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Dear Family,

Serving as President and CEO of 3ABN for 24 years, I was relieved when the Lord sent Jim Gilley to fulfill that role and give me a sabbatical rest from the constant administrative pressures. While I continued to host programs, serve as a consultant, and travel for 3ABN, I was privileged to produce seven special music projects during that time.

Although Jim publicly stated he was here to “hold Danny’s hands up” until I was “ready to take over the helm once again,” I honestly didn’t intend to return to the “helm” unless it was clearly the Lord’s will. It was, and God has filled me with new vision and energy. I wake up excited every day, thanking God for giving us a tool to reach the world with the undiluted three angels’ messages.

Prophetic events are happening around the world, and we can’t continue “business of usual.” The recent Supreme Court decision redefining marriage has trampled on the law of God and paved the way for the national Sunday law. I don’t have a reputation as an alarmist, but the judgments of God are sure to fall quickly!

It’s our privilege to be light bearers to a lost and dying world. Soon we will air a weekly “Town Hall” type program with a panel of guests discussing current events and doctrinal topics. We hope you are already enjoying our new “3ABN Family Worship” program, designed to help you bring in the Sabbath.

We’ve also intensified our focus on “The Blessing Is on the Go!” I’m asking each of you to prayerfully consider joining the “GO!” Evangelistic Team! Find out how to become a team member within the covers of this magazine.

May the Lord richly bless you abundantly more than you could ever ask or think!

The Blessing Is on the “Go!”Join us in evangelism

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Features 8 The Urgency of the Hour

Jesus is coming! There’s no time to waste

22 Testimony A Heart to Be Obedient

38 New Ways to Support Adventist Education See how you can help

48 Through the Eyes of the Ancients Salvation—in Unforgettable Terms

Networks10 3ABN Radio | Something Is Happening

12 3ABN Latino | Gold!

14 3ABN Dare to Dream | God’s Master Plan

16 3ABN Proclaim! | The Holy and the Profane

18 3ABN Kids Network New Kids Time Logo

20 Just for Kids | Koalas

46 Pastor’s Page | My Spirit Is Troubled

Schedules26 3ABN Television Schedule

34 3ABN Radio Schedule

Daily Living 40 Recipe

Cashew Holiday Loaf

42 Atrial Fibrillation Making an Informed Decision

50 Letters

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3ABN Prison MinistriesReaching Out to the Forgotten Ones

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Danny Shelton President

Danny Shelton3ABN Founder & President

Although Three Angels Broadcasting Network has been correspond-ing with inmates for many years,

recently we have increased our outreach efforts considerably with the formation of our Prison Ministries Department.

Pastor Brian Hamilton and his wife Diane sat down with us to talk about his new responsibilities as manager of this department, and about bringing God’s message of hope to those who have lost their freedom.

3ABN World: Brian and Diane, can we begin by asking you how you got involved in prison ministry?

Brian Hamilton: Well, we’ve been working here at 3ABN for seven years now— Diane has been working with our Trust Services Department, and I’ve been serving as 3ABN’s Chief Financial Officer. But before this, I’d worked for the Seventh-day Adventist Church for 22 years in pastoral, administra-tion, human resources, and treasury positions.

Then, about a year after we came here, tragedy struck our family, and as a result, our son was incarcerated.

In all the years I’d served as a pastor, I’d never been in a prison, but suddenly, we were forcibly introduced to a whole new world where there was a huge population in need of ministry! Here were people who had lost everything there is to lose in life—jobs, careers, possessions, their

family, even their dignity. There was just a lot of hurt, and we were hurting parents, too.

The first few times we went in to see our son, we recognized many others who were in pain, and the Lord laid on us a burden to comfort them. In doing so, we were comforted, too.

Back home, a nearby Seventh-day Adventist pastor, Florin Liga, had started weekly services in a local state prison and

Pastor Steve Nelson (who had worked at 3ABN) and his wife Samantha were assisting.

Since Steve was very busy tending to the needs of five churches, I was invited to come; and later, when Pastor Liga had to drop out, we began recruiting members from other area churches.

The Lord blessed our efforts and soon we had requests from another nearby state prison, and then another from the federal penitentiary. We were also blessed to work with a Christian lieutenant at the local county jail, and were allowed to pass out gift bags provided by Lemuel Vega’s ministry, Christmas Behind Bars.

When we asked the lieutenant if they had a need for religious services, he told us the women’s unit did, so we’ve been going in there for the last four years.

World: What a blessing you have been to the local prisoners. But how did the 3ABN Prison Ministries Department idea come about?

Brian: 3ABN has corresponded with inmates and provided them spiritual materials through the mail for quite some time. Grace Yost and her helpers have been working through the Pastoral Ministries Department, and our corre-spondence program continues to grow. When 3ABN programming is added to a prison’s cable lineup, we suddenly get a whole bunch of letters—and once a pris-oner discovers that we’ll write back and send them Bible studies or Bibles, word spreads quickly throughout the facility. In a similar way, when Christmas Behind Bars goes into a prison, their gift bags contain information about 3ABN, so we

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get another avalanche of letters.But getting back to your question,

one of the first things Danny did when he was re-elected president was to set up our new department, and we’ve accepted his challenge.

World: That is quite a challenge, Brian, considering you still hold your position as CFO. Tell us about some of your plans for this new department.

Brian: We’re working closely with 3ABN’s Marketing Department as they get 3ABN programming into a growing number of prisons in the United States. Our goal is to put 3ABN, Dare to Dream, 3ABN Latino, and 3ABN Proclaim! into every prison. The Lord has blessed, and we’re already in most of the prisons in Michigan, and well on our way to being launched in every prison in Oregon and California. Cable providers for prisons in Indiana, Kentucky, and southern Illinois have already approved 3ABN for their cable lineups, too.

Our next goal is to work with churches near the prisons that already have 3ABN,

and assisting them in starting their own prison ministry.

We’ll train them, coach them, and work with them on making contact with the prison officials, since it’s a little intimidat-ing at first. Then we’ll work with them to increase awareness of 3ABN’s program-ming among the inmates through music concerts, revival services, and gift bags from Christmas Behind Bars. Prisons seem quite open to gift bags, which contain toiletries, snacks, spiritual literature, Bible studies, and information about 3ABN and the local Adventist ministry serving their prison.

World: That’s wonderful! But I under-stand you also have other ideas to help get 3ABN into the prisons.

Brian: Yes, many of the lower security prisons now allow inmates to have specially designed tablets and purchase programming for a minimal cost. These companies are interested in a variety of our programs—from biblical history to cooking, and from health programs to religious services. We’re working to get them programming that will make a difference in the lives of the inmates.”

World: What are the needs for your department?

Brian: We envision that our financial needs for this area of 3ABN’s ministry will grow as we begin to provide liter-ature, study Bibles, and other materials for the prisons. We encourage anyone who has a heart for this to designate an offering for prison ministry. (See below on how to contact Brian.)

World: Have any of the inmates you’ve worked with been baptized?

Diane Hamilton: Yes, in fact, we’ve had probably a dozen or so baptisms right here locally—and eight more are ready! The federal penitentiary has even agreed to buy a portable baptismal tank, since the first men were baptized in a laundry cart!

Brian: I think of a man who came to our service so he could be in an air conditioned room. He wouldn’t talk, and was obviously not interested in the service, but he came for about six months, and then disappeared. A number of months later, we scheduled a concert there, and once again, he showed up. We remembered and called him by name, which really amazed him! As a result of that concert, and the Lord working on his heart, he’s been attending ever since and takes an active part in our service every week. He exerts spiritual leadership

among the men, and is a totally changed man. If God can change that tough man, He can change anyone!

Diane: Most of them have no family anymore, and because we care about them, they look up to us as parents. They thank us regularly, and they pray for us—that we be granted safety as we travel back and forth to see them. They say, “You don’t know how much this means to see you every week.”

Brian: It’s not unusual to find some-one there who hasn’t received so much as a letter for ten or twelve years. They sense that we accept them, while society rejects them as if they were lepers. And when someone shows them the spirit of forgiveness, love, and acceptance, they respond. We come away blessed, and numbers of them write to 3ABN regularly and avail themselves of our materials. And believe me, they’re the best advertising we have! We regularly have new visitors coming to check us out, and we come away blessed by the realization that this is just one more way to evangelize. Those who are incarcerated are desperate for God’s love and His truth, and those who take the message into the prisons know firsthand that the blessing is definitely on the “Go!”

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If you’d like to help us reach out to the inmates in your area, please contact Brian at [email protected], or call him at 618-627-4651 ext. 3019.


God is at work! New enthusiasm abounds at 3ABN, generated by The Blessing is on the

“GO!” Evangelistic Team initiative. This revitalized emphasis on Present Truth Evangelism—the very mission of 3ABN—features a new focus on involving you as our evangelistic team members. Our goal is a person-to-person sharing of the everlasting gospel and the t h r e e a n g e l s ’ m e s s a g e s o f Revelation 14.

When the initiative was officially launched on the 3ABN Today “Behind the Scenes” program, 3ABN president, Danny Shelton, and others cast the vision

of the “GO!” Evangelis-tic Team (G.E.T.). This global outreach group recognizes the Second Coming of our Lord is soon and accepts indi-vidual responsibility to share the gospel with others. Within a few days of sending our “G.E.T. Ready, G.E.T. Set, G.O.” e-mail to our viewers and listeners,

over 500 people responded to the urgency of the hour, and hundreds continue to join each week!

Simple Tools That Work“Most Christians recognize that time is

short, and we each have an obligation to warn others and fulfill the Great Gospel

Commission,” Danny says. “Folks see the urgent need for evan-gelism, but often don’t have any idea how they can take part. Now we will provide a way so

simple that anyone—from age 9 to 90—can participate by sharing 3ABN’s evan-gelistic tool of the month with a relative, friend, or neighbor, and by praying!”

We are praying for God’s guidance as we develop new team resources. Please pray for our new grace-oriented, Christ-cen-tered Bible study series already under development that will offer a careful study of the 28 Fundamental Beliefs of the Sev-enth-day Adventist Church and the three angels’ messages of Revelation 14.

3ABN is also planning to sponsor evan-gelistic series around the world in places where church growth is stagnant, led by our World Evangelism director, Pastor John Lomacang (more on that soon).

Please pray for our new

grace-oriented, Christ-

centered Bible study series

already under development.

The Blessing Is on the “GO!”

by Shelley Quinn

The

“GO!” Evangelistic Teamthe blessing is on the

Join the “GO!” Evangelistic Team

Setting up a monthly donation of any amount to support evangelism is easy! Just visit 3ABN.tv and set up an automatic donation by credit/debit card. You can also set up your donation through PayPal, but be sure to check the “Make This Recurring (Monthly)” box.

Not comfortable doing this online? No problem. Just call us at 618-627-4651, or send us your information by mail.

This Month’s Evangelistic Tool

“Get Ready!” DVD A sermon by Pastor John Lomacang about how to prepare for the coming world crisis and the unexpected hour of Christ’s return.

Share Your Experiences

We all love great stories, and we want to hear your experiences as the Lord opens up new opportunities for evangelism in your neighborhood! Is someone coming to church with you? Tell us about it by e-mailing us at [email protected].

S h e l l e y Q u i n n i s 3 A B N ’ s P r o g r a m Development manager and a we l l - k now n author and speaker. Her husband J.D. is manager of 3ABN’s Pastoral Minis t r ies Department.

Join Us!God is at work in the world, and He

lovingly asks us to join Him for our own personal spiritual development in the work of sharing the gospel. As you get out there to share with the lost and the suffering, bathe your efforts in prayer, and your spiritual life will be revived!

Ask your friends and fellow church members to join 3ABN’s “GO!” Evangelis-tic Team, and then watch your church be revitalized as others take the simple step of sharing the G.E.T. evangelistic tools. They will discover, as we have, that the blessing really is on the “GO!”

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applied for licenses; and when another window opened in 2013, more people applied. But these folks are different!

Michael: Yes. Many people contacted us, but others have just come out of the blue. For example, Nikki may get a call from someone who’s already well into the process, she transfers them to me, and I’ve never heard of them. Or Nikki opens the mail one day and there’s a signed 3ABN Radio agreement no one knew anything about!

Many of 3ABN Radio’s pioneers are now assisting the new applicants, too. They’re an invaluable resource to them—and to us.

Something is happening with our newest 3ABN Radio affiliates, so recently we sat down with 3ABN

Radio engineer, Michael Babb, and 3ABN Radio administrative assistant, Nikki Anderson, to talk about it.

3ABN World: I understand there’s something you’ve both noticed about the new radio affiliate applicants and owners these days. Tell us about it.

Nikki Anderson: Well, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began accepting applications for new Low Power FM (LPFM) station construction permits back in the early 2000s. It was a new thing, and it was exciting; but while a few of those applicants were confident, most of them were rather timid.

Michael Babb: There were a lot of rules and regulations; and truthfully, we were barely ahead of them in the learning process! We were still a bit unsure of what equipment to recommend, and the choices weren’t nearly what they are today.

Nikki: Originally designed to train peo-ple in broadcasting, over the years, LPFM stations became a means of giving a “voice” to people in their communities. So when the FCC opened that application window, many 3ABN supporters and churches

Nikki: I think they’ve been reading about us in 3ABN World magazine, or heard Jay giving annual reports on televi-sion. When God calls them, they respond quickly, because they believe time is short!

Mike: In the past, many would wait until their construction permits were about to expire before calling for help, but that doesn’t happen. Those applicants seemed to take big steps of faith in ordering the equipment. But these new ones are driven by drastic changes in society, so their first priority is, “Let’s just get this message out.”

Nikki: Another change is in the number of full-power affiliates coming on. Strong Tower Radio Network is a good example. They started with one unlicensed micro station, transmitting less than one watt, in Decatur, Illinois. And today, six years later, they run five full-power stations and two translator stations across Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Also, in Australia and New Zealand, the stations keep coming, and now churches can own five or six and are forming their own networks, while still carrying our programming. God knows where He needs a small station or a full-powered one, and His people are answering His call.

Michael: Our affiliates’ trust is amazing.They tell me, “Mike, whatever you tell me to get, that’s what I’ll buy.” That’s a heavy responsibility, sometimes. But as Danny Shelton says, “If anything brings good results, God gets the credit; and if anything bad results, I’ll take the blame.” We’re so blessed to be working in a cutting edge

ministry and to see God constantly open-ing new doors. Also, since I’m the engineer for our local station, WDQN FM 95.9, I get a different perspective. It’s so good when someone walks in the door of our church and says, “I’m here because I heard about you on 3ABN Radio.” I’m humbled that the Lord is using me, and that what we’re doing isn’t in vain.

Nikki: Our 3ABN Radio pioneers are still very active and many are involved with the newer ones. They’re all truly a part of the 3ABN Radio family, and although they don’t see each other much, they take care of each other—just as God takes care of them all.

Yes, something is happening; and God keeps them all growing and thriving. They never cease to inspire me, and I never tire of telling them that!

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viewers and listeners, and we’ve learned that under God’s clear leading, we must step out in faith—even when the funds are not there. Over and over again, we’ve trusted Him, and He has supplied all the funds we’ve needed. But now I began imagining the day when all our equipment needs would be solved. If a new TV or radio station was needed, no problem—we’ would already have the funds if two gold mines were at our disposal.

But, one question kept nagging at me. Is this the way it’s supposed to happen? Wouldn’t the need for faith be eliminated?

Finally, I decided that if this was God’s will, then Jesus Christ must be coming sooner than we thought, and the preaching of the gospel would need to be over quickly. With instant access to all the funds we needed, 3ABN might purchase radio and TV stations all over the world to reach the millions of people who still hadn’t heard the gospel.

The following Monday a package arrived with two small pieces of rock, embedded with golden metal. Is it gold? Is it true? After Pastor Gilley looked it over, he said, “I don’t know for sure, John. It could be, but have Bruce Chance in our 3ABN Donations Department get it tested to be sure.”

I handed the pieces to Bruce and told him the story. As he listened, he poured a few drops of a liquid onto the little rock.

A moment later he said, “Well, this is interesting. If this test proves to be true, this piece has 17 karat gold on it. However, the only way to be sure is to send it to a lab.”

As God would have it, the metal turned out to be pyrite—a shiny yellow metal often referred to as fool’s gold, and only He knows if 3ABN will ever receive a large sum of funds to bring the gospel to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people in a short time, but in the meantime, we’ll advance according to the pace God sets today!

We don’t have a moment to lose, and every donation, large or small, continues to bless millions of people each day. Thank you for your prayers and financial support that makes this a reality.

The following Monday a package arrived with

two small pieces of rock, embedded with golden metal.

Is it gold? Is it true?

by John Dinzey

3ABN Latino

bout three years ago I received an interesting message on my voicemail. A lady said that a brother from her church made a discovery that

might enable 3ABN to bring the gospel to the world unlike ever before. She said that it was very important

I contact her, and naturally, I was intrigued.I perceived her genuine desire to help spread the

gospel as she told me that her friend had discovered two gold mines in Honduras. I could hear her

excitement as she explained that he wanted to give the majority of the profits to 3ABN, keeping only

a small portion to help his family. Of course, I told her I needed to discuss

this matter with our administration, and that eventually we would need to meet with

her friend, visit the mines, and verify his ownership of the land. I also told her that

attorneys would need to be involved to make sure everything was done accord-

ing to legal requirements.“I understand,” she said. “That’s

not a problem. I’ll send you two pieces of the rock so you can test

them. I’ve already tested one sam-ple, and it’s 14 karat gold!”

My curiosity was piqued, and as the call ended, several thoughts went through my

mind about what this might mean for the ministry.

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John Dinzey is the general manager for 3ABN Latino Network. Or ig ina l ly f rom the Dominican Republic, his passion is to preach the gospel. His wife, Idalia, works with him at 3ABN Lat ino, and they’ve been blessed with two wonderful sons, Samuel and Caleb.

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together! In fact, I was indignant when my friend, Yolanda Palmer, told me that acupuncture was of the devil.

How dare she tell me that? I thought.Haven’t I spent the last several years studying it for myself? What so satanic about it, anyway?

However, from the time she told me my career was not of God, I had a sense of unrest in my spirit. Was I being deceived? I had to find out.

I often refer to Jeremiah 29:11 on Dare to Dream’s flagship program, Urban Report. It says, “For I know the

thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” How beau-tiful to know that the Lord thinks about

each of us with thoughts that give us a future and a hope! Sometimes the path we’re following is not the God-ordained path we should be on. I know about this first-hand!

DeceivedJust prior to coming to 3ABN,

I’d been practicing Traditional Chi-nese Medicine (TCM), and because

I was a Sabbath-keeping, Bible-be-lieving Christian, I thought I had it all

Sure, there were a few things I’d heard in TCM school that made me uncom-fortable, but I’d just swept them under the rug. For example, only a limited amount of information about the Five Shen had been shared with us in school, so I really didn’t think much about it. But as I researched it, I discovered the roots of TCM were based in Taoism (an Eastern religion)—and that confirmed that TCM is incompatible with Christian teachings!

Taoism expert, Elizabeth Renninger, wrote: “The Five Shen are the spirits associated with each of the body’s five yin organ-systems (Heart, Kidney, Spleen, Liver and Lungs). The origin of the Five-Shen system is found within the Shangqing lineage of Taoist practice. Each of these spirits has a connection not only with a yin organ and its associated element, but also with the energy of a planet and a direction. To ‘wake up’ the Shen of the organs is similar to ‘calling in the spirits’ for a shamanic ritual.”

That statement is loaded with anti-Christian values! Spirits? Planets and direction? Calling in the spirits? Sha-manic rituals?

God’s Master PlanUpon learning all this, I was faced with

an existential crisis: Do I continue down the path I’m on and lose my soul? Or, do I walk away from TCM, which is 95 percent of my income? I praise the Lord that He gave me the will to walk away from it!

You see, our God had a great plan, and He placed on my heart that I should complete the book I’d started on natural health principles. He sent me a mentor,

3ABN Dare to Dream

by Dr. Yvonne Lewis

Dr. Yvonne Lewis is a naturopathic doctor, author, lecturer, and singer, as well as the general manager of 3ABN’s Dare to Dream Ne t work fo r u rban audiences.

Do I continue down the path I’m on and lose my soul? Or, do I walk away from TCM, which is 95 percent of my income?

Pastor Steven Norman, and a friend, Philip Ammons, to help get it printed, and even provided funds for the website.

After reading it, my friend, Pastor C. A. Murray, invited me to 3ABN for an interview; and as God would have it, Danny Shelton was the host.

Then, after we discussed the unique needs of urban communities, he invited me to be the general man-ager of 3ABN’s urban net-work, Dare to Dream.

Look at God! Had I not obeyed His leading, I would have missed the greatest career opportu-nity of my lifetime! He’s given me a hope and a future, and I’m utterly grateful.

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If you’d like to know more about how acupuncture is incompatible with Christianity, order our booklet, What’s Wrong With Acupuncture? from 3ABN’s Call Center for a suggested donation of $2.95 post paid in the U.S. The proceeds help support Dare to Dream.

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short—if not totally devoid—of truth. Ghosts, witches, vampires, and other undead are let loose to terrify the viewer. And the latest incarnation of this genre of movie and television broadcast has these creatures of the night portrayed not as horrible deformed wretches, but as beautiful, well-favored, well-formed, and even sensual beings. They care, share tender moments, and are portrayed many times as tortured souls whose greatest desire is to be “normal” and live in and among the rest of society.

HalloweenAnd then we have Halloween—All

Hallows’ Eve. It is the day before All Saints’ Day, which is the church-sanc-tioned ritualistic celebration, com-memoration, and even veneration of dead people who have attained what is

A friend and I were discussing the doctrine of the State of the Dead, recently. He was musing that the

confusion about what happens at death and beyond is one of Satan’s greatest masterpieces of trickery and lies. The erroneous idea on who, what, and where dead people are, is almost universal.

Every church, every religion, and every culture has some ideology pertaining to dead people, and the vast majority of their teachings are wrong, with some even giving a false representation of who God is, and how He deals with sinners and sin!

HollywoodOf course, this is to say nothing about

the Hollywood and television versions of death, which are generous on titilla-tion and entertainment, and shockingly

The Holy and the Profane

termed the “beatific vision.” These are the so-called “saints.” That day is followed by All Souls’ Day, where one prays for one’s family and other dead people who are not yet saints.

A s m e n -tioned, Hal-loween, a very unholy com-memoration of the dead a n d d e a t h i t s e l f , pre -cedes these two “holy” days. Halloween, and its celebration, is a multi-million dollar industry. Ghosts, ghouls, witches, black cats, and the spirit world of the undead are all highlighted, praised, and in some cases, prayed to and through as a means of getting to God.

The Holy and the Profane

As much as any, this time of the year is an unbiblical intersecting of the religious and the profane. The very reason for our conversation was the fact that a large Protestant church I routinely pass on the

way home from work turns its building and parking lot into Halloween mode for its members and the community.

I see no justification for a church to involve itself in t h i s typ e o f c e l e b r a -tion. Whether sacred or sec-u l a r , t h e s e ce lebrat ions are clearly in opposition to

what the Bible says on the State of the Dead. That position is not espoused by every Christian denomination, but my pastor friend and I both agreed that Hal-loween and Christ have no common interests.

How important it is that truth always be sanctified, that is, set apart, and Holy. Truth and its promulgation are what 3ABN Pro-claim! is all about!

As much as any, this time of the year is an

unbiblical intersecting of the religious and the profane.

3ABN Proclaim!

by C. A. Murray

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ids Time has been on the air for almost fifteen years now, and God continues to use this pro-

gram to reach hearts of all ages. Some people might be surprised to know that there are as many adults who watch the program as there are kids! When I first started producing Kids Time there were already thirteen programs that had been produced, so you might say I inherited the Kids Time logo.

New Logo DesignWhen we moved into our new studio

eight years ago, I felt impressed that we should give our logo an updated look, but although many designers submitted logo ideas, none of them seemed to be quite right. After almost three hundred logo design submissions, I called my friend Mark Bond, a very talented graphic designer, and asked if he would give it

a try. In no time at all, he had e-mailed me with the new des ig n! He had actually hand drawn the letters, taken away the old artist palette, and tweaked the color just a touch. To put it simply—I was blown away! I called him imme-diately, whooping and hollering with

excitement! We finally had our new logo, one that wasn’t so different from our old one, yet had a fresh new look!

New Kids Time Praise OpenMark didn’t stop there; he also created

a new look for Kids Time Praise—just in time too, because we are about to release

over forty new K i d s T i m e P r a i s e p r o -grams! Mark designed the original open-i n g g r a p h i c for Kids Time Praise, and now he’s created a new logo and a

new open for the program, as well. Danny Shelton wrote a song called “Let’s All Praise the Lord,” which is featured on his Love Rules album, and the song worked out perfectly for the open. I’m so excited for you to see it, and I hope you love it as much as I do!

We Need Your HelpIf you would l ike to see more

Christ-centered programs for kids, please prayerfully consider supporting 3ABN’s new Kids Network. The need is great, not only for production costs, but also to build our new children’s studio.

If the Holy Spirit impresses, please send your tax-deductible love gifts to 3ABN Kids Network, PO Box 220, West Frankfort, Illinois, 62896, or call us at 618-627-4651. You may also donate online through PayPal from many countries at 3abnkids.tv.

Thank you for all that you do for this ministry and for God’s children around the world.

3ABN Kids Network

Danny Shelton’s CD for kids, Love Rules!

Danny Shelton with Devon and Darla Milholm.

Jimmy Rhodes accompanies vocalist, Shelby Mitchell.

Mark Bond, BONDesign.

Floor Director Larry McLucas gives instruction to Ainor and A.R. Ombiga.

Sam Santiago and pianist, Sanja Kitevski.

Original Logo

New Logo

New Logo

Original Logo

Avery Dixon and Sanja Kitevski practice before taping.

by Brenda Walsh

Brenda Walsh is the general manager of 3ABN Kids Network, as well as producer/host of Kids Time and Kids Time Praise. She is a published author, s inger, cook , and international speaker. She is married to Tim, and they have two daughters and four grandchildren.


Donate online using PayPal visit 3abnkids.tv

Just for Kids

Koalas all have different

fingerprints!

1. Place where baby koalas develop

2. Types of leaves koalas eat

3. What koalas do most often

4. Koalas are not this type of animal

Using the leaves, find the answer to each question below. Each answer will use at least two leaves. Unscramble the remaining three leaves to discover the mystery word.

good lesson to learn in life is that things are not always as they might seem. For instance, when referring to koalas, most people will say, “koala bear,” but the truth is that they’re not really bears at all! Koalas

are marsupials, which means that their babies develop in a special pouch that God made just for them!

Koalas spend most of their time in eucalyptus trees . . . eating and sleeping. In fact, they will often sleep up to 22 hours each day! Koalas need to sleep that much because it takes a whole lot of energy to digest the eucalyptus leaves, which is their main source of food. Eucalyptus leaves are very fibrous, tough, and low in nutrition, and that’s why it takes so much energy to digest them!

Did you know that koalas are part of an elite group of animals that have something very special in common? Just like gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans, koalas have fingerprints! If you look at a koala’s paw under a microscope, you will see that their fingers have ridges and lines that are very

close to a human’s! Isn’t that fascinating?

However, there is one feature about the koala that you don’t want to share, and that is their “do nothing” lifestyle. God doesn’t want you to be lazy! The Bible says in Hebrews 6:12 (NIV), “We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.” God has great plans for your life and He wants to use you in a special way to work for Him!

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by Mellisa Hoffman

Koala’s teeth act like scissors to cut the eucalyptus leaves into small pieces.

Mellisa Hoffman petting a koala on a recent trip to Australia.

Bible Verse:“The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But

the soul of the diligent shall be

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A baby koala rests in its mother’s pouch.

Koalas will cross roads looking for more leafy

eucalyptus trees.

“The Lord spoke to my heart and said,

I want you to return to that place.

there’s someone there I want you

to tell about My love and grace.”

a friend invited me. Brother How-ard Field was the

pastor, and he was a real man of God.

When I attended that first time I was just tin-

gling all over—the Holy Spirit was so present! During

that time I read a newspaper arti-cle about a woman named Hazel who was operating a brothel just blocks from where I lived! I knew this was the same Hazel that had lived in our home, and that night, the Lord impressed me to go see her. The next evening I walked over to the build-

ing on Brown Street and found Hazel passed out on the couch. I could smell alco-hol, so I turned around and went back home. But the Lord spoke to my heart and

said, I want you to return to that place. There’s someone there I want you to tell about My love and grace.

“I went back the next day, and Hazel was passed out again on the couch, so I sat down and waited. Two girls came down the stairs and went into the kitchen, and I didn’t know who to speak to. But when one of them left, I went to the kitchen to talk to the other one.

“I found out she was the daughter of a Baptist preacher, but her home was any-

Mitch Owen t akes calls in 3ABN’s Pastoral Ministries Department. His passion is to be an effective Prayer Warrior and encourager. He enjoys wr i t ing and sharing about God’s grace, and has been married to Karen-Lyn for over 25 years. They live in Thompsonville, Illinois.

me to love the Lord. At the age of fif-teen, I heard a sermon in church that put me under such conviction that I ran weeping to the altar, confessed my sins, was born into the Kingdom of God, and baptized in the cold waters of a Kentucky lake.”

TrialsAudrey married Lawrence Thomas

on April 8, 1942, only to learn later that he was bi-polar. “That was a real trial for our three children and me, because back then we didn’t have the medications to treat the condition, like we have today,” she says. “I loved my husband though, and we were together 57 years until his death in 1999.

“I had my first child in 1943 during World War II. My doctor had been called into the army, so I was turned over to another doctor who turned out to be a drug addict. My mother was staying with me in Tennessee, and the instructions he’d given me about my condition did not sit well with her. She told me, ‘I want to take you back home to the doctor that delivered you.’ So we rode the bus back to my hometown, and as you can imagine,

Testimony

Obedienta Heart to be

I f ever I’ve spoken with someone and known beyond doubt that God had chosen them from birth to be obedi-

ent and do His will, it is Audrey. Audrey Jewell Tolliver was born on

August 6, 1924, in Neon, Kentucky. Her mother developed toxemia, a some-times-fatal condition that can occur in the latter weeks of pregnancy, charac-terized by high blood pressure, swelling, and excessive protein in the urine. (It is more accurately called preeclampsia before the convulsive stage and eclamp-

sia after the condition worsens and convul-sions and coma set in, at which time the baby may be stillborn). “I believe the devil tried to kill me before I was born,” Audrey says. “But Mother’s doctor, ‘Big Daddy,’ stayed with her throughout the delivery and we both survived. God had His hand on me!

“My mother was a Christian, and taught

it was a very diffi-cult ride through the hills of Ken-tucky in my con-dition. It turned out I had toxemia, just as my mother had with me; but ‘Big Daddy’ came that night and stayed through my 12 hours of labor. John was born two weeks early, and I was in a coma for three days. But by God’s grace, John and I both survived.”

On a MissionEarly in her married life, Audrey rented

a room to Hazel, a woman who stayed with them a few months, then moved on. She had no idea this brief encounter would lead her to witness for the Lord in an unexpected place two decades later.

“I attended the Methodist Church in my early years. At that time I was an ‘ought to’ Christian because if anyone asked me to do something in the church, I thought that as a Christian, I ought to do it. I taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and worked in the kitchen. But when our church started dialoging with the World Council of Churches, an alarm went off in my spirit,” she says, “and the Holy Spirit told me to leave that church and not return.”

“I began attending the Evangelical Methodist Church in the late 1960s after

Audrey began a life of obe-dience to God by being bap-tized in the cold waters of a Kentucky lake in 1939 when she was just 15 years old.

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by Mitch Owen

thing but godly so she’d run away and was now working as a prostitute. I told her it was never God’s will for her childhood to have been so horrible, and that the Lord loved her, and His grace was sufficient to save her soul. She didn’t make a change that night, but I believe she did leave and became a child of God because the Lord never asked me to return again.”

In 1983 Audrey met a young woman with an eight-month-old baby boy. “It was a Wednesday evening after church, and some of us were lingering in the parking lot, enjoying what we called the ‘afterglow.’ Brother Ken Satterfield went over and started talking to the young woman, and since I’d never seen her before, I walked over and asked, ‘Brother Ken, is there any-thing I can do to help?’ He looked at me and said, ‘Sister, your turn will come.’ So I invited her over for Sunday dinner and she came. Then, a few days later, she made her way back to our home and started living with us, off and on, for several years. Wil-low* smoked cigarettes and was on drugs,

long before I came to that church in Knoxville. I had been listening to 3ABN, and that absolutely revolutionized my life. It was the Seventh-day Adventist Church that fulfilled one of the desires of my heart for Bible studies.

“When I turned 90, I came to live with my daughter and son-in-law, since I could no longer care for myself. I have macular degeneration and am legally blind, so my daughter reads the Bible to me now,” Audrey says.

“I never dreamed I would live this long, and I believe the Lord will let me go to sleep in Jesus as I await the resurrection. Oh, what a glorious day!”

I asked Audrey if I could share her testi-mony, and she replied with a resounding, “Yes, if my testimony can touch the heart of one person, I will be thrilled.”

She has. It was mine, and I hope yours, too!

Testimony

“I liked what I heard so much, that I prayed all the way home to get 3ABN on my TV.”

but we never condemned her. The Lord said to just love her.”

Willow was born into the occult and tried to escape repeatedly, but each time she was found and brought back. “It’s not easy to break free,” Audrey explains. “Satan is vicious, and the people involved in the occult inflict cruel and inhumane punishment on those who try to leave.

“Much deliverance took place while she lived with us, and the Lord assured me that He would deliver many more people out of

darkness if His children were willing to receive them and provide for them.”

Lord, Send MeAs I spoke with Audrey, I was amazed

by her willingness to do God’s bidding, and the extreme and unlikely places He sends an obedient heart to save His children. “One time Willow and I were riding in my car, and I said, ‘I think the Lord has impressed me to go into that tavern up ahead.’

“Now please understand that I’d never been in a tavern in my life! The room was dark, the music was loud, and the smell of alcohol permeated the air as I sat down. After some minutes, a man walked up and politely said, ‘Your hair reminds me of my grandmother. May I sit with you for a moment?’

“He told me his grandmother was a godly woman who taught him about Jesus, but for years he’d been living in sin. I told him how the Lord could save to the

Audrey was beaming on the day of her baptism at the Knoxville First Seventh-day Adventist Church!

uttermost, and he accepted Jesus. Then I led him in the sinner’s prayer—right there in the tavern!

“But not all of them turn out that way,” Audrey adds with sorrow. “I remember seeing a big motorcycle parked outside a business one day, so I went in and the only customer was this man dressed in biker clothes. I sat next to him and began a conversation about the Lord, but he was hard core and wanted nothing to do with Him. So I left with a heavy heart, and later heard he was killed in a motorcycle accident that night. I believe I was sent there to offer him God’s salvation, but he chose not to be saved. It’s so sad.”

A New DirectionThe new century brought a change

for Audrey. “I was visiting my daughter’s home and she had the TV on 3ABN,” she says. “I liked what I heard so much, that I prayed on the way home to get 3ABN on my TV. And when I scanned through the channels on my set, there it was!

“I was starving spiritually, but when I found 3ABN, I began to be fed. The seventh-day Sabbath was not a problem for me, but the State of the Dead was a bit of a problem, because I’d always believed that when you die you went straight to Heaven or hell. However, I believed the truth of the Bible, and was baptized again on September 28, 2012, at the age of 88 in the Knoxville First Seventh-day Adventist Church. I was an Adventist in my heart *Willow is a pseudonym

“Granny” Audrey with two of her great-grandchildren at age 84.


CHOOSE YOUR TIME ZONEEDTCDTMDTPDT CHOOSE YOUR TIME ZONEThis schedule is an overview of the program lineup for North American and website broadcasts. Check out the schedule listings on our website, 3abn.org/schedule, for additional details and program changes. Abbreviations and symbols: PDT = Pacific Daylight Time (UTC–7); MDT = Mountain Daylight Time (UTC–6); CDT = Central Daylight Time (UTC–5); EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (UTC–4). = Closed captioned.

= Live program. = New series. = Repeat of live program. Program titles in red are changes effec-tive this month.

3ABN: OCTOBER SUNDAY

3:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Mon12:301:00a1:302:00a2:30

2:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Mon12:301:00a1:30

1:00a1:302:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Mon12:30

Midnt12:301:00a1:302:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30

Anchors of Truth ...continuedFeatured Ministries Help Yourself to Health (Agatha Thrash)In the Beginning (Stan Hudson) ...continuedRevelation Now (Jac Colon) ...continuedBody & Spirit Aerobics (Dick Nunez) Contending for the Faith (Clifford Goldstein) Kids’ Time (Brenda Walsh) Praise! (Kelly Mowrer)3ABN Today ...continuedStones of Remembrance Adventures in MissionsFocus on God’s Word ...continuedInspirational Hour ...continuedMelody From My HeartGrace Pipeline (Shelley Quinn) A Sharper Focus (John Lomacang) ...continuedBody & Spirit Tiny Tots for Jesus (Linda Johnson) 3ABN Today LIVE ...continued ...continued ...continuedThe Carter Report (John Carter) ...continuedCreative Media Ministries (Bill Liversidge) Cook:30 (Jeremy Dixon) Revelation of the Coming King (Ranko Stefanovic) ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedTable Talk ...continuedIt Is Written Canada (Chris Holland) Help in Daily Living3ABN Today ...continuedSecrets Unsealed Presents... (Stephen Bohr) ...continuedCelebrating Life in Recovery (Cheri Peters) ...continued

Wednesday – Friday 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

All times Central Daylight Time (UTC–5)

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

Pastor Wes Peppers Live from the 3ABN Worship Center,

Thompsonville, IL

B E G I N N I N G O C T O B E R 2

withdoug batchelor

stories of salvationfor the whole family

Join Pastor Doug for the Heroes of Faith 10-part live revival and outreach event as he highlights genuine Bible heroes who point us

to the ultimate Hero, Jesus Christ. It’s a fresh and inspiring series for the whole family! Visit www.theheroesoffaith.com today to learn more and to participate!

3ABN TV Schedule


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3ABN: OCTOBER MONDAY

3:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Tue12:301:00a1:302:00a2:30

2:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Tue12:301:00a1:30

1:00a1:302:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Tue12:30


Life Discovery Series (Jim Reinking) ...continuedHomecoming 2013 ...continuedEleventh Hour Evidence (David Asscherick) ...continuedPraise! (Kelly Mowrer)Wonderfully Made Body & Spirit (Dick Nunez) Pressing in to His Presence (Shelley Quinn) Digging Up the Past (David Down) Ultimate Prescription (Dr. James Marcum) 3ABN Today ...continuedHouse Calls (John Lomacang) ...continuedFree Indeed ( C. A. Murray) Books of the Book Revelation of Hope (Taj Pacleb) ...continuedBehold the Lamb Presents (Kenny Shelton) ...continuedOff the Grid Abundant Living (Curtis & Paula Eakins) Action 4 Life (Casio Jones) Heaven’s Point of View (Hal Steenson) 3ABN Today ...continuedTiny Tots for Jesus (Linda Johnson) Kids’ Time (Brenda Walsh) Liberty Insider Help in Daily LivingGrace Pipeline (Shelley Quinn) Global Mission Snapshots Celebrating Life in Recovery (Cheri Peters) ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedAnchors of Truth ...continuedThe Carter Report (John Carter) ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedASI Conventions ...continuedBooks of the Book Battles of Faith

TUESDAY

3:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Wed12:301:00a1:302:00a2:30

2:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Wed12:301:00a1:30

1:00a1:302:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Wed12:30


Stones of Remembrance Descendants of Abraham (Shakeela Yasuf) Melody From My HeartFree Indeed (C. A. Murray) House Calls (John Lomacang) ...continuedHeaven’s Point of View (Frank Fournier) Cook:30 (Jeremy Dixon) Body & Spirit Aerobics (Dick Nunez) Exalting His Word (Shelley Quinn) Special Feature ...continued3ABN Today LIVE ...continued ...continued ...continuedHelp Yourself to Health (Agatha Thrash)Pressing in to His Presence (Shelley Quinn) Featured Ministries Books of the Book The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Kenneth Cox) ...continuedHope in MotionLet’s Cook Together Body & Spirit Thunder in the Holy Land (Charles Byrd) 3ABN Today ...continuedTiny Tots for Jesus (Linda Johnson) Kids’ Time (Brenda Walsh) Kids’ Time Praise Remodeling Your Life (Jim Ayer) House Calls (John Lomacang) ...continuedSecrets Unsealed Presents... (Stephen Bohr) ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedBehold the Lamb Presents (Kenny Shelton) ...continuedRevelation Insights (Albrecht) ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedHeaven’s Point of View (Frank Fournier) Exalting His Word (Shelley Quinn) Contending for the Faith (Clifford Goldstein) Ultimate Prescription (Dr. James Marcum)



3ABN: OCTOBER WEDNESDAY

3:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Thu12:301:00a1:302:00a2:30

2:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Thu12:301:00a1:30

1:00a1:302:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Thu12:30


Celebrating Life in Recovery (Cheri Peters) ...continuedRevelation Insights (Lyle Albrecht) ...continuedDigging Up the Past (David Down) Thunder in the Holy Land (Charles Byrd) White Horse Media Presents (Steve Wohlberg) Adventures in MissionsBody & Spirit (Dick Nunez) ASI Video Magazine (Dan Houghton) Amazing Facts Presents... (Doug Batchelor) Help in Daily Living 3ABN Today ...continuedKeepers of the Flame Walking with Jesus (Garloff)/Grandma’s House (Neal) Melody From My HeartLiberty Insider (Lincoln Steed) Table Talk ...continued3ABN On the Road ...continuedIssues and Answers Abundant Living (Curtis & Paula Eakins) Action 4 Life (Casio Jones) Back to Our Roots (Alex Schlussler) 3ABN Today ...continuedTiny Tots for Jesus (Linda Johnson) Kids’ Time (Brenda Walsh) Revelation Now (Jac Colon) ...continuedRevelation of the Coming King (Ranko Stefanovic) ...continuedA Sharper Focus (John Lomacang) ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedAmazing Facts Presents... (Doug Batchelor) Books of the Book It Is Written Featured Ministries 3ABN Today ...continuedA Sharper Focus (John Lomacang) ...continuedCreative Media Ministries (Bill Liversidge) Melody From My Heart

THURSDAY

3:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Fri12:301:00a1:302:00a2:30

2:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Fri12:301:00a1:30

1:00a1:302:00a2:303:00a3:304:00a4:305:00a5:306:00a6:307:00a7:308:00a8:309:00a9:3010:00a10:3011:00a11:30Noon12:301:00p1:302:00p2:303:00p3:304:00p4:305:00p5:306:00p6:307:00p7:308:00p8:309:00p9:3010:00p10:3011:00p11:30Fri12:30


Books of the Book Grace Pipeline (Shelley Quinn) Up Close ...continuedRemodeling Your Life (Jim Ayer) Issues & Answers Origins (Terry McComb) ...continuedBody & Spirit Aerobics (Dick Nunez) Hope in Motion Homecoming 2013 ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedStop Smoking Clinic (Arthur Weaver) ...continuedWonderfully Made Making Waves (Jim Ayer) Celebrating Life in Recovery (Cheri Peters) ...continuedUltimate Prescription (Dr. James Marcum) Laymen MinistriesOCI Reports Let’s Cook Together Body & Spirit Melody From My Heart3ABN Today ...continuedTiny Tots for Jesus (Linda Johnson) Kids’ Time (Brenda Walsh) Heart of Health LIVE (Jim Marcum) ...continued The Carter Report (John Carter) ...continuedSabbath School Study Hour ...continued3ABN Today LIVE ...continued ...continued ...continuedKenneth Cox Ministries ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedTable Talk ...continued3ABN Today LIVE ...continued



3ABN: OCTOBER FRIDAY

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3ABN Today LIVE (continued) ...continuedRevelation of Hope (Taj Pacleb) ...continuedLiberty Insider (Lincoln Steed) Battles of Faith Sabbath School Study Hour ...continuedBody & Spirit (Dick Nunez) His Words Are Life (Mowrer)/Grandma’s House (Neal) Revelation Now (Jac Colon) ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedBehold the Lamb Presents (Kenny Shelton) ...continuedHealth for a Lifetime (Don Mackintosh) It Is Written Canada (Chris Holland) Secrets Unsealed Presents... (Stephen Bohr) ...continuedRevelation of the Coming King (Ranko Stefanovic) ...continuedRemodeling Your Life (Jim Ayer) Cook:30 (Jeremy Dixon) Action 4 Life (Casio Jones) Steps to Christ in Song 3ABN Today ...continuedTiny Tots for Jesus (Linda Johnson) Kids’ Time (Brenda Walsh) Featured Ministries Melody From My HeartHomecoming 2014 ...continuedAnchors of Truth ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedIt Is Written Maranatha Mission Stories Global Mission Snapshots (Gary Krause) Hope in Motion 3ABN Today ...continuedA Sharper Focus ...continuedBreath of Life (Carlton Byrd) Thunder in the Holy Land (Charles Byrd)

SATURDAY

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Praise! (Kelly Mowrer)In the Footsteps of Paul (Tony Moore) Give Me the Bible (Kenneth Cox) ...continuedFocus on God’s Word ...continuedBreath of Life (Carlton Byrd) Digging Up the Past (David Down) It Is Written Tiny Tots for Jesus (Linda Johnson) Kids’ Time Praise Kids’ Time (Brenda Walsh) 3ABN Today ...continuedSabbath School Study Hour ...continuedKenneth Cox Ministries ...continuedWorship Hour ...continuedAnchors of Truth ...continuedNew Perceptions (Dwight Nelson) ...continuedEleventh Hour Evidence (David Asscherick) ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedMaranatha Mission Stories Kids’ Time (Brenda Walsh) Kids’ Time Praise Tiny Tots for Jesus (Linda Johnson) Laymen Ministries (Jeff Reich) Thunder in the Holy Land Breath of Life (Carlton Byrd) White Horse Media Presents (Steve Wohlberg) 3ABN Today ...continuedContending for the Faith (Clifford Goldstein) Books of the BookPressing into His Presence Making Waves (Jim Ayer) 3ABN Today ...continuedSpecial Feature ...continuedGYC 2014 ...continued


3ABN Radio programming can be heard 24/7 over our growing network of radio stations. It can also be heard via satellite, the Internet, or through mobile apps. Check our detailed schedule listings, or listen online at 3abnradio.org.

Abbreviations and symbols: CDT = Central Daylight Time (UTC–5). = Live program. = New series.

= Repeat of live program. Program titles in red are changes effective this month.

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In Search of the TruthHeartwiseThinking About HomeFaith ChapelWorld Wide Evangelism ...continuedMusical Meditations ...continuedLift Him UpFreedom’s Ring/Focus on Healthy FoodsYour Story Hour3ABN/Gaither Homecoming Radio3ABN Today ...continued Table Talk ...continued Behold the Lamb Presents ...continuedBreath of LifeChristian ConcernsCrossroads on 3ABN Radio ...continuedAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedIt Is Written CHIP Health: Healthy By Choice 3ABN Today LIVE ...continued ...continued ...continuedMusical Meditations ...continuedWorld Wide Evangelism ...continuedExalting His WordCelebrating Life With Cheri3ABN Today ...continuedBible Answers Live ...continuedYour Story HourReaching Your Heart Critically Speaking/LifeQuest Liberty Names of God/Focus on Healthy FoodsWorld Wide Evangelism ...continued3ABN Today ...continued

By My SpiritCHIP Health: Healthy By Choice Voice of Prophecy/Critically SpeakingBible AnswersCelebrating Life With CheriChristian ConcernsHealth for a LifetimeHis Words Are Life/Melody From My HeartFaith ChapelBack To Our Roots Your Story HourClassic Radio Sermons /Walking with Jesus3ABN Today ...continuedFocus on God’s Word ...continuedMusical Meditations ...continuedAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundWonderfully MadeWorld Wide Evangelism ...continuedLift Him UpContending For the Faith Voice of Prophecy/Names of God HeartWise3ABN Family Freedom’s Ring/Walking with JesusAnchors of Truth Replay ...continued Bible AnswersBy My SpiritYour Story HourClassic Radio Sermons /Freedom’s RingMusical Meditations ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundCHIP Health: Healthy By ChoiceHousecalls ...continuedWorld Wide Evangelism ...continued3ABN Today ...continued

Bible Answers Live ...continuedVoice of Prophecy/Walking with JesusHomeschool of HealthKids’ TimeExalting His Word Table Talk ...continuedIt Is WrittenFreedom’s Ring/His Words Are LifeYour Story HourClassic Radio Sermons/Affirming Creation 3ABN Today LIVE ...continued ...continued ...continuedMusical Meditations ...continuedAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundBooks of the BookWorld Wide Evangelism ...continuedKids’ TimeHomeschool of HealthVoice of Prophecy/Critically Speaking3ABN InsightFaith Chapel In Search of the TruthAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedHealth for a LifetimeChristian ConcernsYour Story HourClassic Radio Sermons/Mind Cure Musical Meditations ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundLifeQuest Liberty/3ABN HealthMore Abundant LifeCelebrating Life With CheriWorld Wide Evangelism ...continued3ABN Today ...continued

3ABN Radio Schedule3ABN Radio Schedule


Lift Him UpStudy of the books of Daniel in the Old Testament and Revelation in the New Testament with James Rafferty and Ty Gibson, and discover the similarities between their prophecies!

Sundays at 6:00 a.m. Mondays at 2:00 p.m. Fridays at 12 noon

Central Daylight Time (UTC–5)


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Genesis to Revelation Seminar3ABN/Gaither Homecoming RadioVoice of Prophecy/Mind Cure Lift Him UpDynamics in the Science of PrayerChristian Concerns3ABN FamilyBreath of LifeHeartwise3ABN InsightYour Story HourClassic Radio Sermons/Names of God 3ABN Today ...continuedCrossroads on 3ABN Radio ...continuedMusical Meditations ...continuedAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundWonderfully MadeWorld Wide Evangelism ...continuedBible Answers Live ...continuedVoice of Prophecy/Mind Cure Dynamics in the Science of PrayerFaith ChapelIssues and AnswersAnchors of Truth Replay ...continued Exalting His Word Back To Our Roots Your Story HourClassic Radio Sermons /3ABN HealthMusical Meditations ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundChristian ConcernsCrossroads on 3ABN Radio ...continuedWorld Wide Evangelism ...continued3ABN Today ...continued

In Search of the TruthIssues and AnswersVoice of Prophecy/Names of GodHomeschool of HealthKids’ TimeBy My SpiritBooks of the BookReaching Your Heart Faith ChapelCHIP Health: Healthy By Choice Your Story HourClassic Radio Sermons /LifeQuest Liberty3ABN Today ...continuedBehold the Lamb Presents ...continuedMusical Meditations ...continuedAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundWonderfully MadeWorld Wide Evangelism ...continuedKids’ TimeHomeschool of HealthVoice of Prophecy/Affirming CreationIt Is WrittenCHIP Health: Healthy By ChoiceCelebrating Life With CheriAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedBreath of LifeReaching Your Heart Your Story HourClassic Radio Sermons /Walking With Jesus3ABN Today LIVE ...continued ...continued ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundIt Is WrittenSabbath School Study Hour ...continuedWorld Wide Evangelism ...continued3ABN Today LIVE ...continued

3ABN Today LIVE (continued) ...continuedVoice of Prophecy/Freedom’s RingContending For the Faith Sabbath School Study Hour ...continuedMore Abundant Life Reaching Your Heart Genesis to Revelation SeminarWalking With Jesus/Melody From My HeartYour Story HourClassic Radio Sermons /Critically Speaking3ABN Today ...continued3ABN FamilyDynamics in the Science of PrayerMusical Meditations ...continuedAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundHeartwiseWorld Wide Evangelism ...continuedBy My SpiritGenesis to Revelation SeminarVoice of Prophecy/Freedom’s RingWhen God’s People Pray Housecalls ...continuedAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedHealth for a LifetimeReaching Your Heart Your Story Hour (Sabbath Program)Classic Radio Sermons /Affirming CreationMusical Meditations ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedThe Bible in Living SoundIn Search of the TruthBible Answers Live ...continuedAnchors of Truth Replay ...continued3ABN Today ...continued

Genesis to Revelation Seminar3ABN Family3ABN On the Road ...continuedWorld Wide Evangelism ...continuedMusical Meditations ...continuedChristian ConcernsBreath of LifeYour Story HourContending For the Faith 3ABN Today ...continuedMelody From My Heart/3ABN Inspiration Back To Our Roots Sabbath School Study Hour ...continuedWorship Hour ...continuedLift Him UpMore Abundant LifeAnchors of Truth Replay ...continuedBy My SpiritChristian ConcernsTable Talk ...continued3ABN On the Road ...continuedMusical Meditations ...continuedWorld Wide Evangelism ...continuedCrossroads on 3ABN Radio ...continued3ABN Today ...continuedContending For the Faith Back To Our Roots Your Story HourReaching Your Heart Worship Hour ...continued Anchors of Truth Replay ...continued3ABN Today ...continued


Since we launched the 3ABN Seventh-day Adventist Education fundraising project we’ve seen an outpouring of support from our viewers and listeners. Through their generous donations, qualifying schools can now receive free

copies of Hallelujah, We’re Home at Last! CD, DVD, or USB flash drive—and keep 100 percent of their sale price!

3ABN president, Danny Shelton, says, “Many Seventh-day Adventist schools have sold copies of this album, which features songs about the Second Coming of Christ, arranged by the legendary and award-winning composer, Lari Goss. However, now we are offering two more options.

“The first is It’s a Beautiful World CD, featuring happy songs about Creation Week, Heaven, and many other Bible topics—including God’s per-fect number, Seven. We’ve also just completed a DVD version,” he adds. “These songs appeal to kids of all ages, from the very young all the way up to age 15, and I believe this album will be a tremendous boost, especially for elementary

schools.“Then there’s our

best-selling Pillars of Our Faith album, written and com-posed by the award-winning team of David Huntsinger and Kris Wilkinson. These songs have inspired thousands of people, and are also available in CD and DVD formats.”

Fundraising With a MessageThe fundraising idea began when Moses Primo, 3ABN’s director of broadcasting

and engineering, approached Danny and told him that he felt the Holy Spirit running through each song on the Hallelujah, We’re Home At Last! album, adding that he thought millions of copies needed go out.

Shortly afterward, Danny was asked if he would buy some candy for a local school fundraiser. “We’re all familiar with these,” he says, “but later I found out that for every $14 they sell, the school only earns $4—so the average candy drive around here only nets $200 to $300. That seemed like a lot of effort and accounting work, not to mention the ‘upfront’ money. So I wondered, What can we do to support both Adventist schools and 3ABN?

How It WorksThe result was the beginning of the Adventist Education fundraising project, and

here is how it works: When you donate say $150 to 3ABN for this project, we double that donation value

by donating 20 albums (valued at $300) to an Adventist school. They, in turn, sell them for $15 a piece, and keep 100 percent of the proceeds. Your original $150 in this example triples in donation value to $450! Of course, when you donate any amount, we’ll send you a DVD or CD as our way of saying thank you!

Catching the Vision When the project was first

mentioned on a 3ABN Today program, it raised almost $100,000. “That paid for 15,600 CDs, or the equivalent of a year’s worth of sales for a top gospel song—and our supporters did it in one night,” Danny exclaims. “Over the past several months, we’ve raised over $400,000; but our goal is to raise $3,000,000 for Adventist Education.

“Pathfinders, youth organizations, and church building fund drives can also partici-pate. Even non-Adventist church schools can have their church send funds, then sell the albums for $15—doubling their money. In the end, your donation benefits Adventist Education, 3ABN, the kids who become actively involved in ministry, and those who receive the good news of Jesus Christ and His soon return!”

Please ask the Lord what He would have you do in support of Adventist Education and this ministry.

See What’s New

3ABN’s donation value of 20 CDs/DVDs to school

Total donation value

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Donation to 3ABN

New Ways to Support


Ernestine “Teenie” Finley has inspired

thousands to improve their quality of life

through healthy cooking classes that focus on

practical, economical, and delicious recipes.

She is married to international evangelist, Mark

Finely, who hosted It Is Written for 14 years, and

now serves as assistant to the president of the

General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

They spend 200 days a year traveling and

sharing good news with audiences worldwide.

From the kitchen of Teenie Finley

Ingredients

• 3 cups raw ground cashew nuts

• 2 cups vegan vegeburger

• 2 Tbsp oil

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 1 cup celery, chopped

• 1 cup bread crumbs

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 3 tsp Ener-G Egg replacer, mixed with 2 Tbsp water

• 3 tsp McKay’s Chicken–Style Seasoning

• 1 Tbsp Bragg’s Liquid Aminos

• 1 cup soymilk

The Cashew Holiday Roast has been a favorite in the Finley family since the early 1970s. I

first developed this recipe and placed it on a recipe card for one of my first cooking schools. Class members enjoyed it so much it has been a sta-ple in our Natural Lifestyle Cooking Schools, ever since.

Thousands have enjoyed this tasty, healthful recipe for over 40 years, and my husband Mark looks forward to this special dish each holiday season. It really has become part of our family holiday tradition, and I know your family will enjoy it, as well! My wish for you is that you will prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers. 3 John 2.

Directions

1 In a medium mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, adding soy milk last.

2 Place into 8 x 8-inch baking pan and bake at 350ºF for about an hour, or until golden brown on top.

Recipe

CASHEW FRUITIn Brazil the juice of the cashew fruit is squeezed, diluted, and sweetened for a popular drink.

The nut however, is filled with toxic and flammable acid that must be roasted away before the nut is eaten! Unlike oily tree nuts, cashews have 10% starch by weight, making them a good thickener—and a delicious snack, too!

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top chambers are fibrillating, blood does not pass through these chambers as it did before; and when blood does

not move easily, there’s a tendency for it to clot.

If a blood clot forms and is pumped out of the heart, it can lodge in a blood vessel in the brain, stopping the flow, and triggering a stroke. Many strokes are attributed to atrial fibrillation, and blood thinners help lower the risk of this catastrophic event.

As I slow the heart and evaluate the risk and benefit profile of blood thin-ners, the search begins for the reason why the atrial fibrillation occurred in the first place. Many medical conditions can trigger this, including coronary artery disease, weak hearts, damaged heart valves, sleep apnea, thyroid disease,

Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained abnormal rhythm I evaluate in the office

and hospital. Simply put, the top chambers (called the atria) are b e at i ng i r re g u l ar ly at ver y fast speeds. When this occurs, the patient may complain of palpitations, shortness of breath, discomfort in the chest, or fatigue. The diagnosis is made by an electrocardiogram, a monitor, and sometimes by just feeling a regularly irregular pulse.

The RisksIn evaluating this rhythm, first I try to

slow the rhythm down with medications and evaluate the need for blood thinners. Why blood thinners? Because when the

abnormal electrolytes, ageing, genetics, infections, dehydration, and the list goes on.

A complete history and physical will determine other diagnostic tests, which may include blood work, specialized testing on the heart, or even wearing monitors to learn more about the rhythm.

Sometimes, if a patient is unstable, a procedure called a cardioversion is needed. This is a procedure where the heart is “shocked” back into a normal rhythm while the patient is sedated. Once the heart is stabilized, the search for the cause begins.

MedicationsWhether long-term medications are

needed depends on many factors, includ-ing the cause, the age of the individual, medication risks, and their overall health. Atrial fibrillation is treatable, but the treatment for a patient depends on many factors.

Sometimes medications do not sta-bilize or restore the rhythm, so some of my patients needed an ablation. This

specialized procedure is performed by an electrophysiologist who disrupts the rhythm, hopefully permanently. This procedure does carry more risks, and is reserved for very symptomatic patients.

Many times the discussion in my office centers on the risks and benefits of blood thinners. No one likes to take medication, but a stroke is a real possibility for those who have atrial fibrillation, and blood thinners lower this risk. I long for the day when we do not have to be concerned about atrial fibrillation, medications, or blood thinners. But until that day, I am glad we have an Ultimate Physician we can turn to who will help us in all decisions relating to our health.

by Dr. James Marcum

James L . Mar cum M.D. FACC is a board cer t i f ied, pract icing cardiologist who also ser ves as speaker/director for Heartwise Ministries. His latest b o o k s , M e d i c i n e s that Kill, and Ultimate P r e s c r i p t i o n , a r e available from 3ABN.

www.heartwiseministries.org

Prescription for Health

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is treatable, but the treatment for a patient depends on many factors.

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high-pitched shriek shattered the peacefulness of the day. Star-tled, I looked out the window.

There it was, again. It sounded almost like a baby crying. I dashed to the front door and threw it open. Who was in trouble?

The cries intensified. Suddenly, I spot-ted the source. There stood our cat, our

darling Pebbles, with something brown and furry in her mouth. She shook her head from side to side as the little animal in her mouth struggled and cried. I flew down the steps. “Pebbles, stop that! Drop that now!”

Surprisingly, she actually dropped it, and I discovered it was a little rabbit, not even

StruggleEven as I pondered, he lay there,

fighting for breath. Struggling for life. The front legs worked constantly, even though he lay on his side.

Face it. He’s not going to make it, Jill. Even as my mind reached that con-clusion, his little legs moved slower and finally grew still. Now, just his ears twitched ever so often, as his little lungs struggled to breathe.

You could put him out of his misery. But as swiftly as the thought came, it vanished. No, I could never do that! So, I did the only thing I knew to do. I knelt there on the grass and prayed, tears fall-ing on my jeans. In probably the space of a few seconds, his breathing grew less, and simply stopped altogether.

He was dead.

WhisperPebbles came and rubbed her head

against my knee. How could she have killed that little bunny? But I already knew the answer. It was in her nature. It

was instinctual. She’d been raised to kill since kittenhood. So I reached out to pet her while my heart bled for the bunny she had just killed.

And then, God spoke to me. Not an audible voice, but the whisper of His Spirit. That’s exactly how I feel when My children hurt each other. I love them both—the gossiper, and the one gossiped about. The murderer, and the one mur-dered. The abuser, and the one who is abused.

I shuddered. How is that possible? But God wasn’t finished yet. That’s how

I can love you, Jill, my precious daughter. Even when you hurt others. Even when you disobey. Even when you walk outside of My will. Since I have forgiven you, don’t you think you could love and forgive your brothers and sisters?

So I’m learning, day by day. Learning to love like Jesus. Learning to live for Him. Learning to surrender, for in sur-render comes victory.

I did the only thing I

knew to do.

I knelt there on the

grass and prayed, tears falling on

my jeans.

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fully grown. Could rabbits scream like a baby? Shaking my head, I knelt down next to the ball of fluff. Pebbles had wandered off to rest from the excitement. She wasn’t hungry—she was only interested in the thrill of the chase.

SorrowThe little bunny lay limp and helpless,

its wet sides heaving. “I’m so sorry,” I said. “Sorry you got hurt.” He didn’t know I wanted to help him; terrified, he tried to get away. His front legs worked frantically, as he tried to rise. However, his spinal cord must’ve been snapped during the shaking. He couldn’t make his back legs work.

Sadly, I watched as he struggled to drag his hindquarters a few feet across the grass and into the shade of my lilies. I didn’t try to follow too closely—he’d had enough trauma, already. Instead, I watched him through tear-blurred eyes from a little distance. What could I do to help?

J i l l M o r i k o n e i s t he admin is t r a t i ve assistant to 3ABN’s president, a columnist f o r t h e A d v e n t i s t Review, and iinvolved in teaching Sabbath School and women’s m i n i s t r i e s . S h e ’ s m a r r i e d t o 3 A B N production manager, Greg Morikone.


by Jill Morikone

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principle concerning this issue—and they were at variance with each other.

“You have the Lord living in you,” I said. “The Holy Spirit was speaking to your heart, and the devil was speaking to your mind. Your heart knew you must stay true to the principles of God, but your mind was saying, You respect this person, and what they said is reasonable; so you should do what they say. No won-der you were troubled!”

HEART AND MINDWhen we speak of the “heart,” we understand that we’re not

referring to the muscle that pumps our blood—we’re referring to our mind, where we reason and decide things.

So the question arises: If Satan can speak to our mind

just as the Holy Spirit does, how can I know the difference?

The difference is between the

More than once, I have been asked the question, “My spirit is troubled, is it God doing that, or is it the devil?”

Before you read on, please stop to con-sider how you would answer.

An experience was being related to me from a caller outside the United States. It involved both her and a relative, but her relative had declared she must deal with a particular issue in a particular way, or she could not call herself a Christian. She had respect for the relative, “But” she said, “my spirit was troubled within me and I was confused. Was God causing my spirit to be troubled, or was it the devil?”

“Both,” I responded.

CONFLICTEDThis woman was in

conflict. She understood the point her relative was making, however, she also knew the Bible

heart/mind, or just the mind. As people with a fallen nature that live in a fallen world, we would only be able to hear that which is evil, were it not for our Creator God, whose will it is that none should perish, but for all to come to repentance.

When we decide to follow Jesus, make Him Lord, and commit to Him, He claims residence in us. That part of us is reserved, and this is where the Lord writes His Law—in our “hearts.”

If we nurture that part, and guard the avenues of our senses, the Lord will lead us in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

If we do not reinforce that which God has begun to do in us, and if we do not guard the avenues of our mind, the evil one will use them to direct our path in the wrong direction. We will lose sight of the principles we learn of the Divine, and follow the signpost of reason, and

not faith.

We will be diverted from the path of righ-teousness to one that leads to destruction.

FINDING GOD’S WILLWith her family’s present involvement,

as well as her past involvement in the occult, the caller’s concern was to insure that she was in God’s will.

“Have you denounced your past with the occult?” I asked.

“Yes!” she replied. “I did that when I accepted the truth of the Sabbath.”

“Do you believe He has forgiven you, and that He’s able to deliver you from the snares of the devil?”

Again she responded, “Yes!” “Then continue to trust with all your

heart, mind, soul, and body; and con-tinue to learn His truth. He will keep His promise that ‘Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.’ John 18:37. I can assure you, as you study and pray, you will distinguish the voice of your Savior.”

by Mitch Owen

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If Satan can speak to our mind just as the Holy Spirit does, how can I know the difference?

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T he ancients thought literally, so when God gives them the plan of salvation in covenant form,

it is portrayed to them in that manner. Initially the covenant is delivered ver-bally, and later it is given in a show-and-tell form for literal thinkers, with the establishment of the sanctuary with its compartments, sacrifices, and offerings.

The sanctuary for the ancients is the dwelling place of God on earth with His people. It is a portable structure, enabling God to live with them, even as they move from place to place. It is divided into three parts: the court, the Holy Place, and the Most Holy Place; and the sinner’s

progressive religious experience involves all three areas.

The CourtThe court is the

outer part, where a sin-ner’s journey begins, and the altar of whole burnt offering is its reli-gious center. An animal is killed each day in its

northern part, representing judgment; its entrails and legs are washed in the southern part of the court, considered the favored section.

The animal is completely burned on the altar as a whole burnt offering, and represents the complete sacrifice and death of the future Messiah. Its death pays the penalty for sin, in substitution for the death of the sinner. Through this, the sinner is saved and completely justified (declared righteous) before God. The Messiah’s righteousness becomes the sinner’s righteousness.

It’s Personal!When an Israelite unknowingly sins,

and his transgression comes to light, he brings an animal as a sin offering to the door of the sanctuary. He then places his hand on its head, confessing his sin. This represents the transfer of his sin to the innocent victim that prefigures the Messiah.

The sinner then must slay the animal, himself. This makes a deep impression regarding the awfulness of his sin! The blood of the animal is taken by the priest

into the sanctuary court and sprinkled around the altar of burnt offering, indi-cating that the sin is transferred from the sinner to the sanctuary.

In cases of known sin, and when he wrongfully takes or misuses some-thing, the Israelite must restore what was wrongfully taken, adding a penalty of 20 percent. He then brings a trespass offer-ing to the sanctuary and follows a similar procedure to the sin offering. Both of these offerings result in the complete forgiveness of the sinner, transferring his sins from him to the sanctuary.

The Holy PlaceThe saved sinner is also linked to the

next compartment of the sanctuary—the Holy Place. Saved from sin through the death of the Messiah, he must now live saved by the life of the Messiah. Like the whole burnt offerings, both public and private, the grain or meal offerings can be part of the daily ritual of the sanctuary, or privately brought by an individual.

Chief among the public grain offerings is the showbread (or the Bread of the Presence) that is kept continually before

the Lord. It consists of 12 loaves, placed in two stacks on the table, and changed every Sabbath. A drink offering accom-panies the morning and evening sacrifice.

Private grain offerings are voluntary, and can be offered at any time. They are a testimony of their dependence on the Lord for sustenance and life. On the Lord’s part, it serves as a continual prom-ise that He will continually sustain His people. Applied to the Messiah, literally, it indicates that His slain body serves as food to sustain one who is saved, just as His blood serves as drink. In theologi-cal terms, the Messiah’s resurrected life serves as the means for sanctification.

Next month we’ll look at the stunning Most Holy Place!

In Unforgettable TermsBased on Leviticus 1–6

SalvationHe brings an

animal as a sin offering . . .

places his hand on its head . . . then

must slay the animal,

himself.

Dr. R . Dean Davis is a retired theology professor who writes from South Lancaster, Massachuset ts. His son, Bobby Davis, is the managing editor for 3ABN World.

by Dr. R. Dean Davis


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you on cable channel 125. It was a great comfort to me. The prophetic history, dietary laws, and end-time message of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is very moving, and even though I was baptized here in Alaska as a Baptist, I want to be a part of your movement. I am now in my third week of very quickened recovery. I feel that taking in your programming and praying with your presenters has had a grand biblical effect, and I must give the victory to Jesus Christ.”

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3ABN Kids Network is looking for a Video Editor proficient in Final Cut Pro X (or Adobe Premiere), Motion 5.2 (or Adobe After Effects), and Photoshop. Applicants must submit a video demo featuring various editing styles, motion graphics, and image editing work. In addition, sound mixing, color grading, and production experience is a plus. Please submit résumé and demo to Brenda Walsh, 3ABN Kids Network, PO Box 220, West Frankfort, IL 62896, or for more information, e-mail [email protected].

3ABN is looking for a Special Projects/Promotion Producer proficient in camera work, with advanced skills in audio/video acquisition, remote ENG shooting, remote lighting and ENG/field audio recording. Must have editing experience using Adobe Audition, Final Cut 7, and Final Cut X (or similar programs) and knowledge of video format conversions, video transfers, and mastering to any platform.

Dare to Dream is looking for a Video Editor that has solid experience with digital technology and editing software packages (i.e. Final Cut, Adobe Photoshop, and After Effects), and knowledge of video format conversions, video transfers, and mastering to any platform. Familiarity with 3D effects and 3D compositing.

3ABN is looking for a Motion Graphics Artist proficient in Photoshop, and able to use software like After Effects to build complex layered composites. Study in design, color theory, typography, and drawing from a reputable art program—or a strong portfolio that demonstrates these qualifications clearly—is required. Experience in 3D animation using Maya or Cinema 4D is a plus.

Please submit résumé and demo reel to: Human Resources, 3ABN, PO Box 220, West Frankfort, IL 62896.

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