Well what a spiritual feast we
had in that first service. Amen.
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And right after he went off
the air I think he gave another
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sermon. I believe he did.
Just in about two minutes.
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That's right. I
tell you, the Lord just
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has laid His hand
upon that man. He has.
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And the first time I
heard him - a long time ago -
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I was a student at
Andrews University.
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Pioneer Memorial Church.
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And when I heard
that man preach I said:
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"I've got to know that man. "
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And then I went down front
and introduced myself to him.
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And through the
years we've been able to
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keep that friendship
going. Speaking of friendships,
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in just a little bit
we have another friend
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that's going to be out
here speaking. That's right.
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And this man has spoken
literally around the world.
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Yes. And only heaven
will tell of the multitudes
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of people who have come
to know Jesus and joined
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the Seventh-day Adventist
church through the ministry of
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Pastor Mark Finley. Yes.
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And we're privileged to have
him here at the Camp Meeting -
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um-hmm - this year, and you
got him on kind of short notice
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which we were
happy about. We were.
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But we're very glad
that he's here, and I know
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you all have
been blessed so far.
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And maybe we haven't
heard anything yet, right?
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That's right. He's getting ready
to preach tonight and tomorrow.
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Yes. And I think Elder
Bradford warmed him up.
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I do too. But on top of that
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he was letting me know
that he needed all the time
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we could give him.
So... OK, well that be done.
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Let's just get on with it.
All right, then why don't we
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introduce Yvonne
Lewis, Dr. Yvonne Lewis,
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and she is going to
sing for us That Name.
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Dr. Lewis.
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There is a name
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that is so precious.
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A name so wonderful
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to me.
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A name that's worthy
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of our praises.
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Because of Him
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I am made free.
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And that name is Jesus...
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oh how I love Him.
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The One who gave
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His life for me.
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Because of love
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so unconditional
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I will have life
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eternally.
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Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
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His name speaks peace
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to all my storm clouds.
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His name speaks calm
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to all my fears.
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And when I think
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that no one loves me
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His loving presence
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is so near.
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And His name is Jesus...
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oh how I love Him.
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The One who gave
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His life for me.
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Because of love
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so unconditional
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I will have life
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eternally.
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Oh praise
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that name.
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Praise
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His holy name.
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Praise
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that name.
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Praise
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that name.
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Some day we'll leave
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this earthly dwelling.
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Through time and space
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we all will fly.
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And finally see
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the face of our Jesus
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to praise that name
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forever more.
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That name is Jesus...
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oh how I love Him.
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The One who gave
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His life for me.
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Because of love
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so unconditional
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I will have life
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eternally.
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Oh matchless
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is that name: Jesus.
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Oh glorious
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that name: Jesus.
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Oh wonderful
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is that name: Jesus.
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Oh praise
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that name!
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Amen.
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Have you ever had
"one of those days? "
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One of those days when
things weren't going very well.
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One of those days when you
got out of bed in the morning
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and wished you
had stayed in bed.
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One of those days
that you felt a little down
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and a little discouraged.
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One of those days that a
dark cloud settled over you
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and didn't seem to move.
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And then some
place toward mid-morning
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a song came to your mind.
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One of those old hymns like
What a friend we have in Jesus.
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All our sins and griefs to bear.
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What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer.
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Have we trials and temptations?
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Is there trouble anywhere?
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Has that ever happened to you?
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A song comes into your
mind, gives you hope and courage
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for the day. Redeemed,
how I love to proclaim it!
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Redeemed by the
blood of the Lamb.
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Redeemed, I'm so happy in Jesus.
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Have you ever
had one of those days
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when a song... God
brings a song to your mind?
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My topic tonight:
Revelation's Three Great Songs.
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If you have your Bible and
I hope you do on this evening,
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I invite you to take it and
turn to the book of Revelation.
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The last book in the Bible:
Revelation's Three Great Songs.
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These songs speak of our origin,
our purpose, and our destiny.
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These songs speak
about where we came from
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and why we're here
and where we're going.
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These songs speak
about the past, the present,
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and the future. These
songs speak about our Creator,
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our Redeemer,
and our coming King.
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These songs speak to you
and me in this generation.
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They were written
in the first century
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but they speak with
relevance to the 21st century.
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They were written on
an island called Patmos
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and they speak to us
here where we are tonight.
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Two of these songs are
currently being sung in heaven
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and one of them
will yet be sung.
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We begin our study tonight
in the book of Revelation
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the first chapter
and the first verse
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because each of these
songs reveals a different facet,
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a different aspect of Jesus.
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So the book of Revelation
is not a book about necessarily
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mystic symbols.
It's not a book about
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dragons and beasts primarily.
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The book of Revelation
is a book about Jesus.
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Revelation chapter 1 verse 1:
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"The revelation
of Jesus Christ... "
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So when we study the apocalypse,
the last book of the Bible
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written for the last
generation of men and women
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to live on planet earth,
we are reading about Jesus'
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last message for mankind.
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And these three
great songs give hope
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to Christ's end-time people.
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They speak with meaning
to a people that are living
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at the crisis of the
close of this earth's history.
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The first song we find in
Revelation the 4th chapter.
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Revelation the 4th chapter.
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Now if you are a student
of the book of Revelation
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you recognize that
Revelation chapter 1
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introduces the eternal,
all-powerful, all-knowing
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Christ that
cares for His church.
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Revelation chapter 2 and
3 describe those 7 churches.
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And in this
description God describes
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in seven epics of church
history down through the ages
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the spiritual condition
of the Christian church.
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So when we're looking at
Revelation chapter 2 and 3
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we have a horizontal look.
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We're looking at
what's taking place on earth.
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We're looking globally
at the Christian church
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from the first
century down to the last.
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But when we come to
Revelation chapter 4
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our eyes are taken
horizontally from earth
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and they're focused vertically
on Jesus upon His throne.
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So in Revelation
chapter 4 verse 1 we read:
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"After these things I looked
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and behold the door
standing open in heaven. "
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Whatever your condition tonight,
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whatever is
taking place on earth,
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I invite you to look
with me tonight at the door
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that's standing open in heaven
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because looking from earth
to heaven we have new hope.
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Looking from earth to
heaven we have new courage.
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Looking from earth to
heaven our hearts are lifted up.
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Looking at earth there
may be trials and difficulties
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and troubles.
Looking at earth there may be
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dark clouds that settle over.
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But Jesus says it's time
to look from earth to the door
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that's standing open in heaven.
Revelation chapter 4 verse 1.
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"And after these things
I looked and behold a door
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standing open in heaven.
And the first voice that I heard
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was like a trumpet
speaking with me saying:
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"Come up here. " God
is saying to you tonight
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"Come up here. " Come
from the trials of the earth.
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Come from the busy throng
of earth's hectic activities.
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"Come up here. "
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Jesus invites us to
join Him at the throne room
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of the universe. We
see in Revelation chapter 4
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Jesus' ministry
pictured in four great symbols.
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Verse 7: "The first living
creature was like a lion. "
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Jesus... the King of the beasts.
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Jesus... King of
King, Lord of Lords.
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That lion is often a
symbol of Jesus in the Bible.
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He's the lion of
the tribe of Judah.
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The second
creature is like a calf...
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an animal of
slaughter: Jesus was slain.
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The third like a man.
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Jesus, this lion
of the tribe of Judah,
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this Jesus who reigns over all,
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this Jesus who would
be a common sacrifice,
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this Jesus became a man.
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But He would not only
be sacrificed on a cross
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but like a flying eagle
He would return to heaven
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the risen Christ.
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So these four beasts
are pictures of Jesus.
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They are descriptions
of those heavenly beings
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that worship the
four-fold aspect of Christ
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through all eternity.
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They worship the
Jesus as King of Kings.
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They worship the
Jesus as supreme sacrifice.
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They worship the Jesus humbled
Himself and became a man.
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And they worship
the Jesus that's the One
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who died and came back to heaven
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and now rests at
the Father's throne.
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So it's a picture of worship.
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The Bible says here
these beings cry out:
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"Holy, holy,
holy. " God is holy.
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We are sinful and God is holy.
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He is the only One
perfectly holy in the universe.
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Verse... looking there again:
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"Lord God Almighty.
" He is all powerful.
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"Who was and is and is
to come. " He is eternal.
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So here is a picture of the
holy, all-powerful, eternal God.
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The living creatures give
thanks and then they begin to
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sing. And what do
they sing in verse 11?
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"You are worthy, O Lord,
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to receive glory
and honor and power
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for You created all things
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and by Your will they
exist and were created. "
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So all of heaven is singing.
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"You are worthy, O
Lord, to receive glory
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and honor and power because
You created all things. "
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He is worthy of our worship
because He is our Creator.
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He is worthy of our
worship because He made us.
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We did not evolve.
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We are not merely
skin covering bone.
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We are not the product
of some genetic accident.
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We are not genes and
chromosomes that came together
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in some primeval slime pit.
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We were created by a
God that fashioned us
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and shaped us. Before you
were conceived in your mother's
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womb you were thought
of in the mind of God.
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Amen.
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The reason that we
are unique as human beings
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is because God
fashioned us; God created us;
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God shaped us.
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"You are worthy, O
Lord, to receive honor
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and glory and power
because You created us. "
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Amen. Now if you
take away creation
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you take away the
very basis of self-worth.
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We live in a generation where
suicide is at all-time high.
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We live in a generation
where anti-depressant drugs
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are sold like candy in
pharmacies across this land.
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We live at a time when bulimia
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and anorexia become
common and prevalent.
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Why? Because men and women
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have been schooled in
the atheistic philosophy
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of evolution. And
evolution is not only a science
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it's a psychology.
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And if you accept the
hypothesis of evolution,
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you are simply an
enlarged protein molecule.
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You're simply an
enlarged animal species.
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For many, many years I
worked in Socialist countries.
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I worked in the
former Soviet Union.
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Worked with scientists
at times that believed
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that there was
no meaning in life,
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there was no purpose in life.
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Because if you take
the philosophy of evolution
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you have really no
basis for a moral ethic.
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It's the
survival of the fittest.
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We are simply enlarged animals.
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During the days of Communism
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where Russia particularly
and the former Soviet Union
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was bathed in the atheistic
philosophy of evolution
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suicide was at an all-time high.
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Alcoholism was
at an all-time high.
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And the average Russian woman
at 45 years old had already had
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seven abortions
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because there was
no purpose for life.
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No really meaning for life.
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You and I believe that God
created us and God fashioned us.
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We believe that we
have worth in His sight.
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Get your eyes out of the dust.
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You never need feel again a
lack of meaning and purpose.
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Go to the Psalms
with me tonight, please.
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Take your Bible
and turn to the Psalms.
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You are worth more than
you know in the eyes of God.
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All of heaven is singing
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"Lord God, You
created us. You are worthy
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for honor and
praise and glory. "
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And in our hearts we can sing.
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We can join with the
angels and we can sing
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"Glory to God in the highest.
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He made us, He shaped
us, He is our Creator. "
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I'm not a speck of cosmic dust.
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I'm a human being that
has worth in His sight.
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Take your Bible, please,
and turn to the book of Psalms.
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Psalm 33 verse 15.
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There is nobody else
like you in the universe.
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When Jesus created you
He threw away the pattern.
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You are one of a kind.
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Psalm 33 and verse 15:
00:18:21.45\00:18:25.06
"He fashioned their
hearts individually;
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He considers all their work. "
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Psalm 33 verse 15:
He did what everybody?
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What did God do? "He
fashioned their hearts
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individually. "
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I am told that Swiss lace makers
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get their
patterns for new Swiss lace
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as they take a snowflake
and put it under a microscope
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and trace the pattern.
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There are no
two snowflakes alike
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and every pattern is different.
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There's nobody like
you in the universe.
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If God loses you,
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there is nobody
that's going to replace you.
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God does not have a
cosmic photocopy machine
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that He turns out people.
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When the genes and
chromosomes came together
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to form the unique
biological structure
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of your personality,
God threw away the pattern.
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And if God loses you, there'll
be an emptiness in His heart
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forever. "He
formed us individually. "
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Psalm 139 verses 17 and 18.
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The fact that we
were created by a God
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that fashioned us individually
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gives to us a sense of worth.
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It gives to us a
sense of purpose.
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Whatever trial you're
going through tonight,
00:19:45.65\00:19:47.87
whatever difficulty
you're going through tonight,
00:19:48.07\00:19:50.81
whatever challenge
you're facing tonight,
00:19:50.84\00:19:53.40
the God that
created you knows your name.
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The God that named all the
stars has not forgotten yours.
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This God cares for
you. This God loves you.
00:20:02.02\00:20:05.54
This God fashioned
you. This God shaped you.
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You're not some leaf
blowing in the autumn breeze.
00:20:08.95\00:20:13.05
You're not some Coke
can run over by a car
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and dinted by the side of
the road that some boy kicks
00:20:15.93\00:20:18.93
as he walks along.
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You are not simply a
collection of skin and bone.
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You are a human
being created unique by God
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and He's thinking about you.
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Look: Psalm 139. Here we go.
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Psalm 139 verses 17 and 18:
00:20:31.31\00:20:34.22
"How precious also are
Your thoughts to me, O God!
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How great is the sum of them.
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If I should count them
they should be more in number
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than the sand. When I
wake up I'm still with You. "
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God's thinking
about you tonight.
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And David the Psalmist
says God's thoughts to you
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are more than the grains
of sand on every seashore. "
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Psalm 18 verse 19.
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Once you understand this
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you are lifted from
the fog of depression.
00:21:02.62\00:21:05.69
Once you understand this
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you are lifted from all those
feelings of low self-esteem.
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Once you understand this
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you walk through
your life with head high.
00:21:16.72\00:21:19.47
With a smile on your
face; with shoulders erect.
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You walk there
taking deep breaths saying
00:21:23.46\00:21:26.09
"God, You who created sun,
moon, and stars created me. "
00:21:26.29\00:21:30.14
"You who created every flower
that blossoms created me. "
00:21:30.34\00:21:33.51
"You who
created every fruit tree
00:21:33.71\00:21:35.64
and loaded it with
fruit created me. "
00:21:35.84\00:21:38.44
"You who created
the birds to sing
00:21:38.48\00:21:40.54
and You who created every animal
00:21:40.74\00:21:42.60
You created me and You
fashioned me and You care for me
00:21:42.74\00:21:45.77
because there's nobody
else like me in the universe
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and there's a place in
Your heart only for me. "
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Psalm 18...
looking there at verse 19.
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Psalm 18 and verse 19.
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"He has brought me
out into a broad place.
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He delivered me
because He delighted in me. "
00:22:02.55\00:22:06.02
Can you say
that with me tonight?
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God delights in me.
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Can you say it with
me? God delights in me.
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Now say it this
time like you mean it.
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With a smile on your face.
00:22:15.91\00:22:17.84
God delights in me.
00:22:18.04\00:22:21.42
God not only loves
you He delights in you.
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He delights in you.
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This is incredibly good news.
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You say: "But
wait a minute, Pastor.
00:22:30.78\00:22:32.67
It's great for
the preacher to say
00:22:32.87\00:22:35.29
but there are some
six, seven billion people
00:22:35.49\00:22:38.15
in the world, and if I'm lost
00:22:38.35\00:22:41.16
God won't even know it
because He has so many other
00:22:41.37\00:22:44.23
people on the
face of planet earth.
00:22:44.73\00:22:46.93
Preacher, don't give me
those pious platitudes. "
00:22:47.13\00:22:50.77
Look, let's suppose that
00:22:51.07\00:22:55.05
this is a porcelain vase.
00:22:55.25\00:22:58.47
And let's just suppose
that this porcelain vase is
00:22:58.77\00:23:01.67
here on the
edge of the platform.
00:23:01.87\00:23:03.77
And I'm getting kind
of excited as I preach
00:23:03.97\00:23:06.85
and I walk over and I
kick this porcelain vase
00:23:07.05\00:23:10.07
and it falls
down here and breaks.
00:23:10.27\00:23:12.58
And I feel pretty bad about that
00:23:12.78\00:23:14.44
that I broke a 3ABN vase.
00:23:14.54\00:23:17.77
And I go to Brother
Jim and Brother Danny
00:23:18.17\00:23:20.80
and I say: "Now
folk, I am so sorry. "
00:23:21.00\00:23:22.88
I look at that vase, and it
didn't look like too much to me.
00:23:23.08\00:23:26.23
I thought: Ahh, it's a 3ABN
vase. It probably cost $13-$14.
00:23:26.53\00:23:30.72
I'm a preacher but
I'll pay Brother Jim,
00:23:31.90\00:23:35.03
I'll pay Brother Danny
for that vase. " And I say:
00:23:35.23\00:23:37.39
"Danny, Jim: here's
my $14 for that vase. "
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Jim's mouth
drops and Danny faints.
00:23:41.70\00:23:44.58
And we get him some smelling
salts and we'll wake him up.
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And I say: "Brethren,
why do you look like that? "
00:23:51.85\00:23:54.53
"Pastor Mark, there's one
thing you don't understand.
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There's only one
other vase like that
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and it's in New York
City in an antique shop.
00:24:00.47\00:24:03.45
That was a Middle Eastern
vase and it's worth $128,000. "
00:24:03.75\00:24:09.37
Was I pretty sorry now
that I kicked that vase over?
00:24:12.11\00:24:14.79
Why was the vase so valuable?
00:24:16.45\00:24:21.14
Because now there's only
one of a kind in the universe.
00:24:21.44\00:24:24.81
If you break a vase
that's one of a kind,
00:24:26.14\00:24:28.33
there's no way to
replace it... it's gone.
00:24:28.43\00:24:32.09
What if that vase
on the platform...
00:24:32.59\00:24:34.62
To change the illustration,
what if there wasn't one
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in New York City? What
if it was one of a kind?
00:24:36.81\00:24:38.66
What if it was a Middle Eastern
vase painted by one of the most
00:24:39.06\00:24:42.28
famous artists in the world?
00:24:42.48\00:24:44.12
What if it
dated back 2,000 years
00:24:44.42\00:24:47.39
or 3,000 years?
00:24:47.59\00:24:49.30
What if it were broken
and could never be replaced
00:24:49.50\00:24:52.60
in this generation?
00:24:52.80\00:24:54.48
You were shaped by God.
00:24:55.70\00:24:57.56
You were fashioned by God. Amen.
00:24:57.86\00:24:59.73
You were created by
a God that loves you.
00:25:00.94\00:25:03.61
You did not evolve,
and if God loses you
00:25:04.64\00:25:08.54
there'll be an
emptiness in His heart forever.
00:25:08.74\00:25:12.07
Can you sing with the angels?
00:25:12.37\00:25:14.90
Can you sing with the
angels the song of creation?
00:25:15.10\00:25:17.99
Can you sing in the
oratorio of creation?
00:25:18.29\00:25:20.97
"You are worthy, O Lord,
00:25:21.27\00:25:24.09
to receive glory
and honor and power
00:25:24.29\00:25:27.11
because You have
created all things. "
00:25:27.31\00:25:30.27
The song of creation
lifts us from earth to heaven.
00:25:30.57\00:25:35.02
The song of creation lifts
us to the very heart of God.
00:25:35.32\00:25:39.69
God cares for you
more than you recognize.
00:25:39.99\00:25:43.05
God loves you more than
you could ever understand.
00:25:43.35\00:25:46.04
Tonight there may be
somebody sitting on a couch
00:25:46.35\00:25:51.44
in their living room. Your
head is in your hands crying
00:25:51.64\00:25:55.59
because you feel discouraged.
00:25:55.80\00:25:57.64
There is good news
for you tonight. Amen.
00:25:57.94\00:26:00.35
Incredibly good news.
00:26:00.65\00:26:02.96
The God that shaped you,
the God that fashioned you,
00:26:03.26\00:26:06.85
the God that created
you... He cares for you
00:26:07.06\00:26:10.15
and He has a plan for your life.
00:26:10.35\00:26:12.07
You can sing from
your heart with the angels:
00:26:12.27\00:26:15.94
"glory to the God
that created us. "
00:26:17.87\00:26:20.01
Three songs in the
book of Revelation. Two...
00:26:20.21\00:26:23.06
two are being sung tonight
in heaven. One not yet sung.
00:26:23.26\00:26:26.78
The second song:
Revelation the 5th chapter.
00:26:26.98\00:26:28.58
Take your Bible,
please. Three songs.
00:26:28.79\00:26:30.37
The first is the
oratorio of creation.
00:26:30.57\00:26:32.91
The second is the
oratorio of redemption.
00:26:33.11\00:26:35.61
The first speaks of
the God that created us.
00:26:35.81\00:26:38.01
The second speaks of
the God that redeemed us.
00:26:38.21\00:26:41.04
The first speaks of a God in
Eden who fashioned the world.
00:26:41.34\00:26:44.78
The second speaks of a
God hanging on the cross
00:26:44.98\00:26:47.91
that redeemed the world.
00:26:48.11\00:26:50.05
The first speaks
of a perfect world;
00:26:50.25\00:26:52.15
the second speaks
of a broken world.
00:26:52.35\00:26:54.21
The first speaks of a world
with living green carpeting
00:26:54.51\00:27:00.28
with babbling brooks with
no taint of sin, sickness,
00:27:00.48\00:27:03.23
and disease. But the second song
00:27:03.33\00:27:05.52
speaks of a
broken, shattered world...
00:27:05.72\00:27:07.95
a world in rebellion.
Revelation the 5th chapter.
00:27:08.15\00:27:11.58
The second song: the song,
the oratorio of redemption.
00:27:11.88\00:27:15.48
Revelation the 5th
chapter, we take it there.
00:27:15.78\00:27:18.31
Verse 1: "And I saw in the
right hand of Him who sat on
00:27:18.51\00:27:22.34
the throne a scroll
written inside and on the back
00:27:22.45\00:27:26.57
sealed with seven seals. "
00:27:26.77\00:27:28.23
Here a scroll is unfolded.
00:27:28.43\00:27:30.94
This is the scroll of judgment.
00:27:31.14\00:27:33.06
This is the scroll in which
every man, woman, and child
00:27:33.26\00:27:36.32
who've ever lived
names are written there.
00:27:36.42\00:27:38.26
The scroll is unfolded.
00:27:38.46\00:27:40.06
"Then I saw a strong
angel proclaiming" - verse 2-
00:27:40.26\00:27:44.36
"with a loud voice: 'Who
is worthy to open the scroll
00:27:44.56\00:27:47.15
and to loose the seals? '
No one in heaven or on earth
00:27:47.25\00:27:49.77
or under the earth was
able to open the scroll or to
00:27:49.97\00:27:52.33
look in it. So I wept
much because no one" - verse 4-
00:27:52.43\00:27:56.80
"was found worthy
to open the scroll. "
00:27:57.00\00:27:59.43
All of heaven is weeping.
00:27:59.63\00:28:00.97
Human beings
created in the image of God
00:28:01.17\00:28:03.47
many of them who have fallen...
all of them have fallen.
00:28:03.67\00:28:07.37
"All have sinned and come
short of the glory of God. "
00:28:07.57\00:28:09.53
And here is the
scroll that reveals the deeds
00:28:09.73\00:28:12.39
of all mankind.
00:28:12.49\00:28:14.01
And there's nobody
worthy to open the scroll.
00:28:14.04\00:28:16.36
It appears that all
humanity will be lost.
00:28:16.56\00:28:19.06
The world was
created perfect by God
00:28:19.26\00:28:22.86
but our first
parents plunged into sin.
00:28:23.07\00:28:25.68
And sin is malignant and deadly.
00:28:25.99\00:28:29.28
And every human being has
the malignancy of the cancer
00:28:29.48\00:28:33.90
of sin, and the only cure
00:28:34.00\00:28:37.43
is not a pill but
the "gos-pill. " Amen.
00:28:37.63\00:28:41.54
And the "gos-pill"
cures that malignancy of sin.
00:28:41.84\00:28:47.21
And here in heaven the angels
see that there's nobody worthy
00:28:47.41\00:28:52.52
to open the scroll. Verse 5:
00:28:52.73\00:28:55.31
"But one of the elders
said to me: 'Do not weep. '
00:28:55.52\00:28:58.13
'Do not weep, for the
lion of the tribe of Judah
00:28:58.33\00:29:04.16
the root of David has
prevailed to open the scroll
00:29:04.36\00:29:07.28
and to loose the
seven seals. ' And I looked
00:29:07.48\00:29:09.18
and behold in the midst of
the throne of the four living
00:29:09.38\00:29:12.01
creatures and in
the midst of the elders
00:29:12.21\00:29:15.20
stood a.. " What? Stood a what?
00:29:15.40\00:29:17.76
Lamb. "A Lamb as
it had been slain. "
00:29:17.97\00:29:21.58
A Lamb as it had been
slain. In the book of Revelation
00:29:21.79\00:29:24.66
it mentions the
Lamb of God 28 times.
00:29:24.77\00:29:27.22
Twenty-eight is
four times seven.
00:29:27.42\00:29:29.34
Numbers in the book of
Revelation are significantly
00:29:29.54\00:29:32.23
important. Seven
represents perfection.
00:29:32.33\00:29:34.58
Four represents universality.
00:29:34.88\00:29:37.22
So the sacrifice of Christ
- the Lamb that was slain -
00:29:37.43\00:29:40.51
mentioned 28 times is
the universal sacrifice
00:29:40.61\00:29:44.21
for all mankind. It's
the perfect sacrifice.
00:29:44.41\00:29:47.48
Nothing can be added to it;
00:29:47.68\00:29:48.91
nothing can be
taken away from it.
00:29:49.01\00:29:50.66
And as all of heaven
sees this bloody Lamb
00:29:50.96\00:29:56.12
up in heaven, as they see the
symbolism of this bloody Lamb,
00:29:56.32\00:30:00.20
there is universal
praise for the perfect sacrifice
00:30:00.41\00:30:03.92
of the living
Christ. And in verse 9
00:30:04.12\00:30:07.05
they sung a new song.
All of heaven rejoices.
00:30:07.25\00:30:11.93
All of heaven sings...
they sing a new song saying:
00:30:12.13\00:30:16.76
"You are worthy to
take the scroll and to open
00:30:16.96\00:30:19.56
its seal for You were
slain and have redeemed us
00:30:19.76\00:30:22.76
to God by Your blood out
of every tribe and tongue
00:30:22.86\00:30:25.97
and people and nation
and have made us kings and
00:30:26.07\00:30:29.16
priests to our God, and
we shall reign on earth. "
00:30:29.26\00:30:32.04
"Worthy, worthy
is the Lamb. " Amen.
00:30:32.24\00:30:35.50
"Worthy, worthy is
the Lamb that was slain
00:30:35.60\00:30:38.46
to receive blessing
and honor and glory. "
00:30:38.66\00:30:41.53
Everything lost by
sin: blessing, honor, glory,
00:30:41.73\00:30:45.92
riches. All that was lost by sin
00:30:46.02\00:30:48.78
Jesus Christ has won back.
00:30:48.98\00:30:52.21
He is the Lamb that was slain.
00:30:52.51\00:30:55.79
On the cross of Calvary
00:30:56.09\00:30:59.64
when the nails were
driven through His hands,
00:30:59.84\00:31:01.96
a crown of thorns
jammed upon His head,
00:31:02.16\00:31:05.14
it was a dark, dark Friday.
00:31:05.34\00:31:07.55
It was a dark Friday.
00:31:07.65\00:31:10.30
The birds ceased their singing.
00:31:10.60\00:31:13.60
The flowers drooped their heads.
It was a dark, dark Friday.
00:31:13.90\00:31:18.10
The thunder crashed
and the lightning flashed
00:31:18.40\00:31:22.04
and the rain fell. It
was a dark, dark Friday.
00:31:22.24\00:31:24.30
They drove nails through
His hands and blood ran down His
00:31:24.60\00:31:28.24
wrists to the
stone beneath the cross.
00:31:28.34\00:31:31.10
It was a dark, dark Friday.
00:31:31.30\00:31:32.88
They pierced His side.
00:31:33.18\00:31:35.51
Pilate condemned Him.
00:31:36.78\00:31:41.67
Peter denied Him.
00:31:41.97\00:31:43.68
Judas betrayed Him.
00:31:43.98\00:31:46.12
The Roman
soldiers crucified Him.
00:31:46.42\00:31:48.83
The Jews forsook Him.
00:31:49.13\00:31:51.30
The disciples fled.
00:31:51.60\00:31:53.50
They took Him and they
stretched Him on that cross
00:31:54.01\00:31:57.53
and strong-armed Roman soldiers
drove jagged nails through the
00:31:58.03\00:32:02.69
hands of the Son of God.
00:32:02.89\00:32:04.44
He should have been put on a
throne; He was put on a cross.
00:32:05.99\00:32:08.82
He should have held a scepter
00:32:09.12\00:32:11.05
and they drove
nails through His hands.
00:32:11.15\00:32:12.88
He should have
worn a diadem of glory
00:32:13.08\00:32:15.45
and He wore a crown.
00:32:17.32\00:32:19.30
But there His dying words
00:32:19.61\00:32:24.05
as the blood ran down His face
00:32:25.35\00:32:28.28
as the blood
trickled down His wrists
00:32:28.58\00:32:32.39
as the blood
spurted on His ankles...
00:32:32.59\00:32:35.99
John 19 verse 30.
00:32:36.19\00:32:39.39
His dying words in the 19th
chapter of the book of John.
00:32:39.79\00:32:45.77
And Jesus cries out
before the whole universe...
00:32:46.37\00:32:52.28
John 19 verse 30:
00:32:52.48\00:32:55.01
Jesus cries out
00:32:55.31\00:32:57.03
before watching angels,
00:32:57.23\00:33:03.22
before cherubim and seraphim,
00:33:03.42\00:33:06.04
before men and
angels Jesus cries out:
00:33:06.34\00:33:09.61
"So when He had
received the sour wine"
00:33:09.62\00:33:13.05
John 19 verse 30 "He
said 'It is finished! '
00:33:13.15\00:33:17.95
'It is finished, ' and He
bowed His head and died. "
00:33:18.25\00:33:23.68
Having said that
He gave up His spirit.
00:33:23.89\00:33:26.16
What was finished? Now
notice the Bible does not say
00:33:26.36\00:33:29.51
"He is finished. "
00:33:29.72\00:33:31.59
Doesn't say "He is finished. "
00:33:31.79\00:33:33.38
Praise God. There
was a dark, dark Friday.
00:33:33.68\00:33:36.28
He rested in the tomb on Sabbath
00:33:36.48\00:33:37.79
but hallelujah, there was a
bright Sunday morning. Amen!
00:33:37.99\00:33:40.79
And on Sunday
morning the angel came down
00:33:40.99\00:33:44.35
and the stone was rolled away
00:33:44.45\00:33:45.94
and the Roman soldiers
fell over like dead men.
00:33:46.04\00:33:48.89
And the Father said: "Son...
00:33:49.09\00:33:54.18
arise! " and Jesus
came out of that tomb.
00:33:54.49\00:33:58.04
Hallelujah!
00:33:58.44\00:33:59.83
There may be dark Fridays
but because of the resurrection
00:34:00.03\00:34:02.80
of Jesus Christ we can have
our glorious Sunday morning.
00:34:02.90\00:34:05.64
There is a new day in
the resurrection of Jesus.
00:34:05.94\00:34:09.77
The song is being sung
in heaven tonight: "Worthy,
00:34:10.07\00:34:13.02
worthy is the
Lamb that was slain
00:34:13.13\00:34:15.23
to receive blessing
and honor and glory. "
00:34:15.43\00:34:17.16
But back to our
text: John 19 verse 30.
00:34:17.26\00:34:19.69
"When Jesus had
received the sour wine He said:
00:34:19.89\00:34:22.78
'It is finished! '
" What was finished?
00:34:22.88\00:34:25.07
"It is finished! "
One theologian says
00:34:25.27\00:34:29.05
that there is more in those
three words "It is finished! "
00:34:29.25\00:34:33.17
than any other
expression in the Bible.
00:34:33.37\00:34:35.82
What is finished?
00:34:36.02\00:34:37.11
First, guilt is finished.
00:34:37.31\00:34:39.22
Guilt is finished.
00:34:39.42\00:34:40.53
The Bible says: Romans 8 verse
1 "There is no condemnation
00:34:40.74\00:34:43.48
to those who are
in Christ Jesus. "
00:34:43.58\00:34:45.33
No condemnation.
00:34:45.53\00:34:47.10
In the cross of Christ,
Jesus bears all the guilt
00:34:47.30\00:34:51.29
of humanity. On the
cross what death did Jesus die?
00:34:51.49\00:34:56.69
Did He die the first
death or the second death?
00:34:56.89\00:34:58.55
See, if Jesus only died
the first death on the cross,
00:34:58.95\00:35:02.24
then there is no salvation
for us from the second death.
00:35:02.44\00:35:05.53
You see, if you are
born once you die twice
00:35:05.73\00:35:10.72
but if you're born
twice you die once.
00:35:10.93\00:35:13.18
You see, I am
naturally born into this world
00:35:14.78\00:35:18.70
condemned by sin.
00:35:19.00\00:35:21.97
David said: "In sin my
mother did conceive me. "
00:35:22.27\00:35:25.73
Jeremiah 17:9 says:
"The heart is deceitful
00:35:26.03\00:35:29.05
above all things and
desperately wicked. "
00:35:29.25\00:35:30.76
Isaiah says all my righteousness
is as "filthy rags. "
00:35:30.96\00:35:33.92
So I am a sinner by birth
and I'm a sinner by choice.
00:35:34.22\00:35:37.37
I am condemned.
00:35:37.67\00:35:39.63
Coming to Jesus there
is no condemnation. Amen.
00:35:39.83\00:35:44.98
In Christ, there is
forgiveness and mercy.
00:35:45.12\00:35:49.50
What did Jesus mean
when He said on the cross:
00:35:49.70\00:35:51.59
"It is finished? "
00:35:51.69\00:35:52.75
The condemnation of the
guilt of our sin was borne by
00:35:52.95\00:35:55.85
Jesus on the cross. Amen!
00:35:55.95\00:35:57.85
The Bible says II
Corinthians 5 verse 21
00:35:57.88\00:36:00.20
"He who knew no sin
became sin for us. "
00:36:00.40\00:36:03.07
Did Jesus ever sin? NO.
But He became sin for us.
00:36:03.27\00:36:06.52
Galatians 3 verse 13:
00:36:06.72\00:36:08.33
"Cursed is everyone
that hangs upon the tree. "
00:36:08.53\00:36:10.59
When Jesus hung upon the cross
00:36:10.79\00:36:13.38
the judgment bar of
God was set up on Calvary
00:36:13.68\00:36:17.17
and the Father judged Christ
before the entire universe
00:36:17.47\00:36:23.21
as a sinner.
00:36:23.41\00:36:24.97
Now when did Jesus
die the second death?
00:36:25.27\00:36:28.81
Did He die the second
death after He closed His eyes
00:36:29.11\00:36:34.03
and He had no more pulse
or respiration and no more
00:36:34.23\00:36:36.98
heartbeat? Or did He die the
second death before that time?
00:36:37.08\00:36:39.87
What is the second death?
00:36:41.13\00:36:42.73
The second death is
the conscious awareness
00:36:43.04\00:36:47.36
of the agony that I was created
to be in fellowship with God
00:36:47.56\00:36:52.59
but I am
separated from God forever.
00:36:52.79\00:36:56.24
And ultimately the
second death takes place
00:36:56.55\00:36:59.07
in the lake of fire where
sinners are completely totally
00:36:59.27\00:37:02.87
consumed. But the
agony of the second death
00:37:02.97\00:37:06.59
takes place in the conscious
moments with the terrible
00:37:06.69\00:37:11.26
weeping and gnashing of teeth
00:37:11.46\00:37:13.10
before the final
cessation of life
00:37:13.30\00:37:17.42
in this sense: that I
could have lived forever
00:37:17.62\00:37:22.00
but because of the guilt
of sin I'm lost and destroyed,
00:37:22.30\00:37:26.76
annihilated... gone forever.
00:37:26.96\00:37:28.73
When did Jesus
experience the second death?
00:37:29.03\00:37:31.15
From twelve to three in
that afternoon when darkness
00:37:31.45\00:37:34.31
enshadowed the cross
00:37:34.51\00:37:36.05
Jesus could not see
through the portals of the tomb.
00:37:36.25\00:37:39.35
And the bearing of
the guilt was so great
00:37:39.55\00:37:42.85
that Jesus thought that the
shutting of the Father's face
00:37:43.05\00:37:48.11
would be shut out... the
hiding of the Father's face
00:37:48.31\00:37:51.77
would shut Him out from
the Father's boy forever.
00:37:51.97\00:37:54.28
And as Jesus hung on the cross
00:37:54.48\00:37:56.21
at any moment before He died
00:37:56.41\00:37:58.87
He could have made a conscious
choice to call 10,000 angels
00:37:59.07\00:38:02.61
and go back to heaven.
00:38:02.81\00:38:04.50
But as He was in His dying
moments He thought consciously
00:38:04.70\00:38:09.16
"I would rather bear the guilt,
the shame, the condemnation
00:38:09.36\00:38:12.85
of Mark Finley's sins
00:38:13.05\00:38:14.85
than have him not in heaven. "
00:38:15.15\00:38:17.59
Jesus thought: "I would
rather be lost forever... "
00:38:17.89\00:38:21.60
And that's what the
devil told Him on the cross.
00:38:21.70\00:38:23.63
The devil said: "Come down from
the cross; You're going to be
00:38:23.73\00:38:25.17
lost forever. "
And Jesus had to trust
00:38:25.27\00:38:28.06
in the Father's assurance of
love which He could not visibly
00:38:28.26\00:38:33.10
see on the moments
He hung upon the cross.
00:38:33.20\00:38:35.91
Because everything
around Jesus was telling Him
00:38:36.05\00:38:39.28
"If You go through with this,
00:38:39.48\00:38:40.81
You will never see Your Father
again. You will be lost. "
00:38:40.91\00:38:44.35
What did Jesus mean when
He said: "It is finished? "
00:38:44.65\00:38:46.63
"The plan of
salvation is complete
00:38:46.83\00:38:49.89
and My people can go free.
00:38:53.82\00:38:56.30
The guilt and
condemnation is gone forever. "
00:38:56.60\00:38:59.22
Do you see why the angels sing?
00:38:59.52\00:39:01.65
"Worthy, worthy,
worthy is the Lamb. "
00:39:01.96\00:39:04.83
What love is this that
the Son has given His life?
00:39:05.13\00:39:10.31
There is no story
like this in Buddhism.
00:39:10.51\00:39:13.08
There is no story
like this in Islam.
00:39:13.38\00:39:15.73
There is no story
like this in Hinduism.
00:39:15.93\00:39:18.14
Secular atheists
are amazed at this story
00:39:18.34\00:39:21.53
that the divine Son of God
that existed with the Father
00:39:21.74\00:39:25.16
from eternity, that never
had a beginning or never had
00:39:25.36\00:39:28.01
an ending was
willing to go into the tomb,
00:39:28.11\00:39:30.88
willing if
necessary never to come out.
00:39:31.08\00:39:33.20
Willing to bear the condemnation
the guilt and shame of sin
00:39:33.40\00:39:36.44
so that those who He
had created in His image
00:39:36.64\00:39:41.05
would one day have
that image restored
00:39:41.25\00:39:43.92
and live in
heaven with Him forever.
00:39:44.02\00:39:46.27
Amen!
00:39:46.48\00:39:48.09
There is no motivation
like the love of the cross.
00:39:48.39\00:39:51.53
What was finished?
First, guilt was finished.
00:39:51.73\00:39:55.08
Secondly, bondage was finished.
00:39:55.39\00:39:59.46
Jesus had met
Satan's temptations head on.
00:39:59.76\00:40:04.90
Jesus had faced every single
thing that you can ever face
00:40:06.27\00:40:11.16
and He came out victorious.
00:40:11.46\00:40:14.00
You say: "Wait a
minute, Pastor, now.
00:40:14.30\00:40:16.05
That's kind of... that's
nice for the preacher to say
00:40:16.25\00:40:18.63
but look... my husband
left me for somebody else.
00:40:18.73\00:40:22.17
Jesus never faced that. He
never went through a divorce. "
00:40:22.37\00:40:25.23
You were betrayed.
Jesus was betrayed by Judas.
00:40:27.50\00:40:31.83
And Jesus' capacity to love
meant that He had a capacity
00:40:33.11\00:40:38.62
to suffer. And if you have
an infinite capacity to love
00:40:38.72\00:40:41.72
you have an
infinite capacity to suffer.
00:40:41.92\00:40:43.40
The suffering of Christ
in the betrayal of His people
00:40:43.70\00:40:46.95
was greater than any betrayal
you've ever gone through.
00:40:47.05\00:40:48.97
You say: "Wait a minute... but
my business partner treats me
00:40:49.17\00:40:51.38
unjustly. Jesus
never had a bus... "
00:40:51.48\00:40:53.71
Jesus was treated unjustly.
00:40:53.91\00:40:55.88
"But wait a minute, Jesus
never knows what it's like to
00:40:56.09\00:40:58.18
overcome alcohol
and tobacco because... "
00:40:58.38\00:41:00.78
The cravings of Jesus' flesh
in the 40 days in the wilderness
00:41:00.98\00:41:04.69
were greater than any
alcohol craving or drug craving.
00:41:04.72\00:41:07.27
The body does not interpret
the nature of the craving,
00:41:07.57\00:41:10.70
it only interprets the craving.
00:41:10.90\00:41:12.14
And Jesus' craving
for food was greater.
00:41:12.34\00:41:14.58
You see, when
Jesus faced Satan head on
00:41:14.79\00:41:17.95
He walked in the
footsteps of all humanity.
00:41:18.15\00:41:22.21
We have a High Priest
that understands our weakness.
00:41:23.85\00:41:27.92
"In all points tempted
like we are yet without sin. "
00:41:28.22\00:41:32.47
And when Jesus died on the cross
He said: "Bondage is broken.
00:41:32.77\00:41:36.86
The shackles of sin that
have bound My people are broken.
00:41:37.16\00:41:41.09
The prison doors that have
locked them in are now opened. "
00:41:41.40\00:41:45.83
Jesus was triumphant on the
cross over the powers of hell
00:41:46.13\00:41:50.41
and you can overcome in your
life against the powers of hell.
00:41:50.61\00:41:54.52
Amen. The gospel is not merely
00:41:54.82\00:41:58.56
salvation from the
condemnation of sin.
00:41:58.86\00:42:03.57
It is salvation from
the bondage of sin - Amen -
00:42:03.77\00:42:07.57
in Christ, through Christ.
00:42:07.71\00:42:09.17
We come to Jesus just like we
are but we don't stay as we are.
00:42:09.38\00:42:13.17
You know that old song
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
00:42:13.47\00:42:17.30
Let me hide myself in Thee.
00:42:17.50\00:42:19.47
And then the verse says save
me from sin's guilt and power.
00:42:19.67\00:42:24.21
I thank God that
the gospel saves us
00:42:24.52\00:42:28.17
from both sin's
condemnation and sin's bondage.
00:42:28.30\00:42:32.01
Romans chapter 8.
Please take your Bible
00:42:32.21\00:42:34.13
and turn to Romans
the eighth chapter.
00:42:34.23\00:42:35.93
Not only is there no
condemnation in Christ
00:42:36.14\00:42:39.30
there is no bondage.
00:42:39.50\00:42:42.08
We are free from bondage.
00:42:42.38\00:42:44.54
The chains that
bound us are severed
00:42:44.84\00:42:48.83
through the victory of Christ.
00:42:49.96\00:42:52.05
Romans the 8th chapter. We
look here at Romans chapter 8
00:42:52.35\00:42:56.04
verse 15: "For you did not
receive the spirit of bondage
00:42:56.24\00:43:02.17
again to fear but you
received the spirit of adoption
00:43:02.37\00:43:05.37
by whom we cry Abba Father. "
00:43:05.57\00:43:07.26
Through the death of Christ
on the cross guilt is gone.
00:43:07.57\00:43:11.96
We are no longer in bondage.
00:43:12.19\00:43:14.52
We are adopted as the
sons and daughters of God.
00:43:14.72\00:43:18.80
What did Jesus mean when
He said: "It is finished? "
00:43:19.00\00:43:21.23
Guilt is gone.
00:43:21.80\00:43:23.17
What did He mean when
He said: "It is finished? "
00:43:23.47\00:43:25.07
Grace flows from
the throne of God:
00:43:25.27\00:43:27.26
the grace that forgives our
past and the grace that leads us
00:43:27.36\00:43:30.54
to obedience. Amen.
00:43:30.64\00:43:32.09
Are you struggling
with something tonight?
00:43:32.30\00:43:34.02
Is there some besetting sin?
00:43:34.33\00:43:36.13
"Where sin doth abound
grace abounds much more. "
00:43:37.35\00:43:42.46
Amen.
00:43:42.66\00:43:43.74
Grace is not merely
the provision to pardon.
00:43:43.94\00:43:47.25
Grace is the power
to transform. Amen.
00:43:47.46\00:43:50.84
There is power,
power, wonder-working power
00:43:51.14\00:43:55.12
in the blood of Jesus Christ.
00:43:55.52\00:43:58.31
When Jesus dies on the cross
what is finished? Three things.
00:43:58.51\00:44:01.13
Guilt is gone. Bondage is gone.
00:44:01.33\00:44:04.13
There's one more thing.
00:44:04.33\00:44:05.72
The fear of death is
gone. Amen! It's over.
00:44:06.02\00:44:10.12
Jesus went into the tomb and
He turned the tomb into a tunnel
00:44:10.35\00:44:14.81
and there's light
at the other end. Amen!
00:44:15.01\00:44:17.35
Jesus went into the grave...
You know, the older you get
00:44:17.49\00:44:21.28
the more you
sense your mortality.
00:44:21.48\00:44:24.73
You know, the older you
get the more you recognize
00:44:27.13\00:44:30.42
that you're not immortal.
00:44:30.62\00:44:32.62
I was in Africa, building
some churches and schools
00:44:32.82\00:44:35.88
with our Maranatha group.
00:44:36.08\00:44:37.92
Thought I was in pretty good
shape until I came down 2 stairs
00:44:39.16\00:44:41.69
and ripped out my
knee and my meniscus
00:44:41.79\00:44:44.54
and broke my cartilage.
00:44:44.64\00:44:46.62
My wife and I are
pretty active. We walk a lot.
00:44:46.92\00:44:49.84
And for about 6 or 7 weeks -
00:44:50.04\00:44:52.01
I just had my
operation four weeks ago -
00:44:52.21\00:44:53.79
and you know I'm still
kind of limping around.
00:44:54.00\00:44:57.02
If you see me limping, you say:
"Pastor Finley, you're getting
00:44:57.23\00:44:59.11
old. " That's not
because I got old;
00:44:59.21\00:45:00.36
that's because I
went down those steps.
00:45:00.46\00:45:02.06
But I'll tell you, you
lie on your back with some
00:45:03.49\00:45:05.74
health problems from time to
time you begin to think about
00:45:05.85\00:45:08.04
how frail life is.
00:45:08.14\00:45:09.90
All of us live on the
knife- edge of eternity. Amen.
00:45:10.10\00:45:15.06
One night Elder H.M.S.
Richards was preaching on the
00:45:15.20\00:45:18.04
signs of Christ's coming and how
soon Christ was going to come
00:45:18.24\00:45:21.07
and an old man
stood up in the audience.
00:45:21.37\00:45:24.70
This guy, I don't know,
70 years old or something.
00:45:24.90\00:45:26.26
He said: "Pastor Richards,
Christ may not come for
00:45:26.37\00:45:29.28
a hundred years. " And
Richards said: "Friend,
00:45:29.38\00:45:32.09
put your hand on your
heart. Thump, thump, thump.
00:45:32.19\00:45:34.16
Judging from your age it's not
going to be 100 years for you. "
00:45:34.36\00:45:37.11
We live on the
knife- edge of eternity.
00:45:39.34\00:45:42.46
And when Jesus
Christ went into that grave
00:45:42.76\00:45:45.65
He turned the
tomb into a tunnel.
00:45:45.85\00:45:48.12
When Christ went into
that grave He conquered death.
00:45:48.33\00:45:52.07
Death is a defeated foe.
00:45:53.11\00:45:55.13
Jesus said: "It is finished! "
00:45:55.33\00:45:57.00
Your guilt is gone.
00:45:57.20\00:45:59.19
"It is finished!
" Bondage is gone.
00:45:59.39\00:46:01.46
"It is finished! "
The fear of death is gone.
00:46:01.76\00:46:04.57
And so all of heaven sings
00:46:04.87\00:46:07.24
"Worthy, worthy,
worthy, worthy is the Lamb
00:46:07.44\00:46:11.58
to receive
blessing and honor and glory
00:46:11.88\00:46:14.72
for He was slain. "
00:46:14.92\00:46:16.31
All of heaven is
singing the song of creation.
00:46:16.51\00:46:18.50
You are worth
something in God's sight.
00:46:18.70\00:46:20.52
There's a place in
His heart only for you.
00:46:20.72\00:46:22.92
All of heaven is
singing the song of redemption.
00:46:23.22\00:46:25.41
There's an old Romanian
story that Romanian children
00:46:25.71\00:46:31.40
learn when they're
little kids - 7, 8 years old.
00:46:31.60\00:46:34.08
It begins in the Romanian
language "Once upon a time. "
00:46:34.28\00:46:38.53
I love those "Once upon
a time" stories, don't you?
00:46:38.73\00:46:40.97
Once upon a time.
00:46:41.17\00:46:42.50
And here's how the story goes.
00:46:42.70\00:46:44.02
Once upon a time there
was a very wealthy Romanian
00:46:44.32\00:46:50.25
nobleman. Once upon a time
00:46:50.45\00:46:53.50
he lived in a palatial estate.
00:46:53.71\00:46:56.22
He had 500 horses.
00:46:56.53\00:47:01.37
He had 10,000 sheep.
00:47:01.67\00:47:04.91
He had chickens.
He had farms so far
00:47:05.21\00:47:09.99
that your eye could not
see the end of his land.
00:47:10.29\00:47:14.02
Once upon a time
00:47:14.33\00:47:15.61
he was in his
palatial estate and he looked
00:47:15.81\00:47:18.03
over through the forest
and he saw a little cabin
00:47:19.91\00:47:24.15
on the edge of his property.
00:47:24.36\00:47:26.34
And he saw a little peasant
there in peasant's clothing.
00:47:26.54\00:47:29.80
And this peasant had two goats,
00:47:30.00\00:47:33.17
and a few lambs, a
couple of chickens.
00:47:33.37\00:47:37.96
Once upon a time the
nobleman in the night
00:47:38.16\00:47:41.30
called in some of
his soldiers and he said:
00:47:41.50\00:47:44.24
"I want that man's cabin.
00:47:44.44\00:47:46.68
I want that man's sheep.
I want that man's chickens.
00:47:46.98\00:47:50.68
This is what we're going to do.
00:47:50.88\00:47:53.02
I can't go take them
because the townspeople
00:47:53.22\00:47:55.94
may rebel against me.
00:47:56.04\00:47:57.63
But you go tonight and
you drive his sheep and goats
00:47:57.83\00:48:01.96
onto my property. You drive
his chicken onto my property.
00:48:02.06\00:48:05.39
Let them destroy a
little bit of my garden
00:48:05.59\00:48:07.21
and tomorrow we'll
try him. " So they did.
00:48:07.41\00:48:10.41
Drove the animals
onto the man's property
00:48:10.61\00:48:12.41
and they made a little
mess in the garden, you know,
00:48:12.51\00:48:14.47
like animals can do.
00:48:14.57\00:48:16.03
The next day the soldiers went.
00:48:16.06\00:48:18.40
"You're under arrest.
You can't even take care
00:48:18.60\00:48:20.23
of your own animals.
Look what they did: damaged
00:48:20.33\00:48:21.94
the nobleman's property. "
00:48:22.04\00:48:23.65
They brought the man
into the center of town.
00:48:23.85\00:48:26.94
Brought out all the townspeople
00:48:27.14\00:48:28.69
and they mocked the man.
00:48:28.89\00:48:30.97
They stripped off his clothing.
00:48:31.17\00:48:33.22
They awarded his little
cabin and they awarded his
00:48:33.72\00:48:39.46
sheep, the few goats and
chickens to the nobleman.
00:48:39.66\00:48:44.02
And as the final
act of degradation
00:48:45.57\00:48:48.09
the nobleman walked up
and spit on both of his cheeks
00:48:48.30\00:48:52.41
as the man was mocked.
00:48:52.61\00:48:55.36
The man was sent
out away from the town.
00:48:55.56\00:48:58.00
And once upon a time there
was a poor peasant, penniless.
00:48:58.20\00:49:03.40
A poor peasant in
rags with his head down
00:49:03.80\00:49:08.27
ridiculed and mocked
walking through the forest.
00:49:08.40\00:49:11.14
And as he walked down
an old dirt road one day
00:49:11.34\00:49:14.50
after months of wandering
00:49:14.70\00:49:16.98
he noticed an entourage coming.
00:49:17.18\00:49:19.44
It was the king of
that whole country.
00:49:19.64\00:49:22.77
And the king motioned
for his entourage to stop.
00:49:22.98\00:49:28.32
And they saw the
man. And the king got out
00:49:28.53\00:49:29.94
and he said: "My man, nobody
should live like this in my
00:49:30.04\00:49:32.48
kingdom. Why are
you living like this? "
00:49:32.58\00:49:34.71
And the poor man told him
the story of what the nobleman
00:49:35.88\00:49:38.14
had done. And the king went back
00:49:38.24\00:49:40.91
into his carriage and
he got out a sack of gold.
00:49:41.11\00:49:44.91
And he said: "This is
enough to buy that whole town
00:49:45.11\00:49:48.12
and that nobleman's
estate. It is yours. Go do it! "
00:49:48.22\00:49:50.68
But the man still
had his head down.
00:49:50.98\00:49:53.37
And the king said: "Why? "
00:49:53.57\00:49:55.41
And once upon a time the
man looked up and he said:
00:49:55.71\00:49:58.23
"Because he spit on my face
00:49:58.33\00:50:00.29
and that is the mockery. "
00:50:00.49\00:50:03.71
And the king took his face
00:50:04.11\00:50:06.36
and he pulled it close to his
and he kissed him on each cheek.
00:50:06.56\00:50:09.34
And he said: "You go back
into town with your bag of gold
00:50:09.54\00:50:13.32
and tell them that where
that wicked man spit on you
00:50:13.46\00:50:18.68
the king has kissed you.
00:50:18.78\00:50:20.73
Walk into town with dignity. "
00:50:20.93\00:50:23.86
I am that wanderer.
You are that wanderer.
00:50:24.17\00:50:28.01
"The thief cometh not
but for to steal and to kill
00:50:28.31\00:50:31.78
and to destroy, but
Christ has come to give us life
00:50:31.88\00:50:34.83
and give it more abundantly. "
00:50:35.03\00:50:36.63
We wander around. Our
riches have been robbed from us.
00:50:36.84\00:50:40.65
Our righteousness, our robes,
have been stripped from us.
00:50:40.85\00:50:43.97
We wander in rags
but we come to the King
00:50:44.17\00:50:47.60
and Jesus Christ has died
for us. Our guilt is gone.
00:50:47.80\00:50:51.38
Our shame is gone. Our bondage
of the evil one is broken.
00:50:51.58\00:50:55.02
And Jesus takes us in
His arms and He gives us
00:50:55.22\00:50:58.77
the gold of the riches
of His love and He gives us
00:50:58.97\00:51:02.11
more than we could
ever imagine we lost.
00:51:02.31\00:51:05.03
And He takes us in His arms
and He kisses us on each cheek
00:51:05.23\00:51:08.42
and He says: "My
child, there's a place for you
00:51:08.62\00:51:10.67
in all eternity. " And
with the angels we sing:
00:51:10.77\00:51:13.39
"Worthy, worthy, worthy
00:51:13.59\00:51:15.43
is the Lamb that was slain
00:51:15.63\00:51:18.31
to bring glory and
honor and riches. "
00:51:18.61\00:51:20.64
Can you sing the
song of creation tonight?
00:51:20.84\00:51:23.81
Can you sing the
song of redemption?
00:51:24.11\00:51:25.96
But there's one more song.
00:51:26.06\00:51:27.30
Revelation the 15th
chapter... one last song.
00:51:27.60\00:51:30.25
Three songs of Revelation.
00:51:30.56\00:51:32.53
They speak of where we
came from and why we're here
00:51:32.73\00:51:35.52
and where we're going.
They speak of a Creator.
00:51:35.73\00:51:37.82
They speak of a Redeemer.
They speak of a coming King.
00:51:38.02\00:51:40.14
Revelation the 15th chapter.
00:51:40.34\00:51:43.43
Revelation the 15th chapter.
00:51:43.63\00:51:45.60
We begin there with verse 1.
00:51:46.11\00:51:49.62
"Then I saw a sign in heaven
00:51:49.82\00:51:51.71
great and marvelous:
seven angels having the
00:51:51.91\00:51:54.39
seven last plagues, for in them
the wrath of God is complete.
00:51:54.49\00:51:58.07
And I saw something like
a sea of glass mingled with
00:51:58.27\00:52:00.86
fire. And those who have
the victory over the beast,
00:52:00.96\00:52:03.69
over his image,
and over the mark
00:52:03.89\00:52:05.59
and over the number of his name
standing on the sea of glass
00:52:05.79\00:52:08.23
having the harps of
God and they sing the song
00:52:08.43\00:52:11.27
of Moses, the
servant of the Lamb...
00:52:11.47\00:52:13.99
the servant of God and
the servant of the Lamb. "
00:52:14.19\00:52:16.09
They sing the song of
Moses. What's the song of Moses?
00:52:16.19\00:52:18.50
See this chapter introduces
the seven last plagues.
00:52:18.80\00:52:22.05
Were there any plagues
before the seven last ones?
00:52:22.25\00:52:25.13
Were there? How
many? Where were they?
00:52:25.33\00:52:27.85
In Egypt. How many were there?
00:52:28.05\00:52:30.36
Ten. Why were there ten
there and only seven here?
00:52:30.56\00:52:32.85
Because the first
three fell on all the land
00:52:33.05\00:52:35.72
including the Israelites
00:52:35.92\00:52:37.83
but the seven last
plagues only fall on the wicked
00:52:38.03\00:52:40.52
never on the righteous.
00:52:40.62\00:52:41.73
Where was Israel during
the plagues? Listen to me now.
00:52:41.93\00:52:44.55
Where was Israel
during the plagues?
00:52:44.75\00:52:46.15
Were they delivered in some
rapture before the plagues? No!
00:52:46.25\00:52:48.67
Israel was in the
plagues protected by God.
00:52:48.87\00:52:51.24
And at the end of
the plagues God opened up
00:52:51.44\00:52:54.50
the Red Sea. And as
God opened up that Red Sea
00:52:54.53\00:52:56.91
they went through! Amen.
00:52:57.01\00:52:59.21
You know, somebody
told me not long ago,
00:52:59.34\00:53:01.83
some skeptic, they said:
00:53:02.03\00:53:04.22
"That was no miracle.
00:53:04.42\00:53:06.04
That was not the Red
Sea, that was the Reed Sea.
00:53:06.24\00:53:08.27
And we know today
the wind had blown
00:53:08.47\00:53:10.11
and the water was ankle deep
00:53:10.31\00:53:11.68
and the Israelites just walked
through ankle deep water. "
00:53:11.88\00:53:15.81
You know what I said? "Praise
the Lord, what a miracle! "
00:53:16.01\00:53:18.70
They said: "What do
you mean what a miracle? "
00:53:19.00\00:53:20.55
I said: "How in the world
could the Lord have drowned
00:53:20.65\00:53:22.12
all those Egyptians
in ankle deep water?
00:53:22.22\00:53:23.96
That's a better
miracle than I ever thought! "
00:53:24.17\00:53:25.88
Here in Revelation chapter 15
00:53:30.04\00:53:33.96
Revelation chapter 15
what is the song of Moses?
00:53:34.17\00:53:39.57
After Israel was
miraculously delivered by God,
00:53:39.77\00:53:44.33
when it seemed it was totally
impossible for them to be
00:53:44.63\00:53:48.46
delivered, Miriam
sang a song of deliverance.
00:53:48.56\00:53:52.25
We go through the
plagues protected by God
00:53:53.67\00:53:56.58
but at the end of the plagues
we sing the song of Moses,
00:53:56.78\00:54:01.14
the song of deliverance.
00:54:01.24\00:54:02.61
Christ has come as
a mighty conqueror.
00:54:02.81\00:54:05.36
Christ has come
as a triumphant King.
00:54:05.56\00:54:08.04
Christ has come as Lord of
Lords and we sing. Here it is:
00:54:08.24\00:54:11.30
"Great and marvelous are
Your works, Lord God Almighty. "
00:54:11.50\00:54:14.16
We'd better be
practicing that song now
00:54:14.36\00:54:16.37
because we are going to be
singing it when Jesus comes.
00:54:16.47\00:54:19.34
We're going to be
singing it all eternity.
00:54:19.55\00:54:21.08
"Great and marvelous are
Your works, Lord God Almighty.
00:54:21.29\00:54:24.09
Just and true are Your
way, O King of the saints.
00:54:24.29\00:54:26.96
Who shall not fear You, O
Lord, and glorify Your name?
00:54:27.16\00:54:30.28
For You alone are holy.
For all nations shall come
00:54:30.48\00:54:33.43
and worship before You for Your
judgments have been manifest. "
00:54:33.53\00:54:37.24
Jesus Christ will
come as King of Kings.
00:54:37.54\00:54:39.99
One day the earth will shake.
00:54:40.19\00:54:41.83
One day an earthquake
will split apart this world.
00:54:42.03\00:54:44.32
One day the
buildings will tumble.
00:54:44.52\00:54:46.58
One day the stars will be
thrown out of their courses.
00:54:46.78\00:54:49.61
One day the sky will break open.
00:54:49.81\00:54:52.54
Lightning will flash from
the east even to the west.
00:54:52.74\00:54:55.29
Jesus will come with
10,000 times 10,000 angels.
00:54:55.49\00:54:59.71
One day disease and disaster
and death will be over forever.
00:54:59.91\00:55:03.79
One day pestilence
and pollution and poverty
00:55:03.99\00:55:07.73
will be over forever.
00:55:07.83\00:55:09.21
One day chaos and calamity
and cancer will be over forever.
00:55:09.41\00:55:14.46
One day Jesus will come.
00:55:14.49\00:55:17.09
One day the
graves will be opened.
00:55:17.29\00:55:19.35
One day the righteous
dead will be resurrected.
00:55:19.45\00:55:22.19
One day the righteous
living will be transformed.
00:55:22.40\00:55:24.68
One day soon you and I
will sing with all the angels
00:55:24.88\00:55:29.59
of the universe: "Just
and righteous are Your ways
00:55:29.69\00:55:33.48
O Lord. " I'm looking
forward to that day, aren't you?
00:55:33.68\00:55:35.67
Amen!
00:55:35.87\00:55:37.08
This evening, is
there somebody here tonight,
00:55:39.33\00:55:42.84
somebody watching by television,
00:55:43.14\00:55:45.96
you're a little
discouraged tonight.
00:55:46.16\00:55:48.23
You wonder if it's
possible for you to be saved.
00:55:49.61\00:55:52.36
I've got good
news for you tonight.
00:55:52.56\00:55:54.70
Jesus created you
and fashioned you.
00:55:54.90\00:55:57.85
There is a place for
you right in His heart.
00:55:58.25\00:56:01.58
If Jesus loses you,
He cannot replace you.
00:56:01.78\00:56:04.80
If Jesus loses you, there'll
be an emptiness in His heart
00:56:06.11\00:56:08.68
forever. You
mean something to Him.
00:56:08.78\00:56:11.90
He died for you.
00:56:13.21\00:56:15.28
He was willing to go to
eternal death so you could have
00:56:15.58\00:56:19.43
eternal life. He was willing
to have nails in His hands
00:56:19.53\00:56:23.32
so you could hold the
scepter. He was willing
00:56:23.53\00:56:25.34
to go to the cross so
you could sit on the throne.
00:56:25.44\00:56:27.41
He died for you, tonight,
00:56:28.78\00:56:30.67
and He's coming again for you.
00:56:30.87\00:56:32.74
He can't bear being
without you much longer.
00:56:32.94\00:56:36.55
He wants to come more
than you want Him to come.
00:56:38.18\00:56:43.76
He's longing to return.
00:56:44.06\00:56:47.54
Tonight would you like to
bow your head wherever you are
00:56:47.84\00:56:50.25
here in this 3ABN audience,
the television audience,
00:56:50.45\00:56:52.75
and just say: "Jesus,
Jesus take me tonight? "
00:56:52.85\00:56:55.76
"Jesus I'm Yours. If
You love me that much
00:56:56.06\00:56:59.30
I want to be with
You for all eternity. "
00:56:59.70\00:57:02.48
Let's pray. Father in Heaven,
00:57:02.68\00:57:03.77
thank you for Your love... a
love that will never let us go.
00:57:03.97\00:57:09.22
Oh Father, we
respond to that love tonight
00:57:09.52\00:57:12.27
and want to sing these
songs around Your throne forever
00:57:12.47\00:57:16.37
and ever. In Jesus' name, Amen.
00:57:16.47\00:57:19.14