for this morning is hymn number 10 come christians join to sing [Music] hallelujah [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] hallelujah [Music] [Applause] amen a sweet and sacred sabbath to my brothers and sisters welcome to sabbath school here at the church northern caribbean university it's a joy and delight to have you worshiping with us this morning for our friends and families our brothers and sisters online we welcome you to our sabbath school the theme this morning is what's in a name the phrase comes from shakespeare romeo and juliet shakespeare once wrote that which we call a rose or by other name would smell as sweet he was right a name does not change the qualities of the object being described by the name this quotation is profound one that suggests that names themselves do not hold worth nor meaning and they simply act as labels to distinguish one thing or person from another juliet is applying this metaphor of a rose to romeo even if he had a different name he would still be the man she loves the name of the thing does not matter as much as the quality of the thing so i want to buy this pair of jeans mother this other pair is much cheaper sue but it doesn't have the designer brand name mother what's in a name names are very important a person's name is the greatest connection to their identity to their background family traits to their individuality and to their old self knowing the meaning of your name gives you a direction in life a person's name is the greatest connection to their identity to their background to their family traits oftentimes too many people suffer physically mentally emotionally and materially all due to the lack of understanding of their name the process of choosing a child's name can be both a demanding and a challenging task for the parents concerned i recall when i was pregnant with joelle it was very easy because pastor said listen i would like for him to have my name but then i got pregnant with ruel and i wanted a girl so i went in the hospital with a girl's name that we would have decided on so when this little baby bouncing baby boy was born the nurse came around and she said what is the baby's name i could not think of a name and then when pastor came to look for me in the afternoon i said they need a name for the baby he said who are you from ruth e l from joelle hence the name well so a name is very important and then the third child came and now we needed another name because now we realize it's going to be another boy and i was at work one day and my colleagues they said to me mrs say what is it what is the name do you have for the baby i said you know the truth pastor and i we have not yet decided on a name i like the name jonathan pastor likes the name david even though we have not made a final decision which of the two names we're going to give him and then a colleague of mine said john david john from jonathan and david hence the name john david so names are very important the name ruth is of the hebrew origin and means a friend or a companion joel is an hebrew name which means jehovah is god strong will secret meaning of the name tonian she's going to do a scripture reading tonian the true meaning of your name cannot be described in just a few words your name means destiny hearts desire and personality so here this morning tonian will be the hearts desire of a fine gentleman tonian is a name that suggests you give up what you want so other people can have what they need that daniel is going to do the prayer for us but when i try to find a meaning for his name all that would come up is nathaniel but then i dig a little deeper and this is this is the meaning of your name nathaniel little diamond your parents raise you to be a tough hard worker and a heart bigger than the universe so my young ladies you need a little diamond is right over there and elder roger he will be leading out with his team this morning in the sabbath school lesson the name roger is a boy's name of german origin you know what it means famous warrior and this morning you're going to be a warrior with your team in leading out in the sabbath school lesson so now we go to our opening song him there's no other name like jesus him 2 5 3 i invite you to stand at the appropriate time and let us sing as if we have a third of the angels present with us today singing the sweet songs of zion [Music] jesus [Music] name like jesus there's no other name like jesus when the heart no is name like [Music] name jesus jesus [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] sleeping tearing there's no other name lord jesus [Music] [Applause] is [Music] jesus [Music] jesus [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] if only jesus [Music] happy sabbath everyone the scripture reading is taken from luke chapter 2 verses 15 to 21 here beginneth and it came to pass as the angels were gone away from them into heaven the shepherds said one to another let us now go even unto bethlehem and see this thing which has come to pass which the lord hath made known unto us and they came with haste and found mary and joseph and the babe lying in a manger and when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child and all they that heard it wondered are those things which were told them by the shepherds but mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart and the shepherds returned glorifying and praising god for all the things they had heard and seeing as it was told unto them 21 and last and when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child his name was called jesus which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb amen happy sabbath brothers and sisters today you're here and you are you're not well you're here and you have been facing issues and challenges of many different nature i'm here to introduce to you a man who can his name is jesus i still believe that there is power in the name of jesus i still believe there is healing in the name of jesus i still believe there is breakthrough in the name of jesus pray with me the great physique now is near the same perth eye as in jesus he speaks the duping hearts to hair o hair the voice of jesus [Music] [Music] sweetest name on more tall tongue sweetest calm reliver son jesus bled said jesus [Music] his name dispels my guilt and affair oh no other name but jesus oh how i sold the light to hair the prayer shall name of jesus sweetest note in sarah's song sweetest name on [Music] said jesus and when he comes to bring the crown the crown of life and glory then by his side we will sit down and tell redempth sean's story [Music] oh sweet clown brawler's son jesus said jesus i think i want to do the second verse all glory to the dark lamb i now believe in jesus i love the blessed said savior's name i love the name of jesus sweet as note and said wrought song sweetest name on more tongue sweetest carl everson jesus blessed [Music] amen [Music] all right happy sabbat everyone and um it's a pleasure to be here this morning as we as members from the minister association uh lead out in this lesson review this morning and we are now in the fourth quarter of the year the last quarter and we have a new lesson which is a present truth in deuteronomy and you know that is really you know truth that we can find in the book of deuteronomy that is relevant you know for the age that we are living in at this moment but for this week we would have gone through the first lesson which is the preamble to deuteronomy you know speaking of the background or introduction um to deuteronomy and so the fourth here we'll be leading out in this study this morning so first to go we have mario thompson which will be we will be doing the introduction and sunday then we have kiwi will be doing monday neil will be doing tuesday and it's truly the subsequent days thereafter so this time we will now turn over to mario thompson all right good morning again everyone and as mentioned i'll do a brief a brief overview on the book so he says that the word khan deuteronomy and the title of the book is derived from the greek translation of our phrase found in deuteronomy 17 verse 18. a copy of this law which means literally a second of this law the hebrew word for law is is torah which refers to more than on the word that we use today in in our sense he basically means i'm teaching in her general sense and the term includes i'm all of god's um instruction he not only means he phrased him deuteronomy and this second law he does indeed um describe the content of the book he not only because it is repetition of this law that was given at a mount sinai but also because it is the review of god's teaching and i wanted to just jump at um sunday's lesson which i found to be very interesting for me i know one of the characteristics of god is that he is love his love and i can say praise the lord for that because i've experienced that a numerous time and first john 4 verse 8 which is or her memory verse which remember verse i mentioned that the and the essence of it is that god is love so it also mentions as i mentioned in fact that he who does not love is not off as a first john 4 verse 8 says he who does not love he does not know god and that i found very unprofound if we love him then we need to basically demonstrate that in our daily lives and so and this word love is the first and the last word in the biblical portrait of god and this is the most important definition of god in the bible it indicates love is not merely an affection or emotion as we may also know may all and know about but love is a very essence of god's nature it's the very essence of god's nature and lesson points out as well that is love it says basically that love is the essence of god's identity in self and so when you see god you see love and i say praise the lord for for that and if i made us add as well that i can say that he looks beyond our fault and he saw our need that's love because he saw that we were a lawsuit of humanity but he still had demonstrated his love and that love we see we see that in verse john 3 verse 16 that for god to love the world but also that it was basically a hampered tree on the cross when he died for for each and every one of us and that itself is love and one thing is that he does not just speak love but he act so the word love as we have it is not just a mere word with an action word because if we say we love someone but you see the person in need and they say let us pray about it that's not love because you can assist that individual so that's not love and so in response and even as you look at even the children of israel when it came from egypt even to reach in the book that we were basically looking at no we recognize that love was always a essence that he fought for his uh for his people and he did everything in his his sport basically to save them and so in in a response to this undivine love israel and i could say for us as well we are urged by god we should love him with all our heart her might and in all things that is within us and basically ham points in fact to me that i i need to give god everything in within me because it and the truth is that i can't repay him for what he'd have done for me and just like persons who would have assisted me in school and they said to me murray you you can't do anything to it and to basically repay us but what we want to do for us is to go and help somebody else and so that's what i see here as i jump on i just want to ask a question to our viewers our audience and this one question why did god have created us with the power of choice if he already knew that we would rebel against him you're saying so why would god created us if he already knew that we would rebel against him all right my panelists i mean i think you have been saying it um that is where love is you know if if there wasn't if we never have the freedom to choose you know then it would mean that would have made as a robot you know and so we won't be able to freely you know demonstrate that love um which we would have seen in christ himself and so the the answer to that really is because he loves us you know which as you have stated before the essence of who god really is and i mean all of us i believe right you know are happy that we can choose we are happy that we have the freedom to make choices you know and that is because god loves you and he loves me amen and that's the reason why we're in this dilemma that we are in no because of freedom of of choice as we know that the uh ham lucifer had that choice and he chose he had an elevated position yet still you he wanted to he wanted to remove god from half of his throne so that so that he could get his space and that is because because again we have the freedom of choice and it's one thing i want just basically to take away this morning all of us are intelligent moral beings and we were made with that power of choice as a result and a choice we make today will determine our future and so just and so to end i would recommend our suggestions that we make the right decision which is to make jesus that ultimate and that ultimate hand choice and before it is too late before you move on our minister i want to uh somewhat flip the question if god is a god of love why did he created us with the poor of choice knowing quite well that humanity would choose sin over over over good good question my panelists and and the viewers yes morning everyone if i may attempt to answer that question i'd say it is the same answer because he he is love and if he should create uh you know someone who would not have the freedom to choose him then that would be against love and so though sometimes love hurts it's a reality and sometimes love have to let us go love you know cause us to do things you see god gave up jesus you know so that we might be saved because he loves us so the same love that lets us you know choose him or don't choose him is the same love that motivated god to provide a way out of sin and if i may add before you go dear you know um there's something that comes with love and it's a risk and we know that even in our friendship relationship uh intimate relationship is a risk factor you know but as a lesson point so we can't fully understand the love of god uh what we know is is surface you know but there's a risk element or factor that comes with love amen we continue yes i just want to agree with both neil and mr williams that the essence of it is truly love it is the same love that allowed christ to give his life for us knowing that many of us would reject him it's the basis of everything as the bible says and as was rightly said we won't be able to fully understand it i try a lot because it just can't like it it's crazy but we won't be able to really understand it just know that love is freedom and it's the freedom of choice amen so we jump over to monday the fall and the flood and it gives us a beautiful story of all isaac newton learned or discovered gravity you know an apple falling on his head and then a light bulb came up oh this is gravity then did isa newton really discovered gravity was gravity lost certainly not because anyone who fell down already knew about gravity just jump and see what happens now the same force that dropped the apple gravity also kept the moon in harvey around the sun the earth in orbit around the sun so the moon around the earth and the earth around the sun and so forth and simply put gravity is defined as the force which tries to pull objects towards each other so anything that has mass also has gravitational pull and the greater the object is stronger the pull and it it is earth's gravity that keeps us on the ground and causes objects to fall no millenniums um that would have passed many people believe that the laws that govern the heavens were different from the laws that govern the earth now newton showed that this belief was wrong so the same principle holds true with the moral law now the same freedom the freedom ignorant in love that led to lucifer's fall in heaven led to humanity's fall here unhurt now lucifer was in a perfect world a perfect environment and yet he fell adam and eve was in a perfect environment and yet they fell and the same law that governs heaven also governs earth god law is grounded upon love and yet the ten commandments the same law that condemns is the same law that stands as a standard of righteousness um sister a before i move on as we look at the word fall and looking at the analogy or you know satan being in heaven cast out fell adam and eve in the garden how do we deal with situations today as a parent i've done my best for our children give them the best of education and god forbid i'm just using this as a general reference they fall out of the church i send them to northern caribbean university after one year i can't be bothered with school fallout couples in a relationship one doesn't like the other anymore followed how do we deal with these practical situations when we are faced with them all right so anyone want to answer i am not a parent but i have you know siblings that are younger than i and i have my one um godson as we will put it so um the way our parents should go about is to extend love just as all god did to share a story billy graham at our wayward was a daughter son i don't remember was out there in the world and all billy graham won that person back to christ is that he said the only thing that he could have done was to give that give his child a a big hug and to show that child that yes he cares and love that child and what god did in the garden of eden god investigate god didn't just retribute you know but god investigate you know why did you do this you know they confessed to god but god extended a hand of love because love is able to mend the broken pieces of our lives and there is where forgiveness comes in because forgiveness is able to heal a wound and if i may just um had just a brief thought what i recognize is that when a person err they are expecting you not to come back to them they are expecting you not to come back to him but if we know god and if we love him then we we're going to purchase the same thing that he did first that even though and while we were here sinners christ came to die for us then we in that same mindset we would have to go and and basically reach out to them and i believe that love that you have for them it will be somewhere within their heart amen now genesis 2 verses 16 and 17 tells us of god giving the command to adam and eve you can eat of all the trees except that one in the middle of the garden a tree of knowledge good and evil now genesis 3 verses 1 to 7 tells us the background of how eve was deceived as she exercised her freedom of choice to disobey god and god didn't have any leash our chains around them are whipped against their back but god extended love this shows that true love requires freedom and question can there be too much freedom in love that's a question to anyone anyone can answer if i may yes if i may if i may oh go while the mighty is going to sister a i don't think there can be um too much freedom you know uh i think there are boundaries however but the boundaries are not there to limit love or to you know stifle the relationship it's there to actually enhance it and make it better and so in every relationship there is boundaries whether friendships marital relationships family whatever the case may be but there are times when a person if a person does not respect that boundary then love will cause you to let that person go sometimes we can look at the practical son there were rules and restrictions boundaries however the father did not take it to say all right because you're not doing this you're gonna you know suffer anything the father still loved him he allowed him to do what he wanted to do to go where he wanted to do go to waste the family's fortune he still gave it to him but at the end of the day the father still loved him so much that even when he returned he it was like he didn't even leave oh yes do you agree with the point on boundaries but i can recall as a child i knew my father loved me my mom loved me too but i could taste and see my father's love above that of my mother and i recall one sunday morning my mom gave me a puddin pan a piece to share and i decided i'm not shelling any piece i'm going to play cricket no my father came home in the evening he was a call porter and my mom was so upset that she cooked white rice no we never got white rice on a sunday so i was in the yard when i my mom prepared the dinner dish it out and gave my father he said to her i'm a gene we have been married so many years and they have never given me white rice and i got up so early and picked the piece she said well i gave the piece to shell and she went and played cricket and my father held me and he said that listen i know you know that i love you but it doesn't mean you have the freedom to do what you want to do and that sunday i got a good weapon for not shelling the peace sometimes as human beings a young man can be so madly in love with a young woman that they love her the infatuation blind him and she has her freedom to do whatever vice versa he has his freedom to do and that is why boundary is so important to let us know that listen you don't have the freedom we have an appointment to go on a date at eight o'clock and every time you are late and you come and you find excuses there must be the boundaries there but as human beings we can um take for granted the love that is expressed and then we use the freedom for to our detriment amen so the laws the boundaries and the restrictions they are there for our own protection and our own good and that is why you have the ten commandments you know they are not evil but they are there for our own good now as i wrap this up we would have realized that um there was the flood um once again the freedom of choice was exercised some chose to listen to the voice of god some chose to disobey then when you look at the situation god start over afresh with noah and his family but yet again it seems as if you might is still the intent on defying god the tower of babel worshiping idols standing up in pride you know trying to make a name for themselves you know god won't bring a flood again so let us build this wall of safety and here's an important fact now the torah of babel happened between 101 to 340 years after the florida and noah lived 350 years after the florida what does that tell us now that noah was alive now genesis 10 it tells us that the world was was divided during the days of peleg and peleg was born 100 years after the flood where also we are also told that peleg lived 239 years so it died 340 years after the flood 10 years before noah died which noah died being 950 years old now following this timeline in genesis i'm 11 when you look at 9 10 in and jumping over to 11 we can assume that abraham probably was a child at that time because he was born 292 years after the flood this is 58 years uh before noah died and 48 years before peleg died so even during that time though you had some seeds of righteous people but yet we saw that many chose evil instead of good and yet still god exercised mercy not to destroy them but to disperse them all over the earth powerful powerful indeed and as we jump on to tuesdays listen i just want to remind the uh part the the members that we are doing the coverage of the first lesson of the quarter present truth in deuteronomy and we are doing the preamble to uh deuteronomy and so we're running from genesis well we began with love running through from genesis now uh we spoke about noah and now we are on to abraham tuesday the call of of abraham and i just want to share four quick points on the on the tuesdays lesson and then if at the end we can take any questions we will take them and then we'll move on to roger the first point i'd like to make is that one the call of abraham the call of abraham signifies that god uses the most unlikely people to do some of the most unimaginable things god uses abraham is from is from ur of the of the chaldeas right or of the chaldeans abraham however is a descendant of shem no shem is the brother of ham and japheth which are the sons of noah and if we remember the story when noah cursed ham he blessed the lion of shem and abraham no comes through this lineage and god called abraham though he was born in the the land of the guardians he was already from a a people a lineage of people who were already blessed by god and by you know the prophet now abraham was not a jew right because the jewish nation didn't begin the children of israel didn't you know so abraham was not a jew however god still called abraham one of the most unlikeliest candidate down in the land of ur and called him and said guess what abraham i want you to be the agent through which i will bless the entire earth that is powerful that is powerful because we are about 50 strong in this place right here right now we are in mandeville northern caribbean university sisterhe and there are a lot of students who come to ncu not understanding their purpose but let me just remind your friends that you can be the next abraham you can be the agent through which god wants to bless this earth i'm an unlikely person to be the united student movement president very unlikely and i never saw it happening until it happened you don't know probably you're the next conference president the next director of somewhere the next um you know president of some private ministry that is out there spreading the gospel and sharing god's word maybe you're the next jonah jeremiah you never know but don't write yourself off just put yourself in god's hand and he will definitely use you the second point that i want to share is the trajectory of god's call because if we read genesis 12 1-3 it says now the lord had said unto abram get thee out of thy country and from their kindred and from thy father's house onto a land that i will shoot thee and i will make of thee a great nation and i will bless thee and make thy name great and thou shalt be a blessing and i will bless them that bless thee and curse him that cursed thee and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed the trajectory of god's call we know that i might just share then that the name he was first called abram and then god changed his name to abraham abrah abram means the exalted father but abraham means father of multitudes so though he was seen as a man who could be used and he was not noticeable in his environment you could say he was an exalted father in his environment watch me now a one who cares and who exudes respect and such forth god called him and made him the father of multitudes now this this picks somewhat god's call not only uh to jesus who was born in an unlikely place unlikely position down in nazareth and even the jews look at him and say isn't this the son of mary the the nazarene isn't this the carpenter's son but god called him and the trajectory of his call was always upward though it seems downward are we there and so when god calls us he is calling us to elevate us he's calling us to a place where even though man might not recognize you and recognize it god is calling you to elevate you to lift you from where you are and to put you where you where he wants you to be the final uh point as we try to wrap up is the intent of god's call and we see in in galatians 3 7-9 paul basically expounds on the the the lineage of abraham and how only those who believe in faith actually now become a part of abraham's seed spiritually right now god's covenant with abraham was an all-inclusive covenant how do they become a part of abraham's family back then they would become circumcised if they weren't born from his lineage you know they would become circumcised and accepted into the family now look at the parallel between jesus who is the the one now who god's god sends out in the new testament to to die and to be the blessing the agent through which all the earth will be blessed how do we become a part of god's family through jesus one we accept the death of the lamb but two we also become baptized which is a symbol our parallel of the circumcision but it's not a circumcision of the foreskin of our flesh is a circumcision of the heart so when we die we die to self and we resurrect in jesus amen and so that is the power that we have when we understand the purpose and the intent of god's call it's to help us to be a blessing to those around us so we are the spiritual israel and we when we accept that call when we accept and understand the purpose of the call we should become agents so that god can use us to bless the world over to you raja all right thank you very much uh neil so as we run on uh trying to wrap up look at when's the covenant at sinai and um you know covenant speaks to an agreement um that has what is called terms and conditions right but as the bible as the lesson points us to exodus chapter 19 uh starting from verse 4 you know god gives the message to moses to pass on to the children of israel and i love how god started out here we see where god reminds the children of israel that it is he god himself who delivered them um from egypt from slavery if you will who brought them out on eagle's wings the bible said that is he he saved them they they could not have delivered themselves and god is reminding them that i am the one who delivered you i am the one who saved you and that is very important to know you know that they are reminded of this one thing that it is god who delivers them from bondage and the image of the ego here speaks of god's strength you know god's speed um protection and affection over the israel as well now it says here as we continue that since you have been redeemed god is saying to them you have been saved obey my voice keep my commandment because this is the covenanted relationship and the same is true today god would have saved you and i he would have delivered us you know spiritually speaking you know from egypt from israel from slavery and he's saying to you and i today because i save you you know in response to my salvation you know keep my commandments obey my voice and i think this is where i want to end this morning and it's very important because if we love god the bible says we will keep his commandment and by keeping god's commandment we are proving we're demonstrating that you and i love god and at this time we'll just close the short word of prayer let us pray loving father we thank you very much for your word we thank your god for the salvation through jesus christ and i pray loving father that you will help us to show appreciation by living in obedience to your word empower us because in none of ourselves we are weak but anyone through you and by you lord we are able to overcome as paul says that i am crucified with christ nevertheless i live yet not i but christ that lives within me who will love me and give himself for me father help us give us strength and power to live faithfully for you and obey obey you continually knowing that jesus is soon to come and save us all we ask in jesus precious name amen amen and amen thanks to the famous warrior roger by name and the panel this morning for leading out in such a wonderful lesson study and i'm encouraging all my brothers and sisters we have been given a quarterly and we need to study the quarterly each day so when we come to sabbath school we can participate and be blessed by our lesson study as i welcome the group events on stage what's in a name we do know that the sweetest of all name is the name jesus sometimes we are walking and we are about to fall what's the first name we call on what's the first name we call on something is about to happen in our lives we see or we are about to witness an accident what is the first name we call on say it with confidence we call on the name jesus because we know what the name jesus means the sweetest of all names is the name jesus a messenger gave that name to joseph and can you just imagine sister williams you find yourself three months pregnant and one night there in a dream a messenger comes to you and says listen this is the name i want you to name roger jr the name jesus and i like the way paul puts it in philippians chapter 2 verses 9 through 11. wherefore also god highly exalts him and graces him with the name that is above every name that in the name of jesus every knee should be bowing celestial terrestrial and subterranean subterranean and every tongue should be acclaiming that jesus is lord the glory of god the father the sweetest note in seraph's song the sweetest name on mortal tongue the sweetest coral ever song it's jesus blessed jesus thank you for sharing with us in our sabbath school at northern caribbean university and until next sabbath events will close off our sabbath school program with this lovely song all hail the power of jesus name [Music] happy south church of jesus brought straightforward lord of all is [Music] hail him who saves you by his grace [Music] him who saves you by his grace [Music] everything [Music] the [Music] lord of god him [Music] his feet [Music] here oh lord [Music] him lord [Music] amen thank you so much evans for reminding us that one of the best ways in which we can express our gratitude to our great god and or king is to crown him king of our lives crown named lord of all we thank the sabbath school superintendent and the team members for having shared with us such wonderful sabbath school program and just to remind you that we have come to that time of the year when we launch our annual harvest in gathering campaign for those who are new this very important program came into existence in the year 1903 and was officially commissioned by the general conference of seventh-day adventists in 1908. it is a humanitarian program that seeks to assist individuals not only seventh-day adventists but the wider community in the areas of welfare medical education and the local community as we reach out sharing this good news of salvation we make available simple little cards that we give to seventh-day adventists and non-adventists that you call up your friends call up your neighbors call up your family and ask them for a tangible contribution towards this worthwhile endeavor and you will notice the choice of words made i did not say beg dr edwards welcome i said axe for the bible tells us that we must ask and keep on asking we must seek and keep on seeking we must knock and keep on knocking here at northern caribbean university church in the year 2019 our harvesting gathering goal was one hundred and twelve thousand 735 and 70 cents and we went far beyond yes we went far beyond last year we had a goal of 84 78 and we went 309 of the goal we were able to assist needy students in the purchasing of tablets to assist them in school since most of the teaching learning processes taking place online we were able to give individuals assistant in medical in education and we are able to spread the good news of salvation for this year 2021 our harvest in gathering goal remains the same it is 84 000 five hundred and fifty one dollars and the 78 cents i asked a question what if next week's sabbath all red-blooded seventh-day adventist christian present today take here one thousand dollars each let's cut it down to 85. what if 85 of us next week's sabbath take with us one thousand dollars towards harvesting gathering because we have been gathering souls for jesus and gathering funds for jesus you know what would happen when we stand here next week sabbath we would be singing the victory song but what if we double that and we say next week's sabbath we have we have approximately 100 persons yes putting it at 170 persons bringing in 500 each we would surpass the goal but i also want to let you know that why we were able to assist needy students with tablets is because what we have collected we remit the total sum to the conference and the conference gives back 90 percent of the overflow that we are able to take care of the work locally so today we are calling every member we are calling every individual we are calling every man every woman we're calling every worker every student every member from the community to join us in this worthwhile in gathering campaign and the song that has been chosen for our in gathering campaign is done to the tune of the battle song which can be found on page or number 647 of the seventh-day adventist hymnal mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord join me as the song is being displayed so that you can see the words we sing it to the tune of mine eyes of seeing the glory of the coming of the lord i ask a question today i asked a question today jamaica all are you ready jamaica all are you ready leela reed hall are you ready see the hall are you ready yes you're ready members from the community are you ready ncu are you ready yes we can do it this year not by might nor by power but by the spirit of almighty god join me if you're ready for us to gather funds for jesus and together souls for jesus central jamaica conference sound endeavoring cold today in all our churches and our school you'll hear the glad refrain it's time to gather in the souls and rip the golden grain as the church go marching everybody sings glory glory glory hallelujah glory glory hallelujah yeah this church is marching on [Music] the church is on before like a mountain breed will nearly finish if we travel at the present rate so hurry now each member play your part and do not wait for the church is marching everybody sings a song this church is [Music] jesus leads the way and when each member of the church will work and even [Music] bread the church is poor the church is marching everybody sings a song [Music] [Music] yes the cards are available let me see the ends of those who have not yet received your card just raise your hand if you have not yet received your card and just to let those who are viewing by way of the virtual platform we have cards available and as we come by you to distribute the quarterly we will have your cards to be placed in your hand because we still believe that it's when you do your part when i do my part that we will carry forward this god commission yes god has commissioned this plan so that we can gather funds and we can gather souls for jesus and since you have collected your cards and you have been committed you have committed yourselves to almighty god to this program i invite you to stand with me as we ask god's empowerment by his spirit to lead and guide us so that by the time we come to the end of october we would be singing or victory song yes and when we come to the month of november we will be looking uh the the goal and the super goal in its face because god has directed our lives so i invite those on the inside and those on the outside if you are willing to do your part just join me at this time as we ask god to consecrate us to his service let us pray almighty god and our father truly we are grateful to you for this god-ordained plan this plan that was conceptualized by a fledgling church in 1903 this plan that was commissioned by the general conference of seventh-day adventists in 1908 and here we are at northern caribbean university been privileged to be a part of this plan where we will reach souls and gather funds for jesus we're standing as an indication that we are willing and we are ready to do our part we pray that by your sweet holy spirit you will consecrate us knowing that this work is a spiritual work you will set us aside so that as we are electrified by your spirit we will go forward with power to bring in souls and to bring in funds and when we shall have done this and the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdom of his christ and the individuals will come to realize that time has now given way to eternity and you shall declare from your loving lips well done may all worship today may all those who listen to my voice may all those who have seen the need to embrace this god-ordained plan of harvesting gathering be privileged on that day to receive the reward that is commensurate to the work done that is life everlasting thank you for blessing us thank you for the willing hands and hearts that you have employed thank you for hearing our prayer for we ask these favors in jesus name thank you so much brothers and sisters you may be seated as we make a transition into our divine service me [Music] never [Music] some of us at breakfast this morning and we're blessed i'm really gonna sing about think about his love we're gonna sing about his love today i want to start with think about his love and i want to just reflect on how good god has been to you this week and how merciful and great he is [Music] think about his love [Music] think about his goodness [Music] think about his [Music] us grace for as high as the heavens above so great is the measure of our fathers love [Music] think about his love one more time think about his love think about his goodness think about his grace [Music] foreign and as we think about his love we also think about how much we love him we love him more than anything [Music] [Music] because of you my cloudy days are gone i can sing to you this song i just wanna say that i love you more than anything [Music] [Music] for you [Music] because of you my cloudy days are gone i can sing to you this song i just wanna say that i love you more than anything when all my friends were gone you were right there all [Music] along this before i just wanna say that i love you more than anything i just wanna say that i i just wanna say that i love you more than anything i love you jesus i [Music] just want to tell you that lord i love you more than anything [Music] i love you jesus [Music] i worship and adore you just want to tell you lord i love you more you jesus [Music] [Applause] lord i love you more than anything are we singing without the band i love you jesus i love you jesus [Music] lord i love you [Music] god has been so good he really has and i just love him so so much because really and truly there's absolutely nothing that we can do without him absolutely nothing [Music] do i love the lord [Music] he heard my cry [Music] cry long as i live and [Music] to [Music] his throat died oh yes i do hear [Music] me [Applause] [Music] right oh [Music] is [Applause] [Music] please stand for the call to worship come now and let us reason together says the lord though your sins are like scarlet they shall be as white as snow though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool the church is now called to worship [Music] [Music] a place [Music] of god oh jesus [Music] oh [Music] [Music] of god [Music] our father in heaven we pray that as we come into your presence you will draw us near to your heart may you allow your holy spirit to enter our lives to give us victory over sin to give us the grace we need to lead us to the foot of the cross where we can find mercy may as we worship you today we'll experience blessedness that salvation brings and we leave here rejoicing with you in our hearts for we ask it in jesus name amen you may be seated in response to the invitation extended by god himself we have come to worship today in spirit and in truth i welcome you those of you who are in this immediate gymnatorium you are intentional and here you are with us worshiping the king of kings and the lord of lords he has been more than grateful to us yes he's kind and he's compassionate we welcome those who are on the outside yes you're on the outside but you are interrupting you are worshiping we welcome those who are joining us by way of ncu fm 91.1 3 and 5. we welcome those who are joining us by means of flow cable television network on channels 188 and 617. we welcome those who are joining us on youtube and facebook and i want to let you know that right here even in the storm whether when god's people get together the purpose for which we have come is to praise the name of the lord so we are so glad you have come we are glad you're here my president yes we are so glad and i i want to share with you a little secret that is just going to be between me and you so the others are not listening the folks on the dorm they are motivated they are electrified by god's spirit and they cannot contain themselves they cannot manage the online worship so mr president you know what we are going to be talking about soon the possibility on sabbath to have at least two church services on the campus yes yes they they want to come they want to come they want to come so we have to open up for them so that they can come and so that we can worship the king of kings and the lord of lords so i welcome you i welcome you praise team i welcome you to ncu okay so we've been singing this song all week stay should know it by now to sing along with us [Music] [Music] to church and see you [Music] we will present our god [Music] [Applause] [Music] we welcome you [Music] wow [Music] [Music] yes we welcome you to ncu and just to remind you that next week's sabbath we will make a transition from here to the main auditorium where we will continue with our sabbath services we are very happy to report to you that on thursday afternoon of this week we have had the baptismal service of yes we have witnessed sister esther walker she took her stand walking all the way with jesus and i want to let you know that the water is ready again amen yes individuals are signing up so if you have not yet signed up you need to sign up for the christian jubilee we continue to pray for the cling horns family we had the thanksgiving service on tuesday of this week and on wednesday we took the road that led us all the way into westmoreland where we committed his body and we ask that you continue to pray with and for the family members and many others who are bereaved at this time individuals who are impacted negatively by kovid 19 let us remember them let us remember the administration of ncu let us remember our upcoming union session that will convene on december one and two at the jamaica union let us remember our country and world that large as we have our brothers and sisters in different locations who are grappling with the reality of what is happening and even some who are not privileged at this time to worship as we are now worshiping without molestation we thank god and we thank the government for having open up so that we can have 50 persons hello yes 50 persons and we pray even for a greater number so that those who need to come and to worship god will be privileged to do so may i also inform you that the task is mine yes it's a pleasurable task to introduce and to present to you for the final time in the series or week of per speaker for fall 2021 shall i share with you a secret that you will just keep for yourself i have been closely connected to pastor venkat dyer because he did internship with me in west jamaica conference amen yes he was my very abled and competent in turn and i praise god and we praise god for how he has blossomed and continue to bloom as he presents the word of god he is a graduate of the monroe college a graduate of northern caribbean university where he completed a bachelor of arts degree in religion and theology at the highest level yes with also a minor in fine arts he has been serving in western jamaica conference for approximately 15 years he presently serves at the glen devon seventh-day adventist church and norwood the two churches in the district where he serves as the senior pastor he has been preaching all across jamaica and the united states of america he is presently pursuing a master of art in pastoral theology at the inter america theological seminary iats he currently serves as the president of the west jamaica conference ministerial fraternity he is commissioned as a justice of the peace for the island of jamaica with jurisdiction in the parish of saint james he is also voluntary chaplain in the jamaica constabulary force and serves in different areas and we thank god for his ministry and for how he has made himself available to preach yes to preach the word plain practical pinpointed punjan prophetic preaching yes preaching the word of god is available today to preach that last word could it be that somebody today will be hearing god's voice for the very last time somebody who needs to give their hearts to jesus make yourself available today if you are watching online we have provisions so that you can march all the way down to this gymnatorium where we will join you in the baptistery where you will give your heart to jesus pastor dyer at the appropriate time will come and present that message and he will do so after we have the song of meditation being presented by key influence and one creation let us pray let us ask god to minister to our hearts individually as his word is presented today god bless you as we worship him in spirit and in truth or opening him or him of praise today is i will sing of jesus's love him 183 [Music] okay stand at the appropriate time [Music] right o jesus [Music] [Music] as dark as mine can be made [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] how [Music] to is jesus [Applause] [Music] the scripture reading for this morning is found is found from the book of romans chapter 11 verse 22. the book of romans chapter 11 verse 22. i will read and you will listen behold therefore the goodness and severity of god on them which felt severity but towards thee goodness if thou continue in his goodness otherwise thou also shall be cut off this is the word of god [Music] what a friend we have in jesus [Music] it is to carry [Music] [Music] when we have a friend who's there [Music] [Applause] [Music] when [Music] [Music] take it to [Music] please join me as we talk to our heavenly father gracious god a merciful father creator of heaven and earth on the lord we gather together here in your presence to tell your thanks for all your goodness in our lives to tell you thanks lord that we are still alive today to tell your thanks loving father that you have seen it fit to spear our lives to see this yet another holy sabbath day for us we thank your god for the invitation to come in your house of worship we bless your name father we lift you up because you are worthy we lift you up lord because you are mighty to be praised we lift you up there father because you are god of all gods and lord of our lords we lift you up father because if it wasn't for you we wouldn't have been here today and so far as your word said this is of the lord's mercies why we're not consumed because lord your compassion they feel not they are new every morning great is your faithfulness and we praise the father because of such lord in such a time as this even the ability to breathe we have come to appreciate same lord and we tell your thanks we lift you up god because you have saved us we thank you for jesus christ who have made it possible that father we can live with you and reign with you forevermore and father as we come in your presence today our focus is simply this that your god will intervene to put an end to this pandemic oh god can you yes you can is it hard for you lord no it isn't and so we ask in the name of jesus christ that he'll work miraculously there father the word says is there anything too hard for god it is no for with god all things are possible and so we ask lord that you will work in your own way in your own timing to put and enter this covet 19 pandemic lord that has taken the life the life dear father of of many individuals many to the lord are mourning war worried or anxious but we pray loving father that you will be near and dear to them help them to know that you are still in control and me know that you are still might you are still sovereign and lord we still can trust in you because father if we can't trust anyone who else can we trust we can't trust in man we can't trust in the government we can't trust even in doctors we can't trust in anybody father our only trust is in you and you alone and so we ask lord that you work marvelously for us today that lord you will comfort our hearts to know that you still love us and you have our best interests at heart but father even in the meantime help us to play our part that which we can do help us to do it because what we can do father you will not do for us and so we pray loving lord that you do our mighty work as we wait upon you to put an end to this monster lord in a special way a place in your hand your man's servant pass the van gogh dial you have been using him since last friday evening and father we know that today is no different for the same god that was thought even this week is the same god today and father i pray in the name of jesus christ that he will touch hearts that he will speak to him and through him to bring conviction to the hearts of men and women so that father individuals will know that today is a day of salvation that individual father will know that today is the day to make up their mind to give jesus christ a chance i pray of god that you will soften our hearts there are some of us our god who are this time on the verge of even giving up on you but i pray god that you will give someone strength today to keep on holding on because soon and very soon jesus christ is coming again soon and very soon therefore there will be no more death there'll be no more sorrow there'll be no more crying lord because he said that the former things will be passed away and lord we hope we look forward to that day comfort us strengthen us and keep us holding on is our homely asking in jesus precious name amen [Music] who's there [Music] oh [Music] hint [Music] [Music] we should never be discarded [Music] take it to the lord [Music] [Music] [Music] jesus was no ordinary man but there were some who did not understand they saw him working miracles but some were still deceived why did they not believe one with fuels and fishes multitudes were fed when he showed [Music] [Music] why did they not believe jesus was no ordinary man but there were some who did not understand these saw him liking miracles but some were still deceived why did they not believe when his faith filled the fish nuts gave sight unto the blind if they would just receive why do they not believe [Music] jesus and everyone [Music] they saw him cleanse the leper they saw him the lame they must have sensed divinity and known from once it came much understanding not the cause they crucified the son of god and even then they did not understand that jesus was [Music] [Music] jesus loves little children all the children of the world whether they be black or white all are precious in his sight jesus loves little children of the world one more time jesus loves the little children all the children of the world whether they be black or white all are precious in his sight jesus loves little children of the world happy sabbath boys and girls and bigger boys and girls our title of the title of the story this morning is lost sheep lost coin lost son the religious crowd was upset when they saw common sinners flocking around jesus they said he allows tax collectors and sinners to be around him he even eats meals with them jesus responded by telling them three stories he said a shepherd on 100 sheeps during the evening scout he realized that one of them was missing so he left the 99 and started searching for his lost sheep when he found it he put it on his shoulders and carried its home he then called his friends and neighbors and said come celebrate with me i found the sheep that was lost so it is in heaven there is rejoicing when a sinner repents and turns his life over to god a woman suddenly realized that one of her 10 wedding coins were missing was missing she lit the lamp and carefully swept the entire house until she found it she was so relieved that she called her friends and neighbors and said come and rejoice with me i lost one of my coins but no i found it so it is when one sinner turns back to god there is rejoicing among the angels a man had two sons the younger one came to him and said i want my inheritance i want it now divide up your estate and give me my share the father very sad but he divided his estate and gave each son his portion the younger son left home and traveled to a far place he had wild parties and spent his money freely until it was all gone suddenly a severe famine hitland and he had no more place to live and nothing to eat he took a job watching over pigs he was very very hungry because no one gave him anything and he became very envious of even the pigs he was totally destitute and no one gave him anything to eat one day he said i'm about to die of starvation yet those who work for my father have enough to eat i'll go back and humble myself before my father i'll ask him to hire me and make me one of his servants i'll say father i've sinned against god and against you i know i can't be a family member again but please please hire me as one of your field hand he started walking home when he was still afar off his father saw him coming with joy the man ran to his son and threw his arms around his neck and kissed him the son pulled back bowed his head and started giving a speech father i have sinned against god against you i know i can't be a family member again the father called out his servants quick quick come get the best clothes and shoes and put it on my son get a family ring from his finger turn he turned to other servants and said go to the field and get the best choice calf we're going to have a feast tonight my son was dead but no he is alive he was lost but no he is found we are going to celebrate that evening the oldest son finished in the field and walked towards the house he suddenly heard music and peep and saw people dancing he asked one of the servants what's going on over there it's your brother he has come home so your father killed the choice cough and he is celebrating he wants you to join him the older son became very angry and was didn't want to go to the party the father went out to him and said son please come and rejoice with me the son was angry and said i've been faithful to you all these years and you have never done anything i have asked not once did you kill even a small goal to honor my faithfulness but no this conjunct takes family properties and gives it to prostitutes and you reward him with a fatted calf the father looked at him and said oh my son you've always been here you've always been close to me all i have is yours but your brother he was dead no he's alive he was lost know his phone come celebrate with me let us rejoice together this story reminds us that we were all lost we were all in need of god's grace and he came down and he died on the cross for you and i so when one sinner comes home we should rejoice with him and this is a reminder for us that we should all reach take the opportunity to reach out to someone who is lost and as we go through our life's journey may remember the grace that god has given to us he wants he wants us to extend it to others let us pray heavenly father we thank you so much for these three stories yet profound we ask even though that god you help us remember that we were once sinners help us to remember that we are more than conquerors in you so when we get the opportunity to share the love of jesus with others may we not may we do so with resurrection without reservation continue to be with each person here and as the word falls on their hearts i pray that you will convict them of their sins so that they may run to jesus who is able to wash each one of us in jesus holy name we pray amen ace and riona synthes put god first they were going through some financial difficulties but yet they decided to put god first by starting a media ministry now ace and riona studied the possibilities and the math didn't seem to have hope if hayes dedicated himself to media ministry they would have to sacrifice their quality of life even then nothing seemed certain would they have the courage to put god first at first everything was as difficult as they expected to make matters rust they had to invest in technology to be able to serve better they were living a simple life in the full assurance that they were at the center of god's will this moved them to dedicate all their gifts to god many years have now passed and the transformation is unbelievable both his and rhiona now serve full time as key leaders of the digital evangelism initiative as global project of the seventh-day adventist church they still led a simple early rather a simple life and are now in a much better financial situation than they were when working for the government they even have all the technology necessary to work for jesus ace and riona put god first despite their fear and uncertainty about the future their courage inspires us today jesus gave up everything to redeem us and his love compels us to put his kingdom first in our own lives as the deacons collect the tights and offerings we are challenged to put god first as the deacons are within their position let us pray divine eternal father giving is an expression of our love for you and as you would have mentioned that blessed it is more blessed to give than to receive therefore let us give from our hearts here today and let your blessing be with us i pray in jesus name amen [Music] now you can return your tithe on offering online at give that central jae dot org you can also return it to the ncu church ja checking account at 3 2 1 one five scotiabank mandeville you can also return it by contacting pastor joel hey at eight seven six four one nine zero six eight eight our elder lily scarlett at eight seven six eight six seven zero zero six four our elder michael thompson at eight seven six three eight seven two three three six you can also donate to the church building project at us account five zero one nine seven two six five eight or the jamaican account at six three three five five eight scotia bank mandible j a [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] like [Music] um [Music] [Applause] oh my soul loves [Music] she's words don't convey what my heart wants to say [Music] [Music] i sing your praises with everyone i give you my heart and worship from my [Music] sacrifice [Music] [Music] what's to say [Music] [Applause] can i worship him for me i give you my heart you have my commitment to love [Music] she [Music] my soul [Music] she [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] jesus [Music] amen and hallelujah that has been awesome singing i believe we have one of the best priest team anywhere in the world i sat there and i didn't want to get up if one of the praising would continue singing i was indeed blessed it's a joy to hear such beautiful music in the presence of god let me say thanks once again to dr edwards for inviting me to present to you this week thank you doc it's been a joy to be with the family here at ncu and let me say thanks to pastor hey uh for his kind the words of introduction and coordination and his team and the tech team and the musicians and it's been a wonderful week worshiping god with you but i'm coming out i'm in love with a man i'm in love with jesus but why are you all laughing i'm in love with another man no not jesus another man you find that strange i am in love with another man and i recall the first time i laid eyes on him my emotions were locked into him and i held him in my arms and i felt all mushy inside i looked at his face and i found myself smiling uncontrollably his name is jadon he's my son and he's celebrating his birthday tomorrow happy birthday jadon daddy loves you with every fiber oh you all thought something different what's wrong with you it is always a blessing to be in god's house to worship him what a joy it is to be in his presence today as we come to the close of this series i hope that the lord has joined you closer to him as we have basked in his love all week and for the final message today let's follow jesus the journey of love let us pray father thank you so much for your awesome love to us so much that while we were yet your enemies while we were yet sinners you died for us when you were hopeless you sent us hope the hope that you send is jesus now father impart into our hearts once again let your holy spirit give power and clarity to the declaration of the gospel that jesus and him alone be exalted we ask through his matchless name amen the world we live in with all its glitz and glamour may look appealing from a distance but it does not take us long to figure out that not all that glitters is gold that this world is in a crisis and all around people are wondering what the future holds if it's possible to fix the problems of this world violence and criminality has become a mainstay for present generation as a knowledge of the most high god diminishes people live their lives in abject fear and basic human rights are being compromised in the name of safety wrongs are deemed right and to stand up for your christian position gets you labeled as being discriminatory instead of our people returning to their god they want to further and further away and charge god foolishly on september 22 2021 dina yelling wrote an article for usa today that shared that the proportion of atheists in the united states have doubled between 2009 and 2019 while the share of those that describe themselves as christians fell by 15 percent over the same period do you see the crisis we're in in the s m daily journal the 23rd of september 2012 george agdal states religion has been the root of all the evil and the cause of most problems in the world he goes on to say that the bible has been wrong about everything that the bible sets a horrible immoral example in his atheistic folly he thought he could stand up to god of the universe but he is nothing but a fool are you hearing me for psalm 14 verse 1 tells me that the fool has said in his heart there is no god they are corrupt they have done abominable works there is none that doeth good the truth is ungodliness rears its ugly head in today's society but god has a word for the world today for romans 15 verse 4 tells me whatsoever things were written up fourth time were written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope no wonder paul says in romans 11 22 therefore consider the goodness and severity of god on those who fell sincerity but toward you goodness if you continue in his goodness otherwise you also shall be cut off in first corinthians 10 verses 1 to 11 paul says moreover brethren i would not that you be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud and all passed through the sea and were all baptized onto moses in the cloud and in the sea and they all eat the same spiritual meat and it all drink the same spiritual drink and for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them and that rock was christ but with many of them god was not well pleased why they were overthrown in the wilderness now these things it says were our example to the intent we should not lost after evil things as they also lusted neither be idolaters as some of them were as it is written the people sat down to eat and drink and rise up to play neither let us commit fornication as some of them committed and fell in one day three and twenty thousand neither let us tempt christ as some of them also tempted and are destroyed of serpents neither murmur he as some of them also murmured and were destroyed of the destroyer now it says all these things happened unto them for examples and they were written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come that describes our generation am i right wherefore says paul let him that thinketh his standing take heed let's be fall for they have no temptation taken you but such as is common to man but god is faithful let me say god is faithful god is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above all that you are able but will with the temptation also make a way of escape that you may be able to bear it hallelujah in verses 1 to 10 paul outlines god's persistent love and mercy for mankind he also outlines man's constant rebellion and as a result it ends up in the punishment by god it is after these things he says these things are all examples these things are written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come listen to me someone you may be beautiful and talented strong and educated but you are still expendable are you hearing me you're not a permanent fixture in god's creation you don't have the power to retain the breath of god in your nostrils you don't have the power to keep your heart beating your blood flowing you don't have the power every moment you're awake you're dependent upon him for in him we live and move and have our being you don't have everything in the bible you don't need to know everything in the bible what you need to know is that god is always more than enough i don't think you get it yet i said god is always more than enough he's more than what we need god is always more than enough if you give him five loaves and two fishes he will give you 12 baskets full in excess are you hearing me if you are faithful in returning your ten percent it will pour out the blessing of glory and you say will not have room enough to receive it and that will happen if you only open one window imagine if he opened the doors are you with me he is more than enough that when he makes you overcome he says i'm not just gonna make you overcome i'll make you more than a conqueror he says she's more than enough when i give you peace it will pass all understanding when i give you joy it will be unspeakable and forevermore because i'm a god of more than enough so you may be one great sinner but god is a greater savior for the songwriter says that god's grace is greater than our sin for where sin abounds grace much more abounds he's a god of more than enough but know that god may be merciful but will never be accepting of sin god is long-suffering and gracious but will never be tolerant of your disobedience god is loving and kind but he also must be just god will entreat you to himself but will never force you to respond romans 1 verses 18 to 22 the bible says for the wrath of god is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who hold their truth and unrighteousness because that which may be known of god is manifest in them for god hath showed it unto them for the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen being understood by the things that are made even his eternal power and godhead so that we are without excuse because that when they knew god they glorified him not as god knee they were thankful but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was darkened and professing themselves to be wise they became fools paul says god said i revealed myself unto you so you have no excuse for your ungodliness god makes himself known to you that is more than enough for you but you take the life he gives you and you use that to glorify yourself and so you will serve god if only he has no commandments to keep and he will serve god if only he remains silent in your personal life you will serve god so long as you can do as you please you want to serve god but still live anyhow you want to serve god but you don't want him showing up you want us god who will show up when you are sick when a god who will show up when your marriage needs help you and a god will show up when you want to find a job you want a god who will fix your broken relationships with a god who will soothe the hurts of your abuse but you don't want a god who tells you how to live how to dress how to worship in the words of god who will lead you we want a god who will lead but not when we have to follow when a god who will be a santa claus but not a god who will be a god of tomorrow we need a god who will stand up for us but we don't want a god that we have to stand up for him is somebody we want a god we we don't want to follow what a god when the folly of our hearts desire we can create our own system to admire but that's not the god that i serve so we want a god for whom we can create our own system of comfort so we end up with a form of godliness but we don't know the power of god from the days of adam's disobedience cain's murder to the days of noah man dissipated to such depths of eve that god concludes that the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually so god decided to destroy a man from the face of the earth but now from grace in the eyes of god he was on a journey of love with god are you hearing me and god is on a journey of love with us all from the days of nowhere to the days of the jewish monarchy solomon concludes in ecclesiastes 9 verse 3 he says the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to the weaver and madness is in their hearts while they live and after that they go to the dead but god still extends mercy because he's still on a journey of love with us from the days of the monarchy to the days of jesus the messiah jesus concludes in matthew 12 41 the men of nineveh shall rise up in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it because they repented at the preaching of jonah and behold a greater than jonah is here if it got so bad that jesus had to cry out in matthew 23 33 he serpents you generation of vipers how can you escape the damnation of hell but paul concludes where sin abounds grace much more about in luke 1 verse 49 and 50 says for he that is mighty have done to me great things and holy is his name for his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation from never back to adam from never to the monarchy from the monarchy to the messiah the grace of god his mercy is everlasting his truth endureth forever and therefore god says if you lean on him he'll have mercy on you o praise god for his mercy praise god for his mercy but when paul when paul looked upon the generation of his day he says in acts 14 verse 15 says why do you these things we also are men of like passions with you and preach unto you that you should turn from the vanities unto the living god which made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are therein we now have come to a generation whose hearts are far from him no desire for his presence no desire to be made right in him we don't want a god that tells us thou shalt not steal thou shalt not kill thou shalt not commit adultery thou shalt not covet we don't want a god who tells us remember the sabbath day to keep it holy you want a god who allows us to live anyhow but god wants you to know he can save you in the foolishness of your sin he can save you in the foolishness of your ungodliness he shall not save in your sin but from your sins somebody ought to know that god will never change his word to fit your lifestyle you're going to adjust your life because god said the lord god for he says in malachi chapter 3 verses 6 and 7 for i am the lord i change not even from the days of your fathers you are gone away from my ordinances and have not kept them then it says return unto me and i will return unto you he walked to the prophet ezekiel chapter 3 verse 11 say unto them as i live said the lord god i have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked should turn from his way and live turn he turn he journey from your evil ways for why will you die o house of israel is ecclesiastes 8 verse 11 to 13 the wise man solomon he says because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily therefore the hearts of the sons of man is fully set in them to do evil so because god don't strike you dead the first time you sin you think it's okay because god it is loving kindness grace and mercy they knock you dead the first time you sin you continue in your sinful ways feeling it's okay but let me tell you god will never be accepting of sin his judgment is not immediate because he's a god of long suffering his judgment is not immediate because he extends grace and mercy to the sinner in need for he is not willing that any should perish but at all should come to repentance god says i come with healing in my wigs i come to save you from your sins i come to give you peace within don't you worry my child i know who you are you're a sinner but i'm the savior you're messed up but i am the redeemer you've gone wrong but i'm the ransom for your soul i'm here to let you know i can make you whole there was sinner verse 12 do we even 100 times and his days be prolonged yet surely i know that it shall be well with them that fear god with fear before hallelujah god's goodness comes running after us while we were yet sinners he gave everything to see us in his kingdom the only way you can be lost is if you force your way into hell for god predestined you to salvation he has called you to his lovingkindness god has done everything everything to see you in heaven if you go to hell it's because you're persistent that you want to get to hell listen to the world verse 13 but it shall not be well with the wicked neither shall he prolong his days which are as a shadow because he feareth not before god sometimes we argue that because god don't act speedily against our evil ways that it doesn't exist or he doesn't care and i've heard this statement that if so much evil exist in the world then where is a loving god why would god allow children to be murdered at the hands of their parents why would god allow abuse to innocent young ladies why would god allow such pain and and sorrow upon the earth why would god allow your loved one to die why would god allow sinners to flourish and the wicked to perish why would god allow such thing and god said hey you don't understand blessed precious in the sight of the lord at the death of his saints sorrow and trouble i will bother them no more pain and heartaches will haunt them no more but now we can have to give him a few more days so that he can look at his wicked ways and change and to give the wicked a few more days because i'm not willing that any should perish the righteous already saved for glory land but the wicked need some more time on this land for they have no more place to go let's give them a little more time just in case they can make it home thank god for his grace we have to understand the divine providences of god but go back with me and you will see that god has no excuse for sins reverend watch this now romans 1 verse 24. as much as i want to argue that god don't act as his against sin and so we now decide to live carelessly in sin no desire to follow jesus but the bible says romans 1 24 wherefore god also gave them up to uncleanness to the lusts of their own heart to dishonor their own bodies between themselves who changed the truth of god into a lie and worshiped and served a creature more than their creator who is blessed forever for this cause god get them up to vile affections for even their women they change the natural use into that which is against nature and likewise also the man live in the natural use of the woman burned in their lust one toward another men with men working that which is unseemly and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meat what a text how does one created in the image of the likeness of god where god makes it clear that he creates both gender for his glory how does one go against the divine order of nature to claim that they are something else but we now have a generation so distant from god a generation more caught up with gender identity than chastity a generation there are lovers of themselves calling it alternate lifestyle taking pride in coming out who sees nothing wrong with it but considers it embracing a wonderful new freedom but the reason you can't see nothing wrong with it is because you are blind you are black no wonder revelation 3 verse 18 says god counsels you to anoint your eyes with i self that you may see the devil has blinded you to sin so you can see nothing wrong with it and that's the case of the church today so much we can see nothing wrong with why are your breasts outside i don't see nothing wrong with it why are bisexual lifestyle i'm embracing my freedom but somebody i don't know god never let it left it up to you to determine right and wrong god wants you to know that he has never given you the option to decide on what is right for the bible makes it clear that the hearts of the sons of men are fully set in them to do evil you can't decide right and wrong for yourself because your mind is corrupt but god determines and we understand god commands and we obey god is large and in charge he leads and we follow he commands and we obey and true freedom can only be found in him for he says in luke 14 verse 18 the spirit of the lord is upon me because he has anointed me to heal the brokenhearted to set the captives free recovering outside to the blind and to the wounded liberty god says i am the one who can give freedom however if we should assess these passages one thing become abundantly clear god will hold you responsible for the knowledge that you have god will hold you responsible for he is a just god we don't have the same amount of knowledge but god will hold you responsible for the knowledge that you have he knows how many sermons you've heard he knows how many appeals you've spurned he knows how many times he's called on to you and they reject the appeals of god almighty he knows how many times you've come to church he knows how many times you've rejected his voice he knows how many times he's knocked at your heart's door he knows how many times you said no one's home god knows how many times he has made himself available and you said no i'm not in love with you go know so many times his blood chipped over you and you washed it off with sins and you going down so many times he's come to you and you say no my lord i have no time for you too many times god's heart become broken by our stubborn rebellion too many times god's tears fall because of her scant regard to his word of life and hope first came to god against the warnings to come [Music] too many times we tell jesus who hung on that cross for us i'm not in love with you too many times he comes appealing but instead of our people turning to their god they sacrilegiously profane his holy place and disdain his name it was a time when when even thieves respected god's house but not anymore they're breaking and steal from god's property there was a time when referenced my sanctuary had meaning because the time when man feared the judgment of god but the devil has become successful in creating a brazen generation who has no regard for god or the things of god the commandment says thou shalt not steal but the same commandment says thou shalt have no other gods before me if you know who the true god is you'll respect his house and his property but there are preachers who claims that the commandments of god are done away with forgetting that god says if you love me keep it they are preachers who forget that god's blood fell for us and so they go around acting like they are they are christ themselves and so no wonder they'll be content with untameable bloodshed by wanting children from parentless homes where gangs become their fathers and gangsters their husbands it's a commandment that says thou shalt not kill no wonder the streets team with misguided youth scamming their way to prosperity with no remorse for the destructive behavior because it's a commandment that says thou shalt not steal we have reaped the benefits of a lawless society and some of us preachers are the problem because we preach the commandments i don't away with so if there's no law i do what is right in my own eyes but god's kingdom cannot be a lawless kingdom because god makes it clear he's a god of law and order but some of you don't know the word of god is a standard of truth and righteousness the word of god is the supreme court it settles or doctrines if you have a challenge go to the word of god go to the word never put the words of men above the words of god hear me somebody if you are tempted to disbelieve the word of god just turn and look at the history of the nations one by one they fell before the king of kings nebuchadnezzar the first king to rule the world in the defiance of god sets up an image in the plains of the euro ah in the plains of china and command the people to worship it but in defiance god's true son said we will not bow down will not bow down let us be condemned to the fires but we shall not bow down for we serve one god and him alone we shall not bow down we shall not bow down there were cursed to the flames of fire but jesus came through are you hearing me doesn't matter what the devil puts you through when god's standing on your side it shall be all right it doesn't matter what fires are blazing about you i hear some preachers say that god puts an ac in the flames but i disagree are you here with me i don't agree i don't agree i believe in the fire they were firemen for the fire of the holy ghost was lit in their hearts and the bible says that that which burned them burnt apart but they stood in the flames because they were hotter than hot fire can't burn fire there were fires in the flesh so they came out without the smell of smoke because god's spirit set them ablaze are you hearing me god has a way now the bible says nebuchadnezzar in the vastness of his anger he said in daniel 3 15 if you worship not watching now if you worship not you shall be cast the very same hour to the midst of the burning fire and who is that god that's how i deliver you out of my hands and as god delivered his sons medical nasa declared in daniel 4 37 he says now i nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the king of heaven all whose works are truth and his ways judgment and those that walk in pride he is able to abase from an atheist to a preacher from a king to a priest hear me somebody nebuchadnezzar an atheist king nebuchadnezzar who believed he was his own god when he saw the power and might of the king of kings he says there is no god let the god of daniel hear me somebody you can fool with god and win napoleon bonaparte was known to have said god almighty is too much for me every nation that dared to stand up to god fell tremendously so you got to know that the lord or god liveth and reignite in their fears of men you can be as powerful as you want feel as bad as you want but deep down in you like nebuchadnezzar is a longing to acknowledge that the most high ruler deep down inside you you know that sin does not satisfy deep down inside you know it is pleasurable but not pleasing it may be addictable but it's not gratifying now the end it results in only one thing i have seen young folk cut down i've seen old folk passing and all too many times have stood at the graveside of the ungodly with white petals in hand declaring dust dust and ashes to ash hear me somebody all to us then i've repeated those words at the graveside of those who have gone down with no hope hear me somebody i can't wait for the day when there'll be no more sickness no more sorrow no more death i can't wait for the day when he got declared at the gravesite of lazarus i am the resurrection and the life i am he that was dead and he's alive again he said he said he said listen to me one day i shall return i'll burst through the eastern skies when the marketplace shall be empty no more traffic in the streets the builders tools are silent no more time to have a sweet busy housewives seize their labors in the courtroom nor the debate work on earth it's all suspended as a king comes through the gates oh the king he's coming yes the king he's coming he's coming for me praise god almighty in the muscular graves where the pilgrims sleep shall be open as well as before the millions not sleep in the mighty deep so i live on this earth once more you're hearing me jesus is coming again then you shall hear all death where is your single grave where is your victory then the devil shall find his waterloo he has bound me up but now he shall be tied up now he shall be chained but hear me children of the living god hear me children of the most high it is dangerous to know god are not serve him it's dangerous to hear his voice and not answer it it's dangerous to see light and walk in darkness it's dangerous to spurns god invitation of this journey of love it's dangerous to tell jesus you are not ready it's dangerous when death lives in the shadows bill shasta flaunted himself in the face of god until mercy left him and grace was no more he found himself with her saggy pants as his bowels become free that night he lost his life and the kingdom are you hearing me don't you fool with god that king and acknowledgement of the unwriting on the wall he pleaded for mercy but god had already said enough is enough i made you i have blessed you i've exalted you i've appointed you i extended grace to you i for mercy to you i shall love on you but you have rejected me enough is enough but today god is giving you my brother god is giving you my young sister god is giving you all the folk god is giving you another opportunity to make it right today so as i appear to you to come let's follow jesus before god says enough is enough before your probation closed come and follow jesus for the wages of sin is death but i'm here to let you know that you can have life and abundantly so the world may turn their backs on you jesus says i will never leave you nor forsake you i'll always be with you i don't know what sins plague your life today but the blood of jesus covers it all you are backslider come on never been baptized come home let me tell you this is no time to play to be saved is your destiny it's your time it's your call it's your moment i'm speaking to someone out here today god is saying to you now you can make a choice to follow now while you yet have breath in your nostrils no while your brain is still ticking now while your heart is still beating serve the lord thy god and he will bring righteousness upon your soul because you come my daughter come my son come my brother come my sister god wants to make you whole there is no brokenness that he can't mend there is no sorrow that he can't heal there is no pain that he can't deliver there is no sin that he can't forgive there is no way you have been that he can draw you back to himself his arms are open one he says come my brother come to the altar come my sister my arms are open why come he says with you my love about i never forsake you never turn my back on you but you've got to learn to choose jesus now so he's calling you now he's calling you the name of jesus christ he says come this is your moment this is your opportunity it will get rough but with jesus you'll be free i don't know if this is someone's final opportunity what if jesus calls you i said come home to him fierce amount and stress is intense but come let's follow jesus your pressure is high as your bank account runs dry but come let's follow jesus the bills are piling up and the cupboards are empty but come let's follow jesus you want to smile but you can only sigh come let's follow jesus for the only way out of hell is by following christ into heaven the only way to be cleansed is to be washed in his blood the only way to be saved is to accept his grace the only way to be made whole is to be alive in him the only way to be justified is to say yes to freedom from sin the blood of jesus christ covers it all you can come to him and find peace within oh how he loves you or how he loves you you might feel unlovable when you look at what you've done who you've been where you've gone but he never ever stops loving you sometimes out of fear we draw back from god because in no way could it be that he could love me and god said you don't understand i gave the best that heaven has when you were at your worst i gave my only begotten son when you felt you were all done he says you don't understand i see you in your sin and shame but that's when i'm ready to play my best game i see you writing in anguish and pain but that's when my child your strength you'll regain but you've got to put your trust in my name for there is no other name under heaven whereby men can be saved but by the name of jesus there's absolutely nothing you're going through that i can't go through with it go through it with you for the truth is my child i know you've sinned but you've you're already belonging to me and my little children if anyone's sin if you mess up be one of mine don't think i'll turn my back on you for if you being evil know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will your father in heaven give good gifts to you he says my little children don't sin but if you sin you've got jesus and he's enough oh lord that's enough you've got jesus for his blood be the ransom for your soul you've got jesus he can make you whole you've got jesus and he's everything you need you've got jesus he's a redeemer the savior the ransom from all humanity you've got jesus and he's more than enough so what is it what is it that holds you back from christ what is it that make you say not today lord not today what is it you put before jesus in your life what is that thing that make you say i can't surrender to him is it worth it he wants to take your death and give you his life he wants to take hell and give you heaven he wants to take your suffering and give you his joy he wants to take your misery and give you his peace you want to take all that is in this earth and give you all that is in glory what is it that is worth saying not today jesus not today i guarantee you there's nothing nothing that's worth it so as our praise team sing for us [Music] i'm saying to you today come to the altar make jesus your choice come to the altar allow him to give you a brand new beginning come to the altar it's not over till he says it's over come to the altar this is your day of opportunity come to the altar this is the day of salvation come let's follow jesus on this journey of love come blessed of my father inherit that which god has prepared for you come he says come why don't you come to the altar today he's calling someone sitting in this auditorium someone sitted on that porch he's calling someone to come to him today what about you will you come will you come will you come to jesus today he's calling you [Music] who's going to come to jesus is there one in the hearing of my voice when i stand up and say lord i surrender just stand where you are right where you are in your sin it's the lord i'm turning all to you give you everything today i'm placing everything in your hands if that's just standing in your seat [Music] you need freedom [Music] [Music] [Applause] for [Music] lords [Music] there's someone waiting to speak with you this very moment there's someone waiting to pray with you click that link come to the altar one of our ministerial staff is waiting to pray with you to counsel with you to lead you to the place of full surrender [Music] jesus is calling somebody jesus i want to give you a victory today jesus i'm gonna break the chains of sin about you jesus i'm gonna set you free he's gone and you come he says he's calling someone walk away from sin [Music] hallelujah praise the lord [Music] jesus the son of man [Music] are you ready are you ready to make jesus your choice are you ready for a new life in him are you ready for a brand new beginning are you ready for the freedom that jesus gives the journey of love the journey of love can begin for you today the journey of love can begin for you right now but it's calling you he's calling you yes you online he's calling you he's saying to you come to me want to help you through the process click that decision card or click that alter link it will take you to a private room you can talk to someone privately go ahead click that decision card let us know you want to make jesus your choice let us know you need special prayer let us know what you need of him let us know you want to make ncu church your church family click that link god wants to walk you through a life quit running from him [Music] he's done everything to see you saved he's asking you about one thing turn your heart to him so in loving kindness he appeals to your heart no it's not the emotions he's asking to make an intellectual decision to choose life and not death to choose heaven and not hell to choose peace or not misery to choose jesus and not the devil to choose christ so you can live i made my choice made my decision to make heaven my home i'm inviting you to join me on this journey of love is there one more person in this place who want to stand for jesus now is your grand opportunity stand for him stand for him while he yet can stand for jesus while you yet can stand up for him while you're young says young man i call upon you because you're strong god stand up for him while you're young says cast your bread upon the waters you shall find it after many days he's promised you he'll never forsake you but we must pray invite the church to stand with me stand with me as we lift him up the king of kings the lord of lords for i pray i feel impressed to ask praise him to sing that that appeals song come to the altar one last time hallelujah come here the church say hallelujah he's worthy he's worthy he's worthy [Music] he's [Music] the father's arms [Music] is just someone who needs forgiveness from sin you don't need to confess to me but is calling you to be honest to him he says come come yes you might have been baptized before what you know you need to be committed to him again yes you came to this hill purity in your heart but somewhere along the line find yourself far from god he says come and give your brand new beginning come come come [Music] it's just someone on the outside who needs to come just walk right in here say jesus i'm coming trading my sorrows for joy hallelujah yes jesus is calling come he says god [Music] forgiveness the precious blood god bless you my sister i know it takes great courage god bless you [Music] the precious blood of jesus christ hallelujah he's the one who wants to come i believe there's at least one more it doesn't matter who's looking at you it's between your soul and the saber doesn't matter who wants to look it's about you and christ if he could come to the cross for you if he could walk up well god has healed for you if he could be hung on that cross naked for you it can't be too hard for you to walk to the altar for him he's calling you he says come come come come come the precious blood [Music] thank you lord thank you thank you jesus there is victory in jesus there is joy in jesus there is gladness in jesus there is peace in jesus there's hope in jesus there's mercy with jesus there's grace in jesus everything you need is in jesus for in him we live and move and have our being everything you need is wrapped up in jesus that's all i have to give you is jesus but he's more than enough he's more than enough our heads are bowed our eyes are closed father we thank you we thank you we thank you that you are willing to go on this journey of love with us we are not worthy we've messed up we've gone wrong we've done wrong we've gone out of the way but you said in your words you are the way the truth and the life you said in your word if we come to you you will in no wise cast us away thank you jesus you said in your words that we're sin abounds your grace much more abounds you promised us that no matter how far you've shifted once we are willing you'll accept us again thank you jesus and when we were least worthy when we were undeserving you left the glories of heaven above you came down to this earth and purchased our pardon thank you jesus now today someone is receiving of you the glory someone is receiving of you their grace someone is receiving of you the mercy someone is receiving forgiveness of you thank you jesus may you walk and talk with your children and never let them go those who are prepared for baptism today we pray god that you will touch that water we pray that will touch their hearts we pray god that we leave here feeling fulfilled and free we pray god that will grant them the strength to stand when they are most weak we thank you we thank you for the week we've had with you we thank you for every word you've shared with us we thank you god and we trust even as we continue to worship you we'll be closer drawn to you we bask in your love until we get to heaven above lord until then until that day that your kingdom come in our hearts in other words her mouth the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in thy sight oh lord strengthen our redeemer amen god bless you please be seated we praise god we praise him for a kayla brown nursing student who has come to realize that the most effective and efficient way that she can work as a nurse is to have jesus christ not only in her life but in her heart and so achilles we rejoice with you as you join the ncu church family we will be there to encourage and to work closely as you claim jesus christ as king of kings and lord of lords and we thank those who have worked with achelia especially young brother see andre graham see andre yes and brother roger elder roger there are three important questions that i will be asking you which will summarize the 28 fundamental beliefs of the seventh day adventist church if you are in agreement at the end of each question you will just raise your hand question number one do you accept jesus christ as your personal savior and lord and do you desire to live your life in a saving relationship with him number two do you accept the teachings of the bible as expressed in the statement of fundamental beliefs of the seventh-day adventist church and do you pledge by god's grace to live your life in harmony with these teachings final question do you desire to be baptized as a public expression of your belief in jesus christ to be accepted into the fellowship of the seventh-day adventist church and do you support and to support the church and its mission as a faithful steward by your personal influence your tithes and offering and a life of service she has responded in the affirmative and the church joins in saying amen i'm opening the floor at this time for a member in regular standing to move data kayla brown is accepted as a member of the seventh-day adventist church subject to her baptism the move is made is there a second it is second dead do we have any question or concern all those who are in favor that we accept a caleb brown as a member of the seventh-day adventist church subject to our baptism please join me in standing okay i want you to look around yes these are your brothers and your sisters who are joining you and celebrating with you today and i know that the spiritual eyes will see the retinue of angels that god has dispatched to surround you and to support you as you take this very important stand they are all standing it's unanimous so i don't have to ask anyone who thinks otherwise so it's unanimous shall we bow as we pray almighty god and our father we thank you for the demonstration of your love and your power and the preaching of the gospel it is still through its foolishness that the kingdom of grace is established so we thank you for pastor dyer and for all of us who have worked side by side with him for this very important week of spiritual emphasis one that is now edged in our minds and will be chronicled in history we are thankful for achaelia who has responded positively it takes boldness to serve jesus it takes boldness to hate sin with a godly hate and even now o lord if there is any sin within a kayla brown's life that is becoming a thorn in her flesh i pray o god that you will give her deliverance even now there are others who are listening here in this gymnatorium and online i pray too that you will give them the victory so that today will be that day of surrender because if you delay death on girl got a sale we can delay the baptism to facilitate and to accommodate one more for jesus so thank you lord for this that you are doing that which you will continue to do trouble the water and we pray that we will experience today not only conviction but conversion for we know it's not long that the preaching of the gospel will be over and there will be a great famine upon this land it's not for bread and water or vegemite but it for the word of god and individuals will be run into the church and the church will be closed so while it is open now and probation lingers lead somebody one more person to jesus today and put the devil to shame in jesus name we pray amen and amen you may be seated members of the congregation the praise team will engage us in some lively songs and we will move towards the pool for the baptistery and rem for the baptism and remember we have room for one more you better get right with god come and do it under the cross of jesus i lay my burdens is [Music] come and do it now under the cross of [Music] jesus christ with god [Music] [Music] i'm a brand that's who i am [Music] [Music] all things are passed away [Music] [Music] again [Music] [Music] again [Music] thank god i'm born [Music] i'm again again [Music] thank you so much praise team for if we have just been born in this world we are incomplete in our birth but when we are born again in jesus it makes life worth living and so sister failure becomes the faith you have demonstrated as a minister of the gospel and upon the authority of god's word we now baptize you in the baptism of jesus the name of the father the son and the blessed holy spirit let god's people rejoice in saying all the way [Music] he went for me he set me [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so many [Music] [Applause] [Music] my sins are never to be remembered anymore never to be remember anymore he has washed my smoke from sinfulness [Music] [Music] my sins are gone now my soul is free and in my heart i'm glad [Music] that is good enough for me i shall live eternally praise god my sins are g-o-n-a-god [Music] we seek the lord in prayer in the closing moments of today's service heavenly father we are pleased that heaven joined us to rejoice because one more has been rescued from the citadel of sin and satan and is now secured in the kingdom of grace we thank you oh god for this victory the devil he has lost one more time and we know that there are others who are signing up even now clicking that decision card and clicking that alter link meeting with our bible counselors making that decision to follow jesus christ and to go all the way allow your mercy to linger a little longer but someone else needs to come someone else needs to surrender even those who are online speak to their hearts with that strong spirit of conviction that will eventually leads into conversion and from this gymnatorium we thank you for what you have done we thank you for hearing us we thank you for answering uppers in jesus name we pray amen and even as we prepare to close we thank you those who are viewing by way of television network or on ncu fm 91.1 two or three or five listening those who are on youtube and facebook you are invited to join us later on we will commence our bible class very interactive with pastor damian chambers we will begin at three o'clock and then at four o'clock we will have or a y program being hosted by pastor little and elder liken join us we look forward in having you god bless you [Music] i was sinking deeply [Music] far from the peaceful [Music] [Music] but the master [Music] [Music] when nothing else could help love [Music] [Applause] [Music] danger look above jesus completely saves he will lift you by out of the everywhere [Music] [Music] he said [Music] tell me [Music] lovely [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] let [Music] is [Music] loves [Music] me [Music] you

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Published: Sat Oct 02 2021