Telling The TRUTH
021613 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. Listen to Proverbs 8, 17, New King James. "I love those who love me and those who seek me diligently will find me. Seeking God with diligence should be the lot in life for every one of us. God has a divine design for you, a plan that is eternal that came from His heart, and it is up to you to respond to Him, to know and to do His will. God is not willing to any should perish, but that all should come through repentance. God wants each of us to ascertain His will, to seek Him diligently, and He is available. When we do that, He says, "We'll find Him." So love Him. Love is the beginning point of a relationship with God and others. The joy formula. I've shared it before. I'll share it again. Jesus first, other second, yourself last. But don't leave yourself out. Don't neglect to love you, because God loves you so much that Jesus died for you. God wants us to love Him and to share His love with others. Seek God's will for your life, and then share the Gospel with people who need the Lord. Pray with other believers. Read the Word of God and do what the Word of God says. Then go with the Gospel. Seeking God's will is a very important part of loving Him and serving Him. Deuteronomy 4.29, New King James Version says, But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. Seeking God's will is not just a light approach circumstance, but it is an in-depth determination to know what God wants you to do. To seek the Lord your God, and if you do, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart, with all your soul. Now that's a very, very far-reaching request. All of your heart, not part of it, not even most of it, but all of it. And then with all your soul. The heart and soul fit together. The heartbeat should be to God's glory. So seek God's will with others. Bounce possibilities. Get a prayer partner who is also a believer to pray with you. Read God's Word together, and then go together taking God's Word and His truth to people who need to know Him. Seeking God and His will for your life is a consistent day in, day out, week in, week out, year in, year out proposition. So do it deliberately. Gloring in His holy name. Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and His strength. Seek His face evermore. Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth. First Chronicles 16, 10, 11, and 12, New King James. Glory in His holy name. Glory to God in the highest. Rejoice in your heart. Seeking the Lord, seeking His strength, and seeking His face forevermore. God is available to you, but He wants you to bow before Him, worship Him, and receive His gift. The gift of God, eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord, and then to tell people that you have believed on Christ, turning to Him from your sins. When you think about His marvelous works, all the things He has done, His wonders, His judgments, it's magnificent to share it with people who need to know about God. Pray a lot, diligently with other believers for those who are not yet believers, and together work out the strategy to take the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus to people who need to know Him. I don't know who you know who doesn't know Him, but go tell them. Tell them the truth. Seeking God's will and knowing that He is available when we do seek Him is present time and time again and throughout the Bible. Listen to Jeremiah 29, 12 and 13 New King James Version. Then you will call upon me and go and pray to me, and I will listen to you, and you will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. Okay? Are you praying? Are you really seeking God's will? Are you asking Him to show you what He wants you to do, when and where and how? Are you listening to Him? He wants to listen to you. He says He will. Are you going to seek Him? And then when you find Him, are you going to do what He says to do through His Word? He says, seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. All of your heart means a complete abandonment of your own desires to turn around and say, God, what you want I want, what you desire I desire, and be available to Him. The greatest ability is availability, and then comes dependability. Have other people praying with you, reading God's Word together, and going with the truth, telling people how to get to heaven, letting them know God loves them and Jesus died for them. We live in perilous times, dangerous days, problems abound, and in the middle of it all God is willing to love us, to forgive us, and to give us direction if we are willing to seek His will. Hosea 5, 15, Luke and James Version says, I will turn again to my place till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek my face in their affliction, they will diligently seek me. There's going to come a time, there's going to come a day when people who are disobeying the Lord, who are disapproved by God, are going to fall on their knees, and they are going to ask God for forgiveness. For some it will be too late. But someday every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Mark that down. It will happen no matter how defiant people are, no matter how difficult they are to deal with now. One day, one day Jesus wins, totally, absolutely. So meanwhile, we need to make certain that we are having afflictions if we are, that we are turning to God, seeking Him, and fellowshiping with other believers, reading His Word, and telling others about Him. It's your opportunity. Will you? Amos 5, 14, Luke and James Version presents a marvelous admonition from God. Listen, seek good and not evil, that you may live, so the Lord God of hosts will be with you as you have spoken. When you look for good things to do, they are available. People need help, and there is something you can do to help them. The most helpful things you can do for anybody, or any bodies, is to tell them how to get to heaven. Let them know that they need to admit they have sinned, to believe on the Lord Jesus, to confess Him publicly. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. It's been called the gospel in a nutshell, but there you have it. There it is, John 3, 16. So seek good and not evil for people. Help them do right. Why? So you may live, so the Lord God of hosts will be with you as you have spoken. God's Word does not return to Him void. You need to share it effectively, directly, completely. Will you? Get a prayer partner. Another believer are believers, and pray with them, for them, and for others who need the Lord. Read the Word of God together, praying together. God has to be angry when people in leadership defy God. When they defile the very aspects of everything that He says is right and true. God will win. Zepania 2-3, New King James says, "Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the Lord's anger." To be meek means, I believe, just what God wants you to be, letting others see Christ in you. Are you upholding His justice? Or are you going along with the crowd? This is not an easy time to take a stand. Some people you like are taking a wrong stand. Seek righteousness. God's righteousness, and be humble as you do it. In fact, God's Word says, "Seek humility." Don't strut yourself and say, "I'm right and they're wrong, and they're going to be punished, and I'm not." No, be careful. Be prayerful, and read the Word of God, praying for those people who are doing wrong, and you do right in the middle of it all. God will help you. He will help you reach out to people who need to know they are doing the wrong thing. God loves them too. Share His love. 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 Boone Building 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. You've been listening to scriptures about seeking God and seeking His will. Seek the Lord while He may be found. Listen to Matthew 633. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Things mean exactly what it says, tangible items that will be helpful tools for you to use for God's glory. I want to share some things with you right now, and I want to ask you if you will pray with us a very special prayer. Believing and applying Jeremiah 33-3, call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know. Will you please pray with me for one thousands of youth to hear and see the gospel was an invitation to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ each year? Hundreds personally becoming believers and being discipled in the Christian faith, doing the work of an evangelist. Two, encourage local church pastors, youth workers, and congregations to keep evangelizing youth until Jesus comes. Three, pray, enlist, train, and send forth full-time, part-time, and volunteer labors in His harvest. Four, 300 tigers, 10 to 19-year-olds, trained in leadership and pure evangelism, and at least 33 adult youth workers, trained and equipped with resources as coaches. Five, Tiger Team Impact Evangelistic Youth Efforts in 31 Tri-State Counties in 2013, 62 counties in 2014, and all 93 counties with 100 miles of triple T in 2015. Six, pray for people at triple T to come here from all 93 counties and beyond in 2013, especially between mid-May and mid-October to tour the Old Testament tabernacle and to see the continuing story of youth evangelism in America, 1931, toward 2020 and beyond. Seven, connect and reconnect with potential Tiger teammates in all 50 states by 2020, prayerfully moving toward key Tiger Team Impact Evangelistic Youth Efforts in all 3,141 U.S.A. Counties. Eight, expand project proclaim public relations outreach, including a large digital sign at Triple T along US-41, billboards, internet, news stories, print, radio, social media, TV and video. Nine, publish the book together toward tomorrow, sharing the nine key faith concepts with flashbacks, highlighting the story of youth evangelism in America, decade by decade, 1931 to 2010, and fast forward from 2011 toward 2020 and beyond, anticipating, detailing, predicting future possibilities to keep evangelizing youth being written by my daughter Tammy and me. Ten, 333 Tiger teammates with 33 of us giving $100 to $1,000 monthly average this year. 11, 333,000 average annual income, 2013, 2014, 2015. 12, to keep all accounts current and catch up all past new obligations as the Lord guides and provides people and resources. 13, continue to develop the property, raising the funds in advance and as we build dormitories, multi-part purpose building and other facilities as needed. 14, develop the Triple T Key Legacy Society to endow Triple T Christian Youth Ministries in perpetuity. Thank you for all you do if you pray for us, thanks. If you've been a part of Triple T at any time, thank you. And we want to share with you what God has done and is doing and we believe wants to do, but we need prayer partners. That's the number one need and then people to invest time and talent and treasure. Only be strong and very courageous that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses, my servant, commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left that you may prosper wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid nor be dismayed. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1 789, New King James Version. Celebrating Triple T's birthday every Saturday in February, Jimmy put together a fast-paced slideshow of Triple T's first 47 years with a recorded voice of Roger Braylon, founder of truth, singing my tribute to God be the glory for the things he has done. With his blood he has saved us, with his power he has raised us, to God be the glory for the things he has done. To illustrate to February 2 theme, shoot for the stars, I presented a photo Tammy took of the sun rising over Cocoa Beach, Florida with the caption, "In the beginning God created" and Tammy shared about his creation. She literally Bernard coordinated four teams of creative Christian communicators who put together elements for Hosanna Highway to continue each Saturday. And on it went as we have seen God work the last two Saturdays anticipate what he's going to do tonight at Triple T. We were presenting awards to the top Tigers. We have three Sepora, attended 44 out of 52 Saturdays last year and brought six first-time visitors. Brianna, 43 Saturdays last year, six first-timers and Jake, 42 Saturdays and five first-timers. All three have earned over 50,000 points and have received the New King James' beautiful leather study Bible as a reward. God is using some very special people. We have a group of people who are 727 club members. Everyone who attends Triple T7 Saturdays within 27 weeks earns a 727 club membership. And each one of these who attends is awarded and giving a very special book called Discover Your Destiny by Dave Breeze. Dreams are being shared by people and it's a wonderful thing to see folk respond as God has spoken to them about ways they can serve him in special ways. Each of you who are listening can discover your destiny beginning now by turning to Jesus from your sins, believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, confessing Christ publicly, believing in your heart that God raised him from the dead. You can respond to God's love, if you will. Last Saturday night, the Believe God win souls, house church banned from Edwards County, Illinois, bone gap in West Salem, shared music and testimony. And then tonight will be the climax of the next Tiger Team training day, Cowboy Lehomoke, and Darlene to be with us again this coming Saturday and on the 23rd. God's doing fantastic things and it's exciting. Triple T provided a platform for Roger Braylen's truth from their very first month on the road year after year including their final year of touring. Roger shares, "I wanted to be a singer. Instead, I was given great singers. I practiced hard to be a player. Instead, I was given great instrumentalists. I wanted to create the songs. Instead, I was given great writers. I wanted to be the very best musician. Instead, I became an encourager to some of today's great young musicians. I wondered what it would be like to record music. I've made a hundred albums. I wondered how I could be used if my dreams would become reality. After all, I was just seventeen. I have seen the world. Forty-seven countries. Today, I reviewed my life. He is good. I am his. He is God." So please pray for the plans, preparations, and production of Hosanna Highway March 21, 22, and 23 at Triple T. Pray for the right people to help with the Old Testament tabernacle, the life-size replica, tours mid-May to mid-October. Let's claim Jeremiah 33-3 and pray together for 333 Tiger teammates investing time, talent, and treasure. And pray for 33 to be willing to give an average of 100 or more monthly. As more Tigers are trained and more Tiger teammates, join Triple T's extreme dream team. Exponential ministry can happen. TTT Key Legacy Society is to be launched Thursday, February 21 as Terry Wheeler and Tammy Dumes provide an estate and financial planning seminar. For details, call 812-867-2418 or email Tammy@TTTChristianYouth.org. That's Tammy@TTTChristianYouth.org. We hope that you will be praying with us and for us and prayerfully consider being a Tiger teammate. When you pray and when you give at least 20 dollars, you are. Stay tuned and we'll explain more details about how you can be a part of the extreme dream team. If you want to come tonight to Triple T at 727, you'll meet Leomokey and he'll also be with us next Saturday at 727. Leomokey grew up on a Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona. His father known as Nevada Steve was an expert with ropes and whips and a trick writer appearing in many movies with Tom Micks and other cowboy western stars. Le's father came to Christ and became a missionary to the Navajos. He taught his son the art of roping and using whips. Le uses his skills to share the gospel graphically and effectively and you can meet him and see him at Triple T again tonight or next Saturday. Also the next week on the 26th, 27th and 28th of February, he will be at Scott Township, General Baptist Church, just down the street from Triple T, just off Highway 41 and he will be having there with the Triple T team, the Triple T Cowboy Crusade. It's going to be a great three days and you're invited to pray and come. And again, you can be a part of all the things that are going on. We are excited not only about what God has done but about what he is doing and what he is going to do. We're working on the Hosanna Highway now, we're previewing it during February and March and March 21, 22 and 23. Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7.27 each evening, Hosanna Highway will be produced here with some of the world's greatest teenagers and preteens and adult coaches. Then during April and May, we'll be recruiting and training Old Testament Tabernacle tour guides and traveling tigers for fair share. May 18 through October 18, daily tours, life-size Old Testament Tabernacle here at Triple T. May 30 through June 1, June 6, 7 and 8, June 13, 14 and 15, we'll be having to travel and tiger minicamps here on campus at Triple T. Then from July 8 through August 10, fair share to Tri-State County Fairs and Street Festivals. In the middle of it all, July 13, Jesus Christ changed in the world's summit featuring creative Christian communicators and ministries cooperating in youth evangelism. We're thrilled because of the opportunity to host the Youth Evangelism Association 40th Anniversary Convention October 14 through 17. Youth leaders are coming from across the country. We'll be providing youth leader intensive training, including a tiger team impact, 7.27 p.m. October 15. That's on a Tuesday night and then an awards dinner with a special guest speaker on October 17. We thank God for what he's done and what he's doing, but we need you to be a partner with us. We'll really prayerfully consider this. $20 will provide a scholarship for another one of the world's greatest teenagers. And you, by giving $20, can provide not only a Bible for him or her, but one for them to give to what we call a target team. They'll be trained in leadership and peer evangelism. The training begins today at 11.30 and goes through the rally tonight. The next tiger team training will be on the 16th of March. And we want you to know that you can have a part in helping all of this happen. If you do work with youth, you're a Sunday school teacher, you're a youth leader, you can come. We've got scholarships available and we want you to help us have more scholarships to be given to teenagers and preteens 10 to 19-year-olds who will learn leadership and peer evangelism and be a part of all of the happenings in the days ahead. We also invite you to come by and see us and get a free Bible or you can call or write. And the address to write is TTT 13,000. That's 1-3-0-0-0 US Highway 41 North. Evansville, Indiana 477-25. Repeat. 1-3-0-0-0 US Highway 41 North. Evansville 477-2-5. That's triple T. Our website is TTTChristianYouth.org. TTTChristianYouth.org and that's our email. TTTChristianYouth.org probably should put George at TTTChristianYouth.org. I want to thank you for listening and thank you for praying and thank you for considering being a part of the extreme dream team. The dream is way bigger than us. It's so big that God has to do it. But He is capable and He wants to make us usable and use us to put together a Tiger Team impact evangelistic youth effort in 31 counties this year and you can help it happen. So pray and make connection with us and we will in turn be back in touch with you. Know that when you do wonderful things happen. 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 477-25. Tune in to telling the truth next week at this same time on this same station. [Music]