4/3/11 @ CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL, 930am, SHEILA & ROBERT SCHULLER + GUEST BRADY BOYD

4/3/11 CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL,  930am, [ In pulpit, Guest Brady Boyd; Sheila & Senior Schuller]. "..these r the families.that say God ..I don't have a roof..sleeping in the rain..imag...child on the way,but no home...I hear these r life-changing experiences..harold & wife bonnie..want u to be part of a mission team ..time to honor god, give back....god thank u..your glory fills this place..u sent an invitation..u said come..spend time together..u & me...give to u..other annnouncements..share a seder meal..Monday april 18 is passover...[INTERVIEW, Boyd & RHS] "...pastor brady boyd..new at new life church..after shameful tragedy..then another tragedy..gunman..opened fire..during church service..he's captured ..true life story...matthew murray came shooting on campus..I was w. Jack hayford..guest..concern..wife & kids..but they were safe matt..killed 2 ..then he was shot..then killed self.10 days of prayer by jack. We buried .stephanie & ----..darkest day of life..how get joy back.? Next 2 days..mourning sadness..church decided we need a gathering..we will overcome..epic moment..seemed like..realized god with us..in palm of hand..took first step out of valley..it was devestating..many saw the shooting...not me..but kids saw it...bk "fear no evil"..how's the church today..last year baptized 910 new..story of a miracle..many bond..next step out..fear no evil..courageous church..brady boyd..forward by bill hybels..releases april 26..to support the dream center..free med clinic for women..drug & rehab...[END INTERVIEW, RHS seemed shaky at first , rhs did the interview] scripture..jeremiah 17.7-8 "blessed is He.. vbeautiful singing ] [sheila schuller, morning message...some of u fearful valley..my dad loved photography..slideshow..lved the shadow games we could play..can a shadow of a dog bite u..can scare u..but cannot hurt u..shadows..no light source, no shadow...Jesus says I am the light..will light your way..promise..when I walk thru midst of trouble u preserve my life..most people don't want to talk about it..death..if one thing..if u want to bet on..I don't bet..but if u want to bet on somthing..sure..that u will die..why people afraid to talk abt death..some people don't believe there is life after death.don't have blessed assurance..will it be painful, difficult..some..yes there is afterlife..will I be punished..angry god ?..people don't like to think abt it..death only a shadow..will fear no evil..know that u, the good shepherd r with me..how precious..shadow of your wings..light..life...Jesus is the light..my light..salvation..promises...I will fear no evil, not even death..god is with me..when my grandma schuller on deathbed...she asked for this to be read...now says the ..4 yo boy starts talking abt heaven..his dad a pastor "when I was in heaven"..when I was in surgery. I could see u alone praying to god..then..he said "I met another sister in heaven..; mother had a miscarriage..never told 4 yo abt this miscarriage..how did this boy know..tells abt a sister in heaven..fascinating but..I take scripture's word for it.."father's house has many rooms"..heaven is real...heaven also right here on earth..this is a house of god, but so r u..when we exp god's presence, we exp heaven on earth, separation fr god is deathh, but abiding in his presence is life, ..god is a holy god..wants to abide in u.but only way holy god can be with his unholy children is to forgive them...by grace..can't get thru valley of shadow of death on your own..have to let him rescue u..can't do it on own..by grace..but sheila if I do enough good works....if possible to save selves, then why would god put son thru hell? That's why Jesus descended to hell..b/c he had to carry our sins.down, temp....as a princpal..teacher..entrusted to care for kids..one of my worse days..got call..child not breathing in gym..6th grader..on floor.phone. ..911 operator..paramedics on way..is he breathing..no..he never breathed again..they took him..mr. polanco, I said,..it doesn't look good..showed up..paced..bobby..docs came out..mom wail & crumble..don't remember what I said..when u prayed..I could see my bobby ..in arms of Jesus....people death is only a shadow ..if u let lamb of god light the way..