Participants: Mark Fox
Series Code: AMP
Program Code: AMP000027A
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00:03 We are racing towards the global crisis at the close.
00:09 God is going to set up His kingdom on earth. 00:13 Preparation for the tribulation and the translation 00:17 is to develop a character like Jesus Christ 00:21 to reach every hamlet, every village, every man, 00:24 every child, every person in India, 00:27 every person in South America 00:28 must hear these three angels' messages. 00:32 These are stories that illustrate 00:37 the kind of fabric of character and perseverance 00:39 that we need to go through the tribulation 00:42 just as certainly as they did. 00:44 The Bible makes it very clear, we are living in an unusual hour 00:47 the last grains of sand are trickling 00:50 through the hourglass of time and the door of probation 00:53 is about to swing shut. 00:58 In this edition of Amazing Prophecies, 01:02 we are going to explore my topic tonight, 01:05 "Showdown in Babylon. " 01:07 Showdown in Babylon. 01:10 Before we go to Ancient Babylon, however, 01:13 let's go to Ancient Egypt. Are you ready? 01:16 It's the cheapest ticket you'll ever get. 01:18 Were the ancient Egyptians healthy? 01:21 What do you think is the resounding answer to that one? 01:24 In 1975 a team of specialists performed autopsies 01:28 on Egyptian Mummies at the Manchester Medical School 01:32 in England in that museum 01:35 and these mummies, they discovered, 01:38 dated back to 1900 years B.C. what does that mean? 01:42 Before Christ... 01:43 The ancient Egyptians suffered 01:46 from many illness that are common to man today. 01:50 They discovered that the prevalent diseases 01:53 in Ancient Egypt run parallel today, of course, 01:56 Heart Disease, Cancer, Obesity, High Blood Pressure, 02:01 Diabetes, Arthritis, Hepatitis, so then, 02:05 Egypt was the educational and cultural center of the world 02:11 during Moses' lifetime 02:13 and Ancient Egyptian medical knowledge and remedies were, 02:18 if you don't mind me making it plain, 02:21 they were downright crazy. 02:22 As a matter of fact, in 1552, the famous medical book 02:26 written in Egypt was Payrus Ebers 02:28 and this book lists scores of remedies or "cures" 02:33 for a host of diseases, infections and accidents 02:38 and this was barbaric medicine, I must say. 02:41 Ancient Egyptian medicine and health is an interesting, 02:45 fascinating study, as a matter of fact this book 02:49 recommends 02:51 a prescription for slivers 02:53 all you have to do is a combination 02:55 of rubbing worm's blood and horse dung into the wound 02:59 and you should be all set... according to this book. 03:03 For a snake bite... no problem... 03:05 drink water... just pour it over an idol first, 03:08 and for lost hair... listen up men... 03:10 rub into the scalp a tonic of horses' hoofs, date blossoms 03:15 and dog heels... it's got to be boiled in oil 03:17 and you'll have your remedy for the day. 03:19 Well, Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians 03:26 according to Acts 7 and verse 22. 03:29 However, consider the stark contrast 03:32 between his inspired first five books of the Bible 03:36 and the prescription for optimum health and vitality... 03:40 compare that to what was prevalent knowledge 03:43 of medical cures among the ancient Egyptians. 03:47 Their cures there... contrast 03:49 with the prevention mode of health in God's Word. 03:53 Consider this, "Moses was one hundred and twenty years old 03:59 when he died. His eyes were not dim 04:02 nor his natural vigor abated. " Deuteronomy 34:7 04:08 As a matter of fact, this man Moses, 04:10 at the age of a hundred and twenty, 04:13 you remember... he climbed the mountain 04:16 and then after that long hike up that mountain 04:21 at the age of one hundred and twenty, 04:23 what's your excuse? 04:24 He, there at the top, fell asleep 04:26 the Bible calls death but a sleep... 04:29 fell asleep in the Lord's arms, as it were, 04:32 his mental acuteness, his mental rationing power, 04:37 his discrimination, his memory, his eyesight were just fine. 04:44 How many would like to be like Moses? 04:48 Amen... well, you'd better start hiking. 04:51 You know, we spend billions and billions of dollars 04:56 on healthcare but it seems like 04:58 we're no better off than the ancient Egyptians. 05:01 We'll spend $500 billion by 2020 according to a source: 05:08 United Health: US of Diabetes November 2010, 05:12 so we are in a financial crisis and a financial crunch 05:16 largely due to our unhealthy habits, 05:20 our unhealthy lifestyle practices... it is costing us... 05:24 well, it sky rocketed. 05:27 On an average day... 05:29 2,000 Americans die of heart disease, 05:31 1,000 Americans die of cancer, 400 Americans die from strokes. 05:36 That's a day in the life in America. 05:38 Do you want some sobering facts? 05:40 I've got them here for you tonight. 05:42 Americans are profoundly unhealthy 05:44 1 in 5 smoke... I was among them. 05:47 1 in 4 adults is obese. 05:49 1 in 5 adults has cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dl 05:54 and preventable illnesses make up approximately 80% 05:58 of the burden of illness and 90% of all healthcare costs. 06:04 We are digging our grave with our fork, here in America, 06:08 and indeed most diseases are preventable. 06:13 Diabetes statistics, 06:16 By 2020, an estimated 52 percent of the adult population 06:21 will have diabetes or pre-diabetes. 06:24 Wow! we're no better off than the ancient Egyptians. 06:28 The cost of Diabetes... a whopping $174 billion: 06:32 total costs of diagnosed diabetes 06:35 in the United States in 2007. 06:38 So what is one of Americans' 06:41 most nagging fear about their health? 06:44 That horrible fear-inducing word: Cancer. 06:51 How many have known someone who have died of Cancer 06:56 or... who have been diagnosed 06:57 with Cancer raise your hand... 06:59 that's far the most majority of us. 07:02 Many turn to pills with names they cannot pronounce 07:09 and with side affects they cannot compute. 07:12 The big question is: 07:13 Is health a matter of chance or choice? 07:17 What do you think? Yell it out... 07:19 Choice... Do our lifestyle choices 07:22 really make a decisive difference? 07:25 Our greatest need is not a pill. 07:28 Our greatest need is for a lifestyle. 07:32 So, therefore, there are simply and only 07:36 two types of approaches to life: 07:39 Indulging in the flesh and destroying your health, 07:44 trashing your health, 07:46 or have a life of self-discipline 07:48 and self-control in the Spirit. 07:51 How many agree... you can't go both ways. 07:53 It's either the Spirit or the flesh that will rule... 07:56 Is that clear? Yes or no? 07:58 The evidence is clear that this is a generation 08:02 of instant gratification 08:05 and lack of all self-restraint and self-discipline. 08:09 "We reap what we sow to the flesh and the Spirit. " 08:14 Galatians 6 verse 7 makes it very clear, 08:17 "God is not mocked: a man will reap what he sows. " 08:21 So, let's sow right... what do you say? 08:23 So, what is in the news everyday? 08:26 Health news... relatively I know it can be confusing 08:31 the building during the raid 08:32 the barrage of all sorts of research, 08:35 incredible physicians getting honored, 08:39 credible medical researchers 08:41 saying this... that and the other thing, 08:42 they seem to contradict... but through it all... 08:44 the average American has an opportunity 08:47 to know a lot about how to be healthy. 08:51 Well, guess what... 08:53 Front page Time Magazine, a while back, 08:56 "The Science of Staying Healthy, 08:59 Want to keep the doctors away? 09:01 New discoveries can help prevent everything 09:04 from obesity to cancer to heart disease. " 09:07 I mean, come on, it's in the news... Front page! 09:10 so I got a question for you. 09:12 Despite all the knowledge about health, 09:15 we are still an unhealthy society! 09:18 Because knowledge... we're not following it, 09:22 there's a contradiction, would you agree... 09:25 our generation is a personification of contradiction 09:29 Why? What did the Apostle Paul predict 09:33 would be one of the chief characteristics of people 09:35 in the last days that impacts their health? 09:39 Well, go with me to 2nd Timothy chapter 3, 09:42 you want to learn something tonight? Say you do. 09:43 2nd Timothy chapter 3, 09:47 "But know this that in the last days... " 09:50 that's where we're at, "perilous times... " 09:53 that is... "times of... " 09:54 in my Bible it says, "times of stress... " 09:57 but what causes the stress? 10:00 Would you agree? Stress is a killer. 10:04 Stress can kill you... if it's excessive. 10:07 "Brothers, but know this that in the last days 10:11 perilous times will come" 10:13 and then he gives a litany... 10:15 a catalogue of 19 prevailing sins that will permeate 10:20 the "last-day generation. " 10:23 "For men will be lovers of themselves, 10:26 lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, 10:29 disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy," 10:31 unloving... unforgiving... keep that in mind... 10:34 "unforgiving... " Hmmm... 10:36 Does that have an impact on health? 10:38 Can a bitter person result in bitter health? 10:41 Notice here, the Bible says here as we continue with this litany 10:46 in this long laundry list of prevailing sins, 10:49 without self-control, slanderers... 10:51 without self-control. 10:54 That really sums up what's going on here in America? 10:57 We are without self-control, we have gone wild, 11:01 out of bounds, notice here... 11:03 unforgiving, unloving, 11:06 would you rather be an unforgiving person 11:10 and really, really wreck havoc on your health 11:13 and take a toll on your body? 11:15 I want you to notice here because love is healing, amen, 11:18 love is healing. 11:19 Say that with me... love is healing, amen, 11:22 and I want you to notice here slanderers... without... 11:25 listen to this... without self-control. 11:29 Brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, 11:33 notice that headstrong... 11:35 that's kind of like you know better but you're headstrong... 11:39 going in the wrong direction. 11:40 Notice here, headstrong, haughty... 11:43 lovers of pleasure, that's the problem. 11:46 We love pleasure so much 11:48 we don't care what it's doing to our health. 11:51 Notice here... "lovers of pleasure, 11:53 rather than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, 11:56 but denying its power 11:58 and from such men or from such people... turn away. " 12:01 What is Paul saying? He's saying that these people 12:04 that are without self-control, 12:06 even many of them have a form of godliness 12:09 but they don't have the power of a transformed changed life. 12:12 Would you agree... 12:14 we need to have power to have self-control, 12:16 power to take care of our body, 12:19 power to overcome addiction, 12:23 power to resist the pull of indulging in unhealthy appetite 12:27 and so I want you to notice here, 12:30 I want you to notice here the American Standard Diet 12:33 is a... here's an acronym for you, 12:35 American Standard Diet 12:38 or the Standard American Diet is a "SAD Diet. " 12:42 "Americans eat an average of," 12:46 and I just find this absolutely astounding, 12:49 "an average of 32 teaspoons of sugar 12:53 each day in their foods. " 12:55 Now, some of you all are eating my share of sugar, 12:58 it got quiet all of a sudden, 13:01 you're saying, "don't be messing with my chocolate. " 13:03 Our U.S. 13:05 Department of Agriculture, 13:07 well, let me tell you something 13:08 one little piece of chocolate isn't going to ruin you 13:12 but we go beyond that apparently, 13:14 "32 teaspoons of sugar each day in their food" 13:19 can you say, "Sugar high leads to sugar low 13:24 which leads to sugar blues" 13:26 no wonder jazz is popular, 13:28 "Smoking-related diseases 13:33 claim over 393,000 American lives each year. 13:40 Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 13:47 69 of which are known to cause cancer. " 13:51 And I am just appalled that 13:55 I actually was a "chimney" at one time. 13:57 You know... smoke coming out of every crack and crevice. 14:03 I mean... I smoked two packs of cigarettes named Viceroy... 14:09 I don't know if they make it anymore. 14:11 I don't know... but all I know is... 14:14 let me tell you something, 14:15 even though they tasted horrible sometimes, 14:19 I was addicted. 14:20 I know what it's like to be addicted. 14:23 I know what it's like to be ruled and controlled, 14:26 I had this passion of the flesh to inhale smoke. 14:30 I thought you call the Fire Department 14:34 when there's smoke in the house. 14:35 All right... we are a generation of addictions. 14:40 By the way, you can overcome smoking. 14:44 I overcame smoking by the power of decision. 14:50 I wish I could say that I'd given my heart to the Lord 14:53 and then quit smoking, 14:55 but even before I gave my heart to the Lord, 14:58 I made a decision... 14:59 "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired, 15:01 I am through with smoking, and at the same time I quit... 15:05 basically almost like an alcoholic... I quit drinking, 15:09 I quit smoking, I quit toking, 15:11 I quit those illicit drugs, 15:13 I did it all in one shot. 15:16 I know that there is power in decision. 15:20 Thank God that I have Jesus Christ 15:23 to keep me that way, amen, 15:25 because many people, you know, they quit... 15:27 but then they lapse back into it, 15:29 how many agree... Jesus keeps you from falling. 15:32 Jude verse 24, 15:33 so there's a generation of addictions... of today... 15:37 you know there are two big lies that are very prevalent 15:40 you know, the Bible says in Revelation chapter 12, 15:42 Revelation 12 verse 9 says that the devil... 15:46 the devil was kicked out of heaven 15:49 and what does the Bible tell us? 15:51 He came down here to earth, we opened the door to him, 15:54 and opened the floodgates of woe and sin and suffering 15:58 and what happened as a direct result of this? 16:00 He is deceiving us, he is the deceiver. 16:04 Revelation 12:7 and 9 make it very clear 16:08 that he deceived one third of the celestial host. 16:12 Would you agree... he's really got the science of deception 16:17 he's got it really perfected 16:19 and so there are two big lies that he has hatched. 16:23 "It doesn't matter how I treat my body. 16:27 Number two, I can't have victory over these bad habits. " 16:34 Would you agree... "the truth shall set us free" 16:38 if the Son sets you free... you are free indeed! 16:42 I like to say... "forever free" 16:44 can you say, "Amen" that's John 8 and verse 36. 16:47 So, what did Jesus say about those living in the end of time? 16:51 Well, take your Bible and turn with me 16:54 to Luke chapter 21, 16:55 we got to keep our foot on the accelerator tonight, 16:58 is that okay... and so we're going to cover 17:00 a lot of territory here on this very important subject 17:04 so we're looking here at Luke chapter 21 and verse 34, 17:08 "But take heed to yourselves, 17:10 lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, 17:13 that is... dissipation, 17:14 drunkenness... that is affecting your thinking, 17:19 your thinking is not clear, drunkenness... 17:22 and drunkenness is not just from consumption of alcohol, 17:26 you can eat in such a way where you cloud your brain. 17:31 Hmmm... is that true? How many agree... 17:34 you can eat so much sugar that you can go into shock. 17:37 It doesn't just take alcohol to impair your reason and judgment. 17:43 People are, I believe, not only drunk today 17:47 because of alcohol consumption but they are also being drunk 17:50 by their poor lifestyle choices in their customary diet 17:56 and what they're eating there 17:58 there's death in the kitchen, that's all I can say, 18:00 and so, I want you to notice here, 18:02 drunkenness... drunkenness... 18:04 in other words... it's possible for a person 18:07 after they go there and have five big Macs 18:10 and a couple of milk shakes and French fries and so forth, 18:13 it's possible... after that you know what? 18:16 You cannot even think straight, 18:18 all you want to do is "lie down in front of the TV" 18:21 I call that "drunkenness" 18:23 "and cares of this life... " that sounds like stress 18:27 "and that day come on you unexpectedly, 18:30 for it will come as a snare 18:32 on all those that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 18:34 Watch therefore, and pray always," 18:37 the main idea about taking care of our body 18:40 is so that we can pray always lest we enter into big-time, 18:44 end-time deceptions and temptations. 18:48 Would you agree? You need to have that clear mind 18:50 you need to be able to have a clear mind 18:52 to discern temptation and resist it, 18:54 and to be able to discern the voice of God 18:57 and to pray to God, morning, noon and night, 19:00 to pray without ceasing, pray always, 19:03 pray always... would you agree... 19:04 it helps to have a clear mind when you want to pray. 19:06 And so I want you to notice here 19:08 this is the anti-thesis of drunkenness, 19:12 and carousing... 19:14 Notice, "pray always, watch, stay alert, stay sober, 19:18 that you may be counted worthy 19:19 to escape all these things that will come to pass 19:21 and to stand before the Son of man. " 19:23 All right, now take your Bible, turn with me to Luke chapter 17, 19:27 Luke chapter 17... 19:29 So, Jesus was talking about earth's final generation 19:33 and the deplorable social condition 19:36 that would exist in the last days. 19:39 I want you to notice here, Luke chapter 17, 19:42 Luke chapter 17... we're looking there now 19:46 at verses number 26 and onward, 19:49 "And as it was in the days of Noah, 19:52 so it will also be in the days of the Son of man. 19:55 They ate, they drank, they married wives, 19:59 they were giving in marriage, 20:00 until the day that Noah entered the ark, 20:03 and the flood came, and destroyed them all. " 20:06 Same thing in the days of Lot. 20:09 "Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot; 20:11 they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, 20:14 they planted and built;" 20:16 I want you to notice now Matthew 24 20:18 go with me to Matthew chapter 24 20:21 where we have... kind of a parallel to this here 20:23 and Matthew 24 verse 37 "But as the days of Noah were, 20:28 so also will the coming of the Son of man be. 20:30 We're talking about the second coming of Christ. 20:32 The climax of the ages, 20:34 how many are pulsating "with a blessed hope 20:36 the glorious appearing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ;" 20:39 Titus 2:13. 20:40 But as the days of Noah were 20:42 so also will the coming of the Son of man be, 20:44 for as the days before the flood... " 20:46 What were they doing, 20:47 what were they doing? "They were eating... " 20:50 "oh! he got to eat... " 20:52 Yeah, but they were taking it to excess, 20:54 not only that... they were eating the wrong things, 20:57 I believe, many times, 20:58 and drinking... you got to drink... 21:01 your body consists largely of water, 21:03 what about 80% of our body is water 21:06 and much of the illnesses common today, 21:09 I believe, are attributable to us walking around dehydrated. 21:12 We don't drink enough, and so... 21:15 drink enough... water, that is, 21:18 and so, I want you to notice here, 21:20 by the way, you need about 8 to 10 glasses of water a day 21:23 and when it's hot out 21:25 and you're outside sweating, you need more than that. 21:27 Notice here... notice here, "eating and drinking, 21:30 marrying and giving in marriage, 21:32 until the day that Noah entered the ark," 21:34 notice that... "and giving in marriage" 21:36 notice... "and did not know until the flood came 21:39 and took them all away; so also will it be 21:42 when the Son of man comes, 21:44 will the coming of the Son of man be. " 21:47 Jesus makes a striking, ominous parallel 21:50 between the social conditions 21:52 that prevailed in the time of Noah 21:55 and the days of Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah, 21:58 and our day, our generation, American culture, 22:03 in our Society. 22:04 We have much social ills because we are mirroring 22:08 or mimicking, or should I say, a repeat performance 22:13 of what was in existence in the days of Noah. 22:16 Jesus predicted it and it's happening, would you agree? 22:21 You can take the Bible in one hand 22:22 and your remote control to CNN, Fox News or whatever 22:25 with the other hand and you can see an eerie match. 22:28 I'm going to agree, we must be willing to be different 22:31 "come out from among them and be separate" says the Lord, 22:34 "and then I will receive you, and be a father to you 22:37 you shall be my sons and daughters. " 22:40 2nd Corinthians 6 and verses 16 and 17, 22:42 and so, what are two major problems with how Americans eat? 22:48 You know, I told one man... I was in a home and... 22:53 I don't know... somewhere along the way, 22:55 I said, "You know, you are what you eat" 22:57 and he said, "Well then, I'm a potato chip. " 23:00 All right... that was in Rolla, Missouri, 23:03 by the way... all right... 23:05 "Eating the wrong food... " that's what we're doing, 23:07 that's what we're guilty of. 23:08 Eating the wrong food or eating too much food 23:12 or both... you know Esau was tested over appetite 23:18 and foolishly, he put food before his love to God 23:23 and was willing to give up his birthright, 23:25 in other words, he was willing to say, 23:27 "I don't care about the future, I give it all up. 23:30 I'll give everything up 23:32 if I can just go ahead and have instant gratification 23:36 in the here and the now. " 23:38 If everyone would make decisions 23:40 based on time and eternity and destiny, 23:44 let me tell you something, we would make better choices. 23:48 We have to make choices that our seed is sown in a positive way 23:55 in character development. 23:57 The only thing we take to heaven 23:58 is our character and the choices we make 24:01 including lifestyle choices, a "make" of who we are. 24:05 Our character is made up of the sum total of our choices 24:10 and our choices are a reflection of where the heart is 24:16 and the Bible's very clear that God will have a people 24:21 that have put on the robe of Christ's righteousness 24:26 and they want to do what pleases Jesus, 24:30 they put on His robe... the wife hath made herself ready 24:34 what is that robe? Revelation 19:7 to 9 24:37 we have focused on that several times. 24:39 What is that robe? That's Christ's righteousness. 24:41 How does she get ready? By putting that on. 24:43 What does that mean? She wants to be like Jesus. 24:46 Oh, did Jesus have self-control? Did Jesus indulge in appetite? 24:52 No, would you agree, Jesus is our shining example. 24:56 His power is in our heart. 24:58 "greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. " 25:01 1 John 4:4. 25:03 You could overcome, because He overcame. 25:05 People are throwing it all away, come on now, 25:08 our character consists largely of... what defines us? 25:14 Our habits... you know... some habits, 25:18 that are not necessarily the most critical habits 25:22 like... what shoe do you usually put on first, 25:26 what's your habit? It really is of no consequence. 25:31 Do you exercise or not? 25:35 Now we're getting in the big leagues. 25:37 Do you drink water? 25:40 Now, we're talking major concern here... 25:43 I want you to think about this, what is the connect 25:47 between the books of Daniel and Revelation 25:50 and healthful living? 25:52 You say, "Mark, you got to really show me this one. " 25:54 Well, I want you to notice, very clearly, 25:57 that it was Jesus who said that in the last days... 26:00 there would be drunkenness, there would be Paul said, 26:03 stress, lack of self-control, 26:05 it all translates into daily lifestyle choices, 26:09 so, that's connected with Bible prophecy, 26:12 would you agree... Jesus saying... about our day 26:14 would be like the days of Noah, 26:15 that is prophecy, but let's go now to Revelation. 26:20 Let's go now to the book of Revelation, 26:22 let's go to the book of Revelation, 26:25 all right... and let's look there... 26:27 Revelation chapter 14... 26:29 Revelation chapter 14, verses 6 and 7, 26:32 in the center of the book of Revelation, 26:36 you have here depicted in graphic, symbolic language 26:39 earth's final call, earth's final call... 26:44 God's last messages of mercy 26:47 that are pictured by these three angels 26:49 that are doing flyovers on Planet Earth 26:52 and these are messages, 26:54 these are messages that must go to earth's remotest boundaries 26:57 they must circle the globe swiftly before Jesus comes 27:01 and included in these messages is what? 27:06 Is it prophetic? It is. Is it practical? It is. 27:10 Is it the gospel? Yes, the eternal gospel. 27:14 "Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven 27:17 having the everlasting gospel... " to do what? 27:20 "Preach to those who dwell on the earth 27:23 and to every nation, tribe, tongue and people 27:25 saying with a loud voice... it's compelling... it's urgent. 27:28 "Fear God and give... " what? 27:31 "glory to Him 27:33 for the hour of His judgment is come" 27:36 and here it is... underline it, highlight it, 27:38 memorize it... "worship Him who made" 27:42 or created... "heaven and earth, 27:44 the sea and the springs of waters," 27:45 would you agree? He made you... 27:47 He created you... 27:48 and here we are "called to worship the one who made us 27:52 after His image. " 27:53 How many are thankful He made you like Him? 27:56 Can you say, "Amen" after His image... 28:00 I want you to notice here, this is the "Everlasting gospel 28:04 to preach to every nation" 28:07 but what is embraced 28:09 in that gospel message, what is embraced? 28:14 The health message. A healthy lifestyle. 28:18 Doesn't God want us to be healthy, 28:23 full of vitality, 28:25 be able to have concentration ability, 28:28 be able to think clearly 28:29 have some vitality, 28:31 some whim and vigor and energy? 28:34 How many would like a little more energy 28:35 can I hear an Amen... if you can have enough energy? 28:37 All right... very good... 28:39 "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper 28:44 and be in health. " 28:47 God wants us to be healthy. 28:49 3rd John verse 2. 28:51 Jesus said, "... I am come that they might have life, 28:54 and that they might have it" what everyone? 28:57 "more abundantly. " 28:59 John 10 and verse 10, that's in the heart of God, 29:01 so does God want us to celebrate our health every day? 29:04 Psalm 146 verse 2, read it together with me. 29:07 "While I live I will praise the Lord: 29:09 I will sing praises to my God 29:12 while I have my being. " 29:13 Would you agree... 29:15 our being is made for praising God 29:18 because He's worthy of our love, He's worthy of our worship, 29:21 the Lamb was slain, we were made by our Creator, 29:24 He is worthy of our adoration and our praise 29:27 and would you agree... 29:29 the way you take care of your body 29:31 that is one way you honor God, 29:33 you worship God, you obey God, 29:35 and so, what was one of the primary ways 29:38 Jesus ministered to people 29:40 in conjunction with Him preaching the good news? 29:45 Jesus is the same yesterday, today... forever... 29:50 Hebrews 13 verse 8, 29:51 Jesus is the lover of the sinner 29:55 Jesus is the lover of our soul and Jesus cares about our health 30:02 He cares, He feels... 30:05 the Bible says in Isaiah 63 verse 9 30:07 it says, "in all our affliction He was afflicted. " 30:10 How many agree that Jesus has feelings? 30:12 When you hurt... He hurts... 30:16 now, I don't understand 30:18 how there is going to be joy in heaven 30:19 over one sinner that repents... in one second 30:21 and another person is suffering... 30:23 dying on their bed with Cancer I don't know, 30:26 I'll ask God and you'll ask God, 30:28 "How were you able to do that, you know... 30:29 be happy and sad at the same time... " I don't know... 30:31 but all I know is I will not limit God. 30:34 But let me ask you this. 30:35 If you have children, 30:37 who suffers more, 30:39 when your child suffers, who suffers more? 30:41 Your child or you? The parents. 30:44 Think about that when the Bible says, 30:47 "For God so loved the world 30:48 that He gave His only begotten Son," how many agree? 30:50 the Father suffered with His Son. 30:52 So what was one of the primary ways Jesus ministered to people? 30:56 Look at the Scripture in Matthew 4 verse 23, 30:59 "Now Jesus went about all Galilee, 31:02 teaching in their synagogues, 31:04 preaching the gospel of the kingdom," 31:06 and what's the next word? "and" everybody say "and" 31:10 and... in other words, by implication that's saying, 31:13 "we're not done yet, we're not finished yet, 31:16 we're not finished with the full gospel... " 31:19 how many want the whole gospel 31:20 and nothing but the gospel truth? 31:22 What is included in that preaching, 31:26 and healing... preaching and healing... 31:29 healing and preaching... preaching and healing... 31:33 all kinds of sickness and all kinds of diseases 31:37 among the people. Matthew 4 verse 23... 31:41 no wonder crowds gathered around to hear Jesus preach. 31:45 "So ought now this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, 31:49 whom Satan has bound... " 31:51 that's where suffering comes from, 31:53 "... think of it... for eighteen years, 31:56 be loosed from this bond on the... " 31:58 on what day did He work this miracle? 32:00 Sabbath... the Sabbath is a day for miracles. 32:05 Amen... so that's Luke 13 verse 16 32:08 healed on the Sabbath, 32:10 and He got a bad rap for that you remember... 32:13 What did Jesus tell the disciples to do 32:17 in addition to their preaching of the gospel? 32:21 What did He tell them? "... heal the sick" 32:24 remember He dispatched, He commissioned, 32:27 He mobilized the disciples... the 70 were to go out 32:31 and preach and teach, 32:33 and they came back all happy and joyful, 32:36 I mean... just unbridled joy 32:38 at what they were able to accomplish 32:40 in the mighty name of Jesus, and so, Jesus told them, 32:45 "Don't just preach... you go out and you heal, 32:48 you work miracles in my name. " 32:51 "preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. " 32:56 Luke 9:6... that's what Jesus did 32:59 that's what the disciples did 33:01 and that's what is included in the three angels' mission 33:07 and message that must go around the world before Jesus comes 33:12 to prepare a people ready to meet the Lord 33:16 in all His blazing glory because without holiness, 33:19 no man shall see the Lord. 33:21 Hebrews 12 verse 14, so listen carefully, 33:25 take your Bible and turn with me 33:27 to a book that's easy for me to remember, 33:29 Mark... all right, let's go to the book of Mark 33:33 chapter 16... the last chapter in that book, 33:36 okay, we're going to go there, if you have it, 33:40 that's Mark chapter 16, 33:42 Mark chapter 16, 33:44 all right... all right... Mark chapter 16 33:48 and this is powerful, 33:50 are we learning something tonight? 33:51 Amen... Mark 16 verse 15, 33:56 "And he said to them, 'Go into all the world, 33:58 and preach the gospel to every creature. '" 34:01 Isn't that what we read there in Revelation 14 verse 6 and 7, 34:05 about the eternal gospel, the three angels' messages 34:08 going around the world before Jesus comes. 34:12 Notice here, this is the gospel commission. 34:15 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved, 34:18 but he who does not believe will be condemned. " 34:21 Now, during this series of Bible prophecy lectures, 34:25 we've already had a couple of baptisms, 34:27 and I'm going to invite you 34:29 I'm going to invite you, 34:31 we're going to have another baptism this Sabbath 34:34 and I invite you to be part of that baptism, 34:36 either A... you've never been baptized like Jesus, 34:39 or B... you want to be re-baptized just like I was 34:43 and so, I want you to notice here 34:45 that preaching and baptism are inseparable here. 34:49 Do you see that... the preaching of the gospel 34:52 and the response of the gospel is baptism... 34:55 taking a stand for Jesus... but that's not all 34:59 and these signs were followed... 35:01 those who believe in my name. 35:03 They will cast out demons, 35:05 they will speak with new languages, 35:07 those were real languages that were there, 35:11 in Acts chapter 2, Acts chapter 10, 35:14 Acts chapter 19... 35:15 these were real, authentic languages 35:18 that were understood 35:19 by these various language groups 35:23 that were gathered together in the day of Pentecost, 35:25 for example, and we have a little book 35:28 if you're interested in that particular subject, 35:30 that you can receive, but let's go on here, 35:32 "They will take up serpents; 35:34 and if they drink anything deadly, 35:37 it will by no means hurt them;" notice the next part, 35:41 "they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover. " 35:45 What is this telling us? 35:47 The Bible is telling us, 35:49 "Preach the gospel, baptize, cast out demons, 35:56 lay hands on the sick... " 35:59 James chapter 5 talks about that... 36:01 "anoint them with oil, 36:02 and the prayer of faith shall save the sick. " 36:05 And so, here we are talking about healing of sickness, 36:10 healing of diseases, 36:12 healing of whatever physical maladies, 36:15 or physical disability someone can have. 36:18 God is still in the business of healing. 36:21 However, parenthetically, 36:24 we don't always understand God's will. 36:27 Why does He heal some and others He doesn't heal? 36:30 Is it just because... 36:32 "well, some lack faith and some don't" 36:34 well, there might be a little element of truth in that 36:36 but let's be careful, 36:38 the Apostle Paul... 36:39 do you think he had faith, yes or no? 36:41 He had a "thorn in the flesh" as he called it, 36:45 in 2nd Corinthians 12: 9 and 10 in there... you remember 36:50 he sought the Lord and pleaded with the Lord 36:53 to deliver him from this thorn of the flesh, 36:56 this problem... this physical ailment that he had 37:00 and he prayed that he would be delivered from it three times 37:05 and the Lord said, "My grace is sufficient for you" 37:08 He was not healed of that disease liability, 37:13 he wasn't healed... I don't understand all that 37:17 we don't have answers to every question that nags us 37:22 but we have enough answers to keep walking by faith 37:26 and not by sight. 2nd Corinthians 5:7. 37:29 Yes, we're going to have a millennium 37:32 to ask questions, how many are thankful? 37:34 The books are going to be opened 37:36 and we are going to ask any question and get those answered, 37:39 and then, the New Jerusalem shall descend 37:42 with the tree of life in it, 37:43 that has leaves for the healing of the nations. 37:46 All right... let's go on... so can you see the unique, 37:50 unbeatable combination: preaching the gospel, 37:53 baptism in the name of the Father, Son Jesus Christ, 37:57 and of the Holy Spirit, by immersion, 38:00 and in addition to that, the healthy lifestyle healing 38:06 program of God. 38:07 You say, "Mark, what are you talking about?" 38:09 Healing Program and so forth. 38:11 How comprehensive is the healing of Christ? 38:14 How comprehensive is it? You remember on one occasion, 38:18 once again on a Sabbath, there was a man paralyzed 38:22 that was lying down by the pool of Bethesda 38:25 and he was in a paralyzed condition 38:29 for 38 long, horrible years, 38:32 Jesus came to him and said, 38:34 "Would you like to get better, 38:36 would you like to be made well?" 38:39 That's an ultimate rhetorical question 38:41 but I think Jesus needs to ask it of all of us. 38:45 Do you really want to get better 38:47 because some people really don't want to get better 38:49 and the proof is... 38:50 they just keep doing what they're doing 38:52 digging their grave, so He said, 38:56 "Get up and walk. " 38:58 And this man responded to the word of Christ. 39:01 He responded to the command of Jesus to get up and walk. 39:05 In other words, he set his will in motion. 39:09 He made a decision, 39:10 "I will follow the word of Jesus. " 39:13 There is healing in the Word of God. 39:16 By His stripes, we are healed. 39:20 Where did you learn that? The Word. 39:22 Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing of the Word of God. 39:25 Romans 10:17. 39:26 "We receive according to our faith. " Matthew 9:29 39:30 So, we must have faith to receive healing. 39:34 Let me make it clear, 39:35 "Faith is healing, 39:37 it's healing. " 39:39 Don't get me wrong, Paul had that... 39:42 that didn't remove his thorn of flesh, but I'll tell you what 39:45 there was still healing in his heart, 39:46 still healing in his heart 39:49 because some people who come down with a physical disease, 39:52 they become bitter towards God and then it really eats them up. 39:55 And so, we are in an imperfect world 39:58 but listen to what He said to this man, 40:01 "See, you have been made well. " 40:03 This was the follow up to the miracle, 40:07 "See, you have been made well. 40:09 Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you. " 40:13 What was Jesus saying to this man? 40:15 He's saying, "Now you're better, you've been delivered, 40:20 you have your health restored, now don't go back 40:24 to the destructive habits that got you in that deplorable 40:27 condition in the first place. " 40:28 Don't go back to your unhealthy lifestyle choices. 40:34 Whatever sins he was committing before, 40:38 led him into this paralyzed condition, 40:41 this paralysis, and so the Lord said, 40:45 "Don't destroy your health that has now been restored. " 40:50 Well, you know what happens all the time. 40:52 Somebody will quit smoking, they'll get their life together, 40:57 they start exercising but once they start to see, 41:00 "Hey, I think I'm going to be all right... " 41:01 they go right back to those bad habits 41:03 and then they end up dying prematurely, 41:05 it happens all the time. 41:07 So what is God's healing Program? 41:09 This is a thrilling, fantastic, 41:11 all encompassing healing program. 41:14 Does God heal? He does. 41:17 As a matter of fact, speaking about Egypt, 41:19 I want you to take your Bible and turn with me 41:21 to Exodus... Exodus... All righty... 41:26 You know, Jesus, is the same yesterday, 41:31 today and forever. 41:33 Well, basically, here's what the Scripture says in Exodus. 41:36 Well let's go to it, Exodus 15... Exodus 15 all right 41:40 turn there... are we learning something tonight? 41:43 Exodus chapter 15... Exodus 15... 41:46 All right... look at it here together, 41:50 Exodus chapter 15... and looking there... verse 26 41:53 and said, "If you diligently heed the 41:58 voice of the Lord your God," 41:59 there's healing in the Word of God... 42:01 if you obey... and do what is right in his sight, 42:05 give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, 42:09 I will put none of the diseases... 42:13 none of the diseases on you 42:15 which I have brought on the Egyptians:" 42:17 everyone together... 42:18 "for I am the Lord who heals you. " 42:21 How does He heal us? 42:23 By obedience to His Commandments, 42:26 and His Commandments are written 42:29 on every fiber of our being. 42:32 There are laws that govern our body. 42:35 There's a law... a law that governs your digestion. 42:41 When you break those laws, guess what? 42:43 You get indigestion and you say, "Pepto-Bismol. " 42:49 There are laws that govern our Central Nervous System 42:54 and when you drink too much caffeine, 42:57 that attacks the Central Nervous System 43:01 and you say, "I got shakes" or "I'm wired" 43:06 and so we know that there are laws that cover our being, 43:13 there are laws that govern our being in terms of needing rest. 43:16 There are laws that govern our being 43:18 in terms of the use of our muscles 43:20 would you agree... "you use it or you lose it" 43:23 it's the law... atrophy... right? 43:26 Instead of the muscle going up, it starts to go down. 43:29 All right go ahead and hide your arms. 43:32 God's healing program is obedience to His Word. 43:39 Obedience to His commands, His commands are promises. 43:44 Would you agree... 43:46 you can't do anything without His power, 43:48 when He commands you to do something... 43:50 Jesus said, "Without me you can do nothing" 43:52 John 15 verse 5... but Paul said, 43:54 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. " 43:56 Philippians 4 verse 13. 43:58 "My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect, 44:02 my power is made perfect in weakness. " 44:04 2nd Corinthians 12:9 and 10. 44:06 "Let the weak say, 'I am strong. '" 44:08 Joel 3 verse 10, now listen carefully... 44:10 We must obey God's law in order to have health, 44:16 these are "Health Laws. " 44:19 Now, God's Healing Program... 44:22 it adds life to your years and years to your life! 44:25 Physical, Spiritual, Mental, 44:28 Emotional, Social creatures... would you agree? 44:30 Not only monkeys are social creatures... we are... 44:34 amen... we are spiritual creatures, 44:39 physical creatures, made after the image of God, 44:42 we're dealing with mental health, physical health, 44:46 spiritual health, emotional health, 44:49 and social health. 44:51 So, physical and spiritual healing 44:56 are embraced in the gospel, in Christ, in His Word. 45:02 The Bible talks about... in Psalm 103 it talks about 45:09 "... forgives all their sins, and heals all their diseases. " 45:14 Guilt can sap your energy and your vital force 45:23 and wreck havoc to your immune system... 45:25 guilt can kill you. 45:27 When your mind is at less ease, you come down with disease, 45:37 when your mind is restless, you end up with sickness, 45:43 and so forgiveness is healing, would you agree? 45:47 There is healing in the gospel 45:49 and there is healing in this house tonight, 45:51 there is restoration in this house tonight, 45:53 there are miracles in this house tonight, 45:55 because, perhaps, some of you need to be once and for all 45:59 liberated from the shackles and the debilitation 46:03 of guilt and shame and remorse, 46:07 it's time to go on with a sure step, 46:09 knowing it's all left at the foot of the cross, 46:12 unburdened at the foot of the cross, 46:14 you go on your way, dancing and praising God. 46:17 You've been delivered, you are forever free. 46:20 Would you agree? That's healing... 46:21 You and I need that healing, it affects us, 46:24 would you agree, when you accept Jesus Christ, 46:26 it affects you positively, physically, mentally, 46:29 emotionally, spiritually, socially... would you agree? 46:32 Oh yeah, you might be persecuted but you still have joy 46:34 because you're being persecuted, 46:36 because the joy of the Lord is our strength. 46:38 Depressed and discouraged people 46:41 are more likely to become addicted. 46:44 Is that true? Because we lose our will. 46:47 Were we going to say, "Oh well, come on... " 46:50 that's what I did... I... you know... 46:52 I was living... shacking up with my girlfriend, 46:56 as a matter of fact, 46:58 Mark Finley, I understand, recently, 47:00 about a couple of years ago, shared my testimony 47:02 on Discoveries 08... and it's true, 47:05 I was living with a girlfriend and I wanted to marry her, 47:11 but she didn't feel the same way I did... 47:14 and you say, "humble pie" 47:16 I was a broken man and had a broken, shattered heart, 47:20 I wasn't following Jesus, I was living in sin, 47:23 my parents, my father... a pastor, 47:25 that didn't look good, 47:26 he and his associate pastor there in Hartford, Connecticut, 47:30 were trying to tell me, 47:32 "Mark, if you want God to bless this relationship, 47:34 you got to cease living in sin, you got to move out of there, 47:36 start going back to church, I remember, I remember... 47:42 I decided... I'm going to quit smoking and drinking 47:47 and drugs for the relationship, I figured it would help, 47:49 she didn't ask me to... but I thought, you know, 47:51 "this is bound to benefit this relationship... " 47:54 one week after I did that, 47:56 she said, "I need time to think, I'm going... you know... " 48:00 I don't know how it came out, but it kind of leaked out, 48:04 she was going away to see her old boyfriend 48:07 so she could have time to think. 48:09 I called up my buddies, 48:12 and I said, "Come on over... " 48:14 and this was one week 48:16 after I quit all that stuff. 48:17 Would you agree, when you begin to have victory 48:20 the devil gets angry and enraged 48:22 and so I gave in... why? 48:25 because I was discouraged, I was depressed, 48:29 and I was not going to be alone in that apartment, 48:32 brooding over and licking my wounds 48:35 I said, "Man! I'm going to party and try to forget all this... " 48:38 I called my buddy, you know... 48:40 drinking buddies are always available, 48:42 always... 24/7... 48:46 especially in the night or early morning. 48:49 So I called them up, you know, and of course they had drugs 48:52 and we went out to a bar and drank and I smoked 48:55 and I toked... and came back and she was gone still... 48:58 and I practically passed out, woke up in the morning 49:02 and I was sick as a dog, visiting the restroom 49:05 my mind... 49:07 my ceiling spinning around spinning around, 49:09 and I'm making trips to the rest room 49:12 and I am trying to blast rock music to drown out the pain 49:15 because now I had two prevailing problems: 49:17 she was gone, and I had a hangover. 49:21 The devil's way never solves problems, 49:26 it compounds it, 49:27 but I never touched smoking and drinking and drugs 49:33 ever since that lonely, lonely moment. 49:36 I said, "I am sick of it" and I started attending... 49:42 eventually when I moved out 49:44 I told her, "We've got to have God in our relationship," 49:46 I thought... maybe God can straighten her out. 49:49 He ended up straightening me out 49:51 leading me and her to separate, God is in control. 49:56 Depressed and discouraged people 49:59 are more likely to become addicted. 50:01 Many diseases originate in the mind. 50:04 Thank God for the healing of the everlasting gospel, 50:08 and the healing of Jesus Christ, 50:10 depression is the epidemic of our day 50:14 and I'm here to tell you the strongest antidote, 50:19 the strongest remedy, 50:21 the strongest way out of depression, 50:24 is knowing that Jesus Christ has set you forever free. 50:31 Free... let go of bitterness, 50:37 let go of bitterness, would you believe, 50:39 bitterness has to do with not letting go of the past. 50:41 Paul said, "Forget the things that are behind, 50:45 press on... press on... " Philippians 3:13 and 14 50:48 Front cover story of Newsweek Magazine 50:50 a number of years ago, 50:52 "The New Science of Mind and Body" 50:54 Forgiveness and health... Stress and Infertility, 50:58 Rethinking Hypnosis," no thanks... 51:01 "Cures to Heart Disease" 51:03 in other words, there is a connection 51:04 between forgiveness and health. 51:07 No surprise... 51:10 that a healthy marriage is extremely good 51:12 for your total health, I've done my research. 51:16 You know, men, for example, men... for example, 51:19 who feel that their wife loves them, 51:23 their heart ticks better. 51:24 Go ahead, do the Google, do the search, 51:27 they are better off healthwise. 51:31 Same with women who have a troublesome marriage, 51:34 a stressed out marriage and so forth, 51:36 it does take a toll on their health as well, 51:39 so, all I can say is, "Kiss up and make up, 51:41 it will give you longevity. " 51:43 Stress is a killer. 51:46 "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden 51:50 and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28" 51:54 "Peace I give to you, 51:56 not as the world do I give to you, 51:58 let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid, 52:02 I give you my peace. " John 14 verse 27 52:07 How many are thankful 52:10 for "this peace that passeth understanding" 52:12 Philippians 4:6 and 7 52:14 If you give Him all your anxieties... 52:16 "casting all your care upon Him; because He cares for you. " 52:21 1 Peter chapter 5 and verse 6 and 7. 52:27 "A merry heart... a merry heart does good like a prescription. " 52:33 This is a prescription from Dr. Jesus. 52:35 By the way, I hope you have a regular visit with Dr. Jesus 52:40 to get a check up... every day, 52:42 how many agree with mental health issues, 52:44 you need to get a check up everyday with Counselor Jesus. 52:47 Somebody is going to go home with some good news tonight. 52:50 "A merry heart does good like a healing medicine," 52:55 like a healing medicine. Proverbs 17:22, 52:58 You want to know a fact? 53:00 Children laugh over 200 times a day. 53:02 I know that, I have two children I know that. 53:05 Sometimes, I have to tell them, "Don't be so silly. " 53:10 And some of it is just... just good humor, you know, 53:14 sometimes it goes overboard 53:15 but nonetheless, we go underboard. 53:17 The average adult laughs about 12 or 13 times a day 53:22 and you've really done... probably more here tonight... 53:25 I don't know, listen to me, Jesus said, 53:31 "Except you become like children," 53:34 humble, and perhaps so 53:39 light-hearted in Jesus' love 53:41 that you actually find a desire to laugh with joy. 53:47 I'm not talking about dark jokes, 53:50 I'm not talking about off-colored humor, 53:54 I'm talking about going to the zoo and laughing your tail off. 53:58 I don't know... if you don't laugh when you go to the zoo, 54:02 something's really wrong, you need some counseling, 54:05 see me afterwards, come on now, 54:08 you cannot look at an ape with a serious face 54:14 and when it's swirling in your mind 54:16 "you came from apes" you think... 54:19 you got to laugh at that one... right? 54:21 Say, "I am much better looking. " 54:26 What does it mean to glorify God? 54:31 Remember it says there, in Revelation 14, 54:33 it says, "Fear God and give glory to Him" 54:35 Paul said in 1 Corinthians 10:31, 54:38 "In all that you eat or drink or whatever you do, 54:42 do it to the glory of God. " 54:45 So giving glory to God includes, making wise decisions 54:50 in regard to what I take into my body 54:52 because 1st Corinthians 6:19 and 20, 54:55 let's go there... 1st Corinthians 6:19 and 20, 54:58 are we learning something tonight, 54:59 1st Corinthians 6:19 and 20, this is Paul speaking 55:04 and we're going there, all right... 55:07 1st Corinthians 6:19 and 20, "What? do you not know 55:10 that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit," 55:15 does the Bible say in the last days 55:17 people would be grieving the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 4:30, 55:21 just like they did in the days of Noah, 55:23 they grieved the Holy Spirit, 55:26 and the Holy Spirit was withdrawn... Genesis 6:3 55:28 and one of the reasons why the Holy Spirit was withdrawn 55:31 is because they were trashing 55:33 and trampling the temple of the Spirit of God. 55:37 They were ruining their bodies with foul practices 55:41 and eating and drinking the wrong things 55:43 and eating and drinking to excess, 55:44 so that the Holy Spirit could not dwell in their temple 55:48 and so the Bible makes it very clear, 55:51 the Bible makes it very clear 55:53 that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. 55:56 Would you agree? That's holy... 55:58 "who is in you, whom you have from God, 56:00 you are not your own. " 56:02 You know, sometimes people say, "Well, it's my body" 56:04 no it's not... it belongs to God, 56:06 it belongs to God, just like we call this temple, 56:09 what do we call it? God's House. 56:11 This is not your house, this is not my house, 56:13 this is God's house, 56:14 How many agree... this is holy? 56:16 You don't just do anything in this house 56:18 and we don't just do anything we want with this house... 56:20 the temple of God, can you say, "Amen. " 56:22 If you want more of the Holy Spirit, 56:24 then respect the temple of the Holy Spirit. 56:27 Would you agree, we need the early and the latter rain 56:29 and that means, you'd better make room 56:31 for the Holy Spirit in your temple. 56:33 "For you were bought at a price" that's the "cross" 56:36 I need to close... that "you were bought at a price 56:40 therefore glorify God in your body, 56:43 and in your spirit, which are God's. " 56:45 Is it clear? In light of the cross, 56:48 in light of the blood of Calvary 56:50 in light of the sacrifice of Christ, 56:52 what does the Bible say? 56:54 In light of the fact you've been bought 56:56 at an infinite price, 56:57 the price of Christ's precious life, 57:01 in light of that price, that was paid for your body, 57:04 it was paid for your entire being, 57:06 in light of that, glorify God in your body 57:09 because it's the temple of the Spirit, 57:12 it belongs to God, so, nobody can tell me, 57:15 "Oh, that's legalistic... what you're talking about" 57:17 or "You're putting a yoke over us. " 57:19 No... no... no... in light of the cross, 57:22 "Thank you Jesus that you set me free 57:25 from being ruled by wrong eating, 57:28 wrong drinking, bad habits, destructive practices... " 57:32 How many agree, 57:33 if the Son sets you free, you are free... forever free... 57:39 Although sudden and alarming changes 57:41 are sweeping across the globe, 57:43 you and your family can be prepared 57:45 to face the future with confidence, 57:48 the complete set of Amazing Prophecies on DVD 57:51 are available for a gift of $60 or more. 57:54 Call us at 1-855-336-FREE or send a check or money order 58:01 to: Forever Free Ministries, 2001 Munro Park, 58:06 Corinth, TX, 76208. 58:09 If you would like to have 58:14 Mark Fox hold an Amazing Prophecy Seminar 58:17 or a Marriage Seminar weekend in your church, 58:19 contact us today at: markfox@ foreverfreeministries. org. |
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