Telling The TRUTH
081013 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 Dumes. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. This is great advice for a king and for every individual who desires to follow God. Listen, I go the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. And keep the charge of the Lord your God. To walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn. 1 Kings 2, 2, and 3, New King James. Yes, God's plan will be effective in your heart, in your life, in your circumstance if you will follow these guidelines. God wants us to love the Lord with all of our hearts, and then it becomes our opportunity and responsibility to serve Him. The best way to serve Him is to first live for Him, and then to fellowship with other believers, basking in the Word of God, praying diligently, and going with the gospel to people who don't know, but who could know how to get to heaven, if someone like you or me would tell them. So, present the plan of salvation, share God's way to heaven, and let them know that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again on the third day, and wants to give the gift of God eternal life. Consider now for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary, be strong, and do it. 1 Chronicles 28, 10, New King James Version. Yes, the Lord has chosen you to do something for Him. What are you building? What are you working toward? What are you endeavoring to accomplish? Be strong and do it. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. There is a task at hand, there is a job to be done, there is a world to be won, but it happens one by one, and you have the responsibility to become all that you can be. So, read the Word of God, find out what God wants you to do for Him, and then do it. Do it as unto the Lord. God will make you usable and He will use you if you are willing. Again, there is something that you can do. The Lord has chosen you, determined what it is, and then go for it with no reservations. Pray, read the Word of God, fellowship with other believers, and then take the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to people who need the Lord. If you don't do it, who's going to? If you don't do it now, when will it happen? Behold, now is accepted time. Today is the day of salvation. So, nation was destroyed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity. But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded. 2 Chronicles 15, 6, and 7 New King James Version. Yes, your work will be rewarded, but meanwhile, back at the ranch, make your hands do the work. Be strong and don't be weak. God will help you accomplish the ultimate for His glory that you are capable of doing. But you have to first of all be willing and then say, "God, make me usable and use me and He will." Whatever needs to happen in your heart and your life and your circumstance, pray. Pray diligently, pray earnestly, and wait on the Lord. Watch God make you all that you can be for His glory. Be strong. That word strong is so important because weakness does not honor or glorify the Lord. So get your hands dirty. Put your hands to the plow and don't look back. Keep moving forward, praying as you go, reading the Word of God, fellowshiping with other believers, and taking the gospel to people who need Jesus. Somebody out there is waiting. The Book of Proverbs is full of wisdom, God's wisdom. Listen to Proverbs 24, 5, and 6, New King James. In the fear of the Lord, there is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life to avoid the snares of death. Life and death. God wants us to live for Him until He calls us home. There is a job to do today that only you can do. So first pray, then search the Scriptures, heed the Word of God, fellowship with other believers, and together determine what God would have you and them to do. In the fear of the Lord, there is strong confidence. Fearing God is a necessity, and the fear of the Lord is a fountain of life. So listen to the ultimate contrast to avoid the snares of death. God wants us to live. For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. The Bible says, we need to live while we can, doing all we can, accomplishing what needs to be accomplished, sharing the gospel with people who need to know the Lord, and have the opportunity to grow in Christ, to read His Word, to pray consistently, and then together with other believers work out ways to get the gospel to the most possible people in the shortest possible time most effectively. The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18-10, New King James Version. Jesus is the name above every name. At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow, every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. So many places, so many people try to keep the name of Jesus from being uttered. Some people quake at that name. It is the strongest name the world will ever hear. And when you put that title altogether, the Lord Jesus Christ, then people begin to understand more and more about this strong tower. So the righteous run to it and are safe, but the unrighteous flee and run in the wrong direction. That's why we have billboards that say, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ." That's why the cover of God's ABCs has a reproduction, a replica of the billboard. That's why we start every broadcast with that name. And we want you to share that name with as many people as you can, prayerfully and faithfully, and watch God make you usable and use you as you endeavor to tell your world who Jesus really is. That he lived perfectly. Born of a virgin, died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, was buried and rose again on the third day. Share him and watch God work wonderfully through you. A wise man is strong. Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength. For by wise counsel you will wage your own war and in a multitude of counselors there is safety. In the forever of 24, 5, and 6 New King James Version. How strong are you? How wise are you? How much knowledge do you have? God wants us to increase our knowledge and with it our strength, or vice versa. And he wants us to be strong and he wants us to be wise enough to go to other people for counsel, people whom we trust. And then once we have received counsel, once we have prayed, once we have ascertained God's will, once we have read the Scriptures and determined what God would have us to do, then it's time to go because there is safety in many counselors. Today we are working on a plan to reach more people than we have ever been able to reach before this plan is put into effect. And we ask you to pray with us for us that this plan might be used of God in special ways. It's the key action plan, key, keep evangelizing youth. We believe it is a God-given plan and we're checking it with others to make certain that we are doing it God's way. What God wants you to do is be strong, courageous, and do all for His glory. The Redeemer is strong. The Lord of hosts is His name. He will thoroughly plead their case. That He may give rest to the land and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. Jeremiah 5034, New King James Version. What this says to me is that God is indeed in charge. Our Redeemer is strong. How strong? So strong that it's indescribable, impossible to really ascertain how big, how great, how wonderful our God is. We sing the song "How Great Thou Art." But when you reflect on that wonderful hymn, you see just a glimpse of how strong God really is. The Lord of hosts is His name. And when we understand that He is in charge, we can relax for a moment and say, "Okay God, whatever happens is because you care, because you are guiding, you are directing, and you are going to bless." To receive God's blessings, read His Word, pray diligently, pray with others, and pray for those who need Him, and then go to them with His glorious good news. That Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He rose again on the third day. The gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Tell them how to receive it, admit they sin, believe on Christ, confess Him publicly. 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. [music] So then neither he who plants is anything nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 1 Corinthians 3, 7 and 8, New King James Version. That really sets the pace and shares what's happening as fair share has been going out across the Tri-State to county after county sharing the glorious Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Teenagers from across America are spotlighted every Saturday, July 6 through tonight, August 10. Skits and music by each of the two teen missions international teams were presented July 13 at Jesus Christ Change in the World Summit in July 20. Todd Burns inbounds basketball ministry team of eight interacted with the teen missions and Tri-State youth July 20. July 27 was fast paced with interactions and inspiration commemorating the once every few years that July 27 happens on a Saturday. The Scripture that was so important to share. I want to share with you today. Listen carefully. This is Hebrews chapter 7 beginning with verse 22. By so much more, Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. Also, there were many priests because they were prevented by death from continuing. But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore, He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him since He always lives to make intercession for them. For such a high priest was fitting for us who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners and has become higher than the heavens. Now listen to Hebrews 727, who does not need daily as those high priests to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the peoples. For this He did once and for all when He offered up Himself. Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. And so we no longer have to make the sacrifices. We no longer have to do what was done in the Old Testament. We are having wonderful things happen as people. There are three different groups booked to come today. And after this broadcast, we will be directing the tours through the Old Testament tabernacle. The Gospel is always presented during each tour of the replica of the Old Testament tabernacle. And already several have responded to the invitation. Pray that many will today. Teen missions staff member Linda Mahar has served as a tabernacle guide until August 2nd when she traveled and is on her way now to Indonesia with teen missions and motorcycle Sunday school mission. Triple T will sponsor one of the very first motorcycle Sunday school missions there and Indonesia beginning this September. And so as you come through the tabernacle, you will see how the sacrifices were used and how God did some very special things then. And then once and for all, Jesus Christ became the supreme sacrifice. As He was announced that He was coming to share the Gospel, John the Baptist said, "Behold the Lamb of God who comes to take away the sins of the world." And Jesus did precisely that. God said, "Behold my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased." And this is why we share Jesus Christ crucified, risen and coming again in every possible means and media that we can. Again, as we have been going to the fairs, it has been a wonderful thing to watch God work marvelously. Fairshare 2013 combined teams from Triple T and Teen Missions International have presented the Gospel to more than 2,390 fairgoers and counting. 475 have received copies of the Triple T New King James Bibles and at least 160 have made the decision to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ so far. Please give all praise and glory to God and keep praying for everyone involved. Lawrence and White Illinois, July 29 through August 2, marching in the Owensville, Indiana Watermelon Festival parade with flags of faith unfurled Saturday morning August 3. And now Carmel, Illinois Ag Days August 7 through 9. And now tonight, fairshare 2013 has the wrap-up rally at Triple T. It's going to be an exciting time to share what God has done and is doing. Triple T facilities have been stretched nearly every possible way. The 3A-frame dorms have a capacity of 8 each and have been housing 24 girls. 12 guys overnighted in the game room or on the catwalk and 4 or 5 girls have slept in the mail room. The two lyric rooms are housing a family of 4 and the former print shop housed another family of 4. The 8 inbounds basketball team stayed in the conference room Saturday night, July 20. On Sunday mornings through July 28, 10 local church congregations representing 9 different denominations have hosted Triple T teams and guests. What a delight it's been to be able to fellowship with wonderful Christian friends to reconnect and to connect with new ones. Billboards on US-41 south of Fort Branch and north of Lincoln Avenue, courtesy of Lamar Outdoor, share the message. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Thousands and thousands of God's ABCs are given personally during fair share and at every outreach. Again, God is doing wonderful things. Every week more are becoming Tiger teammates. May 13 began the 1000 days of prayer to February 6, 2016 to be Triple T's golden anniversary, the Lord willing. The restart key action plan surrounds Easter for 9 weeks, 2014, 2015, 2016. The objective is to motivate Christian youth to invite 10 to 19 year old friends to Sunday school and our church youth groups who have dropped out or have never are seldom attended. The goal is for the plan of salvation with an invitation to believe on the Lord Jesus to be presented every Sunday for 9 weeks. The opportunity to sponsor a motorcycle Sunday school in Africa or Asia will be shared. All team missions, summer teams and leaders have been invited and will receive more information as they come to their debriefs. Please ask the Lord for at least 1000 Tiger teammates to pray daily as the Lord reminds for all Tiger team impact evangelistic youth efforts and pray for Sunday willing to give an average of $10, $100 or even $1000 or more weekly for 25 weeks. Will you prayerfully consider being one of those who will give one of those amounts? The 25 week thrust began July 13, encompassing fair share and continuing to December 28, 2013, the Lord willing, triple teens, 2500 consecutive Saturday. All schools will be opening in mid-August and students are being challenged to get Bible clubs going on or off campus. Saturday, September 7 is back to school burger bash. Brent Lacey, author of Rural Youth Ministry will conduct a free training session for youth workers preparing for My Hope America was Billy Graham. When he was a teenager, Brent connected with Triple T in 1995 as the Traveling Tigers with Brian Fuller had a Tiger team impact at the Perry County, Illinois Fairgrounds in Pinkneyville. He also came to a Triple T Saturday night. Continuing our culture of cooperation, Todd Morgan brought the dream center teens to Triple T July 13 and several will be trained at a peer evangelism mini-camp at Triple T September 20 and 21. All during September, the focus will be prayer, moving towards Sea with the Pole, the worldwide prayer vigil at school flagpoles, Wednesday September 25. Volunteers are needed for Triple T's food booth at the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival October 7 through 11. And Triple T is hosting the 40th Anniversary Youth Evangelism Association Convention and Youth Workers Intensive Training October 14 through 17. The Motorcycle Sunday School Mission Circuit Riders will be featured and will continue with area churches through October 27. Stay tuned as we share with you more happenings and as we ask you to become a very personal partner in prayer and sharing as a Tiger teammate will tell you how. Here's how you can be part of thrust, the 25-week outreach backing up to July 13 moving forward to December 28. If you will send $5 today, that will be $1 a week for July 13, 20, 27, August 3 and August 10. You can afford $5, can't you? And then if you'll send $5 every five weeks between now and the end of the year, you will help this whole project move forward. The address is TTT Christian Youth Ministries, 13,000, that's 1-3-0-0-0 U.S. Highway 41 North, Evansville, Indiana 477-2-5. That's very easy. Just write a check or put a $5 bill in an envelope. Make sure you have your name and address and email if possible so that we can thank you immediately. Again, send it to TTT Christian Youth Ministries. 1-3-0-0-0 U.S. Highway 41 North, Evansville, Indiana 477-2-5. We're looking forward to hearing from you and we know that many of you will be praying with us. It has been so great to have so many people at the churches where we've been privileged to share, to invest $5 or $10 or $20 or $100 or even $300 so far. And God is using people to help this whole thing happen September, October, November and December. This is what's coming. November is my hope America was Billy Graham on live TV or video at Triple T every evening for that one week. With prayer and outreaches all through November and December. December 7 will celebrate Jesus' birthday with Trumpeter Extraordinary Chiz Writer. We'll continue the celebration on the 14th, the 21st and moving all the way to December 28 to be, again, God willing, Triple T's 2500 consecutive Saturday. My desk for a long, long time ever since I graduated from college has been a little poem, a little plaque. It says this, "Only one life will soon be passed. Only what's done for Christ will last." Giving a dollar a week isn't a whole lot. But will you join me in giving at least a dollar or $10 or even $100 or more each week? But if you'll just send $5 today, that would be such a blessing. And then continue, all during the rest of August, September, October, November, December, to make it a total of at least $25. If you can do more, wonderful. Whatever you can do, give to God, He will bless abundantly. We're reaching out to thousands and thousands of people. We're using radio. We're using billboards. We're using every means and media possible, including sharing one-on-one with hundreds and hundreds of people. We need you to be a part of Triple T's Tiger Team mates. To back up with prayer and investing your time, talent, and treasure as we reach more people. As you help us, we can. We can't do it alone. There's no way that we can accomplish what God wants us to without like you helping. And then right after we have this celebration, and by the way, you're invited. We'll let you know all the details as they become available on the 28th of December for the 2,500 Saturday night celebration. And then we're thrusting forward into 2014, and it's then that we start a very special, aggressive campaign called Restart Your Sunday School or Local Church Youth Group. It would be moving forward toward Easter, six weeks before Easter, Sunday, two weeks after. And as we move into 2014, we can only do it successfully and effectively if we have accomplished the goals for 2013. And during this time, your prayers and your support can help make it happen. You're invited to come tonight. You'll meet some of the world's greatest teenagers. You'll see what Triple T is all about. We'll show you a video so that you'll know where we've come from, where we are, and where God willing, we're headed in the days ahead. We appreciate your listening. We want you to pray. We want you to write us, if you will. Contact us or else come by tonight and know this when you pray and when you give. Christ through you can change the world. Every Saturday at 7.27 PM, you are invited to attend a live youth event at Triple T, 13,000 US-41 North at Boone Building Harmony Road, mid-way 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 477-25. Tune in to Telling the Truth next week at the same time on this same station. [Music]