AMEN 2009: Faith in Practice

Adventist Medical Evangelism Network (AMEN)

AMEN 2009 Plenary Sessions

Phil Mills

Is It A Time?

Louis Torres

God’s Healing Power

Daniel Choo

Right Arm of the Gospel

Grateful Debtor

Dwight Nelson

The Temple

Outside the Curtain, Inside the Camp

Old Things Have Become New

There was a missionary who was sent to Africa, and after they showed him around to all the different facilities that were available to him, they showed him the car.

They said, you got a car, there's only 1 problem with it.

And so he got a few people to push it, and sure enough, started it.

So he tried to figure out how he's going to use this car for the duration of his tenure of his ministry there.

He figured out where the hills were so he could park the car on the hill and pop the clutch and take off.

And when he had a park in places that there were no hills, then of course he had some good people who came by and helped him push it.

And finally a new missionary came in and he did the same thing to him.

Well, the new missionary looked around the car and looked OK.

And finally opened up the hood, looked inside, moved the compartment.

Everything looked intact, except he noticed that there was a wire dangling.

And so he took a screwdriver, connected the wire, went inside, turned the key, and boom, off it went.

So, for 6 years, the other missionary was pushing the car and figuring out ways to keep the thing going, And all it took was to connect the power.

Oh, Father, as we study your Word today, we pray for your leading, your spirit to be here with us.

Thank you for hearing us, in Jesus' name, amen.

The wonderful text that we begin with is Ephesians 2, verse 8.

I've been to many Sabbath school classes, and the question that I hear asked is, what is grace?

When you think of the term unmerited and favor, those are 2 words, what is the definition of unmerited?

No, it doesn't really tell you what it is.

Most people think it's a gift you don't deserve, correct?

I was just in Switzerland and it took me a few dynamites to get the brethren to say amen.

And so when you think of the unmerited idea, the concept, it really does not convey what it really is.

For example, if I came to you and I gave you a gift and you said, what is it?

It just tells you you don't deserve it, whatever it is.

Some people think it's just unmerited pardon, pardon you don't deserve.

But I want to delve into the topic today And get into this wonderful Word that we sing about so much, grace.

When you think of pardon you don't deserve, you think of forgiveness.

And obviously, you and I do not deserve forgiveness.

But if all that God was offering to us was forgiveness, then we could go to 1 of these places.

How many of you ever went to a confessional?

I remember my first ever, and I think my last confession.

I was told you had to say, bless me, Father, for I have sinned, and you had to cross yourself.

So I went in there, crossed myself, said, bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

I have to tell you, I was petrified, scared to death.

And especially since when you went into the booth, it was kind of dark inside, and you didn't know what to expect.

All of a sudden, from the other side, I heard this voice, what have you done?

And so very quickly, I had to come to an answer and I told him a fib and he said, all right, all you have to do is say a few Hail Marys and a few our fathers and get a candle for a quarter, and you'll be okay." And I thought, man, that was easy.

If God is only offering us forgiveness, then you and I will have to be confessing for all eternity.

I by no means am trying to belittle forgiveness, but God has given to us something greater than forgiveness.

And since it is more than forgiveness, then grace must be something more.

And if you have your Bible, if you don't, that's okay.

You can trust that what I put up here is correct.

If you don't trust me, then you better get out your Bible.

And what is the exceeding greatness of his'—what's the next word?—'power to usward, who believe according to the working of his mighty power.'" I want you to notice that word, power.

In the book of Acts 4, verse 33, it says, "...with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of whom?

And it says that great grace was upon them all.

Now, if they had had little power, then they would have had little grace.

But it was great grace that gave them great power.

So, little grace, little power, great grace, great power.

It was then the power of God that enabled them to do what in their own human ability they could never accomplish.

Paul puts it this way, I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the what?

Series

AMEN 2009 Plenary Sessions

God’s Healing Power

Transcript

Parent Series

Parent Conference

Sponsor

Recorded

Life of the Apostle Paul

No Insignificant Grace - Part 1

37m

Repent the Right Way and Be Forgiven

47m

WYC 2012 Breakout Sessions

Overcoming As Christ Overcame, Part 1

1h

The Everlasting Gospel

2. Another Gospel

1h 4m

Christianity 24-7

4. Finding the Freedom

1h 5m

Bryan Choi Weekend

02 Appropriating the Righteousness of Christ

52m

The Closet and the Prophet: Coming Out and Coming Home

51m

Keys to Unanswered Prayer

1h 17m

Look Up and Live

The Healer and Restorer

41m

The Power of Grace

41m

Power In The Blood

54m

Plenary

The Boldness of the Cross

45m

Sound Doctrine