Telling The TRUTH
010414 Telling The Truth 28 Minute Program
[music] You're listening to "Telling the Truth" from Triple T. Christian Youth Ministries, "Telling the Truth to and through Teenagers." Here is Triple T. founder and president, George Dooms. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. When God uses the word "watch" in His Word, He is endeavoring to get our attention. Listen. Watch, therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man. Look 21, 36, New King James. When you are watching, God wants you to understand that things are happening that you need to know about. Are you aware? Then keep watching and keep praying and keep standing. Stand, therefore, having your loins heard about with truth. God wants us to know the truth and to tell the truth to people who need to know the truth. And that's everybody, everywhere. All the people who don't know Jesus. The need, stand before the Son of God. You can, if you have believed on the Lord Jesus. But meanwhile, don't stand alone, but stand on the promises of God and believe not only on Him, but also so much in Him, that you will share your faith in Christ with those who need to know Him. Pray be those that are believers. Read the Word of God and then go with the Gospel. Somebody is waiting. Are you going to tell them? Are you sometimes so perplexed and puzzled that you hardly know how to pray or what to say to the Lord? Let Him be your guide. Read His Word. Do what His Word says. Romans 826, New King James says, Likewise, the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. We do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. In times of despair, loneliness, difficulties, just get alone with the Lord and let Him speak with you. Words are never always necessary because God can hear the heart. He knows everything about you. He sees down deep inside you. So allow yourself to be open to Him and let Him make you usable and use you. Let Him speak to you and then through you to others when you are in tune with Him. God has a plan for your life. Let Him be your guide today and every day. We would like to send you God's ABCs so that you can share them with friends. They are free to get yours. Call us, area code 812-867-2418. Just tell us how many you can prayerfully use and we'll get them to you so that you can share the way to heaven with friends and family who need the Lord. Although Paul was speaking to the Christians at Philippi, allow these words from God's Word to be applied directly to your need today. Philippians 1, 9 and 10, New King James says, "And this I pray that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and in all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ." Isn't that wonderful? Know that you are being prayed for in this way that you may abound more and more in knowledge. How do you get knowledge? You study, you read the Word of God. Proverbs tell us that's how to get wisdom. That's how to get discernment. Find out who the good guys are and those who claim to be good but really aren't, that you may approve the things that are excellent. They're good things going on, but you and I need to determine which are and which aren't really good. Be sincere without offense, but be in tune with the Lord all the time, so much so that you will love Him enough to read His Word, talk with Him, and then praying, going, and telling others about Him. Will you? If you indeed have trusted Jesus, then these three words can change all of your tomorrow's, all of them, listen, pray without ceasing, first as long as 517, New King James Version. Let me repeat those three little words. Pray without ceasing and everything you do be in an attitude of prayer. Don't do anything. Don't go any place that God can't hear you when you pray. Be in fellowship with Him consistently. Read His Word and do what the Word of God tells you to do. Then, as you do this, pray for other people. Pray by name, specifically, ask God to meet the needs not just of your needs, but of the needs of other people. Everyone needs the Lord. Are you praying for those who need Him? Are you praying with those who know Him so that together you can go to others with the good news? Again, pray without ceasing means that you are not going to do anything that displeases God in your actions, in your thought, in your circumstances. This attitude of prayer can saturate everything that happens to you. It doesn't mean that you go to a place and get on your knees and stay it every 24 hours. It simply means you can pray anytime, anywhere. Paul, God's special communicator, is asking the Christians in Thessalonica to do what I am asking you to do today. 1 Thessalonians 525, New King James says, brethren, pray for us. Will you do that? Our ministry reaches teenagers, but we need prayer. Pray for us as we continue to share the gospel with radio, billboards, Saturday night use evangelism events, county fairs, having people tour together toward tomorrow, moving in every direction God leads us. But we need people alongside to invest time, and talent, and treasure. Brethren, that is you, if you are a believer in Christ, pray for us. If you have needs in your heart and your life and your situation, let us pray for you. It's a privilege to pray. When we pray for one another, let's believe that God hears and answers. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. That's what the book of James says. How would you like to share God's plan of salvation? We have ABCs to send your way so that you can give the people who need the Lord. All you have to do to get yours is call us, area code 812-867-2418, and we'll send copies to you for you to prayerfully give to people who need Jesus. Do you like history? I like to know who did what, when, where, and why. The book of Hebrews is far more than a history book. It will let us in on what God has done through people and what He will do through us if we will avail ourselves of the words of wisdom that He provides. Hebrews 13-18, New King James says, pray for us, for we are confident that we have a good conscience in all things desiring to live honorably. Can you say that? I had to really make certain before I shared this with you that my heart was in tune with the Lord, that my slate at this moment is clean. So then I can ask you to pray for us. Prayer changes things and prayer changes people. The biggest need we have in the ministry that we call "telling the truth" is for more people to be involved, labors in God's harvest field, people willing to invest time, talent, treasure so the ministry can be multiplied and more can hear God's good news. We want to challenge you to be a faith sharer as well as a faith prayer. So pray for us and let us pray with you. We are thrilled about what God has done and is doing and wants to do because God uses people, people just like you. I recommend you pray this. God, make me usable and use me. May I pray for you. Third John is a dynamic book, only one chapter. Listen to verse 2, New King James Version. Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health just as your soul prospers. Let me analyze that for just a moment. Is your soul prospering? Are you growing in Christ? Are you moving in the direction that he would have you to go? Are you fellow-shipping with other believers? Are you reading the Word of God? Are you really, really growing in Christ? If so, then I pray that you may prosper in everything in your life, including your health. I would like to pray for you specifically, but you will have to let me know what your requests are. God knows your heart, he knows your circumstance. Let me say this to you, the prayers of folk like you keep us going with the gospel. We are privileged to share God's good news where you are listening today and other stations across the country, but we are concerned about you as an individual. And as we go with the gospel, wherever God opens doors, we want to pray for you. Invest your time, talent and treasure and watch God multiply your ministry. Again, we'd like to send you God's ABC so that you can give them to people who need Jesus. There are people you know that you could reach, if you will. Call us, or go to 867-248, 812-867-248. Every Saturday at 7.27 p.m., you are invited to attend a live youth event at Triple T, 13,000 US-41 North at Booneville and Harmony Road, midway between I-64 and Evansville Regional Airport. Every first Saturday, a good news club for ages 6 to 9 is available in a separate room. For more information call 812-867-2418 or visit www.tripletchristianyouth.org. I will stand my watch and set myself on the ram part and watch to see what he will say to me and what I will answer when I am corrected. Then the Lord answered me and said, "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets that he may run who reads it, for the vision is yet for an appointed time." But at the end it will speak and it will not lie. Though it terries, wait for it, because it will surely come, it will not terry. Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him, but the just shall live by faith. A back at two, one through four New King James. A long time ago, back in 1982, we put together a plan and the plan was ready to roll. Everything was going to be kicked off in Detroit, Michigan at the International Sunday School Convention in Koba Hall. We had a great, great partner willing to make this whole idea move into reality. Everything was set except one thing. The leader of the International Sunday School Convention suddenly went to be with the Lord. His death stopped everything. The whole organization fell apart and we were just a little part of it and we were commuting from here to Detroit and we were going to launch this thing all over the country and across Canada. But God had another plan. Did you hear that scripture? Then the Lord answered me and said, "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it will speak. It will not terry." Though it terries, wait for it because it will surely come. It will not terry and so the just shall live by his faith. We've been trusting the Lord to help this whole idea become reality. And so, it has happened now. We've been moving Saturday by Saturday with things happening. Cancellations were widespread, but in spite of the weather and weather warnings, people gathered at triple T December the 7th. The intimate atmosphere made it possible for everyone attending to put together the three Christmas trees on stage and string the lights. Let me share the Christmas account from Matthew 1 and 2, quoting from memory, "and explained the significance of the star atop each tree." I then related the experiences of Lowell G. Holder, former board chairman of Triple T and chairman of the building committee. Mr. Holder was a genuine World War II hero. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor the next day, they bombed Clark Air Base in the Philippines. He was there and he had to scatter out to the jungles and he lived on the island of Mindanao for two years, signaling back to the U.S. Army the whereabouts of the enemy. When teenagers come for a leading youth day or tiger team training, they receive a $20 Lowell G. Holder scholarship and most of them didn't even know who Lowell G. Holder was until we explained all of this on the 7th of December Pearl Harbor Day. The next Saturday December 14, three Christmas trees were tagged with the names of all 2013 Tiger Team participants. On one, on another the adult Tiger teammates who invest time and talent and treasure and on the third, those reached for Christ through Triple T during 2013. Those attending wrote the first names of people for whom they are praying who have not yet been reached with the Gospel and placed them at the foot of a cross on the stage. Nearly everybody present participated. December 21 was our traditional Triple T family night as the rally moved from the Triple T Christian Communication Center to our house. Our living room and family room were filled with exuberant youth again where Triple T started 2,498 Saturdays before. The three tiered Christmas cakes were served and Tammy told the Christmas story and I gave the Gospel. Everyone sang carols including Silent Night and our theme song "Go Tell It On The Mountain." December 28 last Saturday an open house happened from 2 o'clock through the 727 rally celebrating 2,500 consecutive Saturdays and God was willing. Triple T alumni, Creative Christian Communicators and other special guests came. We launched the Restart Key Action Plan for 2014, 2015 and 2016. The next 9 Saturdays, tonight January 4 through March 1, will provide training and prepare key youth workers, teenagers and preteens for Restart. Key K-E-Y means Keep Evangelizing Youth. Restart is for local church, Bible believing Sunday schools and youth groups. Here's the thrust, you CAN reach the detached. Do you know that the majority of 10- to 19-year-olds in your town do not attend church, Sunday school or youth group meetings? Restart is a key action plan to reach detached Sunday school and our church youth group dropouts and those who have never are seldom attended. Restart is a concerted effort to stop the spiritual fallout of youth. There are challenges and equips, preteens and teenagers to be involved in Bible believing Sunday schools and/or local church youth groups for 9 weeks and invite and bring their friends to have the opportunity to hear the gospel with an invitation to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. And that's how we're going to keep evangelizing youth. Restart is a plan to involve key youth and leaders in an aggressive endeavor to help stop the avalanche and keep evangelizing youth. Restart is a national contest to thwart the erosion of those who faithfully attended Sunday school and our youth group at one time but have been tempted to drop out and quit going now that they are in middle school or high school. Your youth can become key teenagers or preteens when they accept the challenge to attend your Bible believing Sunday school or youth group every Sunday, 6 weeks prior to Easter, Easter and 2 weeks following, 9 total Sundays to pray and invite unsafe friends to go with them. Each week a short video will present one of 9 fast-paced faith factors and Bible challenges with an invitation to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. It is sponsored by Tiger Team Impact, a coalition of Teen Missions International, Triple T Christian Youth Ministries and Motorcycle Sunday School Mission. These teens involved going evangelizing regularly are going to be multiplying their ministry by reaching their friends. Achievement awards for consistent attendance and for bringing multiple friends most often will be earned. We are excited about what has happened and what is happening and what can happen. Youth can win a leather study Bible by being one of the top 5 in their state or province and bring the most 10-19 year olds to Sunday school or youth group the most Sundays for the 9 weeks surrounding Easter. Youth have the opportunity every single week for fellowship in their favorite Bible believing Sunday school and our local church youth group. It's a great place for personal evangelism. Taking someone they know to Sunday school or youth group could be just what they need to get going God's way. So look around are their 10-19 year olds you know who have slipped away from the Lord or perhaps have never known him at all? Maybe they attended Sunday school at one time but like too many others quit going as they got older. By the time they graduate from high school the result could be devastating. An avalanche effect is being created by teenage church and Sunday school dropouts. Restart can help you stop the avalanche. This 9 week youth evangelism training program as I said begins tonight and goes all the way through March the 1st. Let be said of you where you are those who have turned the world upside down have come here to quoting Acts 17 6. Yes we are available to help you make an impact where you live to make things happen all over the area where you dwell we are here to help you get the job done. So please allow us to partner with you be a tiger teammate with some of the world's greatest teenagers and know that the gospel will continue to go over the 38 radio stations and our website and podcast billboards are going up the gospel be continued to be proclaimed to thousands. So listening to the radio broadcasts have ordered thousands of copies now of God's ABC's and we want to let you know that you can have your own copies to share just call us airycode 812-867-2418 that's 812-867-2418 and let us know how many of God's ABC's you could prayerfully use stay tuned for more very very exciting information. We have a free restart key action plan ignition kit for you for the people in your local church. We would like to get that into your hands and the best way to get is just come tonight to Triple T or you can call for yours airycode 812-867-2418 or you can write us at TTT Christian Youth Ministries 13,000 that's 1-3-0-0-0 US Highway 41 North Evansville, Indiana 47725 or you can even send us an email George at TTT Christian Youth dot org be sure to check the website www TTT Christian Youth dot org we're excited about what God has done our vision every youth before turning 20 to have the opportunity to hear the gospel with an invitation to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ that's why we are providing all of this for the local church Sunday schools and youth groups to be able to show on a DVD it's not the whole curriculum it's just a supplement that shares the gospel and shares one of the nine faith factors the nine faith factors are number one pray without ceasing number two seek God's will number three set your goals number four start where you are number five use what you have number six do all you can number seven reach for the stars number eight keep ever lastingly added and number nine watch stand fast in the faith be wise be strong that all that you do be done with love and as we unfold all of this as we prepare for the happening then it will be unveiled week by week for the nine weeks six weeks before Easter Sunday and two weeks following we're thrilled about what God has already done but we are very anticipatory about what he's going to do but we need people to make all of this happen our mission to communicate Christianity to and through teenagers to win them to Christ to train them for Christ teaching them how to share their faith through their local churches on their campuses throughout their communities and into their world wherever God leads them in their future one of the things that has been so exciting to us are the prayer partners that have really allowed us to know that they are out there praying diligently with us and for us when Mary found out that she had cancer and when we were able to ask people to pray we have been receiving responses by telephone by email by social media by all kinds of ways even coming in person and we have now heard from people from 27 states and from 12 countries all of the six populated continents and some of these have responded again and again we have people that really care we have a couple of people that are calling us almost on a daily basis just to check up to see how things are going in the power of prayer is absolutely tremendous the other thing that has happened is we have been able to continue our motorcycle Sunday school mission triple teen now has 13 Sunday schools 12 in Africa Cameroon and Madagascar and Malawi and now our 13th one the island of Borneo in Indonesia and soon to have others in other countries and other places as we share the gospel by Sunday schools out there where there are no Sunday schools there are no churches and we're able to go with the gospel using the motorcycle as a means of transportation and getting the information and the equipment in to the villages and it's like the old-fashioned Methodist circuit writer there is a different village that is shared with each night or day for six days and then the seventh being Sunday and then rotating again and so as we see this happen it is a thrilling thrilling situation to have these six very very basic bases but we're averaging between 100 and 200 in each of these Sunday schools and we now have 12 in Africa and one in Indonesia so pray with us and for us and know that we really mean it that there's a world out there that needs to be reached and we are doing our best to reach it so we need you to pray with us and to be a prayer partner and a share partner be a tiger teammate invest at least $20 and that will make you an encourager and as you pray let us know who you are send us your address send us your phone number so that we can communicate with you and know that as you pray and as you give Christ through you can change the world. Every Saturday at 7 27 p.m. you are invited to attend a live youth event at Triple T 13,000 US 41 North at Booneville in Harmony Road midway between I-64 and Evansville Regional Airport. Every first Saturday a good news club for ages 6 to 9 is available in a separate room. For more information call 812-867-2418 or visit www.tripletchristianyouth.org For your free copy of the telling the truth newsletter call 812-867-2418 812-867-2418 or write Triple T 13,000 US 41 North Evansville Indiana 47725 tune in to telling the truth next week at the same time on the same station. [MUSIC PLAYING]