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COMING TO YOU TODAY IN THE ALL-POWERFUL NAME,
JESUS!
OH, FRIEND,
WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM FOR YOU TODAY,
GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING,
A WONDERFUL MESSAGE!
BUT IF THERE'S A NEED IN YOUR LIFE,
I WANT YOU TO CALL OUR PRAYER LINE TODAY
AND GET READY TO RECEIVE
BECAUSE GOD IS READY TO MOVE FOR YOU!
STAY RIGHT THERE; DON'T YOU DARE GO AWAY!
(announcer) FROM STUDIOS IN AKRON, OHIO,
WELCOME TO THE NINETY AND NINE CLUB
WITH YOUR HOST,
ERNEST ANGLEY!
♪
ON TODAY'S PROGRAM,
YOU'LL ENJOY WONDERFUL GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING!
AND WE'LL TAKE YOU INTO THE AUDITORIUM
OF GRACE CATHEDRAL FOR TODAY'S SERMON!
♪
BRINGING YOU REPORTS OF HEAVEN'S MIRACLES
THAT PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING ALL OVER THE WORLD
THROUGH THIS JESUS WORLD OUTREACH MINISTRY!
AND NOW YOUR HOST FOR THE NINETY AND NINE CLUB,
ERNEST ANGLEY!
♪
YOU ARE SPECIAL!
AND YOU ARE SPECIAL TO GOD!
I'M THE REV. CHRIS MACHAMER.
I'M AN ASSOCIATE PASTOR
AT ERNEST ANGLEY'S GRACE CATHEDRAL,
AND I WILL BE YOUR GUEST HOST
FOR THE PROGRAM TODAY.
WE HAVE MUCH IN STORE FOR YOU,
BUT FRIEND, CALL OUR PRAYER LINE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE PHONE COUNSELORS ON DUTY
READY TO TAKE THAT CALL;
THEN AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM,
I'LL BE TAKING YOUR REQUESTS
BEFORE THE THRONE OF GRACE,
BELIEVING GOD TO SUPPLY THAT NEED FOR YOU TODAY.
WELL, TO GET THE PROGRAM STARTED,
FIRST UP, IT'S ANGEL'S GRACE CATHEDRAL CHOIR
SINGING, "I'M A SOUL WINNER."
AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE COUNTRY GOSPEL BAND
WITH, "WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY."
THEN TAKING YOU INTO
ERNEST ANGLEY'S GRACE CATHEDRAL
FOR THE MESSAGE TODAY BY THE REV. STEVE MILLAR;
AND THE TITLE OF THAT MESSAGE,
"AGAINST THE ODDS."
LISTEN!
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♪ I'M A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ A KINGDOM BUILDER ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE POWER OF HIS BLOOD ♪
♪ OH, I'M A TRUE GOD BELIEVER ♪
♪ SENT FORTH TO DELIVER THE SOULS ♪
♪ HE SAID MUST BE WON ♪
♪ MADE ME A DEVIL SLAYER ♪
♪ A HOLY GHOST PRAYER ♪
♪ HE SET ME ON THE ROCK OF HIS WORD ♪
♪ SO BE A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ A KINGDOM BUILDER ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD ♪
♪
♪ OH, I'M A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ A KINGDOM BUILDER ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD ♪
♪ I'M A TRUE GOD BELIEVER ♪
♪ SENT FORTH TO DELIVER THE SOULS ♪
♪ THAT HE SAID MUST BE WON ♪
♪ HE MADE A DEVIL SLAYER ♪
♪ A HOLY GHOST PRAYER ♪
♪ HE SET ME ON THE ROCK OF HIS WORD ♪
♪ SO BE A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ A KINGDOM BUILDER ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD ♪
♪ HE MADE ME NEW AND HOLY ♪
♪ TOOK THE OLD MAN, TRANSFORMED ME ♪
♪ TURNED ME FROM WRONG TO THE RIGHT ♪
♪ WITH LOVE ♪
♪ HE CALLED MY NAME OUT ♪
♪ FROM SIN AND SHAME ♪
♪ GAVE ME A BRAND NEW LIFE ♪
♪ NOW I'VE GOT JOY AND VICTORY ♪
♪ 'CAUSE HE LIVES WITHIN ME ♪
♪ CAN'T YOU SEE THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SUN ♪
♪ SO BE A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ A KINGDOM BUILDER ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD ♪
♪
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♪ CAN'T YOU HEAR THEM ALL A-SHOUTIN' ♪
♪ THANK GOD, NO MORE DOUBTIN' ♪
♪ SOULS MADE NEW THROUGH THE BLOOD ♪
♪ OH, THERE'S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT ♪
♪ THE SPIRIT'S GONNA SHOUT IT ♪
♪ PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD ♪
♪
♪ FOR IN THIS FINAL HOUR ♪
♪ WE NEED HIS POWER ♪
♪ TO SET THE CAPTIVES FREE THROUGH THE WORD ♪
♪ SO BE A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ A KINGDOM BUILDER ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD ♪
♪ OH, I'M A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ A KINGDOM BUILDER ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE POWER OF HIS BLOOD ♪
♪ I'M A TRUE GOD BELIEVER ♪
♪ SENT FORTH TO DELIVER THE SOULS ♪
♪ SOULS HE SAID MUST BE WON ♪
♪ HE MADE A DEVIL SLAYER [DEVIL SLAYER] ♪
♪ OOO... [A HOLY GHOST PRAYER] ♪
♪ HE SET ME ♪
♪ ON THE ROCK OF HIS WORD ♪
♪ SO BE A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ A KINGDOM BUILDER ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD ♪
♪ SO BE A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ A KINGDOM BUILDER ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD ♪
♪ MADE HOLY THROUGH THE BLOOD... ♪
♪ [THROUGH HIS BLOOD] ♪
♪ THROUGH THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB ♪
♪ [HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD] ♪
♪ [THE BLOOD...] I'M A SOUL WINNER ♪
♪ I'M A SOUL WINNER [I'M A SOUL WINNER!] ♪
♪♪
[applause]
♪
♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ KEEPIN' WITH JESUS BOTH DAY AND NIGHT ♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ HOLDING TO JESUS ♪
♪ THAT'S ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ NEVER GO LEFT ♪
♪ NEVER GO RIGHT ♪
♪ KEEPIN' ON THE NARROW ♪
♪ WALKIN' IN THE LIGHT ♪
♪ NEVER LOOK BACK ♪
♪ NEVER LOOK DOWN ♪
♪ KEEPIN' ON THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ HEAVEN-BOUND ♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ KEEPIN' WITH JESUS BOTH DAY AND NIGHT ♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ HOLDING TO JESUS ♪
♪ THAT'S ALL RIGHT ♪
♪
♪
♪
♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ KEEPIN' WITH JESUS BOTH DAY AND NIGHT ♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ HOLDING TO JESUS ♪
♪ THAT'S ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ NEVER GIVE UP ♪
♪ NEVER GIVE IN ♪
♪ KEEPIN' ON THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ TO THE END ♪
♪ NEVER LOSE SIGHT ♪
♪ NEVER SINK LOW ♪
♪ KEEPIN' ON THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ ON WE GO ♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ KEEPIN' WITH JESUS BOTH DAY AND NIGHT ♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪ HOLDING TO JESUS ♪
♪ THAT'S ALL RIGHT ♪
♪
♪
♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪
♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
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♪ WALKIN' ♪
♪ WALKIN' DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪
♪
♪
♪♪
[applause]
THE TITLE OF MY MESSAGE IS,
"AGAINST THE ODDS."
MY OPENING SCRIPTURE IS IN LUKE 18:27,
"AND HE," MEANING JESUS, "SAID,
"THE THINGS WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE WITH MEN
ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD."
WHEN WE HAVE GOD ON OUR SIDE,
WE WILL HAVE THE VICTORY
NO MATTER WHAT THE ODDS ARE AGAINST US.
BUT SOMETIMES IN LIFE
GOD HAS TO STACK THE ODDS AGAINST US
SO WHEN THE VICTORY COMES
WE WILL GIVE HIM THE GLORY.
NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE LIVING
DURING THE TIME OF GIDEON,
AND YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
ARE FORCED TO LIVE IN CAVES.
LIFE ISN'T EASY.
EVERY TIME YOU PLANT A CROP,
THE MIDIANITES AND THE AMALEKITES
MOVE IN AND TAKE THE GOOD OF THE LAND
AND LEAVE YOU WITH JUST THE SCRAPS.
BASICALLY, THE ISRAELITE PEOPLE
WERE LIVING UNDER THE OPPRESSION
OF A BUNCH OF BULLIES.
THE ODDS WERE STACKED AGAINST THEM,
AND THEY FELT WEAK AND HELPLESS,
SO THEY FINALLY CRIED OUT TO GOD FOR HELP.
THE ISRAELITES SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN
IN THAT WEAK SITUATION,
BUT BECAUSE THEY FAILED GOD
AND WENT INTO IDOL WORSHIP,
THEY LOST THEIR HEDGE OF PROTECTION FROM GOD.
GOD TOLD THE ISRAELITES AHEAD OF TIME
NOT TO FEAR THE AMORITE GODS,
BUT THEY DIDN'T LISTEN.
WHEN YOU DON'T LISTEN TO GOD,
THEN GOD WILL LET YOU BE.
HE'LL LET YOU DO THINGS YOUR WAY,
BUT THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES,
JUST LIKE THERE WERE FOR GIDEON
AND THE ISRAELITE PEOPLE.
THEY HAD TO PUT--
THEY HAD TO PUT UP WITH THOSE BULLIES
FOR SEVEN YEARS UNTIL THEY HUMBLED THEMSELVES
AND TURNED TO GOD FOR HELP.
BUT WHEN GOD BRINGS DELIVERANCE,
HE WILL BRING IT THE BEST WAY
THAT WILL BRING GLORY TO HIS NAME.
GOD WASN'T GOING TO USE
SOME GREAT WARRIOR AND LEADER
FROM ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST FAMILIES
IN THE LAND.
NO, HE CALLS ON GIDEON,
A SIMPLE FARMER
FROM ONE OF THE POOREST FAMILIES,
AND HE WAS CONSIDERED
THE LEAST OF HIS FATHER'S HOUSE.
BUT WHEN THE ODDS SEEM GREATLY STACKED AGAINST YOU
AND YOU THINK THE SITUATION IS IMPOSSIBLE
FOR THE VICTORY,
THAT'S WHEN GOD'S MIRACLE POWER
WILL SHINE THE BRIGHTEST.
IT DIDN'T MATTER
THAT GIDEON WAS FROM A POOR FAMILY
AND THAT HE WAS THE LEAST OF HIS FATHER'S HOUSE;
GOD KNEW THAT GIDEON WASN'T GOING TO TAKE THE GLORY.
SEE, GOD JUST NEEDS A HUMBLE VESSEL.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND IS,
IF YOU'RE RICH OR POOR.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF THE ODDS SEEM TO BE STACKED AGAINST YOU.
IF YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK FOR GOD
AND GIVE HIM THE GLORY,
GOD IS WILLING TO WORK FOR YOU.
WHEN THE ANGEL OF THE LORD APPROACHED GIDEON,
HE WAS HIDING SOME WHEAT FOR HIS FAMILY,
JUST TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
HIS ACTIONS WEREN'T VERY BRAVE,
BUT THE ANGEL LET GIDEON KNOW THAT
"THE LORD IS WITH THEE,
THOU MIGHTY MAN OF VALOR."
NOW AT THAT MOMENT, GIDEON, I'M SURE,
WASN'T FEELING LIKE A MIGHTY MAN OF VALOR,
BUT WHEN GOD CALLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING,
HE KNOWS YOUR HEART AND YOUR POTENTIAL.
DON'T EVER LET YOUR FEELINGS
LIMIT GOD'S ABILITY TO MOVE FOR YOU.
NOW ACCORDING TO JUDGES IN 8:10,
THERE WERE ABOUT 135,000 MEN
THAT CAME UP TO FIGHT AGAINST GIDEON
AND THE ISRAELITE PEOPLE;
BUT THE LORD LET GIDEON KNOW THAT
"I WILL BE WITH YOU,
AND YOU SHALL DEFEAT THE MIDIANITES AS ONE MAN."
SO GIDEON SENDS OUT MESSENGERS
TO THE SURROUNDING TRIBES TO GET VOLUNTEERS,
AND 32,000 MEN CAME TO FIGHT FOR GIDEON.
NOW 32,000 MEN IS A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT,
BUT 32,000 MEN AGAINST 135,000
MEANS THE ODDS WERE STACKED AGAINST THEM 4 TO 1:
ONE ISRAELITE AGAINST FOUR MIDIANITES.
NOW I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN A SITUATION
WHERE YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FOUR MEN
IN HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT AT ONE TIME,
BUT I'M SURE MOST OF YOU HAVEN'T.
[laughter]
BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CASE FOR THE ISRAELITES.
BUT BEFORE THEY WENT TO BATTLE,
GOD LETS THEM KNOW
THAT GIDEON HAS TOO MANY SOLDIERS.
AND IN JUDGES 7:2,
"AND THE LORD SAID UNTO GIDEON,
"THE PEOPLE WITH THEE ARE TOO MANY
"FOR ME TO GIVE THE MIDIANITES
"INTO THEIR HANDS,
"LEST ISRAEL VAUNT THEMSELVES AGAINST ME,
SAYING, MINE OWN HAND HATH SAVED ME."
GOD KNEW ISRAEL WOULD HAVE TAKEN ALL THE VICTORY,
THE CREDIT FOR THE VICTORY,
BECAUSE THE ODDS WEREN'T GREAT ENOUGH.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I TOOK KARATE,
AND IN KARATE CLASS
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT DEGREES OF BELTS.
A BLACK BELT IS THE HIGHEST,
AND THEN A BROWN BELT, AND SO ON AND SO ON.
AND IF YOU EARNED YOUR BLACK BELT,
THAT MEANT YOU WERE A SKILLED FIGHTER.
I EARNED MY YELLOW BELT,
WHICH IS ONE STEP HIGHER THAN THE WHITE BELT,
WHICH YOU GET WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE UNIFORM.
[laughter]
SO MY EXPERIENCE WAS PRETTY LIMITED IN KARATE.
SO I PROBABLY KNEW ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO MYSELF.
[laughter]
BUT THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE IN MY CLASS
THAT PROBABLY WERE SKILLED ENOUGH
TO TAKE ON FOUR MEN IN A FIGHT AND WIN,
SO I CAN EASILY SEE HOW THE MEN OF GIDEON'S ARMY
WOULD'VE TAKEN CREDIT FOR THE VICTORY.
GOD KNEW THAT THE ODDS WERE NOT EXTREME ENOUGH
FOR GIDEON'S MEN TO GIVE GOD THE CREDIT.
SO GOD TELLS GIDEON TO LET THE PEOPLE KNOW
THAT WHOEVER IS AFRAID TO RETURN HOME.
THIS LEFT GIDEON WITH ONLY 10,000 MEN.
NOW THE ODDS HAVE CHANGED.
NOW IT'S 13 TO 1:
ONE ISRAELITE AGAINST 13 MIDIANITES.
NOW THINK ABOUT IT:
13 GUYS SURROUNDING YOU
AND THIS IS HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT,
AND GOD SAYS THERE'S STILL TOO MANY ISRAELITES.
GOD KNOWS HOW MAN THINKS.
NOW YOU MAY NEVER BE IN A POSITION TO FIGHT 13 MEN,
BUT YOU ARE IN THE POSITION
TO FIGHT THE DEVIL.
DO YOU FEEL SOMETIMES
THAT THE ODDS SEEM TO BE STACKED AGAINST YOU
IN LIFE?
WELL, GOD WILL HELP YOU TO DEFEAT THE DEVIL
IF YOU GIVE GOD THE GLORY.
HAVE YOU EVER TALKED TO A FELLOW CHRISTIAN
AND THEY TELL YOU
ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING
AND ALL THE SUCCESS THAT THEY'RE HAVING,
BUT THEY REALLY NEVER GIVE GOD THE GLORY?
EVENTUALLY THAT PERSON IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR BLESSING
WHEN GOD GETS TIRED OF THEM TAKING THE CREDIT
FOR THEIR ABILITY THAT HE HAS GIVEN THEM.
WHENEVER YOU CAN GIVE GOD THE GLORY,
MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO IT
OR YOU WILL TIE HIS HANDS
IN MOVING FOR YOU IN A GREAT WAY.
NOW THE LORD LETS GIDEON KNOW
TO TAKE THE PEOPLE DOWN TO THE WATER
AND THE LORD IS GOING TO TRY THEM THERE;
AND THOSE THAT SCOOP UP THE WATER IN THEIR HAND
AND DRINK AS THEY'RE WATCHING FOR THE ENEMY
WILL STAY IN GIDEON'S ARMY.
BUT THOSE WHO GET DOWN ON THEIR KNEES
AND LEAN OVER THE WATER TO GET A DRINK
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE NOT WATCHING FOR THE ENEMY
AND THEY WERE DISMISSED.
SEE, THESE MEN WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THEMSELVES.
AND I'M SURE WHEN THEY LEANED OVER THE WATER,
THEY SAW THE REFLECTION OF SELF
LOOKING RIGHT BACK AT THEM.
IF GOD WOULD LET THESE MEN WHO FAILED THE TEST
STAY AND FIGHT,
NO DOUBT, THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN CREDIT FOR THE VICTORY
AND BRAGGED ABOUT HOW THEY FOUGHT 13 MEN AT ONE TIME.
GOD KNOWS MAN,
AND THAT IS WHY THEY HAD TO GO.
AND NOW GIDEON IS DOWN TO JUST 300.
NOW THE ODDS SEEM TO BE REALLY STACKED AGAINST THEM:
450 TO 1.
WHEN GOD HAS OBEDIENT PEOPLE,
HIS PLAN WILL BE EXECUTED FOR THE VICTORY.
GOD WOULD RATHER USE A FEW HUMBLE AND OBEDIENT PEOPLE
THAN A GREAT ARMY FULL OF EGO.
AND IN MATTHEW, THE 22nd CHAPTER,
THE 14th VERSE,
"FOR MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN."
THE FEW THAT ARE CHOSEN IN THIS FINAL HOUR
WILL MAKE UP THE BRIDE OF CHRIST.
WE ARE GIDEON'S 300.
GOD WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FOR US IN A MIRACULOUS WAY
BECAUSE WE WILL NOT TAKE GOD'S GLORY.
GOD HAD GIDEON DIVIDE THE MEN INTO THREE COMPANIES.
GIDEON GAVE EACH MAN A TRUMPET,
A PITCHER AND A TORCH.
THE PLAN WAS SIMPLE:
AT A CERTAIN TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
300 TRUMPETS WOULD BLAST THE AIR,
300 HANDS WOULD RAISE THEIR PITCHER
AND SMASH IT TO BITS,
300 BURNING TORCHES WOULD PIERCE THE DARKNESS,
AND 300 WARRIORS WOULD CRY OUT,
"THE SWORD OF THE LORD AND OF GIDEON."
GOD KNEW THAT THE MIDIANITES WOULD BE THROWN INTO PANIC
AND THEY WOULD ATTACK EACH OTHER.
WHEN YOU HAVE GOD ON YOUR SIDE,
THE ODDS ARE ALWAYS IN YOUR FAVOR,
EVEN WHEN THE ODDS SEEM TO BE STACKED AGAINST YOU.
GIDEON'S 300 WERE PATIENT;
THEY TRUSTED IN GOD.
THEY DID EVERYTHING ON GOD'S TIMING.
THEY DIDN'T GET AHEAD OF GOD,
AND THEY DIDN'T LAG BEHIND.
WE HAVE TO TRUST IN GOD IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
IF YOU WERE ONE OF GIDEON'S 300
AND YOU WERE ON TOP OF THE HILL
LOOKING DOWN INTO THE MIDIANITES' CAMP,
KNOWING THAT YOU WERE OUTNUMBERED
BY A RATIO OF 450 TO 1,
AND THE PLAN WAS TO BLOW A TRUMPET,
AND SMASH A PITCHER, WAVE A TORCH AND YELL,
"THE SWORD OF THE LORD AND OF GIDEON,"
WOULD YOU HAVE ENOUGH FAITH
TO CARRY OUT THAT PLAN?
OR WOULD YOU LET FEAR TAKE OVER
AND GO BACK TO THE COMFORTS OF YOUR HOME,
THINKING THAT SOMEONE ELSE WILL DO THE WORK FOR YOU?
MAYBE FEAR ISN'T THE ISSUE,
BUT SELF IS ON THE THRONE;
OH, YOU WANT TO BE PART OF GIDEON'S 300
AS LONG AS IT'S CONVENIENT FOR YOU.
GIDEON'S 300 WERE FOCUSED ON THE WILL OF THE LORD,
NOT ON THE WILL OF SELF.
WHEN YOU'RE IN YOUR PLACE FOR THE LORD,
HE WILL GIVE YOU THE VICTORY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM
OR WHAT YOU CAME OUT OF.
GIDEON'S FATHER WORSHIPPED IDOL GODS,
BUT GOD CHOSE GIDEON OUT OF ALL THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL.
GOD LOOKS ON THE HEART
AND GIDEON HAD THE RIGHT HEART
TO DO THE WORK FOR THE LORD.
WHEN YOUR HEART IS IN THE WORK OF THE LORD,
IT WILL SHOW.
WHEN YOU FAITH IT OUT WITH THE LORD,
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE ODDS SEEM TO BE
STACKED AGAINST YOU.
WHEN JESUS AND PETER OWED TRIBUTE MONEY,
THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR PETER'S FAITH TO BE TRIED.
INSTEAD OF JESUS TAKING UP AN OFFERING
TO PAY THE TRIBUTE MONEY THAT THEY OWED,
OR ASKING JUDAS TO REACH INTO THE COLLECTION BAG
FOR THE MONEY,
JESUS TELLS PETER TO GO DOWN TO THE SEA
AND CAST OUT A HOOK,
AND THE FIRST FISH HE CATCHES,
"OPEN HIS MOUTH AND YOU WILL FIND A PIECE OF MONEY,
TAKE IT AND PAY OUR TAXES."
JESUS DIDN'T TELL PETER TO GO TO A SMALL BROOK
OR A LITTLE POOL OF WATER WITH A COUPLE OF FISH IN IT.
NO, HE ASKED HIM TO GO TO THE SEA
WITH MILLIONS OF FISHES IN IT.
JESUS DIDN'T TELL PETER TO USE A BIG NET,
WHICH WOULD HAVE INCREASED HIS ODDS.
NO, HE HAD HIM USE
A SINGLE HOOK;
AND JESUS TOLD HIM THAT "THE FIRST FISH YOU CATCH,
"OPEN ITS MOUTH,
AND YOU WILL FIND A PIECE OF MONEY IN IT."
SEE, THE ODDS WERE SO EXTREME
FOR PETER TO CATCH THE RIGHT FISH
THAT WHEN HE CAUGHT IT
EVERYBODY WOULD KNOW THAT IT WAS A MIRACLE.
GOD WANTS TO SHOW YOU HIS POWER IN YOUR LIFE,
BUT DO YOU HAVE THE FAITH TO BELIEVE
NO MATTER WHAT THE ODDS SEEM TO BE?
WE'VE HEARD TESTIMONIES
OF PEOPLE WHO WILL GO FOR A JOB INTERVIEW
AND THERE WILL BE HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS TURNED IN
FOR THAT ONE POSITION,
BUT THE LORD WILL MAKE A WAY FOR THAT PERSON TO GET HIRED
BECAUSE THEY ARE A FAITHFUL CHILD OF GOD.
YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO CAST YOUR HOOK INTO THE SEA
BEFORE YOU CAN CATCH THAT MIRACLE FISH.
PETER DIDN'T LET THE DEVIL
TALK HIM OUT OF GOING TO THE SEA.
PETER FISHED HIS WHOLE LIFE,
AND I'M SURE HE NEVER CAUGHT A FISH
THAT HAD MONEY IN ITS MOUTH.
PETER WASN'T GOING BY HIS FEELINGS
AND PAST EXPERIENCES.
PETER WAS GOING BY FAITH,
NO MATTER WHAT THE ODDS WERE.
PETER HELPED JESUS MAKE A MIRACLE
BY OBEYING THE LORD'S INSTRUCTIONS.
YIELDING TO GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR LIFE
IS VERY IMPORTANT, EVEN WHEN THE DEVIL
TRIES TO BRING THE ODDS AGAINST YOU.
MAYBE YOU HAVE A DEATH DISEASE
WORKING INSIDE OF YOU,
AND THE DOCTORS HAVE GIVEN UP,
AND THE ODDS SEEM STACKED AGAINST YOU.
WELL, MY FRIEND, REMEMBER,
WE SERVE A MIRACLE GOD,
AND HE CAN DEFEAT ANY SICKNESS AND DISEASE
THAT THE DEVIL WILL BRING AGAINST US.
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE IF WE ONLY BELIEVE.
DON'T LOSE YOUR HOPE.
STAY STRONG IN THE FAITH;
AND WHEN THE MIRACLE COMES,
MAKE SURE YOU GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY.
JUST LIKE THE SEA IS FULL OF FISHES,
SO IS THE EARTH FULL OF SOULS,
AND GOD WANTS TO SHOW HIS MIRACLE POWER.
JUST THINK HOW THE LORD DIRECTED
THAT ONE SPECIAL FISH TO PETER'S HOOK
AND HOW PETER WAS READY TO BE USED BY THE LORD.
GOD CAN USE YOUR MIRACLE TO WIN LOST SOULS.
THERE ARE OVER 7 BILLION SOULS ON THIS EARTH
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL DIRECT
EACH SOUL THAT IS MARKED FOR YOU TO WIN
ACROSS YOUR PATH,
JUST LIKE GOD DIRECTED THE FISH
THAT WAS MARKED FOR PETER'S HOOK.
BUT WE HAVE TO BE IN OUR PLACE
READY TO WITNESS TO THAT SOUL.
PETER WAS PREPARED;
HE CAME WITH ALL THE GEAR HE NEEDED
TO CATCH THAT FISH.
PETER WAS FOCUSED ON CATCHING THAT MIRACLE FISH
NO MATTER WHAT THE ODDS WERE;
AND WE HAVE TO BE FOCUSED ON SOULS
THAT ARE MARKED FOR US TO WIN FOR JESUS.
SINNER, BACKSLIDER,
MAYBE THE ODDS SEEMED STACKED AGAINST YOU TODAY,
YOU'RE TIRED OF LIVING A LIFE OF SIN,
BUT YOU DON'T THINK THAT YOU CAN BE SET FREE.
LEGION HAD OVER A THOUSAND DEVILS IN HIM,
AND THE ODDS SEEMED TO BE STACKED AGAINST HIM;
BUT ONE VISIT FROM JESUS
SET HIM FREE FROM THAT BONDAGE.
ONE JESUS AGAINST A THOUSAND DEVILS
IS NO PROBLEM.
IT ONLY TAKES ONE DROP OF THE BLOOD TO SET YOU FREE
IF YOU COME TO JESUS AND CONFESS YOUR SINS.
GOD WAITED FOR THE ISRAELITES
TO PRAY TO HIM FOR HELP;
AND FRIEND, GOD IS WAITING ON YOU.
HE WON'T FORCE YOU TO COME TO CALVARY;
THE CHOICE IS YOURS.
BUT REMEMBER, WHEN YOU HAVE GOD ON YOUR SIDE,
YOU WILL HAVE THE VICTORY
NO MATTER WHAT THE ODDS ARE AGAINST YOU.
AND GOD BLESS YOU.
[applause]
YOU PEOPLE IN TELEVISION LAND, RADIO LAND,
YOUR FAITH SHOULD BE A-WAY UP THERE
AND READY TO RECEIVE FROM THE LORD.
AND I'VE BEEN TO THE HOLY LAND...
A NUMBER OF TIMES,
AND THEY WANT TO SERVE YOU "PETER'S FISH."
IT HAS A FALSE PIECE OF MONEY IN ITS MOUTH.
BUT DON'T ORDER THAT FISH;
IT'S NOT FIT TO EAT!
THE LORD DIDN'T TELL PETER TO EAT THE FISH.
"GET THE MONEY."
AND HE WAS THE ONE THAT PICKED UP THE MONEY.
BUT THAT FISH, EWW, IT ISN'T FIT TO EAT.
OH, THEY'LL SERVE YOU A BIG FISH;
LOOKS IMPORTANT.
BUT YOU'LL WISH YOU HAD NEVER SEEN IT.
[laughter]
THAT'S THE WORST FISH I EVER TASTED IN MY LIFE.
REALLY!
IT REALLY WAS.
BUT I THOUGHT I'D TRY IT ONE TIME
JUST TO SAY I TRIED IT.
I LOOKED AT THAT FISH;
THAT FISH LOOKED AT ME WITH THOSE EYES.
I DON'T LIKE A FISH WITH EYES IN IT STILL LOOKING.
I DON'T WANT TO EAT SOMETHING
THAT'S STILL LOOKING AT ME.
OH, NO, NOT THIS PREACHER!
TURNS MY STOMACH.
I'M NOT READY TO CUT INTO IT.
[laughter]
BUT I DID TAKE A BITE,
BUT I LEFT MOST OF THE FISH.
THE FISH WASN'T GOING TO BE EATEN BY ME.
BUT THEY MADE A LOT OF MONEY OFF THOSE FISH
BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD ORDER THEM
TO SAY THEY ATE THE FISH WITH THE MONEY IN ITS MOUTH,
PETER'S FISH.
THEY MAKE IT SOUND SO FAMOUS.
WELL, IT WAS A MIRACLE ALL RIGHT.
AND THE MESSENGER TONIGHT BUILT OUR FAITH
WITH THE GIDEON STORY IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WAY,
TELLING YOU HOW MANY,
HOW MANY, HOW MANY, HOW MANY,
WHAT THE ODDS WERE,
AND HOW THE LORD WORKED IT ALL.
BUT GIDEON WANTED TO KNOW, IF HE WAS HIGHLY FAVORED,
HE ASKED THE ANGEL, "WHERE ARE THE MIRACLES?"
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE OUGHT TO ASK THEIR PASTORS
IN THESE DEAD CHURCHES.
"IF WE ARE A REAL CHURCH,
"IF YOU'RE PREACHING THE REAL TRUTH,
WHERE ARE THE MIRACLES?"
WHERE ARE THE MIRACLES?
THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION.
THEY DON'T HAVE THEM.
EVEN THE PENTECOSTALS DON'T HAVE THEM,
AND THEY SHOULD BE HAVING THEM
IF THEY WERE LIVING CLOSE TO GOD;
BUT THEY'VE CHANGED.
USED TO IN THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES,
PEOPLE WERE REALLY HEALED,
GREAT MIRACLES TOOK PLACE,
BUT NOT SO ANYMORE.
THE MIRACLES ARE SCARCE,
AND IT SHOULD BE MORE MIRACLES THAN EVER.
WE HAVE MIRACLES IN ABUNDANCE HERE AND ABROAD.
"AND WHEN THEY SAW THE MIRACLES,"
IT BROUGHT THEM TO JESUS.
WHEN THEY SAW THE MIRACLES,
THEY BELIEVED IN HIM.
IF HE HAD COME WITHOUT ANY MIRACLES,
HE WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN ANYWHERE WITH THE GOSPEL.
THAT'S THE REASON THE GOSPEL MESSAGE
HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE TO THE WORLD.
THEY TAUGHT AND PREACHED
WITHOUT THE ANOINTINGS OF GOD
AND NO MIRACLES TO CONFIRM
WHAT THEY WERE PREACHING AND TEACHING;
SO IT WAS JUST ANOTHER GOD
TO THE HEATHEN IN OTHER NATIONS.
BUT I TAKE IT TO THEM,
UNTOLD THOUSANDS ARE IN WITCHCRAFT,
VOODOO AND OTHER DARKNESSES OF THE DEVIL,
AND WHEN THEY SEE THE MIRACLES,
THEY SURRENDER TO THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
THEY WANT JESUS BY THE THOUSANDS;
AND THE DEVILS HAVE TO GO OUT.
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T REALLY BELIEVE IN THE REAL CHRIST
WITHOUT BELIEVING THE DIVINE BLOOD,
WITHOUT BELIEVING HE WAS BORN OF THE *** MARY.
NO WAY,
NO WAY WHATSOEVER.
AND NOW HELP ME SAY THE SINNER'S PRAYER
WITH THE PEOPLE IN TELEVISION, RADIO LAND.
LORD, HELP THE PEOPLE OUT THERE NOW
TO SAY THIS PRAYER.
OH, GOD! [audience repeats]
I'M A SINNER.
I'M IN THE DARKEST OF NIGHT,
AND THE COMING OF THE LORD IS UPON ME.
PLEASE, GOD,
I DON'T WANT TO BE LEFT!
SAVE MY SOUL!
I'M SO SORRY, LORD,
THAT I'VE FAILED YOU,
BUT I'VE COME HOME,
AND I WILL SERVE YOU
THE REST OF MY LIFE.
I CONFESS ALL OF MY SINS,
AND I BELIEVE,
OH, I DO BELIEVE
THE BLOOD OF JESUS
WASHES AWAY
ALL OF MY SINS,
ALL OF MY SINS!
SAY, COME INTO MY HEART, JESUS!
COME ON IN, JESUS!
COME ON IN, JESUS!
IF YOU MEANT IT, YOU CAN SAY,
HALLELUJAH, HE HAS COME!
HALLELUJAH, JESUS IS MINE!
AND THANK YOU, LORD,
FOR SAVING MY SOUL.
I'VE COME OUT OF THE NIGHT,
AND I'LL NEVER GO BACK INTO THE DARKNESS AGAIN.
I'LL GO ON AND RECEIVE THE FULLNESS OF THE SPIRIT,
THE BAPTISM,
THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST,
AND WITH THE FIRE OF HEAVEN,
AND I'LL BE READY
WHEN JESUS COMES,
AND I'LL HELP TAKE THIS JESUS TO THE WORLD,
WITH SIGNS AND WONDERS,
MIRACLES AND HEALINGS.
AND WE'RE DOING IT.
PEOPLE ARE HELPING US.
PEOPLE HAVE CAUGHT THE VISION.
THEY KNOW WE PREACH THE TRUTH
AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH,
THAT THROUGH FASTINGS WE HAVE MIRACLES,
MIRACLES, MIRACLES.
WE DEPEND ON MIRACLES.
WE DON'T JUST BELIEVE IN THEM;
WE DEPEND ON THEM AROUND HERE.
EVERYBODY THAT'S HAD A MIRACLE
THROUGH THIS JESUS MINISTRY
OR SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY,
RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND ABOUT EVERY HAND WENT UP,
JUST HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS OF HANDS WAVING,
WITNESSES, WITNESSES, WITNESSES.
AND THE CAMERAS--
I HOPE THEY PICK UP SOME OF YOU WAVING.
YOU'RE TESTIMONIES; YOU'RE WITNESSES.
THE LORD SAID HE'D MAKE WITNESSES,
AND HE MAKES THEM OUT OF MIRACLE POWER,
MAKES US OUT OF MIRACLE POWER.
WITHOUT THE MIRACLE POWER,
WE'RE NOT A WITNESS, NOT A TRUE BIBLICAL WITNESS.
THE EARLY CHURCH, THEY WERE WITNESSES.
THE LORD TOLD THEM HE WOULD MAKE THEM WITNESSES.
THEY WOULD RECEIVE POWER,
THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST,
AND THEY WOULD BE WITNESSES,
AND THEY WERE.
THE SHEPHERDS BECAME GREAT WITNESSES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF EDUCATION;
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE HIGHER SCHOOLS OF LEARNING.
THAT ISN'T THE WAY YOU GET IT.
YOU GET IT FROM HEAVEN.
YOU GET IT FROM THE WORD OF THE LIVING GOD.
GOD BLESS YOU.
WRITE AND LET ME KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU THIS DAY.
AND AMEN AND AMEN.
(announcer) ARMAGEDDON IS A NOVEL BASED ON BIBLICAL FACTS.
THE LORD COMES ON THE FIRST PAGE,
THEN YOU WILL BE IN THE SEVEN YEARS OF TRIBULATION
FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END...
428 EXCITING PAGES!
WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE IF YOU MISS THE RAPTURE?
THIS WORLD WILL BECOME A PLACE OF OVERWHELMING FEAR,
TORMENT AND UNIMAGINABLE DESTRUCTION.
YOU'LL WISH YOU HAD BEEN ON THE ONE FLIGHT OUT
WHEN YOU SEE WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE
FOR THOSE WHO ARE LEFT IN THE TRIBULATION PERIOD.
REV. ERNEST ANGLEY SPENT MANY HOURS
IN PRAYER, FASTING AND LIVING IN THE WORD
TO RECEIVE THE PROFOUND STORY,
"ARMAGEDDON," FROM THE LORD.
THE END TIMES HAVE NEVER BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT
IN SUCH SHOCKING REALITY!
YOU'LL EXPERIENCE THE HORRORS OF THE TRIBULATION
AND THE TORTURE AND GRIEF OF EACH CHARACTER.
YOU MUST PRAY THAT YOU NEVER BECOME ONE OF THEM.
YOU'LL CRY AND PLEAD FOR MERCY WITH THE PEOPLE
WHEN THE GREAT BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON BEGINS!
IT'S THE WAR TO END ALL WARS,
AND YOU'LL TREMBLE IN FEAR WHEN JESUS,
THE RAGING LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH,
COMPLETELY DEVASTATES THE EARTH
NEVER TO RISE AGAIN!
THIS EYE-OPENING NOVEL PRESENTS
THE STARTLING REALITY OF NOTHING BUT SORROW,
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
AFTER JESUS TAKES HIS CHILDREN HOME.
YOU MUST KNOW WHAT'S TO COME
AND HEED GOD'S WARNING
OR YOU'LL REGRET IT FOR ALL ETERNITY!
OH, FRIEND, YOU NEED TO GET THIS BOOK.
JESUS IS COMING SOON,
AND THIS IS A NOVEL WITH FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
BASED ON BIBLICAL TRUTH,
DESCRIBING IN VIVID DETAIL
THE EVENTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE
SURROUNDING THE RAPTURE
AND THE SEVEN-YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD TO FOLLOW.
WHAT A POWERFUL BOOK THIS IS,
AND AGAIN I SAY, IT'S BASED ON BIBLICAL TRUTH.
IT'S JUST A $10 DONATION;
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REMEMBER, IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE
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BY SENDING IN YOUR TITHES
AND YOUR OFFERINGS.
REV. ANGLEY IS A VERY CAREFUL STEWARD
WITH GOD'S MONEY.
IT'S NOT WASTED; IT'S NOT ABUSED.
IT'S GOING TOWARD WINNING LOST SOULS.
NO ONE LIVES HIGH AROUND HERE.
WE'RE ON A DIVINE MISSION
BECAUSE JESUS IS COMING SOON.
WE'RE OUT TO WIN THE LOST AT ANY COST
AND BRING IN THE FINAL HARVEST.
AND REMEMBER, EACH MONTH THAT YOU SPONSOR
THIS WORLDWIDE OUTREACH MINISTRY,
YOU WILL GET A NEW BOOK OF THE MONTH;
AND THESE ARE POWERFUL MESSAGES
BY THE REV. ERNEST ANGLEY.
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WELL, WE HAVE SOME MORE GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC
AND SINGING COMING UP FOR YOU.
FIRST UP, IT'S THE GRACE CATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA,
THE GOSPEL FIVE AND THE COUNTRY GOSPEL BAND,
AND THEY'RE PERFORMING A WONDERFUL NUMBER
SO MANY OF YOU LOVE,
"OLD TIME RELIGION."
AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BLESS YOU
IN A SPECIAL, SPECIAL WAY.
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[a capella] ♪ HOLY GHOST ♪
[a capella] ♪ BAPTIZE ME ♪
[a capella] ♪ HOLY GHOST ♪
[a capella] ♪ BAPTIZE ME ♪
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♪ I'M A VESSEL THAT'S BEEN CLEANSED ♪
♪ FILL ME TO THE BRIM ♪
♪ I'VE OPENED MY HEART'S DOOR WIDE ♪
♪ HOLY SPIRIT HAVE YOUR WAY ♪
♪ FILL ME UP, OH, I PRAY ♪
♪ [HOLY GHOST COME] ♪
♪ OH, HOLY GHOST COME ♪
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♪ HOLY GHOST BAPTIZE ME ♪
♪ HOLY GHOST BAPTIZE ME ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN CLEANSED BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB ♪
♪ [FILL ME WITH LOVE] ♪
♪ FILL ME WITH THE LOVE OF THE GREAT I AM ♪
♪ HOLY GHOST BAPTIZE ME ♪
♪ SUDDENLY HE CAME WITH MIGHTY OCEANS OF LOVE ♪
♪ [IT FLOWED...] FLOWED DOWN INTO MY SOUL ♪
♪ MY SOUL HAD A THIRST ♪
♪ SOAKED IT UP 'TIL IT BURST ♪
♪ FROM THE RIVERS ♪
♪ THE RIVERS OF HIM ♪
♪ OH, THE HOLY GHOST DID FLY ♪
♪ WITH THE POWER FROM ON HIGH ♪
♪ HE BAPTIZED ME [BAPTIZED ME] ♪
♪ OH, HE BAPTIZED ME ♪
♪ [OH, THAT TONGUE] THAT TONGUE OF FIRE ♪
♪ SATISFIES MY HEART'S DESIRE ♪
♪ HE BAPTIZED ME [BAPTIZED ME] ♪
♪ OH, HE BAPTIZED ME ♪
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♪ HOLY GHOST BAPTIZE ME ♪
♪ HOLY GHOST BAPTIZE ME ♪
♪ [I'VE BEEN CLEANSED] ♪
♪ BEEN CLEANSED BY THE BLOOD ♪
♪ [FILL ME WITH LOVE] ♪
♪ FILL ME WITH THE LOVE OF THE GREAT I AM ♪
♪ HOLY GHOST BAPTIZE ME ♪
♪ HOLY GHOST BAPTIZE ME ♪
♪ HOLY GHOST [HOLY GHOST] ♪
♪ BAPTIZE ME ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN CLEANSED ♪
♪ BEEN CLEANSED BY THE BLOOD ♪
♪ [FILL ME WITH LOVE] ♪
♪ FILL ME WITH THE LOVE OF THE GREAT I AM ♪
♪ HOLY GHOST BAPTIZE ME ♪
♪ HOLY GHOST [HOLY GHOST] ♪
♪ BAPTIZE ME... ♪
♪ [BAPTIZE ME!] ♪
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♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ THAT FLOWED FROM CALVARY ♪
♪ THAT DAY FOR ME ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ THAT HUNG ON THAT TREE ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ THAT BLED AND DIED TO SET ME FREE ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ MERCY FOR ME ♪
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♪ I ONCE WAS BOUND ♪
♪ BUT JESUS SET ME FREE ♪
♪ I WAS SO LOST WITHOUT HIM ♪
♪ HOPELESS AND ALONE ♪
♪ THEN MERCY FOUND ME ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ THAT SAW MY TEARS ♪
♪ AND HEARD MY CRY [HEARD MY CRY] ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ THAT CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE ♪
♪ [MY WHOLE LIFE] ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ THAT MADE ME NEW THROUGH AND THROUGH ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ AND HE'LL HAVE MERCY ON YOU ♪
♪ [MERCY ON YOU] ♪
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♪ I ONCE WAS BOUND ♪
♪ BUT JESUS SET ME FREE ♪
♪ I WAS SO LOST WITHOUT HIM ♪
♪ HOPELESS AND ALONE ♪
♪ THEN MERCY FOUND ME ♪
♪ WHERE WOULD I BE ♪
♪ IF IT WASN'T FOR GOD'S LOVE ♪
♪ HE SHOWED ME SUCH MERCY ♪
♪ WHEN HE SENT HIS ONLY SON ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ THAT FLOWED FROM CALVARY ♪
♪ THAT DAY FOR ME ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ MERCY FOR ME ♪
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♪ I ONCE WAS BOUND ♪
♪ BUT JESUS SET ME FREE ♪
♪ I WAS SO LOST WITHOUT HIM ♪
♪ HOPELESS AND ALONE ♪
♪ THEN MERCY FOUND ME ♪
♪ OH, WHERE WOULD I BE ♪
♪ IF IT WASN'T FOR GOD'S LOVE ♪
♪ HE SHOWED ME SUCH MERCY ♪
♪ WHEN HE SENT HIS ONLY SON ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ THAT FLOWED FROM CALVARY ♪
♪ THAT DAY FOR ME ♪
♪ IT WAS MERCY ♪
♪ MERCY FOR ME... ♪
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♪ I'M SINGING TO THE NATIONS ♪
♪ SEEKING GOD'S CREATION ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ SAYIN' COME AND SEE GOD'S POWER ♪
♪ THIS IS YOUR FINAL HOUR ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ I'M SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
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♪ CALVARY MEANS VICTORY ♪
♪ COME ALONG AND SING WITH ME ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ GOD SENT HIS SON FOR YOU AND ME ♪
♪ HE CAME AND DIED TO SET US FREE ♪
♪ I'M SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ WON'T YOU COME ALONG AND GO WITH ME ♪
♪ WE'LL JOIN IN HEAVEN'S JUBILEE ♪
♪ AFTER SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ WE'LL BE SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
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♪ CALVARY MEANS VICTORY ♪
♪ COME ALONG AND SING WITH ME ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
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♪ I'M A PARTAKER OF SALVATION ♪
♪ MAKING BRIDAL PREPARATIONS ♪
♪ I'M SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ THERE WILL BE SUCH JUBILATION ♪
♪ AT THAT MARRIAGE CELEBRATION ♪
♪ WE'LL BE FROM ALL THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ WE'LL BE SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ CALVARY MEANS VICTORY ♪
♪ COME ALONG AND SING WITH ME ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
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♪ I AM SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
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♪ CALVARY MEANS VICTORY ♪
♪ COME ALONG AND SING WITH ME ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD ♪
♪ YES, WE ARE ♪
♪ SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING, SINGING, SINGING, SINGING ♪
♪ SINGING TO THE NATIONS ♪
♪ OF THE WORLD [WORLD, WORLD...] ♪
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(announcer) THE ERNEST ANGLEY MINISTRIES
ONLINE BIBLE COLLEGE IS REACHING THE WORLD
AND CURRENTLY ENROLLS STUDENTS
FROM OVER 27 COUNTRIES!
TO ENRICH ITS PROGRAM,
IT HAS NOW ADDED NEW COURSES
WHICH WILL FURTHER PREPARE STUDENTS
FOR THE WORK OF THE LORD
IN THIS FINAL HOUR.
THE NEW COURSES INCLUDE
PERSONAL SOUL WINNING:
THERE IS NO GREATER CALLING
THAN THAT OF A PERSONAL SOUL WINNER.
BIBLE PROPHECY 1:
THE FIRST OF TWO COURSES ON THIS SUBJECT
WILL REVEAL GOD'S PLANS FOR THE PAST,
PRESENT AND FUTURE.
BATTLES OF THE MIND:
YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO USE GOD'S POWER
TO PROTECT YOUR MIND AGAINST THE DEVIL.
UNTYING GOD'S HANDS:
LEARN HOW TO GIVE GOD COMPLETE FREEDOM
IN YOUR LIFE
SO HE CAN PROVIDE EVERYTHING YOU NEED
TO LIVE ABUNDANTLY IN HIS DIVINE WILL.
STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
AS THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE EACH COURSE,
AND THE NEW COURSES
WILL PUT THEM ON THE ROAD TO RECEIVING
A CERTIFICATE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
FOR THE CHRISTIAN WORKER.
WHETHER YOU FEEL THE CALL OF GOD ON YOUR LIFE
OR YOU JUST WANT A CLOSER WALK WITH THE LORD,
THESE ONLINE COURSES ARE FOR YOU!
WE HAVE ACQUIRED
THE MOST ADVANCED ONLINE-LEARNING TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE
TO MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE THE BEST IT CAN BE.
ALL TEXTBOOKS, STUDY GUIDES
AND EXAMS ARE PROVIDED ONLINE,
AS WELL AS THE KING JAMES VERSION
OF THE BIBLE FOR REFERENCE,
AND OUR KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF WILL ANSWER
ALL QUESTIONS.
ENROLLMENT IS FAST AND EASY,
AND ANYONE IS WELCOME TO STUDY
THE GREATNESS OF GOD IN HIS WORD.
SO GO TO ERNESTANGLEY.ORG AND START TODAY!
OH, FRIEND, TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
YOU WILL LEARN SO MUCH.
I KNOW I DID BY TAKING THESE COURSES,
AND IT'S REALLY BLESSED MY MINISTRY
IN A GREAT, GREAT WAY.
SO LOG ON TO ERNESTANGLEY.ORG
AND START TODAY!
FRIEND, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU
TO BE WITH US IN THE SERVICES THIS WEEKEND
AT ERNEST ANGLEY'S GRACE CATHEDRAL.
WE HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS:
IN CUYAHOGA FALLS AT 2700 STATE ROAD,
AND IN AKRON AT 1055 CANTON ROAD
IN SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP.
NOW IT ALL STARTS
WITH THE GREAT FRIDAY NIGHT MIRACLE SERVICE
AT 7 PM IN THE CUYAHOGA FALLS LOCATION,
PLENTY OF GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING;
PRAYER FOR THE SICK AND AFFLICTED.
IT'S HARD TO TELL HOW MANY STATES AND NATIONS
ARE REPRESENTED IN THAT GREAT SERVICE.
SO IF THERE'S A GREAT NEED IN YOUR LIFE, FRIEND,
COME AND EXPECT GOD TO MOVE FOR YOU.
THEN SATURDAY NIGHT,
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL YOUTH SERVICE.
THAT STARTS AT 7 PM,
BUT THAT SERVICE WILL BE IN THE AKRON LOCATION;
AGAIN THAT'S 1055 CANTON ROAD
IN SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP.
NOW WE HAVE A MALE AND FEMALE SPEAKER:
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY PREACH, TESTIFY,
SING AND MAKE MUSIC FOR THE LORD.
OH, WE HAVE A GREAT, GREAT TIME,
AND WE'RE HAVING WONDERFUL CROWDS AS WELL.
THEN SUNDAY, TWO GREAT SERVICES
BACK IN THE CUYAHOGA FALLS LOCATION.
NOW THE MORNING SERVICE STARTS AT 10 AM,
A SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICE
IN THE MAIN AUDITORIUM,
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
ON THE UPPER LEVEL
IN OUR JUNIOR CHURCH DEPARTMENT;
AND OUR JUNIOR CHURCH IS BIGGER NOW
THAN IT'S EVER BEEN
IN THE HISTORY OF THIS JESUS MINISTRY,
AND OH, HOW THE CHILDREN ENJOY THEMSELVES.
AND THEN SUNDAY EVENING AT 7 PM,
IT'S THAT MIGHTY EVANGELISTIC SERVICE.
IN FACT, THE MESSAGE YOU HEARD TODAY,
IT WAS TAPED ON A SUNDAY NIGHT.
GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING AS WELL
IN THAT SERVICE.
SO FRIEND, YOU NEED TO PAY US A VISIT.
WE'RE INTER- DENOMINATIONAL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO JOIN GRACE CATHEDRAL
TO BE IN ANY OF OUR SERVICES.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO WORSHIP THE LORD WITH US.
WELL, IT'S PRAYER TIME NOW ON THE BROADCAST
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE CALLED IN TODAY.
SURELY YOUR FAITH IS UP THERE
AND YOU'RE READY TO LET THE LORD MOVE FOR YOU.
PLACE THAT HAND AGAINST MINE ON THE TELEVISION SCREEN
AND BELIEVE GOD TO GIVE YOU THE MIRACLE YOU NEED TODAY.
LORD, I BRING THE SICK AND AFFLICTED TO YOU,
THOSE THAT HAVE CALLED IN WITH THAT SPECIAL REQUEST.
GOD, MOVE FOR THEM,
AND IN THE NAME OF JESUS,
HEAL!
HEAL! HEAL!
LORD, LET YOUR BLOOD- POWER FLOW TO EACH ONE.
I CURSE EVERY SICKNESS AND DISEASE;
EVERY BONDAGE, EVERY NEED
I PUT UNDER THE BLOOD.
LORD, RAISE THEM UP
AND MAKE THEM A WITNESS FOR YOU.
IN THE BLESSED NAME OF YOUR SON JESUS,
AND AMEN.
AND FRIEND, NOTICE EVERY IMPROVEMENT EACH DAY;
GIVE GOD THE HONOR, THE PRAISE AND GLORY.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER,
YOU ARE SPECIAL TO ME AND THE GOOD LORD.
GOD BLESS YOU TODAY!
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(announcer) FRIENDS, BY SPONSORING THIS WORK,
YOU ARE HELPING TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL LIGHT
TO THOSE WHO ARE IN DARKNESS.
WE HERE AT THE NINETY AND NINE CLUB
APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO
TO HELP US SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL!
WELL, 'TIL THE NEXT TIME WE GET TOGETHER,
REMEMBER,
YOU ARE SPECIAL TO GOD!
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