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other times than we calling for the rain. >> But I am so glad he knows what we need and when we need it. >> Amen.

>> Amen. We're going to go ahead and get started with devotion and uh we're going to move right on into worship service. Amen.

>> Amen. Glory to God. Let us play pray.

Eternal heavenly father, once again, we thank you for allowing us another day. Father God, >> you woke us up this morning. You test us with your finger.

Love, Father God. >> Father God, we know new mercies we see every day, Father God. And we we know that you are the one that sits high and look low and and takes care of us, Father God.

Even when we're not at our best, Father God, we know that we have you, Father God, because you died for us, Father God, for all we do wrong, Father God. You You hung from that old rugged cross, Father God. And we just thank you, Father God, as we go into this service, Father God, bring our wondering minds in, Father God, and let us remember, Father God, that it's not about the building.

It's about who we serve in the building. Father God, we thank you. We love you.

We magnify your holy and righteous name. In the precious name of Jesus, we do pray. Amen.

>> We're going to have Deacon McCorvy come [snorts] uh with scripture. Amen. >> Good [clears throat] morning, Boyill.

>> All right. Um I'm going to be coming from Ecclesiastes uh number 12 uh verses 1-6. And I think about this because while it talks about the uh the youth uh I think that in our lives, you know, we can all be young and old and uh the key is to remember God um at every stage of your life.

So here uh verse number uh you know uh number [clears throat] 12 verse one it says uh remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth while the evil days come not nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them while the sun or the light or the moon or the stars be darkened nor the clouds return after the rain in the day when thy when the keepers of the house shall tremble and the strong shall bow themselves And the grinders cease because they are few. And those that look out in the windows be darkened. And the doors be shut in the streets.

When the sound of the grounding is low, and [clears throat] he shall rise up at the voice of the birds, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low. And when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond trees shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be burden be a burden, and desire shall fail, because man goeth uh to his long home, and the mourers go about the streets, or even the silver core be loosened, or the golden bowl be broken, and the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel be broken, or the wheel broken at the system. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Thus I've read um Ecclesiastes verses 12 I mean 12:es 1-7. Thank you [singing] >> Lord. All the >> all might help from the Lord.

Help comes from [singing] the Lord. >> All of my help comes from the Lord. >> All of my help.

Every [singing] [singing] from the Lord. >> It comes from the Lord. >> We can [singing] [music] be strong.

When I am weak [singing] when I >> when I am weak by my side. When I am >> when I am down [singing] >> when I am He [singing] He's right by my side. When I am [singing] [crying] >> when I am sick when I win.

When I am sick, sight >> of my comes from the Lord. All of my [singing] help from the Lord. >> All of my help comes from the Lord.

>> Amen. All of my help >> comes from the Lord. >> Aren't you glad about it that he's right by your side?

>> When you're weak, >> he's by your side. >> When you get in trouble, >> he's by your side. >> He's always >> by my side.

>> Amen. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelu.

[singing] Hallelu. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Lord we thank you. Lord we thank you Lord. We thank you.

Lord we thank you. Hallelujah. [screaming] Hallelu.

Hallelu. Hallelu. Lord we praise you.

Lord we praise you. Lord we praise you. Lord we praise you.

Hallelu. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

>> Hallelujah. >> Yeah. Come on.

Hallelu. When he WOKE YOU UP THIS MORNING, >> you should HAVE SAID HALLELUJAH. GIVE HIM THE HIGHEST PRAISE.

>> WHEN HE GAVE YOU THE ACTIVITY OF YOUR LIMBS THIS MORNING, >> YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID HALLELUJAH. >> HALLELUJAH. [singing] >> WHEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE RAIN COMING DOWN ON YOUR HEAD AND HE PROVIDED SHELTER FOR YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID HALLELUJAH.

HALLELUJAH. [singing] >> HALLELUJAH Y'ALL. >> HALLELUJAH.

[singing] >> HALLELUJAH. [screaming] >> HALLELUJAH. >> IT'S TOO MANY PEOPLE IN HERE TO BE THIS QUIET.

>> SOME OF YOU ACT LIKE THE LORD AIN'T NEVER DONE ANYTHING FOR YOU. >> HALLELUJAH. [screaming] >> HALLELUJAH.

[singing] HAVE YOU EVER RESTORED YOUR HEALTH FIRE? >> GLORY. >> WHEN THE DOCTOR GAVE YOU A REPORT THAT YOU WASN'T PLEASED WITH >> AND YOU HAD TO TURN IT OVER TO JESUS.

[singing] >> OH, [screaming] HALLELUJAH. HALLELUJAH. >> HALLELUJAH.

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'VE BEEN THERE. WELL, ALL I CAN SAY, >> HALLELUJAH. HALLELUJAH.

Thank you. >> ANYBODY THANK HIM THIS MORNING. [singing] >> OH, COME ON.

THANK THE LORD. [singing] >> LORD. [screaming] >> HALLELUJAH.

>> HALLELUJAH. OH HALLELUJAH. >> HALLELU.

[singing] >> Oh [screaming] hallelujah. >> HEY. >> OH [screaming] HALLELUJAH.

>> HALLELUJAH. >> LORD [screaming] WE PRAISE YOU. >> LORD WE [singing] praise you.

>> LORD WE PRAISE YOU. GLOR. >> HEY, [screaming] >> LORD.

WE GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE. >> WE GLORY >> AND [screaming] THE HONOR THIS MORNING. >> HEY, LORD, WE PRAISE YOU.

>> LORD, we praise you. [singing] >> LORD, WE PRAISE YOU. >> LORD, we praise you.

>> LORD, [screaming] WE PRAISE YOU. >> LORD, we praise [singing] you. LORD WE PRAISE YOU.

>> LORD WE praise you. >> ONE MORE TIME. [screaming] HALLELUJAH.

>> HALLELUJAH. [singing] >> Oh hallelujah. >> Hallelu.

[singing and music] >> YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME LORD. >> HALLELU. >> Oh hallelujah.

Hallelu. >> One more time. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. [singing] >> Hallelu.

Hallelu. [singing] >> Come on, give God some praise in here. [applause] YOU YOU MAY NOT HAVE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS, BUT YOU GOT THE INSTRUMENTS UP YOUR HAND.

YOU GOT THAT INSTRUMENT ON YOUR FEET. YOU GIVE HIM GLORY THIS MORNING. >> WE DON'T STOP GIVING HIM GLORY CUZ THAT ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT IS NOT PLAYING.

WE GIVE HIM GLORY CUZ HE BEEN GOOD TO US. AMEN. HE WOKE YOU UP THIS MORNING, [screaming] STARTED YOU ON ANOTHER DAY JOURNEY.

THAT'S ENOUGH TO GIVE HIM GLORY RIGHT [screaming] THERE. >> HALLELUJAH. >> Thank you, Lord.

>> GIVE HIM GLORY. >> [applause and cheering] >> WHEN I THANK YOU FOR ALL HE DONE FOR ME, my stone turn [cheering] my turn. >> Hallelujah.

>> Hallelujah. [cheering] [applause] >> I don't EVEN NEED A INSTRUMENT TO CRY FOR ME. >> I CAN CRY FOR MYSELF.

[cheering] >> GLORY. [screaming] HALLELUJAH. [cheering] >> HALLELUJAH.

[applause] >> HALLELUJAH. [cheering] >> DONE SO MUCH FOR ME. >> WON'T HE DO IT?

GOD, [screaming] >> have you done it, God? [cheering] >> Open door. He made a way out of nowhere.

>> My God is an awesome God. >> AND HE RUNNING FOREVER. [cheering] GLORY.

[applause] [cheering] >> Thank you, Lord. >> I've been THROUGH SOME STUFF. >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME STUFF. BLACK [screaming] [applause] [cheering] [cheering and applause] >> PRAISE. HALLELUJAH.

>> Good morning, church. >> Good morning. >> This is the day that the Lord had made.

Let us rejoice in the Lord and be glad in it. David say that on occasion I glad and they said on me let us go into the house of the Lord. >> Our mind shall be on God.

He allowed us to go without mumbling and complaining. We need to give it to him today because he deserve it. >> That's all right.

Right now we will have our opening song three 20 325 raining on the everlasting hour. [clears throat] [singing] >> Join above. 325 >> trusted.

>> [singing] >> restless [singing] sunshine [singing] perfect [singing] [singing] by and [singing] the morning [singing] of God together. Tell us [singing] story how we and we understand [singing] it better by and we are [singing] of the things that [singing] want food amilore [singing] [singing] his word. He will understand it better and by [singing] the morning of God [singing] we will Tell [music] the story how we overend it better and we [singing] can understand all the [singing] ways that God will lead us to [singing] bless.

But he got us [singing] and we follow [singing] it better. I am [singing] [singing] >> with the morning [singing] of God. [singing] Tell the story how we will understand [singing] it better and [singing] us and our hearts are [singing] word and we wonder why we [singing] try to do our best and [singing] with The morning comes when all [singing] the saint of God together [singing] [singing] we'll [singing] understand it better and >> [music] >> and [singing] the morning [music] the [singing] saint of God will tell the [singing] story how we [singing] and we understand it [singing] Right now we will have our prayer by Re Nelson and the following by the prayer we will have our respons God bless you.

Amen. >> Amen. and we'll understand it better >> by and by.

>> Our father and our God, again, we come first of all just to say thank you. >> Thank you for being God and God all by yourself. >> A God that's able to do exceedingly and abundantly >> above anything that we can even ask or think.

We thank you, Lord, for hearing and answering our prayers, >> keeping us from hurt, harm, and danger, seen >> and unseen, >> but Lord, again, we come this day in the name of Jesus, >> asking you, oh Lord, that you lead, guide, and direct those that are in charge over us from the president down to the least of them. Give them wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. Lord, >> that they might make decisions that are pleasing in the sight of God.

>> Then Lord, we ask that you bless our military. >> Yes. >> Strengthen, lead, and guide them, oh Lord, in the things that are pleasing in your sight.

>> Let them know that Lord, you are God and God all by yourself. >> Any decision that's made, tell them to come and ask you >> what you would have them to do. Bless us, oh Lord.

Bless each and every church, each and every minister, >> each and every other person, each and every person that's assembled. Lord, >> let the Holy Spirit have his way in their lives, leading, guiding, and directing them >> down the paths of righteousness. Then, oh Lord, when we've done all that we can do, >> give us a place in your kingdom >> where the wicked will cease from trouble >> and you'll give us what we stand in need of.

For it's in Jesus name we pray >> and say amen. >> Amen. >> Amen.

>> Good morning. And our responsive reading going to be in the back of your hymn 577, the Christian hope. Also, you'll find it in your Bibles, Romans 8:18-2.

[clears throat] Amen. >> Amen. >> For I reckon that the suffering of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

expectations for the manifestation of the sons of God. >> For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who have subject the same in hope. >> Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of a rush into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

>> For we know that the whole creation groth and travaleth in pain together unto now. Not only they but ourselves also which have the first fruits of the spirit even we ourselves grow within ourselves. Let's read the last two together.

>> We are hope not for a man yet hope for that. >> Amen. Good morning, Boyd Hill.

>> I was trying to decide if I was going to sing something else because we don't have music, but uh that's okay. Pat Deacon Pat said we don't have to wait for the music to worship the Lord. Amen.

>> Bible says, "I would have fainted had I not seen the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." >> So, not all days are good days, but we still know that God's goodness shall follow us all the days of our life. Amen. I love you, [singing] Lord, >> for your mercy never failed me.

>> All my days I've been held in your hand. From the moment that I wake [singing] up. >> Yeah.

Until I lay my head, I will sing of the goodness of God. >> Cuz all my life you have been faithful. And all my life you have been so so [screaming] good.

>> With every breath that I am, [singing] I will sing of the goodness of God. >> I love your [singing] voice. You have led me through the fire.

In darkest nights, you are close like no other. I've known you as a father. >> I've known you as a friend.

And I have lived in the goodness of God. CUZ ALL MY LIFE you have been faithful. How many of you can say that today?

AMEN. >> AND ALL MY LIFE YOU have been so so good. With every breath that I am able, [screaming] [singing] I will sing of the goodness of God.

Say, "All my life, CUZ ALL MY LIFE YOU have been faithful." [singing] Y'all can sing WITH ME. AND ALL MY LIFE YOU have been so good. With every breath, every breath that I am, [singing] I will sing of the goodness of God.

Your goodness is running out. is running out to me. >> Your goodness is running after.

It's running out [screaming] to me. With my life laid down, I surrender now. I give you everything.

[screaming] Oh yeah. Your goodness is running out. It's running out of me.

Quiet. Your goodness is running [singing] after me. >> Your goodness is running.

>> It's running. >> With my life laid down, I surrender. I give you everything.

>> Everything. Your goodness is running after it's running after me. >> One more time.

Say your goodness. >> It's running your goodness. It's running to me.

With my life laid down, I SURRENDER NOW. Everything your goodness is running after. It's running after me.

Cuz all my life you have been faithful. Thank you, LORD. AND ALL MY life you have been so so good with every breath that I am.

I want to sing of the goodness [screaming] of God. OH, I will sing of the goodness [screaming] of God. I will sing of the goodness of God.

>> All of my life he's been faithful OF THE GOODNESS of God. I will always sing of his goodness, >> of the goodness of God. >> From the moment I WAKE UP UNTIL I LAY MY HEAD.

[screaming] >> OH, I'll sing your goodness. >> [applause and cheering] >> Everybody good of God. Thank you Lord.

Thank you Lord. >> Not one thing BUT ALL >> he's done for me. >> Good morning church.

>> Morning. >> We have a lot of ground to cover. So like always I ask that you be patient with me.

I'm giving honor to God, Pastor Barbara, Book of Associates, clergy guests, the deacon board, missionary, and of of course, most importantly, you the congregation. Um, it's also very nice to see my personal sweetheart, Sister Chisum. And let's give her a round of applause.

[applause] >> And this one is unauthorized, but I'm going to do it anyway. Our next mayor elect, Brother Rodney. Let's give him a round of applause.

[applause and cheering] And on more serious news, we begin with some very unsettling news that uh Sister Mary Crockett um passed yesterday, early yesterday morning. And we are certainly keeping the Crockett um family in our prayers actively. Um, no funeral arrangements have been made at this point, but of course you will be made aware as those funeral arrangements are established.

So again, let's keep them actively in our prayers because today is their time and our time is coming. We know not when uh we uh let us also continue to pray for our sick and shut in uh friends and family and that will include um sister Lily R. Mobley and Sister Mary Williams.

And personally on behalf of all the veterans, um I ask that you have a you keep um our military actively in your prayers. They are literally literally second by second um being challenged. Um however unnecessarily they are literally being challenged and they are our brothers and sisters um as we all know and love.

Now it is revival season and the hem choir will be going to Jerusalem church in Fort Mill at 6:00 today. So please refer to your bulletin for future visits. Um also there's a correction to be made.

The hem choir will be going to New Hope um to New Hope United Methodist Church at 2 o'clock on Sunday the August 2nd and then on Monday August 3rd the HIMYM choir is going to be at Rockrove and then that Wednesday they are going to be at Mount Giant and McConnell. So let's of course support them and support those churches as when it's our time they support us as well. So, it takes uh two hands to clap, as my wife would say.

The general church meeting will be held on Monday, July 27th, and that's going to be here at 700 p.m. We would like all the members to attend the annual youth revival. And this is important that we support our youth for sure.

Please plan to come and listen to the dynamic speakers on Tuesday and Wednesday. The dates are July 28th and the 29th. We hope to see everyone at 6:30 sharp.

The youth revival's theme is we listen and we don't judge. That's Matthew 7 1-5. There's a sermon in that all by itself.

On Tuesday night, Reverend Kayn Mitchell, Minister Beyonce Lee, and Minister Donovan Bush will be our messengers. On Wednesday, Reverend Hopkins and Reverend Schroed and Minister Taan Hope, our very own, will bring the messages to close out the youth revival. And remember, it is so important that we support our youth.

Um, certainly there are a lot of youth out there doing a lot of different things, but we can certainly say, especially on behalf of Taan, that he was raised right, he's doing the right thing, and he's trying to give back to the community. And if for no other reason that we need to give him all the support in the world. Now communion will be held on the second Sunday in August and in September.

And the pastor's aid. Um please join for an evening of oldfashioned bingo on Saturday and that's August 15th. And that's going to be from 5:00 p.m.

to 700 p.m. Please see the pastor's aid members for tickets. And another um youth announcement, the youth department is asking that all donations for the chance auction fundraiser for Little Miss Sandy River, they can be dropped off on Wednesday at 5:30 and Thursday and Friday at 6:30 at the church.

Pardon me. The youth department is asking for your support on Saturday, August 1st. If you have not purchased a ticket, you can purchase a ticket at the door and your support will be greatly appreciated.

And on behalf of the community outreach, first I would like to start by saying thank you for all the many contributions. So many people gave so many things that we have so much left over probably for the next two months. So we certainly appreciate it.

Yesterday we attended, dropped off bags, everyone was happy they had pizza. Uh we were we were also able to see sister Perry who was there and I think she said that she had a little under 20 days left. Um she was happy to see us.

We were happy to be there. And on Thursday this week uh myself and my wife had a chance to go to the gym and it was so nice to see kids from say 5 years old all the way up to adults maybe in their early 20s from the community out there enjoying themselves. They had pizza.

They were orderly. Was no problem. Again, it was beautiful to see us taking care of our own because as it said, charity begins at home.

So, we all did a good job in that respect. Um, give yourselves a round of applause, please. [applause] At this point, we'd like to ask any visitors to please stand and state their name and their church affiliation if so inclined.

Any visitors? Well, on behalf of Bour Hill Baptist Church, our hearts and the doors are always open to you and we are most grateful that you chose this church to come out and worship with today. Have a blessed and productive week.

Thank you. >> David Hart say amen. >> Amen.

>> One more time. >> Once more time. >> Amen.

said, "We give all praises to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that you have allowed us to be in the number." One more time, we're going to hear from Sister Chisum this morning. >> Amen. >> She was hiding when I came in.

I didn't see her. I stood when I stood up. I can see her over there.

So, we're going to hear from her this morning. Good to have you back in the number >> one more time >> and know you're in the number >> I give praises to our Lord Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to Pastor Bobber and Pulpit Associates and to the Boy Hill. Can y'all hear me?

>> Boy Hill. My Bard Hill church family. I'm just Happy to be here.

>> All right. >> It's um I've been through a lot, but one thing about it, I'm not worried about nothing. >> All right.

>> Because God got me. >> All right. >> All right.

And I tell everybody and and I just thank all you for the cards and the calls and the flowers and the donation and your most of all your prayers because somebody been sending up some prayers for me. >> Wow. [applause] >> Cuz I never thought I would get to the place where sometime you seem like you don't can't get your prayer through.

But when you know somebody else is praying for you, And >> that makes a difference. >> Yes. >> And so I want to say to Board Hill here, I love every one of you from the depths of my heart.

And I want to let you all know that I'm not worried about nothing. >> That's right. >> And I sit up there, I go to the doctors and they be talking and my daughter, she be talking.

I'll be listening and I'll be sitting there. I don't say a care what they say. I know >> who my physical doctor is.

>> I know what you're saying. >> I know who he is. >> And they can say whatever they want.

>> He got the last thing. So, >> so I'm not worried about him. [applause] >> I ain't worried about me >> cuz I know where I got my focus at.

>> And you know, God put you down sometime to let you see things. And you know I done had I'm I'm 88 years old and I never I go to bed before I say my prayers I said Lord forgive me for my sins and then before I close them I ask him again. So what I wake up, if I don't wake up that next morning, I know I ask him to clean me up.

[applause] >> And I want you to know that one thing about it. I was on my feet and this and I over the night. It's my usual thing.

I went to the bathroom. >> All right. >> And I came back and about two about 4:00 in the morning to go to my bed.

My bathroom is right off of my room. And before I could get back to my bed, my legs gave out on me. So you don't know what's going to happen.

What's not with been on these old legs and things all these years, you don't know what going to happen. >> So you know, you better keep prayed up. [laughter] And I'm not worried about I'm not worried about me >> cuz I know God got me.

>> And y'all continue to pray for me. And y'all don't know how much I miss y'all. That YouTube ain't nothing compared to what you can come here and get.

>> I can see it on YouTube, but I rather be right here with y'all. [cheering] >> And I hope God let me live to see some more days. I ain't out I ain't out the bushes yet, but I ain't worried about that either.

Cuz when they roll me down that aisle, y'all be shouting and and and and singing cuz I'm be on my way to heaven. [applause and cheering] >> I can identify with what you're saying. >> Yeah.

>> Yeah. I can >> I can truly identify with what you're saying. Every time I go to the doctor, he say one thing, I say it's another.

Got up this morning, the wife, she said, uh, you know, you ought to stay home. And I said now why why would she ask say that to me knowing good and well knowing good well if I had to crawl you see I I believe in going when I don't feel like going >> because I realize God's been good to me >> and you got to give an account for yourself >> regard is what anybody say regardless of what the doctor say. >> You got to give an account for yourself and you got to thank God if you trust him.

>> A lot of time you won't listen to folks because if I listen to that folks how to fold it up >> a long time ago >> but I know who holds the mark. >> I know who holds me in their hand. So, let us keep on keeping on.

>> As Sister Ham was saying, you know, uh it's good to watch them on the screen and what have you, but it's better. >> It's better >> when I can look at you >> in person. Better when I can shake your hand.

>> For he said, "Forget not >> to assemble yourselves together." That's right. >> And some folks will say, "I listen to the service every Sunday morning." But if you are able, >> you ought to come and be with me. >> You see the man?

And I tell folks this, when you put your time in, when you can, >> when you can't, God understand. >> See the man? Uh, s if you have to stay home now, God understand.

He know that you put your time in when you were able to do it. And the song wife said, "We understand it better >> by and by." Certainly good to see sister Worthy here this morning. >> And she came in and lifted my spirit [applause] when I saw her come in.

>> And certainly all of those that have been out sick. Certainly it's good to see you when you can walk back in >> and nobody have to carry you in. I tell them all the time that I used to have the rabbit speed, but now I got the turtle speed and I ain't mad at all.

>> You turtle don't move fast. He just creep. But I'm glad to be able to creep now.

God has been good to me. >> Brought me from a mighty long way. I tell people all the time, you can look at the outside.

The outside looks good, >> but Lord knows >> what goes on on the inside. >> I was saying someone earlier, I think yesterday day before that if I went by the way I look, I say I'm doing all right. >> But what I like about the God I said he'll give you what you need >> and when you need it.

And I've had some bad weeks. I've had some good weeks. And certainly this week wasn't the best week, but I thank God I'm still able >> to keep on moving.

>> And I will not take down. >> Lord, don't let me rust out. Let me wear.

>> See, some of us going to rust out >> because we sitting doing nothing. >> But I want to wear. >> I don't want to rust out.

That's why I go sometime when I don't feel like going >> because God, I I realize how good you've been to me. >> Certainly, it's good to be in the number this morning. And in the announcement, let us not forget, as I say, let us support our choir this revival season.

If you didn't go none last year, make up your mind you're going to go at least one this year. If you went two last year, say, I'm going to go three this year. In other words, every year ought to be better than the year before.

Every day ought to be better than the day before. When you get up in the morning, you ought to say, "Lord, I want to live better today than I did yesterday." God blesses us over >> Yes. >> and over >> and over.

>> Yes, he does. >> Now on tomorrow evening is general. I I I don't like to say meetings, church conference.

See meeting a whole lot of hell is raising me. and church folks ain't got no business raising a whole lot of hell. >> But on tomorrow evening, we didn't get no complaint.

If you had them, you kept them to yourself. And we thank you for that. So, we won't have to be here no 3 hours tomorrow.

If you get here at 7, I guarantee you by 8:00 we'll be walking out the door. >> All right? >> Because you're too you got a complaint.

You're too late for tomorrow's meeting and too early for October meeting. So on tomorrow evening, let us come. And then I always say if you come with the spirit of Christ, we can always accomplish what we come to do.

Then on Tuesday and Wednesday, let us make a extra sacrifice. You know, we complain about it's too hot, but according to the weather man, we ought to have cool weather this week. And whether it's hot or cold, you better realize that time is winding up >> and they say downstairs is much hotter than upstairs.

>> So, I'm pleading with you, make a sacrifice. If you can't get here both nights, at least try to get here one night. And you see what happened.

We'll stay home. We able to do >> and the first thing, what? What happened?

How was it? [laughter] And sometime we tell folks too much. They able to come for themselves.

If you want to know, come see. >> So we we pleading with you to come if you can. And I say again, if you can't get here both nights, please try to get here at least one night.

We're grateful for what God has done. And by being thankful and let him know that you appreciate what he's done sometime, make that extra sacrifice. Make that extra sacrifice.

We'll go to work. We say, "I'm tired and say, I want you to work another hour." You go ahead on and work. God says, "Give me give me some of your young time.

Give me some of the time that you able to do something." And then the day come when you're unable to do, he will understand. And I'm happy to have our our good friends from Africa this morning. Let's give them a hand this morning.

[applause] And I I explained to him that I have problems with names, but and he understands that. So you all don't understand it. I'm glad he do.

[laughter] But we're grateful to have them with us this morning. And you're going to hear from him uh later on. God bless you and heaven smile on you.

And let us continue to pray for one another. I tell people all the time, I'm not here on my own prayer. I'm here because somebody else prayed for me.

>> I I just believe that uh uh my grandfather I say that I I just believe that I'm here on his prayers plus other prayers because I believe that every every parent ought to pray for their children. Yes, >> and I believe that I'm living on somebody else's prayers. >> And I thank God for the prayers of the righteous.

And let me say as I always say as I take my seat, when you pray for me, call thy name. Sometime we say, I'm praying for the whole world. But I I I don't want to get mixed up with the whole world.

When you're praying for me, call my name. >> If you don't say, "Pastor, you don't say I can recognize I I can recognize the name that I was given 86 years ago. James Thomas Bomb." I I can recognize that name.

So, if you don't call me nothing else, if you can't think of, just say Tom. If you can't think about it, say James. >> But call my name.

>> Let him know >> that you are praying for me. And there are some people I call his name every day >> in my prayer >> because I want God to know that I'm concerned about my friend. God bless you and heaven smile on you.

The ushers are going to come now to prepare for our tithe and our offering. back to the church. We appreciate very much.

And I know some of you walked in said, "Oh, we have no musician today." I got news for you. Years ago, it was no musician. You made music on your own.

>> We learned how to sing in the cotton field with no music. >> And in the bathroom, I makes my own music. And it sound good to me.

I don't know if I'll use it. It sound good to me. Let us stand.

Let us pray. Our father and God, we thank you Lord for let us all see another day, Father God. We thank you, Father God, for this offer we about to receive, Lord.

Lord, I praise this offer be used for the uplifting of your kingdom, Father God. And I pray, Lord, you bless each and every one that's here today. In Jesus name I do pray.

Amen. >> Amen. Amen.

Guess Just when I thought it was over. >> Just when I thought it was over. >> Just when I [singing] thought it was over, here comes Jesus.

stepping [singing] in. >> Just when I thought it was over, >> just when I thought it was over, >> just [singing] here come Jesus. stepping in.

[singing] >> Just when I thought it was over. Just when I thought it was over. [singing] Just when I thought it was over, [screaming] here comes Jesus stepping in.

CAN I GET A WIN? >> OH, just a wind. [screaming] >> OH, JUST A WIN.

>> Just [screaming] a win. Here comes Jesus. >> Stepping in.

>> Stepping [singing] in. >> Oh, [screaming] just win. >> OH, [screaming] JUST WIN.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS. >> OH, [screaming] just win. OH, HERE COMES JESUS.

>> Here comes Jesus. >> Stepping in. [singing] >> Oh, he'll step right in.

[singing] >> I know he will. >> OH, [screaming] he'll step right. [music] I [screaming] KNOW HE WILL.

>> I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY. OH, HE'LL STEP RIGHT IN. >> I [screaming] KNOW HE WILL.

>> OH, [crying] HERE COMES JESUS. >> HERE COMES JESUS. >> HE'S A WAY MAKER.

[screaming] HERE COMES JESUS. >> HERE COMES JES. >> HE'S A PROVIDER.

HERE COMES JESUS. >> HERE COMES JESUS. >> I'D KNOWN TO BE A HEALER.

HERE COME JESUS. >> HERE COMES JESUS. >> WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP.

HERE COMES JESUS. >> HERE COMES. >> HE'S ON THE WAY.

JUST WAIT ON HIM. >> HERE COMES. >> HE WON'T LET YOU DOWN.

HERE COMES JESUS. >> Here comes >> stepping in. step in.

>> Oh, [singing] he'll step right in. >> Yes, he will >> ON TIME. >> YES, HE WILL.

HE'LL STEP RIGHT IN. >> Right [singing] in. >> HE'S ON THE WAY.

>> ON. >> DON'T YOU GIVE UP. DON'T YOU GIVE IN.

HE'LL STEP RIGHT IN. >> STEP RIGHT IN. I KNOW HE WILL.

>> I [screaming] KNOW HE WILL. I KNOW he will. >> BE COURAGE.

>> DON'T YOU GIVE [screaming] UP ON TIME. >> Here come Jesus. >> Here comes Jesus.

>> MY WAY MAKER. HERE COME JESUS. >> MAKING WAY OUT THE WAY.

MAKING A WAY OUT OF NOWHERE. >> HERE COMES JESUS. HERE comes Jesus.

>> HERE COMES [singing] JESUS. >> HE'LL DRY YOUR EYES AND LAY AT NIGHT. >> JUST CALL ON HIM.

JUST CALL ON JESUS. >> HERE COMES JESUS. >> DON'T [screaming] GIVE UP.

DON'T GIVE IN. >> HERE COMES. >> JUST WAIT ON JESUS.

HERE COME JESUS. >> JESUS. HE'S A FRIEND LIKE NO OTHER FRIEND.

[singing] >> WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS. [music] >> Stepping in. >> Stepping in.

>> Oh, [singing] he'll step right in. >> Yes, he will. >> All [singing] time.

>> I'm a witness. HE'LL STEP IN. >> HE'LL STEP right [singing] in.

YES, HE WILL. >> MAKE A WAY OUT OF NOWHERE. HE'LL STEP IN right on time.

>> [music and singing] >> on right here. On >> time [singing] right here on time. >> Yes, he will.

Yes, he will. >> Yes, he will. >> I got a step in >> on time.

>> I'm a living witness. >> He stepped in this morning >> to me on time. >> All you got to do is trust him.

>> He will step in. Just say that one more time. >> Jesus.

Here comes [singing] me. >> Oh yeah. I don't know about you, but I'm a living witness that God will step in on time.

When I'm weak, he makes me strong. He'll step right in on time. It's prayer time now.

You desire prayer this morning. As I say all the time, maybe God have done everything for you you want him to do. Think about someone else.

Every now and then, put somebody before you. God always put us first. Make no different how we act during the week.

He'll still wake us up in the moment. Here come Jesus stepping in on time. Isn't it good to see brother Avery here this morning?

God will step in on time. And then the thing it is when he step in, you know, you know he's there. >> And I'm glad to know that he will.

We're going to ask to come this take us to the throne of grace. Let me say this. Let me say this.

Whatever you asking him for, don't ask in doubt. Lord, I'm going to ask you, I know you ain't going to do it, but if you not know he ain't going to do it, don't ask him. He'll step right in when we need him the most.

Let us pray. Our father >> who are in heaven. >> Father God, we come to you again this day.

Great. Great. >> Come to you for the second time this day >> that we have called upon your holy >> and righteous name.

>> Yes. >> Early this morning, God >> allow some of us to say thank you. >> Thank you.

>> And then God, after we got up, >> we were still saying thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you God for you able us to go into our secret calls.

>> Father God, >> close the door, God. >> Lord, >> and we call on your name. >> We want to thank you, God, for the sunshine, >> for the heat >> and the rain.

for God. You said that you put no more on us >> than we could bear. >> Want to thank you God for your life and your health, your strength.

>> Want to thank you God for being God all by yourself. >> Yes. >> And God, you say when we need you >> Yes, God >> to call on you.

And God, I I'm one of those peoples. I don't mind calling on you. >> That's right.

That's right. >> I call on you in the morning. >> Yes.

>> All during the day >> and I wake up >> talking to you in the morning. >> Sometime God 3 and 4:00 in the morning on this morning. I don't know what some of them need, but I know >> I know >> what I need this morning.

>> I need just a little touch >> from you, God. >> Little touch. I ain't got to be no big ones.

But if we could just touch >> the hem of your garment >> that we'll be made whole. >> Thank you. >> Thank you Lord >> for Sister Chisum being back this morning.

>> Thank you God >> through many dangers to snares. >> She can say I have already >> already >> come. >> Yeah.

Grace have brought us safe this far >> and grace will lead us on. >> Lord, I ask you it's revival time. >> Bless our going.

>> Yeah. >> And our going back. >> Lord, it's raining.

>> The roads are slippery. >> I ask you, God, to take me safe. back >> and forth, God.

>> And I ask you every day, God, to >> Lord, >> let me mean what I'm doing for you. >> Bless our preachers, God. >> Bless them, Lord.

>> Reverend Bob, uh, you know, I pray for him every day, him and his wife and all our preachers. >> Drop them down in the well of wisdom, God. >> Yes.

and draw them up with the love on high. >> Yes. Yes.

>> Bless all our members, God. >> You know, I pray for them, God. >> Just let me keep on >> well >> doing what you have me to do.

>> And God, let me sing for you. >> Open up my voice, God. Well, >> that we hemp choir may sing.

>> Glory to God. >> The peoples, [snorts] >> yes, >> want to hear what we are saying. >> That's right.

>> Don't let us be seen, >> but let us be heard. >> That's right. RIGHT.

>> IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU, GOD. >> But God, most of all, let us live >> a good life. >> Let us be a Christian, God.

>> That's right. >> Just don't let us be somebody to go, >> but let us be a Christian. >> Bless my home, God.

>> Yes, Father God. Not only minds God, >> but every home >> that is here this morning >> and that's not here. >> Bless us.

>> Bless the Lord. >> I pray God for my sister diaries and Gary, >> all of my nieces, my cousins, everybody. I ask you every day, God, for these things.

granted to us. I know you able, God. >> We thank you.

>> We thank you, God. >> Somebody's unable to put one foot >> before the other. >> That's right.

>> Somebody >> is unable >> to go to the bathroom on their own. >> That's right. Somebody >> is unable >> to put on their own clothes.

God, >> somebody >> is unable to feed themselves. >> That's right. >> But we say thank you.

>> Thank you, Father. >> Thank you, God, for what you have done. >> And thank you for what you're going to do.

>> I pray for Phyllis Perry this morning. Amen. >> Strengthen her guard where she's weak.

>> Yes. >> And build up where she's torn down. >> That's right.

>> I pray for our good friend Charlie Cunningham this morning. >> Wayne Jennings and all of them who's going through something. >> That's right.

>> It's daytime now, but it could be our nick time. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Father God.

We give you the glory, >> the honor, and the praise. And when it's all said and done, >> we have another home over in beauty land. >> Where the weakest shall cease from trouble.

>> And these are weary souls, God will be at rest. these and all other blessing we ask in Jesus Christ and the son, the father, the holy ghost. >> Bless this young man going to preach the word this morning.

God strengthen him. >> Put the words in his mouth, >> the meditation in his heart. >> Then God will give you the glory, >> the honor, and the praise.

All of God's children said, "Amen." >> Amen. >> Amen. >> Amen.

>> And amen. >> Amen. >> All right.

Good to see you, too. We thank God for what he's done and we thank him for what he is going to do. We are grateful this morning to have with us this morning.

If you watch coming to America when young man said, "Thank you for my African connection." And we're thankful this morning for our African connection. And I don't know about you, but I'm excited to hear what he's going to say. I thank uh brother Tom from the Gileian company.

He called me and said they their convention was in Charlotte this week and I had an invitation but I was unable to accept it. I was to be with them this past Friday night but due to conditions I was unable. And he asked me would I be able to accommodate this young man this morning.

I said yes. I said for the simple reason all of us are God's childrens. >> And if we are going to make it in, we're going to have to love white, black, red, green.

We going to have to love all. As I say so often that I love everybody, but I don't love everybody's way. >> God loves every one of us.

>> He loves every one of us, >> but he's not of. But guess what? God still wakes us up in the morning.

>> He still brings us from our sick bed. And that's enough to say thank you. >> This young man is going to come not in John's shoes, but he's coming in his own shoes.

I don't have no problem saying, "Brother Walter, that I can say I know that part." But he tell you the second part. When we was sang and we used to go, we would always say, "Don't lose two. If we go somewhere, we say and we believe in dressing." We go somewhere sings, they let us make sure we look good.

They say, "Well, that old group from New York couldn't sing, but they sure looked good." So I'm saying this to you this morning. Let us not sit in judgment. Look for a blessing from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

And after the choir of saint, let us receive our speaker of the morning by saying, "God bless." >> God bless >> the preacher of the hour. >> The preacher of the hour. >> God bless.

>> God bless >> the preacher of the hour. >> Preach. >> Now, if you want one shown up, say it like you mean it.

God bless. >> God bless. [singing] >> Wait.

I know. At the gate, [singing] at the >> I know [singing] waiting at the [music] gate. I know.

>> At the gate. I know. At the gate [singing] I know.

>> I know some [singing] at the gate I know. I'm going away and I'm going to stay waiting at the day. I know [singing] I know Somebody waiting at the gate.

I know. >> At the gate. I know.

at the I know. Oh, I know somebody's waiting at the [music] >> mother will be waiting >> at the waiting at the day. I know.

I [singing] know. At the >> Oh, I know. Somebody waiting.

[singing] >> At the [music] I know. [singing] I heard the voice voice of Jesus [music] [singing] say come onto me. [cheering] Oh, you lay down our way weary one down I pray at the day I know [cheering] at the day I know I know >> somebody is waiting [music] at the day I know >> my father will be waiting [singing] at the day I know Oh, I know somebody waiting at the >> Jesus will be [singing] waiting at the gate.

I know. >> Oh, I know. >> Somebody's waiting at the gate.

I >> know. the great I know [cheering] at the great [singing] I know [screaming] I know somebody waiting >> at the gate I know Jesus [cheering] will be waiting at the gate [singing] I know Somebody is waiting >> at the I know. [cheering] >> Oh, Jesus will be waiting at the day I know.

>> Oh, I know. Somebody's waiting >> at the gate. I know.

>> I know at the gate. I know. At the gate I know at the waiting at the >> Praise the Lord.

waiting [singing] at the >> Amen. Um, before I die, I want you to promise me one thing. And I hope you can keep that promise for the rest of your life.

Please, I'm begging you before I die. Promise me one. These were the words of a mother to her son.

She was just about to die and she called the son by the bedside and said, "My son, promise me one thing." And the son said, "Mom, don't worry. Whatever it is, I'll keep that promise for the rest of my life." And the son and the mother said, "I want you to promise me that you are going to be reading the word of God and praying every night before you sleep." And the son promised the mother that he was going to do that. He was only six years old and his name was John Nicholson.

John Nicholson grew up through primary education, secondary, went even to university. He still kept that promise. >> Amen.

>> And I don't know how many would keep that promise throughout their lives. >> He became a businessman. He still kept that promise even in his business.

>> And one time he traveled to Besco Bell which is here in the states. He traveled to Besco Bell and at a motel. When he arrived there he found that the motel was fully booked.

He usually used to go there. It was fully booked and he was told that if he didn't mind he would go in and [clears throat] share a room with somebody there because there were two beds in one room. and he said he didn't mind to do that.

So he went into this room and find another gentleman there already. He was doing his own business and also John Nicholson brought did some few works and when it was time to sleep as usual because he had made that promise he turned to the gentleman in that room and said please forgive me I'm a Christian and I had made a promise to my mother before I sleep I would want to pray. >> Then the other gentleman turned and said ah you're a Christian I'm also a Christian.

So the Both of them were so excited in that room to discover that they were both Christians. >> I believe uh in our country where I'm coming from in Zambia in the early days when you find your friend and they introduce themselves as a Christian you just get on so well within few seconds you trust them totally you can't even doubt that is how it was until later on when things started changing scammers and so forth. So people start doubting but they were so thrilled to discover that both were Christians and they prayed in that room and late into the night they kept on now discussing they started discussing about Christian businessmen and professional men in their town and the way they were they were leading their lives and they say how do we help them?

How can we motivate them to live a life which is worthy of Christ to show that they are really Christianist? >> And then as they discussed they said why don't we form an organization which can be able to help these men so that they can stand wherever they are on on business in another town they can be able to stand the challenges they face as Christians. And so they decided that they should form an organization.

And in the year 189 they had met in the year 1898. In the year 1899 they came together. They had written to several businessmen so that they would come and professional men so that they would come and start this organization.

And only one turned up. So there were only three of them. That was now in 1899.

And then they had to sit down and say what do we do now? They said we have to give a name to this organization. And they said then let's pray.

And what name are we going to give it? They said we are going to kneel down. As we are praying whoever will come up with a name must be able to shout that name and then we'll see the way forward.

So they knelt down the three of them and as they knelt down the gentleman who had come is the one who came and shouted and said Gideons and then they stopped praying and they discussed and said why have you said Gideonss and they said because Gideon was a man who trusted God despite the circumstances when God would say you go and do Finally, if he concludes that this is God would go and do like that. You can imagine when he went to h to to fight against the medianites, it was like a ratio of 1 to 45. 1 to 45.

One man against 45 men. And they had no weapons because he trusted in God, not in human strength. And so they said we are going to trust this organization that God is the one who going to lead us in whatever we are going to do.

So our trust must be in God despite the circumstances and in that year that is how the organization was started which is referred to as the Gideons international. The Gideonss International is in is over is in over 200 countries around the world >> and what they do is they go around distributing the written word of God in schools. They share these testaments.

Our main objective as Gideons International is to bring others to the Lord Jesus Christ. Win people to the Lord Jesus Christ. That is our main objective.

whatever we do and the formation of this organization was to help the Christian businessmen to live lives which are worthy and even share the gospel wherever they are found to impact the world for the Lord Jesus Christ at your workplace where you are at home wherever you are that was the main reason it was formed and so they go in schools distribute the word of God We thank God in Zambia where we are we have opportunities to go in schools without any issues without any resistance. Reason being that one of the things which has helped us in 1996 Zambia was declared as a Christian nation and that has helped us very much uh even when we are going outside God's will clmen come up and question that question we are a Christian nation but why are things going like that so when we go in schools we easily distribute the word of world. So that is the Gidons international.

They go around the world and distribute the word of God. In schools we give these scriptures. Then in hospitals we place a small testament by the bedside.

And to take you back a little bit when the organization was formed, they were just putting one Bible by the bedside of uh not sorry not by the bedside, one Bible by the reception of a hotel every hotel until 1908 when there was a pastor's conference. The pastors heard about what was happening about the Gideon ministry and that is when they came and said we want to help the Giddon ministry. But what what we want to do is to help them to distribute not only by the reception of hotel but we want them to start distributing in every room of the hotel.

>> And that is where the partnership with the church started. the church came on board and ushered us to do all this work in all these various areas, hospitals and so forth. And just recently in um in August, I was on my way to visit one of the members in one town and as I was on my way, I gave a lift to somebody.

I usually give lifts because our area in rural areas people tend to walk long distances and when you give them a lift they really appreciate thereafter. After giving this gentleman a lift we went and when he was about to all light off from the vehicle I told them that uh he had to make to choose amongst two options. I said, "I've got this testament in my car, and you have to choose whether you get this one free of charge or you paid the money for giving you a lift." So, he opted to get this one.

[laughter] He opted to. And most of them, that's what I usually do. They all opt to get this one.

They go for this one. And that's how I gave him. I didn't say anything.

I gave him. When he got out of the car, he turned and said, "Um, can I have your number? Your telephone number?" I said, "Oh, okay." Uh, we checked.

There was nowhere to write. He said, "Don't worry. Just shout it.

I'll keep it in my head. I've got a very good memory." Said, "Oh, that's fine." Then before he would go then he said actually I am a witch doctor. I got puzzled.

Then I said oh just a minute can you give me back the testament. [laughter] So I got the testament and I turned here at the backside where it talks about the plan of salvation. I turned at the backside and I said, "Please, when you get home, go and read here.

Sit down nicely where when you think you won't be disturbed, read here at the back." >> All right? >> And as the Lord wills, please, if you're able to follow what it says, do so. So, he got that testament and went and started off.

I looked behind. I thought maybe he was going to write the number given him somewhere but I just saw him going and it was sort of like in a rural areas. He went and I forgot about it.

After a month I received a text >> and the text said I thank God >> for that testament which you shared to me. Yes, >> I had been imprisoned himself. That's how we put it.

Imprisoned for many years, 25 years. And I've never been to church for the past 25 years now. Thank I thank God because through that testament I found Christ.

>> And please help me such that I won't go back >> where I was. When I read that text in my phone, I couldn't remember anything. I had completely forgotten.

So I sent back a text and said, "Who are you? >> I don't know what you're talking about. Where did we meet?

Can you tell me?" And then he told me, "When you are on your way to Chama, that is one of the town that is when you gave me that testament and that's when it clicked and I remembered. And that person I'm yet to go and find out from him because I told him I'll pass through that town so that we can sit down. And that is how I encouraged him to find a bibleelving church so that he would be encouraged and he said he had already found one and that is where he was going.

He was being helped by one pastor. So as Giddon Ministry that is one thing because we say that the gospel is our mission. So we encourage the Christian businessmen and professional men to be able to take opportunities in their lives to share the gospel wherever they are found.

>> And our hope is that many shall be able to come to know the Lord Jesus Christ. Who are the Gideonss? As I've said, there are Christian businessmen, professional businessmen all around the world in about 200 countries with their wives.

They work together with their wives h when they join. And we are an extended arm of the church. Like I mentioned, we partner with churches.

All our members are coming from churches, Protestant churches, evangelical churches. That is where our members are coming from and u as an extended arm we always get people from churches and we carry on working together and that is why uh we were looking forward pastor to have you with us last time unfort unfortunately you were busy you couldn't make it you couldn't make it we love those moments very much >> yes so the church makes it possible for people to reach out to all this. It's you who make it possible.

You are the ones who make it possible for us to be able to distribute in all these schools, colleges, university and it gives an opportunity to all who are members to go in and share the word of God to those. So you make it possible even for people to own their own testament out there. Sometimes people have got no Bible.

Why are we sharing this test? It's because we want as many people as possible to have a chance to read God's word. And as they read, they are able to know who God is and what he's able to do for them.

Because the word of God transforms people's lives. It changes people's lives. >> That is why we say the gospel is our mission.

>> Sometime back our Gideon members, they went to a prison and when they arrived at the prison there, they gave everyone the testaments, the prisoners. And as they were now about to go back The prisoners started shouting and they were saying, "You've left out the devil. You've left out the devil." >> So they asked, "What do they mean?" They asked the wardens, "What do they mean that we've left out the devil?" Then they were told, "There's one man who's nicknamed the devil and is in isolation because he's so rough and he beats up anyone." So they said that we haven't even taken you to him.

So they said the gon said can you please allow us to go and give him a testament. They said no no you don't need to go in is somebody else. So they said okay we just see how we can give it to him.

And they went there and they gave it to him through the window and he remained there with just a testament. And do you know what happened >> in that room? The testament >> spoke to him >> in that room.

Later on the Gideons went back. When they arrived there, they just heard as they were coming, they just heard the prisoners clapping and shouting, "The devil is saved. The devil is saved." Because they are dead.

The Gideonss who had come some time back, they are back again. The devil is saved. The devil is saved.

And they asked some of them were not there. Why are they singing that the devil is saved? They said, "No, there's one gentleman who was nicknamed the devil.

your friends had come here and they gave him this testament, but now he's saved and mingles with everyone. The gospel, the word of God can change people's lives. >> It can change no matter what.

We can't limit it. In God's own way, it reaches out to people to change their lives. Why does it matter?

like I've said because the gospel changes people's lives. Yes, you have not been able to see what God can do more. There are many many testimonies out there.

One time at a small water force, I went to visit a small water force. When I arrived there, I was told I needed to pay some money to view that water force. And there was a lady who was there.

And when uh she took me around, I viewed the water force and I said, "Now it's time to meet." She said, "No, if you want, you can view the other side." I said, "I'm in a hurry." I was going to another camp. And there After I got out the money and I paid, I said, "Here's the money for viewing." And she needed to give me change. Then she said, "Let me go back.

I get my change and then I'll bring it." I said, "Ah, no, don't worry. That is a tip for you. You can keep that change." She immediately turned to me and said, "Thank you very much.

You don't know what you've done." Then immediately she mentioned that I realized that there was something better that I would give up than the tip of that than the change. So I said, "Oh, just hold on." I went into my vehicle. We are encouraged as Gideon members to carry this when you join.

We encourage you to carry this. And I went in my vehicle and I pulled out one of this and then I gave her. Immediately I gave her, she held the testament by a heart like this.

And suddenly I just saw tears roaring on her cheek. I was caught unaware because I didn't expect that. So I said, "Why are you crying?" And she said, "You don't know what you have done.

Just a few weeks ago, my property was guted with fire and in that property, my only Bible which I had got bent. So for you to come and give me this testament, it is unanswered prayer from God. I encouraged her and I left.

And as I went, I started thinking of all the people I've given small testament they will say no I need a bigger one and so forth. But this one this lady cried over that little testament. It means she cherishes the word of God very much.

I was forced to ask some of our members where we can find the store and I bought a full Bible and on my way I passed there. Unfortunately, she wasn't at work that day. She was off.

I left it. I don't know when she came for work, what would have happened when she would have found a bigger Bible. Maybe she would have well there.

So, I left that one. The gospel is our mission as Gideons International. And God gives us several opportunities to share the gospel out there.

And it is you who are making it possible for us to do that. It is you who are making it possible for us to do that. There are many open doors in Zambia which we have several open doors.

You can go to a school without even making an appointment. They will really take you in and say please please talk to our children and you share the gospel to all of them and you give each and every one of them. In the year previous year from June last year to date we distributed 339,000 scriptures in one period in various places.

So as you partner with the Gidons, I say it again, you make it possible to print God's word and you make it possible for many people to share God's word. Two years ago during a local distribution like I've mentioned, there was a grade three. We usually give only from grade five upwards.

There was a grade three girl. We had finished distributing the scriptures at that school and we were just about to go back. Then this girl comes because she was in grade three.

She didn't have any and she wanted to get one. Then we told her, "No, we'll come back when you reach grade five and we'll give you this testament." But the little girl said, "No, me I'm in grade five." We said, "Are you sure you're in grade five?" She said, "Yes." We said, "Are you able to read?" She said yes. One of the Gidon members held the testament in her hands like this and said can you read read there?

Then as he held it like this little girl came and said let me see let me see. Then she said just hold just let me see. When the member let go the girl bed with the little Bible.

She ran off. We were just there. We started laughing and we said what do we do?

We just pray that God will change her or God will speak to her in his own way. And that's how she went with the script because she couldn't wait for grade five. It was too far for her.

The world is desperate for the word of God. People out there need the word of God and they want to know who God is and what God can do in their lives. This little girl couldn't just wait for that moment.

And this moment reminds me when I was in grade four in 1972 somewhere there at school the Gideonss had come and that is the year when the Gideons started in Zambia was formed. The Gidons came to that school and they distributed testaments to every child from grade five upwards. My brother came back with a small testament of this.

Me nothing. I felt so bad. I never knew that I was going to join the Gideons later on in life.

But I felt so bad and I didn't know who the Gidons are. All I knew was that these people came and distributed these testaments to everyone. I felt so bad but thank God later on I found myself to be with the Gideonss.

Now how can you be part and parcel of the Gideonss? There are few things you can do. One, you need to pray for open doors out there.

There are many areas where doors are closed. Even in some countries, you're not allowed to share the word of God. You're not allowed.

Pray that those doors could be opened and the Gideons can be able to reach all those areas. Pray also for steadfast flow of funds. This small testament costs $1.3.

If you contributed $1.3, it means this testament, it will find its way somewhere around the world in the hands of somebody who will be able to read and probably know who God is. You can also join the association. If you're a Christian businessman, a professional man, you are able to join.

You can join and be part and parcel of these men and their wives who are able to stand by the west side of the school, sidewalk of the school and share the testaments to people as they pass, school children, students as they pass. And as you stand there, you're standing as a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ in your community, you are standing as somebody who have trusted in God as your Lord and Savior and you're impacting your community for the Lord Jesus Christ. So you have you have several opportunities also to go in schools and share the gospel to school children when enjoying the ladies.

We call them auxiliary. They are the ones who are responsible to go in hospitals, clinics. We just escort them there so that they are able.

We carry the boxes for them because the men were very powerful. Carry them and we love them very much. So we carry the boxes and then we share in those places and also like I mentioned if God places it upon your heart you can invest in what I mentioned towards the printing of this testament.

So every testament that you print could be a child's testament. a child's first Bible in their lives. Every testament that you print or every testament that you print might be a witch doctor's pathway to salvation that they may know Christ as their Lord and Savior.

Or it might be that lady's encouragement, the one who cried upon receiving this testament. It might be that the gospel is our mission as Gideonss International. And as the Bible says, wise is he who wins souls.

That is why we say the gospel is our mission. Wise is he who wins souls. And our prayer and an encouragement I would give to you is that win souls.

when we were saved each one of us in here. It's not only to enjoy the presence of God as we come together and fellowship but also the mandate which God gave us to go out there and win others to the Lord Jesus Christ. I encourage each one of you that may God help you to win others for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Wherever you are coming from in your areas, in your workplaces as a Christian, you can reach out to. Those are opportunities which God has given you to win souls for the Lord Jesus Christ. And the Bible says, "Wise is he who wins souls and the wise shall shine like stars." So if you are winning souls, you are shining like a star.

Already with your light, you are shining as a star. As you show the lifestyle of Christ in your life, you are shining as a star in this world. You are the light to this world.

But there before God, you're also shining as a star. And again the Bible says angels rejoice over one sinner who does what? Who repents.

They rejoice. That is why we say the gospel is our mission. And I would urge you that each one of you try as much as possible by God's grace, by God's help in your life to make angels rejoice in heaven by winning somebody to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Talking to somebody about Christ our Lord, our Savior. And imagine if you can remember the time you got saved, how you felt, that joy of knowing Christ as your Lord and Savior, of knowing, being forgiven of your sins. Unworthy were you, but Christ made you worthy.

Share the gospel to somebody out there. and make angels rejoice more in heaven. Let's make let's make angels rejoice so that they won't even stop rejoicing.

>> Yes. As we win more and more to the saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Some time back a certain gentleman.

He was at work and he was an accountant. He had a shortfall of money at the workplace and he was told they were going to take him for or to to the sales. He didn't want to go to the sales.

He felt so bad and he said actually I'm not I'm innocent but they want to take me. So what does he do? He runs off because our cells there they are filthy filthy.

In the 70s this time there has been an improvement. In the 70s they were filth. So he runs off and as he runs off he decides to commit suicide.

He goes by the rail line and thank God no train came that time. And after seeing that no train came along that road that rail line where he wanted to sleep so that the train would squash him, he decides to go home. When he arrives home, he doesn't tell his family or his wife anything.

He's quiet. He wanted to hang himself in that house. Then he realized if I hang myself in this house, my wife and children won't be staying here, it will become like a house which is haunted.

No one would agree to go in there because of the cultural beliefs and so forth. So he said in this case I'll go and hang myself in a hotel. He goes in another town, books into a hotel and as he goes in that hotel, he finds the Bible lying there and something just clicked to his mind that he was doing something wrong and he realizes this was not right and he says I'm going back and whatever they will do to me that's okay.

I know I'm innocent. The following day he goes to the workplace and immediately they see him they say ah we were looking for you and then they tell him and say actually we have found where the mistake was you are innocent and this man later on a pastor pastor Kavita is even pastor is even pastoring a church in our country in the town of So these testaments, these Bibles which are placed around the world, many people have got the chance to read it, come to know God as their Lord and Savior and we call them as silent witnesses to somebody out there. So you can shine like the stars and my prayer is that each one of you will be able to take up that.

And for those who would want to join the Gideon Ministry, please feel free to see me after church service or you can even see the reverend over here and they'll be able to help you. I just want to thank God for on behalf of the Gidons for the opportunity which was given to me to share briefly about the Gidon ministry and what they are doing around the world. And I also want to thank um the congregation for being very attentive uh in listening and there was also very nice singing from me.

I enjoyed the singing very much. May God bless you and please keep up with that. May God bless you.

Thank you very much. [applause] >> Heart say amen. >> Amen.

>> Sir, I don't know about you, but I received a blessing. And the thing is, if you're looking for a blessing, you can receive a blessing. And the one thing I like about the Gillian, how many Bibles has we put in the hotel?

Ask ourselves that question. And every hotel you go into, you can find a Bible in the drawer. And many I believe have changed their direction because of the book as in there many times I've went didn't have a Bible but I was able to look in the book I never shall forget I went preach one time and I forgot my Bible and left it in the car left it at home and uh that the Bible in in the drawer and they said, "Do not remove this Bible from the room." But I said, "Well, I'm checking out.

I know I ain't coming back. So, this will be one that I'm going to keep." [laughter] And when I got to the church, I got to the church that fell out. He said, "Barber, I see you got the Bible in your hand." He said, "Uh, that didn't come from the Bible store." I said, "Are you trying to be nosy?" He said, "Uh, maybe you better come.

People going to know where you came from." But I said that to say this is that they gives Bibles in the in the jail as well as the hotel. And I don't know about you, but I got I know I got maybe five or six at home. And uh many times if I'm wanting to talk about something, I can look in the back and it lets you know what you need to talk about.

Whatever subject you want to if you're talking on sickness, [snorts] it'll get tell you where to find the verses for it. It's been very useful to me. I don't know about you, but we want to thank him for taking the time to come.

Let's give OUR [applause] and I said that I've never been to Africa and sad to say that has not been on my agenda, but I support those that go. You see a lot of time we may not have desire to go but he say go ye into all of the world and as well as we support home mission we should support foreign mission as well. We know charity begins at home but you start at home and spread it abroad because the word say go ye into all of the world and spread the gospel.

So if you can't go, we ought to help somebody else too. >> So I say may God bless you and that heaven continue to smile on you and let me thank you for your attendance. And see I watch as my eyes move all throughout the congregation and maybe all of you didn't get nothing but there was some that received the message this morning.

>> And I can start here. I received something this morning and we say may God bless you and continue to bless you and let me remind you that communion if you didn't see it on your bulletin because I know a whole lot of don't even read the bullet you just you grab it and take it and that's it. Uh communion would not be next Sunday.

Communion will be on the second Sunday in August and the second Sunday in September. And somebody might say, "Well, why are we changing communion, the communion?" But if you show me where it says communion every Sunday, I'll change and we'll have communion. But the book I read said, "As often as you do this, you shall for my death >> and my suffering s >> till I come again." I needed to say that because I know the question will be asked.

Why are we changed? We're just changing day. We're not changing communion.

We just changing dates. And whenever you take it, if there's some, take communion every day. You have the opportunity to take it every day.

Take it every week. But as often as you do this, you show pour my death and my suffering till I come again. I'm going to ask one of these squads to give us a closing selection as you stand on your feet.

If there's one and you see if your mind made up to give your life to Christ, you don't even need a song. All you need to do is come. If there's one this morning, we would not give up the opportunity to extend to you an invitation to come and give your life to Christ.

>> And if you have given your life to Christ >> and you want to be part of the void here family, >> this is the opportunity now to come. to >> for he said in this word if you come to me >> I will let no wise cast you out. >> And keep in mind the name of the church >> is not going to get you in >> nor is the name of the church going to get you saved.

Only the name of Jesus >> whereby men >> can be saved. >> Will it be one today? >> This may be your last opportunity.

>> If I knew where death was, >> I would live a little bit better. >> I perhaps will treat folks a little bit better. >> But I do not know the day, not the hour.

And that death going to knock on my door. >> Well, as I say all the time, you may look good and you may feel good, >> but that's not a good sign. >> Time is winding up.

>> Will it be one today? Will it be one today? He said, "While the blood is running warm in your vein, >> that's the time.

that you need to come. >> Someone went home this week, >> look better and feel better than we feel right now. >> But their name was called >> Our Father and our God, again, we thank you for what you have allowed us to do.

We realize that there's nothing we can do except you allow us to do. We thank you for those who help us not robbery today. We thank you for what we our eyes have seen and our ears have heard.

And then Lord, as we make ready to vacate from this building but not from your presence, give us more love in our heart. Help us, oh God, that we might live the life that men, women, boys, and girls will not see us >> but see you in us. >> Oh God, help us to live the life that we sang, talked, and preach about.

Oh God, we realize that soon and very soon the opportunity that we have now will no longer be afforded to us. But while the blood is running warm in our vein, let us do the things that's pleasing in your sight. When we've done all that you've signed our hearts and hands to do, >> we're not looking for the high seat in glory.

But I believe wherever you place us in your kingdom, >> we'll be all right. >> For in your son Jesus name, we ask it all. Now may the grace of God, the sweet communion of his Holy Spirit, may it rest, rule and abide with this people now and forever more.

Would you repeat after me? Create in me >> create in me >> a clean heart >> a clean heart. >> Oh God, >> oh God.

>> And renew >> and renew >> the right spirit, >> the right spirit >> in all of us. >> in all of us. >> Now, a lot of us may not get the opportunity to go to Africa, but I want you to come and shake this man's hand.

You say, "I never been to Africa, but I shook somebody's hand from Africa.