Welcome to 3ABN's
Spring Camp Meeting 2017:
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Hello and thank you for
joining us here at 3ABN.
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I want to say just
Praise the Lord! and thank
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each and every one of
you here in our audience
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that have
traveled from many states
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around the United States
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and also some various countries
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are coming in. And we
appreciate you so much.
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It's so good. Those of you at
home, thank you for joining us
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too as you do
from around the world.
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But it's a special treat
when we get to know each other
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in a little better way
because we're talking through
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the cameras and there's
usually glass dividing us.
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But in this case we'll be able
to spend the rest of the weekend
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together. So I always say
if we see you outside here
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somewhere and get a chance
if you want to shake our hand
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and hug our neck
or shake our neck
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and hug our hand... Whatever
you do, don't be too hard on us.
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But anyway, thank you for being
here. It's a great Camp Meeting.
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Ya'll been blessed so far? Amen!
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Well I have some good
news for you right now.
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Our next speaker is
Pastor Wintley Phipps.
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Anyone ever hear
of Pastor Phipps?
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All right. Quite a
few hands have gone up.
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I could spend a whole
hour just giving some accolades
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but I won't, 'cause all
I'm going to really give
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is to say that he loves Jesus.
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He's a sinner saved by grace
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and that he is probably
one of the best known SDA's
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maybe one of the best
known Christians in the world.
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Briefly, he's
performed for presidents.
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He sang for Jimmy
Carter, Ronald Reagan,
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George Bush, Bill Clinton,
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other President
George Bush, Barack Obama.
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And he's sung at several
National Prayer Breakfasts.
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I've been there for
one of those with him.
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He performed in 1984 and 1988
Democratic Nat'l Convention.
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Rosa Parks' 77th birthday.
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta,
former South African president
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Nelson Mandela. He's appeared
on programs with Dr. Martin
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Luther King... about every-
thing you can think of here.
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Robert Schuller,
Billy Graham crusades.
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Diana Ross' wedding
and Saturday Night Live,
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Soul Train, the Oprah Winfrey
Show, and you go on and on
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and he's been there.
I'm trying to guide him
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in how to do all
this, you know. No...
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And givin' him
voice lessons, by the way.
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But no... I so love
and appreciate Wintley
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and his wife Linda.
They're wonderful people.
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He's a pastor, and yet
he travels around the world.
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But he still pastors a
church there in Florida.
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He has a heart for God and
has an incredible incredible
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gift that God has given
very few people that I've met
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on planet earth to be
able to both speak and sing
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under such an
anointing of the Holy Spirit.
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So at this time it's
my privilege to introduce
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Pastor Wintley Phipps. Amen!
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Amazing love...
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how can it be?
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You broke the chains
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and set me free!
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You fill my life
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with joy untold.
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You light my spirit;
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You feed my soul.
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Now I want to let
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the whole world know
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of all You've done for me.
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I want to praise
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Your name!
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Amazing love...
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how can it be?
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You sent Your Son
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to die for me.
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He took the blame;
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carried my shame
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all the way to Calvary!
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When I thought I was
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forever lost
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You caught my falling soul.
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I want to love
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You more!
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Amazing love...
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amazing love...
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amazing!
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Amazing love.
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Amazing love...
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how can it be?
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You would give
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Your life for me.
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You bring such comfort
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to my soul.
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You raise me up
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and make me whole.
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Now I want to let
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the whole world know
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of all You've done
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for me.
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I don't think
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I could ever
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ever love You more!
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Amazing love...
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amazing love!
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Amazing love...
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how can it be?
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Now I'll live eternally.
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I once was lost
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but now I'm found.
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I was blind
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but now I see.
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And now I am
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forever Yours.
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Soon I'll see Your face
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and I will love
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You more!
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Amazing love!
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Amazing love!
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Amazing love!
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Amazing love!
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Amen!
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Amen.
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Praise the Lord! Amen!
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Will you bow your heads
with me? Father, as we open
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Your holy Word, I ask
that You would cleanse me
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of all unrighteousness.
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Fill my life with
Your Holy Spirit's presence
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and power. Speak
to me, through me,
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and for me. I
promise you, Lord, I'll
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always give You the honor,
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the glory, and the praise.
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In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
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I don't know about you
but I love coming to 3ABN.
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Amen! Amen.
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The Holy Ghost
lives up in this place.
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Amen? Amen.
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And so I'm going to
ask you to pray for me
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as we tackle a very important
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message today.
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The date was July 16, 1969.
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I was a 14-year-old boy
watching along with the rest
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of the world as the
space ship Apollo 11
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took off from Cape Canaveral.
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On board were three brave men:
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Buzz Aldrin, Michael
Collins, and Neil Armstrong.
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For three days
they traveled in space
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at a speed of more
than 3,000 miles an hour.
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And on the third day they moved
into the gravitational pull
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of the moon. The
next day - July 20th -
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at 1:46 in the afternoon
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a module named Eagle
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pulled away
from the mother ship.
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Two and a half hours
later at 4:17 in the afternoon
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Armstrong radioed
back to Mission Control
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"The Eagle has landed. "
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Man's first spaceship
had landed on the moon.
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Six hours later Neil
Armstrong opened the hatch
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and gingerly climbed down.
And at 10:56 in the evening
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in a crackling
audio/video transmission
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being broadcast
live around the world
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Armstrong spoke
these immortal words:
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"That's one small step for man;
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one giant leap for mankind. "
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Now some of us who are older
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remember where we were
when we first heard those words.
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If you were a teenager in 1969,
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you might as well face
it: you're getting up in age.
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As I thought
about that day in 1969
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God reminded me
that for every one of us
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there is a giant
leap we all must take.
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And that giant leap is not
the day we stand on the moon.
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That giant leap
is the day we decide
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that this earth is
not our home. Amen!
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That giant leap is when
we decide we want to live
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forever in heaven. Amen!
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That giant leap
is the day we decide
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what God has
prepared for us in the heaven
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is more important than anything
we could live for here on earth.
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Amen! That giant
leap is the day we decide
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that heaven is real - Amen!
and we want to live in heaven
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with Jesus and the angels.
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That giant leap
is the day we decide
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that we are determined to
do whatever God says to do
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to GET to heaven. Amen!
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That giant leap is when
we are ready and determined
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to undergo whatever personal
or character transformation
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God requires or demands - Amen!
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that helps us prepare
for heaven. For some people
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that giant leap happened
the day they first looked up
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into a starry sky in awe.
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For some, that giant
leap happened the first time
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the promise of life in
heaven seemed more appealing
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than the best life you
could live here on earth.
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I can tell you every
resort I have ever attended
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whether it's the Ritz
Carlton or wherever...
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they all have contracts
with pest control companies.
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For some people
that giant leap happened
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the first day they realized
that what they couldn't see
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was suddenly more real
than what they could see. Amen!
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Moses took that leap
when he decided all the power
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and wealth and
pleasures of the world
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were no match for the
call of things eternal.
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The Bible says in
Hebrews chapter 11 verse 24
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For others like
the thief on the cross
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that giant leap came the
moment they were about to die
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and in a leap of faith
they purposed to trust God
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with all they had left
of their life and destiny.
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In John 3:5 Jesus
spoke of heaven this way:
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Now those words -
"kingdom of God" -
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were used by Jesus
to describe heaven.
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The Bible also
describes heaven as a city,
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as a paradise,
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as a garden,
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a resting place,
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the future dwelling
place of the righteous...
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Amen!
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And Jesus in
many of His parables
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used the expression
"the kingdom of God"
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to mean the kingdom of heaven.
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Now let's face
it: as human beings
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something within us stirs
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every time we hear
the word heaven. Amen!
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Have you ever closed your eyes
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and dreamed of heaven?
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When you do, what
images fill your mind?
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Someone said: "I see
mansions in the clouds. "
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Someone said: "I see
shiny streets of gold,
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glistening gates of pearl. "
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When you dream of
heaven what do you see?
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A little girl... One little girl
said: "When I dream of heaven
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there are no bad guys
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and no wars. "
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Another little girl said:
"In heaven I think I'll just be
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free. " Zechariah 8:5
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describes heaven this way.
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This is so wonderful!
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The very thing we tell
them don't do down here.
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What a heavenly picture!
Streets filled with boys and
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girls playing... when
no one will ever harm them.
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Seems too good to be true.
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And look at
Zechariah chapter 8 verse 6.
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In other words, heaven
will be marvelous in our eyes.
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Amen! I have this
thought... maybe you have, too.
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Have you ever
thought if you could spend
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a day in heaven with one person
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who would it be?
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Yeah, there's Moses
and David and Elijah
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and Adam and Paul,
but most of us would say
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"I'd love to spend a
day with Jesus. " Amen!
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That's what I would say, too.
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Like you, I was weaned on the
stories of His life and ministry
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and from a young youth
my mind has always been
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filled with visions and memories
of Christ's achievements
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and victories. And personally
I would like to spend a day
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with Jesus in heaven just
to have Him tell me Himself
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how He spoke into nothingness
and gave birth to paradise.
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Amen! I want to hear
Jesus tell me in His own words
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how He used the hem of His
garment to measure the depths
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of the sea and
how millions of stars
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are known to Him by name.
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If I could spend a day in heaven
with anyone I'd want to spend it
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with Jesus...
the Lord of my life.
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The love of my life. Amen!
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The Good Shepherd;
the Manna from on high;
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the Fountain of living water.
I'd want to spend it with Jesus
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the Star of David, the Root of
Jesse, the Sun of Righteousness.
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The Bible says in
Colossians chapter 2 verse 9
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Oh, if I could spend a
day with anyone in heaven
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I'd want to spend it
with the invisible image...
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the visible image
of the invisible God.
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The personification
of divine perfection.
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In Him, God was
manifest in the flesh!
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Oh yes, my secret is out.
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If I could, I'd want to...
As a matter of fact, let me
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tell you what my dream
is. My dream is that one day
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I'll be in heaven, working on
my mansion with my holy hammer.
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And I'll hear a
knock on the door
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and when I open it
Jesus will be standing there
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clothed in light, a
crown of glory on His head.
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And He'll say to me: "Son,
I'm about to go to some parts
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of My universe where they've
never seen a child from earth
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who has been redeemed. " Amen!
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"And I want you
to come go with Me. "
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"Oh, and by the way, I
want you to sing just before
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I speak. "
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That's my dream!
00:20:08.70\00:20:10.37
I want to hear
Him tell me Himself
00:20:12.37\00:20:14.84
why He was born
into poverty for me.
00:20:15.04\00:20:19.31
Why He walked the dusty
streets of Palestine for me.
00:20:19.85\00:20:24.05
I want to hear Him
tell me how He healed lepers
00:20:24.45\00:20:27.06
and restored withered limbs.
00:20:27.26\00:20:28.86
How at His trial at
midnight He was betrayed
00:20:29.06\00:20:33.33
in the Garden of
Gethsemane, given a mock trial.
00:20:33.53\00:20:36.83
I want to hear Him tell
me what He was thinking about
00:20:37.03\00:20:40.44
when He was dying
on that cruel cross
00:20:40.64\00:20:45.14
and my name
came across His mind.
00:20:45.34\00:20:50.28
I would love to
hear Him tell me Himself
00:20:53.01\00:20:55.78
why He did not retaliate
when He could have called
00:20:55.98\00:20:59.59
ten thousand angels
and with the bat of an eye
00:21:00.06\00:21:03.76
He could have called
down fire from heaven
00:21:03.96\00:21:06.86
and consumed His accusers.
00:21:07.03\00:21:09.13
I want to hear Him tell
me Himself why He would die
00:21:09.33\00:21:13.07
such a death for
undeserving, unworthy,
00:21:13.27\00:21:17.87
ungrateful people like me.
00:21:18.07\00:21:22.54
I want to hear Him tell
me Himself what it was like
00:21:23.95\00:21:26.58
when early in the morning
on the first day of the week
00:21:26.78\00:21:28.85
He heard the voice of an
angel saying: "Son of Man,
00:21:29.02\00:21:32.65
Thy Father calleth Thee.
" I want Jesus to tell me
00:21:32.85\00:21:35.72
what it's like to be
awakened from death's slumber.
00:21:36.16\00:21:40.06
What it feels like to
come up out of the grave
00:21:40.56\00:21:43.30
in the grip of
resurrection power.
00:21:43.60\00:21:46.60
Oh yes, if I could spend
a day in heaven with anyone
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I'd want to spend it with Jesus.
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Someone else I would love
to spend a day with in heaven.
00:21:52.71\00:21:55.51
That person would
be my guardian angel.
00:21:55.91\00:21:58.85
What a story my guardian
angel will have to tell me!
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I know he'll tell me that
as a child I kept him busy.
00:22:05.15\00:22:08.69
As a young man I was
cause for great concern.
00:22:10.73\00:22:14.00
But I want him to
tell me how he felt
00:22:14.60\00:22:17.90
when he saw me
for the first time
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cast my helpless
soul on the mercies of God
00:22:21.54\00:22:25.67
'cause he was there.
00:22:26.17\00:22:27.61
I want him to tell me
what it was like when he knew
00:22:27.81\00:22:31.78
for the first time I
was dreaming of heaven.
00:22:31.98\00:22:35.65
The moment I turned my eyes
towards Jesus and looked full
00:22:35.85\00:22:40.36
in His wonderful face my
guardian angel was there!
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Brothers and sisters,
when people think of heaven
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several questions
inevitably come up.
00:22:50.47\00:22:54.04
The first question
is: where is heaven?
00:22:54.84\00:22:58.77
The apostle Paul suggests that
the heavens we see above us -
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the heavens we
see above our heads -
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is the first heaven.
00:23:07.18\00:23:09.35
And then there is
the second heaven.
00:23:09.55\00:23:12.09
The second heaven is the
heaven we can see with our giant
00:23:12.29\00:23:15.72
telescopes. You know, our
telescopes can see billions
00:23:15.92\00:23:19.56
of light years away.
00:23:19.76\00:23:23.53
And then beyond the
dark expanse of outer space
00:23:23.73\00:23:28.80
Paul suggests
there is a third heaven
00:23:29.00\00:23:32.97
where God's throne is.
00:23:33.51\00:23:36.31
Where the command
center of the universe is.
00:23:36.51\00:23:39.98
The other question
we are often asked is,
00:23:40.38\00:23:42.82
and that is the question
that I want to deal with
00:23:43.22\00:23:45.65
for the next few moments today:
00:23:45.85\00:23:47.69
are there many paths to heaven?
00:23:48.56\00:23:53.86
Reminds me of a little boy.
00:23:55.43\00:23:58.00
A young man, an older gentle-
man said to this little boy
00:23:58.40\00:24:03.37
"Little boy: do you
know how to get to heaven? "
00:24:03.57\00:24:07.24
The little boy
said: "Yes, sir. "
00:24:08.18\00:24:10.15
He said: "You do? "
He said: "Yes, sir. "
00:24:10.35\00:24:12.95
"How do you get to heaven? "
00:24:13.45\00:24:14.78
"Turn right and go straight. "
00:24:15.68\00:24:17.75
Oh, that says it all
right there, doesn't it?
00:24:24.23\00:24:26.26
Let me tell you what I believe.
00:24:29.96\00:24:31.90
I believe there may be many
00:24:32.77\00:24:37.14
paths to Jesus
00:24:37.34\00:24:40.11
but only one way to heaven.
00:24:40.84\00:24:45.08
Amen! And that is through Jesus.
00:24:45.28\00:24:48.65
Amen! Oh, you didn't
hear what I just said.
00:24:48.85\00:24:50.85
There may be
many paths to Jesus.
00:24:51.72\00:24:55.82
Your path to
Jesus may be different
00:24:56.02\00:24:58.46
than my path to Jesus.
00:25:00.06\00:25:02.33
Yes, there've been
many paths to Jesus
00:25:02.50\00:25:04.47
but there's only
one way to get to heaven
00:25:04.67\00:25:07.60
and that is THROUGH Jesus. Amen!
00:25:07.80\00:25:11.54
One day Jesus said to
Peter and the disciples...
00:25:11.94\00:25:13.94
Listen: John 14 verse 1.
00:25:14.14\00:25:16.85
"Let not your
heart be troubled...
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And then in John
chapter 14 verse 5
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Do you believe this today? Amen!
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Now, for the next few
moments I want to share with you
00:26:22.94\00:26:25.25
what I believe about
these words Jesus just spoke.
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Yes, there are many
faiths and denominations
00:26:29.75\00:26:34.09
in this world... tens
and thousands of them.
00:26:34.29\00:26:39.16
And all of them claim to
be right and have the truth.
00:26:40.13\00:26:43.97
But this I believe:
there are many paths to Jesus
00:26:44.17\00:26:48.94
but only one way to heaven
00:26:49.44\00:26:51.97
and that is through Jesus.
00:26:52.37\00:26:55.24
And there are many people whose
paths have led them to Jesus
00:26:55.44\00:27:00.52
but they have not
chosen to go to heaven.
00:27:00.92\00:27:04.39
Amen.
00:27:04.59\00:27:06.86
One person's name was Judas.
00:27:07.06\00:27:08.96
His path led him to Jesus
00:27:09.99\00:27:12.36
but he did not
choose to go to heaven.
00:27:12.76\00:27:15.26
They found
Jesus but lost heaven.
00:27:15.46\00:27:17.93
You see, many only
see Jesus as a Savior.
00:27:19.50\00:27:23.17
They forget that
Jesus is also a Judge.
00:27:24.04\00:27:28.24
We love to sing
about Jesus our Savior.
00:27:28.64\00:27:31.55
You very rarely hear
any songs celebrating Jesus
00:27:32.21\00:27:35.92
the Judge. But the Bible teaches
us that there is only one way
00:27:36.12\00:27:40.59
to heaven and that is
through Jesus the Savior
00:27:40.79\00:27:43.89
and through
Jesus the Judge. Amen.
00:27:44.09\00:27:47.23
Look at John chapter 5 verse 22.
00:27:47.40\00:27:49.70
There are many paths to
Jesus but only one way to heaven
00:28:03.31\00:28:06.82
and that is
through Jesus the Savior
00:28:07.02\00:28:10.12
and Jesus the Judge.
00:28:10.32\00:28:13.39
Only those who are surrendered
to Christ as their Savior
00:28:13.59\00:28:17.89
who every day are covered
by His robe of righteousness
00:28:18.29\00:28:23.13
only those will be accepted
00:28:23.53\00:28:25.90
by Jesus the Savior
and Jesus the Judge.
00:28:26.07\00:28:29.80
So: are there
many paths to heaven?
00:28:30.01\00:28:33.11
I believe the answer is NO.
00:28:33.31\00:28:36.11
There is only ONE path to heaven
00:28:37.01\00:28:40.35
and that path will
take every man through Jesus
00:28:40.55\00:28:45.62
the Savior and Jesus the Judge.
00:28:45.82\00:28:49.49
Look at Psalm 9 verse 7.
00:28:49.69\00:28:52.39
But we must also acknowledge
that Jesus is not only
00:29:08.91\00:29:13.65
Savior but Judge.
Look at Psalm 96 verse 13.
00:29:13.85\00:29:16.92
And Psalm 98 verse 9:
00:29:32.87\00:29:34.57
So... I believe
there's only one way to heaven
00:29:44.08\00:29:46.92
and that path will take every
man through Jesus the Judge.
00:29:47.12\00:29:50.95
Amen! Jesus the
Savior and Jesus the Judge.
00:29:51.15\00:29:55.36
But what about
people who have never heard
00:29:56.39\00:30:00.80
the name of Jesus?
00:30:01.16\00:30:03.60
Does God have a
path to heaven for them?
00:30:03.90\00:30:07.80
I believe He does!
00:30:08.60\00:30:10.41
But I also believe
that their path to heaven
00:30:10.94\00:30:14.54
will still take
them through Jesus. Amen!
00:30:14.94\00:30:20.22
Oh, did you hear what I said?
00:30:20.42\00:30:21.92
Even those who
don't know His name
00:30:22.72\00:30:26.05
their path to heaven
will take them through Jesus
00:30:26.39\00:30:30.53
the Savior and Jesus the Judge.
00:30:30.73\00:30:34.30
You see, our
readiness and fitness for heaven
00:30:34.66\00:30:39.30
must be determined
and decided by someone.
00:30:39.70\00:30:44.67
We are not going to just
saunter and stroll into God's
00:30:46.14\00:30:51.41
heavenly kingdom
unannounced and unprepared.
00:30:51.61\00:30:57.25
Amen! Oh, I'm going to
get excited all by myself.
00:30:57.45\00:31:01.39
We must be approved
and fitted and made ready
00:31:03.63\00:31:09.56
for heaven. Amen! But
the someone who decides...
00:31:09.76\00:31:14.30
Aren't you glad it's not
your friend or your neighbor
00:31:15.17\00:31:17.64
or your church?
Amen! Aren't you glad
00:31:17.84\00:31:21.64
it is not your church? Amen!
00:31:21.84\00:31:24.25
That someone
who decides is Jesus
00:31:24.45\00:31:27.38
the Savior and
Jesus the righteous Judge.
00:31:27.58\00:31:31.72
And it doesn't matter
whether or not they even
00:31:31.92\00:31:35.49
know the name Jesus.
00:31:35.69\00:31:38.66
They will still
be judged BY Jesus.
00:31:39.06\00:31:42.83
You see, whether a man or
woman knows the name Jesus
00:31:43.23\00:31:45.97
or not... I'm going to give you
something I hope you hold onto
00:31:46.13\00:31:49.44
today: every motive to do right
00:31:49.60\00:31:53.88
comes from Jesus. Amen!
00:31:55.88\00:31:59.61
Did you hear me today? Amen!
00:31:59.81\00:32:01.78
Every desire to
follow after righteousness
00:32:01.98\00:32:06.62
comes from Jesus!
00:32:07.42\00:32:10.46
Every spiritual longing
and yearning to love God
00:32:11.23\00:32:15.30
and to love others
is an impulse that comes
00:32:15.50\00:32:19.37
only from Jesus. He
gets the glory for that!
00:32:19.57\00:32:24.71
Amen! And I declare
today with authority
00:32:24.91\00:32:27.94
that everything
good in the world
00:32:28.14\00:32:32.05
comes through Jesus. Amen!
00:32:32.25\00:32:36.45
As a matter of fact, I'm going
to share something with you.
00:32:37.35\00:32:39.32
The servant of the Lord
says... let me read it to you.
00:32:39.52\00:32:41.16
She says: "Whatever... "
This will just amaze you...
00:32:41.36\00:32:45.13
Hallelujah!
00:32:54.90\00:32:56.34
Every good idea that
has come into this world
00:32:56.74\00:33:00.78
came from the mind of Christ.
00:33:00.98\00:33:03.48
Look at what she says:
00:33:03.68\00:33:05.01
Amen!
00:33:27.57\00:33:29.60
Even if they
don't know His name.
00:33:29.94\00:33:32.67
Look at John chapter 10 verse 9.
00:33:36.28\00:33:38.51
Jesus says: "I am the Door. "
00:33:38.71\00:33:40.75
I believe there are people
who have never heard the name
00:33:51.99\00:33:54.10
of Jesus who are
following the promptings
00:33:54.30\00:33:59.00
of Jesus through the
power of the Holy Spirit.
00:33:59.20\00:34:03.61
Amen! They may not
know the name of Jesus
00:34:03.81\00:34:06.78
but they have
chosen to be led by Jesus
00:34:06.98\00:34:10.05
even though they
don't know His name.
00:34:10.25\00:34:14.08
I believe every desire
to do what is right and good
00:34:14.85\00:34:18.59
comes from Jesus whether
you know His name or not.
00:34:18.79\00:34:20.86
I believe all
good done in the world
00:34:21.06\00:34:23.12
Jesus alone... I
said Jesus alone...
00:34:23.32\00:34:26.70
gets the credit for it. Amen!
00:34:26.90\00:34:29.06
I also believe God is pleased...
00:34:29.26\00:34:31.73
I believe God is
pleased when men who do not even
00:34:31.93\00:34:36.07
know the name Jesus
00:34:36.37\00:34:38.77
by the power of
the name of Jesus
00:34:39.17\00:34:42.91
they try to live up
to the light they have
00:34:43.08\00:34:46.28
coming from Jesus. Amen!
00:34:46.48\00:34:49.38
Even though they may
not even know His name.
00:34:50.49\00:34:53.66
Look at... I want you to
see something the servant of the
00:34:53.86\00:34:56.19
Lord said. She says:
00:34:56.36\00:34:58.03
Amen! Whoo! Amen!
00:36:37.36\00:36:39.76
There is only one way to heaven
00:36:42.96\00:36:45.37
and it is through Jesus.
00:36:45.77\00:36:47.67
Even the Gentiles
are to be judged by Jesus
00:36:47.87\00:36:52.04
according to the
light that is given to them.
00:36:52.27\00:36:55.58
In the book of
Acts chapter 17 verse 30
00:36:56.34\00:36:59.25
the Bible says:
00:36:59.45\00:37:00.85
Can it be more clear?
00:37:23.41\00:37:25.67
Can it be more clear?
00:37:26.07\00:37:27.68
There is only
one path to heaven.
00:37:27.88\00:37:30.85
It is through Jesus the
Savior and Jesus the Judge.
00:37:31.05\00:37:36.22
And the Gentiles who
have never heard the gospel
00:37:36.72\00:37:41.16
they, too, will
be judged by Jesus
00:37:41.36\00:37:44.43
according to the impressions
of their Creator in nature.
00:37:44.63\00:37:49.83
Watch this. Another statement
from the servant of God.
00:37:52.03\00:37:55.34
She says: "God speaks... "
00:37:55.57\00:37:57.91
Even those who don't know
His name, they will be judged
00:38:13.86\00:38:16.62
according to the light they
have been blessed to receive.
00:38:16.83\00:38:19.39
One day a grumpy,
grouchy, irritable,
00:38:20.50\00:38:26.50
miserable man
00:38:26.67\00:38:29.87
came from his church
00:38:31.41\00:38:33.41
and he confronted Ellen White.
00:38:39.11\00:38:42.45
He said to her: "I
would like to ask a question.
00:38:43.69\00:38:47.39
Is the observance of the Sabbath
00:38:48.99\00:38:51.93
necessary to my
salvation? Answer yes or no. "
00:38:52.13\00:38:57.17
Ellen White said: "I
answered him promptly
00:39:00.74\00:39:03.51
and I said to him:
'This is an important question
00:39:03.91\00:39:09.24
and demands something
more full than yes or no. ' "
00:39:10.28\00:39:15.12
Amen!
00:39:15.32\00:39:17.72
And then she said, look
at this statement. She says:
00:39:19.95\00:39:22.19
Amen!
00:39:45.15\00:39:46.48
That's a loving God. Amen!
00:39:48.35\00:39:50.89
Now, some people
think: then why the urgency
00:39:51.99\00:39:55.59
to spread the
gospel? If God has a way
00:39:55.79\00:39:59.56
of judging those who
have never heard His name,
00:39:59.76\00:40:02.00
why build all these churches
and build all these ministries?
00:40:02.96\00:40:07.77
Well, first of all
we spread the gospel
00:40:09.20\00:40:13.31
in obedience to the
command of God. Amen!
00:40:13.51\00:40:17.11
That's all we need, really.
00:40:17.95\00:40:19.81
He said: "Go ye
into ALL the world. "
00:40:21.45\00:40:24.92
That was the command of Jesus.
00:40:25.32\00:40:27.72
We also spread the
gospel to let others know
00:40:28.12\00:40:31.39
that they are loved
00:40:31.59\00:40:34.36
by an everlasting love.
00:40:34.56\00:40:37.80
We spread the gospel
because our love for others
00:40:38.83\00:40:42.47
compels us to share
truth that will lift others
00:40:42.67\00:40:46.94
and encourage others
and point them in the way
00:40:47.14\00:40:51.11
to life eternal. Amen!
00:40:51.31\00:40:53.18
We spread the gospel to
lighten the world with the truth
00:40:53.38\00:40:57.39
about the true
character of God. Amen!
00:40:57.59\00:41:01.06
"For God so loved the world
00:41:01.82\00:41:05.33
that He gave His
only begotten Son
00:41:05.53\00:41:07.83
that whosoever believeth in Him
00:41:08.00\00:41:10.07
should not perish but
have everlasting life. "
00:41:10.57\00:41:14.80
We spread the gospel
because truth is a defense
00:41:15.20\00:41:20.28
against error. Amen! Amen!
00:41:20.48\00:41:24.18
We spread the gospel because
the more a soul knows about God
00:41:24.58\00:41:30.59
and His love the deeper
their love for God will be.
00:41:30.79\00:41:36.49
Amen! And frankly,
we spread the gospel
00:41:36.69\00:41:39.26
because, as the old black
preacher said, we can't help it.
00:41:39.46\00:41:44.27
Amen? Amen! We can't help it!
00:41:49.44\00:41:52.54
We know God will hold
us accountable if we don't.
00:41:53.44\00:41:58.75
What I must also make clear
today is that we shall be judged
00:42:00.15\00:42:04.59
according to the
characters we have formed. Amen!
00:42:05.22\00:42:08.96
Did you know that?
00:42:09.16\00:42:10.49
We are saved by
His righteousness alone
00:42:12.66\00:42:17.07
but we are judged by the
characters we have formed.
00:42:19.67\00:42:24.04
Look at this statement
from the servant of the Lord.
00:42:24.24\00:42:26.01
Our guilt will be
measured by the opportunities
00:43:35.61\00:43:40.88
and privileges
we failed to improve
00:43:41.08\00:43:44.42
and the influence we use
to encourage others to sin.
00:43:44.62\00:43:49.62
And we who have
superior advantages
00:43:50.03\00:43:52.29
we will be judged by
the light we've been given
00:43:53.40\00:43:56.23
and the privileges of our times.
00:43:56.43\00:43:58.77
Just think about
this for a moment.
00:43:59.20\00:44:01.10
You live in a time when
there is absolutely no excuse
00:44:01.30\00:44:06.17
for you not
reading a Bible. Amen!
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You've got a
cell phone, don't you?
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You can put it free on
that cell phone, can't you?
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You have
privileges and opportunities
00:44:18.95\00:44:22.06
that people in
times past did not have.
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There will be no excuse
if we neglect this privilege.
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When you can pause for a
brief moment during the day
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to read something and learn
something from the Word of God
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and yet you choose not to...
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We must remember the
servant of the Lord also said...
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Watch this:
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Yes. Are there
many paths to heaven?
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No.
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All must pass
by Jesus the Savior
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and Jesus the Judge.
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And thank God...
thank God when Jesus judges
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He will be judging
using love and lots of grace.
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Hallelujah! Lots of mercy.
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He will be looking to see how
much we really really love Him.
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Did we love Him
enough to surrender to Him
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every day of our lives?
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Do we have a predisposition
to right and righteousness?
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You see, we were born
with a predisposition to sin.
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Jesus wants to give us
a predisposition to right.
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Amen! And righteousness.
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We're going to be looked
at to see how much we really
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want to be like
Jesus in character.
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Do we really
want to be like Jesus?
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Striving to be like
Jesus ought to be your life's
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most important goal.
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How much are you trying?
How much are you growing?
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How much are you becoming?
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I tell people most
churches focus on what I call
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the three B's.
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Believing. We try to get people
to believe what we believe
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don't we? Belonging.
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We can't wait till they
join. Baptize them and join.
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But we leave out one B...
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well, one other B: behaving.
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We want them to behave like
we think they ought to behave.
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And then we leave out
the most important one:
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becoming. Amen!
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Becoming like Christ.
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Timothy says: "I have
fought a good fight. "
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People who think that
when you come to the Lord
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you don't have a
struggle... Yes you will!
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Paul says:
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And if we are surrendered to
Christ, brothers and sisters,
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the same righteous
One who judges us -
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when we are surrendered
to Christ - the same One
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who judges us does not see us.
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He sees the
robe of righteousness
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that covers us
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and places a
crown upon our heads
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that we don't deserve.
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I'm going to share with
you something else the servant
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of God said. Look at this:
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"We profess to have more truth
than other denominations, yet...
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yet if this does not
lead to greater consecration
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to purer, holier lives
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of what benefit is it to us?
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It would be... " check
this out... "It would be
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better for us never to
have seen the light of truth
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than to profess to accept it
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and not be
sanctified through it. "
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Amen! Whoo!
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Some say: "But doesn't the Bible
say that all we have to do is
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confess? " Romans
10:9 "If thou shalt confess
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with thy mouth the Lord Jesus
and shall believe in thine heart
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that God has
raised Him from the dead
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thou shalt be saved. "
Is not confession enough
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for salvation?
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That requires a more full
answer than a yes or a no.
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Here's why. Because
many of us who confess
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with our mouths that He is
Lord must remember that Jesus
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said in Matthew 7 verse 22
00:49:28.00\00:49:30.60
"Many will say to Me
in that day 'Lord, Lord
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have we not
prophesied in Thy name?
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In Thy name have cast out
devils? In Thy name done many
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wonderful works? '
And then will I profess
00:49:38.21\00:49:40.51
unto them 'I never knew you
00:49:40.71\00:49:45.55
who profess to know Me.
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Depart from Me ye
that work iniquity. ' "
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Not all confessions of
Christ as Lord are genuine.
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And it is up to Jesus the
Savior and Jesus the Judge
00:49:58.66\00:50:02.73
to determine which
confessions of Him as Lord
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are genuine.
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That's not your job. Amen!
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That's not my job.
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Another says: "But
I professed my loyalty
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and allegiance to Christ. "
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Give you something else
the servant of God says.
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She says: "Men may
profess to believe the gospel
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but unless they are
sanctified by the gospel
00:50:31.69\00:50:34.63
their profession is of no avail.
00:50:34.83\00:50:37.70
If they do not gain
the victory over sin,
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then sin is gaining
the victory over them. "
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Look at Titus
1... Titus 1 verse 16.
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"They profess that they know God
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but in works they deny Him...
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being abominable and disobedient
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and unto every
good work reprobate. "
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Friends,
confession and profession
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without daily surrender
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and daily conversion
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and daily transformation
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only leads to destruction.
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Can I say that?
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Confession... isn't
that all I've got to do?
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Confession and profession
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without what? daily
surrender to Christ,
00:51:33.82\00:51:38.03
daily conversion,
daily transformation
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leads to destruction.
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Look at another statement:
"Christ Himself will decide
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who are worthy to dwell
with the family of heaven. "
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Somebody say amen. Amen!
00:51:52.94\00:51:54.91
"He will judge every man
according to his works...
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words and his works.
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Profession is as nothing
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in the scale. " My God!
00:52:07.42\00:52:11.93
"It is character
that decides destiny. "
00:52:12.13\00:52:18.00
Not who you say you are
but who in the eyes of Christ
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you really are... and
whether or not you are covered
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with His righteousness.
Let's look at another one.
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"Profession is nothing.
00:52:30.18\00:52:33.08
Position is nothing.
00:52:33.28\00:52:36.15
A character like
the character of Christ
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is the evidence we are to bear
00:52:38.52\00:52:40.72
that God has sent
His Son into the world.
00:52:40.92\00:52:44.23
Those who
profess to be Christians
00:52:44.43\00:52:47.13
yet do not act as Christ
would were He in their place
00:52:47.30\00:52:52.37
greatly injure the cause of God.
00:52:52.57\00:52:55.37
They misrepresent their Savior
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and are standing
under false colors. "
00:52:58.27\00:53:02.44
He asks: "Is the
life... " is YOUR life,
00:53:02.74\00:53:08.75
is MY life... "in
harmony with My precepts,
00:53:08.95\00:53:14.92
what I teach, and
what I say I believe? "
00:53:15.12\00:53:18.13
Someone said: "Can you imagine
what heaven would be like
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if we were all translated
into the kingdom of heaven
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just as we are today? "
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It wouldn't be heaven long.
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I can see somebody
running up to an angel:
00:53:40.52\00:53:42.82
"What'd you just say to me? "
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God has to change us.
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If God lowered His standards
00:53:56.20\00:53:59.00
and began to fill
the kingdom of heaven
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with difficult, ornery, mean
00:54:03.00\00:54:07.38
people with attitudes...
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If God allowed us into His
kingdom the way we are today,
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it would soon
cease to be heaven.
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Before I leave you:
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And another one. Did
you know that those...
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Brothers and sisters:
I want to go to heaven.
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How about you? Amen!
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I want to take
that giant leap today...
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how about you? Amen!
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Every day we spend in heaven
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will be filled with a
million times more happiness
00:55:06.47\00:55:10.31
than our best day on earth!
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Amen! We will
get to live forever
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with those we love
and those who love Jesus.
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No more frustration! Amen!
00:55:21.68\00:55:24.72
No more
aggravation; no more tears;
00:55:25.32\00:55:28.66
no more sickness,
sadness, loneliness;
00:55:28.86\00:55:32.26
no more anger.
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Amen! Amen! No
more pain... no death.
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What are you looking
forward to in heaven?
00:55:37.93\00:55:40.37
I believe when you get to heaven
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God will be more
excited to see you in heaven
00:55:42.60\00:55:46.34
than you will be
excited to be there.
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Amen! Hallelujah!
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Are you longing for heaven
00:55:52.21\00:55:54.18
more than
anything else in the world?
00:55:54.38\00:55:56.72
Do you want to go to heaven
more than you want to enjoy
00:55:56.92\00:56:00.09
the pleasures of
this life? Well you can!
00:56:00.29\00:56:03.83
Just choose to give
Jesus your life today
00:56:04.03\00:56:08.13
and make a
commitment and a decision
00:56:08.96\00:56:12.37
that from this day forward
00:56:12.57\00:56:14.90
you will get up every day,
00:56:15.30\00:56:17.74
surrender your life to Christ,
00:56:18.61\00:56:21.11
make a commitment. I'm
going to give you a secret:
00:56:22.08\00:56:25.61
make a commitment to
private, secret prayer.
00:56:25.81\00:56:31.72
Continual, personal,
ongoing, uninterrupted
00:56:33.25\00:56:39.26
private, secret prayer.
00:56:39.76\00:56:42.00
Pray. No time spent with God
00:56:42.20\00:56:47.04
is ever wasted. Amen!
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Will you pray with me?
00:56:52.47\00:56:54.41
Father, we thank
you that heaven is real.
00:56:54.81\00:56:58.68
We thank you that
heaven is waiting for us.
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We thank you for Jesus
00:57:03.18\00:57:05.75
who is our path into
the kingdom of heaven.
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All of us here today, we
look forward to that grand
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and glorious day when we
will see each other again...
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not in Thompsonville, Illinois,
00:57:16.97\00:57:19.97
but on the
streets of gold in heaven!
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This is my prayer
in the name of Jesus,
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Amen and Amen!
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Turn to the person next
to you and say: "I'll see you
00:57:31.65\00:57:32.98
in heaven. " Amen!
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