Well, Bitcoin's really taken off, and some might call this a surge, but I've got to tell you, there is some volatility ahead for this week. But the question then is, what is the reason for the surge and what is going on? Well, there's a couple of on-chain data. Just if you didn't know, that Bitcoin in circulation over 50% hasn't moved in two years. This is a report from Glass Note, it was tweeted out from Andrew Pompliano. And he says the exact same thing, you know, one out of every two Bitcoin in circulation has not moved in the last two years. And he states, we've hit a new all-time high of 53% today. And I got to tell you, I don't know if people are just expecting things to go up or if they're waiting to sell or what it is, but I mean, almost half of people not moving their Bitcoin, I think is a positive sign. But if we really break it down even further than that, we can see that this is from into the block. There is a report called Holder's Composition by Time Health. Now, we took a look at two years, but if you look at for a one year plus, almost 70% of people have not moved their Bitcoin in a year or more. Now, one in 12 months is 23%. Less than a month is 8%. But the big shocking thing that I can take a look at is holders making money at the current price. What does this mean? It means that the people that are in the money, three quarters of people are in the money, meaning that they could sell right now and they would be profitable. Out of the money is 22%. And then, of course, right in the center or right at the money is 3%. There is something to be said that if you've got 75% of people who are in the money, which means that they should sell or could sell, but they are holding 53% for two years or more, 69% or one year or more, it says to me that I think we've got a lot of room, or at least some room to run here for the price to go up. Because when there's supply and demand, when people aren't selling, but there's a lot more demand, what happens? Usually the price goes up. On top of that, there's also the positive news that addresses with a balance of more than one Bitcoin is also hit at all time high. We're actually, let me just blow this up real quick so you can see a little bit better, address one balance of one Bitcoin all time high. We're at 993,000 of wallet addresses with more than one Bitcoin or almost a million right now. So that means one million wallets have one Bitcoin, which would be one million Bitcoin. And it is true that you can have multiple people, maybe if you have 10, 20, 1,000 Bitcoin, you have multiple wallets. It is true that you could have more than one and it's a little bit skewed. But I got to tell you, if you just take a look at the timeframe as far as what is going on, as far as more than one Bitcoin, it's only been going up. So I see that at positive news. And then lastly, of course, we can see that there's been quite a surge in the price today. Now, it doesn't mean that we can't see some more volatility. We're at 27, under 28,000 just yesterday. And now we're almost hitting a 30,000. So that to me is positive news. Let me know what you think about that in the comment section. But again, there is some volatility coming up. And it's volatility could be good depends on which way you look at it. Just so you know that this week, we've got the CPI numbers, the Shanghai upgrade for Ethereum, and the FOMC meeting. Now, me personally, I don't think that people are going to sell en masse all their Ethereum for the Shanghai upgrade, which happens on April 12th. But just be ready for a little bit of a swing. Now, there's a report out that's not the majority of people are in profit from the people who had staked their Ethereum before. So to me, I think that it could be volatile, but I don't see a major, major dump where Ethereum goes to like $100 or whatever people are talking about. That I think to me is just ridiculous. But it could be wrong. Thursday, we've got PPI numbers and Friday, the all important earnings reports comes out. And I got to tell you, if earnings comes out, and it's very bearish, where industries don't hit their reports or how much they think it's going to be, and the stock market NASDAQ S&P 500 starts to wane and go down, but yet Bitcoin and crypto remains the same, I think that'll be a very telling of what's going to happen for the rest of the year. So just expect some volatility coming up. Let me know what you think where things are going. I personally will play it either way. I might just hold off on some DCAs to see what the FOMC meeting are, what the PPI numbers are and QO and earnings are, and maybe just hold off for that day just to see what the news is. And if the market goes down, well, then I buy or if the news comes out and it's very bullish, well, then I immediately buy. So just depends on which way you want to say it. And then lastly, just to go over some, because we talked about some good stuff, let's talk about some some funds, some fear and certainty and doubt. And there was a article that just came out from the New York Times, which talked about how damaging Bitcoin mining is and how much electricity we use. This is from Bitcoin Archive, and they state that the article implies that the ability of Bitcoin miners to switch off when demand is high like in Texas during a snowstorm is market manipulation. Look, right a blockchain here in Texas, they made a deal with the electrical grid and said, look, if you don't want us to mine Bitcoin for a specific amount of time, just tell us to shut off and just pay us a little money and we'll shut off the rig so you can power all the houses here in Texas. And they've done that quite swimmingly. It's worked out pretty well for both parties. So it's not market manipulation that that New York Times talks about something completely different. And the article itself, I was going to go over it, but I refuse to pay for the New York Times I just do. But here's what it's going to talk about in the article. I read snippets of it from little postings. Really what it says is that Bitcoin is an abomination and we really shouldn't be using it because it costs so much for electrical use. This is an article I linked in the description. Bitcoin doesn't waste energy. Yes, it does cost a lot and does take a lot of energy to use the platform or mine Bitcoin, actually 9 million per day or 3 billion per year. But how is how it's justified? A significant portion of Bitcoin's energy consumption is generated from renewable resources. Bitcoin consumes energy that is otherwise wasted, such as flares, which gas and those type of things, which otherwise would just be a waste. Bitcoin consumes all the energy that the free market will bear at a free market rate. And the nature of Bitcoin energy demand will improve the efficiency of energy grids. And this was a gentleman, Troy Cross. He's a Bitcoin OG. And this was actually told to me by Beardy. So shout out to Beardy where Troy says, look, the article in New York Times, food waste emissions equals 57 Bitcoin networks. And he says, food waste causes 8% of global carbon emissions compared to Bitcoin's 0.14. Let's end food waste. Then Troy also tweets out this, the New York Time piece I'm mining is packed with misinformation. But the most staggering thing is that it doesn't attempt to ascribe to the reader what Bitcoin actually does worldwide. This is intentional. If you understand Bitcoin's value, then of course you think it's a waste of energy. So to keep this very simple, this is for maybe if you're new to the channel, new to crypto, and you haven't seen this before, maybe your name is Elizabeth Warren, Senator of Massachusetts. This is how to explain Bitcoin in a nutshell. It's very simple. Bitcoin is money. Money is a tool. It helps people store value and conduct exchange. Here's the story of value. $20 in 1980 would only get you a cart full of groceries, which is pretty good, actually. One Bitcoin in 2011 would have gotten you the same thing. Fast forward 10 years later or 20 years later for the dollar, you're getting half of what you would have gotten. And 2021, one Bitcoin, it got you a very nice $69,000 car. Now, if we extrapolate that to 2030 or in 2022, $20 can get you squat for just go to the grocery store right now. 20 or one Bitcoin in 2030, who knows, might buy a, I have no idea, mansion. It's anybody's guess. But as far as store of value, that's what Bitcoin does. As far as conduct exchange, I can buy anything right now online. I can pay for things right now with Bitcoin, all types of things. So that is money. On top of that, it's scarce, only $21 million, and the belief is only growing. So when everybody was frightened and calling you, when the banks were failing, and trust me, I know they were calling you, going, worship of my money. I don't know what's going on because I hear about these banks failing. Well, guess what? That's when Bitcoin works. So all the money that's for electricity and things like that, that is what it's all about. So let me know what you think about that in the comment section. Then just to finish up, finish up, there is taxes coming up for Americans on April 18th. And there was a good piece from Coin Ledger. And I don't know if you knew this, but you can gift crypto to people, members of your family, up to $12,000. And that is, that eliminates your tax obligation. Just in case you were wondering. And what I want to do was, I want to bring on David Kemmerer. He is the co-founder of Coin Ledger, just to follow up on what's going on with Coin Ledger so you can make your taxes easy. So let's just jump in. This is the final push. I just want to make this quick and easy, a little quick update. So of course, Coin Ledger, people know about it, has been talking about it forever, used it the last two years, very easy. If you haven't caught me, David, and the resident tax attorney, we did a live stream. We talked about everything you need to know as far as taxes and crypto. I'm going to link that in the description. But what I want to talk about real quick is, for those people who are doing their taxes this week and this weekend, I had a personal story in my CPA. I had a contact attorney that said, hey, what do you want from me for all my information? Because I'm using a new CPA. And I said, I got CSV files. I've got IRS forms. And I've also got tax filing software for everything I do with crypto. And then she just said, yeah, just give me the CSV and IRS forms. And I was like, well, good thing they're here. So David, talk to us about that real quick for people who are filing this weekend. Yeah. So here we're in Coin Ledger. You can see this is your account. And depending on what type of activity you have, we'll report everything for you. So for you, Robbie, you'll download that CSV income report and that capital gains report, and then send over the IRS 8949 and schedule D to your CPA. And they will know exactly what to do with those types of forms. And so snag those, send them over and you're on your way. Yeah, perfect. Thanks for making it easy because I'm tired of like doing everything on like spreadsheets and stuff like that. And then, you know, that's what we're trying to be in the business of is abstract away all the complexity and make it simple for people and not have to think about it. Exactly. And a couple of things you guys just did an update with XRP and with ADA. Yep, we launched XRP integration. So you know, if you're trading or if you're holding that within your ledger or anywhere, you can pull all of those transactions into Coin Ledger automatically now. Same with Cardano. And we have a bunch more queued up to continue rolling out. Perfect. And then there was one more thing that caught my attention. I know a lot of people have worthless NFTs and you guys roll out this service where you could sell them for tax loss. But then you also talked about doing it for, and you said rug pulled, rug pulled fungible tokens for the same thing. Just quickly explain to us how that works. Yeah, what we're thinking about is, you know, we built essentially the smart contract that will allow anyone to send an NFT and receive a small amount of Ethereum in return. And that's, you know, essentially a trade where you're realizing the loss on your NFT. We could do the same thing for fungible tokens. So we've, the reason we thought about this is we've been requested by, by a lot of folks is, you know, maybe they're holding a whole bunch of tokens that I've gone to zero, they were rug pulled, but they actually don't have a simple way to dispose of those tokens to effectuate, you know, and realize a tax loss. And so we could essentially trade with that person, again, a small amount of ETH, then they can realize that whole amount of losses, which, you know, depending on how you're investing could be thousands of dollars. So similar to the NFT thing, but we could essentially be the ones who are buying that and thus helping people realize losses and save a bunch of money on their taxes. So if anyone would like that, you should drop us a comment, I'd be fascinated to learn if that's somewhere we should spend our time. Yeah, I like that. I mean, there's a lot of fungible tokens that we've got rug pulled, so I can see that, especially with the NFTs. And then lastly, this caught my attention, one of your tweets, I think you just put this out a couple of days ago, the 10 ways to legally reduce your crypto taxes and the other things that we know, invest for the long term, harvest your losses, do things when, as far as donations, but this one, number five, give crypto gifts. Gifting crypto is tax-free. You don't have any tax obligation unless you've gifted more than 12,060 over your lifetime. In addition, receiving a crypto gift is not considered a taxable event. So here's my question, if you got gains and you wanted to, I don't know, maybe I want to give something to my wife. Could I do that? Or maybe I want to give something to my niece. Could I gift her some crypto? Wife is complexity because it's like that y'all are filing a joint tax return, thus your income. So that would be tougher. But yeah, your niece, that's a great example. You can gift assets, cryptocurrency being one of them, tax-free up to that threshold. And so they aren't realizing taxable income and you aren't realizing the gains on the appreciated assets. So it is one of the best ways. Again, if you have someone who you want to gift, that is tax-free. Okay, everybody. So great information. And lastly, where we get out of here, there's a link in the description and it looks just like this. Again, I show you how to use the tax software, how easy it is. From the time that I started up, the time that I finished takes about 30 minutes to send it over to my CPA. And of course, she asked for some different things than I'll be able to. But David, that is it. Anything else we missed before we go into this terrible season of filing our taxes? Final week. No, I appreciate always having me on. And for anyone who needs help, just chat our customer support team. We'll be quite busy over the next week and we'll be firing back responses real fast. So just let us know if we can help in any ways. And again, thanks for having me on. Thanks everybody. All right, David. Thanks so much. Ray, let's jump back. All right, David. Thanks so much for stopping by. We appreciate it. Interesting stuff. Again, coin ledger links in the description. But that's it for today. So look, do you like today's video? Give it a thumbs up. Consider subscribing. Everything we talk about is time sensitive. Again, crypto angel assets is not a set it and forget it. It's pretty important that you stay up to date with these things. So it might behoove you to subscribe. That's it for today. Thanks much for stopping by. I appreciate you. And I'll see you on the next one.


Welcome back everyone. Today we're going to be talking about data recovery. So you might remember last time we talked about data acquisition or acquiring data from a suspect system, and we had a, essentially a suspect hard drive that we connected into a write blocker to make sure that we're not writing any extra data or changing any data on the suspect device, and we connect the write blocker into our forensic workstation. Well, we're back inside our Windows 10 forensic workstation here, and we are going today to be doing some data recovery. And we're just going to get a little bit into data recovery in terms of recovering, kind of, well, normal file recovery, essentially, so we can recover images, we can recover programs, basically any data that's stored on the system, we can attempt to recover. Now, more common file types will be better recovered because more people have tried to do this recovery before. So today, we're going to be using the program Photoreck in Windows to do our data recovery. So I have the website here, I will put a link next to this video for all of the tools that I'm using today. Our main recovery program that we're going to be using today is called Photoreck, and it's quite a good file recovery tool. It says Photoreck as in recover photos, but we can use it for a lot of other data types as well. So I've already downloaded this. And whenever you download Photoreck, you get, let me show you here, you get a zip file called test disk 7.0. In this case, test is 7.0 win 64. If you open that up, then you'll have this folder. And there's no real installer here, I can just access these, this program, basically directly from this folder. So what we need to do, because there is no kind of easy to use installer, I am going to open up on this computer, C drive programs file. So basically, I open up, explore, click on local disk, go into program files. And then I'm just going to drag and drop this folder directly into the program files folder. And I've already done that. I even renamed it test, test disk. So that will basically install test disk or Photoreck into our program files folder. And now we need to do one more thing to make this usable, or easily usable, we can, we can use it already. But to make it easily usable, we need to add this to our path, if we want to be able to run the program. So the only reason I'm talking about this is because we often need to add new programs, especially standalone programs like this to our path to make sure that we can run them easily. So to add test disk to our path, I'm going to click on the address bar at the top and it says C drive program files. I'm going to go inside the test disk folder. And this is the folder that actually contains the program that I want called Photoreck underscore win. This is the program that I want to use. And I'm going to select everything and copy, you can either do control C or right click and copy the location of my program or this folder. Okay, next, we want to right click on the Windows start menu bar, and go to system. Okay, and then you'll get this kind of system menu that comes up here. Then I want to click on on the left hand side advanced system settings. And we will have this advanced tab selected. And then I want to click at the bottom on environment variables. Okay, and you'll notice that there's basically variables for test, which is my user here, variables for the user test or variables for the system. And both of them have a variable called path. Okay, so we are just now going to edit to the variables for this particular user. So in variable, click path, and then click edit. And then you should have a list of these different variables. And you see I've already added test disk to my path. You won't have test disk, test disk added here. So then you will click new. And that will add basically a new line. And then you can just paste control V or just right click and paste the test disk location into your path. Okay, and that basically just tells Windows, we are just telling Windows where to look whenever we're running program. So for this user, where should Windows look if we want to run a program? So then, if we have, make sure you don't remove any of these other paths that are already in here, just make a new one. If we have C drive, in my case, C drive program files test disk. In your case, it might be located somewhere else. Once we have that in there, click okay. And then click okay again. And then click okay again. And then we can go ahead and close the system panel. Okay, so what that did now is Windows knows where these programs are located. So then we can run them basically from the command line. Okay, and that will be important in a second. So now we want to run test disk against an image that I acquired last time. The image that I acquired last time on my Windows system using FTK imager was this 001-216-001-002-003. So a multi part disk image. Okay. So now I want to open a command line type C on your basically run menu, type CMD, and that will open a command prompt for Windows. Then we click hit enter.  And this is our command prompt. It's very good to know how to use basic commands in the command prompt, just so you can get around and run different programs. If you're doing digital investigations, we use command prompt at least a little bit. So it's good to be familiar with it in both Windows and Linux. Okay, so right now I'm in the folder in my command prompt C drive users test. And what I actually want to be is in the folder, this folder with my disk image, and it's a C drive users test desktop cases 001 images 001. Okay, so I'm going to go ahead and copy this. We can either control C, or we can just right click and click copy. I'll go back to my command prompt. And then I want to change the directory to the directory that's holding my disk image. So I type CD, and that stands for change directory. And then right click, and it will paste the directory that we had copied. Okay, and then if I hit enter, then we see that the folder that I'm currently in has changed. Now we are inside the folder that contains my disk images. And just to verify that I see the disk images from here, I'm going to type dir, which stands for directory listing, or directory list, basically, or directory. And I typing dr hit enter. And then now we see a couple different things. So basically, a couple directories, but these are kind of system directories that yeah. And then we see the first part of the disk image, we see the log file, right, our log file that was created, the second part of the disk image, third part of the disk image. Okay, so now I want to recover, let's say, all of the images. I want to recover all of the JPEG images from this disk image. Don't be confused by JPEG images and disk image, disk image is a exact copy of a hard drive or a disk. And JPEG images are actual pictures that you would take with a with a camera. Okay, so that's a little bit confusing sometimes. So now we want to run our program called photo rec win, photo rec underscore win. Right, so we type in photo rec underscore win space. And then we want to give it this disk image. Okay, so I type 001 dash 2016.001. Okay, and that will give it my disk image. The first part of my disk image into photo rec. So if I hit enter, and asking for permissions, click yes. Okay, now the very important thing here, we have photo rec has started. So that's good. We know that we've installed it properly. Photo rec was in our path. If photo rec did not run, most likely photo rec was not entered in your path, especially if it says could not find the command photo rec. The next thing we need to look for here is disk 001 2016.001. And then 1572 megabytes or basically one 1.5 gig around. Now, this is a problem, because my entire disk was four gigabytes. If I don't remember how big my disk was, we can go back to the log file, double click on the log file, and see where did it say the size. Source data size, basically 3878 megabytes were copied. Okay, so here, we see that this is actually quite a bit bigger than what we see here. And the reason for that is this only loaded the first part of my disk image, right? So I want to load all of my disk image. So here I can proceed or I can quit. So I'm going to go ahead and choose quit. So just basically hit the arrow, the right arrow key, and hit enter. And then that will quit the program. Okay, so normally in Windows, whenever we're in the directory, and we have these three part disk images, we can type photorec, photorec underscore, photorec underscore win. And then the name of the disk image in my disk image part name is 001 2016.001. And in this case, if I want to add a multi part disk image, instead of typing the extension dot 001, I can just type question mark question mark question mark. And what that should do is basically load up everything that starts with 001 dash 2016 and then then has a number after it. However, in my case today, photorec is having trouble loading this multi part disk image. So I combined this multi part disk image back into a full disk image. And I took a hash value of that. So we can we can check the hash again MD five some full image dot DD. So I've combined this, these three different parts in back into a single disk image that we can see that it's the entire four gigabyte disk image. And the hash value of this, these three parts and the hash value of this whole disk image should be the same. And we look at it and f seven a seven nine, if you remember from last week, that was, that was the the hash value from last time. So we know that the data is exactly the same in both of these. And now I should be able to run photorec photorec win on the full image full image dot DD. So photo rec underscore win full image dot DD press enter. And then now we look at it this disk full image dot DD and four, basically 4,000 megabytes, this is what we were expecting. Okay, so now we can go ahead and proceed just click or hit enter. And then it's saying, okay, disk image, what kind of partition do we want or do we want to look at now has unknown here. And that's basically looking at the whole disk, or we can focus on a fat 32 partition.  So I'm going to focus on that. But if we don't know where our data is, or we want to try to look for all data, then I might go with the whole disk option. Yeah, so I would select fat 32 down in the options menu. Right now, if I just type search, it will start searching or I can go into options, or I can go into file options. And we should look into file options first. So if I click hit enter here, these are all of the different, all of the different files, file types that Photorec will attempt to recover through the entire disk. Now, notice this is a lot more than just images, right? It's not only we do have like BMP images, but we also have Blender data, we have zip files, compressed files, all of these different things. And I want to focus only on JPEG images. So in this case, out of all of these things, I want to focus only on JPEG images. So I'm going to press S to disable all the file families. So S and then it removes the X from all of these. And if I scroll down, I should be able to find JPEG images so under J. And then whenever I get to JPEG, I can just hit the space bar and that will select JPEG images only. So that's the only thing that we will look for out of all of these different types. And then I hit B to save, hit enter for okay, and then hit enter to go back to the original page. So those are the file options. If we were doing this for real forensics, we might leave everything in there just to see what what we can carve out, but we can focus on specific file types. Okay, so now I'm going to hit enter, or sorry, I'm going to search, scroll over to search, and then hit enter. And then it's saying, we need to know the file system type where the files were stored. And it has either ex two x three, which is basically Linux file systems or other which is fat, NTFS, HFS, riser FS, that's mostly Windows fat and NTFS, you'll find it in Windows. And that's what we want to focus on here. So we just click other. And then please choose if all space needs to be analyzed. So let's just let's just go with the whole space, right? This is free space. So free space where a file may have been but is no longer there. It will try to just find things in free space, we collect whole, then it will look for the entire disk, the files that are definitely there already, and files that may have been deleted. So we're trying to carve out or recover all of these things. So I'm going to choose whole here. Now it's where do we want to save this data. And if we this basically lets us select where we want to save it right now, we're in this cases 001 images 001 folder. So I'm going to go to this, this two dots. And that basically means these two dots mean go up one directory. So I'm going to go up one directory. And then I'm going to go up one directory again, right now we're in the images folder, I go up one directory again, now we're in the case folder, right. And you guys may remember that I created this temp directory earlier. I created this temp directory specifically for things like file carving, right. So I have this temporary working space that is specific to the case that I'm in. So I'm going to carve all of these files into the temporary folder. If we look up, so we were in this folder, if we go up one, up another, then we get to this temp folder. And I'm going to save all of the carved files inside this temporary folder. So once we've selected the file that we want to save it to, we hit C, C, and then it will start carving. So here we go, JPEG's recovered 15 so far, it's going through everything. It should only take a few minutes to recover everything. But we can already go to our temp folder and we get this recap directory one, it will create several of these, we have a lot of a lot of them. So if I click in the recap directory, we can go in and we're recovering, or we have, we're recovering all these different JPEGs that Photoreck has found. Okay, so actually recovery is already finished, it's actually quite quick. If we click up, yeah, so that's as many images as it found and that looks like that's about all the images that were on the disk actually. Okay, so those are the JPEG images. There are some other file types on the disk that were not recovered. And then it has the report for Photoreck as well. Right, so let's see. So quit, okay, so I'm just going to quit and that will take me back to the original menu. So then I can move over to quit, quit, and then we get out of Photoreck. Okay, so how was this working? Photoreck recovered all of these, all of these different images. And if we open up just fdkimager here just to use its hex viewer, we can see that I've loaded up all of the the images inside the disk and our first one f0015, which we can look at here, f0015, right. So this is an image. And it does hopefully open up. Right, so it is an image and it will open up. Okay, so we've recovered it. And how does Photoreck know what the image is or where the image is. And one way that it does that it has a couple different methods, but basically the most basic way is that it uses the file header. So if we look at the top, this is the raw, we go through here, this is the raw data for these images. And if we look at the top here, this value basically corresponds, or this is the file header, and it corresponds to a JPEG image, right. So we can see here some some XF information. And this is XF information is specific to JPEG images. For example, it shows the type of camera that was used the date, things like that. But before this XF information, which is at the top of the data structure for this file, we have this image, or this file header. And lots of different file types have a file header. And this file header specifically relates to a JPEG image. So we have this file header at the beginning. And if we could scroll all the way down, this is all of the data inside the image or for the image. And we have this header or footer at the bottom, right. So this says basically the end of the image. So the top of the header says the beginning of the image, the bottom says it's the end of the image. And then everything in between is basically image information. So one way that this works is we just find, we look through the entire disk, and we find this header. Once we find this header, then we can just start copying all of the data until we get to a footer, right? In this case, FFD9. So we copy all of the data until we get to this footer value. And then if we just dump all of that into a file, then that should be a valid picture. So one way that we recover data is we go through the entire disk, we look for these file headers and file footers, and copy all of the data in between. And that's one way that we can, that's a very basic way we can recover data. And it works quite well. It doesn't work well whenever the disk is highly fragmented, or parts of a file are located in different sections on the disk. But for most cases, especially with newer file systems, it tends to work quite well. So this is a little bit about data recovery. We've used the tool PhotoRec to be able to recover some data. And then we used FTK imager's hex viewer to look at the file header and the file footer for this disk image. Thank you very much.


Hey guys Jeremy here, and this is my top 10 movies of 2017 video now Admittedly I'm doing this a little earlier than usual just because this is the last day I'll be able to do this in my studio here So I thought I'd get it out of the way with there are a few movies that I didn't get to see There are some that I won't be able to see until the next year one of them being shape of water or the post and There's a few others that aren't available to me right now, which I'm a little bit pissed about but whatever They'll be in the running for next year. However, I do have one honorable mention that I do want to mention before I start the video And that's Manchester by the sea I'm saying that mainly because I didn't see it until the beginning of this year But had I seen it last year it would have been one of my top films if not my favorite film of last year Manchester by the sea is an incredibly endearing film about family and about hardship and about Responsibility and Casey Affleck kicks it out of the fucking park in that movie But yeah, that's my honorable mention if you guys didn't see it Make sure to check it out. So now moving on to my top ten. Admittedly some people are probably gonna be like Oh, well some of my choices, but admittedly this is what I thought I actually had the full nine Down but the last one I had an issue filling in just because I was trying to think about was that really a great movie for me? Personally, but in the end, this is my list. This is what I thought were the best movies of 2017 So about further ado, let's get into number ten Number ten is war of the planet of the apes aside from the title being incredibly misleading This was a satisfying end to the ape trilogy. I was super into this admittedly. I did not see the first film in theaters I did watch it on DVD afterwards and the sequel the second film Donald the planet the apes is still in my opinion The best movie in the series this film really gave us a good end to Caesar admittedly a little bit of a cheesy one I did like the conflict at the film I like the aspect of human versus ape the opening is absolutely incredible However, there was a few logic issues that just kind of made me go Yeah about it mainly the giant frickin front door in the base now no one's watching it that really threw me off Otherwise, I liked it. I like the interactions with Woody Harrelson and I thought it was a decent end not a perfect not an Extraordinary end but a good end to the planet of the apes series number nine is get out now admittedly get out Was a standard movie for me. It had some cool elements into it I just wasn't on top of it being like a great movie However, after watching Jordan Peele's video of a vanity fair and rewatching certain parts There's a lot of elements on talking about social Social issues as well as just race issues that were very prominent very under the skin But once you saw them you're like, ah, I thought it was a cool movie. I like the social concept of it I thought get out was a very thought-provoking very Very in-depth sort of horror film as a horror film itself. It's kind of eh, but if it's whole social structure It's very compelling and that's why it's number nine on my list number eight is a film that is here Mainly for its technical prowess and that is baby driver baby driver was incredible How well the film was synced to music how much music played into how the film was put together How it was edited was an incredible achievement in terms of filmmaking Edgar Wright continues his streak of really great movies. This was an awesome chase movie This was an awesome heist movie and this was actually a really good character movie aside from the kind of chop out cop out ending this film has you in the seat throughout the whole film just from a technical perspective is a Absolute major achievement if it doesn't win for sound mixing or sound editing I mean heck if it doesn't even get nominated for film editing, I'm gonna be pissed But that's why it's number eight on my list number seven is a movie that is hilarious Not because it's a comedy but because it's a true story about an incredibly ridiculous and hilarious story The disaster artist this was a film that I actually kind of was a little bit hesitant as to it because James Franco Was working with Seth Rogen and his brother Dave and I had a feeling that it was just gonna be another Seth Rogen James Franco Trip just them being funny together stoner jokes pop culture jokes and everything But this wasn't Franco really embodies the idea of what Tommy Wiseau is he embodies the character in his mannerisms How he talks and just how he interacted with people and what's really good about the movie is while it's funny It's very uncomfortable They replay out a lot of incidents that's happened in the film and they don't they're funny in certain areas But they're also very uncomfortable very like I can't believe they did that and I like that He doesn't hide that I'm kind of wanted him to try and do a little bit more investigation like how the movie got the money and all the other stuff But what I really liked as well is that they followed the book that was written by Greg Cistero the disaster artist And they did as much to keep it true to the book as Greg Cistero wrote it So I thought that that was a really good idea and the film surprised me So that's why it's number seven on my list number six was a horror movie that blew me away I actually didn't know that this movie was rated R until the first five minutes and that was it. It was a Absolute thrill ride the whole way through it was scary. It was funny it had a great character building and had fantastic child performers and It really really hyped me up for the second part and admittedly There were some parts that were just a little bit over embellishment in certain areas, but I still thought it was a great movie I watched it twice and I enjoyed it pretty much as much as the first time admittedly the scares and the jump scares and the surprises Weren't as ooh to me, but that's how it is always with every horror film That's why a horror film never will really be a number one for me on the list It's just because the scares are what matter the first time you see them, but either way it was still great Frickin creepy-ass Pennywise Bill Skalsgar did a fantastic job and made me absolutely terrified of him And that is why it is number six number five is another movie that took me by surprise and that's Wind River Holy shit this film was a great investigative film But much like the the writer's previous work, which was hella our high water is this a realistic story with pretty natural progression and Just well-written characters and a well-written story however, it is simplistic and that's the only kind of takeaway from the movie is that it's just a very simple story But so was hella our high water, but it's a great character drama. It has really cool Set pieces the idea of it following about what actually happens with native women and The murders that go unsolved up north is very disturbing But I also thought it was respectful and it kind of wanted to bring attention to something that is still happening I really liked Wind River and that's why it's number five number four on the list is yet again another Surprise, but as you'll start to notice in this list a lot of these movies surprised me because I didn't think they'd be that great Number four is only the brave this movie took me by surprise completely because it was directed by Joseph Kaczynski Or whatever his name is the guy who directed Tron Legacy and Oblivion both interesting but very not really that great sci-fi films and He proves that he can do really good True stories and not only that this is probably the best film ever made about firefighters.  I thought it was extremely respectful I thought it really puts you in the feet of what happens with these bushfire firefighters and it was Really good character film. Josh Brolin was fantastic in it whiplash kid was great in it I thought everyone was really good even Jennifer Connelly I thought Jennifer Connelly was just gonna be the wife character, but she actually had Purpose to the film so in the end that is why only the brave is number four and really any firefighters who watch my videos You should watch this movie. It's the most respectful one that's ever done to your guys's job. I'll be honest It's the best one that I know there's a lot of really bad ones that really badly Describe your job, but I think this one was really respectful number three is of course the man with the claws Logan now admittedly I thought Logan was Decent when I saw it the first time best because I saw an article talking about how it was children of men and admittedly this movie is Very similar to children of men. However on a second viewing. I really appreciated it more I appreciated the character drama I appreciated the progression of the characters as well as this is just a fantastic send-off For Logan our huge Jackman. He has been so dedicated to this character So Patrick Stewart does an amazing job as mr. Xavier and I thought that both of these guys Went out on a high note with both characters. This film had surprises. This film had Incredibly gut-wrenching moments also the girl who plays x-23. She was really good, too Well, we'll see a spin-off film with her. That's kind of up in the air I thought that the chemistry together was really good considering you couldn't understand each other for more than 90% of the movie So I thought it was a really good film. I think it's one of the best X-Men films ever made and We are very blessed to have had such a great send-off for one of the greatest comic book film characters ever put on screen number two was originally gonna be my number one But then after just a little bit of thought about it It's gonna get number two, but it's really bloody close and that's three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. I love Martin McDonne movies I loved in Baruch. I love seven psychopaths So I knew I was gonna love this film But I was also wanting more than just really cool funny dark humor and you get it for every joke That happens in this film. There is an incredibly Uncomfortable dark moment that follows it a little teeter-totter between humor and gut-wrenching emotion is Literally like this the whole movie and you are just along for the ride and soaking up so much emotion throughout the film Francis McDormand gives a fantastic performance if she doesn't win best actress I'm gonna be very surprised. She's absolutely vicious She's savage, but she also is trying to prove something in this film Woody Harrelson totally surprised me with a really short but a very great performance in this film and Sam Rockwell Once again shows that this guy is super talented even when he's playing an incredibly stupid Hick now admittedly this movie did end a lot differently from what people are used to and a lot of people didn't like how this Movie ended, but if you're used to now at McDonne movies He always ends a story just before you think the final chapter happens And I like that it did this in this film not as much I was I would say is in Barouge did and Barouge has like a great ending But I still like Three Billboards outside having Missouri. It was the only movie I gave a seven out of seven this year So in the end I really enjoyed the film and now number one my favorite movie of the year is a film that returns to a world that I deeply enjoy and Literally was the most impossible film to make of this year Blade Runner 2049 I loved everything about this movie the aesthetic The characters the story the music the look Every single frame of this movie should be a backdrop in a museum Roger Deakins kills it on the camera Dene Villeneuve kills it in the directing chair Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford kill it Especially Ford because he looks like he cares. He actually cares about a movie again Hans Zimmer and the other guy gave a great soundtrack to this film This film was not only loyal to the original But it built on the film made it even more interesting more compelling and just brought in the universe Snow in LA still amazes me every aesthetic of the film is fantastic some of the best world building I've seen in a long long time. I enjoyed this film for every turn It took even watching it a second time when I went and saw it a second time I basically was there to see if I would get bored because admittedly this movie does have a long runtime two hours and 44 minutes I Didn't get any feeling I didn't even look at my phone I was literally just looking at the world around the first time I was focused on the story The second time I got to appreciate the world even more just the idea of a continuing Soviet Union the snow in LA San Diego being a garbage dump Las Vegas being a dirty bomb incident the idea that replicants are so Affisticated so intertwined with human interaction that and many other reasons why I thought that Blade Runner 2049 was my favorite movie and the best movie of 2017 so in the ending guys, that's what I thought were the top ten best films of 2017 I know there's a few movies on here that some people might have expected I'm still thinking about maybe seeing Star Wars one more time, but I'm pretty adamant with what I thought about it Anyways guys, I hope you enjoyed this video if you want to look at some of my previous content I'll leave a playlist in the next at the end of the video But if you like this video leave a like down below and maybe even subscribe Anyways guys happy 2017. Let's look forward to 2018 more good movies more bad But either way just more movie-enjoying experiences. Anyways, that's all for me. See you guys next year


Why don't we look at this passage in front of us John chapter 6 verses 15 through 21? I'll begin reading at verse 15 and read all the way up to verse 15 In other words, we'll start there and stay there verse 15 In John chapter 6 verse 15 John writes therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take him by force To make him king He departed again to the mountain by himself Alone and so just prior to this in John's gospel Jesus fed 5,000 men not including women and children, but he had fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two fish Now as we looked at that passage as way of reminder that that feeding would not have happened But for the generosity of a young boy remember verse 9 how it says There's a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish But what are they? Among so many So this young boy gave up his lunch is what he did and it wasn't a large lunch by any means Five barley loaves two small fish and the right question was asked. What are they among so many? But what the Lord did is the Lord took that and multiplied it as we saw last time You see it's educational to consider that a small gift could be multiplied in such a way Undoubtedly that young boy later received a great blessing for his generosity Proverbs 11 25 reads the generous soul will be made rich and he who waters will also be watered himself and so in the Provocation of this young boy's heart to be generous with the little that he had Jesus was able to take that little multiply it and feed a Multitude and so that's what we were looking at last time we're together And now we get an opportunity to see the response of the crowd this multitude that was there And that's what we're looking at in verse 15 when it says Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take him by force To make him a king So that's their response. They want to make him a king by force Now during this time, let me give you a historical context of this. There were very fierce Nationalistic longings among many Jews From around 63 BC the Romans ruled over Israel and the Jewish people hated it They saw Rome for what it was. It was a pagan nation and the religious Jews hated having pagans Ruling over them and what they were longing for was an anointed leader who would lead them and free them from Roman oppression Now to understand why they were longing in this way. We need to understand their times You see over the centuries Israel had been subjected to many foreign rulers when you read your Old Testament You see that they were invaded by Assyrians They were invaded by and ruled by Babylonians the Medo-Persians the Greeks and now the Romans And the people longed to be free from the yoke of foreign tyranny As they had heard their prophets and read the word of God God had made promises One of his most treasured promise to the nation was that they would one day have one who would deliver them One of those prophets Jeremiah wrote in chapter 23 verses 5 and 6 Behold the days come says the Lord that I will raise unto David a righteous branch and a king shall reign and prosper And shall execute judgment and justice in the earth in his days Judah shall be saved and Israel shall dwell safely and this is his name whereby he shall be called the Lord our Righteousness and so then we're looking forward during this time for this promised messiah this one who would rule So over the years by looking at the Old Testament. They had a basic set of expectations concerning messiah and Jesus seemed to fit those expectations They had said that before messiah would arrive There'd be a time of terrible tribulation and they felt that under the roller Roman rulership that they were under such pressure There would be a forerunner who would be sent who would be like Elijah And after this messiah would appear and establish his kingdom The unbelieving nations would ally to fight against messiah the nations opposing messiah Would be destroyed for their opposition Jerusalem would be restored and be the city of the great king The Jews would be scattered throughout the earth, but would be regathered to Israel Israel would become the center of the world all nations would be subject to messiah and After messiah began to rule the world would enter into eternal peace and joy and they're looking for this one Who's going to come and deliver and as far as they could see Jesus fit this messianic expectation and So as Jesus has done what he has done up to this point They wanted to use him to gain their liberty from Roman oppression Now on Jesus's part he recognized this as a hindrance to his mission of salvation He saw this really as a temptation From the enemy. He was being offered the kingdom without the cross Again notice verse 15. They wanted to take him by force to make him king And once again the kingdom is being offered to him without a cross and that's simply a variation of a temptation He'd already been faced with Remember in the Gospel of Luke in chapter 4 verses 5 through 8 Luke had recorded that the devil taking him up on a high mountain Showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time and the devil said to him all this authority I will give you and their glory for this has been delivered to me and I will give it to whomever I wish Therefore if you will worship before me all will be yours Jesus answered and said to him get behind me Satan For it is written you shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve If you're asking me to worship you you also know I have to serve you No, I will not do that. I will not take a kingdom without the cross And so his response to what's taking place at this time where they're wanting to take him and make him king According to verse 15 is he departed he departed again to the mountain by himself alone Now the other gospel writers give us insight into what was taking place and let me give to you a couple of things Matthew gives us insight in Matthew 14 22 and 23 It says immediately Jesus made his disciples getting to the boat go before him to the other side while he sent the Multitudes away and when he had sent the multitudes away. He went up on the mountain by himself to pray Now when evening came he was alone there So Matthew tells us that he made his disciples get into the boat that word made Means to compel or to drive to strongly urge or constrain Jesus made them They they didn't want to but he made them to do this There are at least three reasons that he compelled them to leave one his apostles may have feared for his safety and wouldn't leave him alone Recently he had received death threats.  They didn't want to leave him alone. So he compelled them. He made them go Second Herod was growing more interested in Jesus and began to pose a threat to him You see this Herod governed over Galilee. This is the one who beheaded John This is the one who later will interview Jesus before his crucifixion and Herod was curious concerning who Jesus was according to Luke chapter 9 verses 7 through 9 It reads Herod the tetra occurred all about all that was going on and he was perplexed because Some were saying that John had been raised from the dead others that Elijah had appeared Still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life But Herod said I beheaded John who then is this I hear so here such things about and he tried to see him And so Herod was beginning to pose a threat and then third It is possible that they were in danger of being influenced by the multitude If there's anything that the church is it is influenced by the multitude The church will listen to the words of even the world to its own hurt They will there are Christians who Will listen to the words of the world and ignore the words of Scripture. I Have one friend in particular who who likes to post things on Facebook And I've known him since we were less than ten years old and he will post the dumbest things And he claims to be a believer. I have no reason to think he's not one But every once in a while just to get him irritated. I know it's not right, but I've known him a long time I I Will say I'll write something to him and oh he gets so mad and He's got a whole posse behind him then they get mad too and so it's rather fun To post things for him because he He is avid in his political beliefs to the point where I just enjoy upsetting the apple cart with him once in a while and But the whole thing is is he will make comments that Are just biblically untrue and he'll make comments that need to be corrected and and I will I will Kind of post some things for him to get him to think about it and all because He's a believer, but he has been influenced by the world and Listen very carefully to this. I'll say it briefly, but if you're not Reading the Word of God, I guarantee you you are being influenced by the world too You are Somebody once said you Christians are brainwashed And I agreed with that. I still do I am I'm brainwashed.  So if you want to say I'm brainwashed I'm brainwashed. I'm I'm blood washed. That's what I am Again without taking too much time to say this, you know prior to coming to Christ I was I was an extremely what is today being referred to as a liberal. I Was extremely liberal Extremely liberal, you know hated hated the police hated government, you know, I was a hippie You know, I hated I hated I hated that the The conservatives I I thought they were they were just morons, you know, and and I really was extremely Extremely liberal and and I became conservative not as a political choice But as a believer I started reading the Bible and as I read the Bible, I started seeing My opinion about this. I think this is okay I started reading the Bible and then I started seeing so much for God said no, that's not okay So over time these dirty brains were washed by the blood of Christ and in reading the word of God my liberal persuasion was reduced to more of a biblical View biblical worldview. I don't like to refer to myself by Progressive liberal Conservative, I don't like to box myself in that way, but I do know this Compared to how I thought as a young person I don't think anything like that now and it isn't because I'm just an older man It's because I've been reading God's word for many years and in reading God's word his blood has washed my dirty brains and I've become somebody that holds fast to what I see scripture has to say Because you and I we can be influenced by the multitudes And what's interesting about that? I'll take a second point and move on is the multitudes sometimes can include your Friends who don't read the word don't attend a church fellowship Don't serve in any ministries just our Christians in name only and they very often are influencers of you, too And you can feel harsh and even judge mental and unloving Because you hold fast to some things that they refuse to hold fast to I'm not saying to judge them But I am saying be aware of that Because if you want to grow in your faith, you need to be you need to be evenly yoked With people who have the same desire so you can spur one another on to love and good works and move forward in the things of God And to begin to view your friends who are walking in a carnal fashion Not with a judgmental harsh heart, but to see them as ministry Because they can't be they can't be Experiencing the joy of the Lord the love of God the peace of God as long as they're in rebellion to him And that's why you love them. That's why you tell them the truth That's why you encourage them because either you're influencing or you're being influenced and I made a choice I'm going to be the influencer and I want to influence to God's word by God's Holy Spirit And so these these people were in danger of being influenced by the multitude You see the crowd had decided that they wanted to crown Jesus their king And so what does Jesus do well? He orders them to leave saving them From the world's concept of rule You see Jesus didn't come to establish a system that was patterned after the world In Matthew 20 verse 25 Matthew records that Jesus called them to himself and said You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lorded over them and those who are great Exercise authority over them. You see Jesus didn't pattern his kingdom after the world It's been said that he rules an upside down kingdom where greatness is measured by service in Mark 1044 he said whoever wants to be first must be servant of all in Matthew 20 27 and 28 Whoever will be chief among you let him be your servant Even as the son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many Today we look sometimes and I'll say it I can speak of it as a pastor sometimes we We look at the pastor like he's the most important person in the group. He's the chief servant I don't mind being recognized at that I want to be looked at as being someone who's a servant of the Lord and the servant to you That's what I am as a pastor But sometimes pastors may forget what they're supposed to be and before you know it They're being treated like royalty when in fact they're servants and that's what Jesus taught us He said he didn't come to to be ministered unto but to minister and give his life a ransom for many You see man's kingdoms can only be material and carnal but not so with the kingdom of God in Romans 14 17 the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking But of righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Spirit and so in Matthew 14 23 Matthew tells us that he sent the disciples in the multitude away and he prayed He prayed because he was committed to his father's will in John 5 19. Jesus said I tell you the truth The son can do nothing by himself He can do only what he sees his father doing because whatever the father does the son also does And it is most likely that he was praying for his disciples. That was his habit in John 17 9 He said I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom you have given me for they are yours And so he was praying now as this is taking place verse 16 When evening came his disciples went down to the sea and got into the boat and went over the sea toward Capernaum It was already dark and Jesus had not come to them Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing So when they had rode about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat And they were afraid But he said to them boo. No, he said to them It is I Don't be afraid They willingly received him into the boat and immediately the boat was at land where they were going So we'll pick up and continue this I'm going to piece together Some things to get a more full account of what is occurring Jesus has compelled his disciples to enter a boat And they've begun to cross the sea of Galilee It says in verses 16 and 17 When evening come came his disciples went to the sea So the disciples are in Bethsaida. It's a village that is to the northeast of the sea of Galilee If you were looking at a map they went into the sea they entered into a boat They're traveling now It would more than likely be from the east and now they're traveling to the west And they're on their way to a seaport called Capernaum According to verse 17. I'm piecing this together for you. It's evening It's what is really referred to as second evening And second evening is from six o'clock to nine o'clock in the evening. John tells us that it's already dark Now notice again verse 18 how it says the sea arose because a great wind was blowing So these are storm conditions that we're talking about here Verse 19 tells us that they had rode about three or four miles And they saw Jesus walking on the sea drawing near the boat and they were afraid So Matthew when you begin to piece together the various accounts The gospel of Matthew tells us what time it is when Jesus arrives on the scene According to Matthew 14 25 It is the fourth watch of the night That means when you're looking at the watches as they were broken down It's between three and six o'clock in the morning The wind had kept pushing them into the middle of the lake is what had taken place And at this time they had been battling the wind and the sea For around nine hours So you don't see that when you're reading this you have to piece together the various gospels So they've been going we've already seen that it was between three and six a.m We know that they had left earlier and when you begin to look at that It's close to nine hours that they've been battling the sea They're tired They're frustrated They're helpless They're alone And under those conditions all of us have the same propensity to begin to cry to God We'll cry out to the lord for help Psalm 38 verse 9 lord all my desires before you my groaning is not hit from you And you're here and you're having a tough time. I'm having a tough time I just pray and I said god help me God be with me. I don't know what to do And under these conditions and we have to put ourselves in that conditions They've been moving against the the wind for for hours And and they're concerned. They're not making really any headway They're it's only a few miles from one point to the other and it's been taking them hours And they haven't gotten there So all of this has taken place as windy conditions And it's it's causing them great concern as all of this is taking place It says in verse 19, they'd rode about three or four miles They saw Jesus walking on the sea and dry near the boat and they were afraid and who wouldn't be I mean who here would expect to see somebody taking a walk on the sea? I mean Of course not When it says they saw the word saw there Speaks to look intently or to transfix they they were staring at him Now they might have been asking where is god when you need him? Have you ever done that? Have you ever wondered god? Where are you? How come you're not helping me? I have many times Psalm 13 verse 1 how long oh lord will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? Have you ever been there? You get in a in a situation you cannot extricate yourself from And you're tired and you're alone and you're upset Well, they're about to learn a lesson They're going to learn that they haven't been abandoned by him Mark makes it clear that Jesus was aware of their situation in mark 648 He saw them toiling in rowing the wind was contrary to them. He saw them He was aware of their toil Don't think that god is not aware of yours Because sometimes you do sometimes I do God, where are you? Don't you see this? God, where are you? Can't you hear me? Why don't you answer me? What have I done? Why is Why does it seem that the heavens are brass and my words?  And it seems that you just don't hear How many times have you prayed for a loved one? Maybe a kid that's given you problems Maybe a neighborhood problem that you're having maybe Problem on the job. Maybe there's somebody you work with that is Such a difficult person to work with that. You've gotten to the point.   I don't know what to do. I'm in the middle of a storm and I don't know what to do We had been renting a A church building on vine street in ontario We had started the church in a house and and It out the study outgrew the home So we found a little place called a church of god seventh day on vine street in ontario And we started to use that I think in I can september And uh, you know, we had 45 people or so went about 60 people and um And then the people who were renting this little building to us Kicked us out because they said that we were a cult because we worshiped on christmas day And uh, it turns out they were a cult. We didn't know it They were a cult So they kicked us out And I told us you need to find a place And you have until the end of january my then assistant whose name was dan and One who was helping in ministry Randy waltz who's now the pastor of upland and dan pastors in clay elham washington And I went looking through the entire city of ontario. I could tell you every empty vacant building Because we went through almost all of them through ontario looking for a place couldn't find one And it was in the middle of january And we only had two weeks and we were going to have to leave and I I was it was once a night and I I went into my bedroom and Marie my wife and and my kids were gone I don't know where they had gone, but I was alone and that gave me opportunity to go into my bedroom And I still remember it and I placed my face on the ground on the carpet. I just laid there And wept before God and said father We've only got 60 people, but they're the most dear 60 people in my life And I don't know what to do God I've looked and I can't find a place lord jesus in your name. I pray Help us and I remember going to the wednesday bible study at david and connie's sciences And I walked into the front room and and a woman named karen Looked at me and she said you look like death warm dover. That was her greeting as I walked in and You look like death warm dover and I said, well, thanks for the compliment.  No, um She said we need to pray for you and I said Yes, please and so after the bible study Dan and I were we sat in a chair and the small group of people 30 people or so that were at the study Layed hands on us and prayed god do something and I went home that night Still carrying that burden. I put my head on my pillow And as I did so I heard the voice of the lord in an audible way say you will need Building large enough to seat 200 on Easter sunday And I remember it was a voice. I heard and And I said That's true and the next day it was a thursday I was preparing my bible study for sunday john 12 24 unless a grain of wheat fall into the ground die at a bites alone But if it dies It will bring forth much fruit And I remember closing my bible saying to the lord.  It's there in the hallway In the main sanctuary And it says welcome to calvary chapel and so The voice of the lord had said to me as I was there your letter is here And I went and got that and I read it and chuck was was welcoming us in and That following saturday we had a saturday. We had a breakfast and at the breakfast. I said to the people You know, we're going to change our name from ontario christian chapel because that's what our incorporated name was We're changing our name from ontario christian chapel to calvary chapel of ontario And from that point on the lord began to add And so we got an extension. We were supposed to leave in january, but The church that we were renting from extended us for two months And then on easter sunday Pouring rain.  He makes all things beautiful in his time And his time is always perfect And he always does the right thing And we need to understand that He does not abandon us Again mark 648 he saw them toiling and rowing the wind was contrary, but he hadn't forgotten them His eyes were upon them Even when they did not know it Verse 19 says they saw jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat They were afraid When it says they saw jesus that word saw and the greek speaks to look intently Again to transfix her to stare they saw him their eyes were locked on him But in storm conditions they weren't able to really recognize him Mark 648 gives us insight mark says that he was walking on the sea and would have passed them by So it seemed as if jesus was about to walk past them And that was already horrifying to them because when they saw this Well, matthew tells us they thought they were seeing a ghost In matthew 14 26 and 27 when the disciples saw him walking on the sea They were troubled as a ghost And they cried out for fear But immediately jesus spoke to them saying Boo no saying be of good cheer trick or treat be of good cheer It is I Do not be afraid Now their belief that it was a ghost was a common thing during that time You even see this again later on after jesus has been resurrected and appeared to them in luke 24 36 239 as they said these things jesus himself stood in the midst of them and said to them peace to you They were terrified and frightened and supposed that they had seen a spirit He said to them. Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet It is I myself Handle me see a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have Well, John 6 20 says he said to them it is I do not be afraid Now in matthew matthew gives more details of what jesus said Matthew 14 27 says immediately jesus spoke to them saying be of good cheer it is I Do not be afraid Someone said it was more important to still the storms of their hearts first And that's what he did he calmed them down And matthew adds details that were not revealed in john's gospel if you take notes matthew 14 28 and 29 Matthew says peter answered him and said lord If it is you Command me to come to you on the water So he said come And when peter had come down out of the boat he walked on the water to go to jesus peter was overjoyed His fears were overcome By jesus's presence Think about that Like I told you recently every time we go on the sea of galilee They will stop that boat And they will say anybody want to take a walk. They always do that Want to take a walk? And uh, I've lost three or four friends. No Command that I should walk out on that water The apostle peter is somebody that I admire a lot You got a picture it for a moment and we'll be looking at this in Some detail, but peter steps out of that boat And it's in in storm type conditions and he's walking And he climbs out and he he begins to walk and It's like when jesus's will will come here In a sense peter is saying it's safer to be with you than remain in this boat And so jesus's will come come to where it's safe come with me And he grants that request And and and and it reveals something about the apostle it reveals a strong faith And it could serve to bring humility to this bold apostle in him doing so But What we see is he steps out of the boat Now think about it It's hard to see I can't I can't paint this picture What would you feel like? if you stepped out on this troubled sea And discovered that the minute you put your foot On that water it was like concrete My mind reels at that I I can't I cannot Picture that I think that I can actually do dishonor to the passage if I don't at least Think aloud about that for a moment for us because sometimes you read the miracles of christ And you don't put yourself in that if I were in a boat the boat is rocking I'm concerned as I'm concerned. I see someone taking a walk on the water. And I it's a spirit. Oh my what's going on Um, jesus. Oh, peter says it's it's jesus and you got the other guys with him Oh, well if it is you Command that I should come to you You got almost here the guys Do it peter go for it, man. You can do it. I know you can do it Judas is saying you want a bet, you know You can do it, you know Let's face it the church is filled with people sitting in boats. Well once in a while somebody walks on water That's a fact You know, why didn't the other guys do that? Why didn't they all do it? Think about it. They could have why the apostle peter and nobody else Have you ever asked yourself that why him and not me why her and not me Lord, how come you use them and not me? Maybe we're just sitting in the boat Maybe we're better cheerleaders than waterwalkers Do you like sitting the bench? I never did I never did I never wanted to have my glove playing ball And sit on the bench I was not a good bench warmer I wasn't I wanted to put on my uniform and I wanted to dirty it I wanted to slide in the second. I wanted to slide against the grass. I wanted to play I have never been the guy who can sit the bench I don't want to just wear the uniform.  I want to rip the knees. I want to knock somebody down That's how I played ball. That's how a lot of us do. I was a dirty player That's a fact I'm gonna knock somebody down I played ball for a long time My first ministry in church besides teaching bible studies was playing softball. I played softball into my 30s I played a lot and I was and I'll say it truthfully. I was good. I was a good ball player I was I liked it. That was something I I played ball all the time All the time I loved it I loved it But I never wanted to sit the bench I didn't want to wear a uniform that didn't get dirty Do you? Do you want to be the person who just wears the uniform since there gets a snow cone after the game? The only stains you ever get is from the cherry from the snow cone that Don't be a bench warmer The other 11 are sitting in there. You can do it. We know you can do it Peter's saying, you know get up there. He's saying can't yes. Come on. Follow me and Judas is saying I'm taking bets You know five to one, you know, that's what's taking place That's what's taking place And Peter steps out of the boat He had to have been amazed When his feet hit water and it was concrete Can you imagine that? His feet hit water and it was concrete And he starts to Put yourself there Nine hours of trying to get across Storm conditions you see what you think is an apparition. This is a ghost. It's a ghost. No, it's not it's Jesus If it is you then Command me that I should walk on water the others are Counties are sitting there. Well, there goes that big mouth Come Can you see him climbing over the side? Can you see him as he's putting his foot down? And Jesus is standing. Can you see him and Jesus is standing there? You can do it Peter you can do it And he walks and he walks He's doing the impossible But with God all things are possible He wasn't alone And neither are you And there are things in your life that you think are impossible. It's water walking. You just don't realize it yet And you're not walking alone You're walking towards someone Keep that in mind And he's got his eyes on you And he's not going to let you fall He's watching you You can sit in the boat if you want to But I never wanted to sit in a bench I wanted the dirty uniform I wanted to play I wanted to compete I wanted to be part of the team I didn't want to sit a bench And neither did the apostle Peter He wanted to take a walk with Jesus His amazement Gave way to reality He was walking on water and that caused him to look around and to see the conditions Matthew 14 30 and 31 says when he saw that the wind was boisterous. He was afraid and Beginning to sink.  No Well, wait a minute. Jesus. Why are you why do you get him out of him? There are 11 chumps sitting in a boat They're not doing anything They're not doing anything You see somebody said his face his faith was enough to get him out of the boat But not enough to keep him from sinking Lord, he cries out save me And Jesus's response according to Matthew is a question. Why did you doubt? What is the answer my answer would be I doubted because I only believe what I can see and I just couldn't believe what I was seeing So with that said, let me give you four things if you take notes you might want to put these things down on paper four applications To our own lives from this miracle first Jesus sent them into the storm Jesus sent them into the storm He compelled them to get into the boat and to leave Jesus sent them into the storm There are storms that we will be sent into because in the storm our faith is refined And we learn to trust in the one who delivers us out of the storm He will send you sometimes into a place where all you're going to do is learn to trust him Are you there? Some of you are right now And you're saying why the storm it's so that you can see him and him alone You will be put into places my whole christian life has been a series of one storm after another One storm after another I've almost drowned on a few occasions and I know what it's like to have your head go into water And to panic with such a fear And you fight to get your head out of that water again And you take that breath only for a wave to knock you down and you go back down again And you get to the point where so exhausted you just don't know what to do I've been there have you and life can be that way too And there are times that the lord has actually led me into a storm So that my faith would be refined and I would learn to trust in him alone I couldn't get myself out But he delivered me And that's a lesson you will learn as a believer don't complain against god second As he had sent them into the storm. He was praying for them. He was watching over them. He was aware of their danger So god doesn't slumber nor does he sleep. He's always vigilant He's aware So i'm 121 3 and 4 he will not allow your foot to be moved He who keeps you will not slumber Behold he who keeps israel shall neither slumber nor sleep In matthew 6 verse 8 jesus simply said your father knows what you need before you ask him He's already aware So he pray he was praying for them watching over them was aware of them because he knows what you need And then He taught them to trust him And to have faith in him This was a lesson to teach all of them to put their trust in him isaac 41 10 says fear not for i'm with you Be not dismayed I am your god I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you I will uphold you with my righteous right hand So trust in me And then He evoked worship from them Because ultimately what they said to him was truly you are the son of god Mark tells us in chapter 6 verse 52 They did not consider the miracle of the loaves their heart was hardened. In other words, they had missed the point of the feeding Jesus does abundantly above all we ask or think I started a bible study. I started a bible study in september of 1973 I was one month past my 23rd birthday my first bible study victims were my mom and my dad Sisters and a couple of neighbors And I sat them in the Front room and actually the den at my parents house 1973 Is that for me? 1973 They were my victims In 1974 I started a home bible study in Ontario at my brother's house Just past mission in san antonio by the park My brother had some friends from work and they came to work and they came from work to the bible study John john who usually does our bulletin john john His parents came to my bible study I met john john when he was six years old His mother baked Marie and my wedding cake They were very close to us very dear to us And john his daddy john And annie came to our bible study And it was a handful of people 10 people 11 people And over the over the years Started a bible study and another in a church calvary chopper claremont Never had more than 40 people in that bible study, and it was a church bible study And we started a home study at david and connie sciences 20 people 15 20 30 people started a church the 25 adults About five to ten kids Do you think that I thought that the lord one day would give us what we have If you are faithful in that which is least you will also be faithful in that which is much If you put your hand to the plow and you just go straight and let god do the work as you stay faithful to him You'll be surprised at what he'll do with the willing life Sometimes I wonder how many blessings I didn't even cash that god had given me checks for Sometimes I wonder where I've made mistakes And not been in the center of his will to receive his blessings the way he wanted to bless because he wants to Do more he wants to do things abundantly above all you can ask or think He wants to bless your life He wants to he wants to change he wants to provide he wants to care And he wrestles with us so much to convince us of that doesn't he And he says you know you can do the impossible if I'm with you Don't take your eyes off me See the apostle peter took his eyes off jesus and saw the waves in the wind When you take your eyes off the one who keeps you stable and you look at the things that make you unstable You will be unstable But when you keep your eyes on him when you're locked on him when you're trusting him when you know He will not he didn't raise you up to let you down He didn't save you to hurt you He saved you because he loves you And he'll care for you and provide for you. I can't tell you the stories. There's so many Of how god has in the last moment Just made a way So we would ask why did you doubt? You were walking on water Because I made it so You saw the waves in you felt the wind And you trusted in that more than you trusted in me And all that was was a distraction Natural things that draw your attention from me How many natural things do we have that draw our attention from him? He says keep your eyes on me And you can do the impossible You will blow your Mind at what he can do And he can do things so beyond so beyond Which you would ever imagine So beyond that God is good God loves us And he wanted the apostle to know that trust in him. I am with you. He says And then when you do call him the son of god, we worship him Mark six six fifty two says they considered not the miracle of the loaves their heart were the heart was Harden they had missed the point of the feeding Jesus provides Well finally we'll close with verse 21 They willingly received him into the boat immediately the boat was At the land where they were going When he entered into the boat they arrived at the destination It would seem that even in the midst of the storm they had been being drawn near to the shore You see when you are when you are with him You will definitely arrive At safe harbor Psalm 107 28 through 30 They cry out to the lord in their trouble He brings them out of their distresses He calms the storm So that its waves are still Then they are glad Because they're quiet And he guides them to their desired haven The things that you're going through If you begin to realize that those are certain things That are in your way that are going to help you to arrive at where you want to be You'll begin to look at your circumstances differently All things work together for the good to those who love god to those who are the called according to his purpose The things that i've gone through Are the things that made me into the man that i am today somebody asked me once If there was anything you could change in your christian life What is it that you would change and my answer was quick and it was simple i wouldn't change a thing Because everything i've gone through up to this point has made me who i am And i want to be A man who has learned his lessons and has become someone Who trusts god So even in the things that i've gone through that at that time Brought great pain or disappointment or whatever Were necessary Because god takes the bitter and he mixes it with the sweet And he produces who you are And you can look back over your life as i can now after all of these years of walking with him and i can say he's good He is good He has oh abundantly above all i can ask or think He has never left me. He has never forsaken me. He has always been faithful to me because i have finally Began to realize He loves me and he loves you too Don't ever forget that


cannabis stocks and CEO interviews brought to you by rich TV live rich here on behalf of rich tv live and cantrust had a date cantrust sales grow by 105 to 12.6 million in q3 and bam there we go look at this okay so literally went from seven dollars and 12 cents yesterday to nine dollars and 40 cents today that's right what a massive explosion for cantrust and what is the reason for this explosion you ask well i think it's pretty obvious cantrust holdings is dominating the trauma stock exchange today after the company debuted its q3 earnings and plans to list on the new york stock exchange nyse cantrust holding zinc under the symbol trst on the toronto stock venture exchange and in america under the symbol cnt tf big big big day today big day is headquartered in vaughan ontario and the cannabis company produces and distributes pharmaceutical grade medical cannabis in canada cantrust sells dried cannabis and oil extracts to clients based on medical prescriptions given by a healthcare practitioner cantrux cantrust holdings q3 earnings yesterday the cannabis company announced its revenue for q3 and the rest of 2018 and the revenues were good they were strong here let's take a look at it cantrust reports record revenue for q3 2018 and it's taking steps to list on the new york stock exchange cantrust or the company a licensed producer of medical and recreational cannabis under the cannabis act and its regulations today announced financial and operating results for the three and nine months ending september 30 2018 all amounts expressed are in canadian dollars revenue for the three and nine months period ended september 30 2018 was 12,588,727 and 29,478,813 respectively compared to 6 million and 13 million in the comparable 2017 periods last year net income for the three and nine month periods ended september 30 2018 was 421,240 and 11,968,255 respectively compared to net income of 655,309 and 632,269 in comparable 2017 periods earnings per share for the three and nine month periods ended september 30 2018 was nil and 0.12 respectively compared to earnings per share of 0.01 and 0.01 in the comparable 2017 periods so what are the 2018 third quarter highlights record revenue of 12.6 million in q3 2018 a 105 increase from the comparable prior year period operations for the quarter resulted in positive ebita and positive net income active patients increased to more than 50,000 this is the number that i like the number of patients okay this is what i continue to focus on 50,000 patients is a huge number a 61 increase from the comparable prior year period entered into supply agreements with nine canadian provinces to supply recreational cannabis across canada wow that's huge launched a fourth recreational brand peak leaf made our first shipment of cannabis oil to denmark that is international growth the only cannabis oil accepted in denmark love it partnered with australia's gold coast university hospital on a six-month study designed to evaluate the efficiency of cantra cbd capsules in slowing the progression of amyotropic lateral sclerosis al s progression partnered with McMaster university on medical cannabis research for chronic pain and for designing more effective safer treatment protocols in public health policies development subsequent to the quarter invested in national access cannabis corp n a c a canadian cannabis retailer entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with kindred partner zinc a wholly owned canadian subsidiary of breakthrough beverage group the canadian the largest canadian beverage alcohol broker to provide sales support for recreational products and to subscribe for 902 405 common shares for gross proceeds of 9.2 million expanded our global reach by entering into a strategic partnership with australian licensed producer cana trex limited with plans in place for construction of a 1.7 million wow million square foot greenhouse facility that's huge acquired a 19.4 acre property adjacent to our nigra greenhouse facility which allows us to expand production capacity strengthen our management team and board of directors so you can see here this is the growth in revenue so this is all very good this is all very promising a comprehensive discussion of cantress financial conditions and results of operations are provided in the company's management discussion and analysis and condensed interim consolidated financial statements filed with cedar and can be found on cedar.com management overview overview we are extremely pleased with our q3 results and are a testament to the success of this company and the incredible progress that we have made in such a short period of time with the opening of the recreational market and numerous opportunities that our company is poised to capitalize on this is only the beginning said eric paul chairman of the board the appointment of peter asetto as ceo a global recognized and seasoned professional will be the perfect complement to our leadership team and will lead our company into the next phase of rapid growth and and i look forward to building on this platform the legalization of the adult consumer recreational market is only the beginning of many new and exciting opportunities for the company and we look forward to boldly executing on our vision for cantrust both at home and abroad this is a huge company and they have made waves this year us listing the company is taking steps to list its common shares on the new york stock exchange and this is why they exploded today i believe that this news is circulating and bam look at the explosion today on news that they are going to go on the new york stock exchange up 30 percent that is an enormous jump huge explosion today after everything was read and i love the fact that they only have 105 million shares issued outstanding a 990 million market cap a price to earning ratio of 38.6 which compared to companies like canopy growth aurora camp aurora cannabis and till ray some of the other companies that coexist in the marketplace it's actually relatively reasonable so this is why i believe this is a stock that is exploding you need to put it on your radar put on your watch list you can see so much green today and cantrust is there number three on my list of all the stocks that i'm watching in my watch list and what a day for cantrust what do you think about this remember rich tv live is strictly for education entertainment purposes always do your due diligence always do your research before you invest in anything that we talk about here on rich tv live you can see a lot of the stocks that we talk about every day had a day okay very exciting to see this it was amazing to see and we always knew that they would bounce back we'd never panic here rich tv live remember if you want to learn about all the breaking news you can just simply go to www.richtvlive.com all the breaking news is there absolutely free all the information you need with stocks is there cryptocurrencies 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the last month alone is up 31 percent so most of this movement in the last day alone do you think this will continue do you think they will retract they have been as high as 11 dollars and 97 cents in america been as low as four dollars and 67 cents currently trading at seven dollars so what do you think look they're trading after hours up 0.76 percent so they're up to seven dollars and 11 cents trading up after hours so this is a very good sign do you think they will go back up to these higher levels if they do there's going to be a great opportunity for everyone to make some money so let's just take a look back here and you can see all the news and let's just quickly read a little bit about cantrust cantrust a frontrunner in the cannabis industry a federally regulated licensed producer and proudly a canadian company is leading the canadian and global market in producing standardized cannabis products started as canada's only pharmacist founded medical cannabis producer cantrust brings more than 40 years of pharmacy and health care experience to the medical cannabis industry cantrust currently operates its 450 000 square foot Niagara perpetual harvest facility the 600 000 square foot greenhouse expansion has begun and is fully funded the industry's broadest product portfolio is prepared and packaged at the 60 000 square foot manufacturing center of excellence in bon ontario cantrust is ready for cannabis 2.0 i love that cannabis 2.0 and is currently developing new products for future verticals that spend the medical recreational beauty wellness and pet markets love it cantrust is committed to research and innovation and as well as contributing to the growing body of evidence based research regarding the use of efficiency of cannabis its product development teams along with its exclusive global pharma partner apotex ink are diligently innovating and developing products that will make it easier for patients to use medical cannabis cantrust supports ongoing patient education about medical cannabis and has a compassionate use program to support patient with financial needs unbelievable this is a company that is doing all the right things and they are going to the new york stock exchange any such listing remains subject to the approval of the new york stock exchange it will happen you heard it here first and the satisfaction of all apolitical listing and regulatory requirements peter asetto added cantrust has firmly established itself as one of the top licensed producers in canada with a global platform rooted in science and innovation a us listing is a natural step forward in our evolution as we look to broaden our investor base and expand our business on an international scale and you heard to hear first from your boy rich if you're not winning you're not watching smash that like button comment down below subscribe for more updates we bring you updates 24 hours a day seven days a week it's true this is your boy rich cantrust explodes and 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You know, I think people see you for face value when you walk in the door and just assume you have, you put together, you have this going on, they see whatever air that they see, but they don't know, that's determination to hustle.  So I think it's probably the people that are the most determined and the most, I don't know, unlike that are, if you never know the story behind the scene.