[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.10,0:00:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ theme music ♪ Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.71,0:00:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Welcome to Hope Sabbath School, Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.56,0:00:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an in-depth, interactive study Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.84,0:00:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Word of God. Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.16,0:00:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are in the middle Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.12,0:00:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of an amazing series Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.30,0:00:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entitled {\i1}Present Truth in Deuteronomy,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.18,0:00:34.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so many lessons for our lives today! Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.47,0:00:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to study today Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.86,0:00:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Remember, Do Not Forget.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.23,0:00:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, "Pastor Derek, remember what?" Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.12,0:00:42.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, stay tuned because we'll learn Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.09,0:00:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some counsel from Moses Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.97,0:00:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would not only bless Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.30,0:00:46.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the children of Israel, Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.41,0:00:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but will bless your life today. Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.72,0:00:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to Hope Sabbath School Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.15,0:00:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and welcome to the team. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.33,0:00:54.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can tell I'm excited today, right? Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.43,0:00:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reason I'm excited Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.20,0:00:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is because one of our team members Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.97,0:01:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to be leading the discussion\Ntoday. Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.41,0:01:01.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I just want to say, Sabina, Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.94,0:01:03.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm looking forward to the study. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.51,0:01:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's going to be a great study together. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.80,0:01:06.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're also happy to have Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.94,0:01:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some remote team members joining us. Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.33,0:01:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Travis, welcome from Michigan. Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.50,0:01:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good to see you again, glad you're here. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.08,0:01:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Puia, all the way from Hawaii. Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.12,0:01:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pastor Puia, good to see you,\Nglad you're here. Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.86,0:01:21.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, Jonathan, Maryland, good to see you Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.37,0:01:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Maryland, Jonathan. Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.86,0:01:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, you know, we're excited Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.20,0:01:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have our remote team members Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.68,0:01:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they expand the platform for us Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.35,0:01:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while we can only have Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.44,0:01:32.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a limited number here in the studio. Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.81,0:01:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we're always happy to hear from you, Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.90,0:01:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our Hope Sabbath School members. Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.48,0:01:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My first note is from a Facebook page. Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.30,0:01:43.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you know, we have 180,000 followers Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.82,0:01:45.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on our Facebook page, Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.40,0:01:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was interested that it's about even, Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.56,0:01:52.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,51 percent women, 49 percent men, Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.52,0:01:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the greatest percentage, Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.78,0:01:58.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,55 percent, are aged 25 to 44. Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.86,0:02:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we've got a lot of young adults Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.56,0:02:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,joining us on Facebook. Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.00,0:02:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Marge, we want to thank you Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.09,0:02:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for your comment on our Facebook page. Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.22,0:02:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Marge writes and says, Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.98,0:02:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I discovered this show, Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.64,0:02:12.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hope Sabbath School, late last year. Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.16,0:02:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since then, I watch daily on your website. Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.93,0:02:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God has changed my life." Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.27,0:02:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen! Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.57,0:02:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "I was just baptized. Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.71,0:02:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love you guys, the way Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.18,0:02:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you unpack the Scriptures Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.68,0:02:30.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make application to our lives. Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.17,0:02:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm originally from the Philippines, Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.73,0:02:34.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but California is now my home. Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.95,0:02:36.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Blessings to all. Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.10,0:02:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keep on blessing the world.\NThank you." Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.42,0:02:39.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Marge, you brought joy Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.78,0:02:41.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to our hearts today. Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.35,0:02:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're so thankful that you made Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.82,0:02:45.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a commitment to follow Jesus Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.37,0:02:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as your Savior and Lord, Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.52,0:02:48.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you confessed that in baptism. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.63,0:02:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God bless you as you continue Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.35,0:02:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to study with us, Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.50,0:02:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to all of our Facebook community. Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.60,0:02:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a lot of people, isn't it, 180,000. Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.25,0:03:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Carmen writes to us from Canada Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.05,0:03:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and says, "I really do enjoy Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.01,0:03:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hope Sabbath School, Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.22,0:03:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've been blessed. Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.94,0:03:09.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I belong to a small Adventist company Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.38,0:03:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,located among Canada's\NFirst Nation people. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.68,0:03:16.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please pray for us as we spread Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.43,0:03:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the gospel of Christ. Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.34,0:03:19.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will continue to pray for you, Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.93,0:03:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your team, and Hope Sabbath School. Amen." Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.74,0:03:23.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.46,0:03:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Carmen, thanks for writing to us. Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.42,0:03:26.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your mission assignment there Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.82,0:03:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,among Canada's First Nation peoples, Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.38,0:03:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God bless you in your work. Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.22,0:03:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, here's a note Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.90,0:03:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a donor couple in Arizona. Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.67,0:03:39.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, you know we don't read their names. Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.58,0:03:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't want to promote people, Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.12,0:03:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we do want to say thank you, Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.70,0:03:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we're a donor-supported ministry, Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.02,0:03:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially at this time of year. Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.76,0:03:47.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're thinking about, Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.96,0:03:49.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Can I be part of this miracle Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.41,0:03:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Hope Sabbath School?" Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.87,0:03:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Absolutely. In fact, write to me Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.04,0:03:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at sshope@hopetv.org. Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.20,0:03:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll tell you how you can be used by God Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.70,0:03:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to impact the world. Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.34,0:04:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, you can go to our website, Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.01,0:04:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hopetv.org/hopess, Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.56,0:04:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just click on the donate button and say, Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.47,0:04:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I want to be part of the miracle." Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.14,0:04:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, here's a note from Arizona, Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.62,0:04:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We want to tell you Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.25,0:04:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Hope Sabbath School Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.65,0:04:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a real blessing to our lives. Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.16,0:04:17.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We watch your program as part Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.11,0:04:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our personal worship and Bible study. Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.43,0:04:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We utilize your notes Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.70,0:04:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it's our turn to teach. Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.80,0:04:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We really appreciate Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.42,0:04:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the direct approach from Scriptures, Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.38,0:04:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can trust your teaching Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.51,0:04:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it relies on God's Word." Amen? Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.02,0:04:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.05,0:04:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "We're sending you a gift Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.64,0:04:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we've gotten a little bit of money. Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.88,0:04:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We felt like we should share this Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.07,0:04:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can continue your ministry. Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.60,0:04:46.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to the entire team, Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.68,0:04:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both those in front Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.68,0:04:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and behind the cameras, Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.49,0:04:52.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for all that you do," Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.17,0:04:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a gift of 1,440 dollars. Amen? Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.89,0:04:57.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.65,0:04:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) I want to just say thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.43,0:05:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, "Well, [we] were blessed," Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.10,0:05:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you chose to share that blessing Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.76,0:05:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the gospel can go to the world. Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.50,0:05:06.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, thank you so much. Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.94,0:05:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thanks for encouraging Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.19,0:05:10.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our media team as well. Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.18,0:05:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are an important part of our team. Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.02,0:05:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sally...I don't know the last time Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.82,0:05:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we got an email from Borneo Island, Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.52,0:05:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sarawak, East Malaysia. Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.15,0:05:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Sally writes and says, Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.01,0:05:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I came across this channel, and I found Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.39,0:05:30.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hope Sabbath School on YouTube. Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.09,0:05:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've watched other studies, Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.05,0:05:34.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I like Hope Sabbath School the best." Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.62,0:05:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.54,0:05:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) "This is because\Nof the management, Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.82,0:05:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you read some of the testimonies, Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.80,0:05:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the discussions are awesome. Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.92,0:05:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a blessing; thank you Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.96,0:05:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Borneo Island." Amen? Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.25,0:05:48.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.10,0:05:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Over 200 countries we know Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.78,0:05:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using our Hope Channel app, Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.78,0:05:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so thank you for being part of our family. Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.19,0:05:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's one last note, from Illinois Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.96,0:06:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the United States, Ricky writes. Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.07,0:06:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, "Tell us about Ricky." Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.23,0:06:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, "I'm a 68-year-old physician. Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.38,0:06:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I live near Hinsdale, Illinois. Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.28,0:06:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I often watch your program Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.28,0:06:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in preparation for Sabbath School. Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.58,0:06:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It brings joy to my heart Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.42,0:06:20.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tears to my eyes. Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.33,0:06:23.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's heartwarming in sincerity." Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.22,0:06:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then notice this last sentence, Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.38,0:06:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Thank you for the reassurance Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.50,0:06:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that salvation is a gift of God." Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.30,0:06:32.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek, Team) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.65,0:06:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Ricky, thanks for writing Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.23,0:06:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to us from Illinois. Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.18,0:06:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, it's really amazing, isn't it, Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.09,0:06:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see the diversity Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.58,0:06:41.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our global Hope Sabbath School family. Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.15,0:06:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now we need all of you Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.70,0:06:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sing with us our theme song Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.64,0:06:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Deuteronomy 31, verse 6, Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.90,0:06:48.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Be strong and of good courage, Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.79,0:06:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not fear nor be afraid of them; Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.36,0:06:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the Lord your God, Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.99,0:06:54.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is the One who goes with you. Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.85,0:06:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.18,0:06:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's sing it together. Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.49,0:07:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ music ♪ Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.24,0:08:09.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Well, I am looking forward Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.85,0:08:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the study today. Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.98,0:08:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sabina, something we ought to remember\Nand not forget. Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.21,0:08:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why don't you lead us Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.23,0:08:16.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in prayer as we begin. Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.53,0:08:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, my delight. Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.96,0:08:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm so excited to be here, Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.60,0:08:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but let's pray before we start Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.03,0:08:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the study, okay? Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.80,0:08:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our heavenly Father, Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.20,0:08:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's such a wonderful day Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.39,0:08:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You brought us together Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.48,0:08:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in this studio. Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.95,0:08:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, we really want to turn to You, Lord, Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.77,0:08:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we turn our hearts, our minds, Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.68,0:08:34.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything in us, and we ask Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.61,0:08:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Your Holy Spirit Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.64,0:08:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be in our midst. Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.10,0:08:39.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Father God, there is nothing in us, Lord, Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.58,0:08:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can bring salvation, Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.50,0:08:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I know Your words Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.06,0:08:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the experiences we share here Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.16,0:08:49.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are inspired by Your words\Nmay change lives. Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.06,0:08:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I pray, Lord, that You are Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.49,0:08:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to be speaking to us, Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.80,0:08:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will speak to those Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.90,0:08:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who will be watching us Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.07,0:08:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a very special way, Lord. Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.90,0:08:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You help us grow more Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.32,0:08:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into knowing who You are, Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.65,0:08:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who You want us to be. Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.94,0:09:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And may this be, Lord, a blessing Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.59,0:09:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to those who will watch. Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.00,0:09:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Your name I pray. Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.92,0:09:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek, Team) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.36,0:09:07.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Okay, so today, Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.94,0:09:09.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we start off this lesson, Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.51,0:09:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we record it here in the studio, Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.74,0:09:13.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it happens to be my birthday. Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.91,0:09:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know probably when the people Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.59,0:09:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who will be watching us, Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.99,0:09:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not going to be, any longer, the day; Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.47,0:09:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is not a live show. Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.20,0:09:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, I'm very excited Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.34,0:09:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it happens also Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.02,0:09:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's usually, on my birthday, Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.36,0:09:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a time of reflection. Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.14,0:09:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a time when I usually take to spend, Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.71,0:09:35.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, in prayer with God Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.22,0:09:37.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reflecting about my past experiences Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.65,0:09:39.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and especially the ways Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.19,0:09:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He has led me thus far. Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.31,0:09:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's during my birthday Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.76,0:09:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I kind of have that time Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.28,0:09:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say, well, is there anything Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.06,0:09:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I can do better? Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.90,0:09:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there anything that I have Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.63,0:09:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not yet, you know, adjusted in my life Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.44,0:09:54.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to God's will? Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.21,0:09:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And most importantly, Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.95,0:09:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a time to be thankful Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.96,0:09:59.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I can recall Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.45,0:10:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the great things God has done for me. Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.98,0:10:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for me, even as I stand here Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.84,0:10:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as part of Hope Sabbath School, Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.56,0:10:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's part of the great works Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.00,0:10:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of God in my life. Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.50,0:10:10.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it was not because of Jesus Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.69,0:10:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coming into my life, Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.66,0:10:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wouldn't be here witnessing, right? Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.42,0:10:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) That's right. Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.42,0:10:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) So, I'm thankful that it happens\Nto be my birthday. Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.31,0:10:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, more than that, interestingly enough, Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.38,0:10:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the title of this lesson, Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.44,0:10:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Pastor Derek was saying, is {\i1}Remember.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.34,0:10:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's not without a reason. Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.34,0:10:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look to the Scriptures, Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.97,0:10:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of the 66 books of the Bible, Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.71,0:10:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deuteronomy is one of the books where you Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.04,0:10:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see the word "remember" appear the most. Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.57,0:10:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was checking here, Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.92,0:10:42.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the word "zakar" in Hebrew, Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.90,0:10:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the word that would translate\Nto "remember," Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.59,0:10:49.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,appears in the book of Deuteronomy\N15 times, Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.09,0:10:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is just less than Psalms, Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.82,0:10:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Jeremiah, Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.40,0:10:56.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but proportionately it's very close Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.49,0:10:58.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Psalms, which is the first one. Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.47,0:10:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we can almost say Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.76,0:11:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's one of the books Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.01,0:11:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which the word "zakar" or "remember" Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.35,0:11:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,proportionately appears the most. Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.06,0:11:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, there might be a reason Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.58,0:11:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why God has inspired those Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.79,0:11:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have written the Word of God Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.44,0:11:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to really remember something Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.28,0:11:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using this book, right? Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.07,0:11:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, to start off finding out Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.92,0:11:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why are those "remembers" so important, Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.98,0:11:21.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to ask Stephanie Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.39,0:11:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if Stephanie could take us Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.16,0:11:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the book of Deuteronomy, Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.44,0:11:27.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chapter 8, verse 18, Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.05,0:11:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are going to start looking Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.62,0:11:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the first type of {\i1}remember{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.55,0:11:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God has for us. Stephanie. Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.50,0:11:34.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Stephanie) The New King James\NVersion says: Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.59,0:11:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Okay, so what is the type Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.72,0:11:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of {\i1}remember{\i0} already that we see here? Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.39,0:11:55.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see something? Yes, Jason. Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.25,0:11:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) Well, we need to remember God, Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.06,0:11:58.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we need to remember Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.11,0:11:59.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's the One who is in charge, Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.59,0:12:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is the One guiding us, Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.84,0:12:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is the One that we have Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.30,0:12:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that relationship with. Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.64,0:12:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) So, that's a remember God, right? Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.19,0:12:10.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the first {\i1}remember{\i0} that we see. Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.21,0:12:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have some other texts in the Bible Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.98,0:12:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where there is a similar appeal. Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.76,0:12:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe, Pedro, would you take us Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.82,0:12:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Jeremiah, chapter 51:50, Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.14,0:12:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there we are going to find out Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.96,0:12:26.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little bit more about this type Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.57,0:12:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of {\i1}remember{\i0} that God asks us to have. Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.15,0:12:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) I'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.27,0:12:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the New King James Version, Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.80,0:12:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jeremiah 51:50, and it says: Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.61,0:12:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) And, is there anything else here Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.58,0:12:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you see that, compared\Nto remembering God, Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.92,0:13:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stands out to you about this experience\Nthat they had? Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.05,0:13:02.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe, why is it that they are Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.61,0:13:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in a distant land? Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.92,0:13:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It says that they are away Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.48,0:13:08.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from their special place, Jerusalem. Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.49,0:13:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why would it be important to remember?\NYes, Jason. Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.72,0:13:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) Well, because they are not Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.34,0:13:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the place where God Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.39,0:13:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,originally had them be. Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.53,0:13:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, if you look Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.52,0:13:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the context of Deuteronomy, Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.24,0:13:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are about to go into this land, Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.34,0:13:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's where, the chosen land, Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.22,0:13:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's chosen people, and yet this verse Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.67,0:13:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is telling them to remember Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.60,0:13:27.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back to that place, Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.57,0:13:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when Jeremiah is writing this, Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.90,0:13:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the context he's writing it in, Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.54,0:13:33.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're not in that location. Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.13,0:13:34.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, thank you so much. Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.91,0:13:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now maybe, Kim, Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.12,0:13:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would you take us to Ecclesiastes 12:1? Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.17,0:13:42.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's another text in Scripture also Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.21,0:13:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can find a similar type\Nof {\i1}remember{\i0}. Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.05,0:13:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Kim) Yes, I'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.40,0:13:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the English Standard Version: Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.56,0:14:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Thank you so much, Kim. Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.23,0:14:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, why do you think it's so important Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.44,0:14:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remember God, both in the good Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.80,0:14:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the bad days? Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.98,0:14:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) Well, in our lives, Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.39,0:14:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to have both good\Nand bad days, Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.74,0:14:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we want that relationship, Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.69,0:14:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that connection with God, to be strong, Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.62,0:14:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to have that time of remembrance Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.68,0:14:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back to the good days Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.12,0:14:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get us through the bad days Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.29,0:14:26.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we will have that are Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.26,0:14:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just a part of life. Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.06,0:14:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Okay, interesting, yeah. Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.18,0:14:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) I think a lot of times, Sabina, Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.05,0:14:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we try to figure out Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.24,0:14:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the solutions to our problem Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.72,0:14:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than the One who is the solution Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.20,0:14:39.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to all of our problems. Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.85,0:14:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, it's interesting, Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.33,0:14:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't say, "Remember the things Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.32,0:14:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Lord can do with...," no. Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.09,0:14:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just, "Remember the Lord your God." Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.46,0:14:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so there's that focus on God Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.02,0:14:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who He is, as a God who loves us, Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.35,0:14:55.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,emptied heaven for us, Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.07,0:14:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just remember Him, connect with HIm. Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.42,0:14:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yeah, absolutely. Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.67,0:15:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was considering also, Pastor Derek, Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.43,0:15:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we are going to see Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.74,0:15:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other types of {\i1}remembers{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.07,0:15:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that come up here in this book, Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.09,0:15:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here is the thing: Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.86,0:15:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a special type Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.03,0:15:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of remembering of the Lord Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.00,0:15:12.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is not for anything Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.21,0:15:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has done for us, right? Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.19,0:15:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just need to turn to Him Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.72,0:15:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we have been discussing Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.13,0:15:18.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the lessons before, Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.65,0:15:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not necessarily for the things Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.14,0:15:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has done or not, Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.24,0:15:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but simply because He's our Creator,\Nright? Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.09,0:15:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, Pedro. Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.07,0:15:26.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) We see here, Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.14,0:15:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going back to the first text Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.09,0:15:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in chapter 8 of Deuteronomy, Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.25,0:15:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he's telling that, remember God Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.35,0:15:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because He's the One Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.32,0:15:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who gives you power. Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.33,0:15:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the power aspect here we can see, Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.18,0:15:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he's talking about He is the One Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.70,0:15:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who provides to us. Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.63,0:15:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, He fed them in the wilderness. Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.70,0:15:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He brought them water; Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.35,0:15:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He brought them the support\Nthat they needed. Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.35,0:15:46.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During difficult times Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.45,0:15:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and during good times, Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.50,0:15:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to know where we can Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.84,0:15:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,draw our strength from, Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.63,0:15:52.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's from the Lord. Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.34,0:15:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, Puia. Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.78,0:15:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Puia) Back from where we read Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.44,0:16:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Ecclesiastes 12 there, Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.03,0:16:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God says, "Remember your Creator Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.72,0:16:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the days of your youth." Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.06,0:16:06.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe this is very practical Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.42,0:16:08.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for young people, because when we're young Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.42,0:16:11.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we think that we're strong\Nand we're healthy, Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.43,0:16:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we think that that's how life Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.03,0:16:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is always going to be. Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.46,0:16:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the truth is that we get old, Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.13,0:16:19.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then we're not as strong\Nas we used to be. Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.93,0:16:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think it's very important Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.73,0:16:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remember that one day we will be weak. Dialogue: 0,0:16:24.66,0:16:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day we will not be able to do Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.25,0:16:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the things that we were Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.35,0:16:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,able to do when we were young. Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.78,0:16:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, serve God and remember God Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.06,0:16:32.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you have the strength Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.59,0:16:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all the might. Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.05,0:16:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Exactly. Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.92,0:16:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) It's also true, Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.43,0:16:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Puia's correct, of course, Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.06,0:16:40.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you may not live to be old. Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.53,0:16:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, remembering Him {\i1}now,{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.28,0:16:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connect with Him now, Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.02,0:16:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because today is actually the only gift Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.60,0:16:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know we have for sure. Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.44,0:16:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes. Amen. Absolutely. Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.57,0:16:56.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And one interesting thing also... Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.67,0:16:58.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jonathan, first you speak, Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.39,0:16:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I can share. Dialogue: 0,0:16:59.86,0:17:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jonathan) Okay, I was just thinking Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.92,0:17:04.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about all the different verses, Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.63,0:17:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the one that struck me first Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.20,0:17:09.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was Deuteronomy 8:18 where it talked Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.25,0:17:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about wealth, gaining wealth. Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.32,0:17:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know, if anybody had thought Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.36,0:17:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about getting a house Dialogue: 0,0:17:15.56,0:17:18.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the last few weeks or months, Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.22,0:17:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is pretty crazy right now. Dialogue: 0,0:17:20.29,0:17:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my wife and I are Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.76,0:17:22.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of in a position Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.79,0:17:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we're okay where we are, Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.32,0:17:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we really need to be at some point. Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.28,0:17:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just reading that it is God Dialogue: 0,0:17:28.93,0:17:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who promises to take care of us, Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.88,0:17:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can look in the past and see Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.60,0:17:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how He has, in our lives, Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.86,0:17:36.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in all these different ways. Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.22,0:17:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, just like we said, Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.83,0:17:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in every area of our life, Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.31,0:17:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can look back and say, "Wow, Lord, Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.24,0:17:43.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've taken care of me." Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.51,0:17:45.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, I can trust the craziness Dialogue: 0,0:17:45.74,0:17:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the housing situation Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.07,0:17:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and whatever else in my life to Him. Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.00,0:17:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, so, and not only, Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.76,0:17:52.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you were sharing, Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.95,0:17:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in bad times or when we are Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.23,0:17:56.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in challenges when we may need something, Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.19,0:17:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also simply for who He is Dialogue: 0,0:17:58.00,0:17:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the good days as He has Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.46,0:18:01.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something to offer to us. Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.19,0:18:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's not just simply\Nmaterial things, Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.72,0:18:05.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's a relationship. Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.31,0:18:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that relationship Dialogue: 0,0:18:06.31,0:18:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is much more important than whatever it is Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.84,0:18:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He can give to us, right? Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.98,0:18:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's continue looking here\Nin Scripture, Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.64,0:18:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another type of {\i1}remember{\i0}. Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.28,0:18:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that we have established already Dialogue: 0,0:18:17.19,0:18:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's simply important Dialogue: 0,0:18:18.83,0:18:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to acknowledge God - Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.09,0:18:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's not a remember of, oh, Dialogue: 0,0:18:21.62,0:18:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you had forgotten that God exists; Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.31,0:18:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's to acknowledge Him in your ways - Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.14,0:18:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what other types of remembers Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.30,0:18:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has Moses written here Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.39,0:18:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for us to remember? Dialogue: 0,0:18:32.11,0:18:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, maybe, Daniel, if you could take us Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.60,0:18:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Deuteronomy, chapter 24, verse 18. Dialogue: 0,0:18:41.06,0:18:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Daniel) And I'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:18:42.40,0:18:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the New King James Version. Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.50,0:18:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deuteronomy 24:18 says: Dialogue: 0,0:18:55.45,0:18:58.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Awesome. So, what other type Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.11,0:19:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of {\i1}remember{\i0} do we see here? Yes, Pedro. Dialogue: 0,0:19:02.90,0:19:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) We see that God is trying Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.06,0:19:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help him to remember Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.38,0:19:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they're coming from. Dialogue: 0,0:19:07.82,0:19:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, "I'm the One Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.98,0:19:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who delivered you from slavery. Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.73,0:19:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You had a life before you encountered Me, Dialogue: 0,0:19:13.42,0:19:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want you to know Dialogue: 0,0:19:14.56,0:19:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I'm here to help you. Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.16,0:19:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here to rescue, Dialogue: 0,0:19:17.71,0:19:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm here to deliver you Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.28,0:19:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from your condition Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.83,0:19:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you put yourself in." Dialogue: 0,0:19:22.21,0:19:25.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Okay. Puia, I saw your hand. Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.50,0:19:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Puia) Yes, I believe this text, Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.18,0:19:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the context of where this is written, Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.98,0:19:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we read the previous verse, Dialogue: 0,0:19:32.97,0:19:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is talking to them Dialogue: 0,0:19:34.43,0:19:37.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how they are to relate Dialogue: 0,0:19:37.05,0:19:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to others, like strangers, Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.83,0:19:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fatherless, the widows, Dialogue: 0,0:19:40.32,0:19:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most vulnerable groups Dialogue: 0,0:19:42.24,0:19:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of people in the society. Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.95,0:19:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And He told them, "Remember Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.60,0:19:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you were from. Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.65,0:19:48.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember where I delivered you from." Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.42,0:19:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, "As you relate to others, Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.49,0:19:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remember that I saved you, Dialogue: 0,0:19:51.85,0:19:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so be kind to others, too." Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.34,0:19:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes. Jason. Dialogue: 0,0:19:55.90,0:19:56.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) And in addition Dialogue: 0,0:19:56.100,0:19:59.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the {\i1}Who{\i0} saved them, Dialogue: 0,0:19:59.25,0:20:00.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's also {\i1}how{\i0} He saved them. Dialogue: 0,0:20:00.61,0:20:01.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it's important Dialogue: 0,0:20:01.47,0:20:02.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they remember the whole process, Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.100,0:20:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's not like God just spoke, Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.76,0:20:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they left Egypt. Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.71,0:20:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a whole process Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.90,0:20:07.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that went on there, Dialogue: 0,0:20:07.81,0:20:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the plagues, with the Red Sea. Dialogue: 0,0:20:09.59,0:20:10.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, this is a pattern Dialogue: 0,0:20:10.90,0:20:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's important because sometimes, Dialogue: 0,0:20:12.73,0:20:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,later in life when they're in a good spot, Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.24,0:20:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe they're going through struggles, Dialogue: 0,0:20:17.26,0:20:18.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's important to remember, Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.55,0:20:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'd been in struggles before, Dialogue: 0,0:20:20.07,0:20:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and God has rescued them in a mighty way, Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.03,0:20:24.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even when it seemed hopeless. Dialogue: 0,0:20:24.07,0:20:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, amazing, that's really true. Dialogue: 0,0:20:26.68,0:20:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we continue looking now Dialogue: 0,0:20:28.59,0:20:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at Deuteronomy 5:15, Dialogue: 0,0:20:29.98,0:20:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are going to see Dialogue: 0,0:20:31.09,0:20:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this is a pattern. Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.50,0:20:33.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stephanie, would you please Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.83,0:20:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,read for us Deuteronomy 5:15? Dialogue: 0,0:20:36.04,0:20:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Stephanie) Sure, and I'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:20:37.81,0:20:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the New King James Version: Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.67,0:20:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Okay, so, what else Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.02,0:21:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this particular text can we learn? Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.82,0:21:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you see something special here, too?\NYes, Pedro. Dialogue: 0,0:21:04.47,0:21:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) We see here that this chapter Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.97,0:21:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a revision of the Ten Commandments, Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.69,0:21:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's very interesting to see Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.39,0:21:13.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the fourth commandment Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.85,0:21:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being mentioned here is addressed Dialogue: 0,0:21:17.20,0:21:19.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,differently from the Ten Commandments Dialogue: 0,0:21:19.45,0:21:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the book of Exodus. Dialogue: 0,0:21:22.24,0:21:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no change, in some ways, Dialogue: 0,0:21:23.76,0:21:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Ten Commandments, Dialogue: 0,0:21:24.91,0:21:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's just that there was an emphasis here, Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.91,0:21:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different from the emphasis Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.26,0:21:30.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the other mentioning. Dialogue: 0,0:21:30.53,0:21:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first time it was written, in Exodus, Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.24,0:21:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is mentioning God as a Creator Dialogue: 0,0:21:35.82,0:21:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the importance for us to worship Him Dialogue: 0,0:21:38.22,0:21:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the Sabbath day as a Creator. Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.11,0:21:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here it's showing you Dialogue: 0,0:21:41.86,0:21:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's the same aspect of worshiping God, Dialogue: 0,0:21:44.15,0:21:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not only as our Creator Dialogue: 0,0:21:45.51,0:21:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also as our Redeemer, Dialogue: 0,0:21:47.35,0:21:49.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the One who saves us from our sins, Dialogue: 0,0:21:49.29,0:21:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saves us from the slavery of sin. Dialogue: 0,0:21:51.12,0:21:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, in their case here, reminding them Dialogue: 0,0:21:53.14,0:21:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that, "I was the One Dialogue: 0,0:21:54.14,0:21:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who brought you out of slavery." Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.68,0:21:57.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Amen. We are going to look more Dialogue: 0,0:21:57.61,0:21:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into that particular topic, Dialogue: 0,0:21:59.31,0:22:00.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, yeah, it's true. Dialogue: 0,0:22:00.34,0:22:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's an important shift Dialogue: 0,0:22:02.35,0:22:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the perspective of why they Dialogue: 0,0:22:03.81,0:22:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should keep the Sabbath Dialogue: 0,0:22:05.15,0:22:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what could be the {\i1}remember{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.20,0:22:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they would bring to their hearts now. Dialogue: 0,0:22:10.41,0:22:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, then, let's look Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.46,0:22:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at Deuteronomy 16:12, and maybe, Kim, Dialogue: 0,0:22:16.05,0:22:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you could take us there. Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.97,0:22:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we are going to start thinking, Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.85,0:22:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why is it that it's important to us Dialogue: 0,0:22:22.09,0:22:23.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have a similar attitude Dialogue: 0,0:22:23.75,0:22:25.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in remembering, also? Yes. Dialogue: 0,0:22:25.45,0:22:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Kim) Sure, I'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:22:26.77,0:22:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the English Standard Version: Dialogue: 0,0:22:36.62,0:22:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Okay, so what dol we see Dialogue: 0,0:22:39.32,0:22:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this particular Scripture here Dialogue: 0,0:22:41.14,0:22:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can maybe relate Dialogue: 0,0:22:43.72,0:22:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to our own experience? Dialogue: 0,0:22:46.10,0:22:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you relate with someone Dialogue: 0,0:22:47.55,0:22:50.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who has been a slave? Yes, Puia. Dialogue: 0,0:22:50.89,0:22:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Puia) Well, I have not been a slave, Dialogue: 0,0:22:53.15,0:22:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to answer your last question there, Dialogue: 0,0:22:54.93,0:22:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I believe personally, Dialogue: 0,0:22:57.35,0:22:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how I believe these texts Dialogue: 0,0:22:58.80,0:23:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are applicable for my life Dialogue: 0,0:23:01.30,0:23:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it reminds me Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.05,0:23:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remember my humble beginnings, Dialogue: 0,0:23:07.84,0:23:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where God called me from Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.55,0:23:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how He had led me. Dialogue: 0,0:23:12.54,0:23:18.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it in a way prevents me from pride Dialogue: 0,0:23:18.100,0:23:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remember that, oh, Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.09,0:23:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came from humble beginnings. Dialogue: 0,0:23:22.46,0:23:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I need to continually depend on God, Dialogue: 0,0:23:26.18,0:23:28.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if He leads me to places Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.11,0:23:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I never expected to be. Dialogue: 0,0:23:30.26,0:23:32.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think the word {\i1}remember{\i0}, itself, Dialogue: 0,0:23:32.65,0:23:35.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of points out that we tend Dialogue: 0,0:23:35.09,0:23:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to forget as human beings. Dialogue: 0,0:23:36.52,0:23:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I think that's a very important word Dialogue: 0,0:23:38.50,0:23:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for us, even today. Dialogue: 0,0:23:40.11,0:23:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, Daniel. Dialogue: 0,0:23:41.59,0:23:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Daniel) I'm sure that though none of us Dialogue: 0,0:23:43.50,0:23:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been slaves, literal slaves, Dialogue: 0,0:23:45.22,0:23:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we've all been slaves to sin. Dialogue: 0,0:23:47.03,0:23:48.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is just a reminder for us Dialogue: 0,0:23:48.65,0:23:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God has delivered us Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.12,0:23:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from whatever sins that we've Dialogue: 0,0:23:51.55,0:23:53.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been dealing with in the past. Dialogue: 0,0:23:53.17,0:23:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it brings us hope for the future. Dialogue: 0,0:23:54.93,0:23:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, thank you, Daniel.\NYes, Jason. Dialogue: 0,0:23:57.04,0:23:58.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) Yes, and building Dialogue: 0,0:23:58.25,0:24:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off this idea from Daniel, Dialogue: 0,0:24:00.03,0:24:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never been a physical slave Dialogue: 0,0:24:02.54,0:24:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the sense that the Hebrew people were; Dialogue: 0,0:24:05.55,0:24:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however, we've been slaves, Dialogue: 0,0:24:07.40,0:24:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just to sin, but sometimes Dialogue: 0,0:24:08.84,0:24:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even to the opinions of other people, Dialogue: 0,0:24:11.09,0:24:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even slaves to our jobs, Dialogue: 0,0:24:13.84,0:24:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or possibly even slaves to "good" things\Nat times. Dialogue: 0,0:24:18.89,0:24:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we all probably have a story Dialogue: 0,0:24:21.54,0:24:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how we've been rescued, Dialogue: 0,0:24:23.24,0:24:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've been redeemed from something Dialogue: 0,0:24:24.87,0:24:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we were a "slave" Dialogue: 0,0:24:26.21,0:24:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or we were in bondage to. Dialogue: 0,0:24:27.96,0:24:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, absolutely. Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.74,0:24:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And maybe to discuss further\Non that topic, Dialogue: 0,0:24:32.37,0:24:36.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why don't we read together\NEphesians, chapter 2. Dialogue: 0,0:24:36.51,0:24:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to read Dialogue: 0,0:24:37.44,0:24:40.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from verse 1 to verse 13. Dialogue: 0,0:24:40.92,0:24:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, Ephesians 2, verses 1 to 13, Dialogue: 0,0:24:44.38,0:24:47.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe, Kim, if you Dialogue: 0,0:24:47.22,0:24:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could take us there. Dialogue: 0,0:24:48.85,0:24:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Kim) Sure, I'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:24:50.80,0:24:52.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the English Standard Version, Dialogue: 0,0:24:52.91,0:24:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ephesians, chapter 2, verses 1 through 13: Dialogue: 0,0:26:16.42,0:26:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, verse 11: Dialogue: 0,0:26:49.99,0:26:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.88,0:26:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Thank you so much, Kim. Dialogue: 0,0:26:52.40,0:26:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we see here, it's true Dialogue: 0,0:26:53.77,0:26:56.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have not been slaves in Egypt. Dialogue: 0,0:26:56.27,0:26:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe some of those Dialogue: 0,0:26:57.57,0:26:59.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are watching us today Dialogue: 0,0:26:59.06,0:27:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may have experienced living in slavery. Dialogue: 0,0:27:01.12,0:27:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is true that it's a real problem Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.78,0:27:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even nowadays, unfortunately, Dialogue: 0,0:27:05.07,0:27:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we should pray for those Dialogue: 0,0:27:06.43,0:27:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are in that position. Dialogue: 0,0:27:07.84,0:27:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think none of us has been part Dialogue: 0,0:27:09.63,0:27:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this particular group that we are Dialogue: 0,0:27:11.34,0:27:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reading of here in the Bible, correct? Dialogue: 0,0:27:13.15,0:27:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, it is true that it is Dialogue: 0,0:27:15.54,0:27:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still very important that we remember Dialogue: 0,0:27:17.97,0:27:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ways in which, even today, Dialogue: 0,0:27:19.99,0:27:22.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God has delivered us from something. Dialogue: 0,0:27:22.31,0:27:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And why would you say that? Dialogue: 0,0:27:23.94,0:27:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is it so important Dialogue: 0,0:27:25.12,0:27:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we would bring that to our minds? Dialogue: 0,0:27:29.64,0:27:33.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) I'm thinking of the Apostle Paul,\NSabina. Dialogue: 0,0:27:33.07,0:27:34.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three times in the book of Acts Dialogue: 0,0:27:34.81,0:27:36.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he gives his testimony. Dialogue: 0,0:27:36.86,0:27:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you could say, Dialogue: 0,0:27:38.18,0:27:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We already heard it in chapter 9," Dialogue: 0,0:27:40.06,0:27:42.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he tells it again and again. Dialogue: 0,0:27:42.05,0:27:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's important for two reasons. Dialogue: 0,0:27:47.03,0:27:49.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One, I think it reaffirms Dialogue: 0,0:27:49.29,0:27:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our own hearts how good Dialogue: 0,0:27:50.90,0:27:53.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God has been to us. Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.01,0:27:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, Daniel said, He's Dialogue: 0,0:27:54.61,0:27:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,delivered us from bondage. Dialogue: 0,0:27:57.67,0:27:59.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's also very powerful Dialogue: 0,0:27:59.78,0:28:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for people around us, Dialogue: 0,0:28:02.35,0:28:05.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we call that a testimony, right? Dialogue: 0,0:28:05.21,0:28:08.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's our testimony of what God has done\Nin our lives, Dialogue: 0,0:28:08.41,0:28:10.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that's why Paul Dialogue: 0,0:28:10.65,0:28:12.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is constantly sharing; he says, Dialogue: 0,0:28:12.61,0:28:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm the worst of sinners," you know, Dialogue: 0,0:28:14.51,0:28:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Christ died..., I'm the chief one." Dialogue: 0,0:28:17.03,0:28:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And people are moved Dialogue: 0,0:28:19.28,0:28:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by that kind of testimony. Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.76,0:28:24.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I think the human response would be, Dialogue: 0,0:28:24.27,0:28:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I don't want to talk about my mistakes." Dialogue: 0,0:28:26.24,0:28:28.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, we shouldn't glorify them, Dialogue: 0,0:28:28.46,0:28:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we should be willing to say, Dialogue: 0,0:28:30.08,0:28:34.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This is where I was when Jesus found me. Dialogue: 0,0:28:34.31,0:28:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is what He did for me, Dialogue: 0,0:28:36.50,0:28:39.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here is where I am now,"\Nthat's my testimony. Dialogue: 0,0:28:39.26,0:28:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, and also, Pastor Derek, Dialogue: 0,0:28:41.02,0:28:43.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I'm thinking is that not only do you Dialogue: 0,0:28:43.09,0:28:44.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show to other people, Dialogue: 0,0:28:44.54,0:28:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also it will change the way Dialogue: 0,0:28:46.04,0:28:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we deal with others. Dialogue: 0,0:28:48.60,0:28:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as God was using Dialogue: 0,0:28:50.34,0:28:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this particular verse here Dialogue: 0,0:28:51.97,0:28:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help them understand Dialogue: 0,0:28:54.08,0:28:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why they should treat others Dialogue: 0,0:28:56.98,0:29:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unlike they were treated, Dialogue: 0,0:29:00.80,0:29:02.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, in the same manner, when we consider Dialogue: 0,0:29:02.79,0:29:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's grace in our lives, Dialogue: 0,0:29:04.40,0:29:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we also are going to extend grace\Nto others, right? Dialogue: 0,0:29:06.84,0:29:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Yes. Dialogue: 0,0:29:07.73,0:29:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) I'm curious to hear Dialogue: 0,0:29:09.64,0:29:12.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the stories here in our group. Dialogue: 0,0:29:12.39,0:29:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jonathan, do you have a story? Dialogue: 0,0:29:15.43,0:29:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jonathan) While I am thinking of a story, Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.44,0:29:18.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although I probably could, Dialogue: 0,0:29:18.74,0:29:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was just thinking how, in verse 7, Dialogue: 0,0:29:20.47,0:29:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get this picture that in the future Dialogue: 0,0:29:23.19,0:29:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we're in heaven, Dialogue: 0,0:29:24.48,0:29:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'll be for eternal ages rejoicing, Dialogue: 0,0:29:30.89,0:29:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that will be the glory of Christ, Dialogue: 0,0:29:34.10,0:29:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is seeing what He did in our lives. Dialogue: 0,0:29:36.03,0:29:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just throughout heaven's eternal ages, Dialogue: 0,0:29:38.69,0:29:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will be not what we've done Dialogue: 0,0:29:40.52,0:29:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what He's done in our lives. Dialogue: 0,0:29:42.08,0:29:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's kind of a picture that amazed me. Dialogue: 0,0:29:44.62,0:29:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Amen. Yes, Jason. Dialogue: 0,0:29:47.06,0:29:50.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) So, I used to be a slave Dialogue: 0,0:29:50.05,0:29:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the opinions of others. Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.71,0:29:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I still, it matters, you know, Dialogue: 0,0:29:55.74,0:29:57.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what other people think,\Nmaybe in relationship Dialogue: 0,0:29:57.100,0:30:00.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to being a good witness to Christ. Dialogue: 0,0:30:00.19,0:30:01.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I remember many times Dialogue: 0,0:30:01.75,0:30:03.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would be too afraid to do something, Dialogue: 0,0:30:03.57,0:30:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it was right or wrong, Dialogue: 0,0:30:05.29,0:30:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply because of what another person\Nthought. Dialogue: 0,0:30:08.45,0:30:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a friend thought Dialogue: 0,0:30:10.52,0:30:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this would be uncool, Dialogue: 0,0:30:12.23,0:30:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wouldn't want to do it. Dialogue: 0,0:30:13.49,0:30:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, if they thought, "I saw a friend Dialogue: 0,0:30:15.21,0:30:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wearing their hat backwards," Dialogue: 0,0:30:17.31,0:30:19.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would want to wear my hat backwards. Dialogue: 0,0:30:19.42,0:30:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's not so much whether it's Dialogue: 0,0:30:21.04,0:30:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right or wrong, the behavior, Dialogue: 0,0:30:22.44,0:30:23.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's, I was doing this Dialogue: 0,0:30:23.69,0:30:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I cared so much Dialogue: 0,0:30:25.06,0:30:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what this other person thought. Dialogue: 0,0:30:27.30,0:30:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, I wanted to wear my shirt this way Dialogue: 0,0:30:29.12,0:30:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this is how another person did. Dialogue: 0,0:30:31.57,0:30:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, there was a time, yeah, Dialogue: 0,0:30:33.10,0:30:34.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I wasn't a physical slave, Dialogue: 0,0:30:34.67,0:30:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I was a slave to the opinion\Nof others. Dialogue: 0,0:30:36.70,0:30:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I basically had Dialogue: 0,0:30:37.61,0:30:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go through experiences Dialogue: 0,0:30:38.82,0:30:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I realized it doesn't matter Dialogue: 0,0:30:40.46,0:30:41.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what other people think; Dialogue: 0,0:30:41.69,0:30:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what matters is what God thinks. Dialogue: 0,0:30:43.37,0:30:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina, Team) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:30:45.06,0:30:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) That's a breakthrough. Dialogue: 0,0:30:46.51,0:30:47.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) So, anyone else Dialogue: 0,0:30:47.77,0:30:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a beautiful experience\Nof deliverance, Dialogue: 0,0:30:49.87,0:30:52.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where God has delivered you so far? Dialogue: 0,0:30:52.54,0:30:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure you have been delivered\Nof something. Dialogue: 0,0:30:57.42,0:30:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I can say... Dialogue: 0,0:30:58.32,0:30:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Travis, I think... Dialogue: 0,0:30:59.80,0:31:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Oh, Travis, go ahead, share. Dialogue: 0,0:31:04.09,0:31:05.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Travis) Well, God has Dialogue: 0,0:31:05.69,0:31:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,delivered me in many ways. Dialogue: 0,0:31:09.19,0:31:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think there's a verse in the Bible Dialogue: 0,0:31:11.12,0:31:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that says, "God, I can't Dialogue: 0,0:31:13.45,0:31:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,count the ways," right? Dialogue: 0,0:31:15.06,0:31:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, that's kind of where I am\Nin my walk, Dialogue: 0,0:31:18.38,0:31:22.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I know that I'm not the man Dialogue: 0,0:31:22.27,0:31:26.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I want to be, and I desire\Nto be a godly man. Dialogue: 0,0:31:26.82,0:31:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as I look back at my past, Dialogue: 0,0:31:30.51,0:31:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do recognize that there are things Dialogue: 0,0:31:32.30,0:31:35.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I don't do now Dialogue: 0,0:31:35.89,0:31:37.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I used to do before. Dialogue: 0,0:31:37.73,0:31:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that can only be explained Dialogue: 0,0:31:41.43,0:31:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the fact that God Dialogue: 0,0:31:43.08,0:31:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a loving, miracle-working God, Dialogue: 0,0:31:46.78,0:31:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and He's promised to finish the work\Nin all of us. Dialogue: 0,0:31:51.11,0:31:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I hang on that promise all the time. Dialogue: 0,0:31:53.54,0:31:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just thankful that, while I may Dialogue: 0,0:31:55.98,0:31:57.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not be where I want to be, Dialogue: 0,0:31:57.87,0:31:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I see things falling off, Dialogue: 0,0:31:59.85,0:32:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the closer and closer that I get to Jesus, Dialogue: 0,0:32:03.04,0:32:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the more and more I walk with Him. Dialogue: 0,0:32:05.02,0:32:06.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for me, that's Dialogue: 0,0:32:06.49,0:32:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just been an amazing journey. Dialogue: 0,0:32:08.22,0:32:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Wow, thank you Dialogue: 0,0:32:09.33,0:32:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so much for sharing, Travis. Dialogue: 0,0:32:11.11,0:32:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was sharing also that I, Dialogue: 0,0:32:13.15,0:32:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I look to my life, Dialogue: 0,0:32:14.44,0:32:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's like Travis was sharing, Dialogue: 0,0:32:15.94,0:32:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are many things Dialogue: 0,0:32:16.93,0:32:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can kind of recall, you know, events Dialogue: 0,0:32:19.66,0:32:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of things that God Dialogue: 0,0:32:20.52,0:32:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was changing my course. Dialogue: 0,0:32:22.50,0:32:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But certainly I think that the main one Dialogue: 0,0:32:24.69,0:32:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is when I came to Jesus. Dialogue: 0,0:32:26.40,0:32:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He changed my course Dialogue: 0,0:32:27.82,0:32:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and delivered me from meaninglessness Dialogue: 0,0:32:30.02,0:32:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gave me a mission. Dialogue: 0,0:32:31.66,0:32:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, a person who is walking, Dialogue: 0,0:32:33.20,0:32:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not exactly knowing what they were\Nabout in life, Dialogue: 0,0:32:36.74,0:32:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are seeking for meaning, Dialogue: 0,0:32:38.20,0:32:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are seeking for direction, Dialogue: 0,0:32:41.16,0:32:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God gave me a mission, Dialogue: 0,0:32:42.40,0:32:43.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this mission is still valid. Dialogue: 0,0:32:43.93,0:32:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been now 20 years Dialogue: 0,0:32:44.98,0:32:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since I came to Jesus, Dialogue: 0,0:32:46.52,0:32:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this mission only grows and grows. Dialogue: 0,0:32:48.66,0:32:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, He not only delivers us from sin, Dialogue: 0,0:32:51.32,0:32:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but He can deliver us Dialogue: 0,0:32:52.48,0:32:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from, as Jason was saying, Dialogue: 0,0:32:53.93,0:32:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a kind of self-consciousness Dialogue: 0,0:32:55.84,0:32:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or excessive consideration of things Dialogue: 0,0:32:58.34,0:33:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we shouldn't be considering Dialogue: 0,0:33:00.03,0:33:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or sin of any sort, or in my case,\Nas I was saying, Dialogue: 0,0:33:03.35,0:33:05.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sense of meaninglessness Dialogue: 0,0:33:05.03,0:33:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and giving me a mission. Dialogue: 0,0:33:06.47,0:33:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I'm sure that whoever Dialogue: 0,0:33:07.71,0:33:08.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is watching us today Dialogue: 0,0:33:08.69,0:33:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may have so many stories of ways Dialogue: 0,0:33:10.60,0:33:12.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God has delivered you thus far; Dialogue: 0,0:33:12.95,0:33:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you have not been\Na slave in Egypt, Dialogue: 0,0:33:15.20,0:33:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can bring that to your memory, right? Dialogue: 0,0:33:17.82,0:33:21.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let's look a little further,\Nthen, in Scriptures, Dialogue: 0,0:33:21.83,0:33:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because, not only we are going Dialogue: 0,0:33:24.16,0:33:25.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to acknowledge that we are Dialogue: 0,0:33:25.49,0:33:27.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supposed to remember the ways Dialogue: 0,0:33:27.59,0:33:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God has delivered us, Dialogue: 0,0:33:29.30,0:33:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also this is part of remembering Dialogue: 0,0:33:31.84,0:33:34.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our past history of the Lord, right? Dialogue: 0,0:33:34.69,0:33:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So maybe, Pedro, if you Dialogue: 0,0:33:35.88,0:33:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would take us to Deuteronomy 32:7. Dialogue: 0,0:33:40.64,0:33:41.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:33:41.85,0:33:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Deuteronomy 32:7 and learn Dialogue: 0,0:33:44.47,0:33:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little more about this {\i1}remember{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:33:47.34,0:33:48.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God has for us. Dialogue: 0,0:33:48.79,0:33:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) Sure, I'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:33:50.19,0:33:52.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the New King James Version, Dialogue: 0,0:33:52.83,0:33:55.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deuteronomy 32:7, and it says: Dialogue: 0,0:34:08.82,0:34:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Okay, so what is it Dialogue: 0,0:34:10.42,0:34:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Moses is calling, here,\Nthe people to do? Dialogue: 0,0:34:17.72,0:34:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, Stephanie. Dialogue: 0,0:34:18.88,0:34:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Stephanie) Remember the past. Dialogue: 0,0:34:20.31,0:34:22.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Remember the past. Yes, Pedro. Dialogue: 0,0:34:22.17,0:34:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) Reading this, it reminds me Dialogue: 0,0:34:23.84,0:34:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of reading my Bible, because looking Dialogue: 0,0:34:26.35,0:34:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to "consider many generations." Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.07,0:34:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ask what your parents have Dialogue: 0,0:34:29.42,0:34:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gone through in the past. Dialogue: 0,0:34:30.60,0:34:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think we have Dialogue: 0,0:34:31.68,0:34:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a collection of history here Dialogue: 0,0:34:34.27,0:34:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how God's people have been affected Dialogue: 0,0:34:37.36,0:34:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by choosing God and also not choosing him, Dialogue: 0,0:34:40.22,0:34:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and take into consideration Dialogue: 0,0:34:41.54,0:34:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and take the right act. Dialogue: 0,0:34:43.32,0:34:46.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, I see Travis' hand up. Dialogue: 0,0:34:46.93,0:34:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Travis) I'm thinking, too, Dialogue: 0,0:34:48.23,0:34:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we're reading this, Dialogue: 0,0:34:49.63,0:34:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God is telling us Dialogue: 0,0:34:52.24,0:34:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this isn't just biblical history Dialogue: 0,0:34:54.96,0:34:56.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we could look into. Dialogue: 0,0:34:56.15,0:34:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, we have religious leaders, Dialogue: 0,0:34:58.59,0:35:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have religious mentors Dialogue: 0,0:35:00.48,0:35:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people who are older than me, Dialogue: 0,0:35:03.66,0:35:05.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who've had past experiences, Dialogue: 0,0:35:05.96,0:35:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's great to seek counsel. Dialogue: 0,0:35:08.78,0:35:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, when it's the past, Dialogue: 0,0:35:10.17,0:35:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or we can look at the Reformation Dialogue: 0,0:35:11.76,0:35:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the years and things like that Dialogue: 0,0:35:13.60,0:35:16.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see where God has led people\Nin the past Dialogue: 0,0:35:16.49,0:35:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see where people Dialogue: 0,0:35:17.60,0:35:18.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have failed in the past, Dialogue: 0,0:35:18.78,0:35:20.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because in that we can gain knowledge Dialogue: 0,0:35:20.54,0:35:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the future. Dialogue: 0,0:35:21.96,0:35:23.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Amen. Yes. Dialogue: 0,0:35:23.91,0:35:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So maybe, also, if we look, now, Dialogue: 0,0:35:26.51,0:35:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Romans 15:4, Dialogue: 0,0:35:29.27,0:35:33.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can someone read Romans 15:4? Dialogue: 0,0:35:33.11,0:35:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, Jason, would you Dialogue: 0,0:35:34.24,0:35:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,read that for us, please? Dialogue: 0,0:35:36.49,0:35:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) Sure, I have Dialogue: 0,0:35:38.01,0:35:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the New King James Version here. Dialogue: 0,0:35:40.24,0:35:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Romans, chapter 15, verse 4, says: Dialogue: 0,0:35:57.58,0:35:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Wow. Dialogue: 0,0:35:58.68,0:35:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) So, I think it's Dialogue: 0,0:35:59.84,0:36:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really important, Sabina, Dialogue: 0,0:36:01.05,0:36:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're not just asking parents Dialogue: 0,0:36:02.83,0:36:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and grandparents, "Tell us some stories." Dialogue: 0,0:36:05.23,0:36:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're asking how they've seen God Dialogue: 0,0:36:07.26,0:36:09.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leading in their lives, Dialogue: 0,0:36:09.46,0:36:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's our past history Dialogue: 0,0:36:11.19,0:36:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the Lord that we want to remember. Dialogue: 0,0:36:14.18,0:36:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes we may be surprised Dialogue: 0,0:36:17.13,0:36:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when grandma shares Dialogue: 0,0:36:18.81,0:36:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a life-changing experience that she had Dialogue: 0,0:36:21.74,0:36:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it affected the course of her life Dialogue: 0,0:36:24.30,0:36:26.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then her children and now you. Dialogue: 0,0:36:26.53,0:36:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I think these are the stories, Dialogue: 0,0:36:28.74,0:36:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we could preoccupy ourselves Dialogue: 0,0:36:31.44,0:36:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just with information\Nabout the family tree, Dialogue: 0,0:36:35.44,0:36:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's, "Grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, Dialogue: 0,0:36:38.42,0:36:41.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tell me how you've seen God, the Lord, Dialogue: 0,0:36:41.47,0:36:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leading in your life, in our family." Dialogue: 0,0:36:45.08,0:36:46.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yeah, and Pastor Derek, Dialogue: 0,0:36:46.63,0:36:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you just made me remember Dialogue: 0,0:36:48.24,0:36:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deuteronomy 6, verses 6 and 7, Dialogue: 0,0:36:51.98,0:36:53.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's right after the {\i1}Shema{\i0}, Dialogue: 0,0:36:53.57,0:36:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we have studied previously here Dialogue: 0,0:36:55.74,0:36:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in one of our classes. Dialogue: 0,0:36:57.28,0:36:58.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's interesting that God, Dialogue: 0,0:36:58.71,0:37:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing the way that we are tailored, Dialogue: 0,0:37:00.98,0:37:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, the way that we are made, Dialogue: 0,0:37:02.89,0:37:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He encourages the people of Israel Dialogue: 0,0:37:05.27,0:37:08.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to actually do that, to teach each other Dialogue: 0,0:37:08.11,0:37:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in walking in the way. Dialogue: 0,0:37:09.68,0:37:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's Deuteronomy 6:6,7; Dialogue: 0,0:37:13.62,0:37:15.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stephanie, would you read that\Nfor us, please? Dialogue: 0,0:37:15.99,0:37:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Stephanie) Sure, and the New\NKing James Version says: Dialogue: 0,0:37:36.51,0:37:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Wow, and even further,\Nverse 8 says: Dialogue: 0,0:37:47.59,0:37:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I think it's very gracious of God Dialogue: 0,0:37:49.54,0:37:51.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He gave us the Word. Dialogue: 0,0:37:51.48,0:37:53.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, as we saw in Romans, Dialogue: 0,0:37:53.24,0:37:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Jason read for us here, Scriptures, Dialogue: 0,0:37:56.41,0:37:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were given with a purpose. Dialogue: 0,0:37:58.68,0:38:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And God, knowing how we were made, Dialogue: 0,0:38:01.16,0:38:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wanted us to have the opportunity Dialogue: 0,0:38:03.26,0:38:06.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to, through repetition, remember it, Dialogue: 0,0:38:06.41,0:38:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have it fixed in our long-term memory. Dialogue: 0,0:38:09.57,0:38:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was not trying to make it hard for us Dialogue: 0,0:38:11.72,0:38:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remember those things. Dialogue: 0,0:38:13.25,0:38:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In writing, in teaching Dialogue: 0,0:38:14.88,0:38:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how we should teach, Dialogue: 0,0:38:16.28,0:38:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wants us to have Dialogue: 0,0:38:17.45,0:38:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a better ability of remembering, even, Dialogue: 0,0:38:19.86,0:38:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we are short-sighted,\Nshort memory. Dialogue: 0,0:38:24.02,0:38:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look at the ways that people learn, Dialogue: 0,0:38:26.58,0:38:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even the ways that they Dialogue: 0,0:38:27.77,0:38:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learn to memorize things, Dialogue: 0,0:38:29.08,0:38:30.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually it takes repetition. Dialogue: 0,0:38:30.61,0:38:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the third step. Dialogue: 0,0:38:32.04,0:38:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if someone knows Dialogue: 0,0:38:33.82,0:38:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some things here about cognition Dialogue: 0,0:38:35.54,0:38:36.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how you learn, Dialogue: 0,0:38:36.85,0:38:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the thing is that you need attention, Dialogue: 0,0:38:38.61,0:38:40.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you have this retention. Dialogue: 0,0:38:40.37,0:38:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the final process is that you need Dialogue: 0,0:38:42.18,0:38:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recover the information. Dialogue: 0,0:38:44.34,0:38:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And God, knowing that Dialogue: 0,0:38:45.42,0:38:46.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because He created us, Dialogue: 0,0:38:46.81,0:38:48.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He not only asks His people Dialogue: 0,0:38:48.45,0:38:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep doing so to help each other, Dialogue: 0,0:38:51.18,0:38:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also He reminds us here Dialogue: 0,0:38:52.65,0:38:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the New Testament Dialogue: 0,0:38:53.64,0:38:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we should ourselves be looking Dialogue: 0,0:38:55.37,0:38:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at Scripture for learning. Yes, Pedro. Dialogue: 0,0:38:57.74,0:39:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) I found that very important, Dialogue: 0,0:39:00.18,0:39:01.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because many times when we're looking Dialogue: 0,0:39:01.95,0:39:04.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into content or information about people, Dialogue: 0,0:39:04.13,0:39:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's always the aspect of influence. Dialogue: 0,0:39:06.69,0:39:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is this person trying Dialogue: 0,0:39:07.96,0:39:09.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bring to your life? Dialogue: 0,0:39:09.34,0:39:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, you read a book; Dialogue: 0,0:39:10.66,0:39:12.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the purpose of this book? Dialogue: 0,0:39:12.25,0:39:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we see that the Bible Dialogue: 0,0:39:13.47,0:39:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Christian realm, Dialogue: 0,0:39:15.01,0:39:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where people are trying to help you\Nreach to Christ. Dialogue: 0,0:39:19.32,0:39:21.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a conversation Dialogue: 0,0:39:21.46,0:39:24.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with someone yesterday who was asking Dialogue: 0,0:39:24.27,0:39:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about why the book of Judges was written, Dialogue: 0,0:39:26.70,0:39:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why those stories were written. Dialogue: 0,0:39:28.36,0:39:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's for us to remember Dialogue: 0,0:39:29.46,0:39:31.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what the condition of man is Dialogue: 0,0:39:31.47,0:39:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when God is not present. Dialogue: 0,0:39:33.89,0:39:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, why we have some Dialogue: 0,0:39:35.12,0:39:36.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of those horrible stories, Dialogue: 0,0:39:36.45,0:39:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well, they're not to give you nightmares. Dialogue: 0,0:39:38.46,0:39:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's for us to remember what happens Dialogue: 0,0:39:40.47,0:39:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we separate from God Dialogue: 0,0:39:42.59,0:39:44.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we do as we please. Dialogue: 0,0:39:44.21,0:39:47.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes. Jonathan. Dialogue: 0,0:39:48.49,0:39:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jonathan) Yeah, I think Dialogue: 0,0:39:49.63,0:39:50.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a powerful reminder Dialogue: 0,0:39:50.97,0:39:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the need for family worship. Dialogue: 0,0:39:53.04,0:39:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been a part of, well, Dialogue: 0,0:39:54.86,0:39:58.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my current in-laws are great\Nwith family worship. Dialogue: 0,0:39:58.85,0:40:00.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are always having Dialogue: 0,0:40:00.87,0:40:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all these kids involved. Dialogue: 0,0:40:02.62,0:40:05.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have a worship every Friday night Dialogue: 0,0:40:05.03,0:40:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the whole family over Zoom. Dialogue: 0,0:40:06.57,0:40:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can see that there's\Na real challenge Dialogue: 0,0:40:08.65,0:40:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the younger generations Dialogue: 0,0:40:10.24,0:40:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that don't know their Bibles, Dialogue: 0,0:40:11.91,0:40:13.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how do we help them. Dialogue: 0,0:40:13.23,0:40:15.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I think this is addressing Dialogue: 0,0:40:15.19,0:40:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that same problem that has Dialogue: 0,0:40:16.87,0:40:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always been a challenge Dialogue: 0,0:40:17.98,0:40:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of how we help the next generation Dialogue: 0,0:40:19.62,0:40:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learn who God is; it's finding time Dialogue: 0,0:40:22.67,0:40:25.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remind them what He's done\Nin our lives, Dialogue: 0,0:40:25.09,0:40:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what He's done in Scripture, Dialogue: 0,0:40:26.71,0:40:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and putting that before them Dialogue: 0,0:40:28.45,0:40:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they don't forget. Dialogue: 0,0:40:30.33,0:40:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) So, it sounds like Dialogue: 0,0:40:31.64,0:40:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not just about our own process Dialogue: 0,0:40:33.46,0:40:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of memorizing and remembering things, Dialogue: 0,0:40:35.50,0:40:38.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also it's for other people.\NYes, Pedro. Dialogue: 0,0:40:38.07,0:40:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) I agree with Jonathan, Dialogue: 0,0:40:39.73,0:40:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even more, that's why Dialogue: 0,0:40:40.94,0:40:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have Sabbath School. Dialogue: 0,0:40:42.30,0:40:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, Hope Sabbath School Dialogue: 0,0:40:43.70,0:40:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is here to help us go through the Bible Dialogue: 0,0:40:45.96,0:40:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and remind ourselves what God Dialogue: 0,0:40:48.22,0:40:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has said in His Word. Dialogue: 0,0:40:49.71,0:40:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every day, I have to worship Dialogue: 0,0:40:51.85,0:40:53.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with my daughter at home, Dialogue: 0,0:40:53.61,0:40:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's so good to be reminded Dialogue: 0,0:40:55.98,0:40:58.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through her stories, simple stories, Dialogue: 0,0:40:58.41,0:41:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the life of David and Daniel, Dialogue: 0,0:41:00.24,0:41:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see that she's absorbing that. Dialogue: 0,0:41:02.72,0:41:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm able to be reminded Dialogue: 0,0:41:04.33,0:41:06.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of God's love through that teaching. Dialogue: 0,0:41:06.65,0:41:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Amen. Yes. Dialogue: 0,0:41:08.27,0:41:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's truly amazing, right, isn't it, Dialogue: 0,0:41:10.25,0:41:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to have a father - Dialogue: 0,0:41:11.70,0:41:13.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thank God, Pedro, because I'm sure Dialogue: 0,0:41:13.63,0:41:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your daughter is going to remember Dialogue: 0,0:41:15.43,0:41:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of the things that you Dialogue: 0,0:41:16.80,0:41:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your wife are teaching to her. Dialogue: 0,0:41:18.51,0:41:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's to the glory of God Dialogue: 0,0:41:20.47,0:41:22.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for her good, right? Dialogue: 0,0:41:22.02,0:41:23.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I see that God also, Dialogue: 0,0:41:23.65,0:41:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is trying to make Dialogue: 0,0:41:24.75,0:41:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a similar process to help us Dialogue: 0,0:41:27.32,0:41:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remember His goodness. Dialogue: 0,0:41:29.04,0:41:30.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, when I think about the feasts Dialogue: 0,0:41:30.90,0:41:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were established Dialogue: 0,0:41:31.96,0:41:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Old Testament, Dialogue: 0,0:41:33.04,0:41:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even the feasts, each one of them, Dialogue: 0,0:41:35.30,0:41:38.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they had a purpose of helping people Dialogue: 0,0:41:38.21,0:41:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remember God's plan of salvation, Dialogue: 0,0:41:41.10,0:41:42.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remember God's goodness, Dialogue: 0,0:41:42.97,0:41:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their deliverance, to look forward\Nfor the future. Dialogue: 0,0:41:46.09,0:41:48.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, even if someone didn't have access Dialogue: 0,0:41:48.10,0:41:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Word of God at that time, Dialogue: 0,0:41:49.89,0:41:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it was not as accessible\Nas it is for us, Dialogue: 0,0:41:53.00,0:41:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they could remember Dialogue: 0,0:41:54.19,0:41:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even through their rituals Dialogue: 0,0:41:55.84,0:41:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about God's goodness, right? Dialogue: 0,0:41:57.89,0:41:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jason, were you saying something? Dialogue: 0,0:41:59.83,0:42:02.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw you were agreeing with that. Dialogue: 0,0:42:02.07,0:42:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) I was just saying yes, Dialogue: 0,0:42:03.52,0:42:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's awesome having the rituals, Dialogue: 0,0:42:06.14,0:42:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having the sacrifices, Dialogue: 0,0:42:07.32,0:42:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they're an object lesson. Dialogue: 0,0:42:08.90,0:42:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we have the Word of God, Dialogue: 0,0:42:10.64,0:42:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can read it, but for those\Nwho couldn't, Dialogue: 0,0:42:12.69,0:42:15.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they could see it in action. Dialogue: 0,0:42:15.15,0:42:16.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Amen. Yes, so it's Dialogue: 0,0:42:16.57,0:42:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a good thing to help us, right? Dialogue: 0,0:42:19.76,0:42:21.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like it's some material, visual something. Dialogue: 0,0:42:21.99,0:42:23.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their senses were involved also Dialogue: 0,0:42:23.93,0:42:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in that experience, so that probably they Dialogue: 0,0:42:26.12,0:42:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would more easily remember the things Dialogue: 0,0:42:28.56,0:42:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God had been doing in their lives Dialogue: 0,0:42:30.50,0:42:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a people, and personally, also. Dialogue: 0,0:42:33.86,0:42:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's look further here. Dialogue: 0,0:42:35.79,0:42:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe we should turn to Deuteronomy 8, Dialogue: 0,0:42:40.75,0:42:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we could go there. Dialogue: 0,0:42:41.97,0:42:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kim, would you take us there, please, Dialogue: 0,0:42:44.90,0:42:47.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deuteronomy, chapter 8, and if you Dialogue: 0,0:42:47.66,0:42:50.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would read verses 2 and 4. Dialogue: 0,0:42:50.77,0:42:52.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Kim) Sure, I'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:42:52.07,0:42:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the English Standard Version, Dialogue: 0,0:42:54.46,0:42:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deuteronomy 8, verse 2: Dialogue: 0,0:43:10.11,0:43:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Verse 4: Dialogue: 0,0:43:17.35,0:43:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Wow. So, these people, Dialogue: 0,0:43:19.72,0:43:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they really had wonderful things Dialogue: 0,0:43:21.66,0:43:23.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remember about what God had done Dialogue: 0,0:43:23.43,0:43:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their lives, right? Dialogue: 0,0:43:25.04,0:43:27.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn't it amazing, imagine spending Dialogue: 0,0:43:27.03,0:43:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,40 years wandering in the desert, Dialogue: 0,0:43:29.98,0:43:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Word of God says Dialogue: 0,0:43:31.48,0:43:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that their garments did not wear out, Dialogue: 0,0:43:34.05,0:43:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and neither did their feet swell Dialogue: 0,0:43:35.98,0:43:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during these 40 years. Dialogue: 0,0:43:38.49,0:43:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, just like with them, I imagine Dialogue: 0,0:43:40.89,0:43:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that some of us here Dialogue: 0,0:43:42.19,0:43:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,among, not only the people Dialogue: 0,0:43:43.64,0:43:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are watching us, Dialogue: 0,0:43:44.61,0:43:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but our really little group here, Dialogue: 0,0:43:47.45,0:43:51.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that maybe you have some experience Dialogue: 0,0:43:51.59,0:43:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with God in which He Dialogue: 0,0:43:52.75,0:43:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been blessing you, and His presence Dialogue: 0,0:43:55.93,0:43:58.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and power have been revealed. Dialogue: 0,0:43:58.41,0:43:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would you like to share Dialogue: 0,0:43:59.51,0:44:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of those experiences, maybe, with us.\NYes, Travis. Dialogue: 0,0:44:08.54,0:44:10.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Travis) Well, I'm going to share Dialogue: 0,0:44:10.13,0:44:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an experience actually, a testimony Dialogue: 0,0:44:13.66,0:44:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I have experienced\Nwith somebody else. Dialogue: 0,0:44:16.98,0:44:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her name was Sherry, actually she wrote in Dialogue: 0,0:44:20.44,0:44:21.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a couple of years ago Dialogue: 0,0:44:21.46,0:44:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through Hope Sabbath School. Dialogue: 0,0:44:23.51,0:44:25.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I had been conversing Dialogue: 0,0:44:25.37,0:44:27.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with her for two years, Dialogue: 0,0:44:27.31,0:44:29.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now she's part of a Bible study Dialogue: 0,0:44:29.13,0:44:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I do every Friday night. Dialogue: 0,0:44:31.02,0:44:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But she seemed, you know, just down. Dialogue: 0,0:44:34.14,0:44:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we would share Bible experiences; Dialogue: 0,0:44:37.24,0:44:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is what this was all about. Dialogue: 0,0:44:38.79,0:44:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We would go back and reflect Dialogue: 0,0:44:40.17,0:44:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Bible promises, Bible experiences, Dialogue: 0,0:44:42.16,0:44:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this has been happening Dialogue: 0,0:44:43.67,0:44:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,week after week through the years. Dialogue: 0,0:44:45.41,0:44:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I have never seen Dialogue: 0,0:44:47.40,0:44:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such a transformation. Dialogue: 0,0:44:48.88,0:44:50.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just this last week, Dialogue: 0,0:44:50.23,0:44:53.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she's in our Bible study, and she's happy. Dialogue: 0,0:44:53.47,0:44:55.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like God has transformed her, Dialogue: 0,0:44:55.54,0:44:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm thinking, as we're going\Nthrough this study, Dialogue: 0,0:44:57.98,0:44:59.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Well, it was the Word of God Dialogue: 0,0:44:59.55,0:45:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where she saw God leading Dialogue: 0,0:45:02.19,0:45:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other people in the past Dialogue: 0,0:45:03.53,0:45:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the Scriptures, Dialogue: 0,0:45:05.02,0:45:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has transformed and changed\Nher life." Dialogue: 0,0:45:07.23,0:45:09.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she's just a miracle, Dialogue: 0,0:45:09.01,0:45:12.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's a blessing to have her\Nin our study. Dialogue: 0,0:45:12.09,0:45:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Awesome. Any other stories?\NYes, Jonathan. Dialogue: 0,0:45:17.36,0:45:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jonathan) One that I Dialogue: 0,0:45:18.44,0:45:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always like to go back to Dialogue: 0,0:45:19.84,0:45:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was when I was a student missionary\Nin the Philippines. Dialogue: 0,0:45:23.79,0:45:28.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was living out in a grass hut,\Nnothing there, Dialogue: 0,0:45:28.35,0:45:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just way away from everything. Dialogue: 0,0:45:29.78,0:45:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to hike to it a little ways. Dialogue: 0,0:45:31.42,0:45:33.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, the people there, Dialogue: 0,0:45:33.69,0:45:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were so close to them. Dialogue: 0,0:45:35.56,0:45:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A small group of us student missionaries, Dialogue: 0,0:45:38.42,0:45:41.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were very close to the need Dialogue: 0,0:45:41.75,0:45:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to depending upon God. Dialogue: 0,0:45:44.14,0:45:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I remember so many times up there Dialogue: 0,0:45:46.32,0:45:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I was seeking God, Dialogue: 0,0:45:48.18,0:45:50.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and God really showed Himself up Dialogue: 0,0:45:50.01,0:45:51.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and kind of called me Dialogue: 0,0:45:51.05,0:45:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to where I am today Dialogue: 0,0:45:52.20,0:45:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and kind of gave me a picture Dialogue: 0,0:45:53.66,0:45:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of where I should be. Dialogue: 0,0:45:54.66,0:45:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so that was a very memorable place\Nto go back to. Dialogue: 0,0:45:58.10,0:46:00.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Awesome, that sounds\Nso impressive. Dialogue: 0,0:46:00.81,0:46:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Puia, you had your hand out also? Dialogue: 0,0:46:03.93,0:46:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Puia) Yes, I struggled for a while Dialogue: 0,0:46:06.97,0:46:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in my teenage years with doubts Dialogue: 0,0:46:09.67,0:46:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about God's existence and God's\Nlove for me. Dialogue: 0,0:46:12.86,0:46:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I remember very dark times in my faith Dialogue: 0,0:46:18.06,0:46:21.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I struggled to hold onto God. Dialogue: 0,0:46:21.35,0:46:24.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I remember in my darkest hours, Dialogue: 0,0:46:24.65,0:46:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,filled with questions that I cannot answer Dialogue: 0,0:46:27.56,0:46:29.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and filled with doubts Dialogue: 0,0:46:29.99,0:46:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and discouragement in my faith, Dialogue: 0,0:46:32.51,0:46:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember experiencing the presence Dialogue: 0,0:46:35.24,0:46:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of God in a way that I have Dialogue: 0,0:46:38.38,0:46:40.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never experienced before, where I felt Dialogue: 0,0:46:40.21,0:46:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Jesus was very close to me, Dialogue: 0,0:46:42.74,0:46:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even in my darkest hour. Dialogue: 0,0:46:44.35,0:46:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that is what I go back to Dialogue: 0,0:46:47.27,0:46:50.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whenever I experience difficult times\Ntoday. Dialogue: 0,0:46:50.33,0:46:52.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember, "God was with me there," Dialogue: 0,0:46:52.55,0:46:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, He's going Dialogue: 0,0:46:53.43,0:46:54.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be with me now, too. Dialogue: 0,0:46:54.100,0:46:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Amen. Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:46:56.50,0:46:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That sounds amazing; thank you, Dialogue: 0,0:46:57.97,0:46:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Puia, for sharing that story. Dialogue: 0,0:46:59.67,0:47:00.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also have a story Dialogue: 0,0:47:00.79,0:47:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I often bring back to memory Dialogue: 0,0:47:02.97,0:47:03.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that happened to me Dialogue: 0,0:47:03.97,0:47:07.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was a teenager;\NI was about 18. Dialogue: 0,0:47:07.75,0:47:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember being in a classroom, Dialogue: 0,0:47:10.29,0:47:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a professor was speaking Dialogue: 0,0:47:11.78,0:47:13.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against Jesus, Dialogue: 0,0:47:13.05,0:47:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I decided just to leave the class. Dialogue: 0,0:47:15.16,0:47:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took my things with me and I left. Dialogue: 0,0:47:17.66,0:47:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I remember having a long conversation Dialogue: 0,0:47:19.97,0:47:22.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with God on my path back home, Dialogue: 0,0:47:22.43,0:47:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really upset, disappointed Dialogue: 0,0:47:24.09,0:47:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that person appeared Dialogue: 0,0:47:25.86,0:47:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be prospering in their ways. Dialogue: 0,0:47:27.46,0:47:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, as a professor, Dialogue: 0,0:47:28.68,0:47:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was well known, Dialogue: 0,0:47:29.93,0:47:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people liked him and everything. Dialogue: 0,0:47:33.04,0:47:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I felt so disenfranchised\Nduring that time Dialogue: 0,0:47:37.56,0:47:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also very upset Dialogue: 0,0:47:38.72,0:47:41.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he was speaking against Jesus. Dialogue: 0,0:47:41.35,0:47:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, when I arrived home, Dialogue: 0,0:47:42.53,0:47:44.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my sister, she told me that she knew Dialogue: 0,0:47:44.41,0:47:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was coming back home. Dialogue: 0,0:47:45.52,0:47:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was praying; Dialogue: 0,0:47:46.72,0:47:48.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God impressed her, the Holy Spirit. Dialogue: 0,0:47:48.78,0:47:50.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she asked me to read Dialogue: 0,0:47:50.30,0:47:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two passages in the Bible, Dialogue: 0,0:47:52.04,0:47:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one in the book of Psalm 73 Dialogue: 0,0:47:54.15,0:47:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and another one in the book Dialogue: 0,0:47:55.47,0:47:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Songs of Solomon Dialogue: 0,0:47:57.19,0:47:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I forgot already, unfortunately. Dialogue: 0,0:47:58.96,0:48:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't take note at the time. Dialogue: 0,0:48:00.78,0:48:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And interestingly enough, Dialogue: 0,0:48:02.03,0:48:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't have time here, Dialogue: 0,0:48:03.55,0:48:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if you would read Psalm 73, Dialogue: 0,0:48:05.34,0:48:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was exactly every one Dialogue: 0,0:48:07.29,0:48:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of my thoughts in order, Dialogue: 0,0:48:09.64,0:48:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how I had thought of them one by one, Dialogue: 0,0:48:12.03,0:48:13.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even in my conversation Dialogue: 0,0:48:13.22,0:48:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we got back home. Dialogue: 0,0:48:14.49,0:48:16.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was just revealing to me Dialogue: 0,0:48:16.54,0:48:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything just how I had just thought. Dialogue: 0,0:48:19.55,0:48:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I find it amazing Dialogue: 0,0:48:21.34,0:48:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He knows us so fully. Dialogue: 0,0:48:23.72,0:48:26.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what's more interesting,\NPastor Derek, Dialogue: 0,0:48:26.63,0:48:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that when I came to the seminary, Dialogue: 0,0:48:28.65,0:48:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that Psalm 73 Dialogue: 0,0:48:31.44,0:48:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,happens to be a Psalm Dialogue: 0,0:48:33.96,0:48:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that points to the final conclusion Dialogue: 0,0:48:35.94,0:48:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of what's going to happen Dialogue: 0,0:48:37.67,0:48:40.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to those who are not following God. Dialogue: 0,0:48:40.69,0:48:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In simple words, you know, Dialogue: 0,0:48:43.28,0:48:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is giving, there, the response\Nto evil. Dialogue: 0,0:48:47.74,0:48:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It says that one day Dialogue: 0,0:48:49.07,0:48:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there will be a judgment. Dialogue: 0,0:48:50.86,0:48:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time that I read the Psalm, Dialogue: 0,0:48:52.49,0:48:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was just impressed how God Dialogue: 0,0:48:54.05,0:48:55.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could know my every thought. Dialogue: 0,0:48:55.61,0:48:56.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But nowadays I even know Dialogue: 0,0:48:56.91,0:48:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He was actually responding Dialogue: 0,0:48:58.42,0:48:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to me, to my concern. Dialogue: 0,0:48:59.67,0:49:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that's a memorable experience Dialogue: 0,0:49:01.74,0:49:02.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I had with Him Dialogue: 0,0:49:02.79,0:49:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I will never forget. Dialogue: 0,0:49:03.98,0:49:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I often bring it to memory. Dialogue: 0,0:49:05.67,0:49:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I'm going shaky on my faith, Dialogue: 0,0:49:07.63,0:49:09.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a little unhappy or sad, Dialogue: 0,0:49:09.49,0:49:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know He knows my every thought. Dialogue: 0,0:49:11.25,0:49:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, Pastor Derek. Dialogue: 0,0:49:12.26,0:49:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) I've been blessed, Sabina, Dialogue: 0,0:49:14.19,0:49:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I'm sure many have, Dialogue: 0,0:49:15.54,0:49:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see many miracles in my life, Dialogue: 0,0:49:18.58,0:49:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,miracles of transformation, Dialogue: 0,0:49:20.85,0:49:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people, just their lives turned around. Dialogue: 0,0:49:23.20,0:49:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whenever that happens, I sit down Dialogue: 0,0:49:26.40,0:49:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I write it down. Dialogue: 0,0:49:28.58,0:49:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I put the day, the date. Dialogue: 0,0:49:30.42,0:49:31.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember a young lady Dialogue: 0,0:49:31.81,0:49:34.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who used to cut herself and burn herself. Dialogue: 0,0:49:34.85,0:49:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She had so much pain. Dialogue: 0,0:49:36.04,0:49:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember the day, May 13, Dialogue: 0,0:49:38.38,0:49:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can give you the year, Dialogue: 0,0:49:39.95,0:49:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Jesus healed her. Dialogue: 0,0:49:41.56,0:49:43.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I write that down. Dialogue: 0,0:49:43.43,0:49:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like building a little altar Dialogue: 0,0:49:46.24,0:49:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of worship to God. Dialogue: 0,0:49:48.02,0:49:49.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, you know, one Dialogue: 0,0:49:49.81,0:49:51.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our early Adventist pioneers Dialogue: 0,0:49:51.46,0:49:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wrote a book, {\i1}Way Marks and High Heaps.{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:49:55.71,0:49:56.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What he meant is build Dialogue: 0,0:49:56.77,0:49:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some places that remind you, Dialogue: 0,0:49:58.79,0:50:00.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like the children of Israel Dialogue: 0,0:50:00.31,0:50:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stacked those stones up Dialogue: 0,0:50:02.01,0:50:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a reminder, "Thus far God has led us." Dialogue: 0,0:50:05.07,0:50:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's really powerful Dialogue: 0,0:50:07.30,0:50:09.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really the theme of the lesson Dialogue: 0,0:50:09.53,0:50:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is don't forget those times, Dialogue: 0,0:50:12.04,0:50:13.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and don't let your momma Dialogue: 0,0:50:13.20,0:50:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or your grandpa forget those times either. Dialogue: 0,0:50:15.26,0:50:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let them tell you those stories. Dialogue: 0,0:50:16.93,0:50:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you have nothing Dialogue: 0,0:50:18.06,0:50:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fear for the future Dialogue: 0,0:50:20.22,0:50:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you'll remember the way Dialogue: 0,0:50:21.98,0:50:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God has led you in your past. Dialogue: 0,0:50:24.18,0:50:25.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, of course, that's why the enemy Dialogue: 0,0:50:25.93,0:50:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wants us to just forget those things - no! Dialogue: 0,0:50:28.14,0:50:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember, remember the Lord, Dialogue: 0,0:50:30.56,0:50:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remember what He's done in your life, Dialogue: 0,0:50:32.54,0:50:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remember His activity Dialogue: 0,0:50:34.35,0:50:37.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your past history, so valuable. Dialogue: 0,0:50:37.57,0:50:39.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you have a testimony to share. Dialogue: 0,0:50:39.58,0:50:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Amen. Pastor Derek. Dialogue: 0,0:50:40.93,0:50:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, that's a good idea, Dialogue: 0,0:50:42.50,0:50:43.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just keep record of that. Dialogue: 0,0:50:43.92,0:50:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day maybe you can Dialogue: 0,0:50:45.05,0:50:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,share that with other people. Dialogue: 0,0:50:47.27,0:50:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we also have another type of {\i1}remember{\i0}. Dialogue: 0,0:50:49.57,0:50:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are going to look there very quickly. Dialogue: 0,0:50:52.33,0:50:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we saw already in Deuteronomy Dialogue: 0,0:50:55.06,0:50:56.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there is the type of {\i1}remember{\i0} Dialogue: 0,0:50:56.70,0:50:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of simply a knowledge of God, Dialogue: 0,0:50:58.09,0:50:59.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remembering that He exists Dialogue: 0,0:50:59.37,0:51:00.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and giving Him honor. Dialogue: 0,0:51:00.81,0:51:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also recognized that there is a type Dialogue: 0,0:51:03.20,0:51:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of call to remember Dialogue: 0,0:51:05.14,0:51:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where He delivered you from Dialogue: 0,0:51:06.79,0:51:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how He delivered you, Dialogue: 0,0:51:08.65,0:51:09.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whatever is the case, Dialogue: 0,0:51:09.87,0:51:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your sin or a bad situation in your life. Dialogue: 0,0:51:13.10,0:51:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we also have considered Dialogue: 0,0:51:14.66,0:51:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He asks us simply to remember Dialogue: 0,0:51:16.48,0:51:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His works in general in your life. Dialogue: 0,0:51:19.05,0:51:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, we also have Dialogue: 0,0:51:20.37,0:51:22.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a different type of {\i1}remember{\i0}, Dialogue: 0,0:51:22.17,0:51:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are going to check there, Dialogue: 0,0:51:24.73,0:51:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Pedro, I think, had already Dialogue: 0,0:51:26.31,0:51:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started off on that topic. Dialogue: 0,0:51:27.86,0:51:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, Pedro, maybe if you could Dialogue: 0,0:51:29.55,0:51:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take us back there, and that's Dialogue: 0,0:51:32.22,0:51:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Deuteronomy 4:40. Dialogue: 0,0:51:38.29,0:51:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, before that, I'm sorry, Dialogue: 0,0:51:40.14,0:51:44.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's look at Deuteronomy 5:12. Dialogue: 0,0:51:44.07,0:51:45.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) Okay, I'll be reading Dialogue: 0,0:51:45.63,0:51:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the New King James Version, Dialogue: 0,0:51:47.47,0:51:50.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deuteronomy 5:12, and it says: Dialogue: 0,0:51:56.87,0:51:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Okay, so what type Dialogue: 0,0:51:58.16,0:52:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of {\i1}remember{\i0} is different here? Dialogue: 0,0:52:01.06,0:52:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That it's different than what we've Dialogue: 0,0:52:03.85,0:52:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seen before in the Sabbath commandment Dialogue: 0,0:52:06.22,0:52:07.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because here it appears Dialogue: 0,0:52:07.49,0:52:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as "observe," and not "remember," right? Dialogue: 0,0:52:10.01,0:52:11.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) Yes, when we're looking Dialogue: 0,0:52:11.51,0:52:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the texts, and I read verse 15, Dialogue: 0,0:52:13.45,0:52:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was in the same context Dialogue: 0,0:52:14.85,0:52:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the same commandment, Dialogue: 0,0:52:16.20,0:52:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, the fourth commandment. Dialogue: 0,0:52:17.80,0:52:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And He asks us to remember Dialogue: 0,0:52:19.80,0:52:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the aspect of the slavery Dialogue: 0,0:52:22.42,0:52:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they had gone through. Dialogue: 0,0:52:23.60,0:52:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when we see "observe," Dialogue: 0,0:52:25.26,0:52:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're also reminded Dialogue: 0,0:52:26.80,0:52:29.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that in the fourth commandment in Exodus, Dialogue: 0,0:52:29.45,0:52:31.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see the word "remember." Dialogue: 0,0:52:31.19,0:52:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And observing and remembering Dialogue: 0,0:52:32.66,0:52:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have a correlation with each other. Dialogue: 0,0:52:34.40,0:52:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And God wants us to remind ourselves Dialogue: 0,0:52:36.94,0:52:39.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He is our Creator. Dialogue: 0,0:52:39.15,0:52:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is the One who made us Dialogue: 0,0:52:41.34,0:52:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the first place. Dialogue: 0,0:52:43.14,0:52:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) I think "observe" Dialogue: 0,0:52:44.33,0:52:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an active remembrance. Dialogue: 0,0:52:46.27,0:52:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, "I remember, Dialogue: 0,0:52:48.01,0:52:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not going to do anything about it, Dialogue: 0,0:52:49.84,0:52:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I remember...," no, no. Dialogue: 0,0:52:51.23,0:52:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is saying "actively remember," Dialogue: 0,0:52:53.68,0:52:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Sabbath is a gift of a time Dialogue: 0,0:52:56.16,0:52:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to actively remember God, Dialogue: 0,0:52:58.27,0:52:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how He delivered you, Dialogue: 0,0:52:59.74,0:53:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His leading in your past history. Dialogue: 0,0:53:01.59,0:53:03.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, when you think about that, Dialogue: 0,0:53:03.14,0:53:05.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can look forward to every Sabbath Dialogue: 0,0:53:05.10,0:53:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because He's not only our Creator, Dialogue: 0,0:53:06.96,0:53:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but He is the One who has delivered us. Dialogue: 0,0:53:09.18,0:53:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And actively remembering that, I think, Dialogue: 0,0:53:12.20,0:53:13.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brings joy and courage Dialogue: 0,0:53:13.57,0:53:15.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hope to your life. Dialogue: 0,0:53:15.83,0:53:17.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Yes, so, it doesn't mean Dialogue: 0,0:53:17.41,0:53:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He was no longer Dialogue: 0,0:53:18.46,0:53:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,willing them to remember, right? Dialogue: 0,0:53:20.07,0:53:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it's not that it was missing. Dialogue: 0,0:53:21.72,0:53:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not that in the second time Dialogue: 0,0:53:23.27,0:53:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Moses was reinforcing the law Dialogue: 0,0:53:25.03,0:53:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this was no longer important, Dialogue: 0,0:53:26.94,0:53:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but actually that it was very important. Dialogue: 0,0:53:28.96,0:53:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it was now part Dialogue: 0,0:53:30.74,0:53:31.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of their life already, Dialogue: 0,0:53:31.100,0:53:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they needed to keep doing it Dialogue: 0,0:53:34.49,0:53:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of ever stopping. Dialogue: 0,0:53:37.32,0:53:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, as we come to the closure\Nof the lesson, Dialogue: 0,0:53:40.40,0:53:42.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would like you to share with me Dialogue: 0,0:53:42.100,0:53:45.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do we need to do... Dialogue: 0,0:53:45.89,0:53:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do we do that eventually can Dialogue: 0,0:53:47.57,0:53:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cause us to forget everything Dialogue: 0,0:53:49.65,0:53:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that God has done for us? Yes, Travis. Dialogue: 0,0:53:56.86,0:53:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Travis) I was thinking on a point Dialogue: 0,0:53:58.50,0:54:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we just made about the Sabbath. Dialogue: 0,0:54:00.58,0:54:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a general friend of mine Dialogue: 0,0:54:02.58,0:54:05.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I made friends with in Australia. Dialogue: 0,0:54:05.25,0:54:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he had shared with me Dialogue: 0,0:54:06.50,0:54:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how he would fall occasionally. Dialogue: 0,0:54:08.56,0:54:09.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it seemed to be a period Dialogue: 0,0:54:09.96,0:54:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of every seven days. Dialogue: 0,0:54:11.52,0:54:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, "I'll be good, Dialogue: 0,0:54:12.69,0:54:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I would stumble into sin." Dialogue: 0,0:54:14.46,0:54:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then it made me think of the Sabbath, Dialogue: 0,0:54:16.41,0:54:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as we're just discussing this, Dialogue: 0,0:54:18.03,0:54:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm thinking, God has given us Dialogue: 0,0:54:20.55,0:54:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Sabbath as a time to reflect Dialogue: 0,0:54:22.84,0:54:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how He has led, Dialogue: 0,0:54:24.02,0:54:25.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how He has delivered in the past. Dialogue: 0,0:54:25.99,0:54:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we take that day to spend with Him Dialogue: 0,0:54:27.82,0:54:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a day of reflection, Dialogue: 0,0:54:30.99,0:54:32.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the end of the six days, Dialogue: 0,0:54:32.45,0:54:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe, as Derek had mentioned, Dialogue: 0,0:54:34.16,0:54:36.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, if we didn't do that, Dialogue: 0,0:54:36.22,0:54:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we would fail to remember Dialogue: 0,0:54:39.76,0:54:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way God has led. Dialogue: 0,0:54:40.84,0:54:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, taking that time to reflect, Dialogue: 0,0:54:43.33,0:54:44.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it is important, Dialogue: 0,0:54:44.79,0:54:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when we take the time Dialogue: 0,0:54:46.19,0:54:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reflect on how He has led in the past, Dialogue: 0,0:54:48.14,0:54:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Derek mentioned earlier, Dialogue: 0,0:54:49.42,0:54:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't have to fear the future. Dialogue: 0,0:54:51.14,0:54:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) So, we're saying Dialogue: 0,0:54:52.90,0:54:55.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if we don't bring Dialogue: 0,0:54:55.03,0:54:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those things to memory, we may forget. Dialogue: 0,0:54:57.39,0:54:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, Jason, I see you have Dialogue: 0,0:54:58.66,0:54:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something else to share. Dialogue: 0,0:54:59.89,0:55:01.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) Sure, so we can forget, Dialogue: 0,0:55:01.89,0:55:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Deuteronomy actually talks about this. Dialogue: 0,0:55:04.08,0:55:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have time to read it, Dialogue: 0,0:55:05.53,0:55:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in Deuteronomy 8:10-17 Dialogue: 0,0:55:07.65,0:55:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a whole description Dialogue: 0,0:55:09.40,0:55:11.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Moses warns the people. Dialogue: 0,0:55:11.61,0:55:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It talks about when they're full, Dialogue: 0,0:55:13.60,0:55:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they had forgotten God. Dialogue: 0,0:55:14.76,0:55:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had all this prosperity. Dialogue: 0,0:55:16.58,0:55:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, it's not that God Dialogue: 0,0:55:17.94,0:55:19.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't want us to have these things, Dialogue: 0,0:55:19.74,0:55:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we need to make sure Dialogue: 0,0:55:20.92,0:55:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that these things don't separate us Dialogue: 0,0:55:22.66,0:55:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from remembering where we were. Dialogue: 0,0:55:24.48,0:55:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, if we have Dialogue: 0,0:55:25.66,0:55:28.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too much satisfaction in those things, Dialogue: 0,0:55:28.61,0:55:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it sort of takes us Dialogue: 0,0:55:30.45,0:55:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,away from where we were Dialogue: 0,0:55:32.20,0:55:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and makes us somehow forget Dialogue: 0,0:55:35.44,0:55:36.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who gave us these things Dialogue: 0,0:55:36.58,0:55:38.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the first place, which is God. Dialogue: 0,0:55:38.15,0:55:39.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Amen. Yes, Pedro. Dialogue: 0,0:55:39.45,0:55:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pedro) I love what Derek had mentioned, Dialogue: 0,0:55:41.46,0:55:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,observe, it's an active remember. Dialogue: 0,0:55:44.70,0:55:46.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many things we can do, Dialogue: 0,0:55:46.37,0:55:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spending time with God Dialogue: 0,0:55:47.46,0:55:48.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and spending time listening, Dialogue: 0,0:55:48.83,0:55:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spending time with the time Dialogue: 0,0:55:50.24,0:55:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that He has prepared for us. Dialogue: 0,0:55:51.60,0:55:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are things that we can do Dialogue: 0,0:55:53.11,0:55:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actively to remember; I love that. Dialogue: 0,0:55:54.76,0:55:56.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for sharing that. Dialogue: 0,0:55:56.07,0:55:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Sabina) Awesome. Thank you so much. Dialogue: 0,0:55:57.89,0:55:59.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really just want to encourage Dialogue: 0,0:55:59.40,0:56:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each one of those who are watching us Dialogue: 0,0:56:01.38,0:56:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bring to your memory Dialogue: 0,0:56:02.52,0:56:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the things that give you hope. Dialogue: 0,0:56:04.10,0:56:05.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm reminded of this verse Dialogue: 0,0:56:05.91,0:56:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the book of Lamentations Dialogue: 0,0:56:07.30,0:56:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that says that we need to bring Dialogue: 0,0:56:08.78,0:56:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to our mind the things Dialogue: 0,0:56:09.83,0:56:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will give us hope. Dialogue: 0,0:56:10.92,0:56:11.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm sure you have Dialogue: 0,0:56:11.93,0:56:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,already experienced something with God. Dialogue: 0,0:56:14.00,0:56:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if you have been away from His path, Dialogue: 0,0:56:16.26,0:56:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bring to memory when was that day Dialogue: 0,0:56:18.02,0:56:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where He found you Dialogue: 0,0:56:19.23,0:56:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your moment of sadness, Dialogue: 0,0:56:20.94,0:56:22.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when He delivered you. Dialogue: 0,0:56:22.53,0:56:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where did He bring you from? Dialogue: 0,0:56:24.15,0:56:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know where He brought me from, Dialogue: 0,0:56:25.70,0:56:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm so excited that I am here Dialogue: 0,0:56:27.36,0:56:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,standing before you and before God, Dialogue: 0,0:56:29.52,0:56:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not because I'm perfect Dialogue: 0,0:56:30.92,0:56:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or because I have anything special Dialogue: 0,0:56:32.97,0:56:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to offer of my own, Dialogue: 0,0:56:34.24,0:56:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but because He has delivered me. Dialogue: 0,0:56:36.20,0:56:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has done things to me, Dialogue: 0,0:56:37.43,0:56:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because I keep Dialogue: 0,0:56:38.30,0:56:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bringing them to my memory, Dialogue: 0,0:56:39.60,0:56:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I keep looking to them and to God, Dialogue: 0,0:56:42.24,0:56:43.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that there is a future Dialogue: 0,0:56:43.73,0:56:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that awaits me, even in the moments\Nof difficulties. Dialogue: 0,0:56:46.98,0:56:48.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, thank you so much, Dialogue: 0,0:56:48.09,0:56:49.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and please stay with us. Dialogue: 0,0:56:49.62,0:56:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Amen. Thank you so much, Sabina. Dialogue: 0,0:56:52.68,0:56:54.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's pray together. Dialogue: 0,0:56:54.27,0:56:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Father in heaven, our hearts\Nare strangely warm. Dialogue: 0,0:56:58.00,0:56:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just want to praise You. Dialogue: 0,0:56:59.99,0:57:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've been so good to us, Dialogue: 0,0:57:01.28,0:57:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we don't want to forget. Dialogue: 0,0:57:02.92,0:57:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to remember You as our God, Dialogue: 0,0:57:05.30,0:57:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how You've delivered us Dialogue: 0,0:57:06.56,0:57:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how You've led in our past history. Dialogue: 0,0:57:09.33,0:57:10.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, God, we just want Dialogue: 0,0:57:10.45,0:57:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to praise You forever, Dialogue: 0,0:57:11.60,0:57:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so accept our worship today, Dialogue: 0,0:57:14.22,0:57:15.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and may we always keep You first Dialogue: 0,0:57:15.77,0:57:17.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and foremost in our lives. Dialogue: 0,0:57:17.93,0:57:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Your holy name we pray. Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:57:20.03,0:57:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Team) Amen. Dialogue: 0,0:57:21.03,0:57:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derek) Thanks for joining us\Nfor Hope Sabbath School. Dialogue: 0,0:57:23.56,0:57:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go out and share the good news\Nwith those around you. Dialogue: 0,0:57:26.09,0:58:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ theme music ♪