1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:18,359 ♪ theme music ♪ 2 00:00:18,359 --> 00:00:20,225 (Derek) Welcome to Hope Sabbath School, 3 00:00:20,225 --> 00:00:21,941 an in-depth, interactive study 4 00:00:21,941 --> 00:00:22,905 of the Word of God. 5 00:00:22,905 --> 00:00:24,725 Well, we're coming to the end 6 00:00:24,725 --> 00:00:27,385 of an amazing series on The Psalms, 7 00:00:27,385 --> 00:00:30,541 these inspired Scripture songs 8 00:00:30,541 --> 00:00:32,605 we have been studying for this series. 9 00:00:32,605 --> 00:00:34,385 And if you've missed any, 10 00:00:34,385 --> 00:00:38,725 go to our website, hopetv.org/hopess. 11 00:00:38,725 --> 00:00:40,415 You can watch the entire series, 12 00:00:40,415 --> 00:00:42,125 or go to our YouTube channel; 13 00:00:42,125 --> 00:00:43,975 they're all there; you can watch. 14 00:00:43,975 --> 00:00:46,100 We've been on a journey, learning 15 00:00:46,100 --> 00:00:48,642 about the powerful, inspired messages 16 00:00:48,642 --> 00:00:49,874 of these Scripture songs. 17 00:00:49,874 --> 00:00:52,825 Today, a vitally important topic, 18 00:00:52,825 --> 00:00:55,129 Waiting on the Lord, both now 19 00:00:55,129 --> 00:00:57,975 and as we wait for His glorious appearing. 20 00:00:57,975 --> 00:01:00,038 So, glad you're here, welcome 21 00:01:00,038 --> 00:01:01,619 to Hope Sabbath School. 22 00:01:01,619 --> 00:01:03,049 And welcome to the team, 23 00:01:03,049 --> 00:01:04,105 good to see you again. 24 00:01:04,105 --> 00:01:05,001 Give a wave to all 25 00:01:05,001 --> 00:01:06,631 of our Hope Sabbath School members 26 00:01:06,631 --> 00:01:07,891 around the world. 27 00:01:07,891 --> 00:01:09,800 We're just glad that we can be together. 28 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,242 We've got some remote team members. 29 00:01:12,242 --> 00:01:14,575 Heide, great to have you back with us, 30 00:01:14,575 --> 00:01:16,113 glad you're here today. 31 00:01:16,113 --> 00:01:17,893 Leeah, always good to have you, 32 00:01:17,893 --> 00:01:19,390 glad you're with us today. 33 00:01:19,390 --> 00:01:21,746 And, Travis, good to see you. 34 00:01:21,746 --> 00:01:22,822 I'm just so thankful 35 00:01:22,822 --> 00:01:25,146 for our remote team members; 36 00:01:25,146 --> 00:01:28,531 they add something to our discussion, 37 00:01:28,531 --> 00:01:30,601 but you are also an important part 38 00:01:30,601 --> 00:01:31,707 of our discussion, 39 00:01:31,707 --> 00:01:34,086 and that's why your emails to us 40 00:01:34,086 --> 00:01:35,877 are so important. 41 00:01:35,877 --> 00:01:40,247 Write to us at sshope@hopetv.org. 42 00:01:40,247 --> 00:01:41,847 You make an important decision 43 00:01:41,847 --> 00:01:44,163 or you have an insight to share 44 00:01:44,163 --> 00:01:45,830 from your study of the Word, 45 00:01:45,830 --> 00:01:47,613 we want to hear from you. 46 00:01:47,613 --> 00:01:49,770 So, remember that email address, 47 00:01:49,770 --> 00:01:54,061 sshope@hopetv.org, and we'll 48 00:01:54,061 --> 00:01:55,950 look forward to hearing from you. 49 00:01:55,950 --> 00:01:58,091 We're always happy when we get emails. 50 00:01:58,091 --> 00:02:01,217 Here's one from James in Namibia 51 00:02:01,217 --> 00:02:04,458 in former German West Africa. 52 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:07,442 James writes and says, "My family and I 53 00:02:07,442 --> 00:02:09,425 appreciate most the fact 54 00:02:09,425 --> 00:02:11,271 that the class studies 55 00:02:11,271 --> 00:02:13,347 are biblically based." 56 00:02:13,347 --> 00:02:15,023 (Team) Amen. 57 00:02:15,023 --> 00:02:16,290 (Derek) "This enables us 58 00:02:16,290 --> 00:02:20,096 to confidently share messages of truth 59 00:02:20,096 --> 00:02:21,185 with our neighbors." 60 00:02:21,185 --> 00:02:21,894 (Team) Amen. 61 00:02:21,894 --> 00:02:23,502 (Derek) Yes! You're part 62 00:02:23,502 --> 00:02:24,994 of the miracle, James. 63 00:02:24,994 --> 00:02:26,657 Thank you for writing to us. 64 00:02:26,657 --> 00:02:28,767 He concludes, well, he says, 65 00:02:28,767 --> 00:02:32,074 "James and Family from Namibia." 66 00:02:32,074 --> 00:02:33,564 We're glad that you wrote to us 67 00:02:33,564 --> 00:02:35,978 and thank you for sharing the truths 68 00:02:35,978 --> 00:02:37,321 that you're learning. 69 00:02:37,321 --> 00:02:41,236 Here is a note from Julia in New York, 70 00:02:41,236 --> 00:02:44,155 actually Long Island, New York, 71 00:02:44,155 --> 00:02:45,751 "Hello, Hope Sabbath School." 72 00:02:45,751 --> 00:02:46,459 (Team) Hello. 73 00:02:46,459 --> 00:02:47,850 (Derek) I think they say that 74 00:02:47,850 --> 00:02:49,412 so they'll get the wave. 75 00:02:49,412 --> 00:02:52,013 "My name's Julia from Long Island. 76 00:02:52,013 --> 00:02:53,845 I've been watching Hope Sabbath School 77 00:02:53,845 --> 00:02:57,927 since 2019, and I love 78 00:02:57,927 --> 00:03:01,032 the interactive Bible study. 79 00:03:01,032 --> 00:03:03,650 I love you all, and those testimonies 80 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:05,688 have been an inspiration 81 00:03:05,688 --> 00:03:07,667 and encouragement to me." 82 00:03:07,667 --> 00:03:09,392 Well, Julia, you'll hear 83 00:03:09,392 --> 00:03:11,549 some testimonies today 84 00:03:11,549 --> 00:03:13,238 that will be a blessing, I'm sure, 85 00:03:13,238 --> 00:03:16,443 but thank you for pointing that out. 86 00:03:16,443 --> 00:03:19,636 "I have shared the link for the program 87 00:03:19,636 --> 00:03:21,558 with other families." 88 00:03:21,558 --> 00:03:22,781 (Team) Amen. 89 00:03:22,781 --> 00:03:24,861 (Derek) Right? "Thanks so much 90 00:03:24,861 --> 00:03:25,741 for your ministry. 91 00:03:25,741 --> 00:03:28,436 I'm glad I was able to contribute 92 00:03:28,436 --> 00:03:29,584 to Hope Sabbath School. 93 00:03:29,584 --> 00:03:31,861 Let's continue to pray and share 94 00:03:31,861 --> 00:03:33,384 the truth with the world. 95 00:03:33,384 --> 00:03:35,988 May God bless you as you 96 00:03:35,988 --> 00:03:37,570 continue to be a blessing 97 00:03:37,570 --> 00:03:39,459 all over the world, Julia." 98 00:03:39,459 --> 00:03:40,188 (Team) Amen. 99 00:03:40,188 --> 00:03:41,615 (Derek) Well, Julia, thank you 100 00:03:41,615 --> 00:03:43,231 for taking the time to write to us 101 00:03:43,231 --> 00:03:44,508 from Long Island, 102 00:03:44,508 --> 00:03:45,987 there in the state of New York. 103 00:03:45,987 --> 00:03:47,091 We're happy you're part 104 00:03:47,091 --> 00:03:49,864 of our Hope Sabbath School family. 105 00:03:49,864 --> 00:03:52,508 Here's a little hand-written note 106 00:03:52,508 --> 00:03:54,801 from Washington State, 107 00:03:54,801 --> 00:03:56,356 that's in the northwest part 108 00:03:56,356 --> 00:03:58,267 of the United States, 109 00:03:58,267 --> 00:04:02,662 and a donor couple write, and they say, 110 00:04:02,662 --> 00:04:06,835 "Your Bible study class 111 00:04:06,835 --> 00:04:08,438 and all other programs 112 00:04:08,438 --> 00:04:11,688 are such a huge blessing to us. 113 00:04:11,688 --> 00:04:15,866 The Lord is blessing you mightily. 114 00:04:15,866 --> 00:04:17,395 God bless you all." 115 00:04:17,395 --> 00:04:19,519 That's a lot of blessings, isn't it? 116 00:04:19,519 --> 00:04:22,098 And a gift of 200 dollars 117 00:04:22,098 --> 00:04:24,486 to bless the ministry. 118 00:04:24,486 --> 00:04:26,688 Thank you, you know who you are, 119 00:04:26,688 --> 00:04:28,115 thank you for writing to us 120 00:04:28,115 --> 00:04:29,935 from Washington State. 121 00:04:29,935 --> 00:04:31,647 We're all part of a great miracle, 122 00:04:31,647 --> 00:04:34,774 all working together, and your gift 123 00:04:34,774 --> 00:04:35,856 means a great deal. 124 00:04:35,856 --> 00:04:36,931 If you want to be part 125 00:04:36,931 --> 00:04:39,006 of this miracle, you say, "Derek, 126 00:04:39,006 --> 00:04:41,012 could I do a little something each month?" 127 00:04:41,012 --> 00:04:42,593 or maybe, "Someone just gave me 128 00:04:42,593 --> 00:04:45,457 an inheritance," or, "I have something," 129 00:04:45,457 --> 00:04:47,772 like someone said, "My saving account 130 00:04:47,772 --> 00:04:48,773 keeps getting bigger, 131 00:04:48,773 --> 00:04:51,366 and I'd like to help," go to our website, 132 00:04:51,366 --> 00:04:54,382 hopetv.org/hopess, 133 00:04:54,382 --> 00:04:55,671 click on the Donate button, 134 00:04:55,671 --> 00:04:58,090 or get an address and write us a note. 135 00:04:58,090 --> 00:05:00,148 Let us know how you're blessed 136 00:05:00,148 --> 00:05:01,698 through a study of God's Word. 137 00:05:01,698 --> 00:05:03,648 Thank you for all you do. 138 00:05:03,648 --> 00:05:07,647 One last note, from As in Mali. 139 00:05:07,647 --> 00:05:09,995 Where's Mali, anybody know? 140 00:05:09,995 --> 00:05:13,154 Yes, Lilica, it's close to home, isn't it? 141 00:05:13,154 --> 00:05:14,427 You're from Guinea-Bissau. 142 00:05:14,427 --> 00:05:16,210 Where is Mali in connection 143 00:05:16,210 --> 00:05:17,088 to where you live? 144 00:05:17,088 --> 00:05:20,179 (Lilica) So, it's just east of my country. 145 00:05:20,179 --> 00:05:21,558 (Derek) Toward the center 146 00:05:21,558 --> 00:05:23,662 of the great continent of Africa, right? 147 00:05:23,662 --> 00:05:24,778 (Lilica) Yes... 148 00:05:24,778 --> 00:05:26,879 (Derek) Well, As writes and he says, 149 00:05:26,879 --> 00:05:29,079 "Hope Sabbath School is an opportunity 150 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:31,449 for all of us to study the truth 151 00:05:31,449 --> 00:05:33,827 of God's Word together. 152 00:05:33,827 --> 00:05:36,309 It comes back to the love 153 00:05:36,309 --> 00:05:38,529 of God through Jesus, 154 00:05:38,529 --> 00:05:41,148 manifested by the Holy Spirit 155 00:05:41,148 --> 00:05:42,549 changing our hearts." 156 00:05:42,549 --> 00:05:43,280 (Team) Amen. 157 00:05:43,280 --> 00:05:46,370 (Derek) That was a good summary, wasn't it? 158 00:05:46,370 --> 00:05:48,212 "I appreciate that the lessons 159 00:05:48,212 --> 00:05:50,869 do not stray from the Bible." 160 00:05:50,869 --> 00:05:51,683 (Team) Amen. 161 00:05:51,683 --> 00:05:52,825 (Derek) By the way, Mali 162 00:05:52,825 --> 00:05:55,514 is predominantly non-Christian, right? 163 00:05:55,514 --> 00:05:56,811 (Lilica) Muslim. 164 00:05:56,811 --> 00:05:59,261 (Derek) "The discussions are clear, 165 00:05:59,261 --> 00:06:02,661 simple, and honest. 166 00:06:02,661 --> 00:06:06,524 We can study like the Bereans 167 00:06:06,524 --> 00:06:10,361 who searched the Scriptures daily 168 00:06:10,361 --> 00:06:12,383 to see if those things were so. 169 00:06:12,383 --> 00:06:14,711 What a blessing, thank you." 170 00:06:14,711 --> 00:06:16,597 Well, thank you, As, for writing to us 171 00:06:16,597 --> 00:06:18,351 from the country of Mali, 172 00:06:18,351 --> 00:06:21,334 not too far from Lilica's home country 173 00:06:21,334 --> 00:06:22,649 of Guinea-Bissau. 174 00:06:22,649 --> 00:06:24,698 We're thankful that God's calling people 175 00:06:24,698 --> 00:06:26,761 from every nation, kindred, tongue 176 00:06:26,761 --> 00:06:27,924 and people, am I right? 177 00:06:27,924 --> 00:06:28,677 (Team) Amen. 178 00:06:28,677 --> 00:06:30,213 (Derek) And we are just so happy 179 00:06:30,213 --> 00:06:31,238 that you wrote to us. 180 00:06:31,238 --> 00:06:33,447 And we'd like to hear from you. 181 00:06:33,447 --> 00:06:36,274 You say, "Well, I wrote five years ago." 182 00:06:36,274 --> 00:06:39,849 Write to us again: sshope@hopetv.org. 183 00:06:39,849 --> 00:06:42,543 Let us know how your life, your family 184 00:06:42,543 --> 00:06:43,895 is being blessed 185 00:06:43,895 --> 00:06:45,847 by an in-depth, interactive study 186 00:06:45,847 --> 00:06:46,822 of the Word of God, 187 00:06:46,822 --> 00:06:48,528 how you've been blessed 188 00:06:48,528 --> 00:06:50,067 and are blessing others 189 00:06:50,067 --> 00:06:52,296 as you share what you have learned. 190 00:06:52,296 --> 00:06:57,053 Well, this is the last opportunity for you 191 00:06:57,053 --> 00:06:58,602 to get a beautiful collection 192 00:06:58,602 --> 00:07:00,281 of Trilogy Scripture Songs 193 00:07:00,281 --> 00:07:03,917 from the Psalms; there are six of them, 194 00:07:03,917 --> 00:07:06,124 and the theme song, Psalm 105, 195 00:07:06,124 --> 00:07:07,577 "Oh, Give Thanks to the Lord," 196 00:07:07,577 --> 00:07:08,844 is one of them. 197 00:07:08,844 --> 00:07:09,878 All you have to do 198 00:07:09,878 --> 00:07:11,800 to get your free collection 199 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,349 is to go to our website: 200 00:07:13,349 --> 00:07:16,594 hopetv.org/hopess. 201 00:07:16,594 --> 00:07:18,031 You say, "I don't have a pen." 202 00:07:18,031 --> 00:07:20,866 Well, take a picture of the screen: 203 00:07:20,866 --> 00:07:23,371 hopetv.org/hopess. 204 00:07:23,371 --> 00:07:25,295 Go to the website, click 205 00:07:25,295 --> 00:07:27,240 on the Free Gift tab, and it will 206 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:28,388 let you know how you can 207 00:07:28,388 --> 00:07:29,657 download that collection 208 00:07:29,657 --> 00:07:32,054 of six Trilogy Scripture Songs, 209 00:07:32,054 --> 00:07:34,701 including our theme song for this series. 210 00:07:34,701 --> 00:07:36,573 And I love this theme song, 211 00:07:36,573 --> 00:07:38,044 "Oh, Give Thanks to the Lord." 212 00:07:38,044 --> 00:07:40,578 I'm singing it in my sleep, and I want 213 00:07:40,578 --> 00:07:43,430 to invite you to sing it with us just now. 214 00:07:43,430 --> 00:07:50,492 ♪ music ♪ 215 00:09:12,166 --> 00:09:13,512 (Derek) Let's pray together. 216 00:09:13,512 --> 00:09:15,095 Father in Heaven, we want to call 217 00:09:15,095 --> 00:09:16,554 upon Your name just now 218 00:09:16,554 --> 00:09:18,268 and give You thanks that You are 219 00:09:18,268 --> 00:09:21,074 a great and awesome God. 220 00:09:21,074 --> 00:09:22,043 We want to thank You 221 00:09:22,043 --> 00:09:24,137 for this series on The Psalms, 222 00:09:24,137 --> 00:09:26,579 these inspired Scripture songs 223 00:09:26,579 --> 00:09:29,727 preserved for our blessing. 224 00:09:29,727 --> 00:09:32,045 And today, as we conclude our series 225 00:09:32,045 --> 00:09:35,901 with the theme of Waiting on the Lord, 226 00:09:35,901 --> 00:09:38,485 I pray by Your Spirit You would teach us 227 00:09:38,485 --> 00:09:41,497 what that means and the blessings 228 00:09:41,497 --> 00:09:45,419 that come when we wait on You. 229 00:09:45,419 --> 00:09:48,526 I thank You, in the name of Jesus. Amen. 230 00:09:48,526 --> 00:09:49,885 (Team) Amen. 231 00:09:49,885 --> 00:09:51,724 (Derek) We're going to begin our study 232 00:09:51,724 --> 00:09:57,178 in Psalm 27, and, Nancy, if you would read 233 00:09:57,178 --> 00:09:58,488 the last two verses 234 00:09:58,488 --> 00:10:02,661 of that psalm, Psalm 27:13,14. 235 00:10:02,661 --> 00:10:06,032 We are introduced to a concept 236 00:10:06,032 --> 00:10:07,544 which we want to study further, 237 00:10:07,544 --> 00:10:11,053 and that is Waiting on the Lord. 238 00:10:11,053 --> 00:10:13,358 (Nancy) I'm reading from the NASB, 239 00:10:13,358 --> 00:10:15,414 New American Standard Bible: 240 00:10:34,737 --> 00:10:36,621 (Derek) Alright, that translation, 241 00:10:36,621 --> 00:10:37,839 "Wait for the Lord," 242 00:10:37,839 --> 00:10:40,442 some other translations, "Wait 243 00:10:40,442 --> 00:10:41,644 on the Lord," but there's 244 00:10:41,644 --> 00:10:43,324 this idea of waiting. 245 00:10:43,324 --> 00:10:44,471 We want to explore that. 246 00:10:44,471 --> 00:10:45,723 By the way, just a note 247 00:10:45,723 --> 00:10:47,951 to our Hope Sabbath School members 248 00:10:47,951 --> 00:10:49,377 around the world, that's one 249 00:10:49,377 --> 00:10:51,954 of the six Scripture songs 250 00:10:51,954 --> 00:10:53,429 that's on the free collection 251 00:10:53,429 --> 00:10:56,360 that you can download for this series, 252 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,644 Trilogy Scripture Songs from the Psalms, 253 00:10:58,644 --> 00:11:01,234 is Psalm 27 that we just read. 254 00:11:01,234 --> 00:11:02,528 That's one of my favorites. 255 00:11:02,528 --> 00:11:06,245 But let's go, Stephanie, to Psalm 37, 256 00:11:06,245 --> 00:11:09,046 and I'm going to ask you to read 257 00:11:09,046 --> 00:11:11,797 three verses from that psalm, 258 00:11:11,797 --> 00:11:15,055 beginning with verse 7, verse 9 259 00:11:15,055 --> 00:11:18,072 and verse 34, and let's hear 260 00:11:18,072 --> 00:11:20,251 this theme again, and maybe we'll learn 261 00:11:20,251 --> 00:11:22,388 a little more about what it means 262 00:11:22,388 --> 00:11:24,442 to Wait on the Lord. 263 00:11:24,442 --> 00:11:25,930 (Stephanie) And I'll be reading 264 00:11:25,930 --> 00:11:28,300 from the New King James Version, verse 7: 265 00:11:39,778 --> 00:11:40,776 Verse 9: 266 00:11:48,710 --> 00:11:50,075 Verse 34: 267 00:12:01,380 --> 00:12:02,902 (Derek) Alright, and now I want 268 00:12:02,902 --> 00:12:05,455 to hyperspace to Isaiah the prophet. 269 00:12:05,455 --> 00:12:08,270 He lived about 300 years 270 00:12:08,270 --> 00:12:10,394 after the psalmist David. 271 00:12:10,394 --> 00:12:13,473 And I'm going to ask Leeah if you'd read 272 00:12:13,473 --> 00:12:16,224 from Isaiah, chapter 40. 273 00:12:16,224 --> 00:12:17,903 We've moved out of the Psalms here, 274 00:12:17,903 --> 00:12:19,983 but we'll see this as a common theme 275 00:12:19,983 --> 00:12:23,533 in the Scriptures, a beautiful passage 276 00:12:23,533 --> 00:12:28,563 in Isaiah 40, verses 28 to 31. 277 00:12:28,563 --> 00:12:29,952 (Leeah) Sure, I'll be reading 278 00:12:29,952 --> 00:12:31,773 from the English Standard Version, 279 00:12:31,773 --> 00:12:35,493 Isaiah 40, verses 28 through 31: 280 00:13:08,665 --> 00:13:09,517 (Team) Amen. 281 00:13:09,517 --> 00:13:10,778 (Derek) Anybody else love 282 00:13:10,778 --> 00:13:12,174 that promise besides me? 283 00:13:12,174 --> 00:13:13,423 Isn't that a beautiful.... 284 00:13:13,423 --> 00:13:14,815 Someone's raising their hand 285 00:13:14,815 --> 00:13:17,175 in Mali, maybe, or in the Philippines 286 00:13:17,175 --> 00:13:18,277 saying, "Derek, 287 00:13:18,277 --> 00:13:20,003 I love that promise." 288 00:13:20,003 --> 00:13:23,316 So, having heard this theme repeated, 289 00:13:23,316 --> 00:13:26,533 wait for or wait on the Lord, can someone 290 00:13:26,533 --> 00:13:29,535 tell me what that means? 291 00:13:29,535 --> 00:13:32,078 Yes, Heide, what do you think it means? 292 00:13:32,078 --> 00:13:33,535 It's not just talking 293 00:13:33,535 --> 00:13:37,435 about, like, passively waiting around, right? 294 00:13:37,435 --> 00:13:40,156 (Heide) No, and if we can, I would like 295 00:13:40,156 --> 00:13:42,418 to go to one of my favorite verses 296 00:13:42,418 --> 00:13:47,517 in the Bible; it's Proverbs 3, verses 5 and 6. 297 00:13:47,517 --> 00:13:49,461 (Derek) Okay, and then you'll answer 298 00:13:49,461 --> 00:13:50,850 the question of what it means 299 00:13:50,850 --> 00:13:52,749 to wait on the Lord, right? 300 00:13:52,749 --> 00:13:58,358 Proverbs, chapter 3, verses 5 and 6. 301 00:13:58,358 --> 00:14:00,087 And what translation of the Bible 302 00:14:00,087 --> 00:14:02,028 are you reading from today? 303 00:14:02,028 --> 00:14:03,194 (Heide) I'll be reading 304 00:14:03,194 --> 00:14:06,442 from the New King James Version, and it says: 305 00:14:20,531 --> 00:14:23,835 So, in my opinion, part of waiting 306 00:14:23,835 --> 00:14:27,748 on the Lord is living in submission to Him 307 00:14:27,748 --> 00:14:30,648 and living in His will and learning 308 00:14:30,648 --> 00:14:34,269 to make that a part of everything 309 00:14:34,269 --> 00:14:36,974 that I do, even if it's a simple thing, 310 00:14:36,974 --> 00:14:38,894 how I dress - is this 311 00:14:38,894 --> 00:14:40,223 according to His will? 312 00:14:40,223 --> 00:14:41,453 What I'm eating - is this 313 00:14:41,453 --> 00:14:43,238 according to His will? 314 00:14:43,238 --> 00:14:46,511 What I do - is this according to His will? 315 00:14:46,511 --> 00:14:48,172 What I say - is this 316 00:14:48,172 --> 00:14:49,537 according to His will? 317 00:14:49,537 --> 00:14:51,607 It's doing things God's way 318 00:14:51,607 --> 00:14:53,778 versus man's way. 319 00:14:53,778 --> 00:14:55,269 (Derek) Well, thank you, Heide, 320 00:14:55,269 --> 00:14:56,325 for pointing that out. 321 00:14:56,325 --> 00:14:59,243 So, you're quoting from Proverbs there, 322 00:14:59,243 --> 00:15:02,698 and the idea of, acknowledge Him, 323 00:15:02,698 --> 00:15:04,364 and He will direct your path, 324 00:15:04,364 --> 00:15:05,723 that's part of the waiting 325 00:15:05,723 --> 00:15:07,007 that you're talking about. 326 00:15:07,007 --> 00:15:08,547 Travis, you want to add to that? 327 00:15:08,547 --> 00:15:09,795 What does it mean to you? 328 00:15:09,795 --> 00:15:11,295 From hearing the Scripture now, 329 00:15:11,295 --> 00:15:12,839 not just a personal opinion, 330 00:15:12,839 --> 00:15:14,891 but from the Scriptures, what does it mean 331 00:15:14,891 --> 00:15:17,269 to wait on the Lord? 332 00:15:17,269 --> 00:15:19,184 (Travis) Well, Derek, I agree 333 00:15:19,184 --> 00:15:21,588 with what she just said, but again, I want 334 00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:23,791 to share a story from the Bible 335 00:15:23,791 --> 00:15:26,108 of an individual who literally had 336 00:15:26,108 --> 00:15:30,244 to wait on the Lord, if you don't mind. 337 00:15:30,244 --> 00:15:32,715 That is Daniel, chapter 10. 338 00:15:32,715 --> 00:15:34,523 (Derek) Okay, just tell it to us 339 00:15:34,523 --> 00:15:36,331 in your own words. 340 00:15:36,331 --> 00:15:39,096 (Travis) Okay, in Daniel, chapter 10, 341 00:15:39,096 --> 00:15:43,334 Daniel has fainted; this time prophecy 342 00:15:43,334 --> 00:15:46,479 has boggled his mind. 343 00:15:46,479 --> 00:15:48,295 He doesn't know how to process it. 344 00:15:48,295 --> 00:15:50,153 He doesn't understand it, 345 00:15:50,153 --> 00:15:53,256 and he fasts for 21 days. 346 00:15:53,256 --> 00:15:57,335 And then Gabriel the angel comes to him, 347 00:15:57,335 --> 00:16:00,903 and he says, "We heard you," 348 00:16:00,903 --> 00:16:02,944 basically, "We heard you, but there is 349 00:16:02,944 --> 00:16:04,265 a battle behind the scenes 350 00:16:04,265 --> 00:16:06,344 that I've been involved with, 351 00:16:06,344 --> 00:16:08,688 and it's taken 21 days 352 00:16:08,688 --> 00:16:10,621 to complete this battle, 353 00:16:10,621 --> 00:16:13,105 and now I've come to answer your prayer." 354 00:16:13,105 --> 00:16:14,391 So, it wasn't that God 355 00:16:14,391 --> 00:16:16,007 hadn't heard Daniel's prayer, 356 00:16:16,007 --> 00:16:18,438 but I think waiting on the Lord, 357 00:16:18,438 --> 00:16:20,809 we have to realize there's a cosmic battle 358 00:16:20,809 --> 00:16:21,696 behind the scenes. 359 00:16:21,696 --> 00:16:23,954 We don't know what's going on, 360 00:16:23,954 --> 00:16:26,511 and God has to operate 361 00:16:26,511 --> 00:16:29,742 within the free will of each human person, 362 00:16:29,742 --> 00:16:31,900 so it has to be in His time. 363 00:16:31,900 --> 00:16:33,944 He knows the beginning from the end. 364 00:16:33,944 --> 00:16:36,304 We can trust that our prayers are heard. 365 00:16:36,304 --> 00:16:38,428 And the story of Daniel shows me not only 366 00:16:38,428 --> 00:16:40,135 that I can trust, but that they'll 367 00:16:40,135 --> 00:16:41,648 be answered as well. 368 00:16:41,648 --> 00:16:42,964 (Derek) Powerful, thank you 369 00:16:42,964 --> 00:16:44,370 for sharing that Bible story. 370 00:16:44,370 --> 00:16:47,226 I want to give you an opportunity to share 371 00:16:47,226 --> 00:16:50,405 a time, a season of your life. 372 00:16:50,405 --> 00:16:52,121 Well, let's talk about Jesus first, 373 00:16:52,121 --> 00:16:54,453 because even Jesus had to learn 374 00:16:54,453 --> 00:16:56,748 to wait on the Lord. 375 00:16:56,748 --> 00:16:59,255 If we believe what Travis just said, 376 00:16:59,255 --> 00:17:01,055 and it's certainly biblical, 377 00:17:01,055 --> 00:17:02,200 Jesus was in the middle 378 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,758 of a great cosmic battle, right? 379 00:17:04,758 --> 00:17:08,190 So, where do you see, in the life of Jesus 380 00:17:08,190 --> 00:17:12,356 from His birth, growing up in Nazareth, 381 00:17:12,356 --> 00:17:15,537 where do you see Him demonstrating, 382 00:17:15,537 --> 00:17:18,037 John, waiting on the Lord? 383 00:17:18,037 --> 00:17:19,800 (John) We see Jesus at the age of 12 384 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,789 in the temple, and then there's no record 385 00:17:21,789 --> 00:17:24,485 of what happens until the age of 30. 386 00:17:24,485 --> 00:17:26,465 (Derek) Eighteen years. 387 00:17:26,465 --> 00:17:28,071 (John) And the only kind of words 388 00:17:28,071 --> 00:17:29,929 that kind of show us what was happening 389 00:17:29,929 --> 00:17:31,312 is the Bible says Jesus "grew 390 00:17:31,312 --> 00:17:32,414 in wisdom and stature 391 00:17:32,414 --> 00:17:33,945 and in favor with God and man." 392 00:17:33,945 --> 00:17:35,610 That waiting period, 393 00:17:35,610 --> 00:17:37,207 that's what Jesus was doing. 394 00:17:37,207 --> 00:17:38,943 (Derek) And there's one other phrase 395 00:17:38,943 --> 00:17:40,040 there, I think, in Luke 396 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:43,006 that says He was obedient to His parents. 397 00:17:43,006 --> 00:17:45,053 But that's a long wait, 398 00:17:45,053 --> 00:17:46,901 because if we understand 399 00:17:46,901 --> 00:17:48,420 from Scripture, He said, 400 00:17:48,420 --> 00:17:50,665 "I must be about My Father's business," 401 00:17:50,665 --> 00:17:53,413 at age 12, He's beginning to understand, 402 00:17:53,413 --> 00:17:56,682 isn't He, but He waits until the Father 403 00:17:56,682 --> 00:17:58,852 says, "Now is the time." Jason? 404 00:17:58,852 --> 00:18:00,239 (Jason) Yeah, I was thinking 405 00:18:00,239 --> 00:18:02,212 about Jesus' first miracle at the wedding 406 00:18:02,212 --> 00:18:03,371 when He told His mother, 407 00:18:03,371 --> 00:18:04,654 "My time has not come yet." 408 00:18:04,654 --> 00:18:06,325 So, Jesus understood that there was 409 00:18:06,325 --> 00:18:08,126 a time, you know, in God's eyes, 410 00:18:08,126 --> 00:18:09,829 for things to be taking place. 411 00:18:09,829 --> 00:18:11,657 And I believe that's the understanding 412 00:18:11,657 --> 00:18:12,568 that we need, too. 413 00:18:12,568 --> 00:18:13,497 As Jesus explained, 414 00:18:13,497 --> 00:18:15,607 that basically the timing 415 00:18:15,607 --> 00:18:16,796 has to do with everything 416 00:18:16,796 --> 00:18:17,819 when it comes to God. 417 00:18:17,819 --> 00:18:19,441 (Derek) And if we read that story 418 00:18:19,441 --> 00:18:23,356 in John, chapter 2, I'm thinking 419 00:18:23,356 --> 00:18:25,767 that Jesus probably said, "Father, is this 420 00:18:25,767 --> 00:18:27,577 really the time?" and the Father said, 421 00:18:27,577 --> 00:18:29,668 "Yes, now is the time," 422 00:18:29,668 --> 00:18:31,821 not just because Mother asked, right, 423 00:18:31,821 --> 00:18:32,930 but, "Now is the time. 424 00:18:32,930 --> 00:18:34,864 I do nothing of My own will, 425 00:18:34,864 --> 00:18:37,005 but the will of Him who sent Me." Pedro. 426 00:18:37,005 --> 00:18:39,683 (Pedro) I see Jesus' baptism experience. 427 00:18:39,683 --> 00:18:42,017 After His baptism, He was taken 428 00:18:42,017 --> 00:18:44,493 by the Spirit to the desert. 429 00:18:44,493 --> 00:18:46,376 Now, Jesus was there for 40 days, 430 00:18:46,376 --> 00:18:48,066 and He was being led by the Spirit; 431 00:18:48,066 --> 00:18:49,925 all His life was led by the Spirit. 432 00:18:49,925 --> 00:18:52,783 And we look into the aspect of waiting. 433 00:18:52,783 --> 00:18:56,044 Some people ask, "What was the purpose 434 00:18:56,044 --> 00:19:00,018 for [Jesus] to be 40 days fasting in the desert?" 435 00:19:00,018 --> 00:19:02,060 And sometimes we ask why we're going 436 00:19:02,060 --> 00:19:04,313 through desert times in our lives, 437 00:19:04,313 --> 00:19:06,963 and how is the Holy Spirit guiding us, 438 00:19:06,963 --> 00:19:09,148 and the Bible gives an example of Jesus. 439 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:10,262 Even Jesus had to wait. 440 00:19:10,262 --> 00:19:12,117 (Derek) He was there in the wilderness. 441 00:19:12,117 --> 00:19:14,189 The beautiful biography, The Desire 442 00:19:14,189 --> 00:19:16,883 of Ages, says, "He was contemplating 443 00:19:16,883 --> 00:19:19,531 His mission," so He's praying, 444 00:19:19,531 --> 00:19:20,999 listening to His Father. 445 00:19:20,999 --> 00:19:22,608 Now, you mentioned that we may go 446 00:19:22,608 --> 00:19:24,638 through those times of waiting, too, 447 00:19:24,638 --> 00:19:25,977 so I want to ask a question, 448 00:19:25,977 --> 00:19:28,251 maybe of one of our remote team members, 449 00:19:28,251 --> 00:19:30,390 whichever one wants to raise their hand, 450 00:19:30,390 --> 00:19:31,895 a time when you had to learn 451 00:19:31,895 --> 00:19:34,936 to wait on the Lord, when you had to learn 452 00:19:34,936 --> 00:19:38,566 to just, well, like Heide said, 453 00:19:38,566 --> 00:19:40,111 in all your ways acknowledge Him 454 00:19:40,111 --> 00:19:41,478 and kind of wait for Him 455 00:19:41,478 --> 00:19:43,064 to direct your path, 456 00:19:43,064 --> 00:19:45,826 anyone have a testimony to share? 457 00:19:45,826 --> 00:19:47,837 I'm looking at the remotes; I'm not seeing 458 00:19:47,837 --> 00:19:49,596 a hand, but I see Puia's hand. 459 00:19:49,596 --> 00:19:51,076 Puia, tell us a time when you 460 00:19:51,076 --> 00:19:53,100 had to learn, this idea 461 00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:55,413 is not just waiting around, right, 462 00:19:55,413 --> 00:19:58,133 but being attentive to God, 463 00:19:58,133 --> 00:20:00,399 asking Him to direct your steps. 464 00:20:00,399 --> 00:20:02,604 (Puia) I would say it's a constant lesson 465 00:20:02,604 --> 00:20:04,881 that God is still teaching me every day, 466 00:20:04,881 --> 00:20:07,631 to wait on Him because we live 467 00:20:07,631 --> 00:20:09,395 in a day and age where we want 468 00:20:09,395 --> 00:20:11,243 everything right away, right? 469 00:20:11,243 --> 00:20:12,833 We go through fast food, 470 00:20:12,833 --> 00:20:15,207 we want a fast internet speed, 471 00:20:15,207 --> 00:20:17,644 and it's hard to wait on getting results 472 00:20:17,644 --> 00:20:19,243 when you go through a test, 473 00:20:19,243 --> 00:20:22,241 or when you go through an examination. 474 00:20:22,241 --> 00:20:24,341 But looking at the Scripture, there is 475 00:20:24,341 --> 00:20:27,456 so much wisdom in learning to be patient, 476 00:20:27,456 --> 00:20:28,612 learning to wait on God, 477 00:20:28,612 --> 00:20:30,384 especially in the context 478 00:20:30,384 --> 00:20:32,855 of Psalm 37 we read earlier, 479 00:20:32,855 --> 00:20:35,259 in the face of evildoers, in the face 480 00:20:35,259 --> 00:20:38,311 of so much suffering in this world. 481 00:20:38,311 --> 00:20:40,650 I believe the lesson that God 482 00:20:40,650 --> 00:20:44,180 is teaching me is to trust that there is 483 00:20:44,180 --> 00:20:47,443 a timing that God will step in. 484 00:20:47,443 --> 00:20:50,945 (Derek) Yes. Tendi, a time 485 00:20:50,945 --> 00:20:54,416 when you had to learn to wait on the Lord. 486 00:20:54,416 --> 00:20:57,566 (Tendi) Yes, I had to learn to wait 487 00:20:57,566 --> 00:21:00,613 on the Lord in the context of marriage. 488 00:21:00,613 --> 00:21:05,315 I waited 14 years to get married. 489 00:21:05,315 --> 00:21:06,445 (Derek) Fourteen years. 490 00:21:06,445 --> 00:21:08,807 (Tendi) Yes, I had been studying 491 00:21:08,807 --> 00:21:10,891 courtship and marriage, the way 492 00:21:10,891 --> 00:21:12,760 God wants it to be, 493 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,975 and it was exhausting, the wait. 494 00:21:15,975 --> 00:21:17,198 There was a lot of prayer 495 00:21:17,198 --> 00:21:18,553 that went into it, 496 00:21:18,553 --> 00:21:21,842 but the moment, on the fourteenth year, 497 00:21:21,842 --> 00:21:24,359 I gave God my heart, and I asked Him 498 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:28,600 to find me a husband, so He did that 499 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:32,574 at the fourteenth year. 500 00:21:32,574 --> 00:21:33,993 (Derek) So, I don't know when 501 00:21:33,993 --> 00:21:35,523 the first year was; I'm guessing 502 00:21:35,523 --> 00:21:37,149 the first year of the fourteen was 503 00:21:37,149 --> 00:21:39,599 when you felt like you wanted 504 00:21:39,599 --> 00:21:41,340 a life companion who would 505 00:21:41,340 --> 00:21:42,425 love you and love God. 506 00:21:42,425 --> 00:21:45,390 So, kind of, "I'm ready for that," 507 00:21:45,390 --> 00:21:48,191 and you waited 14 years because you 508 00:21:48,191 --> 00:21:51,384 didn't want to just marry any man that walked by. 509 00:21:51,384 --> 00:21:52,406 (Tendi) That's right. 510 00:21:52,406 --> 00:21:53,689 (Derek) You wanted to wait 511 00:21:53,689 --> 00:21:55,574 for the person God had in mind for you. 512 00:21:55,574 --> 00:21:56,678 (Tendi) God's choice... 513 00:21:56,678 --> 00:21:58,231 (Derek) We're going to get a lot 514 00:21:58,231 --> 00:22:00,357 of emails about that, because someone 515 00:22:00,357 --> 00:22:03,050 might write, maybe you'll write and say, 516 00:22:03,050 --> 00:22:06,671 "Pastor Derek, I wish I had done that. 517 00:22:06,671 --> 00:22:09,618 I wish I had waited on the Lord 518 00:22:09,618 --> 00:22:10,730 and let Him lead." 519 00:22:10,730 --> 00:22:12,383 That's very practical, Tendi. 520 00:22:12,383 --> 00:22:13,299 Thanks for sharing. 521 00:22:13,299 --> 00:22:17,500 Travis, waiting, a time when God 522 00:22:17,500 --> 00:22:19,846 maybe taught you what it means 523 00:22:19,846 --> 00:22:22,477 to wait on the Lord. 524 00:22:22,477 --> 00:22:25,271 (Travis) Derek, that's exactly what comes 525 00:22:25,271 --> 00:22:27,177 to my mind, is that was 526 00:22:27,177 --> 00:22:28,444 a lesson that I learned. 527 00:22:28,444 --> 00:22:30,291 And many have heard, and I'm not going 528 00:22:30,291 --> 00:22:31,886 to tell the story again right now 529 00:22:31,886 --> 00:22:33,601 of the cell phone call, you know, 530 00:22:33,601 --> 00:22:35,520 you and I had been involved in 531 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:40,538 when God miraculously dialed a phone. 532 00:22:40,538 --> 00:22:42,437 But what I did learn from that 533 00:22:42,437 --> 00:22:43,625 was, I was on fire. 534 00:22:43,625 --> 00:22:45,569 I had just learned about God's goodness, 535 00:22:45,569 --> 00:22:46,679 and I just wanted to go 536 00:22:46,679 --> 00:22:48,819 and do these things, 537 00:22:48,819 --> 00:22:52,410 and I fell flat on my face, kind of, 538 00:22:52,410 --> 00:22:53,914 in a sense, spiritually. 539 00:22:53,914 --> 00:22:57,369 And I realized, now looking back, 540 00:22:57,369 --> 00:22:59,435 that God knew that I had 541 00:22:59,435 --> 00:23:01,062 some things personally that needed 542 00:23:01,062 --> 00:23:02,667 to be taken care of, 543 00:23:02,667 --> 00:23:06,020 that I wasn't ready to get involved, 544 00:23:06,020 --> 00:23:07,461 at least to the point where I 545 00:23:07,461 --> 00:23:09,165 wanted to be involved. 546 00:23:09,165 --> 00:23:11,528 And I had some life lessons to learn. 547 00:23:11,528 --> 00:23:14,372 And through a series of events, 548 00:23:14,372 --> 00:23:19,051 He taught me that it's all in His timing; 549 00:23:19,051 --> 00:23:20,231 it's not in my timing. 550 00:23:20,231 --> 00:23:23,697 Even though I desired to just go, 551 00:23:23,697 --> 00:23:26,262 He was saying, "Wait, I have 552 00:23:26,262 --> 00:23:28,320 to get you ready," and that was 553 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:30,599 really an important lesson for me. 554 00:23:30,599 --> 00:23:32,420 (Derek) Powerful. Stephanie, I'm going 555 00:23:32,420 --> 00:23:35,676 to ask you to go with us to Psalm 131, 556 00:23:35,676 --> 00:23:37,192 because one of the things 557 00:23:37,192 --> 00:23:39,461 that we need to learn 558 00:23:39,461 --> 00:23:43,090 is to be at peace while we wait. 559 00:23:43,090 --> 00:23:47,003 Yeah, we may wait 18 years like Jesus did, 560 00:23:47,003 --> 00:23:50,903 from 12 to 30, 14 years like Tendi did 561 00:23:50,903 --> 00:23:52,978 in her testimony. 562 00:23:52,978 --> 00:23:54,563 Someone might say, "Pastor Derek, 563 00:23:54,563 --> 00:23:57,568 I've waiting half my lifetime." 564 00:23:57,568 --> 00:23:59,095 How do we learn to be at peace? 565 00:23:59,095 --> 00:24:01,732 What insight do we get from the psalmist 566 00:24:01,732 --> 00:24:05,111 in Psalm 131, verses 1 to 3? 567 00:24:05,111 --> 00:24:06,585 (Stephanie) And I'll be reading 568 00:24:06,585 --> 00:24:08,240 from the New King James Version: 569 00:24:37,052 --> 00:24:38,940 (Derek) Alright, I'm going to ask Nancy 570 00:24:38,940 --> 00:24:40,250 a question because I've met 571 00:24:40,250 --> 00:24:41,787 some of your beautiful children. 572 00:24:41,787 --> 00:24:43,251 So, what's the difference 573 00:24:43,251 --> 00:24:45,139 between a nursing child 574 00:24:45,139 --> 00:24:47,796 and a weaned child, first? 575 00:24:47,796 --> 00:24:52,696 And then, when a weaned child comes, 576 00:24:52,696 --> 00:24:55,657 what is that saying, and what can we learn 577 00:24:55,657 --> 00:24:58,825 from that about waiting on the Lord? 578 00:24:58,825 --> 00:25:01,353 (Nancy) Yeah, well, I had three boys, 579 00:25:01,353 --> 00:25:03,211 and I remember the process 580 00:25:03,211 --> 00:25:05,713 of them becoming weaned. 581 00:25:05,713 --> 00:25:07,976 And I think what it's talking about here 582 00:25:07,976 --> 00:25:12,148 is that you're going to trust that, well, 583 00:25:12,148 --> 00:25:14,780 I'll say the child at some point 584 00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:17,228 is no longer nursing, and they decide 585 00:25:17,228 --> 00:25:19,182 that they're going to trust 586 00:25:19,182 --> 00:25:21,143 that their mother will provide them 587 00:25:21,143 --> 00:25:23,555 with the food that they need in the way 588 00:25:23,555 --> 00:25:25,945 that she's going to do it. 589 00:25:25,945 --> 00:25:29,234 And they're okay with it, 590 00:25:29,234 --> 00:25:31,475 and they feel at peace with that. 591 00:25:31,475 --> 00:25:34,055 And so, that's what God wants us to do, 592 00:25:34,055 --> 00:25:35,536 is to trust that He's going 593 00:25:35,536 --> 00:25:38,143 to provide for us at the time 594 00:25:38,143 --> 00:25:39,662 He's going to provide for us. 595 00:25:39,662 --> 00:25:41,719 (Derek) So even though when that little one, 596 00:25:41,719 --> 00:25:43,671 depending on how old they are 597 00:25:43,671 --> 00:25:47,707 when they stop nursing, is now weaned, 598 00:25:47,707 --> 00:25:49,221 did any of your boys still come 599 00:25:49,221 --> 00:25:50,642 and snuggle with momma? 600 00:25:50,642 --> 00:25:51,762 (Nancy) Of course, yes. 601 00:25:51,762 --> 00:25:53,264 (Derek) Right, what's happening 602 00:25:53,264 --> 00:25:54,768 at that moment, would you say, 603 00:25:54,768 --> 00:25:56,341 and what could we learn from that 604 00:25:56,341 --> 00:25:59,686 about this attitude of resting 605 00:25:59,686 --> 00:26:02,632 or waiting at peace in the Lord? 606 00:26:02,632 --> 00:26:04,480 (Nancy) Well, because they know 607 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,541 that you still love them, and they 608 00:26:06,541 --> 00:26:10,148 still feel security and peace 609 00:26:10,148 --> 00:26:13,741 in just snuggling with you. 610 00:26:13,741 --> 00:26:16,067 But they're growing, and so they are 611 00:26:16,067 --> 00:26:18,475 no longer going to be nursed by you. 612 00:26:18,475 --> 00:26:19,715 You're going to feed them 613 00:26:19,715 --> 00:26:21,017 in a different way, but you 614 00:26:21,017 --> 00:26:27,048 still love them and provide for them. 615 00:26:27,048 --> 00:26:29,952 (Derek) So, Heide, I know you've got 616 00:26:29,952 --> 00:26:32,140 a couple of...they're not little anymore, 617 00:26:32,140 --> 00:26:33,297 are they, Heide? 618 00:26:33,297 --> 00:26:36,934 But when one of your children comes 619 00:26:36,934 --> 00:26:40,014 just to spend time with you, are they 620 00:26:40,014 --> 00:26:42,098 stressed out that you might not feed them 621 00:26:42,098 --> 00:26:43,816 for the next week? 622 00:26:43,816 --> 00:26:46,481 I mean, are they really anxious that they 623 00:26:46,481 --> 00:26:50,912 might be evicted from their bedroom? 624 00:26:50,912 --> 00:26:52,217 (Heide) No, not at all. 625 00:26:52,217 --> 00:26:53,606 As a matter of fact, they say 626 00:26:53,606 --> 00:26:55,707 that when a mother nurses a child, 627 00:26:55,707 --> 00:26:58,512 it releases a hormone 628 00:26:58,512 --> 00:27:01,623 that bonds them for life. 629 00:27:01,623 --> 00:27:04,754 And in the same way, I think God, 630 00:27:04,754 --> 00:27:07,499 when we come to Him, and we cast 631 00:27:07,499 --> 00:27:09,126 our cares upon Him, and we learn 632 00:27:09,126 --> 00:27:11,345 to fully surrender to Him, I think 633 00:27:11,345 --> 00:27:14,799 it bonds us in this way that you come now. 634 00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:17,229 And like you said, Nancy's boys 635 00:27:17,229 --> 00:27:18,992 will still come to her lap, 636 00:27:18,992 --> 00:27:20,822 and my children will come to my lap, 637 00:27:20,822 --> 00:27:22,859 and some of the teen members 638 00:27:22,859 --> 00:27:24,663 may not have children, but you have 639 00:27:24,663 --> 00:27:26,407 your mother, and you remember 640 00:27:26,407 --> 00:27:28,526 what it's like to go to your mother's lap. 641 00:27:28,526 --> 00:27:32,156 It's this place of safety, of no fear, 642 00:27:32,156 --> 00:27:34,526 of peace, and that's what God is saying 643 00:27:34,526 --> 00:27:36,059 He wants to have with us, 644 00:27:36,059 --> 00:27:39,555 what He does have already if we come. 645 00:27:39,555 --> 00:27:40,858 (Derek) We want to move on 646 00:27:40,858 --> 00:27:42,801 to another section; we could stay there. 647 00:27:42,801 --> 00:27:44,218 By the way, I don't want dads 648 00:27:44,218 --> 00:27:46,073 to feel left out either, because I know 649 00:27:46,073 --> 00:27:47,706 that a weaned child can come 650 00:27:47,706 --> 00:27:49,817 and snuggle with dad, too right? 651 00:27:49,817 --> 00:27:51,894 And, Pedro, I know you have 652 00:27:51,894 --> 00:27:54,693 a beautiful little girl, Bianca; she knows 653 00:27:54,693 --> 00:27:58,389 she's safe to come and rest, 654 00:27:58,389 --> 00:28:01,138 and at the right time, papa 655 00:28:01,138 --> 00:28:03,589 will provide for her, right? 656 00:28:03,589 --> 00:28:05,663 But there is, as we continue our study 657 00:28:05,663 --> 00:28:07,679 about Waiting on the Lord, there is 658 00:28:07,679 --> 00:28:12,117 the idea of working while we wait. 659 00:28:12,117 --> 00:28:14,440 So it's not waiting around 660 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,906 in idleness, right? 661 00:28:16,906 --> 00:28:20,594 It's not waiting around in inactivity. 662 00:28:20,594 --> 00:28:23,060 It's that waiting in the Lord, 663 00:28:23,060 --> 00:28:26,041 resting in Him, yes, you know, 664 00:28:26,041 --> 00:28:27,239 the beautiful image 665 00:28:27,239 --> 00:28:29,154 of resting in His arms. 666 00:28:29,154 --> 00:28:30,947 That's so beautiful, isn't it? 667 00:28:30,947 --> 00:28:32,791 But, Puia, could you read for us 668 00:28:32,791 --> 00:28:37,072 Psalm 126, verses 5 and 6? 669 00:28:37,072 --> 00:28:38,200 And then we'll go 670 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,426 to the teaching of Jesus. 671 00:28:39,426 --> 00:28:42,798 What is the special mission 672 00:28:42,798 --> 00:28:45,093 that God gives to all of His children 673 00:28:45,093 --> 00:28:48,172 while we learn to wait upon the Lord? 674 00:28:48,172 --> 00:28:49,467 (Puia) Yes, I'll be reading 675 00:28:49,467 --> 00:28:51,016 from the New King James Version, 676 00:28:51,016 --> 00:28:54,762 Psalm 126, verses 5 and 6: 677 00:29:09,980 --> 00:29:10,986 (Derek) So, put that 678 00:29:10,986 --> 00:29:14,555 into, kind of, practical language for us, Puia. 679 00:29:14,555 --> 00:29:17,688 What does God want us to be doing 680 00:29:17,688 --> 00:29:19,679 while we're learning to rest in Him, 681 00:29:19,679 --> 00:29:21,993 to wait on the Lord, to, in all our ways, 682 00:29:21,993 --> 00:29:23,911 let Him direct our path? 683 00:29:23,911 --> 00:29:25,434 (Puia) I believe when it talks 684 00:29:25,434 --> 00:29:27,485 about sowing, that's sharing 685 00:29:27,485 --> 00:29:29,145 the good news of Jesus, 686 00:29:29,145 --> 00:29:31,866 planting seeds in the hearts of people, 687 00:29:31,866 --> 00:29:33,572 while we wait for that hope 688 00:29:33,572 --> 00:29:36,230 of the soon return of Jesus, 689 00:29:36,230 --> 00:29:37,224 to be in the work 690 00:29:37,224 --> 00:29:38,554 of sharing the good news. 691 00:29:38,554 --> 00:29:40,092 (Derek) Alright, we know waiting 692 00:29:40,092 --> 00:29:42,964 on the Lord is not inactivity. 693 00:29:42,964 --> 00:29:45,935 It involves action, right? 694 00:29:45,935 --> 00:29:49,475 So, Puia has said, well, it's 695 00:29:49,475 --> 00:29:52,201 the precious seed that we're sowing 696 00:29:52,201 --> 00:29:54,183 with the promise, what? 697 00:29:54,183 --> 00:29:55,554 What does it say, Heide? 698 00:29:55,554 --> 00:29:57,696 The promise that we'll come again 699 00:29:57,696 --> 00:30:00,403 with what kind of attitude? 700 00:30:00,403 --> 00:30:01,670 In verse 6, I don't know 701 00:30:01,670 --> 00:30:03,539 how that is in your Bible. 702 00:30:03,539 --> 00:30:05,276 We'll "come again..."? 703 00:30:05,276 --> 00:30:09,498 "...with rejoicing, bringing our sheaves." 704 00:30:09,498 --> 00:30:10,599 (Heide) I was thinking 705 00:30:10,599 --> 00:30:11,864 of what you say at the end 706 00:30:11,864 --> 00:30:13,493 of each Hope Sabbath School lesson 707 00:30:13,493 --> 00:30:14,587 where you say, 708 00:30:14,587 --> 00:30:16,207 "Don't just keep it to yourselves; 709 00:30:16,207 --> 00:30:19,089 go out and be a blessing to others." 710 00:30:19,089 --> 00:30:21,916 So, that's what I hear here. 711 00:30:21,916 --> 00:30:24,757 You have been blessed; now, literally, 712 00:30:24,757 --> 00:30:26,530 go and share that same thing 713 00:30:26,530 --> 00:30:29,982 so that others can also be blessed. 714 00:30:29,982 --> 00:30:31,327 (Derek) You know, Jesus uses 715 00:30:31,327 --> 00:30:34,384 that same metaphor of the harvest 716 00:30:34,384 --> 00:30:36,123 when He's speaking to His followers. 717 00:30:36,123 --> 00:30:37,757 And, Lilica, could you find 718 00:30:37,757 --> 00:30:44,976 Matthew for us, chapter 9 and verse 37? 719 00:30:44,976 --> 00:30:46,777 And let's see the instruction. 720 00:30:46,777 --> 00:30:48,243 You might say, "Well, that was 721 00:30:48,243 --> 00:30:50,198 just the 12," but He actually gave 722 00:30:50,198 --> 00:30:53,685 the same direction to the 70 who represent 723 00:30:53,685 --> 00:30:57,630 all of the children of Noah, actually. 724 00:30:57,630 --> 00:31:00,040 What instruction does Jesus give 725 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,855 in Matthew 9 and verse 37? 726 00:31:03,855 --> 00:31:05,044 (Lilica) I'll be reading 727 00:31:05,044 --> 00:31:06,879 from the New King James Version, 728 00:31:06,879 --> 00:31:09,103 Matthew 9, verse 37: 729 00:31:17,799 --> 00:31:19,398 (Derek) And would you read on now 730 00:31:19,398 --> 00:31:20,709 in verse 38 for us? 731 00:31:20,709 --> 00:31:21,709 (Lilica) Of course: 732 00:31:28,362 --> 00:31:29,747 (Derek) Okay so, back, Puia, 733 00:31:29,747 --> 00:31:32,098 to your comment earlier, 734 00:31:32,098 --> 00:31:34,097 if the harvest is great, 735 00:31:34,097 --> 00:31:35,446 what does that mean? 736 00:31:35,446 --> 00:31:38,121 We've got Psalm 126, you read, 737 00:31:38,121 --> 00:31:39,007 what does it mean 738 00:31:39,007 --> 00:31:40,483 that the harvest is great? 739 00:31:40,483 --> 00:31:42,026 (Puia) There are a lot of people 740 00:31:42,026 --> 00:31:43,965 who are waiting to hear the gospel, 741 00:31:43,965 --> 00:31:45,262 the good news of Jesus. 742 00:31:45,262 --> 00:31:47,519 (Derek) Okay, they're waiting to hear, 743 00:31:47,519 --> 00:31:50,113 but the challenge, Travis, 744 00:31:50,113 --> 00:31:52,675 the challenge is that the laborers 745 00:31:52,675 --> 00:31:56,170 are few, and why is that? 746 00:31:56,170 --> 00:31:59,647 If we're not supposed to sit around idly - 747 00:31:59,647 --> 00:32:01,389 you know, some people, it looks like 748 00:32:01,389 --> 00:32:03,406 they're just trying to stay out of trouble 749 00:32:03,406 --> 00:32:05,204 until Jesus comes, 750 00:32:05,204 --> 00:32:06,859 but actually that's the best way 751 00:32:06,859 --> 00:32:09,046 to get into trouble, isn't it? 752 00:32:09,046 --> 00:32:11,188 You've told me in your testimony, "If you 753 00:32:11,188 --> 00:32:13,791 want to see God work in miraculous ways, 754 00:32:13,791 --> 00:32:15,758 get involved in His work," right? 755 00:32:15,758 --> 00:32:17,158 Get involved in mission. 756 00:32:17,158 --> 00:32:20,329 Why are the laborers few, Travis? 757 00:32:20,329 --> 00:32:22,941 (Travis) You know, Derek, I think, 758 00:32:22,941 --> 00:32:24,829 and I don't want to speak for everybody 759 00:32:24,829 --> 00:32:28,286 or try to point out anyone's issues, but I 760 00:32:28,286 --> 00:32:30,966 believe that we've become distracted. 761 00:32:30,966 --> 00:32:33,359 I think it's interesting, in John, 762 00:32:33,359 --> 00:32:35,556 chapter 4, Jesus says something similar. 763 00:32:35,556 --> 00:32:38,269 He says, "You say there are four months 764 00:32:38,269 --> 00:32:41,155 and then come the harvest, but I tell you, 765 00:32:41,155 --> 00:32:43,136 lift up your eyes and look 766 00:32:43,136 --> 00:32:45,953 because the fields are already white 767 00:32:45,953 --> 00:32:47,094 for the harvest." 768 00:32:47,094 --> 00:32:50,686 I think the instruction of Jesus 769 00:32:50,686 --> 00:32:52,347 is to look because He was using 770 00:32:52,347 --> 00:32:54,026 the fields, and it generally takes 771 00:32:54,026 --> 00:32:55,300 about three to four months 772 00:32:55,300 --> 00:32:56,325 for any crop to grow, 773 00:32:56,325 --> 00:32:58,045 whether it's beans or corn. 774 00:32:58,045 --> 00:33:00,518 And so, when the disciples looked out 775 00:33:00,518 --> 00:33:02,112 over the field, they're like, 776 00:33:02,112 --> 00:33:04,468 "Actually, we're just planting. 777 00:33:04,468 --> 00:33:05,819 There's nothing to harvest." 778 00:33:05,819 --> 00:33:07,587 But Jesus is saying to them, 779 00:33:07,587 --> 00:33:10,043 "It may not look like there's a harvest, 780 00:33:10,043 --> 00:33:11,618 but there's a harvest." 781 00:33:11,618 --> 00:33:13,353 So maybe some of the problem 782 00:33:13,353 --> 00:33:15,745 is we don't even think there's a harvest 783 00:33:15,745 --> 00:33:17,879 in the area, but Jesus says there is. 784 00:33:17,879 --> 00:33:20,465 We need to be intentional about looking 785 00:33:20,465 --> 00:33:24,495 and praying for that harvest opportunity. 786 00:33:24,495 --> 00:33:25,757 (Derek) Thank you, Travis. 787 00:33:25,757 --> 00:33:27,326 You used the word "distraction." 788 00:33:27,326 --> 00:33:29,331 John, I'm going to ask you to read for us 789 00:33:29,331 --> 00:33:31,653 the passage that Travis alluded to 790 00:33:31,653 --> 00:33:33,286 in John, chapter 4, 791 00:33:33,286 --> 00:33:35,470 beginning with verse 34. 792 00:33:35,470 --> 00:33:37,949 It's a beautiful passage about Jesus 793 00:33:37,949 --> 00:33:39,495 interacting with someone 794 00:33:39,495 --> 00:33:40,958 that His disciples don't 795 00:33:40,958 --> 00:33:43,412 even want to talk to, 796 00:33:43,412 --> 00:33:45,546 but God is going to use this woman 797 00:33:45,546 --> 00:33:49,338 at the well to impact a whole city. 798 00:33:49,338 --> 00:33:52,130 But let's look at what Jesus said. 799 00:33:52,130 --> 00:33:53,410 Travis alluded to it 800 00:33:53,410 --> 00:33:55,995 in his earlier comment. 801 00:33:55,995 --> 00:33:58,402 (John) John, chapter 4, verses 34 to 38, 802 00:33:58,402 --> 00:34:01,250 from the English Standard Version, it says: 803 00:34:44,737 --> 00:34:46,999 (Derek) What is the outcome, Pedro, 804 00:34:46,999 --> 00:34:48,640 when we join the Lord 805 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:50,285 of the harvest in this work? 806 00:34:50,285 --> 00:34:52,393 We're not just waiting around, right? 807 00:34:52,393 --> 00:34:55,841 Fully surrendered to Him, enjoying 808 00:34:55,841 --> 00:34:58,256 the beauty of His presence, right, 809 00:34:58,256 --> 00:35:01,173 like a weaned child with its parent, 810 00:35:01,173 --> 00:35:03,813 but what do we experience when we join 811 00:35:03,813 --> 00:35:05,116 the Lord of the harvest...? 812 00:35:05,116 --> 00:35:06,993 (Pedro) Joy, I went back to the Psalms. 813 00:35:06,993 --> 00:35:08,433 We experience joy in the Lord. 814 00:35:08,433 --> 00:35:09,859 It is the most amazing thing 815 00:35:09,859 --> 00:35:11,375 to see someone accepting 816 00:35:11,375 --> 00:35:13,166 Jesus in their life. 817 00:35:13,166 --> 00:35:14,695 And I can share, for myself, 818 00:35:14,695 --> 00:35:17,911 I'm addicted to Bible studies... 819 00:35:17,911 --> 00:35:19,751 (Derek) Not just your own Bible study, 820 00:35:19,751 --> 00:35:21,864 you're saying, but sharing with others? 821 00:35:21,864 --> 00:35:23,298 (Pedro) Studying with someone. 822 00:35:23,298 --> 00:35:26,603 I tell people, I don't give Bible studies, I study the Bible with them 823 00:35:26,603 --> 00:35:28,183 because there is something always 824 00:35:28,183 --> 00:35:30,191 for me there that God is convicting me of 825 00:35:30,191 --> 00:35:31,953 because I'm still growing in Christ. 826 00:35:31,953 --> 00:35:33,590 But looking into this aspect here, 827 00:35:33,590 --> 00:35:35,407 many people say, "The Bible says that, 828 00:35:35,407 --> 00:35:36,826 but why is it not happening?" 829 00:35:36,826 --> 00:35:38,836 And I have a little garden in my backyard, 830 00:35:38,836 --> 00:35:40,825 and with some plants I have to use 831 00:35:40,825 --> 00:35:42,630 a little cutter to make sure I get 832 00:35:42,630 --> 00:35:45,508 the vegetables out of it. 833 00:35:45,508 --> 00:35:47,518 And the other ones I have to use my hand. 834 00:35:47,518 --> 00:35:50,135 Maybe we need to ask God, "Can You use me 835 00:35:50,135 --> 00:35:52,073 as the right tool?" or make ourselves 836 00:35:52,073 --> 00:35:54,256 available to be the right tool, 837 00:35:54,256 --> 00:35:56,248 because we always want to do the same way 838 00:35:56,248 --> 00:35:58,015 for different people. 839 00:35:58,015 --> 00:35:59,029 He says no; God says, 840 00:35:59,029 --> 00:36:00,874 "Let Me work through you." 841 00:36:00,874 --> 00:36:02,042 There are different ways 842 00:36:02,042 --> 00:36:03,489 that we can [share] Christ, 843 00:36:03,489 --> 00:36:05,212 but the best way is Christ's method. 844 00:36:05,212 --> 00:36:07,032 (Derek) So, I'm going to pause and ask 845 00:36:07,032 --> 00:36:08,321 if there's someone that has 846 00:36:08,321 --> 00:36:11,405 a joyful testimony of joining the Lord 847 00:36:11,405 --> 00:36:13,488 in His harvest work. 848 00:36:13,488 --> 00:36:15,513 And we're not all going to hold 849 00:36:15,513 --> 00:36:17,292 a big series of meetings, right? 850 00:36:17,292 --> 00:36:18,956 There are lots of ways that we 851 00:36:18,956 --> 00:36:22,250 can share the love of God with someone. 852 00:36:22,250 --> 00:36:26,229 John, tell us a time you experienced joy, 853 00:36:26,229 --> 00:36:29,049 not just waiting around, right, 854 00:36:29,049 --> 00:36:30,656 but waiting on the Lord 855 00:36:30,656 --> 00:36:33,809 and working while you wait. 856 00:36:33,809 --> 00:36:34,920 (John) There was a lady 857 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:36,953 who grew up in the church, but left 858 00:36:36,953 --> 00:36:39,120 the church during the teenage years 859 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:40,936 and went through some difficult times 860 00:36:40,936 --> 00:36:42,246 because of an accident. 861 00:36:42,246 --> 00:36:43,774 But she was shopping at Giant's, 862 00:36:43,774 --> 00:36:46,167 and she came across the church that was 863 00:36:46,167 --> 00:36:48,640 right next to the shopping complex, 864 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,319 and she walked into the church. 865 00:36:50,319 --> 00:36:52,212 And so, long story short, 866 00:36:52,212 --> 00:36:54,953 I introduced myself to her; a friend and I 867 00:36:54,953 --> 00:36:56,370 began studying with her, 868 00:36:56,370 --> 00:36:58,627 and she eventually got baptized. 869 00:36:58,627 --> 00:36:59,980 And then I will never forget 870 00:36:59,980 --> 00:37:01,270 what she told me on the day 871 00:37:01,270 --> 00:37:02,707 she was baptized. 872 00:37:02,707 --> 00:37:05,201 She said, "I am here because of you." 873 00:37:05,201 --> 00:37:06,953 Of course, it was the Holy Spirit... 874 00:37:06,953 --> 00:37:08,863 (Derek) But God gives the people, right? 875 00:37:08,863 --> 00:37:11,383 (John) And that was so meaningful to me. 876 00:37:11,383 --> 00:37:12,779 (Derek) And how did you feel? 877 00:37:12,779 --> 00:37:14,622 (John) Joyful. 878 00:37:14,622 --> 00:37:16,342 (Derek) Right. We rejoice. 879 00:37:16,342 --> 00:37:19,250 The sower and the reaper rejoice together. 880 00:37:19,250 --> 00:37:20,180 Puia, can you think 881 00:37:20,180 --> 00:37:22,201 of a joyful experience? 882 00:37:22,201 --> 00:37:24,889 (Puia) Recently we had a revival 883 00:37:24,889 --> 00:37:27,140 camp meeting in Pennsylvania 884 00:37:27,140 --> 00:37:29,973 with a youth group from the church. 885 00:37:29,973 --> 00:37:31,428 And my heart was very burdened 886 00:37:31,428 --> 00:37:33,450 looking at our young people of the church. 887 00:37:33,450 --> 00:37:35,629 Many of them seemed disinterested. 888 00:37:35,629 --> 00:37:37,381 They came just because their parents 889 00:37:37,381 --> 00:37:38,718 asked them to come. 890 00:37:38,718 --> 00:37:40,699 But I asked the Lord, I said, 891 00:37:40,699 --> 00:37:42,347 "God, I cannot bear this burden. 892 00:37:42,347 --> 00:37:44,711 You have to do something here." 893 00:37:44,711 --> 00:37:45,959 And as we labored together 894 00:37:45,959 --> 00:37:48,346 with our other team, the youth leaders, 895 00:37:48,346 --> 00:37:50,240 and as we studied the Bible, 896 00:37:50,240 --> 00:37:53,870 at the end of the meeting, the youth 897 00:37:53,870 --> 00:37:56,154 started sharing their testimonies 898 00:37:56,154 --> 00:37:58,236 and how the messages landed. 899 00:37:58,236 --> 00:37:59,779 One of them came to me and said, 900 00:37:59,779 --> 00:38:01,586 "Pastor, I got what you were 901 00:38:01,586 --> 00:38:03,621 trying to say; thank you 902 00:38:03,621 --> 00:38:04,967 for sharing that with me." 903 00:38:04,967 --> 00:38:07,268 And when you see the lightbulbs 904 00:38:07,268 --> 00:38:09,105 coming into their eyes, and, you know, 905 00:38:09,105 --> 00:38:11,173 you see the wheels turning in their heads 906 00:38:11,173 --> 00:38:12,924 when they're starting to understand, 907 00:38:12,924 --> 00:38:14,699 "Oh, this is how God wants 908 00:38:14,699 --> 00:38:17,126 to reveal Himself to us," there is 909 00:38:17,126 --> 00:38:18,673 no better feeling in the world 910 00:38:18,673 --> 00:38:22,365 than knowing that God is using you 911 00:38:22,365 --> 00:38:24,045 to bring people to Him. 912 00:38:24,045 --> 00:38:25,408 (Derek) So, for those of you 913 00:38:25,408 --> 00:38:27,075 sitting on the front row, Puia was 914 00:38:27,075 --> 00:38:29,168 smiling while he was saying that, right? 915 00:38:29,168 --> 00:38:30,879 Leeah, I want to ask you a question, 916 00:38:30,879 --> 00:38:32,026 then I'll come to Nancy. 917 00:38:32,026 --> 00:38:34,402 Leeah, you've shared in various programs 918 00:38:34,402 --> 00:38:37,761 that you lead worship music, right? 919 00:38:37,761 --> 00:38:41,295 You sing; that's a gift God's given you. 920 00:38:41,295 --> 00:38:44,060 Can you think of a time when you 921 00:38:44,060 --> 00:38:47,216 were working while you wait, so to speak? 922 00:38:47,216 --> 00:38:49,625 You were using your gift, leading music, 923 00:38:49,625 --> 00:38:51,552 and you saw God work, and it 924 00:38:51,552 --> 00:38:54,736 brought joy to your heart? 925 00:38:54,736 --> 00:38:56,896 (Leeah) Yeah, in fact there are 926 00:38:56,896 --> 00:39:00,270 many instances of that. 927 00:39:00,270 --> 00:39:02,383 I was leading worship a few weeks ago, 928 00:39:02,383 --> 00:39:05,925 and it was a song I didn't know very well. 929 00:39:05,925 --> 00:39:07,931 It was a song I wasn't quite confident in, 930 00:39:07,931 --> 00:39:09,594 and I wasn't quite sure that it was 931 00:39:09,594 --> 00:39:13,371 actually resonating with people. 932 00:39:13,371 --> 00:39:15,344 So, I tried my best. 933 00:39:15,344 --> 00:39:16,658 You know, I asked the Lord 934 00:39:16,658 --> 00:39:18,748 to strengthen me, to produce 935 00:39:18,748 --> 00:39:19,835 some sort of message. 936 00:39:19,835 --> 00:39:22,271 And I saw a man in the back of the church, 937 00:39:22,271 --> 00:39:26,296 the only person in the sanctuary 938 00:39:26,296 --> 00:39:28,827 who had his arms raised in worship. 939 00:39:28,827 --> 00:39:30,245 And I was so thankful 940 00:39:30,245 --> 00:39:33,118 that in my moment of inadequacy, 941 00:39:33,118 --> 00:39:35,561 it seemed to land with someone. 942 00:39:35,561 --> 00:39:36,843 There have been many times 943 00:39:36,843 --> 00:39:38,309 that I have been singing 944 00:39:38,309 --> 00:39:40,920 for different events or whatever, 945 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:44,222 and there is almost a darkness. 946 00:39:44,222 --> 00:39:47,293 It almost seems too hard to do, 947 00:39:47,293 --> 00:39:49,684 like there's a spiritual darkness 948 00:39:49,684 --> 00:39:51,386 that happens, and it almost becomes 949 00:39:51,386 --> 00:39:53,518 physically difficult to sing praises 950 00:39:53,518 --> 00:39:55,524 to the Lord, but God has 951 00:39:55,524 --> 00:39:56,999 always helped me overcome that. 952 00:39:56,999 --> 00:39:58,756 And there are always people that are 953 00:39:58,756 --> 00:40:00,396 blessed through the gift of music, 954 00:40:00,396 --> 00:40:02,052 so I'm grateful for that. 955 00:40:02,052 --> 00:40:03,319 (Derek) So that reminds us 956 00:40:03,319 --> 00:40:04,523 of the Great Controversy. 957 00:40:04,523 --> 00:40:06,197 And by the way, in a previous study 958 00:40:06,197 --> 00:40:07,644 John led, this raising hands 959 00:40:07,644 --> 00:40:09,305 is really worshiping God, 960 00:40:09,305 --> 00:40:10,618 isn't it, honoring God. 961 00:40:10,618 --> 00:40:14,174 And one person in the back, a man, 962 00:40:14,174 --> 00:40:15,283 God was speaking to him 963 00:40:15,283 --> 00:40:17,226 through that music, and, Leeah, I saw 964 00:40:17,226 --> 00:40:19,157 by your smile that you experienced joy. 965 00:40:19,157 --> 00:40:21,968 Oh, excuse me, Nancy first and then Tendi. 966 00:40:21,968 --> 00:40:26,509 (Nancy) So, this has to do with waiting 967 00:40:26,509 --> 00:40:28,802 on the Lord and then also God 968 00:40:28,802 --> 00:40:30,814 turning things around for us. 969 00:40:30,814 --> 00:40:32,540 My husband was building a fence 970 00:40:32,540 --> 00:40:33,909 for around our house. 971 00:40:33,909 --> 00:40:35,624 This was when our kids were younger. 972 00:40:35,624 --> 00:40:37,016 And there was this one piece 973 00:40:37,016 --> 00:40:40,228 that maybe was from that desk to here 974 00:40:40,228 --> 00:40:41,998 that needed to be filled in, 975 00:40:41,998 --> 00:40:43,889 so he had a post there. 976 00:40:43,889 --> 00:40:45,614 He talked to the neighbor because we 977 00:40:45,614 --> 00:40:48,468 wanted to connect to the neighbor's fence, 978 00:40:48,468 --> 00:40:50,078 and we just needed to connect 979 00:40:50,078 --> 00:40:51,414 from our post to theirs, 980 00:40:51,414 --> 00:40:52,397 and then we're done 981 00:40:52,397 --> 00:40:54,187 because my kids wanted to have a dog. 982 00:40:54,187 --> 00:40:56,272 So, my husband went 983 00:40:56,272 --> 00:40:57,589 and talked to the neighbor, 984 00:40:57,589 --> 00:40:59,491 and he said, "Sure, no problem." 985 00:40:59,491 --> 00:41:01,512 Unbeknownst to us, his wife 986 00:41:01,512 --> 00:41:03,221 didn't want that to happen, 987 00:41:03,221 --> 00:41:07,572 and so we couldn't finish. 988 00:41:07,572 --> 00:41:12,154 So eventually we started praying about it, 989 00:41:12,154 --> 00:41:14,082 and so we just, like, every day 990 00:41:14,082 --> 00:41:15,791 we're going to pray about it. 991 00:41:15,791 --> 00:41:18,615 And so, my husband was praying, 992 00:41:18,615 --> 00:41:20,113 "Oh, please change the heart 993 00:41:20,113 --> 00:41:22,730 of our neighbor's wife; 994 00:41:22,730 --> 00:41:25,672 it's for our kids..." 995 00:41:25,672 --> 00:41:28,893 And I even went over there 996 00:41:28,893 --> 00:41:30,183 and talked to her, and, no, 997 00:41:30,183 --> 00:41:31,283 she wasn't having it. 998 00:41:31,283 --> 00:41:33,075 And I'm like, "What is the problem?" 999 00:41:33,075 --> 00:41:34,568 We kept praying and praying. 1000 00:41:34,568 --> 00:41:37,425 And then, as I went over and talked 1001 00:41:37,425 --> 00:41:39,481 to her again, I realized, 1002 00:41:39,481 --> 00:41:42,134 "Oh, they have needs; let's pray." 1003 00:41:42,134 --> 00:41:43,184 So, it changed us, 1004 00:41:43,184 --> 00:41:44,551 then we started praying 1005 00:41:44,551 --> 00:41:46,985 about what needs they had, 1006 00:41:46,985 --> 00:41:48,671 what concerns they had. 1007 00:41:48,671 --> 00:41:51,931 And it totally changed...instead... 1008 00:41:51,931 --> 00:41:53,803 (Derek) So, waiting on the Lord 1009 00:41:53,803 --> 00:41:55,843 to direct your path changed the way 1010 00:41:55,843 --> 00:41:57,743 you were thinking about the situation. 1011 00:41:57,743 --> 00:41:59,058 (Nancy) And then my husband 1012 00:41:59,058 --> 00:42:02,668 starting praying that God 1013 00:42:02,668 --> 00:42:05,818 would bring her to our house to talk 1014 00:42:05,818 --> 00:42:07,710 about the situation, and I'm like, 1015 00:42:07,710 --> 00:42:10,636 "How is He going to answer that?!" 1016 00:42:10,636 --> 00:42:13,664 It happened; she came to our house 1017 00:42:13,664 --> 00:42:17,966 to tell us that it was okay. 1018 00:42:17,966 --> 00:42:19,161 (Derek) So, God is good. 1019 00:42:19,161 --> 00:42:21,081 But He changed the way you thought. 1020 00:42:21,081 --> 00:42:21,791 (Nancy) Yes! 1021 00:42:21,791 --> 00:42:23,349 (Derek) That was very practical. 1022 00:42:23,349 --> 00:42:25,228 I never thought of waiting on the Lord 1023 00:42:25,228 --> 00:42:26,190 and fences and dogs. 1024 00:42:26,190 --> 00:42:28,358 I mean, pretty practical, right, 1025 00:42:28,358 --> 00:42:29,484 about learning to wait. 1026 00:42:29,484 --> 00:42:31,727 Thank you for sharing that. Tendi. 1027 00:42:31,727 --> 00:42:33,429 (Tendi) So, growing up, I was 1028 00:42:33,429 --> 00:42:37,289 a very shy person, and I had a good voice, 1029 00:42:37,289 --> 00:42:42,153 but at my home church I was considered 1030 00:42:42,153 --> 00:42:44,258 one of the background singers. 1031 00:42:44,258 --> 00:42:46,366 When I moved to the U.S., I asked the Lord 1032 00:42:46,366 --> 00:42:48,424 to give me a voice where I could 1033 00:42:48,424 --> 00:42:51,063 minister for Him, but I was still shy. 1034 00:42:51,063 --> 00:42:52,811 The first solo I sang was 1035 00:42:52,811 --> 00:42:55,334 at our wedding (with Scott) 1036 00:42:55,334 --> 00:42:56,887 as my vows to him. 1037 00:42:56,887 --> 00:42:59,618 And ever since then, I have been singing 1038 00:42:59,618 --> 00:43:02,373 in a way that people come to me and say 1039 00:43:02,373 --> 00:43:03,807 they have been touched. 1040 00:43:03,807 --> 00:43:04,887 They have been moved, 1041 00:43:04,887 --> 00:43:06,350 that I should sing more often. 1042 00:43:06,350 --> 00:43:08,097 So, I just want to praise God... 1043 00:43:08,097 --> 00:43:09,705 (Derek) That's courageous to have 1044 00:43:09,705 --> 00:43:11,536 the first solo at your wedding, right? 1045 00:43:11,536 --> 00:43:12,904 Well, we want to move on 1046 00:43:12,904 --> 00:43:15,937 to actually something that's in the title 1047 00:43:15,937 --> 00:43:20,069 of our program, Hope Sabbath School, 1048 00:43:20,069 --> 00:43:23,991 because the Sabbath is a time when we can 1049 00:43:23,991 --> 00:43:26,748 rest in the Lord while we wait. 1050 00:43:26,748 --> 00:43:29,219 And I want to look at two verses 1051 00:43:29,219 --> 00:43:31,143 that may be very familiar to some 1052 00:43:31,143 --> 00:43:32,360 but not to others. 1053 00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:34,815 Jason, if you could read Mark, 1054 00:43:34,815 --> 00:43:37,518 chapter 2, for us, and verse 28. 1055 00:43:37,518 --> 00:43:38,932 Jesus is speaking. 1056 00:43:38,932 --> 00:43:40,389 (Jason) Right, and I'm reading 1057 00:43:40,389 --> 00:43:41,912 from the New King James Version, 1058 00:43:41,912 --> 00:43:42,829 and the Bible says: 1059 00:43:47,548 --> 00:43:49,402 (Derek) Now, someone maybe is watching 1060 00:43:49,402 --> 00:43:50,353 Hope Sabbath School, 1061 00:43:50,353 --> 00:43:52,054 maybe you're watching, and you say, 1062 00:43:52,054 --> 00:43:54,262 "I don't know this Hope Sabbath/Sunday School," 1063 00:43:54,262 --> 00:43:56,264 you know, "I don't know the word Sabbath." 1064 00:43:56,264 --> 00:43:58,578 So, it's like a Sunday School, but Sabbath 1065 00:43:58,578 --> 00:44:00,366 is actually found 1066 00:44:00,366 --> 00:44:01,760 throughout all the Scripture. 1067 00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:03,362 I still remember one gentleman 1068 00:44:03,362 --> 00:44:04,552 who actually came here 1069 00:44:04,552 --> 00:44:06,050 watching Hope Sabbath School, 1070 00:44:06,050 --> 00:44:08,084 and he said, "I started reading the Bible, 1071 00:44:08,084 --> 00:44:09,593 and it's like Sabbath, Sabbath, 1072 00:44:09,593 --> 00:44:12,568 Sabbath, Sabbath, Sabbath," right? 1073 00:44:12,568 --> 00:44:14,865 Where in the commandments 1074 00:44:14,865 --> 00:44:17,982 is this conversation about the Sabbath? 1075 00:44:17,982 --> 00:44:20,410 Heide, can you...There are 1076 00:44:20,410 --> 00:44:21,614 ten commandments, right? 1077 00:44:21,614 --> 00:44:22,857 We know we shouldn't kill, 1078 00:44:22,857 --> 00:44:24,387 we shouldn't steal, 1079 00:44:24,387 --> 00:44:27,199 we shouldn't commit adultery. 1080 00:44:27,199 --> 00:44:28,391 Where is that commandment 1081 00:44:28,391 --> 00:44:30,063 that speaks about the Sabbath, 1082 00:44:30,063 --> 00:44:33,453 and interestingly the first word 1083 00:44:33,453 --> 00:44:35,971 in that commandment is rather significant. 1084 00:44:35,971 --> 00:44:36,852 Would you read...? 1085 00:44:36,852 --> 00:44:38,949 (Heide) So, yeah, absolutely, so it's 1086 00:44:38,949 --> 00:44:40,263 in the fourth commandment. 1087 00:44:40,263 --> 00:44:42,796 And it's kind of like right in the center, 1088 00:44:42,796 --> 00:44:45,291 in the core of the Ten Commandments, 1089 00:44:45,291 --> 00:44:47,872 and I will gladly read it; I'll be reading 1090 00:44:47,872 --> 00:44:49,924 from the New King James Version, 1091 00:44:49,924 --> 00:44:55,477 and it's Exodus 20, verses 8 through 11. 1092 00:44:55,477 --> 00:44:58,277 And the first word, which you asked, is "remember": 1093 00:45:38,769 --> 00:45:40,230 (Derek) Now, some people think 1094 00:45:40,230 --> 00:45:41,491 Sabbath day of rest means 1095 00:45:41,491 --> 00:45:43,113 you sleep all day, but that's not 1096 00:45:43,113 --> 00:45:44,655 what it talks about, right? 1097 00:45:44,655 --> 00:45:46,080 We want to go to worship. 1098 00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:48,382 We rest in the Lord in the worship, 1099 00:45:48,382 --> 00:45:50,838 but Jesus also taught that it's good 1100 00:45:50,838 --> 00:45:53,021 to do good on the Sabbath. 1101 00:45:53,021 --> 00:45:55,107 So, I have a practical question. 1102 00:45:55,107 --> 00:45:56,285 Raise your hand. 1103 00:45:56,285 --> 00:46:00,128 The practical question is, how do I know 1104 00:46:00,128 --> 00:46:03,597 when this work is something 1105 00:46:03,597 --> 00:46:05,316 that should wait for Sunday, Monday, 1106 00:46:05,316 --> 00:46:07,283 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 1107 00:46:07,283 --> 00:46:09,293 or when it's something that would be good 1108 00:46:09,293 --> 00:46:11,183 to do on the Sabbath 1109 00:46:11,183 --> 00:46:13,205 because it's good to do good? 1110 00:46:13,205 --> 00:46:15,373 How do I distinguish, anybody, 1111 00:46:15,373 --> 00:46:19,070 between what should wait for another day 1112 00:46:19,070 --> 00:46:22,330 and what would be good to do 1113 00:46:22,330 --> 00:46:25,043 on the Sabbath? Pedro? 1114 00:46:25,043 --> 00:46:28,003 (Pedro) I look into the principle of the Bible. 1115 00:46:28,003 --> 00:46:31,454 Jesus shows the aspect of need for others, 1116 00:46:31,454 --> 00:46:33,488 you know, if I'm doing anything for others 1117 00:46:33,488 --> 00:46:35,491 on the Sabbath, it's a good rule of saying 1118 00:46:35,491 --> 00:46:37,123 this is good to do on the Sabbath. 1119 00:46:37,123 --> 00:46:38,958 Now, you ask us, can I 1120 00:46:38,958 --> 00:46:40,290 do this in a few days? 1121 00:46:40,290 --> 00:46:41,808 Can I plan ahead on this? 1122 00:46:41,808 --> 00:46:43,841 It says, yes, you should plan things ahead 1123 00:46:43,841 --> 00:46:44,842 so you can spend time 1124 00:46:44,842 --> 00:46:47,004 [worshiping] with others and Scripture 1125 00:46:47,004 --> 00:46:49,050 and spending time with the Lord. 1126 00:46:49,050 --> 00:46:51,276 But if you have an emergency, 1127 00:46:51,276 --> 00:46:53,218 as Jesus comes to the Pharisee and says, 1128 00:46:53,218 --> 00:46:55,057 you know, if you have an [ox] that is 1129 00:46:55,057 --> 00:46:56,469 stuck [in a ditch], would you 1130 00:46:56,469 --> 00:46:57,988 just not do anything? 1131 00:46:57,988 --> 00:46:59,913 And I can share that one time 1132 00:46:59,913 --> 00:47:02,660 I was out at the church, and there was 1133 00:47:02,660 --> 00:47:05,083 this member who had a car problem. 1134 00:47:05,083 --> 00:47:08,136 He forgot his key inside the car running. 1135 00:47:08,136 --> 00:47:11,312 Now, we had to run to get a tool 1136 00:47:11,312 --> 00:47:14,719 to open his door so he could go back home 1137 00:47:14,719 --> 00:47:16,610 and obviously not have the car 1138 00:47:16,610 --> 00:47:18,939 running all day in the parking lot. 1139 00:47:18,939 --> 00:47:20,459 (Derek) So, you would see that, 1140 00:47:20,459 --> 00:47:22,671 like the ox stuck in the ditch. 1141 00:47:22,671 --> 00:47:24,263 Jesus also used that when He 1142 00:47:24,263 --> 00:47:25,613 talked about healing someone 1143 00:47:25,613 --> 00:47:27,297 on the Sabbath, right? 1144 00:47:27,297 --> 00:47:29,083 Because it's good to do...? 1145 00:47:29,083 --> 00:47:30,003 (Derek, Team) Good. 1146 00:47:30,003 --> 00:47:31,638 (Derek) ...on the Sabbath, right, 1147 00:47:31,638 --> 00:47:32,931 so there was a distinction. 1148 00:47:32,931 --> 00:47:35,660 Someone else. Lilica, how do we distinguish? 1149 00:47:35,660 --> 00:47:38,064 There might be a time when God says, 1150 00:47:38,064 --> 00:47:40,910 "Lilica, do it now. Do it today. 1151 00:47:40,910 --> 00:47:42,355 It's Sabbath, but it's good 1152 00:47:42,355 --> 00:47:43,967 to do this good thing." 1153 00:47:43,967 --> 00:47:45,153 (Lilica) Well, the Lord 1154 00:47:45,153 --> 00:47:46,723 does not contradict Himself, 1155 00:47:46,723 --> 00:47:48,989 and He that gave the Law gave 1156 00:47:48,989 --> 00:47:50,809 the principles or ways, 1157 00:47:50,809 --> 00:47:52,739 as we have mentioned. 1158 00:47:52,739 --> 00:47:53,773 He said what to do 1159 00:47:53,773 --> 00:47:55,393 or not do on the Sabbath. 1160 00:47:55,393 --> 00:47:57,193 Of course, it's not everything, 1161 00:47:57,193 --> 00:48:01,506 but we have general principles to follow. 1162 00:48:01,506 --> 00:48:04,027 And in case of doubt, we can 1163 00:48:04,027 --> 00:48:05,764 always go to Him and say, "Lord, 1164 00:48:05,764 --> 00:48:07,469 I want to honor You. 1165 00:48:07,469 --> 00:48:10,033 I really have this desire of honoring You. 1166 00:48:10,033 --> 00:48:11,779 What do You say?" 1167 00:48:11,779 --> 00:48:13,357 (Derek) Alright, so I could ask. 1168 00:48:13,357 --> 00:48:15,855 I came home from church, actually, Pedro, 1169 00:48:15,855 --> 00:48:17,932 and someone next door was sitting 1170 00:48:17,932 --> 00:48:23,033 with the hood of his car 1171 00:48:23,033 --> 00:48:24,696 (we call that a bonnet in England, 1172 00:48:24,696 --> 00:48:27,105 so I had to remember to get it right), 1173 00:48:27,105 --> 00:48:28,531 but the hood of his car open, 1174 00:48:28,531 --> 00:48:29,590 and he was looking in. 1175 00:48:29,590 --> 00:48:31,938 Now, you have to know that most people, 1176 00:48:31,938 --> 00:48:35,551 especially us men, even if we know nothing 1177 00:48:35,551 --> 00:48:37,293 about the engine, we still look 1178 00:48:37,293 --> 00:48:40,581 inside there, hoping we can find some help. 1179 00:48:40,581 --> 00:48:43,210 Well, I just came home from church, 1180 00:48:43,210 --> 00:48:45,245 and he was next door - 1181 00:48:45,245 --> 00:48:47,213 a Christian gentleman - 1182 00:48:47,213 --> 00:48:49,493 next door, he was looking, and I 1183 00:48:49,493 --> 00:48:52,062 went over to him, and I said, 1184 00:48:52,062 --> 00:48:53,536 "Michael, what's the problem?" 1185 00:48:53,536 --> 00:48:58,450 He said, "My battery is dead." 1186 00:48:58,450 --> 00:49:00,628 And I said to him, "Well, I have 1187 00:49:00,628 --> 00:49:03,582 jumper cables right here in my car. 1188 00:49:03,582 --> 00:49:06,643 I'm happy to just hook them up for you." 1189 00:49:06,643 --> 00:49:10,464 And he said, "Oh, I wasn't going to ask 1190 00:49:10,464 --> 00:49:14,810 because I know it's your Sabbath." 1191 00:49:14,810 --> 00:49:16,274 And I said, "Well, Jesus said, 1192 00:49:16,274 --> 00:49:17,440 'It's good to do good.'" 1193 00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:19,423 Now, if he had said, "Would you help me," 1194 00:49:19,423 --> 00:49:20,981 you know, "paint my car," 1195 00:49:20,981 --> 00:49:22,922 or, "do some body work where I 1196 00:49:22,922 --> 00:49:26,131 just dented the side of my car," right, 1197 00:49:26,131 --> 00:49:28,885 but maybe he needed to do something. 1198 00:49:28,885 --> 00:49:31,467 But I like what Lilica said, and that is, 1199 00:49:31,467 --> 00:49:33,169 we can pray and say, "God, 1200 00:49:33,169 --> 00:49:35,224 is this something that I could say, 1201 00:49:35,224 --> 00:49:38,182 'I'll come by on Monday,' 1202 00:49:38,182 --> 00:49:39,043 or is it something 1203 00:49:39,043 --> 00:49:40,700 that I should do today?" 1204 00:49:40,700 --> 00:49:43,330 Did anyone want to share a testimony? 1205 00:49:43,330 --> 00:49:45,346 Because we want to, certainly, rest 1206 00:49:45,346 --> 00:49:47,335 in the Lord on the Sabbath, but we 1207 00:49:47,335 --> 00:49:50,195 also can work while we wait? 1208 00:49:50,195 --> 00:49:52,727 Can you share a time when you were 1209 00:49:52,727 --> 00:49:54,403 resting in the Lord on the Sabbath, 1210 00:49:54,403 --> 00:49:55,825 but you were also involved 1211 00:49:55,825 --> 00:49:59,325 in serving others in a meaningful way? 1212 00:49:59,325 --> 00:50:02,464 Anybody? I want to give an opportunity. 1213 00:50:02,464 --> 00:50:04,962 Heide, I see you waving over there. 1214 00:50:04,962 --> 00:50:07,084 A time that was meaningful to you, 1215 00:50:07,084 --> 00:50:10,505 and you say, "Well, going to church 1216 00:50:10,505 --> 00:50:14,803 is wonderful, singing hymns is wonderful, 1217 00:50:14,803 --> 00:50:17,744 praying is wonderful, but doing good 1218 00:50:17,744 --> 00:50:19,429 in Jesus' name on the Sabbath 1219 00:50:19,429 --> 00:50:22,852 is also wonderful," share your story. 1220 00:50:22,852 --> 00:50:25,317 (Heide) So, I went to a church 1221 00:50:25,317 --> 00:50:28,366 where on one Sabbath of the month 1222 00:50:28,366 --> 00:50:30,013 they would go and they would feed 1223 00:50:30,013 --> 00:50:32,278 the homeless, and that entailed 1224 00:50:32,278 --> 00:50:34,364 a lot of work because we actually went 1225 00:50:34,364 --> 00:50:36,212 to an area that was 1226 00:50:36,212 --> 00:50:38,101 a ways from our church. 1227 00:50:38,101 --> 00:50:40,426 And we had to take tables, chairs. 1228 00:50:40,426 --> 00:50:42,544 We had to preplan the meal 1229 00:50:42,544 --> 00:50:45,181 and prepare the meal and bring 1230 00:50:45,181 --> 00:50:49,082 plates and utensils and all the things. 1231 00:50:49,082 --> 00:50:50,618 But once a month we would go, 1232 00:50:50,618 --> 00:50:51,638 and we would do that, 1233 00:50:51,638 --> 00:50:53,206 and we would talk with them, 1234 00:50:53,206 --> 00:50:55,964 mingle with them while we served the food 1235 00:50:55,964 --> 00:50:56,905 and while they ate. 1236 00:50:56,905 --> 00:50:59,286 And sometimes we would eat with them. 1237 00:50:59,286 --> 00:51:01,889 And that was something that we did 1238 00:51:01,889 --> 00:51:03,454 where I would feel happy 1239 00:51:03,454 --> 00:51:06,226 because I like going to church, and Jesus 1240 00:51:06,226 --> 00:51:08,702 gave that example very clearly, that that's something 1241 00:51:08,702 --> 00:51:10,313 we do on the Sabbath. 1242 00:51:10,313 --> 00:51:13,362 But I also like, you know, to get outside 1243 00:51:13,362 --> 00:51:15,535 of the four walls of the church. 1244 00:51:15,535 --> 00:51:18,816 He called us to go, and I liked that, 1245 00:51:18,816 --> 00:51:21,764 because it was a way that we could go, 1246 00:51:21,764 --> 00:51:25,374 and we could minister to others. 1247 00:51:25,374 --> 00:51:27,793 On another occasion, I remember 1248 00:51:27,793 --> 00:51:31,392 that we went door to door, inviting 1249 00:51:31,392 --> 00:51:33,098 families to a fun event our church 1250 00:51:33,098 --> 00:51:33,986 was going to have, 1251 00:51:33,986 --> 00:51:37,684 but at every house we would also ask, 1252 00:51:37,684 --> 00:51:38,711 "Can we pray for you? 1253 00:51:38,711 --> 00:51:39,913 Is there something we can 1254 00:51:39,913 --> 00:51:40,868 pray about for you?" 1255 00:51:40,868 --> 00:51:42,536 And I was really surprised that all 1256 00:51:42,536 --> 00:51:45,429 these people just started opening up, 1257 00:51:45,429 --> 00:51:47,381 even people you wouldn't have thought 1258 00:51:47,381 --> 00:51:48,394 would have opened up. 1259 00:51:48,394 --> 00:51:50,074 They would be like, "Oh, yes, pray 1260 00:51:50,074 --> 00:51:54,352 for my family," "Pray for my sibling," 1261 00:51:54,352 --> 00:51:55,849 "Pray for my child." 1262 00:51:55,849 --> 00:51:59,848 And I remember feeling just so satisfied 1263 00:51:59,848 --> 00:52:02,434 at the end of that day and that event, 1264 00:52:02,434 --> 00:52:04,639 coming back and having prayed for people. 1265 00:52:04,639 --> 00:52:05,987 (Derek) Beautiful, joy, joy. 1266 00:52:05,987 --> 00:52:07,934 Well, I want to go to our last section 1267 00:52:07,934 --> 00:52:09,998 and a verse, Nancy, I'd like you 1268 00:52:09,998 --> 00:52:14,175 to read for us in Psalm 30 and verse 5, 1269 00:52:14,175 --> 00:52:16,243 because while we're waiting, 1270 00:52:16,243 --> 00:52:18,854 we're also waiting, in some ways, 1271 00:52:18,854 --> 00:52:20,917 in a valley of tears, aren't we? 1272 00:52:20,917 --> 00:52:23,558 We're waiting in a place where there is 1273 00:52:23,558 --> 00:52:24,948 still this great battle 1274 00:52:24,948 --> 00:52:26,380 between good and evil. 1275 00:52:26,380 --> 00:52:30,314 But there is a hopeful word the psalmist gives 1276 00:52:30,314 --> 00:52:33,563 in Psalm 30 and verse 5. 1277 00:52:33,563 --> 00:52:34,479 (Nancy) I'm reading 1278 00:52:34,479 --> 00:52:37,638 from the New American Standard Bible, and it reads: 1279 00:52:45,141 --> 00:52:47,816 (Derek) I like that translation. Lilica? 1280 00:52:47,816 --> 00:52:51,171 (Lilica) So, I have six points that I took 1281 00:52:51,171 --> 00:52:52,157 from these lessons 1282 00:52:52,157 --> 00:52:53,928 that we have been learning, 1283 00:52:53,928 --> 00:52:56,381 that waiting is excruciating. 1284 00:52:56,381 --> 00:52:58,940 It's painful, depending on how much 1285 00:52:58,940 --> 00:53:00,743 you desire that thing. 1286 00:53:00,743 --> 00:53:04,295 And that we have the desire 1287 00:53:04,295 --> 00:53:07,614 of doing things our own way, 1288 00:53:07,614 --> 00:53:10,444 but in the waiting, it's so precious 1289 00:53:10,444 --> 00:53:12,439 because God takes that time to make us 1290 00:53:12,439 --> 00:53:14,979 do self-examination. 1291 00:53:14,979 --> 00:53:16,101 (Derek) While waiting. 1292 00:53:16,101 --> 00:53:18,078 (Lilica) While we're waiting, it's a time 1293 00:53:18,078 --> 00:53:19,829 of self-examination and preparation. 1294 00:53:19,829 --> 00:53:20,908 So, it's so important, 1295 00:53:20,908 --> 00:53:22,399 but we don't want it 1296 00:53:22,399 --> 00:53:24,824 because we want what we want. 1297 00:53:24,824 --> 00:53:27,845 And in that time, as we go to God, 1298 00:53:27,845 --> 00:53:29,621 as a child goes to the mother 1299 00:53:29,621 --> 00:53:34,340 during weaning, it's a time when we learn 1300 00:53:34,340 --> 00:53:35,777 to trust His promises 1301 00:53:35,777 --> 00:53:38,427 and rely on Him to rest on Him 1302 00:53:38,427 --> 00:53:41,722 and have that faithful assurance 1303 00:53:41,722 --> 00:53:44,862 that the One who promised is faithful. 1304 00:53:44,862 --> 00:53:46,362 One day the joy will come. 1305 00:53:46,362 --> 00:53:48,157 (Derek) So, what' Lilica's says here, 1306 00:53:48,157 --> 00:53:50,793 sometimes the waiting can be excruciating, 1307 00:53:50,793 --> 00:53:52,437 but the promise of joy coming 1308 00:53:52,437 --> 00:53:53,971 in the morning, back to the text 1309 00:53:53,971 --> 00:53:55,817 that you just read, is that talking 1310 00:53:55,817 --> 00:53:57,723 about tomorrow morning? 1311 00:53:57,723 --> 00:54:00,598 Is that talking about sometime in the future? 1312 00:54:00,598 --> 00:54:03,514 Or, Puia, is it talking about...Let's say 1313 00:54:03,514 --> 00:54:05,400 you just lost a loved one, 1314 00:54:05,400 --> 00:54:07,007 how does joy come in the morning? 1315 00:54:07,007 --> 00:54:07,732 Is it talking 1316 00:54:07,732 --> 00:54:09,909 about that great resurrection morning? 1317 00:54:09,909 --> 00:54:11,534 What do you think the text 1318 00:54:11,534 --> 00:54:13,032 is referring to here? 1319 00:54:13,032 --> 00:54:15,472 (Puia) I believe in the biblical sense, it's talking 1320 00:54:15,472 --> 00:54:17,985 about that ultimate resurrection morning 1321 00:54:17,985 --> 00:54:20,622 when God is going to re-create everything. 1322 00:54:20,622 --> 00:54:22,544 And in the context of what we 1323 00:54:22,544 --> 00:54:23,967 have been studying, I believe 1324 00:54:23,967 --> 00:54:26,144 waiting on the Lord can be trusting 1325 00:54:26,144 --> 00:54:28,817 in advance what will only make sense 1326 00:54:28,817 --> 00:54:30,294 when we look back 1327 00:54:30,294 --> 00:54:32,118 from that point in the future. 1328 00:54:32,118 --> 00:54:33,727 (Derek) So, Lilica's pointing out 1329 00:54:33,727 --> 00:54:36,802 that that waiting can be very painful, 1330 00:54:36,802 --> 00:54:40,441 excruciating even, but let's talk 1331 00:54:40,441 --> 00:54:42,772 about losing a loved one. 1332 00:54:42,772 --> 00:54:44,472 Someone here, or someone watching, 1333 00:54:44,472 --> 00:54:46,606 you've lost a loved one. 1334 00:54:46,606 --> 00:54:50,168 It's painful, it's excruciating, to use 1335 00:54:50,168 --> 00:54:52,490 the word that Lilica used, 1336 00:54:52,490 --> 00:54:55,446 but how does your grieving... 1337 00:54:55,446 --> 00:54:56,691 Is there anyone here 1338 00:54:56,691 --> 00:54:58,011 who has lost a loved one? 1339 00:54:58,011 --> 00:55:00,022 John, how does our grieving, 1340 00:55:00,022 --> 00:55:03,125 painful as it is, differ from those 1341 00:55:03,125 --> 00:55:05,751 who've not learned to wait on the Lord? 1342 00:55:05,751 --> 00:55:08,001 (John) I was close to my grandfather, 1343 00:55:08,001 --> 00:55:09,163 but then he passed away. 1344 00:55:09,163 --> 00:55:13,007 He did not believe in Bible truths, 1345 00:55:13,007 --> 00:55:14,669 but on his deathbed he told us 1346 00:55:14,669 --> 00:55:16,550 that if he ever were to walk again, 1347 00:55:16,550 --> 00:55:19,655 he would be baptized. 1348 00:55:19,655 --> 00:55:21,924 And so those were his parting words, 1349 00:55:21,924 --> 00:55:25,259 and so we have that hope that we will 1350 00:55:25,259 --> 00:55:26,974 see him the resurrection morning. 1351 00:55:26,974 --> 00:55:30,247 (Derek) So, the loss was still painful, 1352 00:55:30,247 --> 00:55:31,409 but you believe that joy 1353 00:55:31,409 --> 00:55:33,161 comes in the morning, right? 1354 00:55:33,161 --> 00:55:35,055 Anybody else have a testimony? 1355 00:55:35,055 --> 00:55:36,705 Because we live in a world 1356 00:55:36,705 --> 00:55:38,113 where there is pain, 1357 00:55:38,113 --> 00:55:41,209 where we experience loss. 1358 00:55:41,209 --> 00:55:43,174 Could joy come earlier 1359 00:55:43,174 --> 00:55:44,963 than the great resurrection day 1360 00:55:44,963 --> 00:55:46,410 when Jesus comes? 1361 00:55:46,410 --> 00:55:47,311 (Team) Yes. 1362 00:55:47,311 --> 00:55:48,845 (Derek) Certainly so, right? 1363 00:55:48,845 --> 00:55:50,583 You experience a loss of some kind, 1364 00:55:50,583 --> 00:55:53,378 but joy comes in the morning? Pedro. 1365 00:55:53,378 --> 00:55:54,878 (Pedro) I can relate with John. 1366 00:55:54,878 --> 00:55:56,690 I lost my grandma during the pandemic. 1367 00:55:56,690 --> 00:55:58,372 I was unable to get back to Brazil, 1368 00:55:58,372 --> 00:56:00,008 and she was the one who raised me, 1369 00:56:00,008 --> 00:56:01,418 was a very dear person... 1370 00:56:01,418 --> 00:56:03,898 (Derek) And you weren't able to travel back. 1371 00:56:03,898 --> 00:56:05,251 (Pedro) And there were a lot 1372 00:56:05,251 --> 00:56:06,889 of restrictions during that time, 1373 00:56:06,889 --> 00:56:08,304 so I would not have been able 1374 00:56:08,304 --> 00:56:09,816 to even see her in the hospital 1375 00:56:09,816 --> 00:56:11,865 or even anything in that nature, you know, 1376 00:56:11,865 --> 00:56:13,528 having that last-minute experience. 1377 00:56:13,528 --> 00:56:15,935 I was able to talk to her on FaceTime 1378 00:56:15,935 --> 00:56:18,107 a week prior to that event. 1379 00:56:18,107 --> 00:56:21,841 Now, looking forward to that, I have hope 1380 00:56:21,841 --> 00:56:23,330 in the resurrection by Christ. 1381 00:56:23,330 --> 00:56:25,334 I know that she had Jesus in her heart. 1382 00:56:25,334 --> 00:56:28,141 And that's why I labor to share the gospel 1383 00:56:28,141 --> 00:56:30,169 because I won't only see Jesus, 1384 00:56:30,169 --> 00:56:32,629 but I want to focus and also take time 1385 00:56:32,629 --> 00:56:34,046 to see my grandma 1386 00:56:34,046 --> 00:56:36,230 when the resurrection day happens. 1387 00:56:36,230 --> 00:56:39,443 So, I want to disburse my energy, 1388 00:56:39,443 --> 00:56:41,228 not mourning for her but to say 1389 00:56:41,228 --> 00:56:43,284 I'm looking forward and express my energy... 1390 00:56:43,284 --> 00:56:44,855 (Derek) ...still grieve, but you 1391 00:56:44,855 --> 00:56:46,038 want to focus on helping 1392 00:56:46,038 --> 00:56:47,361 others to be ready. 1393 00:56:47,361 --> 00:56:49,472 I like the translation, not only joy 1394 00:56:49,472 --> 00:56:52,066 comes in the morning but "a shout of joy," 1395 00:56:52,066 --> 00:56:53,725 New American Standard Bible, 1396 00:56:53,725 --> 00:56:55,641 "A shout of joy comes in the morning." 1397 00:56:55,641 --> 00:56:57,893 Can you imagine, can you imagine 1398 00:56:57,893 --> 00:56:59,785 on that great day? 1399 00:56:59,785 --> 00:57:01,165 But God may give you joy 1400 00:57:01,165 --> 00:57:02,856 tomorrow morning, too, if you learn 1401 00:57:02,856 --> 00:57:05,376 to wait, to rest in Him, as we've studied. 1402 00:57:05,376 --> 00:57:09,172 But that great day, what a shout of joy 1403 00:57:09,172 --> 00:57:10,909 when we are not only with Jesus, 1404 00:57:10,909 --> 00:57:12,508 but with those we love and those 1405 00:57:12,508 --> 00:57:15,431 we've shared the gospel with who have 1406 00:57:15,431 --> 00:57:17,403 chosen to let Jesus save them 1407 00:57:17,403 --> 00:57:19,658 and be part of His eternal kingdom. 1408 00:57:19,658 --> 00:57:21,669 Let's pray that we can experience 1409 00:57:21,669 --> 00:57:23,601 that joy today and look forward 1410 00:57:23,601 --> 00:57:24,795 to that future joy. 1411 00:57:24,795 --> 00:57:26,839 Father in Heaven, You want us 1412 00:57:26,839 --> 00:57:29,674 to rest in You now, to wait on You now, 1413 00:57:29,674 --> 00:57:32,626 to trust in You now, but You also give us 1414 00:57:32,626 --> 00:57:35,041 joy for the present and the future. 1415 00:57:35,041 --> 00:57:37,429 May we rejoice in the joy 1416 00:57:37,429 --> 00:57:39,488 that only comes from You. 1417 00:57:39,488 --> 00:57:42,230 In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 1418 00:57:42,230 --> 00:57:43,292 (Team) Amen. 1419 00:57:43,292 --> 00:57:44,763 (Derek) Thanks for joining us 1420 00:57:44,763 --> 00:57:46,273 for this series on The Psalms, 1421 00:57:46,273 --> 00:57:48,451 practical lessons as we live 1422 00:57:48,451 --> 00:57:49,562 in this troubled world, 1423 00:57:49,562 --> 00:57:51,961 but what a joy we have in Jesus. 1424 00:57:51,961 --> 00:57:53,980 Go out and share that good news 1425 00:57:53,980 --> 00:57:55,359 with those around you. 1426 00:57:55,359 --> 00:58:27,868 ♪ theme music ♪