Telling The TRUTH
090713 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 on the Lord Jesus Christ, those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." Psalm 126, 5, and 6, New King James Version. "Sowing is a necessity, and as you have the right attitude as you sow, as you are compassionate about what is going to happen with the seeds, then you know that one day you will reap a harvest jubilee." God wants us to continue to sow. He wants us to continue to go forth compassionately, and as we have a real sympathy and empathy toward people who need to have their lives changed, their hearts moved by God toward him. Wonderful things will happen. We need to sow seeds of the gospel. The Word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than a two-edged sword. So pray. Pray with other believers. Read the Word of God and go with the gospel. Tell someone how to be saved. To admit they have sinned, to turn to Jesus from their sins, to believe on Him, to receive His gift, the gift of God eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Listen to Matthew 13, 3, New King James Version. Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, a sower went out to sow." As you read the Word of God, and as you understand what God is saying, as Jesus spoke these parables, know that it is a practical way for us to know that this is the way we need to go day by day in a consistent work of day world, sowing and ultimately reaping. As you look into the Word of God, understand that he wants us to sow the seed of the Word. God's Word. God's Word does not return void. And so as we share the good news of the saving power of the Lord Jesus Christ, God will help us accomplish what would please Him the most. It becomes our responsibility, it becomes our opportunity to go with the gospel and to sow the seeds of the Word of God everywhere we can, as effectively as we can. So get yourself a prayer partner, if you don't already have one, read the Word of God together, pray consistently, and then take the gospel, the plan of salvation, sow the seeds in the hearts and lives of people who need Jesus. In his parable of the sower, Jesus said, and as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside and the birds came and devoured them. Matthew 13-4, New King James Version. It is not up to us to know what happens to the seeds we sow. Our responsibility is to sow the seeds of the Word of God anywhere and everywhere we possibly can. It is God who gives the increase. It is he who is indeed in charge. And as you read the gospels, especially as you read the 13th chapter of Matthew, you will understand more about the meaning of this parable. God wants us to understand that it becomes a wonderful privilege to sow the Word of God, to scatter it wherever we can, as often as we can, as effectively as we can. And then pray. Pray for God to use the seeds that we are sowing. Pray for God to make us usable and use us. Pray with another believer or other believers. And as you read the Bible together and heed the Word of God, then take the gospel to people, praying as you go, sowing gospel seeds, expecting results. When you do this, wonderful things will happen. The parable of the sower has some very interesting scenarios. And as we read God s Word, let s understand that we do not have anything to do with what happens to the seeds once they are sown. Only God can do that. Listen to Matthew 13, 5, New King James. Jesus is saying, "Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth, and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth." It is so easy to get discouraged because we don t see results every place we go. In every gesture that we put into effect to try to serve the Lord. But God knows what s going to happen, and He wants us to be thankful. He doesn t tell us that we are to be the one to know all that s going to happen. He tells us to sow the seeds of the Word, the Word of God. So pray diligently, expectantly. Pray with other believers, read the Word of God, and believe it. And then use what you have by taking the gospel to people who need the Lord. You can do that today. The question is, will you? I hope you will. Praying as you go. Sowing seeds, even gospel seeds, can be very discouraging if we don t see immediate results. But no seed sown ever reaps immediate results. That s not the way it works. And we don t know what s going to happen when we sow the seeds. Matthew 13, 6, New King James Version says, "But when the sun was up, they were scorched, and because they had no root, they withered away." Oh, what discouraging words. How difficult it is to just keep on keeping on and keep scattering the gospel seeds through every means and media possible. But remember, always, it is God who gives the increase. And God s Word will not return void. There s a plan and a purpose that God has. But we have to be His servants willing to keep on sowing the gospel. The formula. First, read the Word of God. Second, pray diligently. Third, have fellowship with other believers, praying with them. And then finally, to go with the gospel and share the plan of salvation with people, who need the Lord. We don t have to know what the result is going to be. We just have to be faithful in sharing God s plan of salvation. Will you? When you sow the seeds, you don t know what is going to happen to them. But the gospel needs to be sown into the hearts and lives of every possible person. God will make you usable and He will use you, and He will take care of the results. Matthew 13-7, New King James Version says, "And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them." Jesus parable has continued, and as we read it, it is so easy to let discouragement come in and say, What s the use? Why should I keep doing this? This seed sowing. Anyhow, the reason is some of the seeds are going to become fruitful. We don t have to know which ones are in whom we just need to be faithful in doing what God says to do. He said, go into all the world and preach the gospel to everyone everywhere. Pray, read His Word. Fellowship with other believers who will pray with you and then determine to sow the seeds of the gospel everywhere you can with people that God puts in your path. Somebody is waiting to hear the truth. Are you willing to tell them? As Jesus continued His parable of the sower of the seeds, listen to Matthew 13-8, New King James Version. But others felt on good ground and yielded a crop. Some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Isn t that encouraging? All those discouraging seeds that we sowed that haven t reaped results yet? And here we have this manifold multiple blessing. Some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Why? Because they felt on good ground and yielded a crop. The crop of salvation, and we need to sow the seeds so that some hearts will be open to the Lord. Remember Paul said, I have done some planting. A palace has done some watering, but God gives the increase. We don t know where He is going to increase, or in whom, or when. But we know that we have got to be the sowers of the seeds of the gospel if we are going to be obedient as Christians, as believers in Christ. If you know the Lord, pray. Read His word. Pray with other Christians. Fellowship with them. And together, compassionately go and sow the seeds and watch God work. Every Saturday at 7.27 PM, you are invited to attend a live youth event at Triple T. 13,000 US-41 North at Boomville in Harmony Road, midway between I-64 and Evansville Regional Airport. Every first Saturday, a good news club for ages six to nine is available in a separate room. For more information call 812-867-2418 or visit www.tripletchristianyouth.org. We, then, as workers together with Him, also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He says, "In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now is the accepted time. Behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6, 1 and 2, New King James Version. 1,000 days of prayer and action, May 13, 2013 through February 6, 2016. Between May 4 and 11, Team Missions International set 15 workers to Triple T to set up the life-sized replica of the Old Testament tabernacle. It was dedicated May 13, beginning 1,000 days of prayer and action toward February 6, 2016. Again to be the Lord willing, Triple T's golden anniversary. The editor tomorrow is a video, and it's shown at the start of each tabernacle tour. The Gospel and an invitation to believe on the Lord Jesus concludes every tour. Hundreds have taken the tour to date with several more scheduled in the days ahead. Shelley Bernard, Carol Youngs have served as tabernacle guides as have I. Jeff Mobley and Tammy have also been trained as guides. Triple T Saturday nights continue Saturday by Saturday. Two Team Missions International Teens arrived on July 6. They joined Triple T staff, Traveling Tigers and Adult Volunteers for Fairshare, 2013. Supervised by Jeff Mobley, the Team Missions teams constructed a beautiful outdoor chapel, functional and substantially built. Everybody that attended Jesus Christ changed in the world summit on July 13 gathered for prayer at the new facility. As the 25-week thrust began going toward December 28, 2013, Triple T's 2500th consecutive Saturday, the Lord willing. Team Missions, teenagers and leaders presented dramatic skits in music at Triple T six Saturdays. From July 6 through August 10, August 17 and 24 were regrouping times. Pastor Richard Comer from Fort Branch, Wesleyan, who has faithfully transported youth to Triple T for three years. Almost every Saturday presented a challenging message in a real, real great heartfelt presentation August 24. Saturday, August 31, Tiger Team turned to 30. Thousands have earned Tiger Team Points. Tiger means teens involved going evangelizing regularly. If all who have earned 3,000 points or more were to return the same Saturday, they couldn't all fit in Triple T's auditorium. Today, September 7 is back to school burger bash. Brent Lacey, author of Rural Youth Ministry, Thrive Where You're Planted, will conduct a free training session from 4 to 5 30 this afternoon. Preparing for My Hope America with Billy Graham. Brent connected with Triple T way back in 1995 as the Traveling Tigers with Brian Fuller had a Tiger Team impact at the Perry County, Illinois Fairgrounds at Pinkneyville. And Brent came to Triple T's Saturday night as a teenager. As schools open, students are being challenged to get Bible clubs going on campus and are off campus. All during September, the focus will be prayer. Moving toward CU at the Pole, the World Wide Student Prayer Gathering at School Flag Pole's Wednesday, September 25. October 5 will feature a free corn dog night. Previewing Triple T's booth at the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. October 7 through 11. Triple T is hosting the 40th Youth Evangelism Association Convention and Youth Workers Intensive Training October 14 through 17. Clyde and Grace Duppen and the Motorcycle Sunday School Circuit Writers will be featured. The Circuit Writers Band will continue with area churches through October 27. November 2 through 9. Saturday through Saturday is My Hope America with Billy Graham on live TV or video at Triple T every evening. Throughout November, we will be thankful. Following the scriptural admonition, "In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." December Saturdays will celebrate Jesus' birthday. December 7, trumpeter Chiz Ryder is to be special guest. December 28 is to be Triple T's 2500 consecutive Saturday, God willing. Don't forget that date. It's very, very special. A total of 63 youth and adult leaders participated in fair share 2013. The combined teams from Triple T and Teen Missions presented the gospel to 3,019 fair gores one-on-one. Over 700 received Triple T Nuking James Version Bibles. And 183 people made the decision to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. All glory and praise goes to God. Triple T facilities were stretched nearly every way possible July 6 through August 10. The 3A-frame dorms with a capacity of 8 each housed girls. Guys overnighted in the game room and on the catwalk. Other girls slept in the mail room. The two lyric rooms housed a family of 4 and the former print shop, another family of 4. The inbound basketball ministry team of 8 stayed overnight in the conference room one evening. Temi coordinated the fair share logistics. Several days, 3 teams traveled to 3 different counties simultaneously. 12 different vehicles were used during fair share, going a combined total of 10,382 miles. On Sundays July 7, 14, 21 and 28, Triple T teams with Teen Missions guests were hosted by 10 different congregations representing 9 denominations. Teen Missions teams presented music and drama and together toward tomorrow video was shown in Temi and/or I shared. Please pray for wisdom as we develop restart. A key action plan to reach detached Sunday school and/or church youth group dropouts. And those who have never or seldom attended. The majority of 10 to 19 year olds in the United States and Canada do not attend church Sunday school or youth group meetings. Restart is a concerted effort to stop the spiritual fallout of youth. Restart challenges and equips preteens and teenagers to be involved in Bible believing Sunday schools and our local church youth groups for 9 weeks. 6 weeks prior, Easter Sunday and 2 weeks following. And these Christian teenagers, these preteens invite and bring their friends to have the opportunity to hear their gospel with an invitation to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Over 200 of the 10 to 19 year olds who served the Lord this summer someplace in the world with Teen Missions International responded to the challenge to get a Bible Club going or growing and/or to have a Tiger team impact evangelistic youth effort in their town. All of these from 36 states and 5 Canadian provinces can participate in restart where they live if they choose and they've all been invited. The Canadian provinces where these youth responded include Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan and the states Alabama Alaska Arkansas, Arizona California Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington Wisconsin and even Mexico. And so we're in contact with all of these people and we're encouraging them to share this with their friends and the people that they know from other communities other than the ones where they live. And we believe that God is going to expand this idea that we call restart. It's going to be happening God willing in January as we train Sunday school teachers and youth leaders on how to make it all happen. And then it actually kicks off March the 9th 2014 and goes through May the 2nd and during that nine week period the girl is for hundreds of Christian youth to make the commitment to go every possible Sunday they can to their local church youth group or Sunday school for those nine Sundays and to invite and bring their friends who don't know the Lord. We're expecting a great harvest during this Easter time outreach. And if you would like to have information about it we have something we could put into your hands you can come tonight and get it or we'll send it to you. Stay tuned and we'll tell you more about how you can be apart. In large the key action plan is available to Bible believing local church pastors and youth workers willing to partner in youth evangelism with triple T. Every key action package starts a tiger team impact evangelistic youth effort in a community. And here's how restart works. You can reach that attached. 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 the attached Sunday school and our church youth group dropouts and those who have never are seldom attempted as we said a while ago. Restart is a concerted effort to stop the spiritual fallout of youth. Restart challenges and equips preteens and teenagers to be involved in Bible believing Sunday schools and our church youth groups. For nine weeks and invite and bring their friends and have the opportunity to hear the gospel with an invitation to believe on the Lord Jesus. Listen, 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 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. Every Sunday, six weeks prior to Easter and two weeks following, nine total Sundays to pray and invite unsafe friends to go with them. Each week, a short video presents one of nine fast-paced faith factors and Bible challenges with an invitation to believe. Restart is sponsored by Tiger Team Impact, a coalition of Teen Missions International, Triple T Christian Youth Ministries and the Motorcycle Sunday School Mission. We hope that you will understand that this is a wonderful opportunity. We're excited about what God can do through people just like you. And for every youth who will pray and raise support for a motorcycle Sunday school in Africa or Asia, along with having consistent attendance and bringing friends a free beach week at Florida's world famous Coco Beach can be received. It includes food, housing and round-trip bus transportation from Triple T Christian Youth Ministries in Evansville, Indiana. Motorcycle Sunday schools in Africa and Asia are going where there is little or no foundational biblical truth available. The goal is for orphans, children and adults to learn that God loves them and desires a personal relationship with them. Two national biblically trained circuit riders go by motorcycle. It's the only way to get there to six different villages each week to conduct Sunday schools and there are over 120 motorcycle Sunday schools now in Africa and Asia. And many are attended by 100 to 200 each week. For only $79 a month, another Sunday school can be established. The goal, 1,000 motorcycle Sunday schools worldwide. And youth can earn a leather study Bible by being one of the top six in their state or province to bring the most 10 to 19 year olds to Sunday school or youth group the most Sundays, the nine weeks surrounding Easter. Youth have the opportunity every single week for fellowship in their local and favorite Bible believing Sunday school and our 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 is needed to get going God's way. Look around. Are there 10 to 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 this avalanche. A nine week Youth Evangelism Academy will be available online beginning the 1st of January 2014 to prepare key youth workers, Sunday school teachers and others to activate restart. Let it be said of you too. Those who have turned the world upside down have come here too. Pray with us and for us and again we'll send you this information about restart so that you can prayerfully consider putting it into effect right there where you live. I hope you will. I hope you'll pray. I hope you'll make connections. 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 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. 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 this same time on This Same Station. [MUSIC] (upbeat music)