1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,760 Welcome to Logan City Christian Church Podcast, where we bring God's Word to you weekly. 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:12,520 We pray what you hear will bring clarity to your situation and open doors in your life. 3 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:15,360 Enjoy the message. 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:21,560 The hearts, Jesus' heart is for all the nations of the world, every single one of them. 5 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,960 And we're excited what Jesus is doing. 6 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:30,720 And just as a confirmation, I mentioned a week or so ago about a move of God happening 7 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,980 in Iran. 8 00:00:32,980 --> 00:00:40,160 Just to confirm, a few of you guys had mentioned to me this morning that in Iran it was mentioned 9 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:44,880 about, there were about 75,000 mosques. 10 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:50,000 Well, 50,000 of them are empty. 11 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,280 Jesus is moving. 12 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:55,840 Jesus is moving. 13 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:01,480 And predominantly, He's moving through women who are just tired of the persecution. 14 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,120 And they're preaching the gospel and they're just fearless. 15 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:06,680 Praise God. 16 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,560 That is something really, really exciting. 17 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:13,760 Anyway, we have another nation that's going to be represented today, El Salvador. 18 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,280 It is an incredible nation. 19 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:22,480 It's suffered its own persecution over the years and the people within. 20 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:27,800 But God has been raising people up such as pastors Francisco and Celia to do an incredible 21 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,220 work in the face of adversity. 22 00:01:30,220 --> 00:01:34,320 When they first went back after I don't know how many years, it was tough. 23 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:37,480 The gang wars and danger that was there. 24 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:43,560 In fact, when I was with you in 2012, it was scary, man, I tell you. 25 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:48,900 But now they have a new president and he is dealing with the situation. 26 00:01:48,900 --> 00:01:52,920 And when we went in this time last year, in fact, this time last year, we were with you 27 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,960 guys over there and it was safe as anything. 28 00:01:55,960 --> 00:02:04,760 God was just there and we went to tourist places at night, eating pupusas. 29 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,680 It was wonderful. 30 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:07,960 And praise God. 31 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:14,380 So anyway, what we're going to do, we have a presentation or an interview that was filmed 32 00:02:14,380 --> 00:02:22,560 with Romano Pastor Paco from El Salvador, Rodriguez. 33 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,120 We got this thing going. 34 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,440 That's about all the Spanish I know. 35 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,520 I think that was Spanish, wasn't it? 36 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:28,520 It was. 37 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:35,160 But we're going to have the presentation then straight after that, Pastor Francisco 38 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:40,360 and Celia to come up at that time to say a few words if that's possible. 39 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:41,360 That would be great. 40 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,720 Here we go, I might have to dim those lights as well. 41 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:45,720 Great. 42 00:02:45,720 --> 00:03:13,360 Thank you. 43 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:26,560 I was born in El Salvador, Central America, and I just grew up in a different way of, 44 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,400 you know, how children is growing just today. 45 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,360 I started working from the age of five. 46 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:38,560 Is going to the coffee plantation and help people over there or my mother or my brother 47 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,240 just is helping them to working. 48 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:46,240 When I started working in San Salvador, I just, it was very dangerous over there because 49 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,520 we couldn't get out from in the morning. 50 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,200 But you don't know if we're going to get back again. 51 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:59,640 So that why it was very, I can say risky, you know, living in El Salvador. 52 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:06,920 And then I have my high school with, you know, I have to go to learn a little bit sewing 53 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:12,320 and then I just pay my study with doing some work in that way. 54 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,400 And then we met Celia in San Salvador. 55 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,960 It was selling a very powerful car. 56 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:23,040 We met Celia in San Salvador and we just got married. 57 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:31,080 And then we had our kids and then we, and I decided to come apply for to come to Australia. 58 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:39,320 The place where we were living, it was so dangerous because I was the place where most 59 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,600 of the guerrillas people was there. 60 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:53,040 So but we were, I think we were very, at that time, now I can say, at that time I can say, 61 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:58,100 you know, I was very lucky, but it's not lucky as I was in, I think now the God was making 62 00:04:58,100 --> 00:05:03,160 his way because we left the day before they attack in the place where we were living. 63 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:09,080 But we left on 1990 and from the time we come to Australia, it was, it was really good. 64 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:16,560 Something that I just believe now that God was preparing for us to come. 65 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,760 Even at the very beginning was we were coming over here with no English. 66 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:27,920 Now we is able to speak another stem and that our life, it really changed. 67 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,200 I just believe God made his word in our life here. 68 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:39,520 In 1992 was agreement between guerrilla and the government and they agreed with the peace, 69 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:40,520 you know, agreement. 70 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,040 They become with the peace agreement. 71 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:49,720 So and it will change, it changed a little bit, no more fighting between army and the 72 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:50,720 guerrilla. 73 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,980 It was a little bit more better. 74 00:05:52,980 --> 00:05:59,720 But I think at the time the gangs start coming to El Salvador because the U.S. government 75 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:06,160 start sending people to El Salvador, the people who commit crime in the U.S. 76 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:12,560 Well I just believe we just came to this, to the Logan City Christian Church in 2004 77 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,160 and February 2004. 78 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:23,440 And at that time, during that time, we just, it came one man from U.S. 79 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:30,760 I can't remember his name because I was new and this man called people just, you know, 80 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,680 for a prayer. 81 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:41,600 And he grabbed me and then he went to grab Celia and he prophesied to us, he said, you 82 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:46,760 will be working with people with your own language. 83 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:51,800 But we were surprised because he didn't know us, you know, and then we speak Spanish. 84 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:59,680 But it was a big surprise for us when he said that because I didn't, I was not looking for 85 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:05,480 that, you know, I was looking just to come to the church and sit down and stay there. 86 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:12,400 Not just to go for, you know, for mission or to do something as a ministry with our 87 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:13,880 own people. 88 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:20,660 I can't really remember when Pastor Roe went to Uganda, but the thing is, one night he 89 00:07:20,660 --> 00:07:26,360 just wake up and God spoke to him about the mission in El Salvador. 90 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:33,480 And from that time when he came back to Australia, he spoke to us and he said, he said, just 91 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:40,480 God spoke to him at that time and he was thinking that we were called just to go and ministry 92 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,400 our people over there in El Salvador. 93 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:50,600 So it was a really, you know, exciting, but at the meantime, it was something that I didn't 94 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,600 know how to do it. 95 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,880 Celia didn't know, but we were willing to go. 96 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:05,920 We went to El Salvador in 2007 on December, but we really started in 2008 over there when 97 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:07,960 we left Australia. 98 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,840 We didn't know what to take it. 99 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:20,760 We just got two suitcases and just we went off, you know, and we didn't know where, how 100 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:26,840 we were going to do there, but seeing the way we were going, just God was giving us 101 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,640 instruction how to do it. 102 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:34,320 Well, we started the church over there and we had to go and see people. 103 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:41,920 And we, most of them probably were living in the places where, you know, it's not for 104 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,400 many people just to go. 105 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:49,620 But the thing is, we every day, Celia and I, we was visiting them and talking to them 106 00:08:49,620 --> 00:08:56,760 about God and inviting them because we already planned. 107 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:05,000 We had to do every two week service because we didn't have a building or a place where. 108 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:10,400 But the thing is, people, they were so happy to receive us. 109 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:17,080 And when our first service in the land, you know, under the tree, in the Middle East coffee 110 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,160 plantation, many people came. 111 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:28,480 It was very amazing because seeing in that way, sometimes we think God doesn't work 112 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,880 in that way, but God prepared everything. 113 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:38,880 When He sent you somewhere and you don't know how to do it, you don't know where you can 114 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:46,760 go, God is already prepared this place or the hard people to receive you there. 115 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:51,640 In this case, we didn't have where to go or where we're going to buy the land or we're 116 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:52,640 going to stay. 117 00:09:52,640 --> 00:10:00,080 But my brother, he went over there to the place and he didn't know, Celia and I, we're 118 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,680 going to El Salvador for a mission. 119 00:10:02,680 --> 00:10:11,120 And he, one day he decided to go to the place and bought three lots, you know, three pieces 120 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,700 of land and where the church is now. 121 00:10:14,700 --> 00:10:22,040 And he said to me, I was thinking of you because I thought you was coming to El Salvador one 122 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:27,760 day and I thought to buy this one or to hold this one for you. 123 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:35,120 And then at the time I start waking up or thinking how God is good, is working in my 124 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:41,720 brother's life, just to be able for him to, you know, to buy or to hold this land for 125 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:42,720 us. 126 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:49,360 You know, I think God has prepared people, my brothers, hard just to hold the land for 127 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:50,360 us. 128 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:57,000 Where we started over there in the church in 2008, the beginning, but we already spent 129 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:03,600 one year with our building just going in the middle of the coffee plantation, you know, 130 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,600 and having a meeting there. 131 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:12,800 The only one that we have or where we bought was an 80 chair and to put them over there 132 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:20,640 and the children was helping us to put them together and to wait for the people. 133 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:31,600 And the thing is, one year without, you know, building, just start thinking how we can, 134 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,160 we're going to do this, how are we going to do that? 135 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:39,680 Sally and I, we were having some, a little bit rough time when I said Sally and I, because 136 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:47,280 we were waking up, but the season, the season, the rainy season over there is six months 137 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,380 and the summer season is six months. 138 00:11:50,380 --> 00:11:58,960 So we were most of the time, you know, under the rain and it was a little bit difficult 139 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,880 at the time, but I just think it's worse. 140 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:07,960 It's really good just to see now how God was moving in that way. 141 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:15,960 You know, he is molding us the way as a missionary, you know, to be able to understand that it's 142 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,000 not easy, but it is possible. 143 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:23,760 And the second time we went to Salvador, we spent 18 months over there. 144 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:25,720 It was longer. 145 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:33,440 And then we were able just to start retaining wall and the wall we built, you know, most 146 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:39,960 of the time I can say it's not in one way, but the thing is, it was the building was 147 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:48,960 up, you know, people was able to work with us and the building just went up. 148 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:56,120 In one, I can say in one year, but constantly everything it came to the point that the building 149 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,640 now is really good. 150 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:08,080 I can say it's probably, it can be probably around 250 people in the church. 151 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:17,880 And we just built a church and now we have some children church next to the church. 152 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:25,720 And also we have the house that we built when we go over there, we have our own house just 153 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:31,480 to sleep so we don't have to pay somewhere else just to go for, you know, when we go 154 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,080 to mission. 155 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,240 Everything is running okay now. 156 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:40,040 Ladies is still, you know, preaching over there and they, and they just, I just believe 157 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,840 they're capable just to continue preaching that. 158 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:50,600 Yes, today is very important for me to acknowledge all of you brothers and sisters here at the 159 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,920 Logan City Christian Church. 160 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:59,840 Well, with United World Ministries, you know, I just thank you for that because all, all 161 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:07,760 this time you've been supporting us and I just believe this is the mission is for all 162 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:14,840 of us, some of us, some of us, some of us we can, we can go, some of us maybe we can 163 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:15,840 do mission here. 164 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,640 It's just been praying and supporting people just to go over there. 165 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:27,300 But for us, it's been so great and I just thank, I just thank all of you for your support. 166 00:14:27,300 --> 00:14:31,280 When God work, God just put your heart to help. 167 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:35,140 And it's so many thing to do in El Salvador, you know. 168 00:14:35,140 --> 00:14:41,320 If you can still supporting us, it should be great, you know, especially for prayer, 169 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,360 maybe with us and praying for us. 170 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:48,920 And I just believe your support is going to be really great. 171 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,680 Okay. 172 00:14:51,680 --> 00:15:04,000 Why don't we welcome pastors Francisco and Celia. 173 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:12,400 These guys, the steps are the same height both sides so it doesn't matter. 174 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:19,440 I can honestly say that this man and woman of God, what you see is what you get. 175 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:24,880 They're genuine, they love people, they're just great people. 176 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:30,200 We happen to be related now too with your daughter, our son married and share the same 177 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,400 grandchildren but God is doing a wonderful thing. 178 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,200 So I'm going to hand over to Celia. 179 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:40,360 We love you guys, you guys are very special, very, very special. 180 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:50,760 Well, when we are, when the preacher says we're going to talk about missions, everybody 181 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:56,800 says here we go, they are going to ask for money again. 182 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,040 But mission is not just money. 183 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:05,800 You know that when we, the first time when we go, money is the thing that we didn't 184 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,400 carry, no money with us. 185 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:13,360 But we were happy and we know that the Lord was going to provide for us. 186 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:20,640 We were not worried about what, where we were going to live or for food or anything for 187 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:21,680 our needs. 188 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,560 We were not worried about money at all. 189 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:29,320 And you know the Lord is faithful and he provides for us. 190 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:37,240 You know that going for a mission, if somebody doesn't have a call, don't last long. 191 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:50,200 Because we don't know, for example, if we don't have much, we have to use what we can. 192 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:56,480 As you saw in the photos that they were on the video, those photos ask for the children's 193 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:57,480 church. 194 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,600 You know the children's church? 195 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:05,560 Kids sitting on the floor and we think, oh well, we need a children's church and we have 196 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:07,080 to use what we have. 197 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:12,640 We have some little block of wood and in an occasion some rocks. 198 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:16,760 Kids sit on the rocks and we have to make it possible. 199 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:21,880 As soon as the time was passing, we were able to get some chairs. 200 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,520 So we sat on the chairs. 201 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,760 And then we used anything that we had. 202 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:34,400 At the beginning we didn't have electricity, so we had services early. 203 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:35,400 Nothing at nighttime. 204 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:43,760 And if we have something at nighttime, we went to have home groups at home because there 205 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,440 was no light. 206 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:51,920 But when it was going to start raining, we said, oh, we need to put some ceiling because 207 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:56,560 we have walls, walls all around, but we didn't have roof. 208 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,320 No roof. 209 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:04,640 So we start putting the roof on top so we can get inside without getting wet in the 210 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,520 rainy season. 211 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:13,060 Because over there when it rains, there are storms, no showers, storms. 212 00:18:13,060 --> 00:18:14,840 So we need to be covered. 213 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:18,760 After that we decided that we need some electricity. 214 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:25,680 But before putting some electricity, we have to put the doors and something on the wall. 215 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:33,840 We didn't have windows, but we have the screen on the wall, on the window to protect. 216 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,920 So we put that on and then we can put electricity. 217 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:42,040 So we can start having services at night. 218 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:48,840 So we were using whatever we can as we can and we were not complaining about not having 219 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:56,160 electricity, not having money, not having a place, not having chairs. 220 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,280 No, we didn't complain about that. 221 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,360 We were using what we have. 222 00:19:01,360 --> 00:19:10,000 And the Lord was providing slowly, this first, this next, and this now. 223 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:17,160 So it took us some time to build the church, but now we are happy with the church that 224 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:18,160 we have. 225 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:26,200 So it's going to use what the Lord provides and his guidance, his protection. 226 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:29,720 And the money he provides for us too. 227 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,400 So it's good to work in the mission. 228 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:36,320 Anyone is welcome, if you want to go over there. 229 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,480 And it's going to be great. 230 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:40,480 Thank you. 231 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:56,200 We've decided we're going to get Willy to interpret into Ukraine so that his congregation 232 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:57,200 can hear. 233 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:58,200 Thank you, Willy. 234 00:19:58,200 --> 00:19:59,200 Thank you. 235 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:00,200 Thank you. 236 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:05,200 Buenos dias, hermana Cecilia, hermano Elvira. 237 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:10,560 Buenos dias, hermana Cecilia, hermano Ernesto. 238 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,560 Dios le bendiga. 239 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:14,560 Okay. 240 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:23,760 I've just been so grateful to be here today, just presenting this interview, even the speech 241 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,760 that you saw already. 242 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:40,560 I just remember the day we went, two weeks before we went. 243 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:50,800 I asked Pastor Rob, how can I do this over there in El Salvador? 244 00:20:50,800 --> 00:21:01,080 He said to me, God will lead you, he will guide you where he want you to do. 245 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:10,400 And then said, well, wow, I wasn't expecting that. 246 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:15,320 I wasn't expecting that because I saw he was going to give me some, you know, I got this 247 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,040 study here. 248 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:21,600 This is here for you just to go through. 249 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,560 Okay. 250 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:39,800 And it was a little bit hard for me at the time, but you know, yes, God made his way. 251 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:43,920 So we're going to go to Acts 13.47. 252 00:21:43,920 --> 00:22:04,280 We're going to see some story over there, how God lead people just to go, you know, 253 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:14,040 and the people who really need to become safe at the time. 254 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:26,360 I'm going to read Acts 13.47. 255 00:22:26,360 --> 00:22:31,480 Even I'm going to start from 46. 256 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:39,280 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, it was necessary that the word of God should 257 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:50,120 be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting 258 00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:53,720 life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. 259 00:22:53,720 --> 00:23:03,760 47. 260 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:26,000 For so the Lord has commanded us, I have said you light to the Gentiles that you should 261 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:29,520 be for salvation to the end of the earth. 262 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:30,520 47. 263 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:53,680 Well, in verse 47, the Bible said command. 264 00:23:53,680 --> 00:24:09,800 He said the Lord has commanded us, and when he said command us as his children, we need 265 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:16,320 to obey what he said to us to do it. 266 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:20,640 We need to respond. 267 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,920 Now we can respond that. 268 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:34,600 I'm sure we are now obedient to God. 269 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:44,400 I got some examples, these two men, they were very obedient to God. 270 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:57,800 Abraham, he was known as a father of the faith. 271 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:08,360 He was believing at the time that God has a purpose for him. 272 00:25:08,360 --> 00:25:18,920 You know, he already said, okay, God, I go. 273 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:31,040 He being asking to take his children to obey, even he gave his own son. 274 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:32,900 And you all know the story of that. 275 00:25:32,900 --> 00:25:43,080 He went to the mountain and he was preparing something for the sacrifice. 276 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:51,640 But you can see that at that point there, it was obedient there. 277 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:57,320 Are we obedient to God? 278 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:01,280 We need to obey God. 279 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:05,880 The other man was Moses. 280 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:10,960 He always saying something like Francisco sometimes said, I don't speak Spanish, I don't 281 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,880 like to do this because they're not going to understand me. 282 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:16,840 Moses was the same. 283 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:40,000 At the time, probably many people around him, around Moses didn't see the potential that 284 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:41,000 he had. 285 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:59,600 They see the potential in Moses, but God already saw that. 286 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:07,520 We're going to read in Isaiah 6-8. 287 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:14,160 We need to become disponible for God. 288 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:18,280 We need to be disponible for God. 289 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:25,560 We need to be a by-law for him. 290 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:36,600 Let's go Isaiah 6-8. 291 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:58,960 The Bible said, I also, I hear the voice of the Lord saying, saying, who shall I send 292 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:03,000 and who will go for us? 293 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:08,200 And I say, here I am, send me. 294 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:22,800 You know this man, this Moses, he was already putting himself available to that call. 295 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:37,960 So how put ourselves now at this time available for God? 296 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:49,400 At this time, even at that time when Moses was, God is always looking for people to be 297 00:28:49,400 --> 00:29:05,840 able to go and be able to warn the people in the world and become, and be repent, and 298 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:13,800 become to repent before God. 299 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:20,680 When God call us, I just believe we need to respond because he's like our father, you 300 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:29,160 know, biological father. 301 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:37,000 When they call, we need to go. 302 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:50,200 And when God send us or give us a call to be a visionary or preach in the shopping center, 303 00:29:50,200 --> 00:30:00,640 he send us with something there when we need to be able to use it. 304 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:07,600 First of all, we can say to people, God bless you. 305 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:17,920 And some people become surprised because they never hear someone bless them. 306 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:28,520 See that is a calling from God to us just to go and preach the gospel. 307 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:34,800 At the same time, we're not going alone. 308 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:41,800 We go already the power from God. 309 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:45,800 And he always with us. 310 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:53,120 He put words in our tongue, we are able to speak. 311 00:30:53,120 --> 00:31:10,760 I'm going to read Acts 1-8. 312 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:38,760 And the Bible says, but you shall receive the power when the Holy Spirit has come upon 313 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:49,960 you and you shall be witness to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria and to the end of 314 00:31:49,960 --> 00:32:02,800 the earth. 315 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:13,120 My brothers, what this verse is speaking about the Holy, the power of the Holy Spirit. 316 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:23,920 So obedient is the key words in this mission here. 317 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:29,800 Because to be obedient is open the door to the Holy Spirit to come and work in us and 318 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:39,720 give us a power. 319 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:52,320 We really need to listen the voice of God. 320 00:32:52,320 --> 00:33:01,480 You know, sometime in the world too many voices around. 321 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:12,160 We need to identify which voice is from God. 322 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:19,560 I just mentioned in the interview, you know, many of us can go, but many of us can stay. 323 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:32,680 Everything is still doing the mission. 324 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:40,720 For those one who stay here, you know, pray, it's very important for us to cover, you know, 325 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:52,880 wherever we go over there. 326 00:33:52,880 --> 00:34:05,880 You know, everywhere we can go and speak to people, it must be a very successful something 327 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:13,040 to do the very successful work. 328 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:23,000 Because we know we are flesh, yes, yes, trying to become our self higher. 329 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:31,080 We just come in with the with the power of the Holy Spirit who guide us to speak. 330 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:42,680 I just got a little bit story there. 331 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:57,640 You know, Philip, when he went to speak with the Ethiopian man. 332 00:34:57,640 --> 00:34:59,560 I think I'm going to read this one, okay. 333 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:07,160 We're going to go to Acts 8.26. 334 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:12,680 I'm going to read this one to 26 to 40. 335 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:19,800 You will be able to see how God worked through Philip, you know, but Philip was able to hear 336 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:33,400 the voice and obey what God was saying to him. 337 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:46,360 Okay, now, now, angels of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, 338 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:55,720 Arise and go toward to the south along the road which was which go down from Jerusalem 339 00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:57,000 to Gaza. 340 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:06,840 This is this is the desert. 341 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:11,120 So he stayed sleeping. 342 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:28,280 Now he arose and went and behold a man of Ethiopia of great authority under Candace 343 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:40,040 the Queen of Ethiopia, who has charged all the treasury and has come to Jerusalem to 344 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:47,800 worship was returning and sitting in his chariot. 345 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:55,800 He was reading Isaiah the prophet. 346 00:36:55,800 --> 00:37:06,800 Then the spirit said to Philip, go near and overtake this chariot. 347 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:20,800 So Philip ran to him and here he was reading the prophet Isaiah and said, do you understand 348 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:26,240 what you are reading? 349 00:37:26,240 --> 00:37:30,040 See there, this is a big point there. 350 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:45,000 We need to go to the precise time when God said, just go. 351 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:57,080 And he said, how can I unless someone guide me? 352 00:37:57,080 --> 00:38:05,200 And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. 353 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:14,600 The place in the scripture which he was reading, he read was this. 354 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:24,640 He was led as a ship to the slaughter and his alarm before each share is silent. 355 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:38,480 So he opened not his mouth. 356 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:58,660 In his humiliation, his justice was taken away and who will declare his generation? 357 00:38:58,660 --> 00:39:08,640 So the angel answered Philip and said, I ask you of whom does the prophet say this? 358 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:17,520 Of himself or someone else? 359 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:26,080 Then the Philip opened his mouth and beginning at this scripture, preached Jesus to him. 360 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:46,480 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, see here 361 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:55,840 is water, what hinders me from being baptized? 362 00:39:55,840 --> 00:40:07,000 So when we hear the voice of God and be able to obey his voice, everything was smooth over 363 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,720 there even the man was ready to be baptized. 364 00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:19,480 In his heart he was already saying God, I like you. 365 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:30,960 And then Philip said, if you believe with all your heart, you may. 366 00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:41,120 And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. 367 00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:55,440 See how good it is, how joyful can be for us when we go and speak to people. 368 00:40:55,440 --> 00:41:02,560 And they received the message with that open heart. 369 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:08,600 You know at the same time God sent us, but at the same time God is working in the people 370 00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:17,640 heart to receive. 371 00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:33,000 Now when they come up out of the water, the spirit of the Lord caught Philip away so that 372 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:45,000 the eunuch saw him no more and he went on his way rejoicing. 373 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:51,880 How good was that, you know, even for Philip, the feeling that he had that someone was safe 374 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:58,280 at that time. 375 00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:10,120 Even though this man saw Philip just taking away, but this man didn't sit along the road, 376 00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:13,680 on the sides of the road, didn't sit there. 377 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:24,880 This man, this eunuch, didn't sit on the sides of the road and stay there. 378 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:29,360 And he just saw, but he just continued, he said, the Bible said he just went walking 379 00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:33,400 and rejoicing, you know, just looking for the next one that God was preparing for them 380 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:43,560 to preach. 381 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:51,200 But Philip was found at our sorts and passing through the, through, he preached in all the 382 00:42:51,200 --> 00:43:02,520 city till he came to Caesarea. 383 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:16,120 See this man here really took the gospel to his own country, now is Ethiopia. 384 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:22,280 So we really need to answer or we really need to hear the voice of God able to go and walk 385 00:43:22,280 --> 00:43:29,320 because the angel spoke to Philip because he already knew, you know, there is someone 386 00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:31,200 there who really need God. 387 00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:37,880 Let's do it. 388 00:43:37,880 --> 00:43:52,640 Let's go to Acts 9, 18. 389 00:43:52,640 --> 00:44:02,960 My brothers and sister, the turning point for us as a church, as a missionary is obedience. 390 00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:16,840 For us it is very important to be obedient to God. 391 00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:23,480 God has a word for us that we can deliver to them. 392 00:44:23,480 --> 00:44:41,920 God was preparing this man, especially this man. 393 00:44:41,920 --> 00:44:49,880 This man, his name is Ananias. 394 00:44:49,880 --> 00:44:59,920 He was going to have an encounter with Saul of the Tarsus at that time. 395 00:44:59,920 --> 00:45:06,720 You know, but even Ananias was saying, Lord, do you know this man is having so many trouble 396 00:45:06,720 --> 00:45:15,160 to you saints? 397 00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:24,640 He have a letter from the very high authority. 398 00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:30,840 And he can kill you people. 399 00:45:30,840 --> 00:45:38,040 But God said, this man is going to, I'm going to use this man as a vessel for the, it's 400 00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:43,360 going to be good for me. 401 00:45:43,360 --> 00:45:50,720 I'm going to read from Acts 9, 17. 402 00:45:50,720 --> 00:46:06,520 And the Bible said, Ananias went his way and entered the house, and lying his hand on him, 403 00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:27,240 he said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has 404 00:46:27,240 --> 00:46:44,160 sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. 405 00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:45,160 19. 406 00:46:45,160 --> 00:46:52,720 Immediately, they fell from his eyes, something like a skull, and he received his sight at 407 00:46:52,720 --> 00:46:57,080 once, and he arose and was baptized. 408 00:46:57,080 --> 00:47:13,720 As a Christian, we can have so many things, we can have so many questions. 409 00:47:13,720 --> 00:47:14,720 Questioning God. 410 00:47:14,720 --> 00:47:15,720 20. 411 00:47:15,720 --> 00:47:25,640 It looked like Ananias was saying, God, what happened here? 412 00:47:25,640 --> 00:47:35,520 You know, you sent me to see this man? 413 00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:45,880 And even I think he said to God, God, he can kill me. 414 00:47:45,880 --> 00:47:59,080 Let's go to the same chapter, but in number 10. 415 00:47:59,080 --> 00:48:10,720 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. 416 00:48:10,720 --> 00:48:24,480 To him the Lord said, in a vision, Ananias, and he said, Here I am Lord. 417 00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:34,200 So the Lord said to him, Arise and go to the street called Stride and inquire at the house 418 00:48:34,200 --> 00:48:52,120 of Judah, for one called soul of Starsus, for behold, he is praying there. 419 00:48:52,120 --> 00:49:01,720 In the vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming and putting his hand on him so that 420 00:49:01,720 --> 00:49:13,880 he may receive his sight. 421 00:49:13,880 --> 00:49:26,680 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man. 422 00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:34,960 How much harm he has done to you, sign in Jerusalem. 423 00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:42,240 And here he has authority from the from the chief priests to ban all who call on your 424 00:49:42,240 --> 00:49:48,880 name. 425 00:49:48,880 --> 00:50:04,440 But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen vessel of mine to bear my name before 426 00:50:04,440 --> 00:50:13,920 Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. 427 00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:26,520 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name sake. 428 00:50:26,520 --> 00:50:35,200 And Ananias went his way and entered to the house. 429 00:50:35,200 --> 00:50:39,480 And the Bible said he put his hand on him and started praying. 430 00:50:39,480 --> 00:50:50,920 And see how God was preparing Ananias. 431 00:50:50,920 --> 00:51:03,280 And you can see this man here, soul of Starsus, now is apostle Paul who wrote the first part 432 00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:05,280 of the New Testament. 433 00:51:05,280 --> 00:51:21,720 Because of him we hear the good news. 434 00:51:21,720 --> 00:51:30,280 Because Paul already was making sell a Bible for God. 435 00:51:30,280 --> 00:51:40,640 And that's why we have the Gospel, that's why we have Christian today. 436 00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:51,520 Because the first man was able to be obedient and go. 437 00:51:51,520 --> 00:52:00,720 He already recognized the power of the Holy Spirit in him, able to walk and just talk 438 00:52:00,720 --> 00:52:03,900 to people. 439 00:52:03,900 --> 00:52:16,040 My brothers and sisters, I just believe you all have a big potential before God. 440 00:52:16,040 --> 00:52:20,840 Sometimes ourselves we feel just a little bit, maybe I cannot do that, I can't do that, 441 00:52:20,840 --> 00:52:31,720 sometimes too hard, or this one here, how can I do that? 442 00:52:31,720 --> 00:52:38,000 I just believe today is the day for we all must hear the voice of God and say, God, I'm 443 00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:39,000 here. 444 00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:40,000 Use me. 445 00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:41,000 Use me. 446 00:52:41,000 --> 00:52:50,000 We need to become a by-law for God. 447 00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:54,240 We must give ourselves to God. 448 00:52:54,240 --> 00:53:03,120 How many people we will be able, how can I put it this way, how many people over there 449 00:53:03,120 --> 00:53:05,440 are waiting for you just to go? 450 00:53:05,440 --> 00:53:11,520 Or how many missionaries over there is be able to hear? 451 00:53:11,520 --> 00:53:17,240 I support you through my prayers over there because God will protect you wherever you 452 00:53:17,240 --> 00:53:18,240 go. 453 00:53:18,240 --> 00:53:36,000 I just believe today too that God is speaking to us. 454 00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:57,200 What is to desire today in your heart to be obedient to God and say, God, I'm here? 455 00:53:57,200 --> 00:54:00,640 How many of you would you like to go for a mission? 456 00:54:00,640 --> 00:54:01,640 How many? 457 00:54:01,640 --> 00:54:09,680 How many of us are ready to go for a missionary work? 458 00:54:09,680 --> 00:54:15,680 It is good when we acknowledge that because God start working in our heart, putting something 459 00:54:15,680 --> 00:54:31,160 there, His power to prepare us to say, God, I'm just going to serve you alone. 460 00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:35,520 I just say thank God for this. 461 00:54:35,520 --> 00:54:43,360 Thank God for this church because we already have a church that is able to go to the nation 462 00:54:43,360 --> 00:54:53,360 and preach the Gospel. 463 00:54:53,360 --> 00:54:55,520 So we must be able for God. 464 00:54:55,520 --> 00:54:56,520 Amen. 465 00:54:56,520 --> 00:55:04,000 I'm just going to ask a call if anyone need a prayer in that direction, the missionary 466 00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:12,840 or something that God has put in your heart to serve him in the way as a missionary or 467 00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:16,440 someone to be intercessor even here. 468 00:55:16,440 --> 00:55:19,480 I'm just calling you if you want to pray. 469 00:55:19,480 --> 00:55:27,000 To be able to pray because you know God start in your heart doing something new just right 470 00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:45,840 now. 471 00:55:45,840 --> 00:56:00,480 If you need any prayer for sickness or something there, I just believe God will heal you. 472 00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:01,480 But it's okay. 473 00:56:01,480 --> 00:56:03,600 If not, it is okay. 474 00:56:03,600 --> 00:56:09,480 I just say God, thank you for my brothers and sisters that you've been keeping them well 475 00:56:09,480 --> 00:56:11,480 and healthy. 476 00:56:11,480 --> 00:56:24,560 And I just this way how we can just serve better to you God. 477 00:56:24,560 --> 00:56:25,560 Thank you everyone. 478 00:56:25,560 --> 00:56:26,920 That's been the message. 479 00:56:26,920 --> 00:56:33,280 I hope you just take it. 480 00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:36,760 Amen. 481 00:56:36,760 --> 00:56:38,880 God bless you too, Willie. 482 00:56:38,880 --> 00:56:40,480 Let's hear it for Willie as well. 483 00:56:40,480 --> 00:56:46,280 Let's put on the spot for Pastor Francisco. 484 00:56:46,280 --> 00:56:49,960 These guys, when the scripture says, we might come over here a bit. 485 00:56:49,960 --> 00:56:56,040 When the scripture says that those that forsake all and leave their lands and their families, 486 00:56:56,040 --> 00:56:57,040 that is a very real thing. 487 00:56:57,040 --> 00:57:02,800 And I've witnessed Pastor Francisco and Celia, their own personal life and their families 488 00:57:02,800 --> 00:57:07,160 when they've been over there for 18 months and the family, new family with children, 489 00:57:07,160 --> 00:57:10,880 grandchildren coming along and missed out on quite a lot. 490 00:57:10,880 --> 00:57:15,360 They missed out on a lot of things that the average Aussie wouldn't miss out on. 491 00:57:15,360 --> 00:57:22,720 So your rewards are great in heaven, but I also believe your rewards are here as well. 492 00:57:22,720 --> 00:57:24,680 But the mission over there is thriving. 493 00:57:24,680 --> 00:57:26,960 It's really, really powering on. 494 00:57:26,960 --> 00:57:33,240 And especially in a time when the gospel is a little bit difficult in places to preach, 495 00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:34,760 but it's moving ahead powerfully. 496 00:57:34,760 --> 00:57:40,560 Thank you for your commitment and your service to the Lord's work to see the Christian church 497 00:57:40,560 --> 00:57:41,560 growing. 498 00:57:41,560 --> 00:57:42,560 Amen. 499 00:57:42,560 --> 00:57:43,560 Especially in El Salvador. 500 00:57:43,560 --> 00:57:44,560 God bless you. 501 00:57:44,560 --> 00:57:45,560 God bless you. 502 00:57:45,560 --> 00:57:46,560 Thank you. 503 00:57:46,560 --> 00:57:47,560 Amen. 504 00:57:47,560 --> 00:57:54,080 Well, we're going to receive an offering for the mission. 505 00:57:54,080 --> 00:57:58,200 Mission El Salvador has been operating since 2008. 506 00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:07,640 And I do remember the call you left with two suitcases, a lot of tears and no money in 507 00:58:07,640 --> 00:58:08,640 the bank. 508 00:58:08,640 --> 00:58:15,520 But see, the thing is a vision already incorporates the finances. 509 00:58:15,520 --> 00:58:18,040 Oh, come on. 510 00:58:18,040 --> 00:58:19,520 We can get a better response than that. 511 00:58:19,520 --> 00:58:25,080 The vision that God gives already has that waiting. 512 00:58:25,080 --> 00:58:32,840 And in faith, they left their home and went to already find out when they got there, the 513 00:58:32,840 --> 00:58:38,840 brother had already purchased three parcels of land. 514 00:58:38,840 --> 00:58:46,240 And as they went onto that land and started clearing it by hand, a member of the council 515 00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:51,340 noticed that they were doing it tough and asked them, would you like one of our machines 516 00:58:51,340 --> 00:58:53,900 to come and clear it for you? 517 00:58:53,900 --> 00:58:58,000 And so the council came and cleared the land with a machine. 518 00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:01,760 And then people started coming and helping putting a fence around the place. 519 00:59:01,760 --> 00:59:05,940 I mean, this is what was already waiting. 520 00:59:05,940 --> 00:59:09,600 And I believe there are many people here this morning that you have a calling, whether it 521 00:59:09,600 --> 00:59:15,640 be here in Australia or overseas, that the provision's in the going. 522 00:59:15,640 --> 00:59:22,160 It's just like the, you know, the Philip, he went and it was already their way. 523 00:59:22,160 --> 00:59:25,200 The Ethiopian was there waiting. 524 00:59:25,200 --> 00:59:29,200 I know in this congregation here this morning, there's some of you that have spoken to me 525 00:59:29,200 --> 00:59:35,100 about a calling, that you're called to go somewhere, do something, but the calling doesn't 526 00:59:35,100 --> 00:59:36,440 happen in the waiting. 527 00:59:36,440 --> 00:59:40,120 It happens in the doing and actually going. 528 00:59:40,120 --> 00:59:42,600 And I want to encourage you there. 529 00:59:42,600 --> 00:59:47,960 Something that came to me just quickly before I close is that some have said to me, I've 530 00:59:47,960 --> 00:59:55,480 done my bit in missions, I just want to sit, chill and, you know, relax. 531 00:59:55,480 --> 01:00:03,600 But do you know in this nation of Australia, there are many nursing homes, aged care facilities 532 01:00:03,600 --> 01:00:08,320 that are crying out for Christians to share the gospel. 533 01:00:08,320 --> 01:00:10,360 They're crying out for them. 534 01:00:10,360 --> 01:00:15,360 And let me encourage you, if you feel the call to do that, I don't think you have to 535 01:00:15,360 --> 01:00:17,200 pray about that one. 536 01:00:17,200 --> 01:00:21,520 I think you just come and see me and we can help line it up for you. 537 01:00:21,520 --> 01:00:25,280 And you'll never be so fulfilled in your life when you're out there doing what God's called 538 01:00:25,280 --> 01:00:26,280 you to do. 539 01:00:26,280 --> 01:00:33,560 We realize there is Pastor Betty has made it known to us, there's no retirement in ministry. 540 01:00:33,560 --> 01:00:35,600 Amen. 541 01:00:35,600 --> 01:00:36,800 Can I get an amen on that? 542 01:00:36,800 --> 01:00:39,360 There's no retirement in ministry. 543 01:00:39,360 --> 01:00:40,480 We're in it for the long haul. 544 01:00:40,480 --> 01:00:43,200 There are no exit clauses in your calling. 545 01:00:43,200 --> 01:00:44,780 We're here to the end. 546 01:00:44,780 --> 01:00:51,160 Let's take as many souls to heaven with us, you know, to honor our Jesus, what He did 547 01:00:51,160 --> 01:00:52,160 for us. 548 01:00:52,160 --> 01:00:55,280 So we're going to receive an offering this morning. 549 01:00:55,280 --> 01:00:56,840 And look at this young guy here. 550 01:00:56,840 --> 01:01:00,240 He's nearly as tall as me and I'm standing on the stage. 551 01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:02,280 Praise the Lord. 552 01:01:02,280 --> 01:01:05,200 How tall are you now? 553 01:01:05,200 --> 01:01:06,200 You don't know. 554 01:01:06,200 --> 01:01:09,240 That must be a different measurement I'm not familiar with. 555 01:01:09,240 --> 01:01:14,840 But anyway, if you have an offering to give this morning into the mission, why don't you 556 01:01:14,840 --> 01:01:16,760 come out and knock yourself out? 557 01:01:16,760 --> 01:01:20,960 What do you reckon, Kai? 558 01:01:20,960 --> 01:01:24,400 Praise the Lord. 559 01:01:24,400 --> 01:01:28,400 We're really excited about the future of El Salvador. 560 01:01:28,400 --> 01:01:33,440 Pastor Francisco, thank you for sharing that and encouraging us to keep our minds focused 561 01:01:33,440 --> 01:01:35,360 on missions also. 562 01:01:35,360 --> 01:01:40,400 You know, in life we watch the news, we do life and we can forget about the things that 563 01:01:40,400 --> 01:01:42,400 really matter as well. 564 01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:47,760 And that is going out and preaching the gospel and supporting what actually is needed out 565 01:01:47,760 --> 01:01:48,760 there. 566 01:01:48,760 --> 01:01:50,900 And so we are very, very grateful again. 567 01:01:50,900 --> 01:01:53,960 We thank our Ukrainian family. 568 01:01:53,960 --> 01:02:01,520 Pastor Vasily, if you can give us a wave. 569 01:02:01,520 --> 01:02:04,000 He's the pastor of the Ukrainian church. 570 01:02:04,000 --> 01:02:07,240 Could you stand up for just a minute? 571 01:02:07,240 --> 01:02:14,760 This is the pastor. 572 01:02:14,760 --> 01:02:20,540 So we're about to go into the back room and share a meal together. 573 01:02:20,540 --> 01:02:27,040 And I do believe there's some yummy Ukrainian food too. 574 01:02:27,040 --> 01:02:28,040 I'll be the first. 575 01:02:28,040 --> 01:02:30,600 I'll be the first to eat it. 576 01:02:30,600 --> 01:02:31,600 Amen. 577 01:02:31,600 --> 01:02:34,920 Father, we thank you for today. 578 01:02:34,920 --> 01:02:39,120 We thank you Lord God for this mission of El Salvador. 579 01:02:39,120 --> 01:02:40,940 You know, can I just share something? 580 01:02:40,940 --> 01:02:47,640 We are believing God to raise about 10 grand because they believe in God in the mission 581 01:02:47,640 --> 01:02:53,080 for a really good projector, data projector, computer, a little bit more sand equipment 582 01:02:53,080 --> 01:02:57,600 because they're going to be opening up the church in the area of a, what would you call 583 01:02:57,600 --> 01:02:59,780 it, a cinema? 584 01:02:59,780 --> 01:03:05,400 Because when we set up a little screen there, when I was there one time, people came from 585 01:03:05,400 --> 01:03:12,960 everywhere and so what an opportunity to play evangelistic videos in Spanish and people are 586 01:03:12,960 --> 01:03:17,360 just going to come just bring the popcorn I say and it's just all going to happen. 587 01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:20,720 And then we have a very capable pastor to lead people to Christ. 588 01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:25,320 And so we just believe in God for about the 10k, was it? 589 01:03:25,320 --> 01:03:26,320 $10,000. 590 01:03:26,320 --> 01:03:29,280 $10,000 is not a lot of money. 591 01:03:29,280 --> 01:03:35,320 Just ask, just ask John, he's loaded. 592 01:03:35,320 --> 01:03:38,280 Okay. 593 01:03:38,280 --> 01:03:39,680 Can we believe together? 594 01:03:39,680 --> 01:03:42,320 Father, we believe in you for that money. 595 01:03:42,320 --> 01:03:47,040 Lord, to just come and do what you call them to do. 596 01:03:47,040 --> 01:03:52,180 We know that that facility is going to be opened up and used to bring many, many more 597 01:03:52,180 --> 01:03:54,480 souls into the kingdom of God. 598 01:03:54,480 --> 01:03:57,760 And in the name of Jesus, we all say, Amen. 599 01:03:57,760 --> 01:03:58,760 Amen. 600 01:03:58,760 --> 01:04:03,320 God bless you and have a wonderful day, but we're going to go into the back room. 601 01:04:03,320 --> 01:04:06,520 Yeah, I'll talk to him in a minute. 602 01:04:06,520 --> 01:04:11,840 God bless you and chow down. 603 01:04:11,840 --> 01:04:13,320 Thank you for joining us. 604 01:04:13,320 --> 01:04:16,080 We pray God's richest blessing on your life. 605 01:04:16,080 --> 01:04:20,640 If you haven't already, make sure to join us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. 606 01:04:20,640 --> 01:04:24,320 You can also find us at LoganCityChristianChurch.com. 607 01:04:24,320 --> 01:04:29,440 See you next week.