Hello, I'm Chris Shelton
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and welcome to
"Behold the Lamb Presents."
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I believe that the message
that we have for you today
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is one that the whole world
needs desperately to listen to.
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It is entitled "Let
the Redeemed Say So!"
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When the Lord
returns we will find that
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there will only be two
classes of people at that time,
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the redeemed and the lost.
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And this is only because
we have a Savior, Jesus Christ
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who first came to
this earth as a baby.
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And later gave His
life on a cruel rugged cross
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to pay our debt to sin.
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He redeemed us
from the enemy of souls.
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He paid the price for sin
that is ours to pay and not His.
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But because He loved
you so very, very much,
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He is willing to pay the
cost of transgressing God's law,
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which is death.
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The redeemed only
exist because of Christ.
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The redeemed may
sing and praise the Father
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only because of Christ.
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We were bought
with a heavy price,
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the heavy price of His life.
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When we accept Christ as
our Lord and Savior we become
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His property, His
redeemed to watch and care for.
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What a precious
and exciting news
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this truly is for all of us.
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But without this purchase,
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we would remain
lost in our sins.
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We would remain the
property of the enemy.
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The choice is ours and one
we are making on a daily basis,
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whether or not we are
even cognitively aware of it.
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So it behooves
every single person
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we can get to listen to
this message to do just that.
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God is calling His
people to get ready,
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get ready and get
ready for His soon return.
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And we know that you want to be
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a part of that
number who is redeemed.
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So sit back and
listen to God's Spirit
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speaking through His
servant Pastor Kenny Shelton
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as he brings us the message
"Let the Redeemed Say So."
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But first, let's
listen to a song entitled
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"Jesus Paid It All"
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performed and
sung by Clint McKoy.
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I hear the Savior say
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Thy strength indeed is small
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Child of
weakness, watch and pray
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Find in Me thine all in all
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Jesus paid it all
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All to Him I owe
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Sin had left a crimson stain
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He washed it white as snow
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Lord, now indeed I find
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Thy power and Thine alone
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Can change the leper's spots
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And melt my heart of stone
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Jesus paid it all
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All to Him I owe
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Sin had left a crimson stain
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He washed it white as snow
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And when before the throne
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I stand in Him complete
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I'll lay my trophies down
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All down at Jesus' feet
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'Cause Jesus paid it all
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All to Him I owe
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Sin had left a crimson stain
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He washed it white as snow
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Sin had left a crimson stain
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He washed it white as snow
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Thanks for
joining us once again.
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As you already
heard in the introduction
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our title is "Let
the Redeemed Say So."
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A very important message,
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so I pray that you're
taking a pencil and a paper,
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Bible, getting
things laid out there.
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We have so many
passages to go over,
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a lot of material to cover
that I know will be a blessing,
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not only for those who have been
with Christ for many, many years
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but for those who are may be
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trying to develop a
relationship with Jesus.
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These are things that
will help you along your way
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and help us as we
continue on our path.
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So again get everything ready.
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We're gonna have
prayers, we always do,
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invite the Holy Spirit
to come into our midst,
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be able to lead and
guide us into all truth.
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So what you can,
won't you pray with me?
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Let's do that, shall we?
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Merciful Father in heaven,
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we thank you for
the privilege of prayer.
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We thank you for loving us.
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We thank you for the
promise where two or three
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are gathered together
you'll be in our midst.
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Now, Lord, I ask you
to forgive me of sin,
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any things in my heart and
life that needs not be there.
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Lord, we need an
open connection with You.
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We need to understand Your Word.
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We're living in the last minutes
as it were in world's history.
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So we pray as the
message goes forwards today
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it will be under Your direction.
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May not a word be spoken
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that would not be
pleasing in your sight.
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And we pray
that Your Holy Spirit
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will put power and conviction
upon the hearts and lives
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of those who
listen and those who view.
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We're gonna thank
you in advance for that.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Interesting subject
to me about the redeemed.
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I heard people sometime
they ask question, they say,
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"Well, you know, redeemed--
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what's gonna
happen with the redeemed?
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What takes place?"
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So I've just done
some little quick research
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and just put a few
things down as we talk
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about this fascinating
subject about the redeemed.
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They may challenge
you just a little bit,
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but you know
what, that's all right.
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Because if you have
comments or questions,
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you can always give us a
call, you can always email,
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you can always get a hold of us.
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And we do appreciate
that, praise God for that.
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But I'm gonna say
the redeemed will,
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the redeemed will have
all of their perplexities,
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the things that they-
the questions answered
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that they would not have
answered here on this life
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will be answered by God Himself
as we get to that new earth.
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We're going to have--
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the redeemed is going to
have glorious bodies like Jesus.
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That's an awesome
thing to think about.
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There is a city that's
built for the redeemed.
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Now see you don't want
to miss any of these things.
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You want some things to be made
plain that you couldn't write.
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You want to know that you're
gonna have a body like Jesus.
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You're gonna last forever
and ever and ever and ever.
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You want to know that
God has prepared a place
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for them that love Him, a
new city, the new Jerusalem.
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The redeemed is
going to have a new name.
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The Bible says a new name
and you know what it says,
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written there-- is
what written there is
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"Holiness unto the Lord."
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But you know we need to begin
here holiness unto the Lord,
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that new name and then
holiness unto the Lord.
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The redeemed will
understand the ministry.
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The redeemed will
understand the ministry
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that angel's have played in each
of our hearts and our lives.
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Sometimes we don't understand
about that guardian angel.
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The angel's been assigned to us
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and we're just--
well, it didn't happen.
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We were lucky.
No, you're blessed.
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But we're going to understand
that ministry of angels,
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the redeemed is going to.
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Every provision has been
made that can be made by God
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for the happiness of
the redeemed or the saints.
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Every possible
thing that could be God
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has done that
for you and for me.
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Every sinful propensity,
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every tendency is
going to be removed.
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Praise God for that.
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Bible says, you know,
sin will not rise up--what--
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again the second time.
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Our face is the redeemed,
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our face is going to
reflect the image of Christ.
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Shouldn't we begin
with that right now?
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Letting Him come in, others
see, not us, but see Jesus?
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You're going to attend--
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the redeemed will
attend the greatest supper
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that has ever,
ever been prepared.
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And Jesus is going to serve you.
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Who are you? Who am I
that He would serve me?
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Praise God.
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What a supper
that's going to be.
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The redeemed is
going to spend much time
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searching out the
mysteries of redemption.
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We think we can read
Scripture and we can understand.
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All through eternal ages,
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we're gonna be searching out
these mysteries of redemption.
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Things that are so deep that
mind just cannot comprehend,
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but we will some day.
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Praise God for that.
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No tempter is going to
be tempting the redeemed.
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He's forever
going to come to an end.
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What a blessing
that is in a thought.
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All the
treasures of the universe
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is going to be
open to the redeemed.
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Nothing is going to be
hid from you, you're faithful.
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We're talking about
things you're faithful,
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you're going to
be able to enjoy.
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You're not some little something
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floating around on a
little cloud, nothing to do.
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It's going to
be an awesome thing
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that Jesus has prepared for us,
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an awesome world, awesome things
for us to do and to be together.
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That redeemed will be--
notice carefully--free from sin.
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The redeemed
will be free from sin
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and all marks of
the curse of sin.
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People don't
realize sin leaves its mark.
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And boy, you can tell,
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it catches you even
in the world, even today.
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See people we say, "Oh, they
must have lived a hard life.
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Taking things into their
body, done different things."
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There's marks that are left.
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Doing wrong there's
marks that are left.
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They won't be in that
New Jerusalem, that new city.
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The redeemed will not have that.
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And you know what?
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The Bible says that the redeemed
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will be clothed
with immortality.
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You want to live forever?
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Everybody here on this earth
wants to seem to live forever,
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as long as they
can, healthy and happy.
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But, you know, it's
not here in this world.
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But there's promise to the
redeemed, and not only that.
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As you study the
Bible you realize that
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youth will be
yours, beauty will be yours
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because of Jesus Christ.
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And just
another thing, reminder.
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We're talking
about the redeemed here.
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They are going to be
eating from the tree of life.
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You're going to have
immortality forever with Jesus.
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What a thought that
is. Live with Him forever.
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This is the key, the redeemed.
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But how's that possible?
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What does it
mean to be redeemed?
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You heard about the song
in the opening, redeemed.
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That's one of my
favorites and always been,
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even as a young person
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is redeemed--how I love to
proclaim that redeemed what?
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You heard it here, by
the blood of the Lamb.
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You're redeemed.
You're a purchased possession.
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Book of Mathew
20:28 brings this clear.
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I jot some
down, we'll go through
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several rather quickly here.
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And it gives us the foundation.
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So I hope what you've just
heard about the redeemed will,
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all of these things,
many, many, many more things,
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but I hope it excites you today.
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And so, you know, I want
to be a partaker of that.
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If you remember Jesus--
Bible says in Mathew 20:28,
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"Even as the Son of man
came not to be ministered unto,
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but to minister."
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Jesus came to
be what? A servant.
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"And to give His
life a ransom for many."
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Give Himself as a
ransom, an exchange.
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He came to be a servant. What?
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For you and for me. Who are we?
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1 Timothy 2:6, the Bible said,
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"He gave Himself
a ransom for all."
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So you think maybe
that, you know, well,
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"I've lived
such a bad life that,
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you know, He's not
going to accept me."
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The Bible says that He came,
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He gave His life
for a ransom for all.
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You just need to
accept that today.
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What a blessing that is
when you think about it,
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we have a chance
for eternal life.
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We're going to have to say
Jesus, get Him on our side.
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We need Him,
don't we, desperately?
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Book of Isaiah 51:10, 11,
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there's a question here
and it's kind of interesting,
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too because it goes back to
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where a lot of people
talk about the crossing,
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you know, the
river, open the back up
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and Israel escaping,
you know, from Pharaoh.
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Just, you know, little
place you could ride through.
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Listen to this
passage, see how that,
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that certainly
tells us the truth.
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It says, "Art thou
not it which hath dried
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the sea of waters
of the great deep,
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that hath made
the depths of the sea
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a way for the
ransomed to pass over?
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Therefore the redeemed
of the Lord shall return
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and come singing into Zion."
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These are
powerful what God can do.
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God's working
miracles for His people.
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He's redeemed us by His blood.
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Friend, if you don't get there
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because you don't
want to get there.
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There is a way, dear
friend. It's simply what?
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By the redemption, by
the price it was paid for us.
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Our subject, "Let
the Redeemed Say So"
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comes from Psalms 107:2.
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It simply says, "Let the
redeemed of the Lord say so."
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Isn't it time for the
redeemed to get up and say so,
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instead of sit
down and say nothing?
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It's time why?
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Because of the blessings,
what He's prepared for us,
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what He's done,
what He's going to do,
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how much He wants
you there in heaven.
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All the things
He's promised for,
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spend eternity with
Him, universe learned.
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Opened up avenues that
we never even dreamed of
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will be opened up to us.
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He's offering to us.
He paid the price for us.
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It's time for the
redeemed to say so.
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In Isaiah 43:3, the Bible says,
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"For I am the Lord thy
God, the Holy one of Israel."
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Do you know the
Lord, God of Israel?
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Do you know the
Holy one of Israel?
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If not, why not today?
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If you know Him
today, surely you would say
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"Let the redeemed say so."
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I know Him today. Praise God.
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Instead of saying,
"Well, I don't know if I do."
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Oh, friend, you need to get
to know Him today if you don't.
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There's a
beautiful illustration.
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I like this
illustration used in Scripture.
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It was found in the laws
that were given to Israel.
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It shows the relationship
that Jesus has with His people.
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That's found in Leviticus
25:25. Listen carefully.
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It's a beautiful, beautiful
lesson for us to learn here.
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It says, the Bible says,
"If thy brother be waxen poor."
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Most of us will stand up and say
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"Woo, we fit in that class."
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So if you've been
waxen poor, if you're poor
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and if you had to sell--
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"sold away some
of his possessions,
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and any of his
kin come to redeem it,
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then shall he redeem
that which his brother sold."
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Interesting, you
were poor, had no money,
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you had to sell
your possessions.
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The one
responsible is the next of kin
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to come and to redeem it
or purchase it back. Wow.
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Then it gets a
little clear to us.
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And also in Leviticus 25,
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we'll read two
verses here, 47 and 48.
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It says, "If a sojourner or
a stranger wax rich by thee,
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they brother that dwelleth
by him wax poor," and he's what?
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"He has to sell himself unto
the stranger or to the sojourne
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by thee, or to the stock of a
stranger or stranger's family."
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Notice that, "After he is
sold he may be redeemed again,
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by one of his
brethrens may redeem him."
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So what is this all about?
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We fall on hard
times. Sell everything.
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God said the nearest of kin then
is going to come and do what?
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Is to redeem it or
to-- he'll give it back.
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See here we see when a Hebrew
had to sell his positions.
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Listen, or had to
sell himself as a servant.
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And that
happened many, many times.
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The duty to redeem that
individual or that possession
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was to fall
upon the nearest kin.
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How about us today?
We need to be redeemed.
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You know, we're a
purchased possession.
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Let the redeemed say
so, we're in trouble.
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We sold out, and
our nearest of kin says
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"I'm going to come and
I'm going to purchase you."
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We're lost, what, through
sin. We have nothing left.
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But our nearest of kin
will come and try to what?
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Will buy us back.
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Oh, friend, how
exciting that is.
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That's what--the
nearest kin we have is what?
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The redeemer of the
world. Jesus is our nearest kin.
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And He came to buy us back.
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Jesus came down to
this earth to redeem us.
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He became our
kinsman the Bible says.
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That means what?
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Closer than a
mother, closer than a father,
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than a brother, than a sister
or a friend or any loved one.
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He's our nearest kin.
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In fact, Book of Isaiah
43:4 makes it very, very clear.
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It says, "Since thou
wast precious in My sight."
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Can you--listen can you
possibly imagine in your mind
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that the God of
heaven looks down at you
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and looks down at me.
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And He said, "You are
precious in My sight."
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Oh, you think about all
the wrong things that maybe
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you've done and
all made you to go
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in the wrong
direction even right now.
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But I'll tell you that God
of heaven looks down upon you
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through His Son
Jesus Christ and He said
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"You're precious in My sight."
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"Because, you're
precious in My sight,
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thou hast been honorable,
and I have loved thee,
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therefore will I
give men for thee
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and people for thy life."
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Jesus said "I'm
going to come to," what?
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To redeem you.
Praise God for that. Why?
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Because he said "I love you.
You're precious in My sight."
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See we should praise God.
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Every time we think
about, be quick to recognize
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that we have
the claims of heaven
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and that we
belong to Jesus Christ.
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We have a divine
relationship with Him.
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Quick to praise
Him and give--God said,
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why because, I am adopted.
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Like where the Bible
talks about adoption.
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I've been adopted
into the family of what?
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The family of God.
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And we'll talk more about that
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and so I don't
want you to miss that
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in a few more moments here.
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Talk about our kinsman.
Jesus is our nearest kinsman.
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In fact, Proverbs
18:24, the Bible says this,
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"There is a friend that
sticketh closer than a," what?
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"Than a brother."
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A friend that sticketh
closer, who could that be?
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It must be Jesus.
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Mathew 12:50 says,
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"For whosoever shall
do the will of My Father
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which is in heaven, the same
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is My brother and My
sister and My mother."
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Jesus is making it clear.
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Who's My
mother? Who's My sister?
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Who's My brother?
Whoever does the will of God is.
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He's our nearest kinsman.
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1 Corinthians 15:45 just really
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comes alive for
us as a Christian.
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When you open the
pages of the Word of God
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this word should be jumping
out, grabbing a hold of you.
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You feel something,
00:20:29.53\00:20:30.90
the spiritual goose
bumps get all over you
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to realize how
close we are to God
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and how He's so close
to us wanting to help us
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and to encourage
us, to strengthen us
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and give us victory in our life,
00:20:41.17\00:20:42.68
rather than be
defeated and down all the time.
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1 Corinthians 15:45, the
Bible says, "The first man."
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Who was the first
man? It was Adam, right?
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"Was made a living soul.
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The last Adam was
made a quickening spirit."
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You see the church today
needs some quickening spirit.
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We need the spirit
of the living God in us,
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living lively stones.
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Praise God for that
second Adam that came
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right to redeem us from
what was lost by the first.
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And I believe this,
00:21:09.11\00:21:10.48
it's almost time for the
second coming of Jesus Christ
00:21:10.51\00:21:13.58
and some of you
are waiting around,
00:21:13.61\00:21:15.20
some of you are debating
whether I should accept Jesus,
00:21:15.23\00:21:17.17
some of your husband or wife
00:21:17.20\00:21:18.57
you're holding
back the other one.
00:21:18.60\00:21:19.97
You know, you don't
want to make a decision.
00:21:20.00\00:21:21.57
Jesus--maybe because you're,
00:21:21.60\00:21:22.97
ooh, your head may
be a little bit hard.
00:21:23.00\00:21:24.89
And you don't want
to really accept it,
00:21:24.92\00:21:26.29
but you know it's true.
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Your wife has been showing you
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or your husband
has been showing you.
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You know, don't
put it off any longer.
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Join in together.
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Be part of the
family, family of God.
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Adopted into the family of God.
Today is the day to do that.
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See we have to realize that
00:21:39.08\00:21:41.33
it's time for the
redemption of the purchase,
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the possession to take place.
00:21:44.91\00:21:47.55
You are a
precious possession to God.
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Oh, listen the Bible says this.
00:21:51.93\00:21:53.80
In Psalms 37:29, it says,
00:21:53.83\00:21:56.14
"The righteous
shall inherit," what?
00:21:56.17\00:21:58.41
"The righteous
shall inherit the land,
00:21:58.44\00:22:00.54
and dwell therein for ever."
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Everybody again
wants to live forever.
00:22:03.35\00:22:05.03
You want to dwell
somewhere forever.
00:22:05.06\00:22:06.43
Here's the opportunity
for you. This is a sure thing.
00:22:06.46\00:22:09.56
The righteous,
you've to do the right--
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doing right by the
grace of God and His strength.
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In Hebrews 2:11,
it becomes very clear.
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That Jesus when He
looks at us, the Bible said
00:22:17.83\00:22:20.83
"He is not ashamed
to call them brethren."
00:22:20.86\00:22:25.15
Can you possibly
imagine in the life
00:22:25.18\00:22:27.23
that you have led or I have
led and we look back and say
00:22:27.26\00:22:29.76
"Oh, Jesus is not ashamed
to call us His brethren?"
00:22:29.79\00:22:34.60
Realize even in the human
family how often we're ooh,
00:22:34.63\00:22:37.52
we're ashamed of maybe
what a brother or a sister
00:22:37.55\00:22:40.55
or somebody has
done in the family.
00:22:40.58\00:22:41.95
We're ashamed of
them. We've done much worse.
00:22:41.98\00:22:44.72
Jesus looks down and He
said, "I'm not ashamed of them.
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I'm not ashamed to
call them My brethren."
00:22:47.67\00:22:49.62
What a love that He has for us.
00:22:49.65\00:22:51.17
What a lesson for us
to learn to glean from.
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Let the redeemed say so.
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See timed up, "Yes,
thank you Lord for that."
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You know, I've been redeemed,
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the Bible said, by
the blood of the Lamb.
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Have you been redeemed
by the blood of the Lamb?
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Have you been bought--purchased?
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Listen, good news for
you. Good news for me.
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Some of you've been in the grasp
00:23:12.79\00:23:14.16
of the enemy for a long time.
00:23:14.19\00:23:15.85
You've been a
servent, you've been a slave.
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You can't get away
from the grasp that he has.
00:23:17.94\00:23:20.52
It's just simple here.
00:23:20.55\00:23:22.02
If the devil has you
in his grasp right now,
00:23:22.05\00:23:25.13
remember this, he
cannot hold any person.
00:23:25.16\00:23:28.59
No person who by faith receives
Christ as His personal Savior.
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All you have to do is receive
Jesus as your personal Savior.
00:23:33.55\00:23:36.58
Make a commitment and
the devil has to let go.
00:23:36.61\00:23:39.46
You tired of serving
him? Oh, I think that you are.
00:23:39.49\00:23:41.95
It's time then to do what?
00:23:41.98\00:23:43.51
It's time to let Jesus rule
00:23:43.54\00:23:44.91
and reign in your
heart and in your life.
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That's what
happiness is all about.
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Read Colossians 1:13 and
in fact the whole chapter
00:23:48.35\00:23:51.47
and boy, what a
blessing will come your way.
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You will not be able
to put the Bible down.
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You'll read that chapter.
00:23:55.36\00:23:56.73
And you'll say "Woo-we,
I'm gonna read another chapter.
00:23:56.76\00:23:58.49
Woo-we, I'm gonna
read another one."
00:23:58.52\00:24:00.02
You'll find you've been
2 or 3 hours in the Bible
00:24:00.05\00:24:01.75
and it went by like that.
00:24:01.78\00:24:03.97
This is important for
us to know as Christians.
00:24:04.00\00:24:06.48
Don't put it off
what needs to take place.
00:24:06.51\00:24:10.09
Don't put it off if you
sense that you're weak today.
00:24:10.12\00:24:12.88
Don't put it off if
you say I'm a sinner.
00:24:12.91\00:24:15.06
Well, we're all
sinners saved by grace.
00:24:15.09\00:24:17.29
But I need a helping hand.
00:24:17.32\00:24:19.64
Right now today, this
moment while you're watching,
00:24:19.67\00:24:22.28
this moment right now,
00:24:22.31\00:24:23.68
bring your
weaknesses to Jesus Christ.
00:24:23.71\00:24:25.80
Bring those sinful propensities,
those things in your life,
00:24:25.83\00:24:29.07
you know, the sins
and the shortcomings,
00:24:29.10\00:24:31.89
the temper, the impatience,
00:24:31.92\00:24:33.59
all of these things
bring them to God right now.
00:24:33.62\00:24:36.03
He is the only
one, Jesus Christ,
00:24:36.06\00:24:38.49
the only one that
can wash us clean.
00:24:38.52\00:24:40.78
That's what 1 John
1:9 tell us, isn't it?
00:24:40.81\00:24:42.97
He's gonna wash
me whiter than snow.
00:24:43.00\00:24:44.99
I need to be washed today.
You need to be washed today.
00:24:45.02\00:24:48.91
It's a simple thing
to do, but by faith.
00:24:48.94\00:24:52.59
Why continue to live
the life that you're living?
00:24:52.62\00:24:55.80
You're not happy with it anyway.
You're not happy with yourself.
00:24:55.83\00:24:58.28
you're not happy
with your companion,
00:24:58.31\00:24:59.78
You're not happy
at the workplace.
00:24:59.81\00:25:01.18
You're not happy
because you don't have Jesus.
00:25:01.21\00:25:04.18
That's the answer.
00:25:04.21\00:25:05.58
That's not just some
little thing to be said.
00:25:05.61\00:25:07.29
That's awesome when
Jesus comes into your life.
00:25:07.32\00:25:09.68
Bring those things to Him.
00:25:09.71\00:25:11.08
Now why will we
bring our weakness and our,
00:25:11.11\00:25:13.51
you know, things
that we do wrong to Jesus.
00:25:13.54\00:25:15.37
You know, why?
00:25:15.40\00:25:16.77
My Bible tells me as I
read it there in Luke 19:10.
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My Bible says that
"Jesus, He came to seek," what?
00:25:19.54\00:25:23.89
"And save that which was lost."
00:25:23.92\00:25:26.62
I like that. He came to seek.
00:25:26.65\00:25:28.76
Do you realize that?
00:25:28.79\00:25:30.16
That means He
came to search for me.
00:25:30.19\00:25:32.82
Wow. He came to search for me.
00:25:32.85\00:25:35.68
He came to inquire about me.
00:25:35.71\00:25:39.22
He came to seek often.
00:25:39.25\00:25:42.76
He never quits seeking
you. You may turn from Him.
00:25:42.79\00:25:46.11
He's still seeking for you
and to save that which was lost.
00:25:46.14\00:25:50.12
That's you. That's me.
00:25:50.15\00:25:51.95
You realize that what that word
really means "save the lost?"
00:25:51.98\00:25:55.57
The lost simply means that
00:25:55.60\00:25:56.97
you are
deserving of a punishment,
00:25:57.00\00:26:00.52
that you're going to
be destroyed, the lost.
00:26:00.55\00:26:03.29
Did you get it?
00:26:03.32\00:26:04.69
You're going to die
is what the Bible said
00:26:04.72\00:26:07.08
and to destroy fully.
00:26:07.11\00:26:09.26
So you have not a chance.
00:26:09.29\00:26:11.10
Because we're all sinners
00:26:11.13\00:26:12.50
we must accept
Jesus our Lord and Savior.
00:26:12.53\00:26:14.35
We're not going anywhere.
We're not going to heaven.
00:26:14.38\00:26:17.65
Wow. He came to seek and save.
00:26:17.68\00:26:20.57
And then 1 Timothy
really adds more to this
00:26:20.60\00:26:22.91
to make you love Jesus even
more and want to follow Him.
00:26:22.94\00:26:26.48
1 Timothy 1:15 and sad
to say some of you think,
00:26:26.51\00:26:29.04
you say, "I don't
have time for Him."
00:26:29.07\00:26:30.77
Well, you have time for
everything else, don't you?
00:26:30.80\00:26:33.25
You have time
for everything else,
00:26:33.28\00:26:34.65
but you have no time for Jesus.
00:26:34.68\00:26:36.05
Oh, friend, do you
realize what you're--
00:26:36.08\00:26:37.45
by your choices you're--
00:26:37.48\00:26:38.93
oh, boy, you're signing
your death decree for eternity.
00:26:38.96\00:26:42.77
You really are.
00:26:42.80\00:26:44.27
By your choices you're choosing
destruction over living forever,
00:26:44.30\00:26:49.77
because "Well, I
don't have time now."
00:26:49.80\00:26:51.41
Oh, yeah. You make time.
00:26:51.44\00:26:53.31
God will make sure
all these other things
00:26:53.34\00:26:54.76
will be added unto you.
00:26:54.79\00:26:57.10
1 Timothy 1:15, the Bible says,
00:26:57.13\00:26:59.08
"He came into the
world to save sinners."
00:26:59.11\00:27:03.86
Say so--you fit in
that. I fit in that.
00:27:03.89\00:27:05.73
He came to the world
do what? To save sinners.
00:27:05.76\00:27:08.79
To save--you
know what that means?
00:27:08.82\00:27:10.56
That means to make whole.
00:27:10.59\00:27:11.96
He came to this
world to make me whole
00:27:11.99\00:27:13.58
because I'm broken,
because I'm a big mess.
00:27:13.61\00:27:16.57
And He wants to put
me back together again.
00:27:16.60\00:27:18.64
He wants me to put--
bring me back together
00:27:18.67\00:27:20.32
like Him in His image.
00:27:20.35\00:27:23.44
He came to this world to
save, but it says to deliver,
00:27:23.47\00:27:26.90
deliver me from
the hand of the enemy,
00:27:26.93\00:27:29.13
which I am not capable of myself
00:27:29.16\00:27:31.45
to deliver
myself from the enemy.
00:27:31.48\00:27:33.08
I hope you see that.
00:27:33.11\00:27:34.79
You are not capable
on your own to do that.
00:27:34.82\00:27:36.79
I am not and no one is.
00:27:36.82\00:27:38.96
Only by the grace and
strength of Jesus of Christ.
00:27:38.99\00:27:41.47
He came to save,
He came to protect me.
00:27:41.50\00:27:44.21
He came to heal me.
00:27:44.24\00:27:45.61
The Bible says He
came to preserve me.
00:27:45.64\00:27:48.78
That's you, too. You
see this is all of us.
00:27:48.81\00:27:50.81
That's why He came down here.
00:27:50.84\00:27:52.39
There was no
chance for humanity.
00:27:52.42\00:27:54.70
When sin came into the
world, He was our only way out.
00:27:54.73\00:27:58.27
Hebrew 7:25, oh,
I like this passage.
00:27:58.30\00:28:00.61
It said, also "He came
to save to the uttermost."
00:28:00.64\00:28:04.90
People say, "I
don't know"--uttermost.
00:28:04.93\00:28:06.82
He came into the
world to do what?
00:28:06.85\00:28:09.27
To the uttermost.
He came to entice.
00:28:09.30\00:28:12.43
He came to love.
He came to encourage.
00:28:12.46\00:28:15.93
He's talking
about here any and all.
00:28:15.96\00:28:19.76
To uttermost, any, all,
who's willing to come to Him.
00:28:19.79\00:28:23.36
Bring to completion
is what this word means.
00:28:23.39\00:28:26.08
He's willing,
praise God for that.
00:28:26.11\00:28:28.48
Now when I read this thing
00:28:28.51\00:28:29.95
I need to think
of the sermon title
00:28:29.98\00:28:31.88
"Let the Redeemed Say So."
Get encouraged with it today.
00:28:31.91\00:28:35.77
We have a lot to
be encouraged with.
00:28:35.80\00:28:38.49
Interesting, in Galatians
4:5, 7 and notice what it says.
00:28:38.52\00:28:43.85
It says, "When the
fullness of time was come,
00:28:43.88\00:28:47.16
God sent forth
His Son." When what?
00:28:47.19\00:28:49.64
"When the
fullness of time has come,
00:28:49.67\00:28:51.37
He sent forth His Son."
00:28:51.40\00:28:52.77
Let me just make a
quick comment here.
00:28:52.80\00:28:54.33
"He sent forth His son."
00:28:54.36\00:28:55.73
Do you realize this?
00:28:55.76\00:28:57.13
This implies the
pre-existence of Jesus Christ
00:28:57.16\00:29:01.13
when people say He didn't
exist until the world came in.
00:29:01.16\00:29:04.74
Not to study on
it, but think about it.
00:29:04.77\00:29:07.70
Jesus came to the
world, the Bible said,
00:29:07.73\00:29:09.30
"He was made of a woman."
00:29:09.33\00:29:10.70
He was made in what?
00:29:10.73\00:29:12.10
Humanity, He bore humanity.
00:29:12.13\00:29:14.28
"He was made under the law."
00:29:14.31\00:29:17.66
People start saying,
"Oh, here--but no that means
00:29:17.69\00:29:19.74
He was subject to the
law's requirements. What?
00:29:19.77\00:29:24.08
Just like you, just like me.
00:29:24.11\00:29:26.10
Verse 5 continues on, it says,
00:29:26.13\00:29:27.97
"He came to redeem them
which were under the law
00:29:28.00\00:29:31.05
that we might receive,"
00:29:31.08\00:29:32.45
I like this, "the
adoptions of son."
00:29:32.48\00:29:35.40
The adoption of son.
00:29:35.43\00:29:36.97
Verse 7, "Wherefore
thou art no more a servant."
00:29:37.00\00:29:40.15
I can tell you that.
00:29:40.18\00:29:41.55
Because you accept
Jesus as your Lord and Savior
00:29:41.58\00:29:43.61
you're no longer a
servant as it were of the enemy.
00:29:43.64\00:29:46.47
You now, because
you've accepted Him
00:29:46.50\00:29:48.42
you become a son,
you become a daughter
00:29:48.45\00:29:51.10
and because of that you become
heir of God through Christ.
00:29:51.13\00:29:56.20
Wow, an heir?
00:29:56.23\00:29:57.60
That means I'm
gonna share in eternity.
00:29:57.63\00:30:00.24
With all that God
has, the universe,
00:30:00.27\00:30:02.21
I have a share in it.
00:30:02.24\00:30:04.58
Unworthy, but I have a share
00:30:04.61\00:30:06.18
because it's
promised to me here.
00:30:06.21\00:30:08.38
I'm an inheritor is
what the Bible said.
00:30:08.41\00:30:10.94
I'm a possessor of it.
00:30:10.97\00:30:13.42
Patrimony, you heard that word?
00:30:13.45\00:30:15.02
You know what that means?
00:30:15.05\00:30:16.42
In a marriage He's
talking about here,
00:30:16.45\00:30:18.12
that's property
inherited from ones father.
00:30:18.15\00:30:22.17
I have inherited by faith
some property of my father's.
00:30:22.20\00:30:25.26
How about you?
00:30:25.29\00:30:26.66
It's as sure as I'm
talking about here today.
00:30:26.69\00:30:29.36
It's soon to come.
00:30:29.39\00:30:30.83
You're soon to see it.
00:30:30.86\00:30:32.23
We, just, will live by faith.
00:30:32.26\00:30:34.42
Let the redeemed say
so, this is beautiful.
00:30:34.45\00:30:37.59
You think that God--I have
heard people talk about this.
00:30:37.62\00:30:39.66
If God knew all this is
going to happen why do you let--
00:30:39.69\00:30:42.52
listen God knew everything.
00:30:42.55\00:30:44.16
He knows everything
from the very beginning.
00:30:44.19\00:30:47.34
He knew that Adam would fall
00:30:47.37\00:30:49.75
through the deceptive
powers of the old enemy.
00:30:49.78\00:30:54.12
And so we see
the plan of salvation
00:30:54.15\00:30:55.92
then was
designed to do something.
00:30:55.95\00:30:58.20
Listen, it was designed
to redeem the fallen race.
00:30:58.23\00:31:03.08
To give us another--
we call it second chance,
00:31:03.11\00:31:06.23
to give us another trial
because we fell so short.
00:31:06.26\00:31:10.31
God didn't have to do that.
00:31:10.34\00:31:12.52
But He loves you that
much. He loves me that much.
00:31:12.55\00:31:14.69
He wants to give
us another chance,
00:31:14.72\00:31:16.46
but we need to come to Him.
00:31:16.49\00:31:19.33
Friend, do you realize that
00:31:19.36\00:31:20.90
Christ was from the very
beginning as we think back?
00:31:20.93\00:31:24.43
He was appointed the
office of the mediator.
00:31:24.46\00:31:27.76
He's our mediator, one
mediator between God and man.
00:31:27.79\00:31:30.39
That's Jesus Christ.
00:31:30.42\00:31:32.58
The wing of the Holy Spirit
right to the foot of the cross.
00:31:32.61\00:31:36.19
He's our
substitute, He's our surety.
00:31:36.22\00:31:39.69
You need not doubt it today.
00:31:39.72\00:31:41.09
Doubt is from the devil.
00:31:41.12\00:31:42.93
Oh, it's just sad to
talk to people every day,
00:31:42.96\00:31:45.46
read the Bible
passage and you say
00:31:45.49\00:31:46.86
"Oh, boy, I wish I
could believe that."
00:31:46.89\00:31:48.63
The devil's got your mind.
00:31:48.66\00:31:50.96
You can believe it.
00:31:50.99\00:31:52.36
Jesus is our--
He's our substitute.
00:31:52.39\00:31:54.43
He's our surety that one
day He would come to this world.
00:31:54.46\00:32:00.70
Divinity, humanity,
working together. You know what?
00:32:00.73\00:32:04.47
As He came to this world
00:32:04.50\00:32:05.87
though His divinity
would be enshrouded.
00:32:05.90\00:32:07.92
Do you get it?
Enshrouded in humanity.
00:32:07.95\00:32:11.13
You say "Well, what's that?"
00:32:11.16\00:32:12.53
You remember in
Hebrews 10:5 what it tells us?
00:32:12.56\00:32:16.48
It says here that "A body
has thou prepared for me."
00:32:16.51\00:32:21.02
Jesus came down, King of
Kings and Lord of Lords. What?
00:32:21.05\00:32:24.30
To redeem the human
race. Let us say so.
00:32:24.33\00:32:27.37
And as He came down a body
00:32:27.40\00:32:28.77
was prepared for
Him to inhabit, you see.
00:32:28.80\00:32:31.50
Fully divine, fully human.
00:32:31.53\00:32:34.19
Remember He did nothing
that you and I can't have today.
00:32:34.22\00:32:36.20
Praise God for that.
00:32:36.23\00:32:37.60
This is exciting
when you think about it.
00:32:37.63\00:32:39.77
So you see He
didn't come in human form
00:32:39.80\00:32:42.23
until the fullness of time,
00:32:42.26\00:32:44.26
that passage says, had expired.
00:32:44.29\00:32:47.20
And then when He did what?
00:32:47.23\00:32:48.60
He came as a babe in Bethlehem,
00:32:48.63\00:32:51.72
fully human, once
again, fully divine.
00:32:51.75\00:32:55.02
But by His
obedience-- obedience to what?
00:32:55.05\00:32:59.14
Obedience to all
the commandments of God.
00:32:59.17\00:33:01.38
Keep this in mind.
00:33:01.41\00:33:02.99
Jesus won the battle
over the enemy, praise God.
00:33:03.02\00:33:07.78
He made it possible for
us to have eternal life,
00:33:07.81\00:33:10.41
that all could be saved.
00:33:10.44\00:33:12.50
Don't you think
that's kind of what it means
00:33:12.53\00:33:14.05
when we just
read in Galatians 4:4
00:33:14.08\00:33:16.93
"When the
fullness of time was come,
00:33:16.96\00:33:19.19
God sent forth His
son, made of a woman,
00:33:19.22\00:33:22.51
made under the law?"
00:33:22.54\00:33:23.91
Did you get that?
00:33:23.94\00:33:25.46
Let's discuss
this rather quickly.
00:33:25.49\00:33:27.32
When the fullness of time,
00:33:27.35\00:33:28.76
the Bible is talking about when
the fullness of time is come--
00:33:28.79\00:33:31.86
or at the appointed time,
00:33:31.89\00:33:33.26
the prophecies have
said that Jesus would come.
00:33:33.29\00:33:35.72
You read Daniel 8:14, 2,300 days
in the sanctuary be cleansed.
00:33:35.75\00:33:38.99
You begin it-- you
see when Jesus come,
00:33:39.02\00:33:40.70
the Messiah, you see
how long His ministry.
00:33:40.73\00:33:42.63
You see Him death on the cross.
00:33:42.66\00:33:44.20
So in the fullness of time
Jesus came at the right time.
00:33:44.23\00:33:48.44
And what? We're
talking about humanity.
00:33:48.47\00:33:51.14
But you know what?
What did He accept?
00:33:51.17\00:33:53.44
What nature did
He really accept?
00:33:53.47\00:33:56.68
Did He accept the nature about,
00:33:56.71\00:33:58.50
you know, the
sinful nature of man?
00:33:58.53\00:34:01.30
No sin in Him.
00:34:01.33\00:34:02.70
What nature did
He really accept?
00:34:02.73\00:34:04.10
Let me read a few things.
00:34:04.13\00:34:05.50
We have such a discussion
along this issue sometime
00:34:05.53\00:34:08.25
and it's so sad.
We shouldn't have.
00:34:08.28\00:34:10.47
It's so clear, so plain.
00:34:10.50\00:34:12.88
What nature did Christ take?
00:34:12.91\00:34:15.07
Remember, the
redeemed have to say so.
00:34:15.10\00:34:18.94
It's important, dear friend.
00:34:18.97\00:34:20.51
He's my
substitute and my surety.
00:34:20.54\00:34:23.84
Remember, when
Jesus came to this earth,
00:34:23.87\00:34:27.15
He took Adam's place
with the risk of failure
00:34:27.18\00:34:32.32
and loss, eternal loss.
00:34:32.35\00:34:35.69
He didn't come down
here to make-believe.
00:34:35.72\00:34:37.48
He didn't come down here
00:34:37.51\00:34:38.88
and all He knew what
was all going to work out.
00:34:38.91\00:34:41.15
He came down here
with that if He had sinned,
00:34:41.18\00:34:43.36
He would have
been lost for eternity
00:34:43.39\00:34:45.06
and the world
would have been lost.
00:34:45.09\00:34:46.46
Oh, wow, what a price
at the risk of failure.
00:34:46.49\00:34:53.16
Number two, He
accepted human form
00:34:53.19\00:34:56.12
with all of this
ills and its problems.
00:34:56.15\00:34:59.33
Now what do I mean by that?
00:34:59.36\00:35:01.25
He accepted human form
with all of its liabilities.
00:35:01.28\00:35:05.15
He didn't have an edge on you
00:35:05.18\00:35:06.55
and He didn't
have an edge on me.
00:35:06.58\00:35:08.09
If He did He
could not be my Savior.
00:35:08.12\00:35:09.73
Many people are
arguing that today
00:35:09.76\00:35:11.13
because they want to make an
excuse for their sinful life,
00:35:11.16\00:35:13.94
not gaining
victory over anything.
00:35:13.97\00:35:16.65
He accepted the liabilities.
00:35:16.68\00:35:18.62
I didn't say assets,
I said the liabilities.
00:35:18.65\00:35:22.97
He took the
infirmities of humanity
00:35:23.00\00:35:26.73
and He lived a sinless life.
00:35:26.76\00:35:28.50
Praise God for that.
00:35:28.53\00:35:29.90
That's good news.
00:35:29.93\00:35:32.43
He took upon His sinless
nature man's sinful nature. Wow.
00:35:32.46\00:35:40.15
He took man's nature
degraded and defiled by sin.
00:35:40.18\00:35:46.17
There should be no question.
00:35:46.20\00:35:47.57
The argument what
nature did He take?
00:35:47.60\00:35:49.21
Adam's before the sin or
Adam's after? Definitely after.
00:35:49.24\00:35:56.00
Degraded, devoured by sin.
00:35:56.03\00:35:59.30
He took man's nature in
its deteriorated condition.
00:35:59.33\00:36:03.43
Very simply put.
00:36:03.46\00:36:05.18
He took man's nature
in its fallen condition.
00:36:05.21\00:36:09.90
He defeated Satan in the same
nature Adam had when he failed.
00:36:09.93\00:36:14.45
Not when he was without sin.
00:36:14.48\00:36:15.85
Did you get it? Fallen nature.
00:36:15.88\00:36:18.00
He won it. Praise
God, He won the battle.
00:36:18.03\00:36:21.37
He took that nature after
4,000 years of digression.
00:36:21.40\00:36:25.53
He didn't take it
at the time of Adam.
00:36:25.56\00:36:26.93
He took it where He
came in after 4,000 years,
00:36:26.96\00:36:30.32
how the sin--human race
was going down, down, down.
00:36:30.35\00:36:33.84
He took it right then,
right there to be my substitute.
00:36:33.87\00:36:37.21
He had no way.
Praise God for that.
00:36:37.24\00:36:39.68
It's clear.
00:36:39.71\00:36:41.86
Jesus defeated Satan on
every point in our behalf.
00:36:41.89\00:36:49.09
And because Jesus defeated
the enemy on every point,
00:36:49.12\00:36:53.45
let the redeemed say
so, thank you Lord for that.
00:36:53.48\00:36:57.16
Why? Because we sinned.
00:36:57.19\00:36:58.56
We've come short
of the glory of God.
00:36:58.59\00:36:59.96
In order to really realize once
again the value of salvation,
00:36:59.99\00:37:03.92
we must understand what?
00:37:03.95\00:37:06.10
We must understand what it cost.
00:37:06.13\00:37:09.66
In John 3:16, what
does the Bible say?
00:37:09.69\00:37:13.16
"God so loved the world."
00:37:13.19\00:37:15.63
"Three Testimonies,"
88 says it like this,
00:37:15.66\00:37:18.41
"The soul is of infinite value.
00:37:18.44\00:37:21.72
Its worth can only be estimated
by the price paid to ransom it."
00:37:21.75\00:37:27.32
And naturally what did it say?
00:37:27.35\00:37:28.75
"Calvary! Calvary! Calvary!"
00:37:28.78\00:37:31.17
That's the price that was paid.
00:37:31.20\00:37:33.26
Do you see how
important you are?
00:37:33.29\00:37:35.09
The value of a soul.
00:37:35.12\00:37:37.81
Praise God for the provision
00:37:37.84\00:37:39.25
that's been made
for the human race.
00:37:39.28\00:37:41.98
What a
provision. We can be washed.
00:37:42.01\00:37:47.76
Now is the time the Bible says
00:37:47.79\00:37:49.44
we need to wash
our robes. Where?
00:37:49.47\00:37:52.37
You know what that
means, washing your robe?
00:37:52.40\00:37:54.23
It means washing your character.
00:37:54.26\00:37:56.05
Come on, somebody stay with me.
00:37:56.08\00:37:57.45
Washing your
character and to make them white
00:37:57.48\00:38:00.09
in the blood of the Lamb.
00:38:00.12\00:38:01.59
The only way your
robe can be made white,
00:38:01.62\00:38:03.47
your character could be
what it needs to be to occupy
00:38:03.50\00:38:05.91
heaven is to washing
in the blood of the Lamb.
00:38:05.94\00:38:08.37
That's what
Revelation 7:14 tells us.
00:38:08.40\00:38:11.91
But there is a
place that we can wash.
00:38:11.94\00:38:14.26
Praise God for that.
00:38:14.29\00:38:16.16
There's a fountain
that has been prepared
00:38:16.19\00:38:19.44
by the flowing blood
of Jesus Christ for me.
00:38:19.47\00:38:22.40
It's been prepared
at an infinite cost
00:38:22.43\00:38:25.38
that we just can't understand.
00:38:25.41\00:38:27.02
We think we can
we can understand.
00:38:27.05\00:38:29.99
It's expensive.
But you know what?
00:38:30.02\00:38:34.14
The fountain is prepared,
everything you need is prepared,
00:38:34.17\00:38:37.76
but Jesus will
not wash them away.
00:38:37.79\00:38:40.04
You have to
come to the fountain.
00:38:40.07\00:38:42.36
He just then removed
the spots and the stains
00:38:42.39\00:38:44.84
and of sin without us
doing anything on our part.
00:38:44.87\00:38:50.33
So what do you mean by that?
00:38:50.36\00:38:51.73
How's it accomplished?
Simply, my friend, it's simple.
00:38:51.76\00:38:55.36
Listen, by faith, by
faith we may hold the merits
00:38:55.39\00:38:59.93
and plead the
blood of Jesus Christ.
00:38:59.96\00:39:03.00
And through His
grace and through His power
00:39:03.03\00:39:05.63
we can overcome sins,
imperfections of character.
00:39:05.66\00:39:10.43
Think about that.
00:39:10.46\00:39:11.83
Through the
blood of Jesus Christ
00:39:11.86\00:39:13.25
we can become victorious,
through the blood of the Lamb.
00:39:13.28\00:39:16.83
Friend, what He's
offering to us today is awesome.
00:39:16.86\00:39:20.08
You're here just for a
few short years of time
00:39:20.11\00:39:23.27
and life and it's
soon to pass away.
00:39:23.30\00:39:25.09
And then what?
It's heaven or hell.
00:39:25.12\00:39:28.77
Somebody live a long like you
think you're gonna live forever.
00:39:28.80\00:39:31.01
You're not gonna
live forever, not here.
00:39:31.04\00:39:33.88
In the time you
made a decision to say
00:39:33.91\00:39:35.64
"I wanna be victorious.
00:39:35.67\00:39:37.10
I wanna be"--
and Romans 8:37 says,
00:39:37.13\00:39:39.62
"I want to be
more than a conqueror
00:39:39.65\00:39:41.54
through Jesus Christ."
00:39:41.57\00:39:42.94
It's not just
so you can conquer,
00:39:42.97\00:39:44.34
He said, Brother Jim, you
can be more than a conqueror.
00:39:44.37\00:39:47.48
He says that to all
the human race. What?
00:39:47.51\00:39:49.16
Through Him. Why?
00:39:49.19\00:39:50.56
Because He conquered everything.
00:39:50.59\00:39:51.96
He conquered the
devil on everything
00:39:51.99\00:39:53.55
that He had to face Him with
00:39:53.58\00:39:54.95
and that was everything
the devil could throw at Him.
00:39:54.98\00:39:57.40
Praise God He did it.
00:39:57.43\00:39:58.80
And He said I did it
because Kenny needed it.
00:39:58.83\00:40:01.95
He had to have it.
There's no other way out.
00:40:01.98\00:40:06.30
Through His blood, oh,
precious brothers and sisters,
00:40:06.33\00:40:09.28
you can be washed
whiter than the snow.
00:40:09.31\00:40:11.55
You know what the Bible says.
00:40:11.58\00:40:13.60
You've read Isaiah 1:18.
00:40:13.63\00:40:16.43
It says He will take our sins
though our sins be as scarlet.
00:40:16.46\00:40:20.22
Oh, He'll make them white.
00:40:20.25\00:40:21.62
Oh, praise God. Let
the redeemed say so.
00:40:21.65\00:40:25.27
Makes you love Him more,
00:40:25.30\00:40:26.67
you think about
1 Corinthians 7:23.
00:40:26.70\00:40:29.43
It says "You are
bought with," what? Come on.
00:40:29.46\00:40:31.39
Good, I heard somebody.
00:40:31.42\00:40:32.79
All right what? By
faith, I can hear him.
00:40:32.82\00:40:34.72
You said "You are
bought with a price.
00:40:34.75\00:40:38.06
But "be," what? "Be not
ye the servants of men."
00:40:38.09\00:40:41.17
Too many men pleasers today.
00:40:41.20\00:40:43.91
Jesus said "You are
bought with a price."
00:40:43.94\00:40:45.44
You think you're your own today.
00:40:45.47\00:40:47.15
Everybody think,
"Oh, I'm on my own.
00:40:47.18\00:40:48.55
I am on my own."
00:40:48.58\00:40:49.95
You're bought with a price,
whether you accept it or not.
00:40:49.98\00:40:51.95
He's brought-- He's
paid the price for you.
00:40:51.98\00:40:54.95
Oh, man, I think about that.
00:40:54.98\00:40:56.35
What does it mean?
00:40:56.38\00:40:57.75
You're bought with a price, so
that tells me you're valuable.
00:40:57.78\00:41:01.61
Every soul is valuable. Why?
00:41:01.64\00:41:03.50
Because Jesus died.
He gave His life for it.
00:41:03.53\00:41:05.04
It makes valuable, doesn't it?
00:41:05.07\00:41:06.91
To the highest degree,
00:41:06.94\00:41:09.76
that's what the
price that was paid,
00:41:09.79\00:41:11.16
to the very highest that
could be paid for anything,
00:41:11.19\00:41:12.99
but Jesus paid it all.
00:41:13.02\00:41:14.92
All to Him, the
Bible says--what?
00:41:14.95\00:41:16.64
That song says "all
to Him," what you owe.
00:41:16.67\00:41:20.49
Praise God. You're
bought with a price.
00:41:20.52\00:41:23.74
It means you're purchased.
00:41:23.77\00:41:25.14
It's what the word means.
00:41:25.17\00:41:26.54
It means going to buy something.
00:41:26.57\00:41:28.28
It's talking about here to be--
to be--come on, redeemed. Yes.
00:41:28.31\00:41:33.05
To go to the market. Wow.
00:41:33.08\00:41:36.11
So you and I go to
the market because what?
00:41:36.14\00:41:38.07
We live the life and we sin.
00:41:38.10\00:41:41.78
We're sinners. We're dead.
00:41:41.81\00:41:44.11
There's no hope for us.
00:41:44.14\00:41:45.72
You're hanging there as it
were there's no hope for us.
00:41:45.75\00:41:49.05
And then Jesus comes by and said
00:41:49.08\00:41:50.68
"Oh, you're a
peculiar treasure to Me.
00:41:50.71\00:41:53.19
You're precious in My sight.
00:41:53.22\00:41:54.92
I'm going to purchase you."
00:41:54.95\00:41:56.87
And then there's a
bickering that goes on.
00:41:56.90\00:41:58.36
The devil says, "I want him."
00:41:58.39\00:41:59.76
Jesus says, "No, I want them."
00:41:59.79\00:42:02.19
The devil said
"I'm gonna pay this."
00:42:02.22\00:42:03.90
Jesus said, "I am
going to pay it all."
00:42:03.93\00:42:06.38
All of heaven would be empty.
00:42:06.41\00:42:09.33
Then Jesus says,
comes right down to it,
00:42:09.36\00:42:11.11
"I will die for that one
person, for the whole world."
00:42:11.14\00:42:16.25
What a possession.
00:42:16.28\00:42:19.72
We're sold to the highest
bidder and that's Jesus Christ,
00:42:19.75\00:42:24.25
because He gave
all, all to Him I owe.
00:42:24.28\00:42:29.86
Let the redeemed say so.
00:42:29.89\00:42:33.02
You realize this people are--
00:42:33.05\00:42:34.72
conversions begin to
come here in these last days.
00:42:34.75\00:42:38.85
Truth, you realize this
truth is being presented.
00:42:38.88\00:42:41.48
You're going to
excite the devil.
00:42:41.51\00:42:43.77
You're going to have him out
00:42:43.80\00:42:45.17
just like working,
working, working, working.
00:42:45.20\00:42:47.49
Then people begin
to-- hearts and life change
00:42:47.52\00:42:50.18
and they come to the
knowledge of the truth
00:42:50.21\00:42:52.29
and it's going to
happen here in these last days.
00:42:52.32\00:42:54.00
Hang on, saints.
00:42:54.03\00:42:56.30
They're gonna be
flocking into the church,
00:42:56.33\00:42:57.98
but the church has to
be ready to receive them.
00:42:58.01\00:43:00.32
It's going to
surprise individuals.
00:43:00.35\00:43:01.82
It's gonna surprise the church.
00:43:01.85\00:43:04.15
They'll come in so quickly.
00:43:04.18\00:43:06.99
And then God's name
and God's name alone
00:43:07.02\00:43:09.29
will be glorified.
00:43:09.32\00:43:11.52
It seemed when
Paul was here on earth,
00:43:11.55\00:43:13.21
his work was
targeted to the what?
00:43:13.24\00:43:15.07
To the Gentiles of
giving the message of Jesus.
00:43:15.10\00:43:18.51
But you know what the
message he always gave to them?
00:43:18.54\00:43:20.95
He led them to view
00:43:20.98\00:43:22.56
the beautiful
truths of God's love. Wow.
00:43:22.59\00:43:27.40
How that goes along?
00:43:27.43\00:43:28.80
Jesus said "If I be lifted
up will draw all men unto me."
00:43:28.83\00:43:32.85
And He went on to
talk about in Romans 8:32.
00:43:32.88\00:43:35.26
He said "He
spared not His own Son,
00:43:35.29\00:43:37.39
but delivered him
up," wow, "for us,
00:43:37.42\00:43:41.46
how shall He not give
us freely all things?" Wow.
00:43:41.49\00:43:48.06
The people, they said
"Paul, what do you mean by this?
00:43:48.09\00:43:53.44
Why was there such an
immense sacrifice required?"
00:43:53.47\00:43:59.20
I hear people talk about
00:43:59.23\00:44:01.69
"all this you're talking
about the death of Jesus,
00:44:01.72\00:44:03.68
all He went through.
Why was that required?"
00:44:03.71\00:44:06.78
Then Paul had an opportunity
to go back just like you will
00:44:06.81\00:44:09.76
to the sanctuary service
and the types and the shadows,
00:44:09.79\00:44:13.43
and he went to
the Old Testament,
00:44:13.46\00:44:15.82
a Scripture and was
revealing Jesus Christ.
00:44:15.85\00:44:18.88
So he had a chance to
lead them through Scripture,
00:44:18.91\00:44:20.63
lead them to Jesus Christ
and he revealed Jesus Christ,
00:44:20.66\00:44:24.96
notice this, that something
they were fighting in the law.
00:44:24.99\00:44:29.60
And as they saw
Jesus in the law,
00:44:29.63\00:44:32.87
many were converted to Christ,
and notice this, and to the law.
00:44:32.90\00:44:39.07
We need to listen to that.
00:44:39.10\00:44:40.58
We need to approach it as such.
00:44:40.61\00:44:43.69
I'm very convinced as
where truth is taught,
00:44:43.72\00:44:46.08
wherever around the world today.
00:44:46.11\00:44:50.16
Taught and lived by the
people, conversions will come.
00:44:50.19\00:44:54.51
God's promised us that.
00:44:54.54\00:44:56.72
They'll come, that's good news.
00:44:56.75\00:44:59.84
But Peter says, he warns
us as people begin to come in
00:44:59.87\00:45:03.15
or you see
conversions taking place,
00:45:03.18\00:45:04.77
the devil is wide awake,
00:45:04.80\00:45:06.17
but he's gonna
bring in some false ones.
00:45:06.20\00:45:07.94
You know the people of God,
the redeemed need to say so.
00:45:07.97\00:45:10.51
The redeemed have to
stand for what truth is.
00:45:10.54\00:45:13.53
Not sit back and
say, "Well I'm not sure."
00:45:13.56\00:45:15.73
Why aren't you sure?
00:45:15.76\00:45:17.13
Maybe you haven't
studied. Maybe you don't know.
00:45:17.16\00:45:19.87
Peter said it like this,
00:45:19.90\00:45:21.27
"There were false
prophets also among the people,
00:45:21.30\00:45:25.37
even as there shall be
false teachers among you.
00:45:25.40\00:45:30.78
You privately bring in
them about what? Heresies.
00:45:30.81\00:45:36.12
He's talking here complete ruin.
00:45:36.15\00:45:37.99
They bring stuff into
the churches that are lies.
00:45:38.02\00:45:41.23
They are heresies.
00:45:41.26\00:45:42.93
They bring destruction,
loss and it destroys fully.
00:45:42.96\00:45:46.42
That's what the word means. Wow.
00:45:46.45\00:45:50.81
They bring
doubt into the church.
00:45:50.84\00:45:54.32
Even the Bible goes
on to say that the Lord
00:45:54.35\00:45:56.22
that brought them upon
themselves swift destruction.
00:45:56.25\00:46:00.43
Now think about.
00:46:00.46\00:46:02.74
They bring in
these false doctrines
00:46:02.77\00:46:04.45
and these false
teachings and people accept them
00:46:04.48\00:46:08.42
and then by accepting them
it brings in what? Destruction.
00:46:08.45\00:46:12.72
So there's something
about the truth, isn't there?
00:46:12.75\00:46:15.54
There's something
about knowing what truth is.
00:46:15.57\00:46:18.64
It does make a
difference and I hear people say
00:46:18.67\00:46:20.65
"It doesn't matter what
we believe." Yes it does.
00:46:20.68\00:46:24.91
Everybody has his own opinion.
00:46:24.94\00:46:26.31
That's your
problem. That's mine.
00:46:26.34\00:46:27.97
And your opinion doesn't
count, mine doesn't either.
00:46:28.00\00:46:29.96
It's the Word of God, weight
of evidence and Scripture.
00:46:29.99\00:46:33.13
Isaiah 9:15 talks about these
false prophets and the truth.
00:46:33.16\00:46:40.06
Now listen carefully.
00:46:40.09\00:46:41.46
"The ancient and the honorable."
00:46:41.49\00:46:42.86
Who are the ancient
00:46:42.89\00:46:44.26
or who is the
ancient and the honorable?
00:46:44.29\00:46:45.78
"He is the head."
00:46:45.81\00:46:47.36
Christ is the head of
the church, but notice this.
00:46:47.39\00:46:49.75
"The prophet that
teaches lies he is the tail."
00:46:49.78\00:46:53.36
Ooh, lot of tails
around there, aren't they?
00:46:53.39\00:46:55.21
Can I just be so plain with you?
00:46:55.24\00:46:58.37
Person that's teaching lies
whether they know it or not,
00:46:58.40\00:47:00.93
dear friend, the
Bible says that's the tail.
00:47:00.96\00:47:03.83
Haven't we been,
ooh, the tail long enough
00:47:03.86\00:47:05.93
and at time we
occupy the position
00:47:05.96\00:47:07.45
where God said we need to be?
00:47:07.48\00:47:10.39
You can be assured that
the enemy of souls has shown up
00:47:10.42\00:47:13.64
and he's bringing
some heirs with him
00:47:13.67\00:47:15.76
and these heirs are
prepared to do this,
00:47:15.79\00:47:18.14
to deal the
spiritual perceptions
00:47:18.17\00:47:22.01
of two classes of people.
00:47:22.04\00:47:23.62
Mention them a little bit
later if we have more time,
00:47:23.65\00:47:25.18
but the two
classes, number one--
00:47:25.21\00:47:26.58
you may fit-- in fact,
00:47:26.61\00:47:27.98
you might fit in one or
two of these or may be both.
00:47:28.01\00:47:31.95
Those who have little
experience in the Word of God
00:47:31.98\00:47:36.83
and the workings
of the Holy Spirit,
00:47:36.86\00:47:38.64
the enemy is focusing on you.
00:47:38.67\00:47:42.04
Two, those who are
satisfied-- this is deadly.
00:47:42.07\00:47:46.09
Those who are satisfied
00:47:46.12\00:47:47.79
with a very limited
spiritual knowledge.
00:47:47.82\00:47:51.77
See, you say,
"Well, oh, I'm not."
00:47:51.80\00:47:53.17
Well, you're not
studying, you're not reading,
00:47:53.20\00:47:54.74
you're not praying
about so you must be satisfied
00:47:54.77\00:47:56.97
with that limited knowledge.
00:47:57.00\00:47:58.71
The devil is waiting for you.
00:47:58.74\00:48:00.66
He's waiting for me
if that be the case.
00:48:00.69\00:48:04.00
Now let me make this statement,
00:48:04.03\00:48:06.30
because it talks specifically
00:48:06.33\00:48:08.41
about these two
classes of people.
00:48:08.44\00:48:10.13
First of all, there is
no Bible sanctification
00:48:10.16\00:48:14.68
for those who cast out a part
of truth or leave it behind.
00:48:14.71\00:48:19.58
No Bible sanctification.
00:48:19.61\00:48:21.64
Without being
sanctified, dear friends,
00:48:21.67\00:48:23.85
we will not make it to heaven.
00:48:23.88\00:48:26.16
Simply put, you cannot
catch that one portion of truth,
00:48:26.19\00:48:28.82
you just can't do
it, and be sanctified.
00:48:28.85\00:48:31.50
Look at Bible
sanctification quickly.
00:48:31.53\00:48:34.37
The Bible
teaches sanctification.
00:48:34.40\00:48:37.63
Remember,
sanctification is what? Come on.
00:48:37.66\00:48:40.60
Good, the work of a
lifetime. It's progressive.
00:48:40.63\00:48:46.33
In the earthly sanctuary--
quickly, justification where?
00:48:46.36\00:48:49.40
Outer court.
00:48:49.43\00:48:50.80
Sanctification,
first department, right?
00:48:50.83\00:48:53.02
Perfection, holiness,
victory in the most holy place.
00:48:53.05\00:48:57.83
Paul said this. Let's
go-- true Bible sanctification.
00:48:57.86\00:49:00.81
Now remember we must by
God's grace obtain this.
00:49:00.84\00:49:04.86
Paul said, 1 Thessalonians 4:3.
00:49:04.89\00:49:07.09
"This is the will of God,
even your sanctification."
00:49:07.12\00:49:10.24
The will of God is what?
00:49:10.27\00:49:11.64
That we are sanctified.
00:49:11.67\00:49:13.04
So what does that mean?
00:49:13.07\00:49:14.44
Sanctification, sanctified
means to be made holy,
00:49:14.47\00:49:18.97
to consecrate
oneself, to purify.
00:49:19.00\00:49:22.34
Is God coming
after a purified people
00:49:22.37\00:49:24.38
or people who are still
wallowing around in their sins?
00:49:24.41\00:49:26.98
He's coming back after a
people who are consecrated,
00:49:27.01\00:49:29.16
people who are made holy.
00:49:29.19\00:49:30.86
This is the will of
God is what the Bible said.
00:49:30.89\00:49:32.43
1 Thessalonians 5:23 says,
00:49:32.46\00:49:35.87
"The very God of
peace sanctify you wholly."
00:49:35.90\00:49:40.27
Not part way,
there's no such thing.
00:49:40.30\00:49:42.30
Sanctify you what? Wholly.
00:49:42.33\00:49:44.92
Bible teaches
that sanctification
00:49:44.95\00:49:47.43
is how and how it's obtained.
00:49:47.46\00:49:49.86
So I go to the Word of God,
I can understand sanctification
00:49:49.89\00:49:52.73
and how it's to be obtained.
00:49:52.76\00:49:54.81
Jesus said this
in John 17:17, what?
00:49:54.84\00:49:58.33
Good you know it.
00:49:58.36\00:49:59.73
"Sanctify them through
Thy truth, Thy word is truth."
00:49:59.76\00:50:04.29
So we're sanctified, made
holy, set apart, consecrated,
00:50:04.32\00:50:07.89
purified by knowing what?
00:50:07.92\00:50:09.50
What truth is. It's that simple.
00:50:09.53\00:50:11.70
The devil then is doing, what?
00:50:11.73\00:50:13.10
We talked about,
to dim us spiritually
00:50:13.13\00:50:14.88
so we don't understand what
truth is or we just don't care.
00:50:14.91\00:50:17.76
We're satisfied
with our limited, right?
00:50:17.79\00:50:20.51
I've got to know
enough, that's plenty.
00:50:20.54\00:50:22.21
I don't need to know. No.
00:50:22.24\00:50:25.90
The devil's waiting on them.
00:50:25.93\00:50:27.33
Sanctification,
Romans 15:16 says--
00:50:27.36\00:50:29.88
Paul teaches us this, listen,
00:50:29.91\00:50:31.55
that the believers are
to be sanctified by, what?
00:50:31.58\00:50:34.98
By the Holy Ghost.
By the Holy Spirit.
00:50:35.01\00:50:37.41
So sanctification
by knowing the truth,
00:50:37.44\00:50:39.46
the Holy Spirit then working
in us, right, through us.
00:50:39.49\00:50:42.21
We need the spirit
of the living God in us.
00:50:42.24\00:50:44.99
So what is the word--
work of the Holy Spirit then?
00:50:45.02\00:50:50.38
Jesus told His
disciples in John 16:13.
00:50:50.41\00:50:53.52
He said, "When he, the
Spirit of truth is come
00:50:53.55\00:50:56.50
he will guide
you into all truth."
00:50:56.53\00:50:58.69
Why are we
throwing out these passages?
00:50:58.72\00:51:00.35
I don't understand it.
00:51:00.38\00:51:01.75
When the Spirit of truth--
00:51:01.78\00:51:03.15
when the Holy Spirit
is living in your heart
00:51:03.18\00:51:04.55
the evidence is you
will know what truth is.
00:51:04.58\00:51:06.17
That's the Holy Spirit working.
00:51:06.20\00:51:09.68
Psalmist tells
us, very quickly--
00:51:09.71\00:51:11.21
he says, "Thy law is the truth."
00:51:11.24\00:51:13.13
Oh, how interesting it is.
00:51:13.16\00:51:15.18
So we have the word directed
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
00:51:15.21\00:51:19.77
it gives us the
principles of righteousness.
00:51:19.80\00:51:22.66
They are open to men
so they can understand it.
00:51:22.69\00:51:25.70
Which are what?
00:51:25.73\00:51:27.10
Embodied in the Ten
Commandment law of God.
00:51:27.13\00:51:30.21
There they are.
Sanctify them through--
00:51:30.24\00:51:32.93
I would not know what sin
is had it not been for the law.
00:51:32.96\00:51:37.61
You say "Well, now wait now.
00:51:37.64\00:51:39.01
It's going a
little too far." Really?
00:51:39.04\00:51:41.21
You know what the Bible
talks about here in Roman 7:12?
00:51:41.24\00:51:43.73
Since the law is holy
and it's just and it's good
00:51:43.76\00:51:47.58
and it is a transcript of divine
perfection, it makes sense.
00:51:47.61\00:51:52.30
If you're
thinking it through now,
00:51:52.33\00:51:53.70
you haven't put up
that wall, it makes sense.
00:51:53.73\00:51:55.58
The character,
listen, the character--
00:51:55.61\00:51:57.31
only thing you can take with you
to heaven is formed by obedience
00:51:57.34\00:52:00.88
to the law of God
and then we become, what?
00:52:00.91\00:52:03.75
Holy through Him. Wow.
00:52:03.78\00:52:07.54
Christ is our
example, is He not?
00:52:07.57\00:52:09.04
See if you're fighting
this, Christ is our example.
00:52:09.07\00:52:11.22
Is He not? Yes, He is.
00:52:11.25\00:52:13.47
Perfect example.
00:52:13.50\00:52:15.19
Here's what He
said in John 15:10,
00:52:15.22\00:52:17.11
Jesus said, "I have kept
my Father's commandments."
00:52:17.14\00:52:20.11
Man, that's pretty simple.
00:52:20.14\00:52:21.51
Then He goes on to
make it even clear.
00:52:21.54\00:52:22.91
John 8:29, Jesus tells us,
00:52:22.94\00:52:24.89
"I, Jesus do always
those things that please Him."
00:52:24.92\00:52:29.05
Do you always do the
things that please the God?
00:52:29.08\00:52:30.91
So Jesus said.
00:52:30.94\00:52:32.31
He said, "I kept my
Father's commandments."
00:52:32.34\00:52:33.97
So who are we to say, "Well,
we don't have to keep them?"
00:52:34.00\00:52:35.79
Well, you be careful
with that kind of talk.
00:52:35.82\00:52:39.37
We're to be like
Him. The Bible is clear.
00:52:39.40\00:52:41.87
By His grace through faith,
00:52:41.90\00:52:43.38
this is real
Bible sanctification.
00:52:43.41\00:52:46.64
The devil is trying
to throw it out, dim.
00:52:46.67\00:52:48.04
Let the redeemed
say so in the time.
00:52:48.07\00:52:51.90
You can be sure of what day when
this message is being taught.
00:52:51.93\00:52:55.27
Enemy soul is
upset-- really upset with us.
00:52:55.30\00:52:59.90
I talked about today quickly,
00:52:59.93\00:53:01.62
and our time is
short, false prophets.
00:53:01.65\00:53:04.24
We're talking about
seducers, professed believers,
00:53:04.27\00:53:07.26
teachers, doctrines
of devils, the deceivers.
00:53:07.29\00:53:10.56
These groups are more dangerous
00:53:10.59\00:53:12.07
than persecution
to the Christians.
00:53:12.10\00:53:13.52
And, man, they're all around us.
00:53:13.55\00:53:15.50
And you are not going
to be able to identify them
00:53:15.53\00:53:16.90
if you don't know
what the Word said.
00:53:16.93\00:53:18.30
You're going to be
like everybody else's.
00:53:18.33\00:53:19.70
Well, one reads
this and it says this
00:53:19.73\00:53:21.10
and the other reads that
and it says this right here.
00:53:21.13\00:53:22.68
You need to know
what you have to believe.
00:53:22.71\00:53:24.60
Let the redeemed say
so, let them stand. Why?
00:53:24.63\00:53:27.03
Because you're
bought with a price.
00:53:27.06\00:53:29.26
You say "Well, I'm not sure
that's more than persecution."
00:53:29.29\00:53:31.59
You know what Jesus said?
00:53:31.62\00:53:32.99
Remember, Mathew
24, the disciples said,
00:53:33.02\00:53:34.73
real quickly, they
said to Jesus, you know,
00:53:34.76\00:53:36.13
"Tell us about the things,
you know, the end of the world."
00:53:36.16\00:53:38.55
And first thing Jesus
said, "Be careful of deceivers."
00:53:38.58\00:53:42.08
He warns us over 3
to 4 different times
00:53:42.11\00:53:44.18
in Mathew 24, deceivers.
00:53:44.21\00:53:47.57
These groups I'll tell you
00:53:47.60\00:53:48.97
what they're up to
is two simple steps,
00:53:49.00\00:53:50.43
quickly, two simple steps.
00:53:50.46\00:53:51.83
They want to undermine,
00:53:51.86\00:53:53.23
these deceivers
want to undermine
00:53:53.26\00:53:54.67
the confidence and
truth of God's Word.
00:53:54.70\00:53:56.73
Number two, they
want to make it impossible
00:53:56.76\00:53:59.26
to distinguish
between truth and heir.
00:53:59.29\00:54:03.52
Well, I'm
telling you, dear friend,
00:54:03.55\00:54:04.92
we have to realize
that truth is so important.
00:54:04.95\00:54:07.97
We don't have time
to finish all our study,
00:54:08.00\00:54:09.47
but I'm gonna
encourage you with this.
00:54:09.50\00:54:11.11
Get into the Word of God.
00:54:11.14\00:54:12.70
You are redeemed by
the blood of the Lamb.
00:54:12.73\00:54:15.52
You are a purchased possession.
00:54:15.55\00:54:17.52
You are the redeemed
and because you are, say so.
00:54:17.55\00:54:20.38
Tell the world about
it, that Jesus is coming.
00:54:20.41\00:54:22.62
You want to be a part of
it. I want to pray for you.
00:54:22.65\00:54:24.86
I know that some are
making decisions right now.
00:54:24.89\00:54:27.03
You didn't realize how precious
00:54:27.06\00:54:28.67
that you are in the
sight of Jesus Christ.
00:54:28.70\00:54:30.39
You've accepted Him
as your Lord and Savior.
00:54:30.42\00:54:32.99
Why don't we pray
together right now?
00:54:33.02\00:54:35.22
Why don't we-- the
redeemed will say so.
00:54:35.25\00:54:36.83
All that's hearing the voice are
gonna pray with me right now,
00:54:36.86\00:54:39.28
that there are those
who've accepted Jesus
00:54:39.31\00:54:40.79
as their Lord
and Savior right now,
00:54:40.82\00:54:42.39
and again not just for a
few moments, not for a month,
00:54:42.42\00:54:44.51
but till Jesus comes
and spend eternity with Him.
00:54:44.54\00:54:47.12
Let's pray and thank
Him right now. Shall we?
00:54:47.15\00:54:48.65
Father in Heaven, we
truly thank You for Your Word.
00:54:48.68\00:54:51.87
Thank You for reminding us
that we need to be sanctified,
00:54:51.90\00:54:54.88
set apart, made holy
00:54:54.91\00:54:56.28
that we may occupy
the portals of glory.
00:54:56.31\00:54:58.64
Lord, help us we pray.
00:54:58.67\00:55:00.04
Those now who've made
that decision for Jesus,
00:55:00.07\00:55:01.92
they've sensed
they're one of these outcast.
00:55:01.95\00:55:04.38
They sense that their
life has been so miserable,
00:55:04.41\00:55:07.25
but now they see Jesus
who came to seek and save
00:55:07.28\00:55:09.72
that which was
lost, that was us.
00:55:09.75\00:55:11.60
And, Lord, today
they make that decision.
00:55:11.63\00:55:13.20
I pray that You give
them power of Thy Holy Spirit
00:55:13.23\00:55:15.05
to gain victory in
their hearts and their life
00:55:15.08\00:55:16.86
and be ready for the
coming of Jesus is my prayer.
00:55:16.89\00:55:19.01
I thank you, Lord.
In Jesus' name, amen.
00:55:19.04\00:55:23.04
Don't forget as you
thank about these sayings
00:55:23.07\00:55:24.67
from day to day be
praying for these individuals.
00:55:24.70\00:55:26.51
You may not know them.
00:55:26.54\00:55:27.91
You may not have
a name, but pray.
00:55:27.94\00:55:29.31
And then while you're praying,
00:55:29.34\00:55:30.71
would you pray for
Behold the Lamb Ministries?
00:55:30.74\00:55:32.11
Oh, how we need your prayer.
00:55:32.14\00:55:33.51
Pray that God will
help us to continue,
00:55:33.54\00:55:35.10
to be impressed with the message
of the our present truth.
00:55:35.13\00:55:38.44
And realize as we
bring these programs to you,
00:55:38.47\00:55:41.62
we realize there's a cost
00:55:41.65\00:55:43.07
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a whole lot about it.
00:55:43.10\00:55:44.47
But, you know, pray what
God would have you to do.
00:55:44.50\00:55:46.71
The only way we
can get these to you
00:55:46.74\00:55:48.11
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00:55:48.14\00:55:51.69
So why don't
you pray about that?
00:55:51.72\00:55:53.09
Why don't you sit down
and just think about it
00:55:53.12\00:55:54.91
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00:55:54.94\00:55:56.98
This is the hour
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00:55:57.01\00:55:58.49
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only the Spirit can give it.
00:55:58.52\00:56:01.55
Help us to do that.
00:56:01.58\00:56:02.95
We love you,
appreciate what you're doing
00:56:02.98\00:56:04.35
and continue to do it.
We'll see you next time.
00:56:04.38\00:56:08.69
Welcome back.
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Redeemed, how I
love to proclaim it.
00:56:10.14\00:56:12.88
Redeemed by the
blood of the Lamb.
00:56:12.91\00:56:15.62
Redeemed through
His infinite mercies.
00:56:15.65\00:56:18.25
His child and forever I am.
00:56:18.28\00:56:20.98
This too may be your
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00:56:21.01\00:56:24.34
All you have to do is
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00:56:24.37\00:56:28.28
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00:56:28.31\00:56:31.69
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